March 2006 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:13842] Re: Letter Head
by John Bellows 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

I just took a look at the electronic version of the new letterhead. Excellent! The difference between the copies forwarded on February 22nd and the full color electronic version is akin to the difference between a Tuna Tin Transmitter and a K5UR KW. Kudos to all who had a part in designing the letterhead!! I just need to remember to print the letters on a color printer. 73, Jay, KØQB -----Original Message----- From: Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ [mailto:lkustosik@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 11:38 AM To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13840] Re: Letter Head -----Original Message----- From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:49 AM To: Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ Cc: arrl-odv Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:13754] Letter Head Lisa -- Thanks for your hard work. I'm CCing this to ODV in case anyone else might be interested. Might there be an electronic version of the letterhead available which we can type directly onto (like a Word template with all the letterhead graphics)? This way we can print our own letters (including the letterhead) as needed, and it would also allow us to electronically store the letter for future reference or for distribution via email. I certainly don't plan to be mailing a ton of letters, but the convenience of an electronic version would certainly be nice for the few I do manage to crank out. Thoughts? 73, Brian, N5ZGT On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ wrote: > Good Morning. > > Yesterday I mailed 100 sheets of the new letterhead to each of you > mailed by 1st class. If you think you will be needing more please let > me know. > > 73, > Lisa, KA1UFZ

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[arrl-odv:13841] New Sponsorship Banner
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Hi, I am sending all of you a copy of the new ICOM sponsorship graphic for the SS contest. It now reads : ICOM Principal Awards Sponsor This change was made based on comments during the January Board meeting. Icom had no problem with it and they were glad to make the change since it clarified the situation. 73, Harold

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[arrl-odv:13840] Re: Letter Head
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

-----Original Message----- From: Brian Mileshosky [mailto:n5zgt@swcp.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:49 AM To: Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ Cc: arrl-odv Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:13754] Letter Head Lisa -- Thanks for your hard work. I'm CCing this to ODV in case anyone else might be interested. Might there be an electronic version of the letterhead available which we can type directly onto (like a Word template with all the letterhead graphics)? This way we can print our own letters (including the letterhead) as needed, and it would also allow us to electronically store the letter for future reference or for distribution via email. I certainly don't plan to be mailing a ton of letters, but the convenience of an electronic version would certainly be nice for the few I do manage to crank out. Thoughts? 73, Brian, N5ZGT On Wed, 22 Feb 2006, Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ wrote: > Good Morning. > > Yesterday I mailed 100 sheets of the new letterhead to each of you > mailed by 1st class. If you think you will be needing more please let > me know. > > 73, > Lisa, KA1UFZ

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[arrl-odv:13839] Committee Update
by Joel Harrison 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Now that we have the ARRL National Emergency Response Planning Committee officially appointed I have two left to complete. 1. VUAC - The VUAC was officially created at Minute 37 of the 2005 Second Meeting, and subsequently you appointed a representative from your division. The committee is awaiting appointment of its Chairman. I have contacted the person initially selected to serve in this area, and as soon as he is agreeable to serve this committee will be all set. They will be reporting to the PSC. Here is the current list of Division representatives: Atlantic - Joe Taylor, K1JT Central - Kermit Carlson, W9XA Dakota - Jon Platt, W0ZQ Delta - Steve Clark, AG4V Great Lakes - Mark Dabish, K8MD Hudson - Fred Lass, K2TR Midwest - Mike King, KM0T New England - Ed Parish, K1EP Northwestern - Jim Aguirre, W7DHC Pacific - Leonard Gwinn, WA6KLK Roanoke - Paul Judson, K4IRT Rocky Mountain - Lauren Libby, W0LD Southeastern - Jim Worsham, W4KXY Southwestern - Wayne Overbeck, N6NB West Gulf - Connie Marshall, K5CM PSC Liaison - Ned Stearns, AA7A I know just about all of these personally. Those I don't I hear on the air in the VHF/UHF contests and see them at the VHF conferences. It is an excellent accumulation of talent in this area. If you would, please drop your appointed representative a note to let them know the committee is about fire up and get started. Thanks to PSC Chairman Bellows and the Committee for pursuing this effort. 2. Microwave Bandplanning Committee - this was an out take from the Minute 56 report some time back. This is an ad-hoc committee and a number of well qualified individuals in this area were identified. No action was taken if finalizing this committee during 2005. I have the list of recommendations in hand and will be working between now and next week to complete this committee and get it active. Thank you for your patience while I work down my list. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:13838] Fwd: [arrlf:591] Annual Meeting Minutes and 2006 Lists
by Tom Frenaye 03 Mar '06

