July 2004 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[ARRL-ODV:10851] Re: Committee Members
by Art Goddard 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Thanks for forwarding, Mark. It's ever so handy to have this info, no matter how late! 73, Art ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilson, Mark K1RO" <k1ro(a)arrl.org> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Cc: "Patton, David NN1N" <nn1n(a)arrl.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:18 AM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10850] Committee Members I'm forwarding this list of Committee members on behalf of Dave Patton and Jim Haynie. Dave Patton is not on ODV, so please contact him directly with any questions (nn1n(a)arrl.org) 73, Mark K1RO

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[ARRL-ODV:10850] Committee Members
by Wilson, Mark K1RO 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

I'm forwarding this list of Committee members on behalf of Dave Patton and Jim Haynie. Dave Patton is not on ODV, so please contact him directly with any questions (nn1n(a)arrl.org) 73, Mark K1RO

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[ARRL-ODV:10849] Spam Filtering at arrl.org
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 07 Jul '04

07 Jul '04

Some of you may have noticed a recent reduction in the amount of spam you're getting through your arrl.org e-mail account. This is the result of a solution offered by our corporate ISP, Interbridge Network. They've been able to develop a solution that uses open source software for both the operating system and the actual e-mail analysis. The system is run on a computer physically located at Interbridge. E-mail is processed (filtered) there and, if deemed to be valid, passed on to our server here at HQ. We also have the capability to review the messages that have been filtered out. We're doing that initially to tune the filtering rules but this is not something we paln to do going forward. We began running the software early last week and, at least here at HQ, saw a dramatic reduction in the amount of spam. So much so that some people thought the mail system was malfunctioning! We are in the process of testing the "rules" of the software to get a proper balance and filter as much spam without having too many false positives. (i.e. or valid messages that get trapped by the filters) We're to the point whereby the software is wrong in about 0.0625% of the time (5 messages out of 8,000). In any type of spam filtering software there is always the risk of false positives and we are trying to minimize it. Understand, however, that this will never be perfect. There will also be some spam that isn't trapped. Obviously, we could tighter the filters but the occurrence of false positives would go up at the same time. In addition, this solution offers another layer of protection for our HQ network as the software also does virus scanning of e-mails as well. I should point out that this doesn't eliminate the need for proper virus protection software on your personal computer but it does provide more security, nonetheless. As with any commercial service, this solution doesn't come for free. However, we have been able to consolidate the network monitoring services we were getting from another vendor with these filtering services with Interbridge as the sole provider and reduce our overall cost for the entire service package by about $600 per month. So in the end, we've been able to add services and reduce costs, pretty much a no-brainer. Before you ask whether or not this solution could be applied to the arrl.net system, this has not been determined. Since we do not own those machines and Nframe (the ISP supporting the arrl.net) offers a completely different spam filtering solution based on commercial software, this may not be a possibility. However, we will approach them about looking at this opportunity as well as investigating other possibilities for arrl.net. If anyone has any questions, please let me know. 73, Barry, N1VXY

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[ARRL-ODV:10848] Re: CAC Report
by Art Goddard 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

For your reading pleasure...

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[ARRL-ODV:10847] Re: Report Ad Hoc Antenna Defense Committe
by JBellows 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

Art: They are one in the same. As near as I can tell we have variously used about 4 different names or variations for the same fund over the years. I am trying to move toward Legal Resources Defense Fund as the most accurate description of the actual purpose and function of the fund. 73, Jay, KØQB -----Original Message----- From: Art Goddard [mailto:w6xd@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 10:29 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10846] Re: Report Ad Hoc Antenna Defense Committe Jay, the ARRL Web and membership form refer to a "Legal Research & Resource Fund" I don't see any reference to a "Legal Resources Defense Fund" as mentioned in your report - pls clarify. 73, Art W6XD ----- Original Message ----- From: "JBellows" <jbellows(a)skypoint.com> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 11:51 PM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10844] Re: Report Ad Hoc Antenna Defense Committe > The Report of the Ad Hoc Antenna Case Assistance Committee (Document 23) > is attached. > > Jay, K0QB >

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[ARRL-ODV:10846] Re: Report Ad Hoc Antenna Defense Committe
by Art Goddard 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

Jay, the ARRL Web and membership form refer to a "Legal Research & Resource Fund" I don't see any reference to a "Legal Resources Defense Fund" as mentioned in your report - pls clarify. 73, Art W6XD ----- Original Message ----- From: "JBellows" <jbellows(a)skypoint.com> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 11:51 PM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10844] Re: Report Ad Hoc Antenna Defense Committe > The Report of the Ad Hoc Antenna Case Assistance Committee (Document 23) > is attached. > > Jay, K0QB >

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[ARRL-ODV:10845] Report of the 2nd VP
by Kay Craigie 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

The attached document is my report to you for the Board meeting. See you soon.

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[ARRL-ODV:10844] Re: Report Ad Hoc Antenna Defense Committe
by JBellows 06 Jul '04

06 Jul '04

The Report of the Ad Hoc Antenna Case Assistance Committee (Document 23) is attached. Jay, K0QB

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[ARRL-ODV:10843] Excellent BPL Reply Comments Written By A Teenager!
by dick＠pobox.com 05 Jul '04

05 Jul '04

5 JUL, 2004 - 1735 CDT This past weekend, I was urged by a couple of hams to look up the BPL Reply Comments filed by Ben Gelb, KF4KJQ, who graduated from high school this spring be going to MIT this fall. Ben is an ARRL member. Benjamin Gelb, KF4KJQ (G) 104 Windover Avenue Vienna, VA 22180-4409 703-281-1371 ben(a)gelbnet.com kf4kjq(a)arrl.net If you don't want to take the time to wade through the FCC web site, Ben's reply comments are posted on QRZ.COM at: http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST&f=3&t=65515 Ben's comments are some of the most cogent, non-emotional, factual I have ever seen written. The fact that he is a very young man, as stated in his comments, makes them all the better. I hope that he stays involved with amateur radio throughout the rest of his life. We need thousands more like him. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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[ARRL-ODV:10842] Re: Draft agenda for Board meeting
by Art Goddard 05 Jul '04

05 Jul '04

Thanks for the agenda, Dave. In 9 days many of us will be enroute to the meeting. Hopefully the Consent Agenda items (Officer's Reports, General Counsel's Report, Legislative Relations Report and Committee/Coordinator Reports) will be available for review soon. 73, Art W6XD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org> To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Cc: <ve2ka(a)rac.ca>; <john.chwat(a)chwatco.com> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 10:26 AM Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10841] Draft agenda for Board meeting Here is the draft agenda for the Board meeting. Please let me have any desired changes or corrections at your earliest convenience. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary <<agenda draft.doc>>

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