January 2003 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:8297] Re: Jamming
by Frank Fallon - N2FF 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Jim, Thanks for pointing us all to this very interesting article. Frank.....N2FF......

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[ARRL-ODV:8296] Re: Washington and 7 MHz
by Jim Weaver 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Joel, Thanks for pursuing the issue with Dave. I have a great deal of faith in Dave and I also understand he has a very personal reason for seeing the 7 MHz issue through to a successful finish, but . . . The "but," here, is that I'm so ingrained with "The Procter & Gamble way" of doing things that I become skittish very early on when there is no immediately feedback system apparent and even more so no sequential contingency plans drawn up and laid on the table for everyone involved to see. Good show! 73, Jim, K8JE Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director GL Division k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:8295] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

IN-Newsletter Vol. 26, No. 3 January 22, 2003 CEO The Board of Director's meeting this past weekend in Windsor went very smoothly, thanks to those individuals around the building who helped with various tasks. A special thanks to Diana Lamson-Lucas and Debra Johnson for helping Lisa put together all the Board books, also to Mary Hobart for allowing Debra to join Lisa in a joint effort working at the Marriott, to Penny for making sure that the ODV coffee and pastries table was kept neat and clean throughout the day and to Greg for the transportation of individuals and supplies to and from League HQ. Special acknowledgement and thanks to Andy Shefrin for working with the Marriott technicians in making all presentation and computer equipment run like a charm. Development The 2003 Defense of Frequencies campaign has reached $277,551 from more than 6,200 donors. The production of acknowledgement letters and certificates is proceeding and should be completely caught up by the end of January. Diamond Club contributors now number 456, bringing more than $68,000 in unrestricted revenue. Certificates and letters are being produced through Dec 31 and the balance should be caught up by January 31. Work has begun on the 2003 Education campaign. The campaign will mail Feb 17 to all active members. Thanks to Sue Fagan a new treatment with the program logo will appear in the March QST. New gifts have been chosen that will be highlighted on the web. In January we have received word on three new Planned Giving commitments, bringing the total to 24. The first quarterly report for the CNCS grant is in process. It is due in Washington on January 31. Sales & Marketing A large amount of online ordering activity was generated last week by an email solicitation conducted Thursday afternoon. The solicitation featured our newest publication offering, Experimental Methods in RF Design, which begins shipping in early February. The following figures summarize online ordering during the 4-day period following the email campaign: Period: 4 days, beginning Thursday, January 16 Email distribution: 43,843 ARRL members Orders: 379 orders, including 126 for Experimental Methods in RF Design Gross Sales (excluding tax and shipping): $20,388.21, including $6,293 for Exp. Methods Average order amount: $53.80 ARRL has been invited to collaborate with RSGB on an international Antenna Book. RSGB has organized an editor and will handle most of the production effort over the summer. Previously published ARRL material will be included. The cooperatively arranged book, which may include material from other sister societies, will allow ARRL to take advantage of volume pricing as it goes to press. A new ARRL ad banner was produced, featuring QST magazine. The banner is now in rotation on the ARRLWeb, and directs click-throughs to the newly designed QST web page. We are also exploring opportunities to include the banner on third-party sites. The new CD-ROM presentation of Amateur Radio's public service story, Amateur Radio Today, is now available for ordering via the ARRLWeb catalog. ARRL Order No. 8861 http://www.arrl.org/catalog/?item=8861 Janet Rocco supplied ARRL publication dealers with copies of the post-holiday version of the ARRL Publications Catalog (winter edition). We have also prepared a catalog mailing to 10,000 ARRL customers that will go in the mail later this month. The scheduled 30,000 membership solicitation piece will be in the mail this week. The mailing is being sent to lapsed and never-member General, Advanced and Extra Class licensees. Advertising promotions for inclusion in the upcoming new editions of the Repeater Directory and Now You're Talking! are in the mail. We also used electronics media to promote the opportunity for our clients using PDF files of the promotion. After a post-holiday slowdown, publication sales are picking up from our dealer network. Lisa Tardette telemarketing sales total for the week of 1/10 - 1/16 totaled $7474.43. We're pleased to welcome a new dealer to our ranks: USHams Inc. in Tucson AZ. They will be selling our publications through there web site at www.ushams.com. In addition, The Readers World in Holland MI has signed up to resell QST. Lisa Tardette, Joe Bottiglieri, and Deb Jahnke ganged up on Elecraft, one of our advertisers, and they have decided to become an ARRL Publications Dealer and try selling ARRL publications on their web site. Deb Jahnke generated an end-of-the-year publications analysis and sent out personal publication