03 Mar '06

Glad to see Joel's encouragement to get minutes and information out more quickly in between Board meetings. It made me realize I hadn't distributed the minutes from the recent ARRL Foundation Annual Meeting to you. -- Tom >Subject: [arrlf:591] Annual Meeting Minutes and 2006 Lists >Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:33:08 -0500 >From: "Hobart, Mary K1MMH" <mhobart(a)arrl.org> >To: "ARRLF Mailing list" <arrlf(a)reflector.arrl.org> > > >Gentlemen, > >Attached you will find the following documents: > > ARRL Foundation 2006 Annual Meeting Minutes > ARRL Foundation 2005 Ballot History > ARRL Foundation 2006 Board and Officers List > ARRL Foundation 2006 Committee List > >Please let me know if there are any comments or corrections. > >73, > >Mary K!MMH > >Mary M. Hobart, K1MMH >Chief Development Officer >The American Radio Relay League >225 Main Street >Newington CT 06111-1494 >Telephone: 860-594-0397 >Fax: 860-594-0259 >email:mhobart@arrl.org > >Support the 2006 ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund and protect hams' ability to respond....when all else fails! > ><<ARRLF-ann-mtg-2006.doc>> <<2006 Ballots.doc>> <<Officers and Directors List 2006.doc>> <<Committee2006.doc>> ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org President, ARRL Foundation http://www.arrl.org/arrlf/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:13837] E-mail Reflectors
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Following up on the Board's decision at the last meeting to change the way our e-mail reflectors process messages, we are ready to make the switch. Effective at 4 pm this afternoon, the ODV e-mail reflector will be changed. We have tested the configuration on a small, "test" list and everything was fine but want to test the new configuration on a larger list before making the change across the entire server. If the test is successful, all ARRL e-mail reflectors will be switched on Monday. The way the list will work is, when you receive a message from the list, there will be no apparent difference in the presentation of the message...the "From" line will show the individual sending the message while the "To" line will include the name of the list(s) and other individuals to which the message has been sent. If you want to respond ONLY to the sender of the message, you will click "reply" in your e-mail client. If you want to send your response to the entire list, you will click "reply all". One note, clicking on "reply all" will also send a separate copy of your response to the sender so he or she will receive two copies of the message unless you delete the sender's name before hitting "send". If you have any questions, please let me know. 73, Barry, N1VXY

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[arrl-odv:13836] Re: Status of H. Res. 230
by Jim Weaver, K8JE 02 Mar '06

