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Hill Visit Report Update
by Joel Harrison 17 Nov '07

17 Nov '07

ARRL Weekly Update on Hill Visits Week of November 5, 2007 Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (GOP staff) - Tuesday, November 6 Chris Imlay and I met with Christine Kurth, Republican Staff Director and General Counsel of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Senator Stevens (R-AK) is the Ranking Member. Chris had met with Christine sometime ago. Chris and I explained our problems with interference caused by BPL, and Chris did a great job in going in detail about what technical problems hams and other emergency communications operators will experience should interference occur. We then explained S. 1629 and its importance to us. Christine was fairly quiet, and just listened. We asked her about the possibility of a broadband bill coming before Congress either later this session or sometime next year, and she didn't know about the prospects. She said she would take a look at the legislation and speak with the Senator about it. While she may not have had much insight or intel, I think it was good to at least make her aware of the ARRL's concerns and let her know about S. 1629. I will follow up with her. House Energy and Commerce Committee (GOP staff) - Tuesday, November 6 Chris Imlay and I went to visit with Courtney Reinhard, the House Energy and Commerce Telecom Counsel for the Republican side. Representative Upton (R-MI) is the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Again, Chris went into great detail about the interference potential that hams are experiencing due to BPL. We explained the need for further study by the FCC, and Chris detailed the four study points in H.R. 462. Courtney seemed very interested, and asked a lot of good questions. She mentioned that she is concerned about unlicensed users having access to the spectrum. We noted that a similar study provision was included in H.R. 5252, the Telecom Act from the 109th Congress. She seemed very receptive to our concerns, and I will follow up with her.

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[arrl-odv:16123] RE: [arrl-odv:16122] Election Results
by Huntington Howard-CADV02 16 Nov '07

16 Nov '07

CONGRATULATIONS to those who are reelected. And also to those newly elected. Howie, K9KM ________________________________ From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 3:55 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16122] Election Results The Committee of Tellers has certified the results of the contested elections for Director and Vice Director for the 2008-2011 term. They are: Pacific Division for Vice Director: Andy Oppel, N6AJO, 1654 Rob Brownstein, K6RB, 1180 Rocky Mountain Division for Director: Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, 1393 Jeff Ryan, K0RM, 915 Rocky Mountain Division for Vice Director: Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, 1332 Chris Howard, W0EP, 938 Southeastern Division for Director: Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, 2053 Sherri Brower, W4STB, 1143 Carl Zelich, AA4MI, 1079 Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, 498 Southeastern Division for Vice Director: Sandy Donahue, W4RU, 2555 Jeff Beals, WA4AW, 2117 Southwestern Division for Vice Director: Marty Woll, N6VI, 1191 Tom Fagan, WB7NXH, 1054 Tuck Miller, NZ6T, 710 Joseph Madas, AE6JM, 342 West Gulf Division for Director: Coy Day, N5OK, 2649 Ed McGinley, W5ETM, 751 West Gulf Division for Vice Director: David Woolweaver, K5RAV, 2592 John Teer, AK5Z, 780 The Tellers have declared Messrs. Oppel, Mileshosky, Allen, Sarratt, Donahue, Woll, and Day and Dr. Woolweaver elected. Previously declared elected without balloting, as the only eligible nominees, were Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG and Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA. The terms of office begin at noon January 1, 2008, and are for three years. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:16122] Election Results
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Nov '07

16 Nov '07

The Committee of Tellers has certified the results of the contested elections for Director and Vice Director for the 2008-2011 term. They are: Pacific Division for Vice Director: Andy Oppel, N6AJO, 1654 Rob Brownstein, K6RB, 1180 Rocky Mountain Division for Director: Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, 1393 Jeff Ryan, K0RM, 915 Rocky Mountain Division for Vice Director: Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, 1332 Chris Howard, W0EP, 938 Southeastern Division for Director: Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, 2053 Sherri Brower, W4STB, 1143 Carl Zelich, AA4MI, 1079 Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, 498 Southeastern Division for Vice Director: Sandy Donahue, W4RU, 2555 Jeff Beals, WA4AW, 2117 Southwestern Division for Vice Director: Marty Woll, N6VI, 1191 Tom Fagan, WB7NXH, 1054 Tuck Miller, NZ6T, 710 Joseph Madas, AE6JM, 342 West Gulf Division for Director: Coy Day, N5OK, 2649 Ed McGinley, W5ETM, 751 West Gulf Division for Vice Director: David Woolweaver, K5RAV, 2592 John Teer, AK5Z, 780 The Tellers have declared Messrs. Oppel, Mileshosky, Allen, Sarratt, Donahue, Woll, and Day and Dr. Woolweaver elected. Previously declared elected without balloting, as the only eligible nominees, were Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG and Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA. The terms of office begin at noon January 1, 2008, and are for three years. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:16121] WRC07
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

