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[arrl-odv:12405] Re: ARRL EXPO
by Kay Craigie 23 May '05

23 May '05

This was an outstanding team effort that had the Board and the staff working together as well as I can ever remember, and it paid off. What I kept hearing over and over from all kinds of people -- vendors and individuals alike -- was that this was the kind of presence a national association ought to have. Now, as they say in the DX world, "Where do we go from here?" 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:12404] Re: Motorola Announces Radio-Friendly BPL Product
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 23 May '05

23 May '05

We're working like mad on it, Coy, in between trying to write the July QST editorial and preparing for my DC trip tomorrow. Dave -----Original Message----- From: n5ok.ok(a)att.net [mailto:n5ok.ok@att.net] Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 1:55 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12403] Re: Motorola Announces Radio-Friendly BPL Product Dave, I have a lot of folks that would be interested in knowing about this. Is a link to the news release or an article going to be sent out today? Something on our web site? Coy -- ARRL West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29th St Union City, OK 73090 n5ok(a)arrl.org 405-483-5632 -------------- Original message from "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org>: -------------- Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors: The following news release from Motorola is in fact very good news. The ARRL technical staff has been working with Motorola under a non-disclosure agreement as they developed a BPL system that addresses the interference issue seriously. First and foremost, Motorola's BPL product does not use the medium voltage (MV) power lines. Even its name, Powerline LV, reinforces this fact. The system design uses the Motorola Canopy wireless system to bridge between the fiber or wireless backhaul and the low-voltage side of the customer's power transformer. This eliminates from the BPL interference equation the factor for which there simply is no solution: radiation from the MV lines. Second, Motorola has added hardware notch filters to the notches already programmed into HomePlug modems. Third, if in spite of these steps there is interference in a particular installation, Motorola will simply substitute a wireless link for the low-voltage BPL link. The first installation will be near Spartanburg, South Carolina. Motorola already has been in touch with South Carolina SM Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, for help in recruiting the operators of high-power HF stations in the vicinity to participate in egress and ingress interference tests. The proof of the pudding is, of course, in the eating. We can't put an "ARRL Seal of Approval" on a system that we haven't actually seen, nor would we want to. However, we will congratulate Motorola for doing the right thing by avoiding the MV lines entirely, for proactively adding the hardware notches, and for having a wireless fallback for the more difficult situations. We have been saying all along that we are not opposed to BPL -- we are opposed to the interference. Motorola is reinforcing our argument against putting BPL on the MV lines while giving us the opportunity to be something other than nay-sayers (and, not incidentally, to make the point that the FCC could have gone much further to protect radio services without preventing BPL deployment). Whether Motorola's product will succeed in the marketplace remains to be seen, but it should drive out at least some of the BPL players who have demonstrated neither interest nor competence in dealing with the interference issue. Dave K1ZZ Motorola's Commercial Broadband Over Powerline Solution Debuts at "Telecom 2005" Company Introduces First Powerline LV Utility Customer LONG BEACH, Ca., - 23 May 2005 - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today announced the introduction of a wireless to low-voltage Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) solution, Powerline LV (Low Voltage). Powerline LV's introduction to the utility industry was made during the United Telecom Council's "Telecom 2005" Expo in Long Beach, Ca. Powerline LV unites Motorola's Canopy(tm) Broadband Internet Platform with enhanced HomePlug(tm) technology to provide an end-to-end Broadband Over Powerline solution for the utility market. The first wireless to low-voltage solution for widespread commercial use, Powerline LV combines the Canopy platform's reliable high-speed Internet service with the lower-cost and non-invasive benefits of a low-voltage BPL option. By operating the Canopy HomePlug system on low-voltage po! werlines, Powerline LV is significantly less susceptible to interference. Motorola developed a solution that does not use medium-voltage wiring, greatly reducing high-frequency (HF) interference. Motorola also integrated true radio-frequency (RF) notch filtering, providing additional protection for amateur radio transmissions. "Motorola created a low-voltage broadband solution that is both economical and extremely easy to install and maintain, enabling an attractive business case for utilities entering this market," said Chris Banakis, Motorola Vice President and Director of Enterprise Utilities Solutions. "Powerline LV combines the best of both worlds - proven technology with a commercially effective BPL system." Powerline LV is an extension of Motorola's integrated broadband solutions offering, including end-to-end hardware and software to deliver broadband services to telecommunications providers world-wide. Operating Efficiency