and advertising solicitations to Ingram Book, Inc., and GigaParts (for possible Repeater Directory and Now You're Talking! advertising.) Media Relations Jennifer received a call from a reporter with Time magazine in New York. She is in the early stages of formulating a story on ham radio, which would appear in the "Generations" column of the magazine. This column is aimed at the baby-boomer generation, and it is only available in subscriber copies. The reporter had several questions about where ham radio is at today, and she understands also, that we have programs in place to get the younger generation involved. Jennifer will remain in contact with Time, and hopefully something good will come out of the initial conversation. Jennifer prepared a report for the VRC, which detailed ways we can pump up publicity (particularly for ham radio public service) during Amateur Radio Week in June. She sat in on the VRC meeting to discuss that report, and also to talk with the committee members about ways to increase publicity for the Hiram Percy Maxim Award winner. Other Board-related activities included discussing the League's PR program with new Board members Director Weaver and Vice Director Mondro. The 2003 PR Committee members (some new and some returning) have already been active on the PRC reflector. They're currently posting their bios, and getting familiar with each other's experience in PR and in ham radio. New chairman Jeff Reinhardt, AA6JR, will be scheduling the group's first conference call shortly. Badges have been ordered for the new members and our new chairman. The ITVA public service announcement previously announced as being available will undergo a name change, as we realized that the name was in conflict with the new video produced by Dave Bell. "The High-Tech World of Amateur Radio" will be available once we've received and affixed the new labels. Production/Editorial We checked printer's proofs for Amateur Radio Emergency Comm Level 1, 2 and 3 and a new title, Experimental Methods in RF Design. We also ordered a new printing of RF Exposure and You. ARRL Letter Editor Rick Lindquist reports that circulation reached a new peak of 65,609 with the January 17 edition (Vol 21, No 03). This is up 3.1 percent in the past six months. To date, nearly 120 repeaters or repeater groups--nearly all in the US but including some in other countries--have indicated that they are airing ARRL Audio News in full or in part. Membership Services Awards Branch WAS QSL Cards Checked 50 WAS Endorsement (50 QSLs (above) 1 WAC QSLs 54 WAC Certs. (12 QSLs ES/C) 2 WAC Ends. (6 QSLs ES/C) 1 A-1 Operator Nominations 24 L/T Member Inquiries 50 40-Year Member Award 1 50-Year Member Award 1 VUCC Endorsement Apps. Proc. 1 Grids (Data Entry) 11 VUCC QSLs Checked 12 OTC Awards Mailed 21 WAS Awards Mailed 18 Processing Status: One to four weeks. Most of the effort this week was devoted to a higher-than-normal number of member requests to check their member records for long-term membership awards. Several of them required time spent searching through the vaults, and through the old microfiche records. For the coming week-WAS and WAC QSL card checking, U.S. WAC and WAS Specialty awards, Extra Class certificates, RCC and Friendship awards. DXCC Branch Weekly Report January 19, 2003 Beginning Cards 198,855 Cards Received 9,075 Cards Processed 11,533 Ending Cards 196,397 Applications Pending 1,748 Processing Time 16.0 Weeks Year-to-date (2003) Cards Received 18,605 Cards Returned 23,490 QRPs Issued this week 1 QRPs 267 Remaining September work: Applications 482 Cards 62,051 DXCC is currently mailing applications received on September 30, 2002. DXCC is currently entering cards received on September 30, 2002. QSL Bureau QSL service status: Current. Cards mailed year to date as of 01/19/2003 - 90,600. Cards mailed on 01/17/2003 - 90,600. Contest Branch Data entry for November SS Cups and pins was brought up-to-date. The final proof of the cups and pins was approved and the final order submitted. Data entry for the 2002 EME contest was completed and the Logs Received page posted to the Web. Numerous requests for assistance with 10-Meter logs were handled. Revisions of the 10 GHz and Up results article were done and the article sent to production. Review of the 2002 September VHF QSO party results articles for the Web and QST continued. The online database for this event was prepared. A downloadable tab-delimited version of the 2002 IARU HF Database was prepared and posted to be available to the general public. Revisions to the IARU results PDF were processed and posted to the web. The Logs Received page, including paper and electronic entries for the 2002 160-Meter contest was prepared and posted. Several items were completed for use by the MSD Manager in the MSC meeting. W1AW It was a contest weekend at W1AW! Thanks to Dan Miller, K3UFG and the members of CARLY (CT Amateur Radio League of Youth) for their participation in the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes. They made 78 QSOs total, which includes four (4) contacts on 1296 MHz, for a claimed score of 2205. Activity was took place on 6 meters, 2 meters, 70 and 23 cm. The young operators were KB1FFV, KB1FNZ, KB1HDX and AB1BA. Thanks to Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG for operating W1AW in the North American Phone QSO Party. He made 166 QSOs, on 80, 40 and 20 meters, for a claimed score of 8964. Joe Carcia processed regular QSL card requests. He also updated the web code practice files and networked the various PCs and radios for the weekend's contest activities. Scott Gee