November 2003 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:9717] Re: Wal-Mart Keeps the Change (RFID)
by Bill Edgar 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

Dave, Have a call into our IT guys to get more info. I'll let you know once I hear back from them. - Bill -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:25 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9708] Re: Wal-Mart Keeps the Change (RFID) Bill, can you nail down the frequencies involved? Dave -----Original Message----- From: Edgar, William (VDir, Atlantic) Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:23 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9707] Re: Wal-Mart Keeps the Change (RFID) Here's another article regarding Wal-Mart's RFID program. This article came from CFO magazine. My company supplies product to Wal-Mart and I am hearing that my company is being approached about participating. - Bill

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[ARRL-ODV:9716] Re: Club contributions to BPL
by James Weaver 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

Mary, I realize I sent the LEARA donation for the BPL fund too late to be included in your recent listing of donor clubs. My question is simply one to reassure me in general. Have you received the check I forward to you from the Lake Erie ARA? Tnx, Jim AMATEUR RADIO: The only fail-safe communications system in the world. ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio is! Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040-9660, Tel. 513-459-0142, E-mail k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:9715] Re: BPL meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Thanks, Jim. I thought the meeting went very well. The "body language" was good from the government reps. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, Jim K8JE (CR) Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:18 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9714] Re: BPL meeting Dave, It sounds to me that the results of the BPL meeting are about what one could expect at this moment. We hope the uncommitted attendees go home and look into the issue more thoroughly. One would hope, next, that we might gain results that we hope for. Good job. 73, Jim W. AMATEUR RADIO: The only fail-safe communications system in the world. ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio is! Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040-9660, Tel. 513-459-0142, E-mail k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:9714] Re: BPL meeting
by James Weaver 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Dave, It sounds to me that the results of the BPL meeting are about what one could expect at this moment. We hope the uncommitted attendees go home and look into the issue more thoroughly. One would hope, next, that we might gain results that we hope for. Good job. 73, Jim W. AMATEUR RADIO: The only fail-safe communications system in the world. ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio is! Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040-9660, Tel. 513-459-0142, E-mail k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:9713] BPL meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Last Friday, ARRL sponsored a meeting of those concerned about the interference potential of BPL. The meeting was hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters and attended by 25 people. The agenda was as follows: BPL Meeting November 7, 2003 1:30 PM - NAB Headquarters 1. Welcome and Opening Remarks - David Sumner, ARRL Chief Executive Officer 2. Introduction of Participants 3. Status of ET 03-104 NOI, Responses and Anticipated FCC action - Chris Imlay, ARRL General Counsel 4. Technical Issues and Studies - Paul Rinaldo, ARRL Technical Relations Manager 5. Open Discussion 6. Possible Actions: ¨ Technical presentations to OET ¨ Presentations to Commissioners ¨ Presentations to NTIA ¨ Further testing, measurements, studies ¨ Capitol Hill ¨ Future meetings ¨ Other suggestions 7. Concluding Remarks Paul Rinaldo's presentation will be available on the ODV portion of the Web site shortly (it isn't up yet and is a bit large to send as an attached file). There was a good exchange of information. Attached is the list of meeting attendees and a report adapted from notes taken by Derek Riker. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:9712] Re: "Broadcast Flag" - Another Stupid FCC Order
by Mendelsohn, Stephen A 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