for Utilities! With Powerline LV, only three pieces of equipment are needed to co nnect a customer to the broadband network - the Powerline LV access point cluster, integrated antenna and bridge router and home plug modem. Because no cabling or other wiring is required to bring the broadband signal to service areas, start-up costs and installation requirements are minimal. "On top of offering significant business expansion opportunities for utilities, Powerline LV supports many of today's core utility applications, making the solution's value proposition even stronger," continued Banakis. Grid management applications such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Substation Monitoring can easily be supported by Powerline LV's Canopy platform. Many of Canopy's existing utility customers already use the system to successfully support a variety of core business applications. Broad River Customers Up-to-Speed with Powerline LV As many as 13 million U.S. households remain unable to! receive broadband services from traditional cable modem or DSL providers. [1] <http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detailpf/0,,5519_5509_23,00.html#f…> Broadband Over Powerline options such as Powerline LV bring the power of broadband to cities and municipalities underserved by current broadband providers. A distribution cooperative serving approximately 25,000 rural utility customers in upstate South Carolina, Broad River Electric represents one of the nation's underserved markets. Broad River receives networking communications and project management support from New Horizon Electric Cooperative. Earlier this month, Broad River and New Horizon established a relationship with Motorola to launch Powerline LV within Broad River's South Carolina service area. "As an electric cooperative in an area with very limited broadband service options, we were actively seeking ways to bring high-speed Internet to our customers," said M! ichael Varner, Vice President for Information Services, New Horizon El ectric Cooperative. "Powerline LV presented a cost-effective approach to serving customer needs within a rural, underserved market, while also satisfying Broad River's need for managing core business applications on an IP system. As a result, we see return on investment potential in both areas." Leveraging the Canopy(tm) Broadband Internet Platform Canopy's point-to-multipoint technology allows utility customers to create a broadband network of virtually any size. Once in place, the Canopy network can serve as a dedicated data link or as a back-up network for the enterprise. "The Canopy system provides the scalability and control necessary to target specific areas for service delivery without requiring a full buildout," said Tom Hulsebosch, Global Director of Business Development for Motorola's Canopy Wireless Broadband group. "This level of flexibility is especially important for utilities introducing their customers to the new offering since c! osts are incurred only as customers are added to the system." "With more than 15,000 Canopy sites deployed worldwide, we have worked with customers to implement and support a wide range of wireless broadband networks, and can now bring this expertise to the Powerline LV solution," said Hulsebosch. Powerline LV Development Team Powerline LV was developed through a partnership between Motorola Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions and the internal commercialization arm of Motorola Labs. "We recognized Broadband Over Powerline as an important emerging technology and were eager to facilitate development of this unique BPL solution," said Jim O'Connor, vice president, Motorola technology incubation and commercialization. "Ubiquitous broadband will be a key enabler of Seamless Mobility and solutions such as Powerline LV are bringing that vision to life." Powerline LV represents the latest addition to the Company's expanding portfolio of inte! grated wireless communication solutions for the Enterprise Market. Mot orola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions connect data and decision maker for improved productivity, competitiveness, profitability and differentiated customer service. Motorola's end-to-end broadband and wireless technologies for the utility industry, including Powerline LV, will be showcased at Booth #311. About Motorola's Canopy(tm) Broadband Internet Platform The Canopy system is a scalable, robust, and reliable platform for voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), video and broadband data applications. Its superb performance promises one of the lowest total costs of ownership and can significantly reduce a provider's start-up, maintenance and leased-line costs. Governments, enterprises, carriers and Internet service providers have deployed Canopy wireless broadband products to provide wide-area WiMAX like broadband and VoIP service to hundreds of thousands of subscribers in more than 85 countries worldwide. Please visit our website at www.motorola.com/canopy <http://www.m! otorola.com/canopy> and the online magazine Connections at www.connectwithcanopy.com <http://www.connectwithcanopy.com/> About Motorola Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: www.motorola.com # # # Media Contact: Heather Robinson Motorola +1-847-576-1638 (office) +1-303-506-0259 (mobile) MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product o! r service names are the property of their respective owners. ©Motorola , Inc. 2005. _____ [1] <http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detailpf/0,,5519_5509_23,00.html#f…> The Brattle Group, April 2005 © Copyright 1994-2005 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.