worked on slow and fast code practice files for the latter part of the month of January and early February. He also handled some evening phone sales calls in the 5 PM to 8 PM time slot. W1AW telephone sales year to date (2003): $96. Field & Educational Services Rosalie participated in the VRC meeting after preparing several items for it. She also completed the ARISS Board Report. Field Organization/Public Service Team Wisconsin SEC Stan Kaplan, WB9RQR and SM Don Michalski, W9IXG, reported to HQ that Wisconsin Energies (the gas and electric utility) will be donating $40,500 to ARES/RACES groups in several counties of Wisconsin through a Wisconsin ARES group that has tax-exempt status in the state. The money will be used to buy equipment for ARES teams so they can respond better to emergencies. Steve also notes that HQ relayed 13 electronic newsletters this week for 10 different SMs. SMs are also active in posting their monthly Section News summaries for their Web pages and for e-mail relay. Chuck has recruited two new volunteers for the ARRL Monitoring System, and he prepared the monthly ARRL HQ contribution for the IARU Region 2 monitoring system newsletter. Leona has begun to receive many Section Manager election ballots from North Texas. Montana and Oklahoma SM ballots are arriving. February 14 is the deadline to receive the ballots with counting to take place on February 18. A valid SM petition nominating incumbent Charles McConnell, W6DPD from San Joaquin Valley has arrived at HQ. The nominations deadline for this SM election cycle is March 7. Field & Educational Support Team Margie Bourgoin reports that there were 4 new entries to the Youth Sked Database. She has been sending out reminders to all clubs by email about the educational awards nomination deadline. She took Sandy Mondro, KG8HM, on a tour of Headquarters on Wednesday. Sandy is ACC of the MI section. Margie also sat in on an ARISS teleconference while Rosalie attended the Board Meeting. Jean Wolfgang sent educational award nomination information to the Section Managers. She handled an ARISS application from Oregon, and responded to several emails about the awards. Linda Mullally registered 1 Teacher and 22 Instructors. She updated 72 clubs with 1 reactivation. She compiled the Public Service statistic reports for QST. There has been a barrage (a vigorous or rapid outpouring of many things at once) of requests for the new brochure "Leap into Amateur Radio"-- interest mostly likely generated from the story on ARRLWeb. Gail Iannone wrote 42 hamfest and 6 convention announcements for the March issue of QST; she also sent 6 convention applications to the Executive Committee for their approval via an e-mail vote and notified the sponsoring committees that they were approved; she sent 12 hamfest approval letters to the sponsoring committees confirming the Division Director's approval for the events to be ARRL-sanctioned and processed 13 door prize orders for upcoming events. Mary Lau processed Foundation contribution acknowledgments, prepared meeting folders for the Foundation's Annual Meeting, and reviewed affiliation paperwork for a Category 1 club in Tennessee. Regulatory Information John Hennessee assisted amateurs with local government zoning ordinance questions in West Richland, WA (NJ7X) and a covenant concern in Nashville, TN (W4VCE). He also discussed a possible Utah codification of PRB-1 with SM Parkes. He also continues to review FCC Rule Book page layouts. He also reports that the number of phone calls answered doubled this week. EmComm Grants Dan Miller says enrollment in CNCS-sponsored EmComm classes now stands at 1277 and 661 students have graduated. In the newly implemented "Hybrid" classification, 7 have been developed thus far. States included are: WI, WA, NH, MI, IL, MO, KS, and WV. To answer the many queries we receive, a new Hybrid Class FAQ has been added to the ARRL Web at http://www.arrl.org/cce/hybrid-faq.html. Interesting stats: CCE Students enrolled since the program's inception = 4608; Certification Mentors = 253. Amateur Radio Education & Technology Program Jerry Hill reports that Kathy Crowley of Northwest Village School in Plainville CT called about involving her students in ham radio. Kathy teaches special education and is interested in licensing her students. CCE The RFI course is ready for students. The first class opens for registration on Monday, January 27. In 2002 3,360 students registered for, and 2,097 student completed CCEP courses. Emergency communications account for about 85% of the registrations and completions. Jon has added dates fields to our CCE admin system that will allow us to track when a student registers, passes a course, and when we mail reimbursement checks (grant funded courses). 73, Sincerely, Mark Wilson, K1RO Chief Operating Officer MW:lk Staff Absentee List Name Date(s) Reason Dave Sumner 1/24 Washington, DC 1/29-2/11 Vacation Dan Miller 1/31-2/2 Mississippi State Convention Steve Ewald 1/31-2/2 Hurricane Conference, Miami Margie Bourgoin 1/24-2/3 Vacation Stu Cohen 1/24-1/28 Vacation

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[ARRL-ODV:8294] Expense Reimbursement Form
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Enclosed is the ARRL Travel Expense Form in Excel format for you to use. It has been updated for the current allowable mileage reimbursement rate of $0.36/mile for 2003. 73, Barry, N1VXY <<2003TVLEXP.xls>>

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[ARRL-ODV:8293] InfoWeek
