September 2005 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

MSNBC Story
by Bob Vallio 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

If this is a dupe, please excuse me. It's a good story... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9228945/ 73, Bob -- W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:13025] Re: Membership info released to private company?
by Brian Mileshosky 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

> From: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye@pcnet.com] > > I bet we can't restrict it to ham-radio-related companies for the same > reason that radio stores can't restrict sales of ham radios just to hams. Why not? Isn't ARRL in charge of who receives its own data? If not, then that seems to be a huge bone needing to be picked. Even if so, I'm not all that thrilled to see data being given/sold to third parties, especially to non-Ham outfits. 73, Brian, N5ZGT

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[arrl-odv:13024] Katrina Update Sept 8 2005
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 09 Sep '05

09 Sep '05

Katrina Update Thursday Sept 8, 2005 Late Night Edition To: ARRL HQ ARRL ODV From: Harold Kramer There are lots of activities relating to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief here at HQ. I am not sure if I can capture all of them. Sorry if I missed anything important, just let me know what it is and I will add it tomorrow. A Special Thank You to all ARRL HQ Employees for their help. I particularly want to mention the folks who, because of their job responsibilities, have been unable to help directly with Katrina Relief. You are the folks who are keeping us up and running by making sure that our books and magazines are still being published and mailed, our members requests are being serviced, QSL cards, awards and exams are processed and sent out, our phones are answered, our IT infrastructure is up and running, the bills are being paid, etc. Thanks to all of you for keeping your eye on the ball. Web, Communications and PR: 1. The website has been updated with new stories, information and photos. Please check out Rick Lindquist's excellent article. http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/09/08/100/ 2. Jon Bloom and staff have added a new web tool - The Katrina Volunteer Information Database. This online resource will have us match relief requests to operator resources. http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/agencies/ Tracking all of these requests has been a major problem for us and this tool should help solve them. 3. Allen Pitts in now in Alabama. He has done more interviews with National Media and did a live interview on WTIC -AM here in Connecticut. 4. A reporter from the Christian Science Monitor visited HQ today to obtain information for a story due next week. 5. Special thanks to Sharon Taratula for coordinating media requests while Allen is away. 6. Computerworld Magazine is doing an expanded series on our Katrina efforts. 7. HK will appear on Connecticut Public Television tomorrow. I will not be asking for pledges, however, there will be a live interview with Allen Pitts from Alabama. 8. Based on strong positive feedback, a second special edition of the EmComm newsletter will be published Saturday. Thanks to our Editor, Rick Palm and "Publisher" Rosalie White for making this happen. Field Operations: 1. Dennis Mostchenbacher is also in Alabama with The Red Cross. His center has deployed about 80 ops. Dennis reports that many of the Red Cross Shelters are getting their telephone service back but amateur communications is still needed. 2. Rosalie White reported that a number of operators were used by the Florida Air National Guard to coordinate communications efforts. 3. Dave Patton has been working with SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network) who is requesting more ops for deployment in the Gulf Coast Region. 4. Dave has also been handling requests from FEMA for ops in Louisiana for deployment to hospitals. Thanks again Dave for all your help. 5. Steve Ewald has been coordinating the daily Gulf Coast SM region conference call. Steve reports that they now need relief operators in Louisiana. 6. Dave P also reports that in some areas enough services have been restored so that some ops are being sent back home again. Overall the call and emails are slowing down as things become a bit more normal and organized. 7. There are many, many stories about deployment, assistance and rescues provided by amateur radio that are too numerous to mention here I hope that we can retain and capture them all when this is over. Donations/Equipment Relief: 1. Mary Hobart convinced Long's Electronics to donate 2,000 AA batteries for use with the HT's that are being sent out. 2. Janet Rocco reported that Comet Antennas, DX Engineering, Samlex , LDG, MFJ, M2, and Kenwood have either sent donated equipment or will be shortly. 3. We have shipped out most the HF Radios and associated accessories. Some of the HT's have also been shipped. Thanks to Wayne Mills for coordinating this effort. Other: 1. Joe Carcia reports that there was a major solar flare yesterday that shut down HF communications for a period of time. Propagation has been returning during the past hours. 2. The net activity has now decreased. Some nets have secured and others are closing down early. W1AW has now returned to a normal operating schedule. 3. Jon Bloom and others have suggested that we need a strong post analysis of this event. I agree since this event, because of its magnitude, has fundamentally altered our emergency response methods and procedures. Rosalie White's report on the NVOAD daily conference call: 9/8/2005 1. Rosalie reported that our communications volunteers are sending reports of good work being done at Red Cross shelters and EOCs, and that if any other organization need help, to let us know. She reported that our volunteers in Montgomery AL warn volunteers going there who are using generators to bring gas cans because stores have no gas cans. 2. Chain saw workers are in Wiggins, MS. Volunteers who want to help are welcome. 3. MS FEMA: there is water, MREs, cots, baby formula for shelters. If needed, contact FEMA Action Officer (pronounced Mr. "Hoosway Diaz") landline 703-669-7363 cell 225-229-1418 4. In MS and Houston, the United Methodists are marshalling volunteers for centers for help with feeding/sheltering. May need comms help, and if so, he may send email to Rosalie. 5. Convoy of Hope- has distributed 28 million pounds ice/food in MS,LA - They have requested amateur operator support. 6. For donations and for contractors who are volunteering, but not for people who are opening their homes - go to https://www.nnern.gov FEMA's National Resource Center

