September 2002 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:7756] Re: U bk yet?
by w7oz＠attbi.com 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

I'm back from Africa. I didn't get to operate but I did copy a little CW on my shortwave portable with a BFO. Sigs coming into East Africa are very weak. Right now I'm suffering with a poor to nonexistant e-mail connection. I'm using a dial up connection to attbi, my supposed-to-be cable modem. Hopefully it'll be fixed by the end of the week. It is good to be back where I can actually drink the water, drive on the right side of the road and get the dust,dirt and animal dug out. 73/Greg W7OZ > Hey OZ! > > You back yet? > You ok? > > 73, > Rick - K5UR

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[ARRL-ODV:7755] Re: Shelby Hamfest Report
by Dennis Bodson 02 Sep '02

02 Sep '02

Les: Thanks for your help.It isgreatly appreciated. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: K4NK(a)aol.com [mailto:K4NK@aol.com] Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 6:57 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7754] Shelby Hamfest Report Another Shelby (N.C.) Hamfest has come and gone. The order of the hamfest was rain , rain and more rain. Attendance however was still up there at around 10,000 . The hamfest people at Shelby were very nice this year and gave the league a premium location in a nice air conditioned building. We had lots of viewing area and I was able to speak with hundreds of booth visitors . We got a few new members as a result. The forum despite the rain (which brings them inside) was only moderately attended. My thanks to Dan Henderson N1ND and all the card checking gang. Also to Vice Director Sandy Donahue W4RU from the Southeast Div. and to Section managers Pat Hensley N4ROS from SC and John Covington W4CC from NC for thier help at the tables . Les Shattuck K4NK Vice Director Roanoke Division

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[ARRL-ODV:7754] Shelby Hamfest Report
by K4NK＠aol.com 02 Sep '02

02 Sep '02

Another Shelby (N.C.) Hamfest has come and gone. The order of the hamfest was rain , rain and more rain. Attendance however was still up there at around 10,000 . The hamfest people at Shelby were very nice this year and gave the league a premium location in a nice air conditioned building. We had lots of viewing area and I was able to speak with hundreds of booth visitors . We got a few new members as a result. The forum despite the rain (which brings them inside) was only moderately attended. My thanks to Dan Henderson N1ND and all the card checking gang. Also to Vice Director Sandy Donahue W4RU from the Southeast Div. and to Section managers Pat Hensley N4ROS from SC and John Covington W4CC from NC for thier help at the tables . Les Shattuck K4NK Vice Director Roanoke Division

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[ARRL-ODV:7753] Humanitarian Award Winner Comment
by Rod Stafford W6ROD 02 Sep '02

02 Sep '02

A great quote from the latest ARRL Letter from the 1999 Humanitarian Award Winner. I don't have any sympathy for Flippo of course but I thought it was an interesting comment from such a "caring guy"... hi hi 73, Rod "I thought it was a slap on the wrist," said Petzolt, the 1999 ARRL International Humanitarian Award winner who also testified at the trial. John Criteser Jr, KC4JLY, agreed. "I think he should have gotten more--at least five years," Criteser said outside the courthouse. Other amateurs who attended the sentencing session, including Jupiter-Tequesta club member Bert Moreschi, AG4BV, were satisfied with the penalty, however.

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[ARRL-ODV:7752] Re: ARRL & Bandwidth
by Dennis Bodson 01 Sep '02

01 Sep '02

Jim: Pactor III is a wideband data mode approx 2khz wide. It can only go in the CW portion of the bands by FCC rule. This situation could cause Narrowband digital modes and cw ops some problem. Perhaps a way around this would be to get the FCC to allow wide band digital modes in the phone bands. There are already wideband image modes in the phone bands. Why not data? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: jmax(a)attglobal.net [mailto:jmax@attglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 2:55 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7751] Re: ARRL & Bandwidth Dennis - Why do you agree? What is going on related to "newer, wider digital modes" that requires us to act quickly, perhaps in a limited way? Some of us aren't as involved in this new technology as you are. Eager minds await your answer. Mike - can you help here, too? 73. Jim, W6CF Dennis Bodson wrote: I wholehearted agree with Mike.Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Mike Raisbeck [mailto:raisbeck@attbi.com] Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:34 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7746] Re: ARRL & Bandwidth Whether or not we rush to get a complete and comprehensive filingput together on this, we do need to act quickly, if perhaps in a morelimited way, to provide some accomodation for the newer, wider digital modes. Status quo doesn't cut it.MikeK1TWF

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[ARRL-ODV:7751] Re: ARRL & Bandwidth
by jmax＠attglobal.net 01 Sep '02

01 Sep '02

Dennis - Why do you agree? What is going on related to "newer, wider digital modes" that requires us to act quickly, perhaps in a limited way? Some of us aren't as involved in this new technology as you are. Eager minds await your answer. Mike - can you help here, too? 73. Jim, W6CF Dennis Bodson wrote: > I wholehearted agree with Mike.Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Raisbeck [mailto:raisbeck@attbi.com] > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:34 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7746] Re: ARRL & Bandwidth > > Whether or not we rush to get a complete and comprehensive > filingput together on this, we do need to act quickly, if > perhaps in a morelimited way, to provide some accomodation > for the newer, wider digital modes. Status quo doesn't cut > it.MikeK1TWF >

