February 2005 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:11877] Update on Paul Rinaldo
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

I'm pleased to report that Paul Rinaldo has recuperated from his back surgery to the point where he's able to put in half-days at the Fairfax office. Dave

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[arrl-odv:11876] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa
by W3KD＠aol.com 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

In a message dated 2/28/2005 9:15:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, walstrom(a)mchsi.com writes: > > > Spelling is apparently not a prerequisite for being a major detractor. > > 73, > > Wade W0EJ > Interesting that the very first word in the entire trashy document was misspelled, too. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:11875] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

To answer Jay's questions: 1) Other than letters from Larry Gandy the only evidence of interest on the part of residents of American Samoa that I have seen is a petition signed by six people, including Gandy, in October 2004 asking that ARRL's representation of American Samoa in the IARU be terminated. 2) DXCC generally uses nautical charts to determine distances. We don't have this particular chart since it has not been needed, but Bill Moore has ordered one. Bernie McClenny says he has measured the distance on a chart as 351 km. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Bellows, John (Dir, Dakota) Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:54 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:11874] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa Two Questions. 1. Have there been any comments, concerns or expressions of interest on the Swain's Island matter from any Amateurs who are residents of American Samoa? 2. Does DXCC rely on a standard map reference to determine distances when distance is a determining criteria? I recognize distance doesn't come into play in this case because America Samoa doesn't have an IARU Member Society. Jay, KØQB -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:40 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:11871] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa Thanks, Rick. I don't plan any further public comment. I note that they don't even bother to try to perpetuate the lie that I agreed to anything in Taipei. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Roderick, Rick (aol.com) Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:29 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:11870] Response to White Paper on American Samoa Hi All: Here is a response to Dave's White Paper on American Samoa. It refers to White Paper "lies and half truths." http://www.swains-island.org/swainsreponce.htm 73, K5UR

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[arrl-odv:11874] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa
by John Bellows 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

Two Questions. 1. Have there been any comments, concerns or expressions of interest on the Swains Island matter from any Amateurs who are residents of American Samoa? 2. Does DXCC rely on a standard map reference to determine distances when distance is a determining criteria? I recognize distance doesnt come into play in this case because America Samoa doesnt have an IARU Member Society. Jay, KØQB -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:40 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:11871] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa Thanks, Rick. I don't plan any further public comment. I note that they don't even bother to try to perpetuate the lie that I agreed to anything in Taipei. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Roderick, Rick (aol.com) Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:29 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:11870] Response to White Paper on American Samoa Hi All: Here is a response to Dave's White Paper on American Samoa. It refers to White Paper "lies and half truths." http://www.swains-island.org/swainsreponce.htm 73, K5UR

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[arrl-odv:11873] Re: [arrl-odv:] LoTW
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

Thanks, Jim. We'll try to get the ball rolling here as quickly as we can. 73, Harold -----Original Message----- From: Weaver, Jim K8JE (DIR, GL) Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:45 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:11868] Re: [arrl-odv:] LoTW Harold, Great news. My personal vision for LoTW is that it will be a significant source of revenue. If this is reasonably close to being the truth, the earlier the service is expanded, the earlier we'll begin to recoup the bundle associated with developing it. 73, GL, 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: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:22 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: Bloom, Jon, KE3Z; Mills, Wayne N7NG Subject: [arrl-odv:] Re: LoTW Hi Joel, I received your email and I would like to answer it since this is my area of responsibility. Since I officially started here all of eight days ago, the issue of WAS and other awards on LOTW has been brought to my attention as a high priority item. I have spoken with Wayne Mills and Jon Bloom and we have moved it up on our priority list. We are currently bringing in some additional contract web development assistance to help us out and move the project ahead. Jon, Wayne and I are meeting the early part of next to develop a more definitive action plan and timeline. If you like, I'll get back to you after that discussion with an update. Harold WJ1B -----Original Message----- From: Harrison, Joel (1st Vice President) Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:01 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:409] LoTW Seeing the ARRLWeb story on LoTW and DXCC prompted me to wonder about when we're going to open up LoTW for WAS and possibly other awards. I'm sure something was mentioned at the board meeting, but darn if I can find it at the moment. Any info? 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:11872] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa
by walstrom＠mchsi.com 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

Spelling is apparently not a prerequisite for being a major detractor. 73, Wade W0EJ

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[arrl-odv:11871] Re: Response to White Paper on American Samoa
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

Thanks, Rick. I don't plan any further public comment. I note that they don't even bother to try to perpetuate the lie that I agreed to anything in Taipei. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Roderick, Rick (aol.com) Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:29 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:11870] Response to White Paper on American Samoa Hi All: Here is a response to Dave's White Paper on American Samoa. It refers to White Paper "lies and half truths." http://www.swains-island.org/swainsreponce.htm 73, K5UR

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[arrl-odv:11870] Response to White Paper on American Samoa
by K5ur＠aol.com 28 Feb '05

28 Feb '05

Hi All: Here is a response to Dave's White Paper on American Samoa. It refers to White Paper "lies and half truths." http://www.swains-island.org/swainsreponce.htm 73, K5UR

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[arrl-odv:11869] FW: Training Essential To Radio Operators
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 27 Feb '05