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September 7 statement of Kenneth Moran, Director of the FCC's Office of Homeland Security
by Bob Vallio 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Some interesting reading... http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-260895A1.pdf 73, Bob -- W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:13023] Re: Membership info released to private company?
by Tom Frenaye 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

At 10:05 AM 9/8/2005, W5ZN wrote: >From your statement below, that is not always the case. I don't like that idea and I believe it is BAD policy to sell or otherwise provide our mailing list to a non-amateur related company (actually I don't even like selling it to amateur related companies, but that is another topic) > >With all of the fraud that is occurring these days, I believe we should stop giving our lists to non-amateur companies, unless it is something like the credit card thing the board has approved (which I don't even like that) I bet we can't restrict it to ham-radio-related companies for the same reason that radio stores can't restrict sales of ham radios just to hams. -- Tom ===== 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:13021] Re: Volunteer Travel Expenses For Our Members Who Have Volunteered To Assist Red Cross
by Frank Fallon 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Bob, Once we get hams signing up for the "Diamond Club" to the tune of about a billion dollars a year we can then do the same thing as the Red Cross and start paying for flights. Until then I am not about to sell my soul to the Red Cross and wear one of their jackets and have people think I am a Red Cross Radio operator. Many of us in the NYC metro area have still not recovered from Red Cross treatment during and after 9/11. But I sure think differently about the Salvation Army. Frank......N2FF...... Bob Vallio wrote: > This came in from one of the life members in my division, who > regularly corresponds with someone at HQ. I believe it is something > we should look into. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Last night, after reading ARRL.org, I sent a note complaining that the > ARRL is seeking hams to PAY THEIR OWN WAY to go help the Red Cross with > Katrina. Meanwhile, every Red Cross chapter in the country is taking > people off the street, training them for 8 hours, and putting them on an > airplane and PAYING THEIR WAY AND ALL EXPENSES to work on Katrina > relief. It seems like hams deserve the same consideration as people off > the street and the League should demand that we receive it. If that > means ARES members signing up as ARC volunteers that's fine. This seems > to be a major shortcoming in the MOU between the two organizations > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 73, Bob -- W6RGG > >

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Volunteer Travel Expenses For Our Members Who Have Volunteered To Assist Red Cross
by Bob Vallio 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

This came in from one of the life members in my division, who regularly corresponds with someone at HQ. I believe it is something we should look into. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last night, after reading ARRL.org, I sent a note complaining that the ARRL is seeking hams to PAY THEIR OWN WAY to go help the Red Cross with Katrina. Meanwhile, every Red Cross chapter in the country is taking people off the street, training them for 8 hours, and putting them on an airplane and PAYING THEIR WAY AND ALL EXPENSES to work on Katrina relief. It seems like hams deserve the same consideration as people off the street and the League should demand that we receive it. If that means ARES members signing up as ARC volunteers that's fine. This seems to be a major shortcoming in the MOU between the two organizations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73, Bob -- W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:13019] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

