[K4RY] Marked up AUARC C&B draft document

Sat Apr 17 17:39:57 CDT 2010

OK , now that I am officially kicked out of the club I have removed my 
low power APRS computer and LCD monitor from the radio room . It makes 
no sense for me to devote that significant a resource to a place where I 
can no longer materially participate.

I apologize for benefitting from my past unauthorized membership in the 
club , so many benefits.... like troubleshooting and repairing the 
repeaters, helping to put together exhibits for E-Day, spending mosquito 
filled nights operating Field Day, representing the club by teaching the 
Radio Merit Badge course for the Boy Scouts held annually at AU, helping 
to buy and install antennas on Haley Center, many hours spent helping 
students install mobile rigs and packet setups in their cars, and 
helping students find good deals at hamfests.

Like the saying goes “ No good deed goes unpunished “

But I suppose I don’t have a “current” relationship to the University 
even though my son & daughter’s tuition bill last year was over $12K .

I have been invited to present seminars at AU on Solid State Sensor 
Design, and have substituted classes for EE Professors, and have helped 
the AUSSP CubeSat and Balloon groups, but I guess my mistake was that I 
did not profit off my relationship with students by being an Adjunct 
Faculty, but instead my instruction and advice was given free of charge.

Actually , I do agree with the changes being made in the club charter. 
It should be a student club , not a bunch of “old guys”, alums or 
whatever .
I do have to wonder about the timing of these changes though.....

My involvement with the AUARC over the past 13 years has been fun, and I 
will remember it fondly, but I’m done with that now.

Also, let me be clear that I will always help students with their 
projects and antenna tuning , troubleshooting, etc. They know where to 
find me.

73,
Keith Warren
AK4KO
kwarren at ieee.org

wb4lnm at aol.com wrote:
> I went by the student union today and talked with Tim King, the 
> student organizations admin manager.
>
> He said there was no problem with us having, "Auburn University" in 
> the name of the organization, as long as we remain a University 
> sanctioned organization (as we have been since 1913 or so!). He pulled 
> a couple of files out and showed me similar campus student 
> organizations with AU in the title. So, no problem there. It is listed 
> that way on our FCC club license, too.
>
> As I mentioned at the meeting on Thursday, AU doesn't allow membership 
> for alumni in student organizations, only students, faculty and staff. 
> (In my particular case, I'm adjunct faculty in COSAM, so I have the 
> opportunity to pay dues!). That said, I'm sure we would welcome any 
> and all alumni and friends that would want to work with us and help 
> us, as many have done in the past. My guess is that the University 
> does this since it grants funds to student organizations, and the 
> dollars should be going to organizations that have members that have a 
> 'current' relationship to the University, but that is just my guess. 
> When I take the C&BL to Tim King after they are approved, I'll try to 
> remember to ask him how other organizations might handle that.
>
> I'll make the other formatting changes. What I'd sent out was just a 
> draft so that everyone could see what was suggested for change.
>
> 73
>
> Klink...
> WB4LNM
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hung <hungjoh at auburn.edu>
> To: WB4LNM at aol.com; K4RY at eng.auburn.edu
> Cc: kwarren at ieee.org; ashtonchase at gmail.com; aubreybeal at gmail.com; 
> Lloyd Riggs <riggs at eng.auburn.edu>; esteban.ritz at gmail.com; 
> lehoferchavez at gmail.com; Peter Farver <farvept at auburn.edu>
> Sent: Thu, Apr 15, 2010 12:42 am
> Subject: Re: [K4RY] Marked up AUARC C&B draft document
>
> Hey gang,
>
> Thanks to Klink for working on the constitution and bylaws.  I have just
> a few suggestions and questions:
>
> 1. Is it possible to put a title with each Article number, e.g. "Article
> II. Purpose"  By the time I got down to Article X I was getting little
> woozy.
>
> 2. At one of the university's organization meetings, I recall that the
> name "Auburn University" is restricted -- some trademark/legal/liability
> issues. So we should change the name to something else, like "War Eagle
> Amateur Radio Club" or "Tiger ARC".  Something uniquely AU, but not
> saying Amateur Radio. I think we can even say "AU Amateur...", but not
> "Auburn University..."
>
> 3. I am a little cloudy about the status of alumni, emeritus faculty,
> good friends like Klink and Keith, etc.  Can someone illuminate me? 
> Should we create an "nonorary" membership category, with similar
> privileges as "limited"?
>
> Best regards,
>
> John Hung
> (15 weeks till I return from Taiwan.)
>
> >>> <WB4LNM at aol.com <mailto:WB4LNM at aol.com>> 04/09/10 4:41 PM >>>
> All;
>  
> Attached is a Word file with my suggestions for an updated constitution
> and 
>  by laws for AUARC.  The current set is about 11 years old, and needs
> some  
> serious updating.  Yes, some of the things I'm suggesting are sort of  
> strange, but its experience from being in other radio clubs before. 
> Plus,  
> there are some unusual University rules to follow.  
>  
> We should set aside a brief period next week (15 April) to discuss
> further  
> changes, agree on those changes, and then vote on acceptance (or not) of
>
> these  at our meeting on 22 April.  
>  
> I am hoping that the attachment will go through the email reflector.  
> If 
> it does not, perhaps someone can post it internally somewhere on the  
> auburn.edu domain for others to pull down.  Not sure I know how to do 
> that.
>  
> 73
>  
> Klink...
> WB4LNM
>  
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>  
>  
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