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

[arrl-odv:12671] Re: Exhbits for BPL Citation of Additional Authority
by n5ok.ok＠att.net 10 Jul '05

10 Jul '05

This is the 5th time I've received this report. It overflowed my in box which only holds 25MB. 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 W3KD(a)aol.com: -------------- Here are the Crieff Scotland reports from Ofcom. Chris

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Fwd: DXAC June 2005 Report
by Bob Vallio 09 Jul '05

09 Jul '05

The June, 2005 DXAC semi-annual report is attached. 73, Bob -- Bob Vallio -- W6RGG Pacific Division Director, ARRL The national association for AMATEUR RADIO

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[arrl-odv:12670] Re: A&F Committee Report
by Jim K8JE 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Greg, With pro0pagation being what it has been during recent days, feel free to use K8JE provided I'm not on-the-air with it. Of course, I get credit for any juicy Qs. 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: w7oz(a)comcast.net [mailto:w7oz@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 3:01 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12657] Re: A&F Committee Report Seems that I have new call letters in the listing of those on the line for the April 21 teleconference...(2nd attachment) ......K8JE. I think I remember those letters were assigned previously to someone else. 73/Greg W7OZ/7 Sun River, Oregon -------------- Original message -------------- Additional reading material... Coy -- ARRL West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29th St Union City, OK 73090 n5ok(a)arrl.org 405-483-5632

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RE: [arrl-odv:12668] Re: Doc. #24 Report of the RF SAFETY COMMIT TEE
by Huntington Howard-CADV02 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Hi Chris, thanks for the input. I will pass it along to Greg if that is ok with you. At Motorola, it is necessary to be trained prior to going out onto the roof. Some members of our Moto ARC have been trained so that they can put up a few meager antennas. I thought the training was something like "stay away from the edge". On the roof also are some areas near antennas marked with a warning about RF exposure and the surface of the roof is painted yellow. I suspect the training also covers that aspect. Maybe I will attend the "roof" training. I am not sure what compels Motorola to require the training. Of course if the NPRM would affect the ARS, the committee will gladly contribute to assess the impact. We are looking for opportunities to educate amateurs and even the public. A funny thing is that about 30 years ago I went along with some other engineers and a spectrum analyzer to the roof of the "Standard Oil Building", today the second tallest building in Chicago. We were doing measurements of RF field intensity. We had no training at all and I actually looked straight down from a wall about three feet high around the edge. It was a long way down. I don't remember if any antennas were marked for a safety zone but we did not fry the spectrum analyzer at least. Howie, K9KM -----Original Message----- From: W3KD(a)aol.com [mailto:W3KD@aol.com] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 3:33 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:12668] Re: Doc. #24 Report of the RF SAFETY COMMITTEE Howie, I have it on reasonably good authority that FCC will soon be issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the subject of access by workers and others to controlled RF environments such as transmitter sites. The concern, apparently, is that untrained persons access controlled environments, and that this proposal would require training prior to accessing a controlled environment. If there is training required, perhaps that is an opportunity for ARRL, or perhaps just an obligation to make sure that anyone who enters a repeater location at an antenna farm must have certain knowledge or certification before doing so. Bob Cleveland at FCC said some months ago that the NPRM was "being ruined by the lawyers" at the time, but that he anticipated that it would be out this summer. Something to keep an eye out for. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:12668] Re: Doc. #24 Report of the RF SAFETY COMMITTEE
by W3KD＠aol.com 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Howie, I have it on reasonably good authority that FCC will soon be issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the subject of access by workers and others to controlled RF environments such as transmitter sites. The concern, apparently, is that untrained persons access controlled environments, and that this proposal would require training prior to accessing a controlled environment. If there is training required, perhaps that is an opportunity for ARRL, or perhaps just an obligation to make sure that anyone who enters a repeater location at an antenna farm must have certain knowledge or certification before doing so. Bob Cleveland at FCC said some months ago that the NPRM was "being ruined by the lawyers" at the time, but that he anticipated that it would be out this summer. Something to keep an eye out for. 73, Chris W3KD

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Doc. #24 Report of the RF SAFETY COMMITTEE
by Huntington Howard-CADV02 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Attached is Doc. #24 Report of the RF Safety Committee. Howard Huntington, K9KM Central Division Vice Director Liaison to the RF Safety Committee

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[arrl-odv:12665] Citation of Additional Authority, Exhibit D
by W3KD＠aol.com 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Here is the CISPR document which is Exhibit D to the Petition. This is the last exhibit. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:12666] Exhbits for BPL Citation of Additional Authority
by W3KD＠aol.com 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Here are the Crieff Scotland reports from Ofcom. Chris

