October 2005 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:13209] Web Projects Progress
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 20 Oct '05

20 Oct '05

Hi, Here is an update from Jon Bloom on our two major web projects: Search Engine Upgrade: The project to upgrade the search engine proceeds apace. We have received the Google appliance box, and it is installed here at HQ while we configure it and learn how to use it to its best advantage. We plan to install it at the Interbridge facility and are still on track to have it up and running and integrated into the Web site by 11/11, as scheduled. WAS on Logbook of the World: Addition of the WAS award to Logbook continues to be worked on. The design of the additional components is being completed as we work on fixing some server bugs that must be cleared away before adding more code to the system. We anticipate completion of WAS support by the end of the year, as scheduled. Jon Bloom, KE3Z Web/Software Development Manager 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 860 594 0220 www.arrl.org/

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[arrl-odv:13208] Re: Google goes wireless
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

Another interesting WiFi story, released today: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/19/wi.fi.farm.ap/index.html Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:16 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13207] Google goes wireless At http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9406935/ there's a Reuters report saying that "Google, the online search leader, confirmed Tuesday it has begun a limited test of a free wireless Internet service, called Google WiFi." The whole story is interesting reading. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:13207] Google goes wireless
by Kay Craigie 19 Oct '05

19 Oct '05

At http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9406935/ there's a Reuters report saying that "Google, the online search leader, confirmed Tuesday it has begun a limited test of a free wireless Internet service, called Google WiFi." The whole story is interesting reading. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:13206] September Financial Reports
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

The September financial reports have been posted to the ODV section of the web page. http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Financial%20Reports-2005/ If you have any questions, please let us know. 73, Barry, N1VXY

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[arrl-odv:13205] BPL; Petition for Further NPRM and Amendment of Rules
by W3KD＠aol.com 18 Oct '05

18 Oct '05

Greetings. Just now, I filed the attached Petition. This was discussed with the Board in July as a strategy, and is a followup to a meeting with OET staff in late July. FCC was lukewarm on our proposal to permit BPL with three additional rules added: (1) HF would not be used on medium voltage power lines; (2) Amateur bands would not be used at all (except that we have carved out an exception for the 5 MHz band, which is now NOT notched by the current generation HomePlug standard, used by the benign Motorola and Current Technologies systems on low voltage lines and in-house lines); and (3) the FCC would require use of a distance extrapolation of 20 dB per decade of distance, not the present 40 dB. These conditions would allow us to claim victory, and would require some relatively minor reconfiguration of the presently deployed systems such as Amperion, Mitsubishi, Main.net and Ambient (the ones that cause interference to Amateur Radio). FCC may not adopt any of these, but this filing is our last clear chance to avoid a protracted and expensive court appeal, and would relieve FCC of some burden. They clearly would like our Petition for Reconsideration to go away. This is a PDF file. Anyone with any problem, let me know and we can send a Word file of the Petition, or a hard copy. 73, Chris W3KD

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RE: The FCC's Master Plan: World Domination?
by Jim K8JE 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

But, Tom, I've not been able to figure out just what he thinks of the FCC. Any idea? Rick? 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: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye@pcnet.com] Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 11:09 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: The FCC's Master Plan: World Domination? I always enjoy reading articles critical of the FCC... (from eWeek 10/10/05) http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1867967,00.asp -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:13203] FW: Hurricane Katrina item
by JIM WEAVER 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

In case anyone didn't see this (as I hadn't until it was forwarded to me). 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: Cecil Crider [mailto:we8d@pasty.com] Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 11:00 AM To: Jim Weaver Subject: Hurricane Katrina item Jim: The PCMag web site did not have article so I am retyping it for you. PC Magazine November 8 2005 Page 93 Inside Track by John C. Dvorak Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina, it was reported that over 100 internet networks were still down in Louisiana, as well as another dozen elsewhere that had been in the path of the hurricane. So much for the notion that the Web is impossible to kill. Hard to have an Internet with no power! WiMAX and other solutions are useless, too, though I suppose a generator would be useful for WiMAX. Whatever the case, the most overlooked participants in the Katrina relief effort were the ham radio folks, who were doing whatever they could as ad hoc emergency dispatchers, creating their own network within the system. These dedicated persons pride themselves on their ability to do worldwide communications under adverse conditions, and the ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League) and its members, as well as others, were a big part of the aid effort. Of course, since amateur radio is anything but trendy in today's Xbox, gene-splicing world, there was zero coverage of its contributions in the mainstream press, and these people are not the greatest self--promoters. At least some of us are paying attention. Good work, guys! Bush should be giving medals to you all. Cecil, WE8D PC Magazine has a permissions, reprints item in magazine. Contact Ziff Davis Media's director of rights and permissions, Olga Gonopolsky at <mailto:permissions@ziffdavis.com> permissions(a)ziffdavis.com or phone 212 503 5438 or by fax at 212 503 5420. Note: I have two email addresses for John C. Dvorak. john(a)dvorak.org and pcmag(a)dvorak.org You may want to contact John and see if he would allow you to relay his thoughts to the FCC (BPL guru's) and congress/representatives.

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RE: The FCC's Master Plan: World Domination?
by Greg Milnes 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

Thanks Tom. 73/Greg W7OZ -----Original Message----- From: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye@pcnet.com] Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:09 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: The FCC's Master Plan: World Domination? I always enjoy reading articles critical of the FCC... (from eWeek 10/10/05) http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1867967,00.asp -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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The FCC's Master Plan: World Domination?
by Tom Frenaye 15 Oct '05

15 Oct '05

I always enjoy reading articles critical of the FCC... (from eWeek 10/10/05) http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1867967,00.asp -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:13200] Re: ARRL complaint re BPL database
by Jim K8JE 14 Oct '05

14 Oct '05

In re BPL During the past few weeks I've visited several club meetings and, of course, a prime topic was BPL. I've been pleased to tell them I thought that thanks to our HQ effort, BPL in its "electronically-dirty" version is dieing slowly-but-surely. I'm even more pleased to have sensed a considerable degree of sophistication among members who have begun to realize we aren't anti-BPL technology, but are strongly anti-interference caused by lousy (lousy = technical term) execution of the technology. Kudos to Dave and crew! 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: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:57 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13197] ARRL complaint re BPL database After coordination with Chris I have just FAXed the attached complaint to Bruce Franca, cc to Bill Moroney of UTC, concerning the BPL database that was announced yesterday by FCC Public Notice. By the way, because of the Motorola Powerline LV system now in operation at W1AW, we are a "BPL operator" so we have requested a user name and password for administrative access to the database. It will be interesting to see what UTC's reaction is. Dave K1ZZ <<Franca rev 2.doc>>

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