by Sandy Donahue 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Greetings all from Atlanta where it is clear and cold (+20f)no snow and they still closed the schools. Go figure I have a member here who is a telecom consultant and he wanted me to pass this URL along for your benefit. http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20030122S0011 73 Sandy, W4RU __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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[ARRL-ODV:8292] Re: Washington and 7 MHz
by Joel Harrison 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Washington and 7 MHzOK, good. As long as you're convinced you have all the bases covered and the right people can be reach and react during your absence, I'm happy at the moment. GL tomorrow. I'm looking forward to your report on the meetings. 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:06 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8291] Re: Washington and 7 MHz Joel, please bear in mind that Paul isn't exactly out of pocket. He's in Geneva on a US ITU-R delegation. Many of the people who are involved in this on the government side are either in Geneva now or will be in Orlando on the US delegation with Jon Siverling. I'll make sure everyone we see tomorrow knows how to reach the ARRL if they need to, via Fairfax and Newington. If I thought it would make any difference I wouldn't hesitate to cancel or postpone my personal trip. It wouldn't be the first time Linda had sacrificed for me. (As she launched her new career as an international consultant she told me, "Add up all the time you've been away over the past 20 years; now it's my turn.") They have telephones and email in Armenia; I've talked with her several times and we exchange email regularly. Her job is taking us out of Yerevan February 2-8 and I don't yet have contact information I can leave behind for that period, but when I do I'll give it to staff (and to you, if you want it -- bear in mind there's a 9-hour time difference from EST). I have to get back to preparing for tomorrow's meetings, so if there's anything further on this thread please excuse me if I don't respond immediately. 73, Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Harrison, Joel (1st Vice President) Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:30 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8290] Re: Washington and 7 MHz Thank you for your detailed explanation of Region I, although you know I am already aware of the large majority of it since I stay abreast of IARU activities. Please do not misinterpret this email thread as questioning your authority in this effort, but please understand that the board views our obtaining U.S. government support for our position on 40 meters as an urgent matter, requiring immediate, dedicated attention for the next several weeks. The feedback I have had from the board subsequent to our meeting leaves us somewhat clueless as the President is not informed of our specific plan in this matter and therefore cannot assure the board that our concerns are being addressed. However, to better explain my question that I still haven't received an answer to, allow me to pose the following scenario: Subsequent to your meetings Friday you depart for Armenia. During the time you are in Armenia, as a result of your Friday meetings, there is positive feedback from one of these individuals with the request for another meeting, possibly with other government parties involved. You are gone, Paul Rinaldo is now in Geneva, so our CEO/EVP and Technical Relations Manager, the two top individuals that have been focusing on this issue, are out of pocket. Who would they contact? Who will arrange the meeting? Who is in Charge in our house? I believe it is imperative that we all understand your plan, Dave. I do not want to interfere with your vacation plans, but more so I do not want to face a room full of angry Directors and try to explain to them or make excuses because the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing, staff played their cards close their chest and the President didn't even know what our plan was, and we just flat miss some opportunity here. You're the lead on this Dave. I do not question that, but we only have one shot left! We have been telling all of our sister societies for months now that they must get their governments to accept the IARU position on 40 meters. If we fail to get our own governments support on this matter, how are we going to be able to go to our sister societies in the future and convince them they have to do something we could not do? If you can answer the above questions and fill in this gap for me, I'll be more than happy to back off this thread and let you get on with it. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[ARRL-ODV:8291] Re: Washington and 7 MHz
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Joel, please bear in mind that Paul isn't exactly out of pocket. He's in Geneva on a US ITU-R delegation. Many of the people who are involved in this on the government side are either in Geneva now or will be in Orlando on the US delegation with Jon Siverling. I'll make sure everyone we see tomorrow knows how to reach the ARRL if they need to, via Fairfax and Newington. If I thought it would make any difference I wouldn't hesitate to cancel or postpone my personal trip. It wouldn't be the first time Linda had sacrificed for me. (As she launched her new career as an international consultant she told me, "Add up all the time you've been away over the past 20 years; now it's my turn.") They have telephones and email in Armenia; I've talked with her several times and we exchange email regularly. Her job is taking us out of Yerevan February 2-8 and I don't yet have contact information I can leave behind for that period, but when I do I'll give it to staff (and to you, if you want it -- bear in mind there's a 9-hour time difference from EST). I have to get back to preparing for tomorrow's meetings, so if there's anything further on this thread please excuse me if I don't respond immediately. 73, Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Harrison, Joel (1st Vice President) Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:30 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8290] Re: Washington and 7 MHz Thank you for your detailed explanation of Region I, although you know I am already aware of the large majority of it since I stay abreast of IARU activities. Please do not misinterpret this email thread as questioning your authority in this effort, but please understand that the board views our obtaining U.S. government support for our position on 40 meters as an urgent matter, requiring immediate, dedicated attention for the next several weeks. The feedback I have had from the board subsequent to our meeting leaves us somewhat clueless as the President is not informed of our specific plan in this matter and therefore cannot assure the board that our concerns are being addressed. However, to better explain my question that I still haven't received an answer to, allow me to pose the following scenario: Subsequent to your meetings Friday you depart for Armenia. During the time you are in Armenia, as a result of your Friday meetings, there is positive feedback from one of these individuals with the request for another meeting, possibly with other government parties involved. You are gone, Paul Rinaldo is now in Geneva, so our CEO/EVP and Technical Relations Manager, the two top individuals that have been focusing on this issue, are out of pocket. Who would they contact? Who will arrange the meeting? Who is in Charge in our house? I believe it is imperative that we all understand your plan, Dave. I do not want to interfere with your vacation plans, but more so I do not want to face a room full of angry Directors and try to explain to them or make excuses because the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing, staff played their cards close their chest and the President didn't even know what our plan was, and we just flat miss some opportunity here. You're the lead on this Dave. I do not question that, but we only have one shot left! We have been telling all of our sister societies for months now that they must get their governments to accept the IARU position on 40 meters. If we fail to get our own governments support on this matter, how are we going to be able to go to our sister societies in the future and convince them they have to do something we could not do? If you can answer the above questions and fill in this gap for me, I'll be more than happy to back off this thread and let you get on with it. 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 8:28 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8289] Re: Washington and 7 MHz Joel, the Region 1 EC meeting does indeed have something to do with WRC-03. It is the last IARU meeting before the WRC. The new Region 1 Chairman, Ole Garpestad, LA2RR (who you met in Guatemala) has been selected for the Norwegian delegation to the WRC. I encouraged Ole to run for the position of Region 1 Chairman and he did so despite the fact that like you, he must balance his volunteer obligations against a demanding professional position and family responsibilities; he relinquished the presidency of NRRL, a position that he enjoyed and meant a great deal to him, in order to be able to devote attention to the IARU. He is in a younger generation from which we need to draw our future leaders. It would be worth a weekend of my personal time and a half-day out of the office if all he wanted was to see my smiling face. But there is a bit more to it than that. The Region 1 EC will be discussing possible candidates for IARU Vice President and input from the International Secretariat has been specifically requested. I'm sure you can appreciate the desirability of discussing this in person. Larry considered attending the meeting himself but after examining his travel schedule determined that he couldn't do it. Larry, Rod and I discussed the topic on Saturday after the Board Meeting so I have the benefit of their input. Another topic that may be much more difficult is that of the South African Radio League. Relations between SARL and the previous Region 1 officers were a bit rocky and led to SARL sending a letter of resignation from the IARU. It's a long story that I would prefer not to take the time to go into right now, but you probably saw the reference to the issue in the Summary Record of the November Administrative Council meeting that I distributed to the Board on December 30. Suffice it to say that having the largest Amateur Radio organization on the African continent withdraw from the IARU on the eve of the WRC is something we would like to avoid if at all possible. IARU Region 1 relies on its External Relations Committee (ERC) for representation to CEPT and ATU. Until now Wojciech Nietyksza, SP5FM, has been ERC Chairman. Wojciech is now 70 years old and while he says he is in better health than ever, he recognizes that he can't keep doing this forever and plans to phase himself out after WRC-03. PA7BT, his replacement, is young (by amateur radio standards) and has considerable professional background but is new to the IARU. He has experience with CEPT but not with ATU. Wojciech has asked