July 2005 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:12733] Re: FCC: CW requirement to be dropped
by Andy Oppel 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

I just read it. I'm ready for Rick to again tell me what he thinks of the FCC. -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO At 01:29 PM 7/20/2005, you wrote: >Haven't read this yet but it looks important... -- Tom > >7/20/05 FCC Daily Digest > > >AMENDMENT OF PART 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO IMPLEMENT WRC-03 > >REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATOR LICENSES IN THE > >AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. Revised the amateur service rules to elimnate > >the telegraphy testing requirement. Seek comment on these proposed rule > >changes. Rule changes proposed by some petitioners are unnecessary, or > >being considered in the Phone Band Expansion NPRM. by Order. (Dkt No. > >05-235). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 07/15/2005 by NPRM. (FCC > >No. 05-143). WTB > ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.doc> > ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.pdf> > ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.txt> > > >===== >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:12732] Re: FCC: CW requirement to be dropped
by John Bellows 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

The NPRM provides: No code requirement -- Three license classes -- No automatic upgrade. The rest is justification. Jay, KØQB -----Original Message----- From: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye@pcnet.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:29 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12730] FCC: CW requirement to be dropped Haven't read this yet but it looks important... -- Tom 7/20/05 FCC Daily Digest >AMENDMENT OF PART 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO IMPLEMENT WRC-03 >REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATOR LICENSES IN THE >AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. Revised the amateur service rules to elimnate >the telegraphy testing requirement. Seek comment on these proposed rule >changes. Rule changes proposed by some petitioners are unnecessary, or >being considered in the Phone Band Expansion NPRM. by Order. (Dkt No. >05-235). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 07/15/2005 by NPRM. (FCC >No. 05-143). WTB ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.doc> ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.pdf> ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.txt> ===== 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:12731] Re: FCC: CW requirement to be dropped
by Joel Harrison 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

It is important but not pleasing. I just got off the phone with Dave and Chris. Chris is still sorting it out but it appears all the Commission is proposing is to eliminate the Morse requirement and nothing else. Obviously, this is unacceptable as far as not giving any attention to restructuring. More as this develops. 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye@pcnet.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 3:29 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12730] FCC: CW requirement to be dropped Haven't read this yet but it looks important... -- Tom 7/20/05 FCC Daily Digest >AMENDMENT OF PART 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO IMPLEMENT WRC-03 >REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATOR LICENSES IN THE >AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. Revised the amateur service rules to elimnate >the telegraphy testing requirement. Seek comment on these proposed rule >changes. Rule changes proposed by some petitioners are unnecessary, or >being considered in the Phone Band Expansion NPRM. by Order. (Dkt No. >05-235). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 07/15/2005 by NPRM. (FCC >No. 05-143). WTB ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.doc> ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.pdf> ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.txt> ===== 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:12730] FCC: CW requirement to be dropped
by Tom Frenaye 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Haven't read this yet but it looks important... -- Tom 7/20/05 FCC Daily Digest >AMENDMENT OF PART 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO IMPLEMENT WRC-03 >REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATOR LICENSES IN THE >AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. Revised the amateur service rules to elimnate >the telegraphy testing requirement. Seek comment on these proposed rule >changes. Rule changes proposed by some petitioners are unnecessary, or >being considered in the Phone Band Expansion NPRM. by Order. (Dkt No. >05-235). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 07/15/2005 by NPRM. (FCC >No. 05-143). WTB ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.doc> ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.pdf> ><http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.txt> ===== 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:12729] Re: DRAFT Minutes of July Board Meeting
by Andy Oppel 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Since the proposed petition (minute 64) was not read into the minutes, I assume it is still board confidential. Obviously, we're going to need something to share the details with the membership (I'm already getting quizzed on some of the particular allocations). Is a powerpoint or similar that has the details in it and which is sharable with the general membership forthcoming? -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO Pacific Division Vice Director At 11:23 AM 7/20/2005, you wrote: >I sent this Tuesday afternoon and did not receive a "bounce" message but >did not receive my arrl-odv copy, either. Apologies to anyone for whom >this is a duplicate. > >Dave >_____ > >Here are the draft minutes of the meeting. Please send me your comments, >questions, suggestions, demands for change, etc. at your earliest convenience. > >Dave K1ZZ > ><<2005 Second Meeting Minutes DRAFT.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:12728] Lying with statistics
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