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[arrl-odv:12403] Re: Motorola Announces Radio-Friendly BPL Product
by n5ok.ok＠att.net 23 May '05

23 May '05

Dave, I have a lot of folks that would be interested in knowing about this. Is a link to the news release or an article going to be sent out today? Something on our web site? Coy -- ARRL West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29th St Union City, OK 73090 n5ok(a)arrl.org 405-483-5632 -------------- Original message from "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org>: -------------- Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors: The following news release from Motorola is in fact very good news. The ARRL technical staff has been working with Motorola under a non-disclosure agreement as they developed a BPL system that addresses the interference issue seriously. First and foremost, Motorola's BPL product does not use the medium voltage (MV) power lines. Even its name, Powerline LV, reinforces this fact. The system design uses the Motorola Canopy wireless system to bridge between the fiber or wireless backhaul and the low-voltage side of the customer's power transformer. This eliminates from the BPL interference equation the factor for which there simply is no solution: radiation from the MV lines. Second, Motorola has added hardware notch filters to the notches already programmed into HomePlug modems. Third, if in spite of these steps there is interference in a particular installation, Motorola will simply substitute a wireless link for the low-voltage BPL link. The first installation will be near Spartanburg, South Carolina. Motorola already has been in touch with South Carolina SM Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, for help in recruiting the operators of high-power HF stations in the vicinity to participate in egress and ingress interference tests. The proof of the pudding is, of course, in the eating. We can't put an "ARRL Seal of Approval" on a system that we haven't actually seen, nor would we want to. However, we will congratulate Motorola for doing the right thing by avoiding the MV lines entirely, for proactively adding the hardware notches, and for having a wireless fallback for the more difficult situations. We have been saying all along that we are not opposed to BPL -- we are opposed to the interference. Motorola is reinforcing our argument against putting BPL on the MV lines while giving us the opportunity to be something other than nay-sayers (and, not incidentally, to make the point that the FCC could have gone much further to protect radio services without preventing BPL deployment). Whether Motorola's product will succeed in the marketplace remains to be seen, but it should drive out at least some of the BPL players who have demonstrated neither interest nor competence in dealing with the interference issue. Dave K1ZZ Motorolas Commercial Broadband Over Powerline Solution Debuts at Telecom 2005 Company Introduces First Powerline LV Utility Customer LONG BEACH, Ca., 23 May 2005 Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today announced the introduction of a wireless to low-voltage Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) solution, Powerline LV (Low Voltage). Powerline LVs introduction to the utility industry was made during the United Telecom Councils Telecom 2005 Expo in Long Beach, Ca. Powerline LV unites Motorolas Canopy Broadband Internet Platform with enhanced HomePlug technology to provide an end-to-end Broadband Over Powerline solution for the utility market. The first wireless to low-voltage solution for widespread commercial use, Powerline LV combines the Canopy platforms reliable high-speed Internet service with the lower-cost and non-invasive benefits of a low-voltage BPL option. By operating the Canopy HomePlug system on low-voltage powerlines, Powerline LV is significantly less susceptible to interference. Motorola developed a solution that does not use medium-voltage wiring, greatly reducing high-frequency (HF) interference. Motorola also integrated true radio-frequency (RF) notch filtering, providing additional protection for amateur radio transmissions. Motorola created a low-voltage broadband solution that is both economical and extremely easy to install and maintain, enabling an attractive business case for utilities entering this market, said Chris Banakis, Motorola Vice President and Director of Enterprise Utilities Solutions. Powerline LV combines the best of both worlds proven technology with a commercially effective BPL system. Powerline LV is an extension of Motorolas integrated broadband solutions offering, including end-to-end hardware and software to deliver broadband services to telecommunications providers world-wide. Operating Efficiency for Utilities With Powerline LV, only three pieces of equipment are needed to connect a customer to the broadband network the Powerline LV access point cluster, integrated antenna and bridge router and home plug modem. Because no cabling or other wiring