02 Mar '06

Dave, You, very obviously, are correct. Incidentally, concerning having the members send copies to Chwat, et al, I've had just one fellow so far tell me he wasn't about to do this. His reason was that what he wrote was personal between him and the recipient. Naturally, I sent a note back agreeing with him that this was his privilege. I thanked him for writing. I took the opportunity to reiterate the rationale for our asking to receive copies. One "size," of course, does not fit all even though we are on the same page. 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: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:41 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13830] Re: Status of H. Res. 230 Of course you're right, Jim. I think the main point of having every Board member write a letter is that it's hard for Directors to ask members to do something they haven't done themselves. We tried to make the process as painless as possible by providing a draft letter for each of you. I'm delighted to see that many Board members further personalized the draft. Apparently there was some confusion about the importance of providing a copy of your letter to Eric Heis. When Eric schedules a meeting with the staff of a Congressman he takes a sheaf of letters sent by the Congressman's constituents with him to show constituent interest. So, Chwat's office has file folders for each Congressional District for which we have letters. He needs a copy of each letter you (or any other member) send for those files -- not for the sake of filling file folders or for keeping score, but for "show and tell" in the Congressional offices. For future reference, Eric's contact information is: Attention: Eric Heis, KI4NFC Chwat & Company, Inc. 625 Slaters Lane, Suite 103 Alexandria, VA 22314 Fax: (703) 684-7594 Email: eric.heis(a)chwatco.com 73, Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Jim Weaver, K8JE [mailto:k8je@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13826] Re: Status of H. Res. 230 I forgot one comment in sending my previous message: In this previous message, I commented that I wouldn't expect very many additional Representatives to step up to co-sponsor H.Res. 230 after receiving our 35 letters. In saying this, I was not at all attempting to diminish the value of these letters. They all add up. Joel was right on target with this initiative. Our 35 letters are merely the start. 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: Jim Weaver, K8JE [mailto:k8je@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:33 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13825] Re: Status of H. Res. 230 I'll stick a nickel's worth in on the question of whether the Board's letter writing has gotten any additional Representatives to co-sponsor H.Res. 230. Frankly, I wouldn't expect that having 35 letters go to approximately 30 or more different Representatives would itself bring much if any increase in co-sponsorship. As I recall John Chwat telling me some time back, as little as 10 letters to a single Representative in support of a non-controversial issue such as H.Res. 230 might be enough to achieve co-sponsorship. >From experience over the last couple of years, a letter writing campaign held within the Great Lakes Division resulted in having some 15 Representatives and 2 Senators become co-sponsors of one of our previous bills. We had about 350 letters written during this campaign. In the immediate past couple of weeks, a GLD campaign for letters to Representatives has gotten as many as about 500 letters (I lost count when we reached 400) written on H.Res 230. I began this campaign the week after we all received the letter Joel asked the Board family to send. Prior experience suggests it is simply too soon to expect to see any measurable results of the GLD campaign among Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio Representatives. 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: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye@pcnet.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:29 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13824] Re: Status of H. Res. 230 At 08:30 PM 2/28/2006, W5ZN wrote: >Frank Fallon just inquired about an update on where we stand with H.Res 230 sponsors. > >Well......I don't know, but we'll get an update in the morning. > >There hasn't been any change since the last report, and there hasn't been enough time yet for our stepped up campaign to kick in, but we need to know so we can score our effort. > >QRX for a status report in the A.M. Here's the update (from http://thomas.loc.gov/home/bills_res.html) >H.RES.230 >Title: To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should reconsider and revise rules governing broadband over power line systems based on a comprehensive evaluation of the interference potential of those systems to public safety services and other licensed radio services. >Sponsor: <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD003 +@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Ross++Mike%29%29+01632%29%29>Rep Ross, Mike [AR-4] (introduced 4/21/2005) <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d109:1:./temp/%7Ebd39j1:@@@P%7C /bss/109search.html%7C>Cosponsors (6) >Latest Major Action: 5/13/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. > >---------- >COSPONSORS(6), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: ><http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD00 4+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Andrews++Robert+E.%29%29+00021%29%29>Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 11/9/2005 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004 +@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Bartlett++Roscoe+G.%29%29+00060%29%29>Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] - 7/14/2005 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004 +@4%28%28@1%28Rep+McCotter++Thaddeus+G.%29%29+01732%29%29>Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 7/14/2005 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004 +@4%28%28@1%28Rep+McNulty++Michael+R.%29%29+00785%29%29>Rep McNulty, Michael R. [NY-21] - 6/20/2005 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004 +@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Olver++John+W.%29%29+00879%29%29>Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 11/9/2005 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004 +@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Spratt++John+M.++Jr.%29%29+01092%29%29>Rep Spratt! , John M., Jr. [SC-5] - 11/9/2005 ===== 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:13835] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

