February 2006 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:13808] Re: Stationery - wow!
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 27 Feb '06

27 Feb '06

Kay, new-style envelopes have been designed but have not yet been ordered as we have a large quantity of the older ones still in stock. We could order enough of the new style to cover our needs for personal correspondence while we use up the older style in bulk mailings, but in the spirit of fiscal restraint we haven't done that yet. Thanks for your kind words about the design. It took several iterations to get something that is both attractive and practical. A slightly more colorful electronic version is in the works, similar to the left column on pages 4 and 9 of the current QST. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:53 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13800] Stationery - wow! The new ARRL letterhead stationery just came in the mail, and it's a completely new design and color scheme. I really like the new design and appreciate the talents of the Staff person who created it. Question -- do we have any new-style envelopes to go with the letterhead? 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:13807] Re: Stationery - wow!
by dick＠pobox.com 27 Feb '06

27 Feb '06

26 FEB 2006 - 1900 CST I think the new letterhead is a refreshing change from what have been using. However, having already used the new letterhead, I offer the following suggestions. 1. Make the blue less intense. If a letter is faxed, this dark blue becomes black. (see attached PDF) 2. Perhaps the blue mass on the right side could be narrowed a bit to provide a bit more white space for the verbose few among us. - W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:13806] Re: Stationery - wow!
by Jim Weaver, K8JE 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

Joel, I'll us short words. Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, ARRL Great Lakes Division Chairman, ARRL Legislative Action Committee 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel: 513-459-0142 ARRL, the Reason Amateur Radio is! Members, the Reason ARRL is! -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:28 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13804] Re: Stationery - wow! While we were able to limited the "width" of verbose individuals of the counsel persuasion with the new stationary, we were NOT able to limit the length. Go to Revision 1 ? ZN -----Original Message----- From: W3KD(a)aol.com [mailto:W3KD@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:57 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13801] Re: Stationery - wow! There isn't much room on the letterhead for actual information though. Bad deal for verbose people... yes, I realize I am leading with my chin here. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13805] Re: Stationery - wow!
by Jim Weaver, K8JE 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, ARRL Great Lakes Division Chairman, ARRL Legislative Action Committee 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel: 513-459-0142 ARRL, the Reason Amateur Radio is! Members, the Reason ARRL is! -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:28 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13804] Re: Stationery - wow! While we were able to limited the "width" of verbose individuals of the counsel persuasion with the new stationary, we were NOT able to limit the length. Go to Revision 1 ? ZN -----Original Message----- From: W3KD(a)aol.com [mailto:W3KD@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:57 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13801] Re: Stationery - wow! There isn't much room on the letterhead for actual information though. Bad deal for verbose people... yes, I realize I am leading with my chin here. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13804] Re: Stationery - wow!
by Joel Harrison 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

While we were able to limited the "width" of verbose individuals of the counsel persuasion with the new stationary, we were NOT able to limit the length. Go to Revision 1 ? ZN -----Original Message----- From: W3KD(a)aol.com [mailto:W3KD@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:57 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13801] Re: Stationery - wow! There isn't much room on the letterhead for actual information though. Bad deal for verbose people... yes, I realize I am leading with my chin here. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13803] Re: Stationery - wow!
by John Bellows 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

Im with Chris on this. The question is am I True Blue or Am I Blue. Even so I think we are fortunate to have such a talented Graphics group. 73, Jay, KØQB -----Original Message----- From: W3KD(a)aol.com [mailto:W3KD@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:57 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13801] Re: Stationery - wow! There isn't much room on the letterhead for actual information though. Bad deal for verbose people... yes, I realize I am leading with my chin here. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13802] Re: Stationery - wow!
by jfenster＠pacifier.com 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

Chris, Rumor has it that the specific letterhead you recieved was designed for "special people." Mine seems to have plenty of room! Jim K9JF

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[arrl-odv:13801] Re: Stationery - wow!
by W3KD＠aol.com 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

There isn't much room on the letterhead for actual information though. Bad deal for verbose people... yes, I realize I am leading with my chin here. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:13800] Stationery - wow!
by Kay Craigie 26 Feb '06

26 Feb '06

The new ARRL letterhead stationery just came in the mail, and it's a completely new design and color scheme. I really like the new design and appreciate the talents of the Staff person who created it. Question -- do we have any new-style envelopes to go with the letterhead? 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:13799] Re: FW: [IP] Lawmakers Move to Make FCC Allow Broader Wireless Net
by Joel Harrison 25 Feb '06

