January 2006 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:13506] Slow Acknowledgments
by frank butler 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

I hear this complaint often from new members, at hamfests and elsewhere. I should note that this member HAS been getting QST. Is there a better procedure for acknowledging new membership applications? 73, Frank, W4RH ******************************************************************* Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:30:21 -0600 From: Brutus temple <ki4kfw(a)cox.net> Hello Frank: This is Bruce ki4kfw. I am sending you this noteso you will have written verification of what I told you last Thursday. I joined the ARRL on November the 15 and still have not recieved a card verification or any form of written documentation. This coming 15th will be 3 months without notice. Thanks for your assistance in this matter Frank. 73's and have a safe trip: Bruce KI4KFW

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[arrl-odv:13505] Report of ARRL IAVP
by Rod Stafford W6ROD 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

Attached is my report for the upcoming Board Meeting. Those who attended the last EC meeting will recognize some of the material in the report but it has been updated in many respects based upon events and developments since the EC meeting. 73, Rod W6ROD

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Fwd: DXAC Dec 05 semiannual report
by Bob Vallio 12 Jan '06

12 Jan '06

Here is Jim O'Connell's DXAC report. Bob Vallio, W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:13503] Re: Legislative Report
by John Bellows 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Good comments Andy. My heartburn came from the fact we had the same problem with the Chwat Report last year. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Andy Oppel [mailto:andy_oppel@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:22 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13502] Re: Legislative Report I believe the blame here should fall on Microsoft Corp. for the horrible inefficiency in the way embedded images are stored in Word files. Since many of you create Word documents, you might find the information in this note useful. Those letters that were pasted into the Chawat & Co. document are the primary cause of the huge file size. There are some techniques for minimizing the file size, however, and I was able to reduce the file to 4 meg with minimal effort. That's still too large, in my opinion. I tried converting it to a PDF and the size was 5 MB (larger than the .doc file when using compressed images). Here is a terrific (short and to the point) guide from The University of Queensland (Australia) on reducing files sizes when Word documents contain image files: http://askit.uq.edu.au/itanswers/microsoftoffice/word/reducing_file_size s.pdf For those who might want to try using PDF compression, the poor man's utility to create PDF files can be had for $9.95 at www.pdf995.com . There is also a free version if you can put up with advertising every time you run it. The full-blown version of Adobe runs in the hundreds of dollars, so this software is a great deal (and I have used it regularly for several years now). -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO Pacific Division Vice Director At 09:30 AM 1/10/2006, you wrote: Dave: Could you please suggest to John Chwat that an 8MB Report either ought to have 8MB of information or should be available in a form that takes less Bandwidth. Given the relative accomplishments of the Navassa/Desecheo folks compared to the Chwat office this past year, making the Report so difficult (slow) to obtain may not be the best idea for Chwat & Co. Apparently, I'm getting testier as the day progresses. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [ mailto:dsumner@arrl.org <mailto:dsumner@arrl.org> ] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:13 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13496] Legislative Report The report from Chwat & Co. is posted at http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Board%20Meeting%20Reports/2006 /January/ . Note that there are four annexes to the report. Because of the size of the file (more than 8 MB) I am not sending it by email. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:13502] Re: Legislative Report
by Andy Oppel 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