IN-Newsletter Vol. 29, No.9 March 1, 2006 -- Covers the period February 19-25. Upcoming Meetings & Events Executive Committee March 11 in St. Louis, MO Skywarn Training April 7 in Newington, CT Administrative and Finance Committee April 29 in Newington, CT Development Contributions to the W1AW Endowment campaign have topped $32,000 from 470 donors. Follow up letters to 1200 major donors and major prospects were mailed last week. The first handful of returns to the Ham aid test campaign have arrived. A news piece for the web has been prepared which is intended to spark contributions. The grant awards for Ham Aid equipment to organizations along the gulf Coast have been mailed. Reports on these grants are due to ARRL by March 31. A proposal is in final preparation for submission to CNCS for four initiatives to strengthen ARRL's response capabilities. If approved, these initiatives will be scheduled for completion by June 30, 2006. Development is working with Zach DeWaters on and 2007 fund proposal for BioChemNuclear training. A concept paper and budget have been presented to CT Rep. Larson, CT. Sen. Dodd and Ct. Sen. Leiberman. Following those meetings a letter of endorsement is being prepared. The Spring Defense campaign is in the planning stage. The projected mail date is March 20. Final work is being done on the scholarship applications for the ARRL Foundation. Applications will be forwarded to the Scholarship Committee of the Foundation for review. Media & Public Relations As the final preparatory days before unleashing the Hello campaign count down, elements are coming together. 40k brochures are in the printer. Two audio PSA's are ready to post. The www.hello-radio.org website is being finished. Video for the TV-PSA is being shot and edited. Marketing has ordered bumper stickers. I have the pins coming. PIO's around the country are becoming excited. Arrangements for pitching Hello at the National Association of Broadcasters convention have been made. The booth at Dayton is set and volunteers are coming to help man it through the Hamvention ®. Several broadcast TV and Radio stations are already waiting to show the PSA's and others want to see them asap. A special "Brown Bag Luncheon" for staff has been planned for 3/21 about Hello. Meanwhile, March CONTACT! is posted, and a second call has been issued for text for the 2005 annual report. I will be out Friday (3/3) after speaking in Framingham, MA on Thurs eve. Production/Editorial Rick Lindquist reports The ARRL Letter, Vol. 25, No. 08, distributed to 65,960 League members on Feb 24. In addition to wrapping up work on "Happenings" for Apr QST, Rick prepared/edited news stories on the ARRL's demand that the FCC order a halt to BPL database access limits, ARRL's reply comments that its regulation-by-bandwidth petition represents "a reasonable middle ground," ARISS school group contacts with Florida and Australia, regulatory changes in the UK (lifetime licenses) and SuitSat-1's going QRT, as well as several announcements and news briefs and one W1AW bulletin. Rick voiced, edited and produced ARRL Audio News for Feb 24. Lab BPL The United Power Line Council has made good on its threat to restrict access to the FCC-mandated BPL database. After an ever escalating series of restrictions, they settled on a five ZIP-code limit for lookups, after which those trying to access the database receive a message indicating that they have exceeded their limit of lookups. Chris Imlay has filed a formal complaint with FCC about the restrictions. Ed Hare went back to Briarcliff Manor, NY, to make sound files of the BPL system. While he was there, he confirmed the following: * Although Ambient, the BPL manufacturer, told the FCC that they have notched the ham bands, Ed found the system operating at or near the FCC limits on 12 meters at one location; 15 meters at another and 20 meters at a third location. * Incidentally, although they told the FCC that they have implemented notches for the twelve protected bands, Ed found that not to be the case in all areas. * The location that we had reported to exceed the Part-15 emissions limits above 30 MHz still has a very strong noise level that does not appear to have been reduced. * Ed also found another location where the system exceeds the FCC limits, this time near 8 MHz. Measurements were made and a test report is in progress. Ed is scheduled to give a presentation on BPL at an upcoming New England chapter meeting of the Power Engineering Society. This will be held at the facilities of the Electric Power Research Institute in Lowell, MA. Ed will go from there to the ANSI C63 meetings in Piscataway, NJ, followed immediately by the IEEE Electromagnetic