August 2003 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:9220] Re: Ham Radio PAC?
by Kay Craigie 10 Aug '03

10 Aug '03

I like the idea of considering a ham radio PAC to see if we think the benefits would outweigh the risks under the rules in existence today. There's no doubt that money talks in Washington. If we had a ham radio PAC, with whose voice would the money speak? It occurs to me that public broadcasters may have a more unified ideology than ham radio, where the "like trying to herd cats" analogy is funny but no joke. Reasonable-minded and well-informed Amateurs such as the members of our Board can hold different views about particular issues that a PAC might take a position on. What's more, each of us could list several high-profile wanna-be's and special-pleaders who think they know better than the ARRL Board what's in the best interests of ham radio. Who would be in control of the ham radio PAC? To what degree would the League be able to ensure that a PAC's legislative positions were the same as (or at least not in conflict with) our own? What if the PAC decided, for example, that the League's CC&R legislation is philosophically wrong-headed and should be opposed? I also wonder what effect the creation of a PAC might have on the ARRL's own advocacy fund-raising capability? 73 - Kay N3KN

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[ARRL-ODV:9219] Ham Radio PAC?
by Tom Frenaye 10 Aug '03

10 Aug '03

National Public Radio has been having a debate about starting a Political Action Committee for the past few months. I recall hearing some informal discussion about a ham radio PAC at last month's Board meeting. Perhaps this would be of interest: Pro - http://www.current.org/funding/funding0312pac.html Con - http://www.current.org/funding/funding0314pac.html I'm warming to the idea that a PAC would be useful to us for access on Capital hill. Not completely convinced though. It also might be useful to have a PAC that focuses only on Part 15 issues since that seems to be where our greatest heartburn is related to the FCC, and should pull in resources and support from other spectrum users. I recall the Board talked about a PAC about 10-15 years ago but can't remember the details, except that the consensus at the time was that we didn't need to encourage one. -- Tom PS: An interesting web site for a small PAC is here -> http://www.noisefree.org/faq.html ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[ARRL-ODV:9218] BPL
by Dick Mondro 09 Aug '03

09 Aug '03

Petitions to delete Morse requirementBrowsing through some back issues of QST, I ran across a cover photo that I feel tells the whole story of the current BPL Issue in one picture. My issue is pretty well aged but perhaps our archives can come up with a better copy or perhaps someone can take a similar photo to exemplify our problem to those not so technically astute. Dick Mondro, W8FQT Vice Director ARRL, Great Lakes Division http://greatlakes.arrl.org PLAN TO ATTEND THE GREAT LAKES DIVISION CONVENTION September 6-7 2003 at Findlay Ohio Banquet Speaker ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP Check the Division Website for more information soon. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/2003

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[ARRL-ODV:9217] Petitions to delete Morse requirement
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Aug '03

08 Aug '03

There have been at least four petitions submitted to the FCC to drop the Morse requirement. In addition to the NCVEC petition that all of you have seen, there are three from individuals. They may be viewed at KG4QDZ, KG4YUM, and KG4QDY: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docume… K8AD: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docume… WA6BJH: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_docume… It remains to be seen whether eventually there will be as many petitions as there are candidates for Governor of California. RM-numbers have not yet been assigned. I hope everyone has a good weekend. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:9216] Re: FCC/NTIA plan for WRC-03 implementation
by Joel Harrison 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

FCC/NTIA plan for WRC-03 implementationInteresting, Dave. Regardless of what they meant, it appears any Part 97 changes are not on the fast track! I notice the fast track item is UNII at 5 GHz which, of course, is of no surprise to us!! Thanks for the info. 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:47 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:9215] FCC/NTIA plan for WRC-03 implementation Note that the FCC is giving itself the rest of the year simply to develop a schedule for addressing Part 97 amendments. And no, I have no idea what the reference to "auxiliary operation" means. I have a call in to the FCC to try and find out what they thought they were saying. Dave <<DOC-237420A1.doc>>

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[ARRL-ODV:9215] FCC/NTIA plan for WRC-03 implementation
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

Note that the FCC is giving itself the rest of the year simply to develop a schedule for addressing Part 97 amendments. And no, I have no idea what the reference to "auxiliary operation" means. I have a call in to the FCC to try and find out what they thought they were saying. Dave <<DOC-237420A1.doc>>

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[ARRL-ODV:9214] Re: IN-News
by Jim Weaver 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

Tom, Tom, Tom! What mean spirited sarcasm! Love it. Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director, Great Lakes Division k8je(a)arrl.org - Tel. 513-459-0142 ARRL -- The reason Amateur Radio is! GREAT LAKES DIVISION CONVENTION, September 6, 2003: See http://greatlakes.arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:9213] Re: new video
by W5JBP＠aol.com 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

Tom, the sequence of events were as follows. Ed did his trip on the week of July 28. I was in Washington that week. We did talk on Thursday morning July 31 while I was waiting for my flight. His verbal description to me was one of concern. Wednesday, August the 6th, we talked again and he was telling me about the footage that he had in the "can" so I asked that he send me via next day air a "raw" copy as I wanted to see what he had. When I viewed the tape, I felt that this was something that I could use that weekend at the West Gulf Division Convention as Joe Makeever had set aside an hour for what was billed as the "Presidents Forum." I did not show all the tape, just some of it because as I mentioned before it was "raw" footage. I have requested that HQ provide each director with the finished version which will have narration which my "raw" copy did not. Jim Haynie, W5JBP

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[ARRL-ODV:9212] Re: IN-News
by Tom Frenaye 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

At 11:10 AM 8/6/2003 -0400, In-News wrote: >It appears that the "Ham Radio For Dummies" book project is a go, and the book could go to press early next year. Gee, and I thought it was the name for our new licensing manual. :^ } -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[ARRL-ODV:9211] new video
by Tom Frenaye 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

Our web site has a nice new story about BPL, including news of a video and some files that can be downloaded. http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/08/08/2/?nc=1 Looks like good things are happening, just wish the Board was being told more about what's going on... I understand the video was shown at a hamfest or convention in Texas last weekend. I don't like it when something like this has been released to members without some internal information circulated first. -- Tom PS: In the BPL story and video we say that Ed Hare visited 4 locations with active BPL activity. Why don't we publicize where they are so hams (and others) can go listen to it themselves? Are they secret? There must be hams in those locations already POed. ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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