WRC-07: All Over but the Signing The final working session of the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) drew to a close Thursday afternoon, November 15. The signing ceremony for the Final Acts will take place Friday. For the amateur services, the principal achievements and disappointments of the conference are: Achievements 1. Maintenance all existing amateur allocations, including the 7.200-7.300 MHz allocation in Region 2 that had been somewhat at risk in connection with consideration of additional allocations for HF broadcasting (see below) 2. A new worldwide secondary allocation at 135.7-137.8 kHz with a maximum radiated power limit of 1 W e.i.r.p. (given the low efficiency of practical antennas for this frequency range, this limit is not as severe as it may sound) 3. Inclusion of an item, "to consider an allocation of about 15 kHz in parts of the band 415-526.5 kHz to the amateur service on a secondary basis, taking into account the need to protect existing services" on the provisional agenda for WRC-11 4. Avoidance of future agenda items that pose serious threats to key amateur allocations 5. Some improvement in the so-called "country footnotes" that provide for different allocations by country in all or part of the 1.8, 3.5, 50 and 430 MHz amateur bands Disappointments 1. No new allocation for the amateur service in the vicinity of 5 MHz, and no agenda item to consider such an allocation at a future conference 2. No future agenda item to consider an amateur allocation at 50 MHz in Region 1 The amateur issues were of course a minor part of the WRC-07 agenda, but we were involved in one of the most contentious agenda items dealing with allocations between 4 and 10 MHz. A series of European Common Proposals had proposed changes to allow for an increase of 350 kHz in HF broadcasting allocations, with a footnote for administrations to allow the amateur service to use 5.260-5.410 MHz on a secondary basis and with a radiated power limit of 250 W. However, HF broadcasting had no support from the other regional organizations and no compromise acceptable to all parties could be found. Ultimately the European administrations had to accept "no change" for broadcasting which effectively scuttled our chances for a 5-MHz allocation. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) had hoped that if an allocation could not be achieved at WRC-07, an appropriate agenda item could be included for WRC-11. However, the conference had little interest in taking up HF issues at the next conference, having little to show for a great deal of effort expended on HF in preparing for WRC-07. The only HF issues on the provisional WRC-11 agenda have to do with oceanographic radar applications and the implementation of new digital technologies for the maritime mobile service. The ITU's planning for the next WRC begins on Monday, with the convening in Geneva of a two-day Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC-11. Paul Rinaldo will attend on behalf of the IARU. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:16120] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 15 Nov '07