Here is another message I sent yesterday but that, to the best of my knowledge, did not get to arrl-odv. Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:05 PM > To: 'arrl-odv(a)arrl.org' > Subject: Lying with statistics > > On July 7 the FCC released its latest report on the availability of high-speed services for Internet access (attached). Reading it and comparing it to earlier reports, I noticed that "powerline delivery" was mentioned for the first time and that for no apparent reason it had been added to the line in which data for fiber previously had been been reported in an unambiguous fashion. So for the first time in 2004, BPL data supposedly was reported -- but in combination with fiber, even though the two media have practically nothing in common. > > Responding to the Commission's invitation to email comments to the Wireline Competition Bureau staff, I did so -- which led to the following exchange. (I have rearranged the messages so they read from top to bottom.) > > Dave K1ZZ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [<mailto:dsumner@arrl.org>] > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 2:42 PM > To: Suzanne Mendez; James Eisner > Subject: RE: High-Speed Services for Internet Access, Status as of December 31, 2004 > > The report released last Thursday contains a wealth of interesting and useful information. However, I do not understand the logic of how some of the data has been aggregated. There is no technical similarity between fiber and powerline delivery that would justify lumping the two together in Tables 1-4 and Charts 1-8. If I understand Form 477 and the instructions for filing, information on broadband delivery via electric power lines is now collected separately. It should be reported separately and most definitely should NOT be combined with fiber, which was reported as a unique category through June 2004 (the numbers now shown for "fiber or powerline" for June 2004 and prior reports are identical to those shown in earlier reports for fiber alone). > > I would like to be able to continue to determine the growth rate for fiber alone. By how much should I reduce the figure of 697,779 (as of 12/31/04) to eliminate the electric powerline connections? > > Thank you for your assistance. > > David Sumner > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Eisner [<mailto:James.Eisner@fcc.gov>] > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 8:34 AM > To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ > Subject: RE: High-Speed Services for Internet Access, Status as of December 31, 2004 > > We aggregated the high-speed lines in the fiber and powerline category due to confidentiality concerns. Hopefully in future reports, we will be able to report fiber separately. > > Jim Eisner > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [<mailto:dsumner@arrl.org>] > Sent: Tue 7/12/2005 8:55 AM > To: James Eisner > Cc: > Subject: RE: High-Speed Services for Internet Access, Status as of December 31, 2004 > > Jim, thank you for your prompt response. > > I saw footnote 10 with respect to aggregating data for the individual states. Am I correct in assuming that the powerline segment is so small that its data must be aggregated nationally -- not just at state level -- with another, unrelated industry segment in order to not reveal individual company data? If so, why is it worth reporting on at all? > > Is the answer to my original question zero? > > Sincerely, > > David Sumner > > From: James Eisner [mailto:James.Eisner@fcc.gov] > Sent: Sat 7/16/2005 1:15 AM > To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ > Subject: RE: High-Speed Services for Internet Access, Status as of December 31, 2004 > David, > > I can' t provide information regarding the break-out between electric powerline and fiber due to confidentiality concerns.> > > Jim Eisner > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ > Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 10:15 AM > To: James Eisner > Subject: RE: High-Speed Services for Internet Access, Status as of December 31, 2004 > Thank you for the confirmation. > > Dave Sumner > > > <<hspd0705.pdf>>

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[arrl-odv:12727] DRAFT Minutes of July Board Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jul '05