is required to bring the broadband signal to service areas, start-up costs and installation requirements are minimal. On top of offering significant business expansion opportunities for utilities, Powerline LV supports many of todays core utility applications, making the solutions value proposition even stronger, continued Banakis. Grid management applications such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Substation Monitoring can easily be supported by Powerline LVs Canopy platform. Many of Canopys existing utility customers already use the system to successfully support a variety of core business applications. Broad River Customers Up-to-Speed with Powerline LV As many as 13 million U.S. households remain unable to receive broadband services from traditional cable modem or DSL providers.[1] Broadband Over Powerline options such as Powerline LV bring the power of broadband to cities and municipalities underserved by current broadband providers. A distribution cooperative serving approximately 25,000 rural utility customers in upstate South Carolina, Broad River Electric represents one of the nations underserved markets. Broad River receives networking communications and project management support from New Horizon Electric Cooperative. Earlier this month, Broad River and New Horizon established a relationship with Motorola to launch Powerline LV within Broad Rivers South Carolina service area. As an electric cooperative in an area with very limited broadband service options, we were actively seeking ways to bring high-speed Internet to our customers, said Michael Varner, Vice President for Information Services, New Horizon Electric Cooperative. Powerline LV presented a cost-effective approach to serving customer needs within a rural, underserved market, while also satisfying Broad Rivers need for managing core business applications on an IP system. As a result, we see return on investment potential in both areas. Leveraging the Canopy Broadband Internet Platform Canopys point-to-multipoint technology allows utility customers to create a broadband network of virtually any size. Once in place, the Canopy network can serve as a dedicated data link or as a back-up network for the enterprise. The Canopy system provides the scalability and control necessary to target specific areas for service delivery without requiring a full buildout, said Tom Hulsebosch, Global Director of Business Development for Motorola's Canopy Wireless Broadband group. This level of flexibility is especially important for utilities introducing their customers to the new offering since costs are incurred only as customers are added to the system. With more than 15,000 Canopy sites deployed worldwide, we have worked with customers to implement and support a wide range of wireless broadband networks, and can now bring this expertise to the Powerline LV solution, said Hulsebosch. Powerline LV Development Team Powerline LV was developed through a partnership between Motorola Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions and the internal commercialization arm of Motorola Labs. We recognized Broadband Over Powerline as an important emerging technology and were eager to facilitate development of this unique BPL solution, said Jim OConnor, vice president, Motorola technology incubation and commercialization. Ubiquitous broadband will be a key enabler of Seamless Mobility and solutions such as Powerline LV are bringing that vision to life. Powerline LV represents the latest addition to the Companys expanding portfolio of integrated wireless communication solutions for the Enterprise Market. Motorolas Enterprise Mobility Solutions connect data and decision maker for improved productivity, competitiveness, profitability and differentiated customer service. Motorolas end-to-end broadband and wireless technologies for the utility industry, including Powerline LV, will be showcased at Booth #311. About Motorolas Canopy Broadband Internet Platform The Canopy system is a scalable, robust, and reliable platform for voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), video and broadband data applications. Its superb performance promises one of the lowest total costs of ownership and can significantly reduce a provider's start-up, maintenance and leased-line costs. Governments, enterprises, carriers and Internet service providers have deployed Canopy wireless broadband products to provide wide-area WiMAX like broadband and VoIP service to hundreds of thousands of subscribers in more than 85 countries worldwide. Please visit our website at www.motorola.com/canopy and the online magazine Connections at www.connectwithcanopy.com About Motorola Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: www.motorola.com # # # Media Contact: Heather Robinson Motorola +1-847-576-1638 (office) +1-303-506-0259 (mobile) MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. ©Motorola, Inc. 2005. [1] The Brattle Group, April 2005 © Copyright 1994-2005 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.