15 Nov '07

<<111407.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 30, No. 46 November 14, 2007 -- Covers the period November 4-10. Upcoming Meetings and Events Ballot Counting for Director/Vice Director Elections November 16 in Newington, CT Administration &Finance Committee November 17 in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee December 8 in Newington, CT Administration &Finance Committee January 17 in Houston, TX Programs & Services Committee January 17 in Houston, TX Annual Board Meeting January 18-19, 2008 in Houston, TX Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND Thanks to Allen Pitts for accompanying me on Wednesday 11/7 to Cape Cod for some on-the-air testing of the six additional repeaters in that area added to the PAVE PAWS interference mitigation list. Notification letters to the six new repeaters will be mailed Tuesday November 13. We also were able to confirm that six of the seven repeaters remaining from the original DoD list of fifteen have met the mitigation requirement. The one remaining repeater from the original list is being worked on by the owner with help of a volunteer from the NESMC (as the owner is a blind ham unable to do the work himself). Unfortunately only two of the original fifteen repeaters affecting the Cape Cod site were able to remain on the air. Also during the week several conversations were held with Riley Hollingworth regarding the beginning of FCC contact with the remaining California repeater owners from the original list that have not indicated they are working on mitigation. Hollingsworth informed the ARRL that he would begin making one-on-one telephone contact with those amateurs underscoring they need to get this resolved quickly. To expedite his contact, we provided him with information from our PAVEPAWS database , which included contact information that we had, as well as email address and phone numbers (if we had them). We also learned from Hollingsworth that if/when the DoD requests specific repeaters to be instructed to be turned off that the FCC will expect to see some specific data on the interference. An additional review of text from Debra Johnson was reviewed in regards to the new Technician video, with a review of another section to be completed in the coming week. The usual requests for information on reciprocal operating were handled and updated information on two countries was received, with corrections being posted on the web thanks to Web Services. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP Last week, in addition to aiding in a Pave Paws check on Cape Cod repeaters, work continues on a BPL story requested by Computing Unplugged Magazine. John Kanzius has agreed to write part of an article on his use of ham experiences in his current cancer research. Media Hits has been written for January QST. There have been many requests for the new audio PSAs which are posted on the PIO webpage. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH Responses to the 2008 Spectrum Defense Fund are picking up with gifts from Major Donors and Major Prospects starting to come in. As of 11/13/2007 the campaign has topped $116,000 from more than 2500 donors. This total brings the Year-To Date revenue to $270,566 from 3429 donors. The final solicitation of the year will be a request for unrestricted funding to 75,000 ARRL active members. Donors who have contributed to the 2008 Spectrum Defense campaign since October 1 will be suppressed from this mailing. The solicitation is expected to mail November 26. Another 50 bricks will be installed in the Diamond Terrace before Thanksgiving. This will be the last installation of 2007 and brings the total number of inscribed in the Terrace to 237. Requests received over the winter will be held for installation in the spring. A renewal application for the 2008 Combined Federal Campaign will be filed before the January 15 deadline. The charitable contribution provision of the 20-06 Pension Protection Act expires on December 31, 2007. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Steve Ford presented a talk at the Maryland-DC Section Digital Convention in Washington, DC this past weekend. During his first week, Assistant Editor Steve Sant Andrea prepared QST and Web material for production. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 45, for Friday, November 9. It went out to 65,348 subscribers. Khrystyne also voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for November 9. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI BPL The IEEE Power Engineering Society has completed a draft standard on the installation of BPL equipment (IEEE P1675). It is now in IEEE sponsor ballot. Ed Hare joined the balloting pool, primarily to help the IEEE provide balance. There should be no impact on Amateur Radio, so it is likely that he will want to vote to affirm the standard. The IEEE is also working on an EMC standard (P1775). The working group had believed it to be ready for ballot, but a panel of 12, consisting of representatives from the IEEE Power Engineering Society, the EMC Society and the Communications society voted to send it back to the working group, with an extensive set of comments. Ed was one of the 12, appointed by the EMC Society. It is not likely that all of the concerns of ARRL will be addressed in the final draft, so it is almost certain that Ed will vote against the EMC standard when it is placed into sponsor ballot. In preparation for the standard going to ballot, Ed is preparing a short document that will be used to tell ARRL members how they can sign up to ballot for IEEE standards. On the BPL field-development front, Ed reports that most manufacturers and operators are not using the ham bands in present deployments. Two major players in the BPL arena have dropped out: Duke Energy announced that while it is not going to dismantle its present trials, it will be looking at other alternatives to BPL to manage its smart-grid needs. Austin Energy announced that it has completed its evaluation of BPL. Its final report indicated technical problems and poor economics for BPL. See http://egpreston.com/AE-BPL-2007.jpg. The Auction The ARRL Lab helped support the