March 2004 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:10213] Re: April edition of QST
by Joel Harrison 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Hmmmm. Good point, Tuck. I've seen what he does in the movies, so I think I'll just calm down!!!! Joel -----Original Message----- From: Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) [mailto:nz6t@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:43 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10212] Re: April edition of QST Well, our illustrious Governator has threatened to terminate anyone that got in his way, that includes postal delivery...

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[ARRL-ODV:10212] Re: April edition of QST
by Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Well, our illustrious Governator has threatened to terminate anyone that got in his way, that includes postal delivery... Joel Harrison wrote: >All right - this has got to stop!!!! > >The west coast receiving their QST before me?? > >Next thing you know Hawaii will be receiving theirs before the rest of us. > >I thought there was a Standing Order about the west coast being >last.....guess the EC screwed up and deleted that one! > >73 Joel W5ZN/2 Princeton > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) [mailto:nz6t@arrl.org] >Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:26 PM >To: arrl-odv >Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10210] April edition of QST > > >This has to be the earliest I have received a copy of QST. Talking with >some via e-mail, they received their copy yesterday, while I received >mine today!! Even tho it is April's issue, I know it is no joke. Good >job!! > >-- >************************************************ >ARRL >The national association for Amateur Radio >Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! >Southwestern Division Vice Director >Are you a member yet? If not, please join! >Check out the Convention web site at: >http://www.hamradio2004.com/swdc2004/ >Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t > > > > > > > -- ************************************************ ARRL The national association for Amateur Radio Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! Southwestern Division Vice Director Are you a member yet? If not, please join! Check out the Convention web site at: http://www.hamradio2004.com/swdc2004/ Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t

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[ARRL-ODV:10211] Re: April edition of QST
by Joel Harrison 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

All right - this has got to stop!!!! The west coast receiving their QST before me?? Next thing you know Hawaii will be receiving theirs before the rest of us. I thought there was a Standing Order about the west coast being last.....guess the EC screwed up and deleted that one! 73 Joel W5ZN/2 Princeton -----Original Message----- From: Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) [mailto:nz6t@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:26 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10210] April edition of QST This has to be the earliest I have received a copy of QST. Talking with some via e-mail, they received their copy yesterday, while I received mine today!! Even tho it is April's issue, I know it is no joke. Good job!! -- ************************************************ ARRL The national association for Amateur Radio Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! Southwestern Division Vice Director Are you a member yet? If not, please join! Check out the Convention web site at: http://www.hamradio2004.com/swdc2004/ Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t

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[ARRL-ODV:10210] April edition of QST
by Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

This has to be the earliest I have received a copy of QST. Talking with some via e-mail, they received their copy yesterday, while I received mine today!! Even tho it is April's issue, I know it is no joke. Good job!! -- ************************************************ ARRL The national association for Amateur Radio Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! Southwestern Division Vice Director Are you a member yet? If not, please join! Check out the Convention web site at: http://www.hamradio2004.com/swdc2004/ Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t

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[ARRL-ODV:10209] Re: [ARRL-OD:1643]
by James Weaver 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

For anyone who is taking the time to read my last epistle, please insert the word "confused" to become the second word in the text. Sri for the goof. Yes, I do make them. 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 <mailto:k8je@arrl.org> k8je(a)arrl.org

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[ARRL-ODV:10208] Re: [ARRL-OD:1643]
by James Weaver 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Dave, I 'm about over what you say we need to do next regarding BPL. If our actual goal is to find and document interference from BPL, why are waste time and money by doing the independent validation project that is getting such a tardy start? Similarly, if our hope is documented interference, only, why are we having an outside consultant review Ed's data. Beyond this, I contend it is important that we understand the reason that the validation and documentation projects for Ed's data suddenly were moved from critical to nice-to-do. I do not intend to nail anyone to the cross, but if we merely slough off the failed effort to get technical supportive data "expeditiously" during the last half of 2003, we are doomed (and maybe damned) to repeat the errors of the past that bring us to our current situation. What are our goals - all of them? What are the timelines for each of these goals? Who is managing each individual project for each of these goals? Do they have everything they need to accomplish the goals? What else, if anything, do they need? What are the key dates on which progress toward the goals should be determined? Who will have the nearly daily up-to-date information on the projects as they progress? I am seeking accountability, but not to use to hang anyone. I am seeking accountability to ensure objectives will be met on a timely basis as this has been established by a project flow chart. Again, it may not be apparent, but I am not attempting to "get" you or Paul. My conclusion is that the "old way of doing business" crapped out on us and we better look toward a better way for the future which has already begun. I am gratified that you replied to my previous not, but I am not consoled. As I see it, you did not address the issue so that it can be avoided in the future. We must first acknowledge there is an issue before we can prevent it from recurring. 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:10207] W7RM QSY
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Past Midwest Division Director Lew Gordon, K4VX, called me this evening to relay the news that past Northwestern Division Director Rush Drake, W7RM, has moved to a nursing home and has put his home/station up for sale. For anyone who remembers Rush's big stations and big signal, this is the end of an era. I don't yet have new contact information for Rush. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[ARRL-ODV:10206] Re: IN-NEWS
by dick＠pobox.com 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

3 MAR, 2004 - 1640 CST Jim, I agree with your general statement and reasoning for having progress reports on staff projects. I would also add board committee projects, where the nature of the task permits this to be done. However, truth be known about the FCC's haste to get BPL rolling, I suspect we all expected the FCC to hold off at least until the NTIA technical studies are completed and posted. Reading between the lines, there might be enough "leakage" of the NTIA's data to have triggered the FCC's hasty? NPRM. And if this is the case, I would like to know why the FCC is so hell-bent to get BPL going. Who is getting paid off now... or in the future? But you are right in saying we should have had the independent "professional" verification of our BPL interference findings completed by the end of 2003. However, I doubt if our "verified" findings would have delayed the posting of the FCC's BPL NPRM, but they would certainly put the FCC in a more embarrassing position... if the current Commissioners can indeed be embarrassed. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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[ARRL-ODV:10205] IN-NEWS
by James Weaver 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

I think the In-News updating report is great. I find it interesting and helpful in many instances. There is one thing I find lacking in reporting from Staff; however, and In-News may or may not be a viable vehicle for this. If the idea does not fit with In-News or its distribution, I suggest another updating memo preferably to ODV or if necessary to OD. I find there is on my part a great absence of information on the progress of projects being shepherded by Staff. This would include studies involved our defense against BPL, etc. There are other projects for which the Board, I believe, would benefit by frequent updates. These routine updates, I suggest, should be issued no less frequently than monthly and no more frequently than bi-weekly. They need not be lengthy, but should contain enough frank information to show the Board where the projects stand and where problems are encountered and the status of the problems. I have experienced the benefit of reports such as I recommend while with the little-known household and drug company that is headquartered in Cincinnati. My observation of this process is that is prevented many issues from dropping into the proverbial crack either because of questions asked from upper management or because the reporter in assembling the report realized the oversight had been made. I firmly believe that if issuing reports of this type had been ongoing over the past several months, we would have had the results of our BPL test data validation in time to have potential impact on FCC before the NPRM was issued. For whatever it is worth. Knowing the tendency of the Board to remain mute on the reflector regarding subjects such as this, I do not expect any comments or replies, but if anyone feels sufficiently motivated, I'd readily welcome a dialogue. 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:10204] State legislative repotr for February
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

Derek Riker's month-end state legislative report for February is now available to officers, directors, and vice directors at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Legislative/2004/204.doc Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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