January 2007 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:15173] 1964 "Twilight Zone" episode titled "Black Leather Jackets"
by Brian Mileshosky 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

You'd better be operating your Ham radios with licenses! http://www.lowfam.com/steve/BlackLeather.wmv 73, Brian, N5ZGT

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[arrl-odv:15172] FW: Educ Position
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Hi, FYI, we have just posted internally the position announcement for our new Education Services Manager. If you have any questions about this position, or if you know of someone who might be interested, please see LouAnn or me. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 860 594 0220 hkramer(a)arrl.org <http://www.arrl.org/> .

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FW: Dave Patton's telephone number
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 25 Jan '07

25 Jan '07

Dave Patton asked me forward his new phone number to the Board: Inside is now extension 0272 >From outside the building: 860-594-0272 Harold

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Wisconsin Section ARES/RACES DHS Grant
by Bruce Frahm 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

Dick, the same is happening in KS. When I get home I'll have the parties get in touch and compare notes. Having some email issues down here but it's working OK. I ended up as ZF2BJ as it cost $75 less than renewing ZF2CM ! Oh Andy -- there is a town down here called Hell. People send postcards from there. If you really have to travel to Hell, I recommend this one :-) 73 Bruce ZF2BJ On 1/22/07, dick(a)pobox.com <dick(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > 22 JAN 2007 - 1540 CST > > While we were meeting in Connecticut, The Wisconsin Section ARES/RACES > organization was notified that a $72,000 grant for improving hospital/ > amateur radio emergency communications has been approved by DHS. The > details are in the attached PDF. > > - Dick, W9GIG > >

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[arrl-odv:15169] Re: ODV-15168
by Henry R. Leggette 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

Dave, Thanks! 73, Henry - WD4Q

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[arrl-odv:15168] Effective date IS Feb 23
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 24 Jan '07

24 Jan '07

Here is the 05-235 Final Rule as it appears in today's Federal Register. The effective date is February 23, as expected. Dave

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[arrl-odv:15167] The Trip Home From Hell
by Andy Oppel 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

Greetings, For those of you who had heard about my now infamous travel luck, this should come as no surprise. Another trip from hell (or perhaps there and back). It took me 16 hours to get home from Hartford, 11 of those on the ground somewhere. I booked through Dulles knowing that they seldom get snowed or iced in (I grew up in Baltimore, which has similar weather). Well, not yesterday, and combined with the problems at ORD (another big United hub), they were having trouble getting planes to Hartford so they could fly them out. Here are some of the lowlights: * No aircraft at Hartford - it was stuck at Dulles. They finally put all of us from that regional jet on a 737 that came in from Chicago. I left Hartford an hour late, but the flight I ended up on was more like 4 hours late and most on it had already missed connecting flights. * The wireless Internet at Hartford was broken. I had work to do, but no Internet or e-mail. * Arrived at Dulles (IAD) an hour late, but I still had over an hour to make my 8:20 p.m. flight to Oakland. It was listed as on time so I grabbed a carry-out dinner. * In 20 minutes time, the departure time changed from 8:20 to 9:15 to 10:00 to 11:00. * The aircraft was there, but various problems were cited: Flight crew time expired, lack of crews to staff the deicing equipment, and on and on. * No Internet available anywhere in the Dulles airport. * We eventually boarded around midnight, but waited 45 minutes for de-icing. They must have had only one guy doing this job by then because there weren't many departures. * The video system malfunctioned, so they had to do the safety demo live. * The PA system malfunctioned two-thirds through the safety demo, so the chief flight attendant (a real piece of work) insisted on starting over from the top. * A passenger one row in front of me made fun of the demo, so the chief flight attendant (who was up in first class and didn't see the incident the same way I did from across the aisle) decided to report the passenger to the pilot. Him shouting at her from 12 rows away (things like "We are working and you are making fools of us!") didn't help matters. We returned to the gate and the police boarded the plane to remover the passenger. But the chief attendant also had the passenger sitting next to her removed even though he hadn't done anything. It seems his feelings were hurt, so someone was going to pay. This cost us another hour on the ground. * After the third time through the safety demo, the chief was satisfied with the performance. * The movie ran, but no audio. * When I reclined my seat, the guy behind me would grab it and shake it violently, complaining he didn't have enough room. Normally, I would take this up with the flight crew, but I feared the nazi in charge would have me arrested when we got to Oakland if I complained about anything. * My bag wasn't there when I arrived. I figured with all that ground time, someone would think of something clever to do with it, and they did. The crack crew in Hartford managed to send it to Chicago. They called a while ago and apparently got it to Oakland (12 hours after my arrival here) and will deliver it this evening. With my luck, TSA will blow it up before it leaves the airport. 73, Andy Oppel, N6AJO Vice Director, Pacific Division American Radio Relay League (ARRL) The National Association for Amateur Radio n6ajo(a)arrl.org home: (510) 864-2299 cell: (510) 851-6214

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[arrl-odv:15166] Wisconsin Section ARES/RACES DHS Grant
by dick＠pobox.com 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

22 JAN 2007 - 1540 CST While we were meeting in Connecticut, The Wisconsin Section ARES/RACES organization was notified that a $72,000 grant for improving hospital/ amateur radio emergency communications has been approved by DHS. The details are in the attached PDF. - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:15165] Organizational Changes
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

Hi, I would like to formally announce some changes in our organizational structure that will become effective today: * We will combine MSD and F&ES into one, slightly modified, department. It will be tentatively called The Programs and Services Department. * Dave Patton, NN1N, will become Manager of the combined department. This will allow us to take advantage of Dave's vast expertise in DXCC, Contests and LoTW. Congratulations, Dave. * Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, will become Assistant Manager of the combined Department and he continues his responsibilities for Club Programs and Services. Congratulations to Norm. * Sharon Taratula will become Administrative support for both Departments and she will also retain her responsibility for Data Entry Staff and QSL Bureau. * Kathy Allison, KA1RWY, will become full time Logbook of the World support. * Dan Henderson, N1ND, will now report directly to Dave Sumner where he will continue to work on regulatory issues. These changes will allow the combined department to focus on providing first-class service to our members and volunteers. It will also make it easier to manage programs like Field Day and Contest Clubs that span both departments. We will also address a critical organization need by hiring a full time Emergency Communications Manager. This person will be located in the new department and will report to Dave Patton. We will be posting this opening shortly. This new position will be responsible for relations with served agencies including government agencies, MOU Administration, ARRL Internal Emergency Response Planning, Simulated Emergency Tests, EmComm Training, The ARES Database and other related duties. In addition, we are creating a new Education Department. We will be hiring a new Education Manager to lead this department who will be reporting directly to me. We will be posting this position shortly. I will supply you with more information about this department at that time. We believe that these changes will make us a better prepared and more responsive organization. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 860 594 0220 www.arrl.org/ hkramer(a)arrl.org Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 860 594 0220 www.arrl.org/ hkramer(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:15164] Committees
by Joel Harrison 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

There is an error that appears in the printed list of committees that was placed in your box on Saturday regarding the RF Safety Committee. Mr. Fenstermaker is not a member of the RF Safety Committee. Howard Huntington, K9KM is the Liaison. My apologies for this error. It apparently occurred during formatting. 73 Joel W5ZN

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