ARRL auction efforts. Mike Tracy handled getting Product Review items ready to auction, and helped Deb Jahnke field questions from members. Mike Gruber put a shine on a number of vintage gear and helped secure an autograph from "Peggy Sue" of Buddy Holly fame, K5RSG. Ed Hare worked on the famous ARRL Lab Junque Boxes and offered his services to give a member a special tour of ARRL HQ, which slightly beat out by Peggy Sue's autographed record. W1HQ Sean Kutzko, the Lab staff, Katie Breen and Greg Kwasowski are really sprucing up W1HQ. Sean and Katie gave the place a fresh coat of paint. Greg replaced the ceiling tiles. The rigs have all been dusted off in preparation for some upcoming changes to the antenna system. In the works is an upgrade of the HF Yagi to a StepprIR beam, and the addition of 6- and 2-meter beams to the antenna array. Ed donated a nice AZ-EL rotator controller and rotators, to get the satellite array back on line. New VHF and UHF preamps are on order and Greg is working on replacing some of the conduit that leads to the roof area. A local office-supply company donated an office chair, which was used to replace one of the shopworn chairs that have been in the station for many a year. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Contest Branch We've process 791 electronic logs for the Sweepstakes CW Contest in the last 2 weeks. Approximately 50 paper logs have also been submitted. We're starting to get responses from our 2007 Sweepstakes plaque sponsorship letters. All certificates for the 2006 ARRL 10 Meter Contest and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest were mailed in the last two weeks. Plaques for the 2007 ARRL DX Contest will be ordered this week. Ward Silver, N0AX, will be at HQ this week. Among his many activities will be consultation with Sean Kutzko and the MVP department staff on ways to change/improve contest organization and reporting. QSL Branch There is no delay in opening mail and a 1day delay in slotting of cards. This week, 101 pounds of cards were received from members. W1AW Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the middle part of the month November. He also edited 286 cards (from DXCC applications) for DXCC. Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives. He also corrected a problem with an antenna pigtail leading to the Harris patch panel. Joe also made some updates to the W1AW FMT web page in preparation of the 2007 FMT. Field Organization/Public Service Team Mitch Mitchell, K6BK, had announced his resignation from the San Diego SM position near the end of October. On November 6, Harry Hodges, W6YOO, was appointed to fulfill the present term of office that extends until March 31, 2008. Dave Patton, in consultation with Director Norton, made the appointment. Leona Adams and Steve Ewald have been assisting Harry with information to help him get started. Hodges previously served as San Diego Section Manager in late 1993 through early 1994. Leona received a nominating petition for Pat Bunsold, WA6MHZ, to run for San Diego Section Manager for the next term that begins in April, 2008. Nominating petitions are still open until December 7. Steve has also been working on the January issue of QST, and he turned in articles for the Public Service column. Chuck Skolaut learned that FCC promptly followed up on a report of a business use of APRS in California. A resolution was reached. The Ontario, California, airport officials reported that several brief periods of Amateur Radio news were heard on an FAA channel. This problem was quickly addressed by the Orange Section OOC, and the situation is being monitored closely. Interference to nets on 75 and 20 meters has the attention of Official Observers. Reports (mainly from Region 1) of a spur on 7069 kHz are thought to be originating from All India Radio. The problem was checked out, and it has, reportedly, been solved. The South American "PUN" beacon, monitored on many Amateur Radio bands, has not been heard in over the three days. Education Services Reported by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ Jennie Davis has completed revisions of tests for off-site emergency communications exams. She is also revising forms used by offsite examiners. October on-line class enrollments totaled 180, which is comparable to 192 last October. Year-to-date enrollments total 1716, compared to 1931 through October of 2006. Education & Technology Program Mark Spencer completed the building of a prototype radio telescope interface which will be a new addition to the space in the classroom unit of the Teachers Institute. Thus far he has received 5 ETP applications for station equipment and 7 progress grant applications. Mark traveled to Denver for a regional National Science Teachers Association conference last week and made some connections with two other organizations that are developing STEM curriculum and addressing professional development for teachers. ARISS In 2007 ARISS completed 74 schools QSOs.--the most QSOs ever done in one year! This is almost double the average number in a year. Rosalie White was honored at this year's AMSAT Annual Symposium for her work with ARISS. Thank you for your diligent efforts and zeal, Rosalie! An ARISS volunteer and his ham friends, including a 9-year-old ham, demonstrated Amateur Radio and spoke about ARISS to 300 students and 25 teachers at a New York middle school, resulting in many questions about licensing. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List All Staff 11/22-11/23 Holiday Katie Breen 11/15-11/19 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 11/19-11/21 Vacation Steve Ewald 11/21-11/30 Vacation Scott Gee 11/29-11/30 Vacation `` 12/10-12/12 Vacation `` 12/26 Vacation Dan Henderson 11/19-11/21 Vacation `` 12/20-1/4 Vacation Gail Iannone 12/19-1/4 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 11/21 Vacation Debra Johnson 11/21 Vacation `` 12/7-12/10 Vacation Joel Kleinman 12/4-12/7 Vacation Lisa Kustosik 11/30-12/4 Vacation Bill Moore 11/26-11/30 Vacation Allen Pitts 12/16-12/22 FEMA PR Training, Emmitsburg, MD Dave Sumner 11/30-12/1 SE MI DX Assoc./Motor City RC, Detroit MI `` 12/3-12/6 Vacation `` 12/12 Vacation

