December 2006 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:15016] Merry Christmas!
by Brian Mileshosky 24 Dec '06

24 Dec '06

All -- >From the rowdy Mileshosky family to you and yours, have a blessed, safe, and hopefully relaxing Christmas! Here's to another great year on the air. 73 and Merry Christmas, Brian N5ZGT Katelyn KA5TLN and Audrey N0CALL (3 mos. Christmas Day and cooing in CW)

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[arrl-odv:15015] Re: Manassas Broadband Over Power Line Interference Complaints
by w3kd＠aol.com 24 Dec '06

24 Dec '06

Good summary, Dave. I think the next steps, if we don't get a response to these information requests, is to file an FOIA request, as Dave suggests. Beyond that what we do depends on the six local hams who ARE active, with whom we have a very close working relationship, and what they can tell us about the level of interference there still is in Manassas. Ed Hare reports that it is better in some places than before. 73, and Happy Holidays to all. Chris ZF/W3KD -----Original Message----- From: dsumner(a)arrl.org To: arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org Cc: w1rfi(a)arrl.org Sent: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 9:12 AM Subject: [arrl-odv:15000] Re: Manassas Broadband Over Power Line Interference Complaints Chris is en route to the Cayman Islands today, so let me take a stab at responding. If there is no response -- and frankly, I don't expect one other than for them to "correct" the letter so as to include the W1CRO complaint in the dismissal -- then the next step is to file a Freedom of Information Act request seeking the test results and any FCC memos relating to the Commission's tests. In parallel we're working with the local amateurs to determine the extent of the continuing interference (it's better than it was, but certainly not eliminated). We want to get video/audio showing that there continues to be interference that any reasonable person would regard as harmful and unacceptable, which we will then make available as widely as possible (including on the Hill) to show that the FCC's rules and enforcement are inadequate. We're also continuing to look for instances of interference to fixed stations in the City of Manassas. It always has been our Achilles' Heel that we have been unable to get any of the 20 or so ARRL members or other amateurs who live in the City to file a complaint. Technicians getting HF privileges may help. But in all candor, I don't see a criminal case arising from BPL interference in Manassas. That's outside the range of available remedies. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:14 AM To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv; Hare, Ed W1RFI Subject: Fwd: Manassas Broadband Over Power Line Interference Complaints Well done, Chris. If the Commission does not respond to this filing, how long do we wait before pursuing criminal prosecution? That question is neither rhetorical, nor intended to be humorous, as I'm sure you are well aware. 73, Bob On 12/21/06, w3kd(a)aol.com <w3kd(a)aol.com> wrote: Greetings. I have just now sent the following, with the attachment, to the FCC Enforcement Bureau, copies, as indicated, to include all commissioners. This filing was edited by President Harrison, EVP Sumner, CTO Rinaldo, and Lab Supervisor Ed Hare. We have the cooperation of the hams in Manassas on this as well. Let me konw any questions you have. I will be out of the office until the 29th of December, however. Happy Holidays to all. 73, Chris W3KD -----Original Message----- From: w3kd(a)aol.com To: Kris.Monteith(a)fcc.gov; Kathryn.Berthot(a)fcc.gov; Katherine.Power(a)fcc.gov; Riley.Hollingsworth(a)fcc.gov Cc: K4GVT(a)comcast.net; n3oh(a)arrl.net; W4HJL(a)aol.com; W1CRO(a)TheHamShack.us; wc4j(a)arrl.net; da(a)agnew.us; dsumner(a)arrl.org; w5zn(a)arrl.org; Michael.Copps(a)fcc.gov; Kevin.Martin(a)fcc.gov; Jonathan.Adelstein(a)fcc.gov; Robert.Mcdowell(a)fcc.gov; Deborah.Tate(a)fcc.gov Sent: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:27 PM Subject: Manassas Broadband Over Power Line Interference Complaints Greetings. Attached, on behalf of ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio, and on behalf of numerous individual complainants in the City of Manassas, Virginia, is a PDF copy of a letter being filed today by courier, regarding the Enforcement Bureau's December 14, 2006 dismissal of several, but not all, of the long-pending interference complaints of harmful interference to Amateur Radio Service licensees caused by the Broadband over Power Line system in Manassas, Virginia. Kindly direct any questions with respect to this to undersigned counsel. Yours very truly, Christopher D. Imlay Check out the new AOL . Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