25 Feb '06

Well, Ted Stevens is NOT from Arkansas. According to my "Congress at Your Fingertips" book, Ted Stevens is (R-AK). That is Alaska, not Arkansas. The writer of the article obviously FAILED basic two letter state abbreviations. Joel -----Original Message----- From: Gary Johnston [mailto:gary@one.net] Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 11:23 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13798] FW: [IP] Lawmakers Move to Make FCC Allow Broader Wireless Net Oh, great. :-( (de KI4LA) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Lawmakers Move to Make FCC Allow Broader Wireless Net Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:30:34 -0500 From: Randall <rvh40(a)insightbb.com> To: Dave <dave(a)farber.net>, Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne(a)warpspeed.com>, cyberia <CYBERIA-L(a)LISTSERV.AOL.COM> http://htdaw.blogsource.com/post.mhtml?post_id=257883 Lawmakers Move to Make FCC Allow Broader Wireless Net Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 4:27 PM EST Lawmakers Move to Make FCC Allow Broader Wireless Net by Catherine Komp Feb. 22 Typically costing $30-50 a month, high speed internet access remains out of financial reach for many people in the US. But advocates for more affordable Internet access hope that new legislation will eventually lead to lower prices. Hailed by consumer advocates and progressive media activists, the Wireless Innovation (Winn) Act of 2006 would open up additional public spectrum for wireless Internet use. The Winn Act, introduced by Senator George Allen (R-Virginia), would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release unused or unassigned parts of the broadcast spectrum, also known as "white spaces," for wireless computer networking use. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California), John Sununu (R-New Hampshire) and John Kerry (D-Massachusetts). A similar bill, the American Broadband for Communities Act, was also introduced last week by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Arkansas). "Instead of just talking about it, we need to make affordable broadband a reality everywhere," Kerry said in a statement. The Winn Act would require the FCC to permit unlicensed use of unassigned broadcast spectrum between 54MHz and 698 MHz within 180 days of enactment. This part of the spectrum is generally used by television broadcasters, and the unused portions between TV channels broadcasting in a given area is known as "white space." Supporters of the bills say that liberating "white spaces" which constitute half or more of the spectrum in many places will decrease the number of antennas needed to cover an area, potentially reducing costs even while providing faster data-transmission speeds. According to the media-focused activist organization Free Press, the 108 Mhz part of the spectrum is key in expanding wireless internet service to rural areas because it allows signals to penetrate obstacles, like walls and mountains, and to move long distances. Consumer groups also praise the legislation, saying that too many people have little or no choice in high-speed providers or have been left without access altogether. They believe the bill will advance more competition in a market that is mainly controlled by telephone and cable giants. "Without broadband Internet access and other wireless services, Americans in rural and underserved urban areas will continue to be stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide," wrote Jeannie Kelley of the Consumers Union and Ben Scott of Free Press in a letter to Senator Allen. Though the bills have many supporters, some broadcasting organizations are staunchly opposed and have argued that studies looking at possible interference issues have not been conclusive. In testimony before the FCC, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) said that unlicensed use of the spectrum will cause "harmful interference" to TV broadcasters. But critics respond that this is a tactic to "warehouse" spectrum that TV broadcasters will later claim for their own use. They note that the NAB led the fight to prevent low-power radio stations from gaining access to unused spectrum on the FM band, using the same claim about terrible interference. The NAB then helped to develop digital radio technology that allowed FM broadcasters to double their spectrum capacity. Wireless broadband allows Internet service providers to set up relatively inexpensive "nodes" that can each communicate through the air with dozens of computers at once all without the costly infrastructure associated with cable and telephone networks. Whether or not this federal initiative is successful, a growing number of cities are taking their own steps to establish municipal wireless systems, often waging difficult battles with telecommunications companies determined to maintain control over broadband connections. Philadelphia is the furthest along in its efforts to offer discounted wireless Internet access to anyone living in or visiting the city, sealing a deal with Earthlink last year to provide service over a 135-square mile area. San Francisco; Chicago; Houston, Suffolk County, NY; Dayton, Ohio and others have also announced plans to establish citywide wireless initiatives. And after the destruction of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the city of New Orleans was the first in the US to set up free wireless, owned and operated by the city. Currently, it is only available in limited neighborhoods, but Mayor Ray Nagin expects it to reach the entire city in a year. © 2006 The NewStandard. All rights reserved. The NewStandard is a non-profit publisher that encourages noncommercial reproduction of its content. Reprints must prominently attribute the author and The NewStandard, hyperlink to http://newstandardnews.net (online) or display newstandardnews.net (print), and carry this notice. For more information or commercial reprint rights, please see the TNS reprint policy. http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/2844 --

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