Society Standards Development Committee meetings at the same location. ARRL Product Review Testing and Development Mike Tracy is programming computer interface software for the Tektronix 3052B. Power Line Noise Mike Gruber is planning to investigate a power line case in Auburn NY. Sales & Marketing Inquiries and reservations continue to come in for the May 2006 Dayton Tear-out. An email solicitation will be sent this week for the tear-out. May QST will include a few new advertisers, along with some that have been out for a few months. Business Services has begun to solicit advertisers for participation in the "Dayton Passport". In April, we'll take delivery of the 2006-2007 new editions of The ARRL Repeater and TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM. We'll also introduce a larger Desktop Edition of The ARRL Repeater Directory--containing the same content as the pocket-sized edition, but in a larger easy-to-read size. The Desktop Edition will measure 6 x 9 inches. All three products include frequency listings from the latest ARRL Repeater DataBase--now over 20,000 listings. Both directories include repeater operating practices, repeater lingo and hints, Frequency Coordinators, using CTCSS tones and DCS, and more! New features include listings for IRLP, WIRES-II, and Echolink (Internet linked) nodes, Emergency Message Handling procedures, and a some handy pages to record transceiver memories. All three products will be introduced in April's issue of QST. Dealers are being notified now. Online Courses A new ad has been produced, promoting the online Antenna Design and Construction courses. The ad will debut in April's issue of QST. A special promotion was sent to 1,600 affiliated clubs, helping promote the RFI course. The promotion features a course discount of $15. Recent level 1 and 2 EmComm graduates were emailed an invitation for the next class. 56 mentors facilitated the online courses in February. ON-LINE COURSES Registrations During this week Graduations Antenna Modeling (EC-004) 1 1 HF Digital (EC-005) 2 1 RFI (EC-006) 0 0 VHF/UHF (EC-008) 0 0 Antenna Design and Construction (EC-009) 1 0 Technician Licensing (EC-010) 1 1 Propagation (EC-011) 2 0 Analog Electronics (EC-012) 1 0 Digital Electronics (EC-013) 0 1 Emergency Comm. Level 1 (EC-001) 17 24 Emergency Comm. Level 2 (EC-002) 8 12 Emergency Comm. Level 3 (EC-003) 3 5 Membership Services Awards Branch Category Processed WAS Cards Checked 250 WAS Endorsements 1 A-1 Operator Nominations 15 Extra Class Certificates 8 Processing Status: Five weeks. DXCC Branch For the Week of: February 27, 2006 Beginning Credits 29,405 Credits Received 5,006 Credits Processed 8,555 Ending Credits 25,856 Applications Pending 309 Processing time 3.8 Weeks Year-to-date (2006) Credits Received 51,508 Credits Returned 100,413 DXCC is currently entering credits received on February 1, 2006. DXCC is currently mailing applications received on January 31, 2006. Contest Branch At the request of the authors of the 2005 EME Competition result's article, we collated mode breakdowns for entries for that contest. We also worked with the authors of several of the upcoming results articles to get specific information they are requesting to help in their write-ups. Plates for the 2005 June VHF Contest and several special order plaques were ordered. We also ordered the stock of basic plaques for several upcoming contest shipments. Shipping of certificates previously mentioned continued, as did data entry for the January VHF Sweepstakes. Logbook of the World QSO records entered into the system 92,821,757 QSL records have resulted 4,950,513 Logs Processed 192,633 Active Certificates 17,680 Users registered in the system 11,713 Hybrids Pending Mail 82 QSL Branch There is 2 day processing time delay. This week, 105 pounds of cards were received from members. 60,900 cards were shipped this past Friday. W1AW Last week, it was reported that Dan, N1ND operated in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. Actually, the correct contest was the ARRL International DX CW Contest. Sorry Dan! Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the latter part of the month of February and early March. He also handled some evening phone sales calls in the daily 5 PM to 8 PM time slots. Joe created the texts for the W1AW March Qualifying Runs. He processed regular QSL card requests. He also processed two new Qualifying Run certificates and six endorsements. Field & Educational Services Field Organization/Public Service Team The Virginia Section Manager election ballots were counted, and Glen Sage, W4GHS, of Hillsville, was declared elected. He takes over from incumbent Carl Clements, W4CAC, in April. Thanks to Leona Adams, Chuck Skolaut, Gail Iannone and Steve Ewald for administering the election results. A petition nominating Indiana SM Jim Seller, K9ZBM, for another term as Section Manager (starting in July) arrived at Headquarters. Chuck Skolaut has been keeping track of two separate Official Observer submissions that were in response to an FCC monitoring request of a 75 meter case. Also, he received an updated status report on a control issue with a California 2 meter repeater. The ARRL Monitoring System Team has reported a strong signal on 40 meters that seems to be another "bubble" jammer. Improved propagation recently on 75 meters has brought renewed reports of French and German shortwave broadcasting stations. Headquarters has learned that the February 23rd report to the White House, "The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned" mentions Amateur Radio and ARRL in Appendix B along with other non governmental organizations. Here's a quote from the report: "Other organizations worked tirelessly to assist emergency responders that, due to the storm, did not have the equipment and means to effectively carry out their duties. Amateur Radio Operators from both the Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the American Radio Relay League, monitored distress calls and rerouted emergency requests for assistance throughout the U.S. until messages were received by emergency response personnel. A distress call made from a cell phone on a rooftop in New Orleans to Baton Rouge was relayed, via ham radio, from Louisiana to Oregon, then Utah, and finally back to emergency personnel in Louisiana, who rescued the 15 stranded victims. Ham radio operators voluntarily manned the amateur radio stations at sites such as the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Watch Net, Waterway Net, Skywarn and the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network." ARISS PR: SuitSat is still generating PR -- Popular Science asked for photos for an article being written. Dale (OK) High School's ARISS QSO was covered by 2 Oklahoma City TV stations and 3 newspapers. Thanks to Coy Day and SM Thomason for representing ARRL. The DeGolyer (TX) school QSO was reported on by the Dallas News; the Dallas school district video production crew produced a documentary. Thanks to Jim Haynie and SM Blackwell for representing ARRL. Pine Ridge School (FL) broadcast their QSO to all of the school's classes via closed circuit TV, and to all public and private schools in the district via a Webcast. Two TV stations, a radio station and a newspaper did stories. The Cosmos Centre (Australia) QSO was reported on national TV by two stations besides the local media. The Washington Post and several local TV channels publicized the Engineering Week (Washington DC) QSO with 7000 people listening, who could get a hands-on look at ISS radios (and take home ARRL brochures) in the ARISS booth staffed all day by AMSAT. For ARRL Members: The Field & Education Branch staff fulfilled requests for 100 ARISS QSL cards and they've collected 43 cards toward WAS. NASA provided us with good photos for the SuitSat QSL. SuitSat has resulted in giving the ARISS Team several new recruits! Suitsat status - everything worked as the team expected other than low volume (the system was running at only ½ watt). A number of schools worldwide monitored SuitSat telemetry, and the ARISS Team has data we can integrate into future lesson plans. Many hams kept checking the satellite's health; we saw 9 million hits on the Web site. We heard from hams and non-hams that specialize in satellite sighting. Spin rate and the 30-second quiet periods made people think the Suit was dying early on. The batteries never froze; temperature never lowered. We will do a full investigation of SuitSat; we know the problem is the antenna, feedline or Kenwood power amp. ARISS News Update: Bill McArthur has worked 107 countries for DXCC. ARISS Chairman Frank Bauer was one of a few selected to compete for a national Rotary Award, and will be honored at a black tie dinner at Johnson Space Center. Rosalie was recognized by her local club for helping area students operate in School Club Roundup. ARISS' Effect on Schools/Students: Bill McArthur has topped the total number of school QSOs done during an ISS Expedition; he made three school QSOs just last week! A head person at the Cosmos Observatory wrote that the students "are still coming to terms with what they did, as are some of us adults!" The Pine Ridge (FL) QSO was run by a ham-licensed high school student while being watched by the county commissioner, superintendent of schools, principal, and many school district