November 2005 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:13334] Re: Reply to UPLC Opposition to ARRL Petition for Fur...
by W3KD＠aol.com 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

In a message dated 11/22/2005 10:19:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, k8je(a)arrl.org writes: > > Chris, > > > > Kudos! You must have been wearing your full, regimental kilt uniform when > you wrote this excellent rebuttal! > > > > > Thanks, Jim. Yes, I have taken to putting my worn copy of Braveheart in the DVD player before sitting down to the computer. Dave, as usual, made this pleading far better than it was initially, as did Ed Hare. Chris

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[arrl-odv:13333] Re: Reply to UPLC Opposition to ARRL Petition for Further NPRM in BPL Docket
by Jim Weaver K8JE 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Chris, Kudos! You must have been wearing your full, regimental kilt uniform when you wrote this excellent rebuttal! Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel: 513-459-0142 ARRL Great Lakes Division ARRL, the Reason Amateur Radio is! Members, the Reason ARRL is! -----Original Message----- From: W3KD(a)aol.com [mailto:W3KD@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:02 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: ehare(a)arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:13326] Reply to UPLC Opposition to ARRL Petition for Further NPRM in BPL Docket Greetings. Our recent Petition for Issuance of a Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the BPL docket, our "last clear chance" to settle this matter favorably to all concerned, drew fire from UPLC, which is attempting to stonewall our efforts to add some reasonable rules to make BPL at least marginally acceptable from an interference potential standpoint. This is our reply to UPLC's Opposition. It was filed last evening electronically, and should by now be available for review on the FCC ECFS site under Docket 04-37. As a wise sage known to you all put it recently, the attorney for UPLC is not a particularly challenging opponent. However, the politics are rolling in BPL's direction still, so this was a necessary filing. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13332] Re: Resolution for mail vote of the Board
by walstrom＠mchsi.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Aye from here! 73, Wade W0EJ

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[arrl-odv:13331] Re: Resolution for mail vote of the Board
by Jim Weaver K8JE 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Well, I interpreted the note of a "mail vote" as meaning USPS mail. In view of the Aye votes of others, it appears I may be mistaken and that an E-mail vote is being taken. As a result, The Director from the great Great Lakes Division, the home of Generals U. S. Grant and W. T. Sherman (among scores of others) proudly votes Aye. Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel: 513-459-0142 ARRL Great Lakes Division ARRL, the Reason Amateur Radio is! Members, the Reason ARRL is! -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:14 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13317] Resolution for mail vote of the Board All Directors: At last Saturday's Administration & Finance Committee meeting there was a discussion of our doing something to help members in the military who are deployed to the theater of operations. The subject was first raised by Bernie Fuller because of the large number of reservists who are being called up and sent overseas, with considerable disruption to their lives. The conclusion of the discussion was that the A&F Committee decided to ask the Executive Committee to direct that a mail vote of the Board be taken on a resolution to continue their memberships for the duration of their deployment without charging dues. After discussion the Executive Committee unanimously agreed to offer the following resolution for Board consideration by mail vote in accordance with Article 6 of the ARRL Articles of Association: "Resolved, that the Bylaws with regard to dues payment and delivery of QST are temporarily suspended to the extent necessary to permit the Executive Vice President, upon request, to maintain membership privileges without charge for the duration of a member's active military deployment outside the ARRL operating territory, with or without the delivery of QST at the member's option." A&F Committee members will note that this is slightly different from, but in the same spirit as, the Saturday discussion. The objective is to ensure that a member who is put on active duty and deployed overseas can maintain his or her membership for the duration of the deployment without paying additional dues. This would not be automatic but would be done on request. In some cases the member may want QST delivery to be suspended, in others not. There was discussion of whether to limit this to troops deployed to a war zone, but the committee felt that in the current environment it is difficult to define "war zone" and we should err on the side of flexibility, given that we don't have a huge number of members who stand to be affected. A&F Commitee members with senior military experience say the best way to implement this is for a member to send a copy of his or her deployment orders, as the orders give the expected duration of the deployment. The A&F Committee preferred to have this policy implemented as soon as possible rather than wait for the January Board Meeting. If it is adopted by mail vote it would be appropriate for the Board to ratify the decision at the January meeting. On behalf of the Executive Committee I offer this for your consideration. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:13330] Re: Resolution for mail vote of the Board
by Jim Weaver K8JE 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Hurray for A&F and the EC! I can hardly wait to cast my Yea vote! Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel: 513-459-0142 ARRL Great Lakes Division ARRL, the Reason Amateur Radio is! Members, the Reason ARRL is! -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:14 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13317] Resolution for mail vote of the Board All Directors: At last Saturday's Administration & Finance Committee meeting there was a discussion of our doing something to help members in the military who are deployed to the theater of operations. The subject was first raised by Bernie Fuller because of the large number of reservists who are being called up and sent overseas, with considerable disruption to their lives. The conclusion of the discussion was that the A&F Committee decided to ask the Executive Committee to direct that a mail vote of the Board be taken on a resolution to continue their memberships for the duration of their deployment without charging dues. After discussion the Executive Committee unanimously agreed to offer the following resolution for Board consideration by mail vote in accordance with Article 6 of the ARRL Articles of Association: "Resolved, that the Bylaws with regard to dues payment and delivery of QST are temporarily suspended to the extent necessary to permit the Executive Vice President, upon request, to maintain membership privileges without charge for the duration of a member's active military deployment outside the ARRL operating territory, with or without the delivery of QST at the member's option." A&F Committee members will note that this is slightly different from, but in the same spirit as, the Saturday discussion. The objective is to ensure that a member who is put on active duty and deployed overseas can maintain his or her membership for the duration of the deployment without paying additional dues. This would not be automatic but would be done on request. In some cases the member may want QST delivery to be suspended, in others not. There was discussion of whether to limit this to troops deployed to a war zone, but the committee felt that in the current environment it is difficult to define "war zone" and we should err on the side of flexibility, given that we don't have a huge number of members who stand to be affected. A&F Commitee members with senior military experience say the best way to implement this is for a member to send a copy of his or her deployment orders, as the orders give the expected duration of the deployment. The A&F Committee preferred to have this policy implemented as soon as possible rather than wait for the January Board Meeting. If it is adopted by mail vote it would be appropriate for the Board to ratify the decision at the January meeting. On behalf of the Executive Committee I offer this for your consideration. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:13329] Re: Reply to UPLC Opposition
by W3KD＠aol.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