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AM Phone & IARU Region 2 Band Plan
by Joel Harrison 14 Nov '07

14 Nov '07

Greetings, Over the past 24 hours, about 15 AM phone operators have sent the exact form letter email to me and a number of others regarding the IARU Region 2 band plan. The form letter contains several inaccurate statements and assumptions, as has been the case regarding this matter over the past couple of weeks. Again, there have only been about 15 emails and this is NOT an issue with anyone outside the AM community, and I have received replies from 9 of the 15 thanking me for providing a factual response and addressing the issue. Dave and I drafted the reply to each and I have sent that reply along with a copy to the Division Director. If you didn't see one of these, there is no need to worry as the letters were only from 3 divisions. Just in case you hear something from a member about the matter below is the original form letter email and the response I sent. You may use this as a background fact document if a response is warranted. 73 Joel W5ZN Thank you for letting me know of your concerns with regard to the band plan adopted recently by the member-societies of IARU Region 2. You sent your message to a number of individuals; because the ARRL is the representative organization in the IARU for radio amateurs of the United States, I am replying on their behalf. IARU regional band plans have been in existence for many years. They are developed, reviewed and approved at regional conferences of the IARU member-societies. The band plans provide voluntary guidelines that are intended to assist amateurs in making the most effective use of our limited frequency allocations. They are not restrictions and carry no regulatory authority. On behalf of the ARRL, I can assure you that there are no plans to propose incorporating any IARU band plan into the FCC rules. One virtue of voluntary band plans is that they are more flexible and can be amended more easily than the FCC rules; writing them into the rules would be counterproductive. The new IARU Region 2 band plan was developed by delegates to the Region 2 Conference from a number of countries. It does not align in every respect either with the FCC rules or with operating patterns followed by US amateurs. Unlike the United States, most countries do not have regulations setting out subbands for different types of emission. Even in the US the FCC rules do not provide much detail with regard to frequency use. As FCC amateur licensees we are obliged to cooperate with one another in selecting transmitting channels and making the most effective use of amateur service frequencies, and to follow good engineering and good amateur practice. Your message objects to the Region 2 band plan for "suggesting limits that are more severe than regulations from the governments in the region." However, the band plan does not contain "limits." As voluntary guidelines the band plan cannot by definition be "more severe" than regulations. And finally, if the band plan did not suggest an operating pattern that is a subset of the regulations it would serve no purpose. Your message refers to IARU President Larry Price as wishing "to discourage footnotes among the various regional plans he oversees." First, the IARU President does not "oversee" regional band plans. Each regional plan is developed by the member-societies of that region, in accordance with the constitution, bylaws and rules of the regional organization. The regional organizations are autonomous entities and do not answer to the IARU President. Second, Mr. Price's observation with regard to footnotes had nothing whatsoever to do with IARU band plans. Footnotes are not by their nature either good or bad; it depends on what they say. Mr. Price's observation had to do specifically with footnotes in the ITU Table of Frequency Allocations that prohibit amateur operation, or authorize sharing by additional services, in certain countries in certain parts of the bands that are allocated in the ITU Table to the amateur service. One of the goals of the IARU is to minimize such footnotes. On the other hand, there are other footnotes to the ITU Table that are extremely beneficial to Amateur Radio, such as the ones permitting amateur-satellite operation. In any case this is totally unrelated to IARU band planning activities, which are internal to the amateur service and to each regional IARU organization and have nothing whatever to do with the ITU. I hope this has reassured you that nothing will happen on January 1 that will in any way affect your use of AM. We are always seeking ways to improve the process of revision of the IARU Region 2 band plan and the ARRL Board of Directors, who determine the policy for ARRL's input to IARU Region 