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[arrl-odv:12664] BPL, Citation of Additional Authority
by W3KD＠aol.com 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

Greetings. We have just filed electronically a document in the BPL proceeding entitled "Citation of Additional Authority." In it, we bring to the Commission' s attention additional authorities for two of the arguments we make in our petition for reconsideration. We are not allowed to supplement the petition, but we are allowed to show the FCC later authorities for the propositions already argued in the Petition for Reconsideration. The two arguments are (1) that because BPL, an unlicensed service, has a substantial interference potential to licensed radio services, the FCC cannot authorize it pursuant to Section 301 of the Communications Act; and (2) that the extrapolation formula for calculating BPL signal decay with distance from a power line should be 20 dB per decade of distance, not 40 dB per decade, as the FCC decided it should be. We have many authorities, which in the aggregate overwhelmingly establish that the FCC put its head in the sand in applying the 40 dB/decade standard. Thanks to Dave Sumner and Ed Hare for this material. This document has four exhibits. The first three are BPL measurements done by Ofcom, the UK telecommunications authority in Crieff, Scotland recently which are in general a stinging indictment of BPL's interference potential as well as a defense for the 20 dB/decade standard. The other is a CISPR document which uses 20 dB/decade. I will send the exhibits in separate e-mails. 73, chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:12663] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 08 Jul '05