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[arrl-odv:12402] FW: Dayton Expo!
by k8je＠earthlink.net Mail Account 23 May '05

23 May '05

To all, I could not have said it better than Kentucky Section member, W4NHO, below. I particularly applaud our HQ team for what appears to have been the assembly and operation of an unprecedented and highly successful team that developed the EXPO concept and area. Congratulations and tnx for demonstrating one aspect of the synergistic creativity of a team of dedicated and involved group of HQ staff and management! Anyone interested in building on this success for next year? Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040-9660 Tel. 513-459-0142; FAX. same; E-mail k8je(a)arrl.org <mailto:k8je@arrl.org> -----Original Message----- From: Steve Morgan [mailto:w4nho@arrl.net] Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:54 PM To: Jim Weaver, K8JE Subject: Dayton Expo! Jim, Kudos to the all that had anything to do with the Expo layout at Dayton. This is the first time that I can remember that a clear picture has been presented to the general ham populace in what the league actually does. I certainly enjoyed talking to the meaning voices I have heard over the phone but not really having the opportunity to have a face to face so. It is clearly a good way to get the message across. Hope that it can be looked at year to year. Without the league display and floor space, Dayton Hamvention this year would have really hurt. Again, Great Job! Steve -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVGAS Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/05

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[arrl-odv:12401] Motorola Announces Radio-Friendly BPL Product
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 23 May '05