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[ARRL-ODV:7750] Re: ARRL & Bandwidth
by Dennis Bodson 01 Sep '02

01 Sep '02

[ARRL-ODV:7741] Re: ARRL & BandwidthI wholehearted agree with Mike. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Mike Raisbeck [mailto:raisbeck@attbi.com] Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:34 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7746] Re: ARRL & Bandwidth Whether or not we rush to get a complete and comprehensive filing put together on this, we do need to act quickly, if perhaps in a more limited way, to provide some accomodation for the newer, wider digital modes. Status quo doesn't cut it. Mike K1TWF

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[ARRL-ODV:7749] DS September travel
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 01 Sep '02

01 Sep '02

In my January report to the Board I mentioned that I expected to be away September 1-24 with meetings in Geneva of ITU-R Working Part 6E (broadcasting) September 1-11 and of ITU-R Working Party 8A (land mobile and amateur) September 18-24 (later rescheduled to September 17-23). As it turned out, there was nothing on the agenda of WP 6E that required an IARU presence so I am skipping that meeting. Walt Ireland of the ARRL Technical Relations Office is attending as a member of the US delegation, so we'll know if anything comes up that bears on WRC-03. However, another IARU-related mission is bringing me to Europe for much of the same period before the WP 8A meeting. I have been asked to attend a meeting on September 10 in the Sarajevo area of Bosnian Muslim, Croat, and Serb amateurs to discuss strengthening cooperation. Representatives of the amateur organizations in Croatia and Serbia are also expected to attend. As you can imagine, the war has exacted a toll on the relations among the amateurs in the area. It is encouraging that they have some desire to get together and talk about it, and I hope my being there will contribute in some small way to increasing the chances for success. The previous weekend, September 5-8, I will be in Ohrid, Macedonia, attending a High Speed Telegraphy Championship sponsored by the Radioamateur Society of Macedonia. RSM President Trajko, Z35A, has asked me to play some role in the opening ceremonies. I visited Ohrid in 1977 during the IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships in Skopje and am looking forward to returning. I'm confident that our hosts will make sure we stay well clear of the areas where there is potential for violence in advance of the Macedonian elections September 15. I will also meet with the executive committee of Savez Radioamatera Jugoslavije, the IARU member-society for Yugoslavia. SRJ is dealing with major organizational issues arising from the evolving relationship between Serbia and Montenegro, the two remaining entities in Yugoslavia. I fly to Belgrade Tuesday evening, September 3, from Belgrade to Geneva September 16, and home September 24. Linda has a different itinerary before and after, but she will be with me September 4-16. You may hear a couple of familiar American voices signing a YT or other Yugoslav call sign during the WAE Phone Contest September 14-15. I do not expect to have email access from noon September 3 until September 17. The office knows how to reach me in an emergency. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:7748] Re: QST
by K5ur＠aol.com 01 Sep '02

01 Sep '02

I thought that we did it just for Bob! Word on the street was he did put it on Ebay. Hee, hee, hee.... 73, Rick - K5UR In a message dated 9/1/02 9:36:15 AM Central Daylight Time, dsumner(a)arrl.org writes: << That happens occasionally, Bob. It has to do with how the paper gets fed into the press. It doesn't affect many copies in a given issue but I've never heard of them being regarded as collectibles. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: R. B. Vallio [mailto:w6rgg@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:42 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7742] QST My regular copy of QST arrived in today's mail. The tops of all pages resembled a fine-tooth saw blade, and the tops of the cover pages were not even with the tops of the content pages. The bottom of the cover and content pages were cleanly cut, and in alignment with one another. Do I have a collector's item for offer on ebay, or were there numerous other copies equally mutilated? This is being sent as a heads-up for HQ, and for those of us who may receive similar questions from the membership. My wishes for a safe and pleasant Labor Day weekend to one and all. 73, Bob - W6RGG (back row sitter) >>

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[ARRL-ODV:7747] Re: QST
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 01 Sep '02

01 Sep '02

That happens occasionally, Bob. It has to do with how the paper gets fed into the press. It doesn't affect many copies in a given issue but I've never heard of them being regarded as collectibles. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: R. B. Vallio [mailto:w6rgg@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:42 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:7742] QST My regular copy of QST arrived in today's mail. The tops of all pages resembled a fine-tooth saw blade, and the tops of the cover pages were not even with the tops of the content pages. The bottom of the cover and content pages were cleanly cut, and in alignment with one another. Do I have a collector's item for offer on ebay, or were there numerous other copies equally mutilated? This is being sent as a heads-up for HQ, and for those of us who may receive similar questions from the membership. My wishes for a safe and pleasant Labor Day weekend to one and all. 73, Bob - W6RGG (back row sitter)

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