October 2004 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:11529] CQWW
by Greg Milnes 31 Oct '04

31 Oct '04

Just worked Art, W6XD, @ HC8L an hour or so ago on 75. I think I also heard K1KI in the background a short while ago too. I'm only on75, night person that I am. 73/Greg W7OZ

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[ARRL-ODV:11528] 2005 Annual Board Meeting Venue
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

The 2005 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors will be held at the familiar Hartford/Windsor Airport Marriott, Windsor, Connecticut, on January 21-22. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[ARRL-ODV:11527] Re: we're back
by bodsond＠att.net 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

Dave: Glad you hand is improving and tht Jim is out of the hospital. Dennis -------------- Original message from "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org>: -------------- First, Jim Haynie is out of the hospital as of a couple of days ago. Jim told me he was tackling his email backlog and I've seen a few messages from him, but am not certain that everyone got the good news of his release. He's been told not to fly for a couple of weeks. Second, my left hand is out of its soccer-ball-sized cast and in a more modest bandage that allows me to write and to type with two hands again. There are about 50 stitches in the palm of my hand and in two fingers, but I already have much better finger motion than prior to the operation and can put my palm flat for the first time in a couple of years. The sutures come out next Thursday. Yesterday afternoon I spent about an hour meeting with Don Schellhardt of the National Antenna Consortium. Don lives in Connecticut but will be relinquishing his position with NAC and moving to San Francisco shortly to work on a Master's degree. He was interested to hear about the grassroots lobbying initiative that Frank Fallon's committee is working on and thought that some of the current NAC membership would be interested in participating. We talked a bit about the 109th Congress and the desirability of finding Senate sponsors for a companion bill to Rep. Israel's HR 1478 (which will have a new number if it's reintroduced in the new Congress); I told him we would welcome NAC's assistance in identifying sponsors. With his departure NAC's future is a bit uncertain, although Don said he was turning things over to Jerry Agliata, W2GLA. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:11526] we're back
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

First, Jim Haynie is out of the hospital as of a couple of days ago. Jim told me he was tackling his email backlog and I've seen a few messages from him, but am not certain that everyone got the good news of his release. He's been told not to fly for a couple of weeks. Second, my left hand is out of its soccer-ball-sized cast and in a more modest bandage that allows me to write and to type with two hands again. There are about 50 stitches in the palm of my hand and in two fingers, but I already have much better finger motion than prior to the operation and can put my palm flat for the first time in a couple of years. The sutures come out next Thursday. Yesterday afternoon I spent about an hour meeting with Don Schellhardt of the National Antenna Consortium. Don lives in Connecticut but will be relinquishing his position with NAC and moving to San Francisco shortly to work on a Master's degree. He was interested to hear about the grassroots lobbying initiative that Frank Fallon's committee is working on and thought that some of the current NAC membership would be interested in participating. We talked a bit about the 109th Congress and the desirability of finding Senate sponsors for a companion bill to Rep. Israel's HR 1478 (which will have a new number if it's reintroduced in the new Congress); I told him we would welcome NAC's assistance in identifying sponsors. With his departure NAC's future is a bit uncertain, although Don said he was turning things over to Jerry Agliata, W2GLA. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:11525] Re: PBS Interrview on BPL
by R. B. Vallio 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

G O O D G R I E F ! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim K8JE To: arrl-odv Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 7:05 PM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:11524] PBS Interrview on BPL In case you haven't had your stomach turned recently, take a listen to Noah Adams PBS interview about BPL. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4125137 Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is!

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[ARRL-ODV:11524] PBS Interrview on BPL
by Jim K8JE 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

In case you haven't had your stomach turned recently, take a listen to Noah Adams PBS interview about BPL. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4125137 Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is!

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[ARRL-ODV:11523] Re: A comment to give to my city plan commission.
by Jim K8JE 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

Boy, the gang at the FCC are really great. Are they going to foot the bill for relocating 4-squares, multiple towers or even single towers? All heart. Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: W5JBP(a)aol.com [mailto:W5JBP@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 5:42 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:11519] Re: A comment to give to my city plan commission. In a footnote, the FCC took pains to advise ARRL that in cases where its members experience RF noise, "such noise can often be avoided by carefully locating their antennas; in many instances an antenna relocation of only a relatively short distance can resolve noise interference."

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[ARRL-ODV:11522] Re: [ARRL-ODV:11521] A comment to give to my city plan commission.
by John Bellows 28 Oct '04

28 Oct '04

Good thought. Perhaps we should see how many sides of its' institutional mouth FCC can simultaneously speak out of. Yes, I ended the sentence in a preposition. Please don't tell my wife the English teacher. Jay -----Original Message----- From: W5JBP(a)aol.com [mailto:W5JBP@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 3:59 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:11521] Re: Re: A comment to give to my city plan commission. No, Kay I see something here. For years we have tried to get the FCC to preempt the tower height deed restrictions and zoning ordinances. Now we can show that the FCC has said we can move, change or relocate our towers to avoid BPL. It has some promise. Jim

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[ARRL-ODV:11521] Re: Re: A comment to give to my city plan commission.
by W5JBP＠aol.com 28 Oct '04

28 Oct '04

No, Kay I see something here. For years we have tried to get the FCC to preempt the tower height deed restrictions and zoning ordinances. Now we can show that the FCC has said we can move, change or relocate our towers to avoid BPL. It has some promise. Jim

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[ARRL-ODV:11520] Re: A comment to give to my city plan commission.
by Kay Craigie 28 Oct '04

28 Oct '04

FCC wrote, "such noise can often be avoided by carefully locating their antennas; in many instances an antenna relocation of only a relatively short distance can resolve noise interference." As Arte Johnson used to say on Laugh-In: "Verrrrry interesting! -- But stoopid!" 73 - Kay N3KN

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