23 May '05

Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors: The following news release from Motorola is in fact very good news. The ARRL technical staff has been working with Motorola under a non-disclosure agreement as they developed a BPL system that addresses the interference issue seriously. First and foremost, Motorola's BPL product does not use the medium voltage (MV) power lines. Even its name, Powerline LV, reinforces this fact. The system design uses the Motorola Canopy wireless system to bridge between the fiber or wireless backhaul and the low-voltage side of the customer's power transformer. This eliminates from the BPL interference equation the factor for which there simply is no solution: radiation from the MV lines. Second, Motorola has added hardware notch filters to the notches already programmed into HomePlug modems. Third, if in spite of these steps there is interference in a particular installation, Motorola will simply substitute a wireless link for the low-voltage BPL link. The first installation will be near Spartanburg, South Carolina. Motorola already has been in touch with South Carolina SM Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, for help in recruiting the operators of high-power HF stations in the vicinity to participate in egress and ingress interference tests. The proof of the pudding is, of course, in the eating. We can't put an "ARRL Seal of Approval" on a system that we haven't actually seen, nor would we want to. However, we will congratulate Motorola for doing the right thing by avoiding the MV lines entirely, for proactively adding the hardware notches, and for having a wireless fallback for the more difficult situations. We have been saying all along that we are not opposed to BPL -- we are opposed to the interference. Motorola is reinforcing our argument against putting BPL on the MV lines while giving us the opportunity to be something other than nay-sayers (and, not incidentally, to make the point that the FCC could have gone much further to protect radio services without preventing BPL deployment). Whether Motorola's product will succeed in the marketplace remains to be seen, but it should drive out at least some of the BPL players who have demonstrated neither interest nor competence in dealing with the interference issue. Dave K1ZZ Motorola's Commercial Broadband Over Powerline Solution Debuts at "Telecom 2005" Company Introduces First Powerline LV Utility Customer LONG BEACH, Ca., - 23 May 2005 - Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today announced the introduction of a wireless to low-voltage Broadband Over Powerline (BPL) solution, Powerline LV (Low Voltage). Powerline LV's introduction to the utility industry was made during the United Telecom Council's "Telecom 2005" Expo in Long Beach, Ca. Powerline LV unites Motorola's Canopy(tm) Broadband Internet Platform with enhanced HomePlug(tm) technology to provide an end-to-end Broadband Over Powerline solution for the utility market. The first wireless to low-voltage solution for widespread commercial use, Powerline LV combines the Canopy platform's reliable high-speed Internet service with the lower-cost and non-invasive benefits of a low-voltage BPL option. By operating the Canopy HomePlug system on low-voltage powerlines, Powerline LV is significantly less susceptible to interference. Motorola developed a solution that does not use medium-voltage wiring, greatly reducing high-frequency (HF) interference. Motorola also integrated true radio-frequency (RF) notch filtering, providing additional protection for amateur radio transmissions. "Motorola created a low-voltage broadband solution that is both economical and extremely easy to install and maintain, enabling an attractive business case for utilities entering this market," said Chris Banakis, Motorola Vice President and Director of Enterprise Utilities Solutions. "Powerline LV combines the best of both worlds - proven technology with a commercially effective BPL system." Powerline LV is an extension of Motorola's integrated broadband solutions offering, including end-to-end hardware and software to deliver broadband services to telecommunications providers world-wide. Operating Efficiency for Utilities With Powerline LV, only three pieces of equipment are needed to connect a customer to the broadband network - the Powerline LV access point cluster, integrated antenna and bridge router and home plug modem. Because no cabling or other wiring is required to bring the broadband signal to service areas, start-up costs and installation requirements are minimal. "On top of offering significant business expansion opportunities for utilities, Powerline LV supports many of today's core utility applications, making the solution's value proposition even stronger," continued Banakis. Grid management applications such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Substation Monitoring can easily be supported by Powerline LV's Canopy platform. Many of Canopy's existing utility customers already use the system to successfully support a variety of core business applications. Broad River Customers Up-to-Speed with Powerline LV As many as 13 million U.S. households remain unable to receive broadband services from traditional cable modem or DSL providers. [1] <http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detailpf/0,,5519_5509_23,00.html#f…> Broadband Over Powerline options such as Powerline LV bring the power of broadband to cities and municipalities underserved by current broadband providers. A distribution cooperative serving approximately 25,000 rural utility customers in upstate South Carolina, Broad River Electric represents one of the nation's underserved markets. Broad River receives networking communications and project management support from New Horizon Electric Cooperative. Earlier this month, Broad River and New Horizon established a relationship with Motorola to launch Powerline LV within Broad River's South Carolina service area. "As an electric cooperative in an area with very limited broadband service options, we were actively seeking ways to bring high-speed Internet to our customers," said Michael Varner, Vice President for Information Services, New Horizon Electric Cooperative. "Powerline LV presented a cost-effective approach to serving customer needs within a rural, underserved market, while also satisfying Broad River's need for managing core business applications on an IP system. As a result, we see return on investment potential in both areas." Leveraging the Canopy(tm) Broadband Internet Platform Canopy's point-to-multipoint technology allows utility customers to create a broadband network of virtually any size. Once in place, the Canopy network can serve as a dedicated data link or as a back-up network for the enterprise. "The Canopy system provides the scalability and control necessary to target specific areas for service delivery without requiring a full buildout," said Tom Hulsebosch, Global Director of Business Development for Motorola's Canopy Wireless Broadband group. "This level of flexibility is especially important for utilities introducing their customers to the new offering since costs are incurred only as customers are added to the system." "With more than 15,000 Canopy sites deployed worldwide, we have worked with customers to implement and support a wide range of wireless broadband networks, and can now bring this expertise to the Powerline LV solution," said Hulsebosch. Powerline LV Development Team Powerline LV was developed through a partnership between Motorola Government and Enterprise Mobility Solutions and the internal commercialization arm of Motorola Labs. "We recognized Broadband Over Powerline as an important emerging technology and were eager to facilitate development of this unique BPL solution," said Jim O'Connor, vice president, Motorola technology incubation and commercialization. "Ubiquitous broadband will be a key enabler of Seamless Mobility and solutions such as Powerline LV are bringing that vision to life." Powerline LV represents the latest addition to the Company's expanding portfolio of integrated wireless communication solutions for the Enterprise Market. Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions connect data and decision maker for improved productivity, competitiveness, profitability and differentiated customer service. Motorola's end-to-end broadband and wireless technologies for the utility industry, including Powerline LV, will be showcased at Booth #311. About Motorola's Canopy(tm) Broadband Internet Platform The Canopy system is a scalable, robust, and reliable platform for voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), video and broadband data applications. Its superb performance promises one of the lowest total costs of ownership and can significantly reduce a provider's start-up, maintenance and leased-line costs. Governments, enterprises, carriers and Internet service providers have deployed Canopy wireless broadband products to provide wide-area WiMAX like broadband and VoIP service to hundreds of thousands of subscribers in more than 85 countries worldwide. Please visit our website at www.motorola.com/canopy and the online magazine Connections at www.connectwithcanopy.com <http://www.connectwithcanopy.com/> About Motorola Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: www.motorola.com # # # Media Contact: Heather Robinson Motorola +1-847-576-1638 (office) +1-303-506-0259 (mobile) MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. ©Motorola, Inc. 2005. _____ [1] <http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detailpf/0,,5519_5509_23,00.html#f…> The Brattle Group, April 2005 © Copyright 1994-2005 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.