me to help him with regard to an aspect of ATU/IARU Region 1 relations that he and I believe could be important to our success in June. Since you're questioning the wisdom of my attending I am attaching the agenda for the meeting so you can see what they will be grappling with. It may be immodest of me, but with 30 years of experience in IARU matters I believe I can contribute something to the new EC getting off to a productive start, and that this will work to our long-term best interests. I would ask that you not copy or distribute the agenda, which is an internal Region 1 document. I am responsible for the overall WRC effort. This doesn't mean that I have to call every play. The ball is carried mainly by the Technical Relations Office staff, experienced professionals who know their jobs. However, I am personally involved in the 7-MHz issue as I have been for 29 years. When Chris and I have our meetings tomorrow I will do most of the talking. I plan to discuss with John Chwat before I leave whether in his opinion there is anything useful that can be done on the Hill while I am gone. If he believes there is, Chris will have the detailed background on the issue to make the pitch with John. If in John's view the presence of an officer or director would be helpful, we will certainly not hesitate to ask. This is in accordance with our overall plan for how we will handle Hill representation during 2003. Jon Siverling will represent ARRL on the US delegation to CITEL PCC.II. IARU Region 2 will be represented by President Pedro Seidemann, YV5BPG, and Dario Jurado, HP1DJ. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:8290] Re: Washington and 7 MHz
by Joel Harrison 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Washington and 7 MHzThank you for your detailed explanation of Region I, although you know I am already aware of the large majority of it since I stay abreast of IARU activities. Please do not misinterpret this email thread as questioning your authority in this effort, but please understand that the board views our obtaining U.S. government support for our position on 40 meters as an urgent matter, requiring immediate, dedicated attention for the next several weeks. The feedback I have had from the board subsequent to our meeting leaves us somewhat clueless as the President is not informed of our specific plan in this matter and therefore cannot assure the board that our concerns are being addressed. However, to better explain my question that I still haven't received an answer to, allow me to pose the following scenario: Subsequent to your meetings Friday you depart for Armenia. During the time you are in Armenia, as a result of your Friday meetings, there is positive feedback from one of these individuals with the request for another meeting, possibly with other government parties involved. You are gone, Paul Rinaldo is now in Geneva, so our CEO/EVP and Technical Relations Manager, the two top individuals that have been focusing on this issue, are out of pocket. Who would they contact? Who will arrange the meeting? Who is in Charge in our house? I believe it is imperative that we all understand your plan, Dave. I do not want to interfere with your vacation plans, but more so I do not want to face a room full of angry Directors and try to explain to them or make excuses because the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing, staff played their cards close their chest and the President didn't even know what our plan was, and we just flat miss some opportunity here. You're the lead on this Dave. I do not question that, but we only have one shot left! We have been telling all of our sister societies for months now that they must get their governments to accept the IARU position on 40 meters. If we fail to get our own governments support on this matter, how are we going to be able to go to our sister societies in the future and convince them they have to do something we could not do? If you can answer the above questions and fill in this gap for me, I'll be more than happy to back off this thread and let you get on with it. 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 8:28 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8289] Re: Washington and 7 MHz Joel, the Region 1 EC meeting does indeed have something to do with WRC-03. It is the last IARU meeting before the WRC. The new Region 1 Chairman, Ole Garpestad, LA2RR (who you met in Guatemala) has been selected for the Norwegian delegation to the WRC. I encouraged Ole to run for the position of Region 1 Chairman and he did so despite the fact that like you, he must balance his volunteer obligations against a demanding professional position and family responsibilities; he relinquished the presidency of NRRL, a position that he enjoyed and meant a great deal to him, in order to be able to devote attention to the IARU. He is in a younger generation from which we need to draw our future leaders. It would be worth a weekend of my personal time and a half-day out of the office if all he wanted was to see my smiling face. But there is a bit more to it than that. The Region 1 EC will be discussing possible candidates for IARU Vice President and input from the International Secretariat has been specifically requested. I'm sure you can appreciate the desirability of discussing this in person. Larry considered attending the meeting himself but after examining his travel schedule determined that he couldn't do it. Larry, Rod and I discussed the topic on Saturday after the Board Meeting so I have the benefit of their input. Another topic that may be much more