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RE: [arrl-odv:15013] Re: Legislative Action Program Certificate
by JIM WEAVER, K8JE 24 Dec '06

24 Dec '06

Henry, Tnx for the kind words. I was fortunate to have a group of hard-working, dedicated people on the committee. 73, Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ Chairman, ARRL ad hoc Legislative Action Committee 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: Henry R. Leggette [mailto:wd4q@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 6:09 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15013] Re: Legislative Action Program Certificate Jim, We will be making use of this very shortly here in the Delta Division. Amy Bullock, N5TBB is very busy to get things up and going here. Thanks! Thanks to all the members on your committee! 73, Henry - WD4Q ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Weaver <mailto:k8je@arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:35 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:15010] Legislative Action Program Certificate All, On behalf of the Legislative Action Committee, I am pleased to announce the generator for making Legislative Action Certificates is available to use. The generator is temporarily on ODV as the top item under the third category, Miscellaneous ARRL Documents. It will be moved to the Grassroots area after a few sophistications have been added to the volunteer Registry there. To use the LAP Certificate Generator, go to ODV and click on Grassroots Certificate Generator. At the Generator, insert the call sign of the person to receive the certificate into the first box and hit Tab. This should automatically bring the name of the person into the second box. Select the position the person has been appointed to fill (Division Legislative Action Chair, Legislative Action Coordinator and Legislative Action Assistant). Click Generate Certificate and proceed to save or print the certificate. The certificate generator should automatically select the correct Division of the Director who will sign the certificate), e.g. Director, Atlantic Division, Director, Northwestern Division. Thanks go to Linda Zlachetka who provided the fine art work and to Jon Bloom who programmed the certificate and generator. REMINDER: To be appointed to a position in the ARRL LAP, the appointee must be a member of ARRL and must remain a member of ARRL to retain the appointment. If an appointee allows his membership to terminate, he automatically has resigned from the LAP post. The reason for this relates to IRS constraints on our lobbying activities, and is discussed in the LAP FAQ and other documents (see the Grassroots area). If you have any questions concerning the LAP or the Certificate Generator, please contact any member of the Legislative Action Committee. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Jim Weaver, Chairman For the Legislative Action Committee Bill Edgar, N3LLR Frank Fallon, N2FF Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF David Woolweaver, K5RAV Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142

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[arrl-odv:15013] Re: Legislative Action Program Certificate
by Henry R. Leggette 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Jim, We will be making use of this very shortly here in the Delta Division. Amy Bullock, N5TBB is very busy to get things up and going here. Thanks! Thanks to all the members on your committee! 73, Henry - WD4Q ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Weaver To: arrl-odv Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:35 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:15010] Legislative Action Program Certificate All, On behalf of the Legislative Action Committee, I am pleased to announce the generator for making Legislative Action Certificates is available to use. The generator is temporarily on ODV as the top item under the third category, Miscellaneous ARRL Documents. It will be moved to the Grassroots area after a few sophistications have been added to the volunteer Registry there. To use the LAP Certificate Generator, go to ODV and click on Grassroots Certificate Generator. At the Generator, insert the call sign of the person to receive the certificate into the first box and hit Tab. This should automatically bring the name of the person into the second box. Select the position the person has been appointed to fill (Division Legislative Action Chair, Legislative Action Coordinator and Legislative Action Assistant). Click Generate Certificate and proceed to save or print the certificate. The certificate generator should automatically select the correct Division of the Director who will sign the certificate), e.g. Director, Atlantic Division, Director, Northwestern Division. Thanks go to Linda Zlachetka who provided the fine art work and to Jon Bloom who programmed the certificate and generator. REMINDER: To be appointed to a position in the ARRL LAP, the appointee must be a member of ARRL and must remain a member of ARRL to retain the appointment. If an appointee allows his membership to terminate, he automatically has resigned from the LAP post. The reason for this relates to IRS constraints on our lobbying activities, and is discussed in the LAP FAQ and other documents (see the Grassroots area). If you have any questions concerning the LAP or the Certificate Generator, please contact any member of the Legislative Action Committee. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Jim Weaver, Chairman For the Legislative Action Committee Bill Edgar, N3LLR Frank Fallon, N2FF Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF David Woolweaver, K5RAV Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142

