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

[arrl-odv:13656] Re: LOBBYING ACCORDING TO CQ
by Jim Weaver, K8JE 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

Hi, Joel, The authors are Tom Coates, N3IJ and Joseph T. Krywsztoforsk, AJ3X. Bill Edgar said they are from a Maryland (Baltimore if I recall correctly) club that has several League bashers as members. I zipped through the web, and found one or more Tom Coates. Couldn't determine if any was the author. No hit on Krysztoforsk. The article really aims at the state legislature level. It shows me, though, that we lost a huge opportunity to "get there first" when we didn't act fast enough with our program. I'll do my damnedest not to let this continue. FYI, I have just scheduled a telecon of the Grassroots committee set for Thursday, 2/9 at 10 PM Eastern Time. It is planned just for the five committee members, but if you'd like to drop in to say a word or two, feel free. Obviously, you can stick around and participate in the discussion if you wish. I have not extended the invitation beyond the Committee and you, because I do not feel we need input from others at this time and because I'm concerned that having too many people involved could distract us from our goal. The purpose of the call is to hash over the approach and interview outline we will use with our fellow Directors that Jim Fenstermaker is drafting. I plan for this to be a fully-working discussion among the five of us. My hope is that within a week after the telecon, we can begin to interview Directors to get input from them on the issues that have hindered full implementation of the program in all divisions. I'm pleased with our progress to this moment. I'm equally thrilled with the enthusiasm of each of the committee members. Tnx, 73, enjoy, Jim Please let me know 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: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 10:50 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13655] Re: LOBBYING ACCORDING TO CQ Jim, I have not yet seen it....who are the authors? Joel -----Original Message----- From: Jim Weaver, K8JE [mailto:k8je@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:45 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13654] LOBBYING ACCORDING TO CQ For you who may not have seen the article, CQ has published a how-to discussion entitled Effective Lobbying In Support of Amateur Radio - Step by Step. Does anyone know the pedigree of the authors? 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!

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[arrl-odv:13655] Re: LOBBYING ACCORDING TO CQ
by Joel Harrison 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

Jim, I have not yet seen it....who are the authors? Joel -----Original Message----- From: Jim Weaver, K8JE [mailto:k8je@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:45 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13654] LOBBYING ACCORDING TO CQ For you who may not have seen the article, CQ has published a how-to discussion entitled Effective Lobbying In Support of Amateur Radio - Step by Step. Does anyone know the pedigree of the authors? 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!

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[arrl-odv:13654] LOBBYING ACCORDING TO CQ
by Jim Weaver, K8JE 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

For you who may not have seen the article, CQ has published a how-to discussion entitled Effective Lobbying In Support of Amateur Radio - Step by Step. Does anyone know the pedigree of the authors? 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!

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[arrl-odv:13653] City-wide wi-fi in Philly
by Kay Craigie 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Earthlink and the city of Philadelphia have now finalized a contract under which Earthlink will build a city-wide wi-fi network. Earthlink will own the network and charge a wholesale rate to Internet service providers that would then resell the services to the public at very low cost. If all goes well, the system should be available throughout the city next year. City council still has to approve the contract. Unless city council manages to foul it up -- I have great confidence in their greed and incompetence! -- this may be a great thing for the public and a bad thing for the future of BPL. BPL isn't workable in rural areas, and if big cities can make deals for low-cost wireless service, BPL may be unable to compete in the big cities, too. The Philadelphia story is posted at http://www.nbc10.com/technology/6592239/detail.html. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:13652] Re: 80 meter yagi
by Rod Stafford W6ROD 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

If you zoom way in you can read the word "medium" along the boom! Rod W6ROD At 05:34 PM 1/29/2006, you wrote: > >Wow....that's a big one. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: William Sawders [mailto:k7zm@arrl.org] >Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:17 PM >To: arrl-odv >Subject: [arrl-odv:13650] 80 meter yagi > >DX anyone? Yes, there are 2 men standing on the boom. > >Bill, K7ZM >[] > > >

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[arrl-odv:13651] Re: 80 meter yagi
by Joel Harrison 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Wow....that's a big one. -----Original Message----- From: William Sawders [mailto:k7zm@arrl.org] Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:17 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13650] 80 meter yagi DX anyone? Yes, there are 2 men standing on the boom. Bill, K7ZM

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[arrl-odv:13650] 80 meter yagi
by William Sawders 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

DX anyone? Yes, there are 2 men standing on the boom. Bill, K7ZM

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[arrl-odv:13648] Re: KH6/W5ZN spotted
by K5ur＠aol.com 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

I worked him earlier tonight, Dave! He was weak. Dipole on the balcony. QTH favors west. Not good towards U.S. He told me that he had not worked anything east past W6/7 until I worked him. I worked him right through a JA pile up when he wasn't even working the U.S. I was barefoot, too....... really. 73, Kilowatt 5 Unlimited Radiation In a message dated 1/28/2006 9:11:50 PM Central Standard Time, dsumner(a)arrl.org writes: Joel is on the air from Hawaii, but I don't know whether anyone back on the mainland has a shot at him. He was on 18.075 CW this afternoon (KH6 time) and was spotted in JA and ZL. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:13647] KH6/W5ZN spotted
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 29 Jan '06

29 Jan '06

Joel is on the air from Hawaii, but I don't know whether anyone back on the mainland has a shot at him. He was on 18.075 CW this afternoon (KH6 time) and was spotted in JA and ZL. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:13646] Re: More BPL Good News
by Andy Oppel 28 Jan '06

28 Jan '06

Heck, even those of us who FAILED Physics 101 knew that... -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO At 03:51 PM 1/27/2006, you wrote: >That's right, Kay. But of course anyone who ever passed Physics 101 >knew that was a pipe dream. > >Dave > > >---------- >From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@comcast.net] >Sent: Fri 1/27/2006 11:14 PM >To: arrl-odv >Subject: [arrl-odv:13642] Re: More BPL Good News > >So BPL's not so hot in sparsely-populated rural areas. Well duh. > >Do I recall correctly that the blessing of BPL by the Washington >bigwigs was sauced up with sentimental slop about how it could make >broadband available to kiddies who live so far out in the back >country it's past the orbit of Pluto? > >As George Wilson used to say, "Yeah, right!" > >73 - Kay N3KN >

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