2, are always open to member input on future revisions that ARRL delegates may take to future Region 2 Conferences. I encourage you to communicate with the Division Director in your ARRL Division. Sincere 73, Joel Harrison, W5ZN ARRL President _____ : REQUEST TO AMEND THE IARU Region 2 BAND PLAN Effective Jan, 2008 To: Delegates and representatives, International Amateur Radio Union From: Concerned amateur licensee (ADD your name, and call) (ADD callbook hometown, email address) Subject: Region 2 Band Plan A substantial group of active licensees in the amateur community faces problems because of the Region 2 Band Plan developed at September's IARU meeting in Brazil. Please consider additional revisions to this plan before it is implemented so that it may win significant support from those of us who enjoy using Amplitude Modulation on the HF bands. "AMers" have a long and successful leadership role in coordinating our operations to minimize friction with incompatible modes and activities. The Region 2 plan fails to acknowledge this leadership as it imposes a bandwidth specification that would be impossible for us to meet. Government regulatory agencies throughout Region 2 have supported a variety of "phone" modes while avoiding or not emphasizing an enumeration of bandwidth. The U.S., where the numerically largest stronghold of AM activity exists, deliberately encourages such activity by instead mandating a technically clean signal, and imposing on operators a requirement to minimize the chance for interference. There have been no documented complaints against AM activity based on unreasonable bandwidth, according to Federal Communications Commission enforcement counsel Riley Hollingsworth. The system that does NOT use a bandwidth method to coordinate activities is prevalent throughout Region 2. It has worked well and has widespread acceptance as part of an otherwise voluntary layout of where such operations are situated. The IARU voluntary band plan for Region 2 would be at odds with regulations in the area's major countries including the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Yet the plan can still win the support of AMers by simply deleting the numerical bandwidth specification, and including us among the other modes and activities you list in the main table. It is unfair and risky to place AM operations as a "footnote" to the table, as now written, since the IARU president, Larry Price, has made it clear he wishes to discourage footnotes among the various regional plans he oversees. Such a placement unwittingly portrays AM as an otherwise non-compliant mode. The preamble to the Region 2 plan encourages IARU member societies to lobby government regulators to formally adopt the plan's provisions. The combination of AM's placement and the regulatory advocacy accompanying the plan represents a direct threat to AM that the IARU may not have intended to convey. Come January you would be suggesting limits that are more severe than regulations from the governments in the region. This, at a time the IARU has traditionally encouraged the least restrictive environment. Please return to that approach so that active and concerned licensees can make the most of the spectrum allocated to amateurs for hobbyist and volunteer emergency use. Please revise the Region 2 plan to avoid numerical bandwidth specifications, and instead list generalized references to a signal's footprint. The terms "large," "medium," and "small" bandwidth utilization nicely provide a mnemonic that supports existing patterns of operating we all wish to promote. Avoiding numerical references further supports the coordination of new modes that may come from the category of digital communications. It would be unfortunate for the IARU to seek to impose an operating strategy that spurns a popular part of the hobby, that of using AM in a vintage, nostalgic environment of storytelling and technical pursuit. One of the U.S. clubs, the American Radio Relay League, recently conducted a survey among several regions that found nearly 20 percent of subscribers include AM as among their operating activities on HF. These numbers exceed those of "digital" buffs and several other activities you now recognize in the main table of your bandplan. AMers have done nothing to warrant being relegated to the status of a footnote, nor to have our leadership overlooked in the voluntary coordination of our activities that has long been recognized and praised on the bands. Please respond with your thoughts on actions you can quickly take to revise the Region 2 plan before it is implemented to bring it into compliance with how AM is accepted and viewed in the countries hoping to support your plan. Regards, (ADD your name/call) http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php

