July 2002 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:7476] :-)
by Gary Johnston 14 Jul '02

14 Jul '02

> BEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIES FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU. > I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A > RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALISE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION. > MY NAME IS KEKE PETERS, A SOLICITOR AND THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO > MR.WALTER Johnston, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY , WHO WORKED WITH AN OIL > COMPANY IN NIGERIA. HERE - IN AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. Now, if they have gone so far in effort as to write a routine to extract our names and put them in the text, wouldn't you think they would have bothered to also change the names to the (annoying) upper case used the the rest of the message for consistency? *sigh* 73, Gary KI4LA

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[ARRL-ODV:7475] Report to ARRL Board
by Rod Stafford W6ROD 13 Jul '02

13 Jul '02

Attached is a Word file containing my report to the board along with the text shown below. 73, Rod W6ROD -------------------------------------------------- Document # Report to the ARRL Board of Directors July, 2002 Rod Stafford W6ROD, ARRL International Affairs Vice President It is my pleasure to submit a report of my activities on behalf of the ARRL since the January, 2002 Board meeting. There have been no formal international meetings that I have attended on behalf of the ARRL so far this year. However, in the second half of the year I will be attending the Region 2 Executive Committee meeting in Paraguay as the Area B Director (U.S. and Possessions) and as the Region 2 Secretary. In November, I will be attending the Region 1 Conference in the Republic of San Marino in my capacity as ARRL IVP and as a Region 2 Officer and Director. I will report on those later this year. Although it is not a formal international meeting, there is an international meeting that takes place in conjunction with the Freidrichshafen Hamradio in Germany each year. As most of you know, the ARRL has a booth at this important hamfest in Europe, the largest gathering of amateurs in Europe. First VP Harrison, Technical Relations Manager Rinaldo and I staffed the League booth with assistance from IARU President Price. Dave Patton and Wayne Mills were kept very busy the whole weekend checking DXCC cards along with some assistance from a couple of German DXCC Card Checkers. At the Freidrichshafen informal international meeting, much of the discussion centered on the upcoming WRC 2003. Personally, I have been quite gratified with the persistence of the amateur leaders within Region 1 to support the IARU goal of achieving 300 KHz amateur exclusive worldwide. When the agenda for WRC 2003 was finalized, I was very concerned about the amateur leaders in Region 1 taking an easy path to compromise the issue by settling for 7.0 to 7.2 KHz worldwide. A 100% increase in bandwidth on 40 meters would be great for them and at the same time a 33% loss on 40 meters for those of us in Region 2. However, the amateurs have worked very hard in Region 1 to achieve the goal of 300 KHz worldwide. As a matter of fact, it could be argued that Region 1 hams have worked a lot harder on this issue than in Region 2 or 3. Speaking of the 40 meter issue, at the January, 2002 Board meeting I stated I was cautiously optimistic about the chances of achieving a 300 KHz allocation worldwide for amateur radio. I would continue to describe my feelings in the same manner. The Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC 2003 will take place in November, 2002. The CPM output will be the technical basis for many of the decisions made at WRC 2003. Currently, the draft CPM text provides for 3 different methods of satisfying the harmonization of the amateur/HFBC agenda item. Each method increases the R1 and R3 40 meter amateur spectrum without decreasing the R2 40 meter band. If the WRC 2003 adopts any one of the three options, the 40 meter situation will improve worldwide. More spectrum for R1 and R3 and HFBC moving up in frequency will be an improvement even within Region 2 under the third option. The first two methods would move HFBC up to above 7.300 KHz. I also attended a PLC/PLT/EMC session at Freidrichshafen. I have been working with Ed Hare to get a PLC/EMC reflector active for the discussion of those issues. After the technical presentation in F'hafen, I gathered a number of names and email addresses for amateurs interested in participating in the reflector and interested in discussing those issues. The information will be forwarded to Ed Hare. As always, I can address any particular international related questions that may rise at the Board meeting, or at any other time for that matter. Respectfully submitted, Rod Stafford W6ROD

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[ARRL-ODV:7474] Re: Nigerian Oportunities
by W5JBP＠aol.com 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

I just send them a version of the Klez virus. Jim Haynie

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[ARRL-ODV:7473] Re: Nigerian Oportunities
by Gary Johnston 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

on 7/12/02 3:04 PM, Art Goddard at w6xd(a)attbi.com wrote: > Not completely! > > I have $1.52 Mil on its way to me right now! > > 73, Art Thanks for the heads up! Signed, /IRS/ :-)

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[ARRL-ODV:7472] 2nd VP report
by Kay Craigie 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

The attachment is my report for the Board meeting. See you all soon! 73 - Kay WT3P --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.374 / Virus Database: 209 - Release Date: 7/9/2002

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[ARRL-ODV:7471] Re: Nigerian Oportunities
by Tuck Miller NZ6T ARRL SWD Vice Director 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

