PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?→

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PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?

This afternoon, I was talking with a fellow who approached me about providing leadership training for ham radio club officers. Back in 2012, when I was the Michigan Section Affiliated Club Coordinator, I developed just such a course, based on my work as a facilitator for the Rotary Leadership Institute.

The topics I covered included

  • Leadership Characteristics

  • The World of Amateur Radio

  • The Amateur Radio Club and its Activities

  • Membership: Recruiting and Retention

  • Leadership: Team Building

  • Leadership: Setting Goals

  • Evaluating Your Club

  • Moving Forward

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PRESENTER OPINION : Does Anyone Make a Homebrew SteppIR?→

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PRESENTER OPINION : Does Anyone Make a Homebrew SteppIR?

In case you haven’t heard by now, SteppIR, the manufacturer of very expensive HF antennas is getting out of the amateur radio business. Their announcement has caused a minor uproar in the amateur radio world, but personally, it’s not a big surprise to me. If MFJ couldn’t seem to find enough customers for their $300 – $500 Hy-Gain antennas, how many $5,000 antennas could SteppIR really sell?

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Shame on the ARRL Again

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Shame on the ARRL Again

Shame on the ARRL again for once again allowing a division director to resign with only months to go before the next election. It was reported today that Anthony Marcin, W7XM, is resigning as Pacific Division director after serving two and a half years of a three-year term. This very undemocratic manoeuvre is a common one for the ARRL, and this time, no excuse was even given for the director’s resignation.

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