May 2005 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

Fw: Subcommittee Request
by Bob Vallio 17 May '05

17 May '05

Hi Jim, I, too, believe that the benefits to be gained from two in-person meetings per year far outweigh the possible dollar savings to be made with one meeting per year. Adding the savings in travel expenses for HQ staff, by keeping the meetings in Windsor, will also hold down the costs. Please retain the 2/year format. Thanks. Bob Vallio -- W6RGG > > Attached is a memo from the Subcommittee assigned to study the viability of > one in-person Board meeting per year instead of two. > > If you would take a look at it and respond if you have any comments we would > appreciated it. > > Likewise, if you have any questions, please let me know. > > The Subcommittee is by the way comprised of Bernie Fuller, Dave Sumner and > yours truly. > > 73 and thanks, Jim W1LLU >

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[arrl-odv:12374] Vicky Armentano
by Jim K8JE 17 May '05

17 May '05

Dave, As you know, I was not one of the fortunate people to have known Vicky personally; however, I interfaced with her many times in her capacity with Affiliated Clubs activity. I was fortunate to be reminded of her by Gail who carried my best wishes to Vicky some time last year, I believe. It is sad to note her passing. She certainly had patience a-plenty - she dealt very pleasantly even with me. I'll get a card off to Vicky c/o HQ unless you have a more preferred address. Jim 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: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:00 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12359] Vicky Armentano Those of you who have been on the Board for a while will remember Vicky Armentano, who was a member of the staff from December 1976 until her retirement in February 1999. If you had anything to do with affiliated clubs during that time, chances are that you dealt with Vicky. She was also the mother of F&ES staffer Gail Iannone. I am saddened to report that Vicky died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete, but calling hours are expected to be Wednesday and the funeral on Thursday. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:12373] RSGB Subscriptions
by Frank Fallon 17 May '05

17 May '05

A few days ago I received a renewal notice for my RSGB subscription. I plan to renew at Dayton, but man is it expensive - 42.50 Pounds Sterling. With the exchange rate over $1.90/Pound that is close to $85 US. OUCH!!! I would like to continue to subscribe to RSGB but I am not sure that I will for 2007. This may be my last year. Is there any way to work out a deal for ARRL members to get a reduced rate on a RadCom subscription? Perhaps there is some way that RadCom can be bulk shipped and sent from our Kentucky printer at the same time QST is mailed to achieve a saving. As most of the key people in both societies will be at Dayton, it may be the time and place to explore a solution. I am sure RSGB would like our help in keeping up their subscriber numbers. Frank...N2FF....... ex G5BJM

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[arrl-odv:12372] Grassroots Update
by Frank Fallon 17 May '05

17 May '05

Attached is a file reporting what is going on with our Grassroots efforts. It's not all good news. Please read and act upon it. Also attached are a Powerpoint presentation you may find interesting (I hope) if you are unable to attend the 9 AM session in room 2 on Friday and a second file which is the handout we will have available at the Grassroots Booth at Dayton. We will have 3,000 two sided green sheets to hand out. Our goal is to develop Grassroots volunteers and to generate letters supporting HR 230. Members may approach you after Dayton asking about joining the program. We don't pick them, you do. We will not be handing out applications. We will also be handing out No BPL sticker. We have 10,000 of them. If we need more we will order more after Dayton. We will also have each day at least two lap tops with wireless cards to access the ARRL web and generate letters of support for HR 230. If you have time and a lap top join us or work the ARRL Lounge area. I hope to see you in Dayton. 73 de Frank...N2FF......

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[arrl-odv:12371] Re: Subcommittee Request
by James McCobb 16 May '05

16 May '05

Thanks Jim for the input---see you later this week. 73, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim K8JE To: arrl-odv Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:03 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:12366] Re: Subcommittee Request Jim McC. et al, I favor two, face-to-face Board meetings a year. After mulling the issue over a couple of times and having the benefit of the thinking of others, I believe we will be better off by retaining our schedule of semi-annual Board meetings. In spite of the current state of communications technology, I believe we cannot achieve interpersonal interfacing with tele- or video-conferences that often are crucial to full understanding between people. As a side thought, I sense that because of the somewhat smaller number people involved it would be more satisfactory to have EC meetings via telecon or videocon than Board meetings in this manner. I definitely believe too much would be lost by moving to one Board meeting a year. I appreciate the work the subcommittee performed, however. 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: James McCobb [mailto:w1llu@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:48 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12319] Subcommittee Request Hi All, Attached is a memo from the Subcommittee assigned to study the viability of one in-person Board meeting per year instead of two. If you would take a look at it and respond if you have any comments we would appreciated it. Likewise, if you have any questions, please let me know. The Subcommittee is by the way comprised of Bernie Fuller, Dave Sumner and yours truly. 73 and thanks, Jim W1LLU

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[arrl-odv:12370] Re: Subcommittee Request
by James McCobb 16 May '05

16 May '05

Thanks Rick for the input. 73, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: k5ur(a)aol.com To: arrl-odv Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:49 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:12368] Re: Subcommittee Request Jim: Thanks to you and the Committee for the work. Jim, for some of the same reasons as expressed on here the past few days, I'd prefer to retain the two in-person Board meetings per year. 73, Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: James McCobb <w1llu(a)verizon.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, 12 May 2005 11:47:37 -0400 Subject: [arrl-odv:12319] Subcommittee Request Hi All, Attached is a memo from the Subcommittee assigned to study the viability of one in-person Board meeting per year instead of two. If you would take a look at it and respond if you have any comments we would appreciated it. Likewise, if you have any questions, please let me know. The Subcommittee is by the way comprised of Bernie Fuller, Dave Sumner and yours truly. 73 and thanks, Jim W1LLU

