January 2004 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:10077] Official Minutes, January 2004 Board Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Here are the final edited Minutes. I will wait until tomorrow morning to release them for Web posting; if you spot any fatal errors before then, please let me know. The final version adds W6PO and W6QYT to the list of Silent Keys and makes a couple of minor adjustments to Minutes 32 and 34. Dave K1ZZ <<2004 Annual Meeting Minutes.doc>>

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[ARRL-ODV:10076] Disgusting turn of events
by James Weaver 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

It looks as though we aren't going to be recalled after all! Darn! I just talked with Tony DiPrato on the telephone for about 45 minutes during which I explained why we did what we did. It turns out he hadn't seen any of the newsletters I'd sent out on the restructuring proposal. He had set his arrl.net address to forward to a secondary E-mail address and had somehow missed seeing these. Anyway, after we talk and commiserated he came to understand what we are trying to do and the constraints with which we were operating - i.e. forget asking for things FCC will definitely not accept (ex 20 wpm code). I guess y'all'l have to put up with me for another couple of years after all. I withdraw my offer of a vacation in the Bahamas for all of us (after being recalled). Incidentally, we all know how valuable good SMs are. It turns out that SM John Meyers, NB4K talked with Tony before me and took most of the tank traps and barriers out of the field for me. He's a good man. 73, GL, 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:10075] Re: Recall Petition
by Art Goddard 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Gee, Dave... What a helpful idea! Brutus K1ZZ wrote: ... In fact, in the event of a successful recall against the Director the Vice Director becomes Director.

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[ARRL-ODV:10074] Advance look at March QST editorial
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Here's the March QST editorial. As part of our stewardship efforts Mary Hobart will be sending out a letter from me to our major contributors, giving them an advance copy. Dave K1ZZ <<qs0403.pdf>>

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[ARRL-ODV:10073] Re: Recall Petition
by walstrom＠mchsi.com 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

>From a practical viewpoint, the directors have little to worry about here, either. 73, Wade W0EJ > Bruce has nothing to worry about. Vice directors are not subject to recall. In > fact, in the event of a successful recall against the Director the Vice Director > becomes Director. > > Dave K1ZZ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Weaver, Jim K8JE (DIR, GL) > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:13 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10050] Recall Petition > > > FYI, it looks as though all of us Directors will have a lot more time on our > hands provided Tony DiPrato, WA4JQS, gets his wish. Tony says he will circulate > a petition to recall me, and is encouraging others throughout the country to do > the same for the rest of the Directors so that all "14" of us get booted out. I > don't know Tony more than from a passing discussion at a meeting in Cincinnati > at which we brought him up to speak, but I'm a bit surprised. Someone else, no, > but Tony, yes. > Incidentally, some of his Board bashing memos are signed as OO among other > things. SM John Meyer, NB4K has taken the initiative to advise Tony he is free > to have his own opinions and to take whatever action he thinks appropriate, but > not to do it as a League representative . . . or have his appointment withdrawn. > Beyond doubt, if Tony succeeds (I doubt it), I will have much more time to chase > DX and be with my family. I'm worried! > Bruce, obviously you are a great friend of Tony's(I'm sure you support his > DXpeditions and own his AlphaDelta products) why don't you talk with him - > before you are recalled? HI! > 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:10072] Re: Recall Petition
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Bruce has nothing to worry about. Vice directors are not subject to recall. In fact, in the event of a successful recall against the Director the Vice Director becomes Director. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, Jim K8JE (DIR, GL) Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:13 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10050] Recall Petition FYI, it looks as though all of us Directors will have a lot more time on our hands provided Tony DiPrato, WA4JQS, gets his wish. Tony says he will circulate a petition to recall me, and is encouraging others throughout the country to do the same for the rest of the Directors so that all "14" of us get booted out. I don't know Tony more than from a passing discussion at a meeting in Cincinnati at which we brought him up to speak, but I'm a bit surprised. Someone else, no, but Tony, yes. Incidentally, some of his Board bashing memos are signed as OO among other things. SM John Meyer, NB4K has taken the initiative to advise Tony he is free to have his own opinions and to take whatever action he thinks appropriate, but not to do it as a League representative . . . or have his appointment withdrawn. Beyond doubt, if Tony succeeds (I doubt it), I will have much more time to chase DX and be with my family. I'm worried! Bruce, obviously you are a great friend of Tony's(I'm sure you support his DXpeditions and own his AlphaDelta products) why don't you talk with him - before you are recalled? HI! 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:10071] Re: CEPT Question
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Coy, CEPT Recommendation T/R 61-01 was updated in October. Your correspondent should go to www.ero.dk. Across the top there are several menus including one labeled "Deliverables" with a submenu "Recommendations." If he scrolls down the list to "T/R 61-01" he will be able to download the current version of the document. 73, Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: n5ok.ok(a)att.net [mailto:n5ok.ok@att.net] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 7:15 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10059] CEPT Question Hi All, One of my more difficult cases with which I've exchanged more than a dozen e- mails with is starting to back off a bit. However, he is looking for proof of what I've tolkd him about the CEPT license. Does anyone know where I can find the information on the web? Here's his exact question: On the CEPT/IARP issue, I can believe the situation with the IARP, since I always get mine from the ARRL and they are the ones who select Class 1 or Class 2. However, none of the information on the ARRL web site, the FCC, the RSGB, nor the OFCOM (UK FCC) indicates that there was a revision to the CEPT agreement since 1992. Also, many UK amateurs are upset with the fact that, according to OFCOM, their Class B, who now have full HF privileges, do not have Class 1 CEPT privileges. Of course, their license structure is different than ours, so the problems may be unrelated. Can you tell me where the information on the CEPT revision might be found? Coy -- ARRL West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29th St Union City, OK 73090-9726 n5ok(a)arrl.org 405-483-5632

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[ARRL-ODV:10070] Re: Funniest thing I ever read
by James Weaver 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

I have a brother who is an attorney in Indiana. Boy do I know the lawyer jokes! 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 <mailto:k8je@arrl.org> k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:10069] Re: Funniest thing I ever read
by James Weaver 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

Sandy, I should have told the guy to send his note to you1 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 <mailto:k8je@arrl.org> k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:10067] Ist Front Line Report Since Restructuring Proposal
by dick＠pobox.com 26 Jan '04

26 Jan '04

25 JAN, 2004 - 2055 CST This morning I attended the Wheaton (IL) Radio Club Hamfest that was held in a new venue. They generated a lot of negative comments with the location they used last year and I believe their attendance was down a bit from last year - probably in the range of 800 attendees. However, they sold all 250 of their tables. But a few of things happened this morning that may have been anomalies, or perhaps an early glimmer of reaction to our license restructuring proposal. 1. We sold/renewed 11 ARRL memberships. This is roughly double my experience at a one day hamfest of this size. 2. We had about triple the number of people stop by and talk to us. 3. ICOM Radio had a display with two paid staff people. They were running out of HF equipment literature by around 10:00 AM. 4. The two equipment dealers told me their sales were better at this hamfest compared to the last couple of years. I was assisted by Vice Director Huntington, Illinois SM Sharon Harlan, Assistant Illinois SM Ron Morgan. And we were all kept pretty busy. I attended a similar sized hamfest in the Milwaukee, WI area the first weekend of January and we only sold 4 or 5 memberships and there was not much enthusiasm shown by the attendees. The WX was virtually the same at both hamfests, cloudy, windy, cold, some snow on the ground, but the roads were clear and dry for both events. I will be interested in hearing other hamfest reports from my fellow directors over the next few months - particularly comparisons with recent years. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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