20 Jul '05

I sent this Tuesday afternoon and did not receive a "bounce" message but did not receive my arrl-odv copy, either. Apologies to anyone for whom this is a duplicate. Dave _____ > Here are the draft minutes of the meeting. Please send me your comments, questions, suggestions, demands for change, etc. at your earliest convenience. > > Dave K1ZZ > > > <<2005 Second Meeting Minutes DRAFT.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:12726] Re: Delivery Status Notification (Delay)
by Jim K8JE 15 Jul '05

15 Jul '05

Tnx, Bob. I appreciate the comment about Dick. He is a very good and capable fellow. GL in the coming battles. 73 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: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:18 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: Delivery Status Notification (Delay) Hi Jim, If I knew how to make it work for me, I'd be glad to share the info with you! :-) Sorry you can't be with us this month, but I'm looking forward to seeing you in January. We haven't even got started with the Board meeting, but I can see that this is going to be a very interesting weekend. Dick did a yeoman job, sitting in for you at the P&SC meeting. Take care. 73, Bob -- Bob Vallio -- W6RGG Pacific Division Director, ARRL The national association for AMATEUR RADIO On 7/11/05, Jim K8JE <K8JE(a)arrl.org> wrote: > Bob, > > When you learn what was done and where it was done, please tell me how I > can have the same thing done to my body -- i.e. " ----- Message body > suppressed ----- " I've been trying to accomplish this for years. > > 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: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 2:08 AM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Delay) > > For those of you who have hoped to see the DXAC Report posted by me, > here is what I received when I did, indeed, post it. This will > probably not be delivered, either, but I feel better having sent it to > our new, improved, mail server. > > -- > Bob Vallio -- W6RGG > Pacific Division Director, ARRL > The national association for AMATEUR RADIO > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon(a)gmail.com> > Date: Jul 10, 2005 2:20 AM > Subject: Delivery Status Notification (Delay) > To: rbvallio(a)gmail.com > > > This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification > > THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY. > > YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE. > > Delivery to the following recipient has been delayed: > > arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org > > Message will be retried for 2 more day(s) > > Technical details of temporary failure: > TEMP_FAILURE: Could not initiate SMTP conversation with any hosts: > [reflector.arrl.org (1): Connection timed out] > > ----- Message header follows ----- > > Received: by 10.54.25.33 with SMTP id 33mr2263844wry; > Fri, 08 Jul 2005 23:50:55 -0700 (PDT) > Received: by 10.54.65.19 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 23:50:55 -0700 (PDT) > Message-ID: <c87206b205070823501779e9cb(a)mail.gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 23:50:55 -0700 > From: Bob Vallio <rbvallio(a)gmail.com> > Reply-To: Bob Vallio <rbvallio(a)gmail.com> > To: arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org > Subject: Fwd: DXAC June 2005 Report > In-Reply-To: <42CEE330.7010101(a)arrl.net> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="----=_Part_3966_3041787.1120891855305" > References: <42CEE330.7010101(a)arrl.net> > > ------=_Part_3966_3041787.1120891855305 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > The June, 2005 DXAC semi-annual report is attached. > > 73, Bob > > --=20 > Bob Vallio -- W6RGG > Pacific Division Director, ARRL > The national association for AMATEUR RADIO > > ------=_Part_3966_3041787.1120891855305 > Content-Type: application/msword; name=DXAC05Junebod.doc > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="DXAC05Junebod.doc" > > ----- Message body suppressed ----- > > >