27 Feb '05

Story in today's Hartford Courant, Connecticut News section. Dave K1ZZ From courant.com -------------------- Training Essential To Radio Operators -------------------- By REGINE LABOSSIERE Courant Staff Writer February 27, 2005 NEWINGTON -- Before ham radio operators can assist victims of bombs, plane crashes and smallpox outbreaks, they have to train. And so, about 60 hams, as they are called, gathered in the Newington Fire Department's headquarters on Main Street Saturday morning to review, discuss and prepare. The hams, also known as amateur radio operators, are members of Amateur Radio Emergency Services, a national program of the American Radio Relay League, whose national headquarters are in Newington. "Training, everything we do is about training. We have to be ready to serve," said Rod Lane, one of the speakers on Saturday and an assistant section manager for ARES. "In a post-9/11 world, it's even more important." Amateur radio operators set up and operate organized communication networks locally for government officials and emergency services. They are usually most active when power outages and downed telephone lines render other communication ineffective. According to Allen Pitts, a spokesman for the league, amateur radio, unlike other forms of communication, can never be blocked or tied up. "Ninety-five percent of other emergency communication services go through some type of a choke point," Pitts said, naming emergency dispatch and cellphone towers as examples. "There's always something. If that something is overloaded or dysfunctional, the system's dead." However, Pitts said, every amateur radio is self-contained and fully functional on its own, so there's never any "choke point." Pitts used the recent tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia to explain the effectiveness of amateur radio. "The first thing that happened in the tsunami, a lady was talking on the radio and she just said the word tremors and the hams heard her," he said. Hams alerted emergency and governmental services when the telephone wasn't working. Dozens of radio operators came from all over the state to Newington Saturday to prepare for Top Off, an emergency disaster drill run by the federal Department of Homeland Security. The drill will take place in Connecticut, New Jersey and foreign countries. The radio operators will learn how to assist the Red Cross and the Office of Emergency Management during emergencies. Pitts said the drill is scheduled for April 4-8 in the New London and Groton areas and will be the biggest disaster drill ever in Connecticut. Anything can happen during those four days, he said. The Department of Homeland Security was planning on replicating anything that terrorists could cause. Many members of the group who gathered in Newington have taken part in major disasters. Some were also radio beginners. All of them sat in a room in the fire station intently listening to the various speakers. The speakers talked about several important factors of being a radio operator. For instance, everyone should have a jump kit - a mini-radio station that operators have handy in an emergency. Several jump kits were on display in the back of the room. The speakers also discussed staying calm in emergencies and where to buy materials. During breaks, people traded barbs and experiences. Michael Abramowitz, a 71-year-old Stratford resident, said he became a licensed operator 15 years ago because of all the opportunities it afforded him. "I wanted to give back something to the community, meet other people on the air, try other means of communication," he said. Rose-Anne Lawrence, a 51-year-old radio operator who lives in Newington, said she became licensed about five years ago. "I thought it was interesting and I found there were a lot of challenges in the hobby and you meet a lot of interesting people," Lawrence said. She and her husband went to Torrington in 2002 when a major ice storm destroyed power lines and amateur radio was the only means of communication. Tom Barnhart, 49, from Groton, helped in Torrington and also in the Sept. 11 disaster. He said he first heard the news on television and then went on the air where he heard hams were collecting resources and looking for people willing to go to New York. He was there for 10 days. "We were definitely helping," Barnhart said. "That's the big thing. The people that are here in this room are here because they want to help." Pitts said that amateur radio operators are key in all disasters, but they are no amateurs: "It's called the amateur radio service but it's no more amateur than your amateur volunteer fire services." Copyright 2005, Hartford Courant -------------------- Visit www.ctnow.com for Connecticut news updates, sports stories, entertainment listings and classifieds.

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[arrl-odv:11868] Re: [arrl-odv:] LoTW
by Jim K8JE 27 Feb '05

27 Feb '05

Harold, Great news. My personal vision for LoTW is that it will be a significant source of revenue. If this is reasonably close to being the truth, the earlier the service is expanded, the earlier we'll begin to recoup the bundle associated with developing it. 73, GL, 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: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:22 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: Bloom, Jon, KE3Z; Mills, Wayne N7NG Subject: [arrl-odv:] Re: LoTW Hi Joel, I received your email and I would like to answer it since this is my area of responsibility. Since I officially started here all of eight days ago, the issue of WAS and other awards on LOTW has been brought to my attention as a high priority item. I have spoken with Wayne Mills and Jon Bloom and we have moved it up on our priority list. We are currently bringing in some additional contract web development assistance to help us out and move the project ahead. Jon, Wayne and I are meeting the early part of next to develop a more definitive action plan and timeline. If you like, I'll get back to you after that discussion with an update. Harold WJ1B -----Original Message----- From: Harrison, Joel (1st Vice President) Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 2:01 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:409] LoTW Seeing the ARRLWeb story on LoTW and DXCC prompted me to wonder about when we're going to open up LoTW for WAS and possibly other awards. I'm sure something was mentioned at the board meeting, but darn if I can find it at the moment. Any info? 73 Joel W5ZN

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