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[arrl-odv:12400] Re: ARRL EXPO
by walstrom＠mchsi.com 23 May '05

23 May '05

This past convention was a fun experience for all of us. It was tiring but I had a blast! A secondary high point for me was that this was my third Board related trip this year and the first one where I did not get snowed in! 73, Wade W0EJ

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[arrl-odv:12399] Re: ARRL EXPO
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 23 May '05

23 May '05

Rev, I absolutely agree with you. Thanks to you to all of the other Directors who really stepped up and made this event a great success. I don't know how we could have possibly covered everything in our exhibit without all of your help. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 860 594 0220 -----Original Message----- From: Morton, Warren G,WS7W ( Dir, RM) Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:10 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12398] Re: ARRL EXPO Dave, Dennis, Bob etal: I would like to thank you all for allowing me to be a part of one of the most successful events I have ever taken part in. I am sure that the results of all the hard work by the staff and Board members will be very rewarding. I stole a saying from the ODV from several weeks ago when Jim asked me what I thought of our efforts. I told him I was as "happy as a prarie dog in soft dirt" and that was due to the feeling I had when I departed from the Hamvention. I was so very proud to be a part of a team that kicked some serious ass (sorry the cowboy came out in me). I look forward to seeing the results and hope you all feel the same way as I do. 73 es CUL, Rev WS7W On Mon, 23 May 2005 08:10:10 -0400 "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org> wrote: > Before I get too wrapped up in the new week I want to take a moment to thank >everyone who pitched in to make the 2005 ARRL National Convention one to >remember. When the idea of holding the National in Dayton in 2005 first >surfaced, a bit later than usual, I remember thinking that it would be a >challenge to pull everything together in time. It was, after all, just ten >months ago that the Board approved the convention and the ad hoc committee >was appointed to plan the event. > > The result is a wonderful example of an effective partnership between Board >and staff. In just seven weeks, Tom Frenaye's committee of Jay Bellows, Wade >Walstrom, Jim Weaver, and Dennis Motschenbacher created the vision for the >event. As I reread their September 9, 2004 report this morning it is striking >how many of their recommendations were effectively implemented. Once the >budget was nailed down in January, detailed planning by staff could be >completed. So many staff and volunteers were involved that it would be unfair >to try to name everyone right now -- I would be certain to leave people out >-- but it also seems unfair not to mention Bob Inderbitzen, who was key to >"making it happen." > > We'll be doing a detailed "post mortem" once the dust settles enough for us >to know the key stats. For now, suffice it to say that this was far and away >the most successful ARRL National Convention of the modern era. I know there >are things that can be improved -- and we'll have to, because we've now >"raised the bar" for all time -- but it seems unlikely to me that we will >ever be able to exceed members' expectations as startlingly as we did with >ARRL EXPO. > > Thanks again! > > 73, > Dave Sumner, K1ZZ >

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[arrl-odv:12398] Re: ARRL EXPO
by warren morton 23 May '05

23 May '05

Dave, Dennis, Bob etal: I would like to thank you all for allowing me to be a part of one of the most successful events I have ever taken part in. I am sure that the results of all the hard work by the staff and Board members will be very rewarding. I stole a saying from the ODV from several weeks ago when Jim asked me what I thought of our efforts. I told him I was as "happy as a prarie dog in soft dirt" and that was due to the feeling I had when I departed from the Hamvention. I was so very proud to be a part of a team that kicked some serious ass (sorry the cowboy came out in me). I look forward to seeing the results and hope you all feel the same way as I do. 73 es CUL, Rev WS7W On Mon, 23 May 2005 08:10:10 -0400 "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org> wrote: > Before I get too wrapped up in the new week I want to take a moment to thank >everyone who pitched in to make the 2005 ARRL National Convention one to >remember. When the idea of holding the National in Dayton in 2005 first >surfaced, a bit later than usual, I remember thinking that it would be a >challenge to pull everything together in time. It was, after all, just ten >months ago that the Board approved the convention and the ad hoc committee >was appointed to plan the event. > > The result is a wonderful example of an effective partnership between Board >and staff. In just seven weeks, Tom Frenaye's committee of Jay Bellows, Wade >Walstrom, Jim Weaver, and Dennis Motschenbacher created the vision for the >event. As I reread their September 9, 2004 report this morning it is striking >how many of their recommendations were effectively implemented. Once the >budget was nailed down in January, detailed planning by staff could be >completed. So many staff and volunteers were involved that it would be unfair >to try to name everyone right now -- I would be certain to leave people out >-- but it also seems unfair not to mention Bob Inderbitzen, who was key to >"making it happen." > > We'll be doing a detailed "post mortem" once the dust settles enough for us >to know the key stats. For now, suffice it to say that this was far and away >the most successful ARRL National Convention of the modern era. I know there >are things that can be improved -- and we'll have to, because we've now >"raised the bar" for all time -- but it seems unlikely to me that we will >ever be able to exceed members' expectations as startlingly as we did with >ARRL EXPO. > > Thanks again! > > 73, > Dave Sumner, K1ZZ >

