May 2004 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:10577] Re: IEEE MEETING ON BPL
by James Weaver 10 May '04

10 May '04

Paul, I figured you all had things covered, but just wanted to make certain. From what little I skimmed in the announcement, it sounds as though they are working toward establishing IEEE policy. Tnx, 73, Jim 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:10576] Re: Copy of as-filed BPL comments
by James Weaver 10 May '04

10 May '04

Chris, My hometown was nearly solid Cub territory. Me being a "contrarian" in disposition even as a kid pulled for the Sox and organized trips to old Comiskey. CU 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:10575] Re: Copy of as-filed BPL comments
by W3KD＠aol.com 10 May '04

10 May '04

In a message dated 5/8/2004 10:21:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, k8je(a)arrl.org writes: > > OK, Chris, I trust you enjoyed the wiener schnitzels while “my” White Sox > knocked the socks off your birds. > > > > > Yes, Jim, that was gross. I was expecting much better from "them O's" but it didn't happen. Let's see what this next series looks like, though, starting tomorrow night at Chicago. I must say, we like the Cubs here a lot better than the White Sox. Chris

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[ARRL-ODV:10574] Re: IEEE MEETING ON BPL
by Paul Rinaldo 10 May '04

10 May '04

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[ARRL-ODV:10573] Re: President Bush encourages BPL
by James Weaver 09 May '04

09 May '04

Walt, It is no wonder that many members do not have an idea of what BPL is and can do. These are the same people who are just waking up to the fact that the FCC itself abolished code for Tech license exams and dropped speed to 5 WPM for the others four years ago. It is amazing to see the number of active hams who realize this when I speak at clubs and hamfests. 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:10572] Re: LOTW works
by James Weaver 09 May '04

09 May '04

I've received a few comments directly and have overheard others related to confusion over fees for LoTW as Jay noted. I endorse his thought of reviewing the discussion on the web at the earliest practical opportunity. I also endorse pointing out that the LoTW fees make the cost of printing QSLs and of postage unnecessary. Postage both ways itself is no insignificant cost. Of course, anyone can resort to mailing QSLs and the costs incurred in doing this if they wish, but this would be up to them provided we get nearly everyone if not everyone to use LogBook. As a sidebar observation, I think we (ARRL) often miss the boat by "just this much" because we forget that not everything related to Amateur Radio and amateurs is technical. Specifically, the minds of our members, non-members, detractors and protagonists think emotionally as well as technically. We seem to forget the emotional part quite often and miss the positive impact properly worded emotional "appeal" can wield. In other words, we miss putting a legitimate, appealing spin on things all too often or hide it in fine print in the back section. 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:10571] Re: LOTW works
by JBellows 09 May '04

09 May '04

The only complaints I have heard is that the explanation of the charges for the application of LOTW credits toward DXCC credits is not very clear. It may be a veiled form of complaining that having paid for LOTW credits there should be a "free ride" for DXCC. When reminded that LOTW is in place of the cost of "pasteboard" confirmations most complaints go away. Even so a second look at the explanation of charges on the website may be worthwhile. 73, Jay, K0QB -----Original Message----- From: Kay Craigie [mailto:wt3p@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 7:24 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10564] LOTW works I just submitted my first application to claim LOTW credits, and the process was a snap. You may recall there were some hitches and hiccups when we first went live with the database part of LOTW last fall. I found no such problems in the new awards module, and that's very good news since we are taking people's money for this part of the deal. I'm sure the bashers will find some little something to whine about -- they aren't happy unless they're unhappy! -- but heading into Dayton week I feel very appreciative of staff's apparently-successful efforts to get this right the first time. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[ARRL-ODV:10570] IEEE MEETING ON BPL
by James Weaver 09 May '04

09 May '04

A member sent the following link to me. Will we have someone at this meeting? If this is not currently planned, should we be there? Link = http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_bplinvite.html 73, Jim W. 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:10569] Re: Copy of as-filed BPL comments
by James Weaver 09 May '04

09 May '04

OK, Chris, I trust you enjoyed the wiener schnitzels while "my" White Sox knocked the socks off your birds. 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:10568] Re: More From UTC
by dick＠pobox.com 08 May '04

08 May '04

8 MAY, 2004 - 1605 CDT Hello Tom... You posting about TV broadcasters' concerns reminds me of a small piece of prose describing how the NAZIs came to power in the thirties. Went something like they came for---- but that was no concern of mine. Then they came for----, etc. And then ends up with now their coming for me. BPL is the foot in the door for the FCC to totally corrupt the licensed use of RF spectrum and render it useless for all. Too bad some of the other licensed users of the RF spectrum could not see that it was in their best long-term interests to rise to our defense. Looks like it will soon be their turn in the barrel. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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