difficult is that of the South African Radio League. Relations between SARL and the previous Region 1 officers were a bit rocky and led to SARL sending a letter of resignation from the IARU. It's a long story that I would prefer not to take the time to go into right now, but you probably saw the reference to the issue in the Summary Record of the November Administrative Council meeting that I distributed to the Board on December 30. Suffice it to say that having the largest Amateur Radio organization on the African continent withdraw from the IARU on the eve of the WRC is something we would like to avoid if at all possible. IARU Region 1 relies on its External Relations Committee (ERC) for representation to CEPT and ATU. Until now Wojciech Nietyksza, SP5FM, has been ERC Chairman. Wojciech is now 70 years old and while he says he is in better health than ever, he recognizes that he can't keep doing this forever and plans to phase himself out after WRC-03. PA7BT, his replacement, is young (by amateur radio standards) and has considerable professional background but is new to the IARU. He has experience with CEPT but not with ATU. Wojciech has asked me to help him with regard to an aspect of ATU/IARU Region 1 relations that he and I believe could be important to our success in June. Since you're questioning the wisdom of my attending I am attaching the agenda for the meeting so you can see what they will be grappling with. It may be immodest of me, but with 30 years of experience in IARU matters I believe I can contribute something to the new EC getting off to a productive start, and that this will work to our long-term best interests. I would ask that you not copy or distribute the agenda, which is an internal Region 1 document. I am responsible for the overall WRC effort. This doesn't mean that I have to call every play. The ball is carried mainly by the Technical Relations Office staff, experienced professionals who know their jobs. However, I am personally involved in the 7-MHz issue as I have been for 29 years. When Chris and I have our meetings tomorrow I will do most of the talking. I plan to discuss with John Chwat before I leave whether in his opinion there is anything useful that can be done on the Hill while I am gone. If he believes there is, Chris will have the detailed background on the issue to make the pitch with John. If in John's view the presence of an officer or director would be helpful, we will certainly not hesitate to ask. This is in accordance with our overall plan for how we will handle Hill representation during 2003. Jon Siverling will represent ARRL on the US delegation to CITEL PCC.II. IARU Region 2 will be represented by President Pedro Seidemann, YV5BPG, and Dario Jurado, HP1DJ. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:8289] Re: Washington and 7 MHz
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

Joel, the Region 1 EC meeting does indeed have something to do with WRC-03. It is the last IARU meeting before the WRC. The new Region 1 Chairman, Ole Garpestad, LA2RR (who you met in Guatemala) has been selected for the Norwegian delegation to the WRC. I encouraged Ole to run for the position of Region 1 Chairman and he did so despite the fact that like you, he must balance his volunteer obligations against a demanding professional position and family responsibilities; he relinquished the presidency of NRRL, a position that he enjoyed and meant a great deal to him, in order to be able to devote attention to the IARU. He is in a younger generation from which we need to draw our future leaders. It would be worth a weekend of my personal time and a half-day out of the office if all he wanted was to see my smiling face. But there is a bit more to it than that. The Region 1 EC will be discussing possible candidates for IARU Vice President and input from the International Secretariat has been specifically requested. I'm sure you can appreciate the desirability of discussing this in person. Larry considered attending the meeting himself but after examining his travel schedule determined that he couldn't do it. Larry, Rod and I discussed the topic on Saturday after the Board Meeting so I have the benefit of their input. Another topic that may be much more difficult is that of the South African Radio League. Relations between SARL and the previous Region 1 officers were a bit rocky and led to SARL sending a letter of resignation from the IARU. It's a long story that I would prefer not to take the time to go into right now, but you probably saw the reference to the issue in the Summary Record of the November Administrative Council meeting that I distributed to the Board on December 30. Suffice it to say that having the largest Amateur Radio organization on the African continent withdraw from the IARU on the eve of the WRC is something we would like to avoid if at all possible. IARU Region 1 relies on its External Relations Committee (ERC) for representation to CEPT and ATU. Until now Wojciech Nietyksza, SP5FM, has been ERC Chairman. Wojciech is now 70 years old and while he says he is in better health than ever, he recognizes that he can't keep doing this forever and plans to phase himself out after WRC-03. PA7BT, his replacement, is young (by amateur radio standards) and has considerable professional background but is new to the IARU. He has experience with CEPT but not with ATU. Wojciech has asked me to help him with regard to an aspect of ATU/IARU Region 1 relations that he and I believe could be important to our success in June. Since you're questioning the wisdom of my attending I am attaching the agenda