Les - I think it is big of you to apologize and the right thing. Good for you.
The bigger question though, and one you should ask Greg the next time you see
him, is now that the VUAC has been allowed to sunset, to whom is he going to
refer VHF/UHF questions? Will he take up the action you suggest directly? Now,
that the VUAC is gone,tThere is really no one else in the ARRL leadership to
deal with VHF/UHF issues other than the Board of Directors and the Program
Services Committee. Greg and the other BOD members who are VHF/UHF enthusiasts
will need to take up the mantle formerly born by the VUAC. I hope that they
will attack the VHF/UHF problems with the same vigor that the VUAC approached
them. - DUffey KK6MC
On Jul 29, 2013, at 10:53 PM, Les Rayburn <les@highnoonfilm.com> wrote:
> Let me be clear. Greg did not take umbrage to my complaints, and did
> apologize in private for not letting me know what actions he was taking
> in regard to concerns voiced here on the reflectors. Greg did as he
> usually does, and displayed real leadership in his quiet, unassuming
> manner. It's easy for blowhards like me to get up on soapboxes and rail
> against the "powers that be". Sometimes that criticism is justified, but
> in this case, it was not. I should have been sure of my facts before
> leveling that criticism against Greg. I didn't, and an apology was owned.
>
> Take it from someone who has served as a volunteer leader of a
> state-wide organization. It's tough, often thankless work.
>
> The essence of politics is often compromise, and the slow grind of
> things that results in progress. Things rarely happen quickly, and
> solutions are often imperfect when they come. But the only way to change
> any organization is from the inside, and by doing the work. Greg Sarratt
> is a good leader, and a true VHF-Man. I've got no complaints about his
> efforts.
>
> Again, I spoke too soon, and I'm sorry.
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> EM63nf
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7/29/2013 3:40 PM, Crownhaven wrote:
>> Well, the way I see it is you don't owe anyone an apology. He should
>> have let you know what he was doing on your behalf. If he took
>> umbrage to the fact that you mentioned he hadn't had the courtesy to
>> follow up with you, he is in the wrong job. I don't get it. Did this
>> guy threaten you or something. :)))) Half joking.
>>
>> Steve, N4JQQ
>>
>>
>> On 7/29/2013 11:42 AM, Les Rayburn wrote:
>>> Last week when word of the VUAC being sunset was announced by the
>>> ARRL, I sent an e-mail to these reflectors regarding that
>>> announcement. In that e-mail, I commented that I was disappointed
>>> that I had not received a reply regarding our concerns about VHF
>>> Contests from my Division Director, Greg Sarratt, W4OZK.
>>>
>>> Just learned that Greg had been forwarding my concerns directing to
>>> our VUAC rep, Steve Kostro, N2CEI for his consideration and that of
>>> the VUAC at large.
>>>
>>> So, Greg is aware of our concerns, and has been passing them along as
>>> he should. I owe him a very public apology! My face is red--and I
>>> stand corrected. Greg is an active VHF Operator, and has long been a
>>> champion of our concerns to the ARRL. Which makes my mistake even the
>>> more embarrassing.
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