08 Jul '05

IN-Newsletter Vol. 28, No. 27 July 6, 2005 Upcoming Meetings A&F Committee July 14 in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee July 14 in Newington, CT Board Meeting July 15-16 in Windsor, CT. CEO Lisa reports that through help from staff, preparation of the logistics for the board meeting and company picnic are on schedule. If you have not responded to your invitation to the picnic, please let Lisa know. We will be welcoming Board members to HQ starting on Wednesday. Development The first returns from the summer Defense campaign arrived this week. The follow up mailing is in preparation and will mail the week of 7/25 to about 30,000 members in several groups including prior Defense donors and 40 year plus members who have been recognized since last November. The special Life Member solicitation for the Diamond Club from Gene McPherson, N0MHJ, will be out before the Board meeting. Letters have been mailed to 8 major donors whose lifetime giving is nearing the $10,000 threshold for recognition in the Maxim Society. Several second letters will be mailed to donors who received a letter last year. All of these donors have lifetime giving of $5000 or more. A new Maxim Society donor has been identified and will be receiving appropriate plaque, pin and certificate. The 50th estate commitment has been received -- a $5000 bequest which may increase in the future. Scholarship checks are being prepared for the ARRL Foundation. Production/Editorial Last week Technical Secretary Helen Dalton, KA1HLF, retired from the HQ staff after 6 years of service to ARRL members. The ARRL Letter and Audio News will resume July 8. Sales & Marketing An email solicitation for the 2006 ARRL Handbook advertising was sent out on Thursday. The solicitation will be followed up with a flyer to be mailed this week. The solicitation for September 2005 QST display advertising will be sent this week. A large membership mailing has been turned over to a printing-and-mailing company. The mailing will solicit membership from over 50,000 Technician and Technician Plus licensees, and particularly targeting lapsed members. The dust has begun to settle after some shuffling of office locations on Friday. Jean Wolfgang has moved into the Sales and Marketing Department. Janet Rocco and Lisa Tardette have moved into the advertising offices, joining Joe Bottiglieri and Diane Szlachetka. The rearranged office space now includes a mechanism for managing advertising layouts on the walls, using grip strips. This has helped free up a considerable amount of floor space that had previously been taken up by portable tables used for layout. A publications-themed email solicitation was sent to members on Wednesday, increasing some traffic to the online catalog. The emailing included an end-of-month promotion: "Get a $5 REWARD for every $50 you spend online." We assisted SM Charles McConnell, W6DPD, with producing an ARRL banner for an upcoming activity he is supporting. Diane created a banner design, and emailed the digital artwork to a sign manufacturer in Charles' local area. The result was excellent. We hope to increase awareness of this type of design service offering to more volunteers seeking high-quality display materials. We're also considering a more formal relationship with a single sign manufacturer that has many local branches. Membership Services Awards Branch WAS QSL Cards Checked 250 WAC QSL Cards Checked 42 WAS in the 90th Awards 2 Replacement Award 1 A-1 Op. Noms. 9 A-1 Op. Certs. 4 VUCC Initial Apps. 3 Grids 262 VUCC End. App. 1 Grids 91 Awards Mailed 12 Also completed filing chores for 78 member records. Processing Status: Current or up to three weeks. For the coming week-Basic WAS awards for June, U.S. WAC and VUCC awards, order the engraved plates for the latest batch of 5BWAS plaque requests, plus mail out the processed VUCC awards. Contest Branch We began processing paper logs for June VHF QSO Party. Field Day was apparently a big success, as we have handled over 100 phone calls and email queries regarding submission of results. We began the twice-daily download and posting of Field Day logs received via the b4h.net web applet. We continued the mailing of certificates for 2005 RTTY Roundup. A small glitch was discovered in the new log checking software being used for the 2005 DX Phone contest. K1EA and N0AX worked closely on this and the correction is in place. DXCC Branch For the week of: July 3, 2005 Beginning Credits 102,893 Credits Received 6,037 Credits Processed 10,968 Ending Credits 97,962 Applications Pending 855 Processing Time (Conventional) 6.7 Weeks Processing Time (LoTW) 1-2 Working Days Year-to-date (2005) Credits Received 340,011 Credits Returned 313,524 DXCC is currently mailing applications received on May 17, 2005. DXCC is currently entering credits received on May 24, 2005. DXCC attended the Friedrichshafen, Germany convention last weekend. 262 Applications totaling 34,337 country credits were checked. Thanks to these card checkers for their help: ON4CAS, DK7YY, DJ5AV, SP6CIK, SV1JG, F2VX, OE1AZS, OK1MP, HB9DOT, K9LA, and AE9YL. Also, thanks to N4TCW for his help with the accounting. Logbook of the World QSO records entered into the system 74,708,109 QSL records have resulted 3,447,972 Logs Processed 130,054 Active Certificates 15,005 Users registered in the system 9,953 Hybrids Pending Mail 60 QSL Bureau Processing time is current. This week, 98 pounds of cards were received from members. Cards mailed as of 06/24/05: 575,750. No cards were mailed this week. Field & Educational Services Rosalie and Steve were invited to the Connecticut Citizen Corps meeting, and they, in turn, informed SM Doane who asked SEC Rexroad to attend, too, as he is the appropriate rep to a state council. Rosalie and Norm worked with Bill Barrett on a plan for his presentation under our CEP grant for the state Citizen Corps Council. Rosalie finalized her section for Harold's COO Report to the Board. SuitSat and SSTV hardware arrived in Russia where it will be flight-tested; we expect a launch in Aug/Sept. US Naval Academy students under Bob Bruninga, working with DoD and ARISS, designed and built PCSAT/MISSE5, and it will fly on the Return to Flight space shuttle (mid July) and be installed outside the ISS during a space walk. MISSE5 carries a ham satellite system that includes APRS, FM voice repeater and a 10-m PSK-31 transponder. At the NASA debrief of previous ISS crewmember Leroy Chiao, he mentioned that he and