What makes this all so stupid is that in order to feed audio and video to your TV, all of the digital silliness must be bypassed and simple analog video and audio are sent to the TV. Thus, by bridging the TV A/V inputs you can record anything. Flag suppression software is rife on the net to let you record DVDs if you want to. As Dick said, the FCC is running amok and again bowing to industry, no matter how much sense it makes. -73- Steve, W2ML Steve Mendelsohn, W2ML ARRL Hudson Division Vice Director w2ml(a)arrl.org -----Original Message----- From: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:51 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9711] "Broadcast Flag" - Another Stupid FCC Order 11 NOV, 2003 - 1140 CST The FCC is running amok on other issues besides BPL. Only in this case, instead of allegedly fostering competition, it is doing exactly the opposite. If this edict is allowed to stand, televisions in the future will be severely restricted in what they will be able to receive without paying a fee. In fact, consumers may find it difficult to view home videos of family vacations, etc. on their digital TVs. If the courts fail to overrule the FCC on this issue, congress should again override the commission. The message appended below is courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). 73 - Dick, W9GIG ==================================================================== * FCC Adopts Hollywood Tech Mandate "Broadcast Flag" Stymies Innovation, Fair Use, and Competition Washington, DC - Claiming that it is an "anti-piracy mechanism," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week issued an order mandating that consumer devices capable of receiving broadcast digital television (DTV) signals must implement content control technologies demanded by the entertainment industry. The "broadcast flag" mandate will go into effect by July 1, 2005. "The FCC today has taken a step that will shape the future of television," said EFF Senior Intellectual Property Attorney Fred Von Lohmann. "Sadly, this represents a step in the wrong direction, a step that will undermine innovation, fair use, and competition." "The broadcast flag rule forces manufacturers to remove useful recording features from television products you can buy today," said EFF Staff Technologist Seth Schoen. "The FCC has decided that the way to get Americans to adopt digital TV is to make it cost more and do less." For this media release: <http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/20031104_eff_pr.php> EFF's broadcast flag archive: <http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/> FCC order: <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-273A1.pdf>

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[ARRL-ODV:9711] "Broadcast Flag" - Another Stupid FCC Order
by dick＠pobox.com 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

11 NOV, 2003 - 1140 CST The FCC is running amok on other issues besides BPL. Only in this case, instead of allegedly fostering competition, it is doing exactly the opposite. If this edict is allowed to stand, televisions in the future will be severely restricted in what they will be able to receive without paying a fee. In fact, consumers may find it difficult to view home videos of family vacations, etc. on their digital TVs. If the courts fail to overrule the FCC on this issue, congress should again override the commission. The message appended below is courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). 73 - Dick, W9GIG ==================================================================== * FCC Adopts Hollywood Tech Mandate "Broadcast Flag" Stymies Innovation, Fair Use, and Competition Washington, DC - Claiming that it is an "anti-piracy mechanism," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week issued an order mandating that consumer devices capable of receiving broadcast digital television (DTV) signals must implement content control technologies demanded by the entertainment industry. The "broadcast flag" mandate will go into effect by July 1, 2005. "The FCC today has taken a step that will shape the future of television," said EFF Senior Intellectual Property Attorney Fred Von Lohmann. "Sadly, this represents a step in the wrong direction, a step that will undermine innovation, fair use, and competition." "The broadcast flag rule forces manufacturers to remove useful recording features from television products you can buy today," said EFF Staff Technologist Seth Schoen. "The FCC has decided that the way to get Americans to adopt digital TV is to make it cost more and do less." For this media release: <http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/20031104_eff_pr.php> EFF's broadcast flag archive: <http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/HDTV/> FCC order: <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-03-273A1.pdf>

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[ARRL-ODV:9710] Re: Club contributions to BPL
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Good morning, Since we reached out to more than 2100 clubs in September, we continue to receive contributions from clubs and organizations who share our deep concern about BPL. I thought you might be interested to see the range and variety of supporting organizations by Division that have stepped up thus far. I continue to received phone calls and emails from representatives allerting us to more contributions, and some in very creative ways. 73, Mary K!MMH

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[ARRL-ODV:9709] Monthly call for ARRL in Action items
by Wilson, Mark K1RO 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Dave Hassler asked me to forward this monthly reminder. Mark ______ Hi All. Winter seems to be upon us here in Connecticut, but ham radio activity seems to be heating up. As I do each month, I'm asking for word of your doings that illustrate how ARRL is working for its membership. Anything is fair game -- aiding with materials for a school or club, interceding on behalf of a member to a governamental body, even going to a gathering (hamfest or something other) to let people know that we're here, we care, we listen and we're able to help and serve our members. Please e-mail me directly with your items. My deadline is Friday, Nov. 14. Thanks and 73, Dave Hassler - K7CCC QST Asst. News Editor k7ccc(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:9708] Re: Wal-Mart Keeps the Change (RFID)
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

Bill, can you nail down the frequencies involved? Dave -----Original Message----- From: Edgar, William (VDir, Atlantic) Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:23 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9707] Re: Wal-Mart Keeps the Change (RFID) Here's another article regarding Wal-Mart's RFID program. This article came from CFO magazine. My company supplies product to Wal-Mart and I am hearing that my company is being approached about participating. - Bill

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