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[arrl-odv:15012] Re: Lifetime License
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

There is some history on this, but Chris is in the Cayman Islands for the next several days and I will not be in the office again until at least January 3, so I don't think it will be possible to provide the whole story in the next few days. Briefly, a lifetime operator license is possible under the Communications Act but a lifetime station license is not. Because the two are combined in a single document in the case of an amateur license, providing for a lifetime operator license is somewhat problematic. ARRL petitioned for a lifetime operator license in 1994. I can't quote chapter and verse as to what happened other than that it wasn't adopted. Dave K1ZZ ________________________________ From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] Sent: Sat 12/23/2006 9:25 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15009] Lifetime License Has anyone posed the question of a lifetime license for US radio amateurs? Is it practical? Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632

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[arrl-odv:15010] Legislative Action Program Certificate
by Jim Weaver 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

All, On behalf of the Legislative Action Committee, I am pleased to announce the generator for making Legislative Action Certificates is available to use. The generator is temporarily on ODV as the top item under the third category, Miscellaneous ARRL Documents. It will be moved to the Grassroots area after a few sophistications have been added to the volunteer Registry there. To use the LAP Certificate Generator, go to ODV and click on Grassroots Certificate Generator. At the Generator, insert the call sign of the person to receive the certificate into the first box and hit Tab. This should automatically bring the name of the person into the second box. Select the position the person has been appointed to fill (Division Legislative Action Chair, Legislative Action Coordinator and Legislative Action Assistant). Click Generate Certificate and proceed to save or print the certificate. The certificate generator should automatically select the correct Division of the Director who will sign the certificate), e.g. Director, Atlantic Division, Director, Northwestern Division. Thanks go to Linda Zlachetka who provided the fine art work and to Jon Bloom who programmed the certificate and generator. REMINDER: To be appointed to a position in the ARRL LAP, the appointee must be a member of ARRL and must remain a member of ARRL to retain the appointment. If an appointee allows his membership to terminate, he automatically has resigned from the LAP post. The reason for this relates to IRS constraints on our lobbying activities, and is discussed in the LAP FAQ and other documents (see the Grassroots area). If you have any questions concerning the LAP or the Certificate Generator, please contact any member of the Legislative Action Committee. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Jim Weaver, Chairman For the Legislative Action Committee Bill Edgar, N3LLR Frank Fallon, N2FF Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF David Woolweaver, K5RAV Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142

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[arrl-odv:15011] Re: Lifetime License
by William Sawders 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Commercial FCC licenses went that way years ago. Bill, K7ZM -------Original Message------- From: Coy Day Date: 12/23/06 13:29:22 To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15009] Lifetime License Has anyone posed the question of a lifetime license for US radio amateurs? Is it practical? Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632

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[arrl-odv:15009] Lifetime License
by Coy Day 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Has anyone posed the question of a lifetime license for US radio amateurs? Is it practical? Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632

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RE: 433.92 MHz Transmitters For Sale
by Joel Harrison 23 Dec '06

23 Dec '06

Bob, That is correct. This is a Part 15 Device running 1 mW that is permitted in that part of the band. 73 Joel W5ZN _____ From: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:36 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: 433.92 MHz Transmitters For Sale No licenses required: <http://www.lemosint.com/scripts/radio.asp>

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[arrl-odv:15007] Draft Board Meeting Agenda
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 22 Dec '06

22 Dec '06

Here is the draft agenda for the January 19-20 Board Meeting, subject as always to revision prior to the meeting (and right up to the formal adoption of the agenda as one of the first items of business). 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary <<Draft Agenda.doc>>

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