I believe the blame here should fall on Microsoft Corp. for the horrible inefficiency in the way embedded images are stored in Word files. Since many of you create Word documents, you might find the information in this note useful. Those letters that were pasted into the Chawat & Co. document are the primary cause of the huge file size. There are some techniques for minimizing the file size, however, and I was able to reduce the file to 4 meg with minimal effort. That's still too large, in my opinion. I tried converting it to a PDF and the size was 5 MB (larger than the .doc file when using compressed images). Here is a terrific (short and to the point) guide from The University of Queensland (Australia) on reducing files sizes when Word documents contain image files: http://askit.uq.edu.au/itanswers/microsoftoffice/word/reducing_file_sizes.p… For those who might want to try using PDF compression, the poor man's utility to create PDF files can be had for $9.95 at www.pdf995.com. There is also a free version if you can put up with advertising every time you run it. The full-blown version of Adobe runs in the hundreds of dollars, so this software is a great deal (and I have used it regularly for several years now). -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO Pacific Division Vice Director At 09:30 AM 1/10/2006, you wrote: >Dave: > >Could you please suggest to John Chwat that an 8MB Report either >ought to have 8MB of information or should be available in a form >that takes less Bandwidth. Given the relative accomplishments of the >Navassa/Desecheo folks compared to the Chwat office this past year, >making the Report so difficult (slow) to obtain may not be the best >idea for Chwat & Co. > >Apparently, I'm getting testier as the day progresses. > >Jay > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] >Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:13 AM >To: arrl-odv >Subject: [arrl-odv:13496] Legislative Report > > >The report from Chwat & Co. is posted at ><http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Board%20Meeting%20Reports/2006/Ja…>http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Board%20Meeting%20Reports/2006/Ja…. >Note that there are four annexes to the report. > >Because of the size of the file (more than 8 MB) I am not sending it >by email. > >Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:13501] Re: Strategic Plan
by Jim Weaver, K8JE 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Tom, go for it. Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel: 513-459-0142 ARRL Great Lakes Division ARRL, the Reason Amateur Radio is! Members, the Reason ARRL is! -----Original Message----- From: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:19 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: Strategic Plan Tom, I for one would like to see the word version on the ODV portion of the web site, and I concur with your evaluation of the lack of success on implementing the plan. Please send me a word copy. Thanks. Bob Vallio -- W6RGG On 1/8/06, Tom Frenaye <frenaye(a)pcnet.com> wrote: At 10:40 AM 1/6/2006, K1ZZ wrote: >Jay Bellows has kindly scanned the Strategic Plan that was adopted by the Board in January 2004. It is available to officers, directors and vice directors at ><http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Miscellaneous/THINKING%20PLA NNING%20STRATEGICALLY.pdf >http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Miscellaneous/THINKING%20PLAN NING%20STRATEGICALLY.pdf I can't believe we didn't originally get a copy of the strategic plan in MS Word format. The PDF file is nice but hard to use if you want to do more than just read it. I scanned the PDF and OCR'd it into MS Word if anyone wants a copy (or to post in the ODV part of the web site). >Since that time, several strategies have been selected for implementation each year. Thanks for sending the e-mail with the list. >However, the Strategic Plan itself has not been reviewed and updated. The time is approaching when it will be appropriate to do that. I think that's an understatement. After re-reading the plan I don't think we've been very successful in implementing it. -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director <http://www.arrl.org/> 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:13500] Public Relations Committee Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Here is Document #26. Dave K1ZZ <<26 Public Relations Committee.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:13499] Re: Legislative Report
by k5ur＠aol.com 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Jay wrote: <<Given the relative accomplishments of the Navassa/Desecheo folks compared to the Chwat office this past year, making the Report so difficult (slow) to obtain may not be the best idea for Chwat & Co. Apparently, I?m getting testier as the day progresses.>> Hee, hee, hee....... oh, I love it. But, right on thar, Dude. 73, K5UR

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[arrl-odv:13498] Apology
by John Bellows 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

My last comment was not intended for ODV. While I stand by it, I should have been more careful. The comment was to be direct reply. Jay

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[arrl-odv:13497] Re: Legislative Report
by John Bellows 10 Jan '06

10 Jan '06

Dave: Could you please suggest to John Chwat that an 8MB Report either ought to have 8MB of information or should be available in a form that takes less Bandwidth. Given the relative accomplishments of the Navassa/Desecheo folks compared to the Chwat office this past year, making the Report so difficult (slow) to obtain may not be the best idea for Chwat & Co. Apparently, I'm getting testier as the day progresses. Jay -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:13 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13496] Legislative Report The report from Chwat & Co. is posted at http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Board%20Meeting%20Reports/2006 /January/. Note that there are four annexes to the report. Because of the size of the file (more than 8 MB) I am not sending it by email. Dave K1ZZ

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