administrators. The Dale (OK) High school QSO had participation by 700 students in grades 3-12. Field & Education Team Hamfest & Conventions Hamfests Hamfest Applications sent to Division Director for Approval 6 Hamfest Approval Letters sent to event sponsor 6 Handouts and Door Prize Material Orders Processed 13 Label Requests for upcoming events 0 Conventions Convention Applications sent to Division Director for Approval 1 Convention Approval Letters sent to event sponsor 1 Clubs Approval Letters for Newly-Affiliated Clubs sent to Club Officials 0 Charter of Affiliation Certificates sent for Presentation to New Clubs 0 New club applications reviewed 0 New clubs sent to Director & SM for approval by Director 0 New SSC Application sent to Director, SM, & ACC for Approval 4 SSC Approval Letter sent to Club Official 0 SSC Certificate sent to newly-designated SSC Club 0 Acknowledgement letters sent to club officials 4 QST Hamfest announcements for QST 0 Convention announcements for QST 0 Convention travel: Dave Patton - Nebraska State - Norfolk - March 17-18, 2006 Mike Gruber - Florida State - Melbourne - October 14-15, 2006 Clubs & Mentors Clubs Club Updates 63 Club assistance and histories Below 51% notification 2 SSC SSC sent to ACC 2 SSC Certificates 7 letters sent Instructors Instructor Reg 9 Teachers Teacher Reg 0 Materials & Brochures Class Materials Graduation Kits 35 Exhibit Kits/brochure requests 4 Jota Kits 0 Label Requests Filled 0 Sales Orders Processed 4 Public Service Reports Amateur Radio Education & Technology Program-Mark Spencer I attended the Handi-ham Radio Camp in Cupertino, CA over the weekend. What an inspirational experience! The student participants were motivated and excited about learning about radio, the volunteer instructors and staff were talented, patient, and set an example I hope all hams would want to emulate. I completed an evaluation of the existing technician class video course. I authored a TI announcement article for an upcoming issue of QST. The first production modulation exploration board was built from the kits with no problems, the board performs as expected. The modulation board and ohms law board are being sent back to HQ for "show and tell" at a staff meeting. An acceptable bid for the purchase of ETP grant equipment was received and has been submitted to HQ to generate a purchase order. The Texas State Board of Education has accredited the curriculum of the Teachers Institute as meeting the state's criteria for teacher professional education requirements to maintain teaching credentials. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Dave Sumner 3/14-3/16 San Jose, CA VON `` 3/16-3/21 Frankfurt Germany IARU Region 1 EC Meeting Ed Hare 3/10-3/11 IEEE Chapter Meeting, Lowell, MA `` 3/12-3/17 ANSI Committee Meeting, Piscataway, NJ `` 3/30-4/1 IEEE EMC Meeting, Orlando FL Steve Capodicasa 3/3 Vacation Joe Carcia 4/21 Vacation Scott Gee 3/6-3/7 Vacation `` 3/29 Vacation `` 4/24-4/28 Vacation Zack Lau 3/2-3/3 Vacation Dan Henderson 3/2 Vacation Wayne Mills 3/10 Charlotte, NC Hamfest `` 4/20-4/21 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA Mary Hobart 4/21-4/23 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA Dave Patton 3/16-3/19 Nebraska State Convention, Norfolk, NE Cathy Stepina 3/13-3/17 Vacation Allen Pitts 3/3 Vacation Sharon Taratula 3/17 Vacation Zoe Belliveau 3/10 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 3/30-3/31 AES SuperFest 2006, Milwaukee, WI Dennis Motschenbacher 3/17 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:13834] Revised Standing Orders
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

The attachment reflects the deletions of Standing Orders approved at Minute 43 of the January 2006 Board Meeting. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary <<0601 Standing Orders.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:13833] Re: Radio News cover hmmm.....
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 01 Mar '06

01 Mar '06

Hmmm...let's see, wire frame glasses, moustache, dark hair ....maybe this was me in a previous amateur radio life! Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 860 594 0220 <http://www.arrl.org/> ________________________________ From: Bruce Frahm K0BJ [mailto:bfrahm@st-tel.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:55 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:13832] Radio News cover hmmm..... Is it just me, or does that OM on the cover bear quite a resemblance to WJ1B? But I bet Harold doesn't have a cacophony at home anymore -- just from 90 staff and 30 board people?? Oh -- and BPL proponents :-)

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