By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU
\nThe results are finally in. No, I\u2019m not talking about the national mid-term election results. As I’m writing this, some of those votes are still being counted. I\u2019m talking about this year\u2019s ARRL board elections. ARRL members have spoken, and they have elected four new faces to the board in what was the most hotly-contested election in a long time.
\nThree of the five incumbents, plus an incumbent vice director running for the Northwest Division director position, were defeated by candidates calling for more transparency and for changes in the way that the ARRL operates.
\nHere are the results:
\nCentral Division Director
\n\u2022 Kermit Carlson, W9XA 1,898
\n\u2022 Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L 1,755
\nHudson Division Director
\n\u2022 Ria Jairam, N2RJ 1,292
\n\u2022 Mike Lisenco, N2YBB 1,239
\nNew England Division Director
\n\u2022 Fred Hopengarten, K1VR 1,432
\n\u2022 Tom Frenaye, K1KI 1,383
\nNorthwestern Division Director
\n\u2022 Mike Ritz, W7VO 1,589
\n\u2022 Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ 1,308
\n\u2022 Horace Hamby, N7DRW 495
\nRoanoke Division Director
\n\u2022 George Hippisley, W2RU 1,891
\n\u2022 Dr. James Boehner, N2ZZ 1,365
\nIn the only two contested vice director elections, Mark Tharp, KB7HDX defeated Daniel Stevens, KL7WM and Delvin Bunton, NS7U in the Northwest Division and in the Roanoke Division, William Morine, N2COP defeated John Humphry, W4IM. All newly elected officials will take office at noon on January 1, 2019.
\nI was kind of surprised here that Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, failed to win in the Central Division. She has certainly made many contributions to amateur radio, both in the DX\/contest community and on Ham Nation. Apparently, though, she made some statements that she was forced to retract, and that probably hurt her campaign, and as some pointed out to me, Kermit Carlson, W9XA, was well thought of in the Central Division and in the VHF\/UHF community.
\nOverall, though, I\u2019m very pleased with the results. Although some of the margins of victory were small\u2014K1VR won by only 49 votes and N2RJ won by 53 votes\u2014I think it\u2019s pretty clear that the members want change. Now, it\u2019s up to the board, including its newest members to effect that change. As always, I\u2019m ready to help in any way that I can.
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\nWhen he’s not keeping up with ARRL politics, Dan blogs about amateur radio, writes exam study guides (www.kb6nu.com\/study-guides), and operates CW on the HF bands, and lately some digital modes as well. Look for him on 30m, 40m, and 80m. Please email him your thoughts about the ARRL at cwgeek@kb6nu.com.
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Big changes ahead for ARRL board By Dan Romanchik, KB6NU The results are finally in. No, I\u2019m not talking about the national mid-term election results. As I’m writing this, some of those votes are still being counted. I\u2019m talking about …<\/p>\n