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[arrl-odv:12397] Re: ARRL EXPO
by n5ok.ok＠att.net 23 May '05

23 May '05

I must add some comments. I too believe the committee did an outstanding job. I know that the members were quite impressed but there were a lot of side benefits. What struck me most was that staff, board members and other volunteers were just one big happy family! :-) Money can't buy that.... Thanks for a wonderful experience. It was a blast. Coy -- ARRL West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29th St Union City, OK 73090 n5ok(a)arrl.org 405-483-5632 -------------- Original message from "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org>: -------------- Before I get too wrapped up in the new week I want to take a moment to thank everyone who pitched in to make the 2005 ARRL National Convention one to remember. When the idea of holding the National in Dayton in 2005 first surfaced, a bit later than usual, I remember thinking that it would be a challenge to pull everything together in time. It was, after all, just ten months ago that the Board approved the convention and the ad hoc committee was appointed to plan the event. The result is a wonderful example of an effective partnership between Board and staff. In just seven weeks, Tom Frenaye's committee of Jay Bellows, Wade Walstrom, Jim Weaver, and Dennis Motschenbacher created the vision for the event. As I reread their September 9, 2004 report this morning it is striking how many of their recommendations were effectively implemented. Once the budget was nailed down in January, detailed planning by staff could be completed. So many staff and volunteers were involved that it would be unfair to try to name everyone right now -- I would be certain to leave people out -- but it also seems unfair not to mention Bob Inderbitzen, who was key to "making it happen." We'll be doing a detailed "post mortem" once the dust settles enough for us to know the key stats. For now, suffice it to say that this was far and away the most successful ARRL National Convention of the modern era. I know there are things that can be improved -- and we'll have to, because we've now "raised the bar" for all time -- but it seems unlikely to me that we will ever be able to exceed members' expectations as startlingly as we did with ARRL EXPO. Thanks again! 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:12396] Re: ARRL EXPO
by w5jbp＠aol.com 23 May '05

23 May '05

I too would like to congratulate everyone involved. Bob Inderbitzen did an outstanding job making it happen. Everyone that stopped by, stated how much they liked the expo. Jim Haynie -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ <dsumner(a)arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Mon, 23 May 2005 08:10:10 -0400 Subject: [arrl-odv:12395] ARRL EXPO Before I get too wrapped up in the new week I want to take a moment to thank everyone who pitched in to make the 2005 ARRL National Convention one to remember. When the idea of holding the National in Dayton in 2005 first surfaced, a bit later than usual, I remember thinking that it would be a challenge to pull everything together in time. It was, after all, just ten months ago that the Board approved the convention and the ad hoc committee was appointed to plan the event. The result is a wonderful example of an effective partnership between Board and staff. In just seven weeks, Tom Frenaye's committee of Jay Bellows, Wade Walstrom, Jim Weaver, and Dennis Motschenbacher created the vision for the event. As I reread their September 9, 2004 report this morning it is striking how many of their recommendations were effectively implemented. Once the budget was nailed down in January, detailed planning by staff could be completed. So many staff and volunteers were involved that it would be unfair to try to name everyone right now -- I would be certain to leave people out -- but it also seems unfair not to mention Bob Inderbitzen, who was key to "making it happen." We'll be doing a detailed "post mortem" once the dust settles enough for us to know the key stats. For now, suffice it to say that this was far and away the most successful ARRL National Convention of the modern era. I know there are things that can be improved -- and we'll have to, because we've now "raised the bar" for all time -- but it seems unlikely to me that we will ever be able to exceed members' expectations as startlingly as we did with ARRL EXPO. Thanks again! 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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