IN-Newsletter Vol. 28, No. 36 September 7, 2005 Upcoming Meetings and Events ARRL Section Manager Training. ARRL Headquarters. 23-25 September, 2005. United States Telecommunications Training Institute-Amateur Radio Administration for Regulators Module. ARRL Headquarters. 26-30 September, 2005. CEO Everyone is working non-stop on the Hurricane Katrina response. John Hennessee updated the presentation which can be used in educating local antenna regulators about the value of Amateur Radio. Information on Katrina was added. He assisted amateurs with local government zoning concerns in Yardley, PA (K3PIN) and Thousand Oaks, CA (W6RSP) and with a covenant concern in Pasco, WA (W7WCC). Development The summer Spectrum Defense Campaign has topped $155,000 so far. Response is slowing, but we still hope to reach the $230,000 mark. The final $25,000 contribution for the 2005 Teachers Institute is expected next week. Development is joining other departments to support the ham radio response to Hurricane Katrina. Production/Editorial Rick Lindquist reports The ARRL Letter, Vol. 24, No 34, was distributed on September 2. Much of the news involved Amateur Radio involvement in disaster relief efforts in the Gulf Coast and other areas. Rick voiced, edited and produced ARRL Audio News for September 2. Membership Services Awards Branch WAS in the 90th Awards 2 WAC QSL Cards Checked 24 LTMA Inquiries 1 Replacement Award 1 VUCC Initial Applications 7 Grids 840 VUCC End. Applications 2 Grids 146 Awards Mailed 7 Also worked on budget matters. Processing Status: Current or up to three weeks. For the coming week-WAS QSL card checking, Basic WAS awards for August, U.S. WAC and VUCC awards, and work on budget matters. Contest Branch Labels for the DX Contest certificates were printed after the database was repaired. Stuffing envelopes and affixing labels commenced. Rules announcements for the 2005 ARRL 160-Meter and 10-Meter contests were prepared and sent to Production. Data entry for paper IARU HF logs continued and the database for the August UHF contest was initialized. We worked with the Sales & Marketing Department to get the Icom logo format ready for incorporation with the November Sweepstakes web rules and use in QST and announcements. We started work on the 2005 Field Day write-up. DXCC Branch For the week of: September 4, 2005 Beginning Credits 89,789 Credits Received 5,557 Credits Processed 15,213 Ending Credits 80,133 Applications Pending 858 Processing Time (Conventional) 9.8 Weeks Year-to-date (2005) Credits Received 444,176 Credits Returned 423,847 DXCC is currently mailing applications received on June 25, 2005. DXCC is currently entering credits received on July 7, 2005. Logbook of the World QSO records entered into the system 78,460,364 QSL records have resulted 3,736,795 Logs Processed 142,224 Active Certificates 15,655 Users registered in the system 10,395 Hybrids Pending Mail 107 QSL Bureau There is a 2 day processing time delay. This week, 77 pounds of cards were received from members. 51,100 cards were mailed this week. W1AW W1AW was staffed over the weekend (and on Monday, Labor Day) to answer calls that came in on the "Katrina" line and to monitor the various emergency nets in operation. A special thanks to those HQ staff who contributed time, energy and material goods. Joe updated the web code practice files and created the texts for the September W1AW Qualifying Runs. He also processed certificates and one endorsement for the Qualifying Run award. He also processed regular W1AW QSL card requests. Joe also worked the Monday and Tuesday late afternoon/night shifts for a vacationing Scott Gee. Field & Educational Services Rosalie worked with the US ARISS Officers to draft a grant proposal going to NASA. We hope the grant can help fund ARISS 2006 activities, including money for IRLP/Echolink, which will broaden our outreach. Rosalie passed along to the Hq staff information from served agencies regarding Katrina. One item was from an unknown agency requesting that ARRL partner with them. She networked with Joyce Birmingham and then the ARISS Team about a QSO request from space tourist Greg Olsen. Field Education Team Gail Iannone sent 5 hamfest approval letters and 3 convention approval letters to the sponsoring committees confirming the Division Directors' approval of their events as "ARRL-sanctioned," processed 11 handout and door prize material orders, 2 label requests for upcoming events, and sent a Wouff Hong supply package for the ceremony to be performed at the Southwestern Division Convention being held September 9th-11th in Riverside, CA. She co-coordinated travel for Harold Kramer to be the Hq Rep at the Pacific Division Convention to be held October 14th-16th in San Ramon, CA and for Mike Gruber to be the Hq Rep at the Florida State Convention to be held December 3rd-4th in Palmetto, FL. She also sent 9 SSC renewal applications and 3 new SSC applications to the Division Directors, Section Managers, and Affiliated Club Co-coordinators for their approval. CEP-Bill