Art, have you notified Mary of the contribution you will make after you receive all this money? 73, Tuck Art Goddard wrote: > Not completely! > > I have $1.52 Mil on its way to me right now! > > 73, Art > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Coy Day" <n5ok.ok(a)worldnet.att.net> > To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 7:06 AM > Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7459] Nigerian Oportunities > > > Here's a quote from the latest one that I have received: "I am an > Attorney > > base in Nigeria I represent the retiredgeneral of the Nigeria Army. " > > > > I knew the attorneys would eventually end up with all this money. > > > > Coy > > ------ > > Coy Day, N5OK, ARRL West Gulf Division Director, > > RR 1 Box 254, Union City, OK 73090-9726 (405) 483-5632 > > mailto:n5ok@arrl.org Web: http://home.att.net/~n5ok.ok/ > > -- ************************************************ Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! Southwestern Division Vice Director American Radio Relay League (ARRL) The national association for AMATEUR RADIO Are you a member yet? If not, visit http://www.arrl.org/join.html 2002 SWD Convention, Aug 16-18 For Registration forms, click on http://sd2002.hamcon.net/mainpage.html?registration.html Tuck's Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t Follow Tuck around the Division via APRS: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?NZ6T-9

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[ARRL-ODV:7470] Re: Nigerian Oportunities
by Art Goddard 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

Not completely! I have $1.52 Mil on its way to me right now! 73, Art ----- Original Message ----- From: "Coy Day" <n5ok.ok(a)worldnet.att.net> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 7:06 AM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7459] Nigerian Oportunities > Here's a quote from the latest one that I have received: "I am an Attorney > base in Nigeria I represent the retiredgeneral of the Nigeria Army. " > > I knew the attorneys would eventually end up with all this money. > > Coy > ------ > Coy Day, N5OK, ARRL West Gulf Division Director, > RR 1 Box 254, Union City, OK 73090-9726 (405) 483-5632 > mailto:n5ok@arrl.org Web: http://home.att.net/~n5ok.ok/ >

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[ARRL-ODV:7469] Re: Nigerian Opportunities
by dick＠pobox.com 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

12 JUL, 2002 - 1220 CDT What Nigerian Opportunities??? I have kept my IP address filters up to date and I now see about one Nigerian, Zimbabwean, South African, etc., SPAM-FRAUD a week. When it gets through, I add it to my filters. Guess I'm missing out on all these "magnificent opportunities" to have a huge windfall. This is the modern electronic version of what used to be called the "pidgeon drop" scam - the old "found" billfold/purse full of money scam. So many computer users are so damn dumb/greedy that they bite on this and it keeps going on, and on, and on... 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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[ARRL-ODV:7468] Fwd: Tauzin Letter to Chairman Powell
by BFITPC＠aol.com 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

Greetings. This was forwarded from our friends in the UWB coalition. It relates to the Ultra Wideband order from FCC. The pressure is on from the Hill to relax the brand new regulations governing UWB. While GPRs are the least of our concerns, they DO operate below 900 MHz, and depending on configuration, could "leak" RF. 73, Chris W3KD WASHINGTON (July 11) - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-LA) and seven members of the Committee sent the following letter yesterday to FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell requesting a blanket waiver for Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) from recent FCC rules affecting ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission systems: June 10, 2002 The Honorable Michael K. Powell Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St. SW Washington, DC 20554 Dear Mr. Chairman: We write to express our strong concerns regarding the consequences of the recent FCC revision of Part 15 of the Commission's rules regarding ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission systems (FCC 02-48 released April 22, 2002). Specifically, the new rules could have the effect of eliminating numerous existing businesses that employ Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). In order to prevent this, we believe that the FCC should immediately provide a blanket waiver for the manufacture and operation of GPR equipment at the Class B emissions limit with no other restrictions. As you know, GPR is a special class of radar system designed to penetrate solid materials, such as soil or concrete. This technology has been used in a multitude of engineering as well as public safety related applications, ranging from bridge deck and highway pavement condition evaluation to detection of trapped victims of earthquakes. In fact, Department of Energy personnel, working in conjunction with Federal Emergency Management Agency staff, assisted in the search for survivors by using GPR at the World Trade Center after the September 11th attacks. By its very nature, GPR is pointed at the ground (not into the air) for limited periods of time, thus making any interference unnoticeable. In fact, with over 30 years of GPR usage, there has never been a reported instance of interference caused by any GPR device on any other user of the frequency spectrum. Furthermore, the proliferation of GPR devices is low, with no more than a total of 1,000 units industry-wide operating in the United States. The new rules severely restrict emitted power in the frequency bands above 960Mhz, thereby eliminating many types of GPR systems and applications. High-resolution GPR systems are required to generate a frequency spectrum of sufficient bandwidth to achieve adequate range resolution and to emit sufficient power for ground penetration. We urge the Commission to amend the rules and provide a blanket waiver so as to allow this industry to continue to grow and prosper. We look forward to working with you on the issue of furthering ultra-wideband technologies. Sincerely, W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Chairman Eliot L. Engel Charles Bass Diana L. DeGette Jane Harman John Shimkus Gene Green Vito Fossella cc: Michael Gallagher, NTIA

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[ARRL-ODV:7467] Re: Nigerian Oportunities
by Joel Harrison 12 Jul '02

12 Jul '02

Hmmmm! You may be on to something there, Steve !!! Joel p.s. Don't forget, former Nigerian General and Executive Vice Contester -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Mendelsohn [mailto:adam77@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:48 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7466] Re: Nigerian Oportunities Rod Stafford W6ROD wrote: > I can't believe the BILLIONS of dollars that are in Nigeria..... > All this time I thought it was a country short on money ;) Has anybody thought to give Mary Hobart the IP addresses of these Nigerian scammers? Could represent quite a revenue opportunity. I can see it now....... "I have the high honor to inform for you a business opportunity of unimaginable proportions. I am Mary Hobart, Business manager to former Nigerian General David Sumner, 5N2ZZ......." -73- Steve, W2ML

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