the new NASA Administrator (Mike Griffin) are both hams. Leroy said he was pleased with his ARISS contacts, and everything worked well. The ARISS Team was happy to learn the current ISS crew made QSOs on Field Day. Field Organization/Public Service Team At the invitation of the Connecticut Citizen Corps Council, Steve Ewald and Rosalie attended its June meeting to observe how the CCC and its statewide affiliates partner with one another. Connecticut SEC Rexroad and DEC Harry Abery were there to represent the Connecticut Section ARES, and ham radio was mentioned a number of times at the meeting. Steve hosted a visit from NNJ SM Hudzik. Because of wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona, ARES members there prepared to aid with communications. The Lewis and Clark County ARES (MT) recently participated in a multi-agency, multi-scenario biohazard exercise with federal, state and local agencies; it was the largest such exercise ever conducted in Montana. SMs exchanged stories on our Reflector about their FD travels and visits. Thanks to the Mailroom Staff, SM election ballots and candidate statements were mailed from HQ ahead of the July 1 schedule. Members of the Los Angeles and Wyoming Sections have until August 19 to return ballots. Leona sent information and supply packages to over 30 newly-appointed Field Organization members. She assisted new SMs Bill Lawless, W5WRL (WTX) and Sterling Eanes, AK1K (NH) who started office July l. Chuck Skolaut learned that an unidentified "radar type" signal on 75 meters is under investigation in the northeastern part of the country. Also, several Official Observers and Official Observer Coordinators reported on their monitoring activities during Field Day, and they noted radio amateurs were observing good practices. A trustee of a Georgia repeater responded rapidly to resolve an interference problem. Follow-up work continues with 2-meter interference cases on both the East and West Coasts. Amateur Radio Education & Technology Program After returning from being out 3 days, Mark Spencer mailed letters to grant recipients about our grant awards and with information about expectation letters they will need to return to him. He continues preparation for the three Teacher's Institutes. Field Education Team Norm Fusaro completed work on components for his upcoming club workshop in Riverside, CA. He finalized presentation material for Board Members to review at BoD meeting time. He worked with clubs preparing to teach license classes, some with one-day programs and others with a traditional 12-week syllabus. Norm continues to work with a teacher to get her license and bring ham radio to her school. He talked to new ham Edenburn, who passed his exam Field Day weekend. After passing, Sean attended the Natchaug ARC (CT) Field Day -- Norm had put Sean in touch with the club when he called HQ a few months ago looking for a mentor. The club now has a new active ham, and Sean is studying for his General. Margie Bourgoin thanks Cathy Scharr and the Mailroom for their help in mailing a postcard reminder to clubs. This is the semi-annual reminder to update their records in order to stay active ARRL-affiliated clubs. Margie conducted the monthly inventory of supplies and the revenue report -- slow summertime, with revenue for the department totaling $555. She updated records of 20 clubs, and processed renewals for 3 Special Service Clubs. She registered 5 new Volunteer Instructors. Bill Barrett reports that the Old Hickory, TN CEP meeting has been re-scheduled for August 8. The Connecticut CEP meeting will be held in New Canaan on July 30; it is now fully arranged and a demonstration has been designed and confirmed. Numerous invitations have gone out, and we can add any more that we like. July 6 is the Galesburg, IL demo. August 12 is the Concord, New Hampshire demo, and our final meeting as of this writing. After that, all remaining data from both of Bill's surveys will be included in the analysis spreadsheets, and a "quotable quotes" page(s) will be updated with some pithy picks from the comments that attendees wrote. Gail Iannone sent 8 hamfest approval letters and 2 convention approval letters to sponsoring committees confirming the Division Directors' approval of events as ARRL-sanctioned. She processed 10 handout and door prize orders, and 1 label request for upcoming events. She sent 2 charter of affiliation certificates to club officials for their newly-affiliated clubs. She sent 3 SSC approval letters and certificates to the following clubs who applied for SSC status: Texas Repeater System (Dallas), Tri-State AR Group (Mooreland, OK), and South Orange ARA (Mission Viejo, CA). EmComm Grants Dan Miller reports on his last two week of June. He gave a four-hour seminar at SeaPac to 55 people, and spent time in the ARRL Booth. He then visited ICOM to provide a presentation on how ham radio is used to support state and federal agencies and many first responder organizations. Next he set up an exhibit booth at the annual conference of the National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster, in Denver, where he gave a two-hour seminar and SM Ryan aided him. Sincerely, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer Staff Absentee List Lisa Tardette 6/27-7/8 Vacation `` 7/15 Vacation Wayne Mills 7/14-7/16 Board meeting Dan Miller 6/27-7/8 Vacation `` 7/14-7/16 Citizen Corps Reg. Conference, Bozeman, MT Joel Kleinman 7/22-7/29 Vacation Steve Ford 7/1-7/10 Vacation Jean Wolfgang 7/8 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 7/25-7/29 Vacation Dennis Motschenbacher 7/1-7/8 Vacation `` 7/14-7/16 Board meeting `` 7/29-7/31 Rocky Mountain Division Convention Rosalie White 7/14/7/16 Board meeting Dave Sumner 7/14/7/16 Board meeting Dave Patton 7/14-7/16 Board meeting `` 8/15-8/22 Tokyo Ham Fair Harold Kramer 7/14-7/16 Board meeting Lisa Kustosik 7/14-7/16 Board meeting Mary Hobart 7/14-7/16 Board meeting Barry Shelley 7/14-7/16 Board meeting `` 7/17-7/22 Vacation `` 8/4-8/5 Vacation `` 8/15-8/19 Vacation Monique Levesque 8/1-8/5 Vacation Joe Carcia 7/1-7/8 Vacation Perry Williams 7/7-9/6 Vacation Kathy Allison 7/5-7/8 Vacation Ed Hare 8/25-9/2 Vacation Maria Somma 7/15 ½ day Vacation `` 7/22-7/23 NCVEC Conference, Gettysburg, PA `` 7/25-7/29 Vacation Margie Bourgoin 7/5-7/8 Vacation Pam Dzamba 8/1-8/5 Vacation Janet Rocco 8/1-8/5 Vacation Ann Figat 7/8-7/15 Vacation Sandy Lund 7/15 Vacation

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