Barrett This is the final weekly report for the CEP. The program has been successfully completed. A total of twelve locations were served, with good results at all of them. It is now up to the local hams and emergency served agencies to maintain and extend these new relationships. I am willing to continue on a volunteer basis to handle whatever "tidy-up" tasks and continuing requests for information may occur, if that is desired. A final report is being assembled which will include in a three-ring binder copies of all the pertinent documents, survey analysis spreadsheets, and other materials for future reference. In addition, I am more than willing to write a comprehensive article for QST that would lay out how this entire project was delivered to the field; and my advice and observations on how to do it entirely locally generated, if that is desired, for the benefit of the membership in all the locations the CEP could not reach. I've had a good run, and an excellent time. I wish the program could continue, because it works. My thanks to all for your support, encouragement, intelligence, assistance, and creativity. Field Organization/Public Service team Most of time spent on answering questions and relaying messages in regard to Hurricane Katrina and follow up work with communications in and out of the area. I received documentation concerning problems on 2 meter repeaters in Idaho and Missouri as well as reports of unidentified digital signals on 15 and 20 meters. A report of unlicensed fishermen using 75 meters off the coast of Massachusetts was received and is being investigated. Steve has been communicating with SM's in regard to emergency communications in regard to the Katrina hurricane. Leona received SM nomination petitions from two candidates for Western Massachusetts section: Ed Emco, W1KT and William C. Voedisch, W1UD. The deadline to receive these SM nominations is next Friday, September 9, 2005 by 4 p.m. for the term beginning January 1, 2005. Leona took care of many SM expenses through section budget. She also sent out about 20 packages of supplies to new appointees that included: Emergency Coordinator, Assistant Section Manager, Net Manager, Official Emergency Station. She also sent out an OO test package to one who was recommended for OO appt. of the Orange section. Amateur Radio Education & Technology Program-Mark Spencer The ETP operation was started-up in California on September 1st. There are a few bugs being worked out with e-mail transfer and access, Andy has been a big help working out those issues. The phone number in CA is 530-495-9150. The office hours will be 7-11 PST (10-2PM EST); of course the phone will be answered other times when I am in the office. Current e-mail addresses that are most reliable are mspencer(a)arrl.org (primary), wa8sme(a)arrl.org, and etp(a)arrl.org. The JOTA and SCOUT e-mail addresses are still being worked. This week I cleared out the e-mail backlog accumulated during the 10 days of travel/vacation time. There has been a mailing of a comprehensive survey to all project related schools. The number of inquiries about the Satellite Tracker Project published in September QST has been surprising. I have responded to about 75 e-mails that requested the software or had other questions. It is interesting that the project has been on the ARRL web ETP web pages for about 6 months and there has not been a single inquiry about the project, but the QST article generated this level of interest. A request to update the contact information on the web pages has been submitted. I have begun work on task force tasks and development of a PowerPoint presentation on "Math for the Ham Radio Operator". The focus of this presentation is to give instructors a tool to use to help their licensing students review relevant math for the license exams before they approach the radio content that uses the math. Sincerely, Dave Patton, NN1N Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer DCP: lk Staff Absentee List Steve Capodicasa 9/5-9/12 Vacation Dave Patton 9/16-9/18 W9DXCC Convention, Elk Grove, IL 10/20-10/24 Vera Cruz, Mexico (FMRE Convention) 11/21-11/28 Cartagena, Colombia (CQWW CW) Ed Hare 9/8-9/9 Club talk in Rochester, NY Dave Sumner 8/22-9/8 Vacation `` 9/9-9/19 IARU R1 and AC meetings, Davos and Zurich 9/30 Vacation 10/3-10/9 IARU R3 Directors meeting and SEANET meeting, Bangalore Mary Hobart 9/8-9/11 SW Division - Riverside `` 9/15-9/16 Vacation `` 9/22-9/23 Vacation Rick Lindquist 9/19-9/20 Vacation Scott Gee 9/12 Vacation `` 9/29-9/30 Vacation Bill Moore 9/16 Virginia Beach, VA convention Judy Miller 9/16 Vacation Gail Iannone 9/15-9/20 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:13018] Re: test
by Jim K8JE 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Made it out here, at least. Good luck. 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: Bill Edgar [mailto:wedgar@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:30 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13014] test Working?