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Delivery Status Notification (Delay)
by Bob Vallio 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Hi Jim, If I knew how to make it work for me, I'd be glad to share the info with you! :-) Sorry you can't be with us this month, but I'm looking forward to seeing you in January. We haven't even got started with the Board meeting, but I can see that this is going to be a very interesting weekend. Dick did a yeoman job, sitting in for you at the P&SC meeting. Take care. 73, Bob -- Bob Vallio -- W6RGG Pacific Division Director, ARRL The national association for AMATEUR RADIO On 7/11/05, Jim K8JE <K8JE(a)arrl.org> wrote: > Bob, > > When you learn what was done and where it was done, please tell me how I > can have the same thing done to my body -- i.e. " ----- Message body > suppressed ----- " I've been trying to accomplish this for years. > > 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: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 2:08 AM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Delay) > > For those of you who have hoped to see the DXAC Report posted by me, > here is what I received when I did, indeed, post it. This will > probably not be delivered, either, but I feel better having sent it to > our new, improved, mail server. > > -- > Bob Vallio -- W6RGG > Pacific Division Director, ARRL > The national association for AMATEUR RADIO > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon(a)gmail.com> > Date: Jul 10, 2005 2:20 AM > Subject: Delivery Status Notification (Delay) > To: rbvallio(a)gmail.com > > > This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification > > THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY. > > YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE. > > Delivery to the following recipient has been delayed: > > arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org > > Message will be retried for 2 more day(s) > > Technical details of temporary failure: > TEMP_FAILURE: Could not initiate SMTP conversation with any hosts: > [reflector.arrl.org (1): Connection timed out] > > ----- Message header follows ----- > > Received: by 10.54.25.33 with SMTP id 33mr2263844wry; > Fri, 08 Jul 2005 23:50:55 -0700 (PDT) > Received: by 10.54.65.19 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 23:50:55 -0700 (PDT) > Message-ID: <c87206b205070823501779e9cb(a)mail.gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 23:50:55 -0700 > From: Bob Vallio <rbvallio(a)gmail.com> > Reply-To: Bob Vallio <rbvallio(a)gmail.com> > To: arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org > Subject: Fwd: DXAC June 2005 Report > In-Reply-To: <42CEE330.7010101(a)arrl.net> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="----=_Part_3966_3041787.1120891855305" > References: <42CEE330.7010101(a)arrl.net> > > ------=_Part_3966_3041787.1120891855305 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > The June, 2005 DXAC semi-annual report is attached. > > 73, Bob > > --=20 > Bob Vallio -- W6RGG > Pacific Division Director, ARRL > The national association for AMATEUR RADIO > > ------=_Part_3966_3041787.1120891855305 > Content-Type: application/msword; name=DXAC05Junebod.doc > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="DXAC05Junebod.doc" > > ----- Message body suppressed ----- > > >

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[arrl-odv:12724] Doc. 33, Agenda Item 6
by Jim K8JE 14 Jul '05

14 Jul '05

Ladies and Gentlemen: I wish I could be with you for this important meeting of the Board, but circumstances prevent my presence. Obviously, neither I nor anyone else is so indispensable that the business of the League cannot continue in our absence. This is only fitting. I know that my very capable friend (and confidant) Vice Director Mondro will represent the GLD and Amateur Radio with distinction. I would like to share a thought with you over the EC's proposal to update our Strategic Plan. First, I commend the EC on its positive stance regarding our burgeoning Grassroots program. I concur fully in the action the EC proposes as well as their listing it as the number 1 item in their proposal. It is no secret I firmly believe the future of Amateur Radio is linked directly to the success or failure on the Grassroots program. Unless we can ensure the future of our Service, any effort toward fine tuning of regulations and such become meaningless. My only concern over the EC's Grassroots recommendations is of specifics. Clearly, it would be inappropriate for the Board to define every detail of the program in depth. However, it could be equally disastrous to the program and Amateur Radio if the Board fails to state quite clearly its unmistakable support of the program. I encourage the Board to develop and approve a directive that clearly states the importance of Grassroots and our dedication to make this program a total success. I am willing to bet that Director Fallon would be willing to assist in just such a venture. Tnx for taking the time to consider this message. Incidentally, I'll tip a glass of wine with you at 6:30 this evening. Good luck. 73, 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!

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