for the meeting so you can see what they will be grappling with. It may be immodest of me, but with 30 years of experience in IARU matters I believe I can contribute something to the new EC getting off to a productive start, and that this will work to our long-term best interests. I would ask that you not copy or distribute the agenda, which is an internal Region 1 document. I am responsible for the overall WRC effort. This doesn't mean that I have to call every play. The ball is carried mainly by the Technical Relations Office staff, experienced professionals who know their jobs. However, I am personally involved in the 7-MHz issue as I have been for 29 years. When Chris and I have our meetings tomorrow I will do most of the talking. I plan to discuss with John Chwat before I leave whether in his opinion there is anything useful that can be done on the Hill while I am gone. If he believes there is, Chris will have the detailed background on the issue to make the pitch with John. If in John's view the presence of an officer or director would be helpful, we will certainly not hesitate to ask. This is in accordance with our overall plan for how we will handle Hill representation during 2003. Jon Siverling will represent ARRL on the US delegation to CITEL PCC.II. IARU Region 2 will be represented by President Pedro Seidemann, YV5BPG, and Dario Jurado, HP1DJ. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Harrison, Joel (1st Vice President) Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:22 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8285] Re: Washington and 7 MHz I still don't have the answers to all of my questions, and I don't feel comfortable. If for some reason you don't feel comfortable discussing them in this open forum, then please call me (1st VP) and Jim (Pres) so we all know fully well what is going on. To be more specific, who is in charge of this effort....are you? If so, who is going to be in charge of this effort while you are away from January 28 through February 11 and for the most part unable to communicate back from Armenia on a regular basis? You know I am a huge IARU supporter, but I have to question the request, and your acceptance of going to a Region I Executive Committee meeting during what the board sees as a critical time period in getting our government to support our position regarding 40 meters at WRC03. I realize the Region I officer's are new, but they are not new to IARU or particularly Region I activities and I'm not sure what assistance they are asking you to provide. Does it have something to do with WRC03? Who is covering us at the CITEL PCC II meeting in Orlando? 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 4:33 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8284] Re: Washington and 7 MHz Joel, the immediate plan is as I outlined toward the end of the Board meeting. The meetings that Chris and I have set up for Friday carry out most of it. There's more we can do on the Hill if necessary, but that has a longer gestation period. In the meantime another possible political opportunity has arisen that I don't yet feel free to discuss but that looks to be worth pursuing. We've stirred up a lot of activity in DoD; much of my Tuesday morning was spent on the phone with a DoD staffer who had been handed the ball. The immediate window of opportunity is before the CITEL PCC.II meeting in Orlando the first week of February. We're covered at that meeting. Afterwards we'll see where we are and take the additional steps that are appropriate. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Harrison, Joel (1st Vice President) Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:11 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8283] Re: Washington and 7 MHz Dave, When I left the board meeting, I felt like we were all on the same page regarding the urgency and seriousness of addressing this matter. Now, I'm not so sure we were. What is your plan here, who is in charge of directing our resources, and what is the next step to take should these meetings not produce any positive results? 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 2:25 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8282] Washington and 7 MHz With considerable assistance from Chris, he and I have appointments on Friday with: FCC Chairman Powell's Senior Legal Advisor Bryan Tramont, who handles wireless and international issues for the Chairman Frank Williams, Department of State Nancy Victory, NTIA There are also some irons in the fire on the political front. I am planning to leave for Armenia on vacation as originally scheduled next Tuesday evening, January 28, flying home February 11. I have been asked to attend the initial meeting of the new IARU Region 1 Executive Committee in Amsterdam February 15-17. This involves flying from Boston Friday night, February 14, and returning Monday afternoon. As that Monday is a holiday, the only time I will be out of the office as a result of the Amsterdam meeting is Friday afternoon. Dave K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:8288] Re: CD - Important
by W3KD＠aol.com 23 Jan '03

23 Jan '03

In a message dated 1/23/2003 7:20:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, W5JBP(a)aol.com writes: > > Dave Bell called me last night and said that some of the CD's have the > wrong sound track on them. You need to check and see if yours is OK. Some > will have the sound track for a commercial for 1001 Dalmatians. We are > having them remade. > > Just so Cronkite isn't Cruella DeVil. Chris

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