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[arrl-odv:13017] Priority Handling/Katrina/Military use of amateur frequencies
by Paul L Rinaldo 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

Ladies and Gentlemen, Here is an email I sent to Section Managers of the Katrina-affected area to obtain points of contact for use of amateur frequencies by the military. So far, I have received a reply from the MS SM. Paul >Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 09:46:05 -0400 >To: Mickey Cox K5MC SM LA <k5mc(a)arrl.org>, Malcolm Keown W5XX SM MS <w5xx(a)arrl.org>, E Ray Taylor N5NAV SM ETX <n5nav(a)arrl.org>, Rudy Hubbard WA4PUP SM NFL <wa4pup(a)arrl.org> >From: Paul L Rinaldo <prinaldo(a)mindspring.com> >Subject: Priority Handling/Katrina/Military use of amateur frequencies >Cc: rroderick(a)arrl.org, fbutler(a)arrl.org, cday(a)arrl.org, hkramer(a)arrl.org, W3KD(a)aol.com >X-Attachments: C:\Documents and Settings\Paul L Rinaldo\My Documents\Use of ARS Freqs by the Military.doc; > >Gentlemen, > >ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, W1JB, asked me to work with the FCC concerning the use of amateur frequencies by the US military in support of Katrina. I talked with Kathryn Hosford of the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET), who is the FCC liaison to the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC). She said that the FCC has received a request from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which overseas IRAC requesting temporary military use of amateur bands in support of Katrina. She said the FCC cannot turn down NTIA's request but first wants to obtain from ARRL the point(s) of contact for coordination of such military use. I told her that we would supply the contacts but that there could be several. > >This is not an unusual request by the military for the use of amateur frequencies for tactical and training operations, although the urgency and magnitude are unusual. There are provisions in the "Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management" (usually called the "NTIA Manual") for military use of non-federal-government frequencies. The NTIA Manual has the same force of law as FCC rules. Specific provisions of the NTIA Manual are excerpted in the attachment. > >The NTIA Manual says that the military can contact the FCC field office when they want to use non-Government frequencies and to establish local coordination. This situation is of such magnitude that the military requested NTIA and NTIA in turn contacted the FCC to clear the use of these frequencies. It is of the interests of all concerned to get this coordination handled at the local level where people know what's going on, what frequencies are in use, what frequencies could be used by the military and how to handle interference complaints in an efficient manner. > >Section Managers of the area affected by Katrina are requested to provide me with the names and contact information for the amateur points of contact for the military to request use of amateur frequencies. Simplest would be best, that is one person per Section. But if that's not possible, then please break it down into the least number of cases. > >Paul L Rinaldo, W4RI >Chief Technology Officer, ARRL >3545 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 209 >Fairfax, VA 22030 >Tel: 703 934 2077 >Fax: 703 934 2079 > >PS: I will be departing for Europe on Friday. My alternate is Technical Relations Specialist Walter Ireland, WB7CSL, same contact info as mine. > > >

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