In a message dated 11/22/2005 4:02:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, dick(a)pobox.com writes: Chris, to put it in naval terms, you fired an excellent broadside at UPLC. Thanks, Dick. Avast, me hearties. Shiver me timbers. Chris

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[arrl-odv:13328] Re: Resolution for mail vote of the Board
by dick＠pobox.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

22 NOV, 2005 - 1505 CST I vote AYE. 73 - Dick, W9GIG ========================================================================= From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ <dsumner(a)arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:14:27 -0500 Subject: [arrl-odv:13317] Resolution for mail vote of the Board All Directors: At last Saturday's Administration & Finance Committee meeting there was a discussion of our doing something to help members in the military who are deployed to the theater of operations. The subject was first raised by Bernie Fuller because of the large number of reservists who are being called up and sent overseas, with considerable disruption to their lives. The conclusion of the discussion was that the A&F Committee decided to ask the Executive Committee to direct that a mail vote of the Board be taken on a resolution to continue their memberships for the duration of their deployment without charging dues. After discussion the Executive Committee unanimously agreed to offer the following resolution for Board consideration by mail vote in accordance with Article 6 of the ARRL Articles of Association: "Resolved, that the Bylaws with regard to dues payment and delivery of QST are temporarily suspended to the extent necessary to permit the Executive Vice President, upon request, to maintain membership privileges without charge for the duration of a member's active military deployment outside the ARRL operating territory, with or without the delivery of QST at the member's option." A&F Committee members will note that this is slightly different from, but in the same spirit as, the Saturday discussion. The objective is to ensure that a member who is put on active duty and deployed overseas can maintain his or her membership for the duration of the deployment without paying additional dues. This would not be automatic but would be done on request. In some cases the member may want QST delivery to be suspended, in others not. There was discussion of whether to limit this to troops deployed to a war zone, but the committee felt that in the current environment it is difficult to define "war zone" and we should err on the side of flexibility, given that we don't have a huge number of members who stand to be affected. A&F Commitee members with senior military experience say the best way to implement this is for a member to send a copy of his or her deployment orders, as the orders give the expected duration of the deployment. The A&F Committee preferred to have this policy implemented as soon as possible rather than wait for the January Board Meeting. If it is adopted by mail vote it would be appropriate for the Board to ratify the decision at the January meeting. On behalf of the Executive Committee I offer this for your consideration. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:13327] Re: Reply to UPLC Opposition
by dick＠pobox.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

22 NOV, 2005 - 1455 CST Chris, to put it in naval terms, you fired an excellent broadside at UPLC. However, it appears they are too dense to realize just how lousy their arguments are... I don't see how the FCC can fail to adjust it's rule- making on BPL. But, of course, I still don't see the rationale for the Commission's approval of this fiasco in the first place. So I'm not holding my breath on this one. 73 - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:13326] Reply to UPLC Opposition to ARRL Petition for Further NPRM in BPL Docket
by W3KD＠aol.com 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

Greetings. Our recent Petition for Issuance of a Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the BPL docket, our "last clear chance" to settle this matter favorably to all concerned, drew fire from UPLC, which is attempting to stonewall our efforts to add some reasonable rules to make BPL at least marginally acceptable from an interference potential standpoint. This is our reply to UPLC's Opposition. It was filed last evening electronically, and should by now be available for review on the FCC ECFS site under Docket 04-37. As a wise sage known to you all put it recently, the attorney for UPLC is not a particularly challenging opponent. However, the politics are rolling in BPL's direction still, so this was a necessary filing. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13325] FW: Dave Patton -- New Head of F & ES
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

FYI Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 860 594 0220 <http://www.arrl.org/> ________________________________ From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:16 PM To: HQ Staff Subject: Dave Patton -- New Head of F & ES Hi, I am pleased to officially announce that Dave Patton, NN1N, has been named Manager of Field and Education Services effective November 21, 2005. Dave has been serving as Acting Head of this Department since September during which he led that department through the Katrina disaster relief efforts. Congratulations, Dave. We all look forward to working with you in your new capacity. 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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