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[arrl-odv:12369] Re: Vicky Armentano
by Frank Butler 16 May '05

16 May '05

Vicky ArmentanoI remember Vicky well; we worked together on Affiliated Club matters for many years. Please pass my condolences on to Gail. 73, Frank Butler, W4RH ----- Original Message ----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ To: arrl-odv Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 8:59 AM Subject: [arrl-odv:12359] Vicky Armentano Those of you who have been on the Board for a while will remember Vicky Armentano, who was a member of the staff from December 1976 until her retirement in February 1999. If you had anything to do with affiliated clubs during that time, chances are that you dealt with Vicky. She was also the mother of F&ES staffer Gail Iannone. I am saddened to report that Vicky died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete, but calling hours are expected to be Wednesday and the funeral on Thursday. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:12368] Re: Subcommittee Request
by k5ur＠aol.com 16 May '05

16 May '05

Jim: Thanks to you and the Committee for the work. Jim, for some of the same reasons as expressed on here the past few days, I'd prefer to retain the two in-person Board meetings per year. 73, Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: James McCobb <w1llu(a)verizon.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, 12 May 2005 11:47:37 -0400 Subject: [arrl-odv:12319] Subcommittee Request Hi All, Attached is a memo from the Subcommittee assigned to study the viability of one in-person Board meeting per year instead of two. If you would take a look at it and respond if you have any comments we would appreciated it. Likewise, if you have any questions, please let me know. The Subcommittee is by the way comprised of Bernie Fuller, Dave Sumner and yours truly. 73 and thanks, Jim W1LLU

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[arrl-odv:12367] Re: Subcommittee Request
by Andy Oppel 16 May '05

16 May '05

Mr. Weaver raises an interesting prospect. As some of you know, I work from home and as a result of that, I participate in a lot of remote conferences. I don't think video conferences, where participants can see each other via streaming video would be of much added value. And those services are quite expensive -- plus everyone has to be at a location that has the required video equipment. However, a service like WebEx (which my employer uses) allows for a shared internet page where the person designated as the presenter can share word documents, powerpoint slides, excel spreadsheets, etc. with all participants could be a reasonable replacement to traveling for a committee meeting. The only caveat is that every participant has to have a high speed internet connection such as cablemodem or DSL to keep up. For me, meetings using WebEx fill the gap when a voice teleconference alone isn't adequate. Some of you may have some experience with other web conferencing services such as Microsoft Net Meeting, but many of them require that client software be installed. The beauty of WebEx is that you don't need anything besides your web browser and a high speed connection. The service isn't cheap they tell me (I don't see the bill for it), but it's a lot cheaper than airfare and hotel rooms. -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO Pacific Division Vice Director At 02:03 PM 5/16/2005, you wrote: >Jim McC. et al, > >I favor two, face-to-face Board meetings a year. > >After mulling the issue over a couple of times and having the benefit of >the thinking of others, I believe we will be better off by retaining our >schedule of semi-annual Board meetings. In spite of the current state of >communications technology, I believe we cannot achieve interpersonal >interfacing with tele- or video-conferences that often are crucial to full >understanding between people. > >As a side thought, I sense that because of the somewhat smaller number >people involved it would be more satisfactory to have EC meetings via >telecon or videocon than Board meetings in this manner. I definitely >believe too much would be lost by moving to one Board meeting a year. > >I appreciate the work the subcommittee performed, however. > >Jim Weaver, K8JE >Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; ><http://www.arrl.org/>http://www.arrl.org/ >5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 >Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: <mailto:k8je@arrl.org>k8je(a)arrl.org >ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! >MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! > >-----Original Message----- >From: James McCobb [mailto:w1llu@verizon.net] >Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:48 AM >To: arrl-odv >Subject: [arrl-odv:12319] Subcommittee Request > >Hi All, > >Attached is a memo from the Subcommittee assigned to study the viability >of one in-person Board meeting per year instead of two. > >If you would take a look at it and respond if you have any comments we >would appreciated it. > >Likewise, if you have any questions, please let me know. > >The Subcommittee is by the way comprised of Bernie Fuller, Dave Sumner and >yours truly. > >73 and thanks, Jim W1LLU

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[arrl-odv:12366] Re: Subcommittee Request
by Jim K8JE 16 May '05

16 May '05

Jim McC. et al, I favor two, face-to-face Board meetings a year. After mulling the issue over a couple of times and having the benefit of the thinking of others, I believe we will be better off by retaining our schedule of semi-annual Board meetings. In spite of the current state of communications technology, I believe we cannot achieve interpersonal interfacing with tele- or video-conferences that often are crucial to full understanding between people. As a side thought, I sense that because of the somewhat smaller number people involved it would be more satisfactory to have EC meetings via telecon or videocon than Board meetings in this manner. I definitely believe too much would be lost by moving to one Board meeting a year. I appreciate the work the subcommittee performed, however. 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: James McCobb [mailto:w1llu@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:48 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12319] Subcommittee Request Hi All, Attached is a memo from the Subcommittee assigned to study the viability of one in-person Board meeting per year instead of two. If you would take a look at it and respond if you have any comments we would appreciated it. Likewise, if you have any questions, please let me know. The Subcommittee is by the way comprised of Bernie Fuller, Dave Sumner and yours truly. 73 and thanks, Jim W1LLU

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