QSL Richard!!!😉 73, JP, K5JPP
> On 08/04/2021 3:52 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > To all, > I hate to get tangled in this web, but I have to say this... > > I have been on an off with BVARC for over 10 years at different > levels. I want to say I have NEVER felt like I was put off or out. As a > matter of fact, I feel the opposite. As I back out of doing one thing/ > interest, BVARC members have always pulled me back in and welcomed me. > Everyone present and even some of our silent keys have welcomed me. > > This is why I am even bringing my son into the club. We need new blood > in the club and everyone welcomed him during Field Day. Thanks to Jimmy > especially, he has grown an interest in this hobby/ field. He has even > started this week to check in to the net on his own before I even get there. > He also relayed that I was in the area and made sure I was checked in. > > As for my wanting to help because of members, during Field Day, I was > more than happy to be there all three days and make sure I did my part as I > feel everyone in the club tries to do what they can. No one intentionally is > rude, we all have a part and sometimes we get wrapped up in what we feel is > important. This is a fact of life and we need to accept others for who they > are and for the little bumps in the road they may cause unintentionally. We > are not perfect and everyone is different, let's accept that and integrate > that into our team functions. > > I did see a few people talk about cliques - I do not feel there are > cliques, it is just people more engrossed with the club and are working > towards a goal. If you feel there is a clique, go talk to them, maybe that > clique has a place for you and you will see that it is not a clique but a > task force that might need your help too. > > But most of all, let's keep the spirit of Ham Radio up, and help > each other. My son was new and everyone he dealt with helped him and we now > have one more member that will carry on our legacy. We should not only look > at the way we function as a club, but how we function with the public side > too. I was once told by Val Rose (Silent Key), that I should get my licence, > join BVARC, and serve the community. I hope I am doing that and Robert Tarbet > (Who I got my equipment from) used to serve the community as a Ham, ES, and > Chaplin. I hope that I am doing what both those silent keys wanted. > > Now -- I pose a question to you all --- Do you think what YOU are > doing is what our past Silent Keys wanted??? Because that is what BVARC's > Silent Keys gave us. A place to help those who can not help themselves, > internally and externally. > > 73 Richard Bonica (KG5YCU) > > > On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 3:03 PM Jeff Greer via BVARC < [email protected] > mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > > Surprised and sorry to hear that some feel excluded... > My experience has been the exact opposite. As a newbie ham who had never > been on HF, I attended what must have been my 3rd or 4th BVARC meeting about > 3 years ago, and they happened to be doing elections. Nobody ran for > Corresponding Secretary, so I walked up to N5VCX as things were winding down > and volunteered to do it. I've been knee-deep in BVARC business ever since. > I've never felt ostracized, but I guess I didn't wait around for a welcome > committee, either... Maybe that was the difference. I've not seen anybody > here intentionally exclude anyone else, but perhaps we should be more mindful > about being explicitly welcoming. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > From: BVARC <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > > on behalf of Eddie Runner via BVARC <[email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 1:53 PM > > To: [email protected] mailto:[email protected] <[email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > > Cc: Eddie Runner <[email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] >; [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Net problems > > > > > > Thanks for posting this Ralph... I like the CLUB to see when this > > happens... > > > > When the old guys clique, they do not even notice they are doing it. > > If they dont get complaints they may never notice.... > > > > as a life member, > > I hate it when the club is percieved that way.. And I probably do > > it as well sometimes..( i dont know?) > > > > When I joined back in the 80s it was ALWAYS that way... over the > > decades it has > > gotten better... > > > > Join back up with us and help us to make it better!!! > > no body knows if you dont speak up (and thanks for that) > > > > Eddie (NU5K) > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 01:00:25 PM CDT, ke5hdf--- via BVARC > > < [email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > The comments made about how the net control operator made people > > fell not welcome mirrors my experiences with BVARC on general over the > > years. The club behavior. Has been .....Very strong cliques, if u are not > > a member we don't want your inputs, come to a meeting and stand quiet at > > the wall. > > I have tried to participate in activities, tried to invite BVARC to > > join my activities, attended meetings every few years only to be always > > ignored. > > > > I dropped my membership years ago. > > I watch the reflector on case there is an activity I can do on my > > own. > > ________________________________________________ > > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > BVARC mailing list > > [email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > ________________________________________________ > > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > BVARC mailing list > > [email protected] mailto:[email protected] > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > Publicly available archives are available here: > > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > -- > Commander Richard Bonica > Mission Bend Emergency Team(MBET) > C: 281.935.7222 > Email: [email protected] mailto:[email protected] > Freq: 147.000 - DMR - Digital Mobile > Territory: NE Fort Bend > CERT, CST, EST, WEB EOC, HSEEP, FEMA PD, Wilderness First Aid, CPR, Extra > Ameture Radio > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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