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

[ARRL-ODV:10333] Re: BPL and Bush
by Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) 27 Mar '04

27 Mar '04

oops, a bit large, should have cropped it more, but I am sure you get the idea. Actually, large print for those of us who might need it more. Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) wrote: > Was scanning thru my hometown paper today and ran across this. Perhaps > it was in other papers as well, but in case you missed it. I have > saved it as a jpeg file, so hope it comes thru.... > > -- ************************************************ 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:10334] Re: BPL and Bush
by Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) 27 Mar '04

27 Mar '04

oops, a bit large, should have cropped it more, but I am sure you get the idea. Actually, large print for those of us who might need it more. Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) wrote: > Was scanning thru my hometown paper today and ran across this. Perhaps > it was in other papers as well, but in case you missed it. I have > saved it as a jpeg file, so hope it comes thru.... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- ************************************************ 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:10332] BPL and Bush
by Tuck Miller NZ6T (SWD V. Dir) 27 Mar '04

27 Mar '04

Was scanning thru my hometown paper today and ran across this. Perhaps it was in other papers as well, but in case you missed it. I have saved it as a jpeg file, so hope it comes thru.... -- ************************************************ 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:10331] Re: Fwd: A GREAT READ
by James Weaver 27 Mar '04

27 Mar '04

I think we ought to consider how we are perceived by the amateur community much more seriously than we might think necessary. Yes, there are a bunch of ARRL-bashers-forever out there, but I'm truly concerned we may not be demonstrating as much consideration for our members as we ought. It is just even a tiny bit possible that some of the I-Hate-ARRL folks became this way because we were just a tiny bit cavalier in our approach to them. No soap box (I had to turn it in when I left P&G), but I urge we try a considerable amount of self assessment while trying to view ourselves as though we are having an out-of-body experience. 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:10330] Re: Fwd: A GREAT READ
by Kay Craigie 27 Mar '04

27 Mar '04

Rich wrote, "The American Radio Relay League's membership may have fallen sharply in the past decade, but that has more to do with how the organization is perceived by many hams than with the number or licensed or even active hams." He could have left that out. It's a cheap shot. However, think of the letter as tossing one small rock at the ARRL but aiming an artillery barrage at the WSJ's reportage. Dennis Silage K3DS, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Temple University, wrote the WSJ to set them straight on the idea that ham radio is all old-timey stuff practiced by aging kooks. Among his comments: "I use amateur radio to teach 'cutting edge' communication technology to undergraduate electrical and computer engineers. Last year's capstone senior project (by a group of female undergraduates) was a digital voice compression system for amateur radio." Dennis serves on our HSMM working group, I believe. I also saw a cc: of an e-mail from Ed Hare to a ham who didn't like the article, indicating that the reporter was indeed given a "comprehensive overview" of ham radio today. Apparently the reporter selected only the information that made hams seem like the Amishmen of the technological world. Read over your e-mails from the past six months and tell me we don't have some of that in the family! The guy wasn't lying ... he just wasn't telling the truth. I guess when you work for the big media, you may learn how to do that. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[ARRL-ODV:10329] Re: May QST editorial
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

Jim, the minute never said the material would be released to members except "at the appropriate time." If you feel under the gun to give some specific members something you could give them what was drafted earlier, on the understanding that it's a work in progress. The May QST editorial is up on the Web now. I will be off email for the rest of the day. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, Jim K8JE (DIR, GL) Sent: Fri 3/26/2004 6:48 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10328] Re: May QST editorial Dave, I guess this is all fine and proper. I'll leave the judgment on this largely to Rick. On the other hand, I am concerned that once again, the Board has not been brought into the loop on a key decision. Had I, for one, been informed that the timing indicated in the minute was going to be ignored, I would not have promised my people they would be receiving such information, soon. A couple of sentences on OD or ODV would have avoided the issue. I'm beginning to feel as much like a mushroom many of our members. 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:10328] Re: May QST editorial
by James Weaver 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

Dave, I guess this is all fine and proper. I'll leave the judgment on this largely to Rick. On the other hand, I am concerned that once again, the Board has not been brought into the loop on a key decision. Had I, for one, been informed that the timing indicated in the minute was going to be ignored, I would not have promised my people they would be receiving such information, soon. A couple of sentences on OD or ODV would have avoided the issue. I'm beginning to feel as much like a mushroom many of our members. 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:10327] Re: NPR on RF IDs
by Andy Oppel 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

Try this link (it works for me at least): http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1792847 At 09:40 AM 3/26/2004, you wrote: >Bruce-I can't get the link to work. Is it too early for it to be posted? >When Bob Edwards goes away will you still be listening? 73 Sandy, W4RU >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:bfrahm@colby.ixks.com>Bruce Frahm K0BJ >To: <mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>arrl-odv >Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:43 PM >Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10325] NPR on RF IDs > >NPR's Morning Edition had a piece about RF IDs. It was more sociologic >than physiologic in coverage, but I learned some things on both counts and >found it interesting. > >For those of you with RealAudio here's a link ><javascript:getMedia('ME', '26-Mar-2004', 13, 'WM,RM');> >41965a.gif > > ><javascript:getMedia('ME', '26-Mar-2004', 13, 'WM,RM');>Radio Frequency IDs > >NPR's Larry Abramson reports on radio frequency ID, or RFID. The new >technology will help retailers and manufacturers keep track of their >goods. Some consumers, however, don't like having a traceable microchip >attached to everything they buy. >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Bruce Frahm KØBJ ><http://www.carrollsweb.com/bfrahm/>http://www.carrollsweb.com/bfrahm/ > >

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[ARRL-ODV:10325] NPR on RF IDs
by Bruce Frahm K0BJ 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

NPR's Morning Edition had a piece about RF IDs. It was more sociologic than physiologic in coverage, but I learned some things on both counts and found it interesting. For those of you with RealAudio here's a link Radio Frequency IDs NPR's Larry Abramson reports on radio frequency ID, or RFID. The new technology will help retailers and manufacturers keep track of their goods. Some consumers, however, don't like having a traceable microchip attached to everything they buy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruce Frahm KØBJ http://www.carrollsweb.com/bfrahm/

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[ARRL-ODV:10326] Re: NPR on RF IDs
by Sandy Donahue 26 Mar '04

26 Mar '04

Bruce-I can't get the link to work. Is it too early for it to be posted? When Bob Edwards goes away will you still be listening? 73 Sandy, W4RU ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Frahm K0BJ To: arrl-odv Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:43 PM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10325] NPR on RF IDs NPR's Morning Edition had a piece about RF IDs. It was more sociologic than physiologic in coverage, but I learned some things on both counts and found it interesting. For those of you with RealAudio here's a link Radio Frequency IDs NPR's Larry Abramson reports on radio frequency ID, or RFID. The new technology will help retailers and manufacturers keep track of their goods. Some consumers, however, don't like having a traceable microchip attached to everything they buy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruce Frahm KØBJ http://www.carrollsweb.com/bfrahm/

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