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[arrl-odv:16118] Re: [Fwd: [TARC] Have you voted in the ARRL election?]
by Andy Oppel 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

My opponent also launched a negative campaign saying I wasn't qualified to represent the average ham because I focused on EmComm instead of contests and DXing. The frightening aspect of negative campaigns in American politics (at any level) is that while a majority of people will tell you they don't like them, they work anyway. -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO At 07:35 AM 11/12/2007, Coy Day wrote: >This is what I'm having to put up with from Tom Blackwell. At least I'm >glad that he took a picture of my wife's car instead of my pickup with all >the antennas all over it. > >Coy >-- >Coy Day, N5OK >20685 SW 29 >Union City, OK 73090 >405-483-5632 > > >---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- >Subject: [TARC] Have you voted in the ARRL election? >From: "Tom Blackwell" <n5gar(a)arrl.net> >Date: Mon, November 12, 2007 08:02 >To: Temple_ARC(a)yahoogroups.com >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Have you voted in the ARRL election? > >For those who have not, time is limited. > >Please consider this: > >http://pages.sbcglobal.net/tom.blackwell/2007-arrl-election.htm > > >-- Regards, TOM BLACKWELL, N5GAR, PO Box 25403, Dallas, Texas 75225 > > > >Visit http://www.tarc.org often for important club news and updates. >Yahoo! Groups Links > ><*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Temple_ARC/ > ><*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > ><*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Temple_ARC/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > ><*> To change settings via email: > mailto:Temple_ARC-digest@yahoogroups.com > mailto:Temple_ARC-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com > ><*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Temple_ARC-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > ><*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Andy Oppel andy(a)andyoppel.com andy_oppel(a)alamedanet.net

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RE: [arrl-odv:16116] [Fwd: [TARC] Have you voted in the ARRL election?]
by Joel Harrison 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Shame on you, Coy. Don't you know getting on a repeater makes you a fulfilled ham and eligible to be a Director? :-) Joel -----Original Message----- From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 9:36 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16116] [Fwd: [TARC] Have you voted in the ARRL election?] This is what I'm having to put up with from Tom Blackwell. At least I'm glad that he took a picture of my wife's car instead of my pickup with all the antennas all over it. Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632 ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [TARC] Have you voted in the ARRL election? From: "Tom Blackwell" <n5gar(a)arrl.net> Date: Mon, November 12, 2007 08:02 To: Temple_ARC(a)yahoogroups.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you voted in the ARRL election? For those who have not, time is limited. Please consider this: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/tom.blackwell/2007-arrl-election.htm -- Regards, TOM BLACKWELL, N5GAR, PO Box 25403, Dallas, Texas 75225 Visit http://www.tarc.org often for important club news and updates. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Temple_ARC/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Temple_ARC/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Temple_ARC-digest@yahoogroups.com mailto:Temple_ARC-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Temple_ARC-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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[arrl-odv:16116] [Fwd: [TARC] Have you voted in the ARRL election?]
by Coy Day 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

This is what I'm having to put up with from Tom Blackwell. At least I'm glad that he took a picture of my wife's car instead of my pickup with all the antennas all over it. Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632 ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [TARC] Have you voted in the ARRL election? From: "Tom Blackwell" <n5gar(a)arrl.net> Date: Mon, November 12, 2007 08:02 To: Temple_ARC(a)yahoogroups.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you voted in the ARRL election? For those who have not, time is limited. Please consider this: http://pages.sbcglobal.net/tom.blackwell/2007-arrl-election.htm -- Regards, TOM BLACKWELL, N5GAR, PO Box 25403, Dallas, Texas 75225 Visit http://www.tarc.org often for important club news and updates. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Temple_ARC/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Temple_ARC/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Temple_ARC-digest@yahoogroups.com mailto:Temple_ARC-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Temple_ARC-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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FW: ARRL Publication Survey - You've Been Selected!
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 12 Nov '07

12 Nov '07

Hi, In case you have heard anything from members, this is a legitimate survey that we sent out. 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/> ________________________________ From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 5:33 PM To: 'bulksend+list(a)www.arrl.org' Subject: ARRL Publication Survey - You've Been Selected! <http://www.arrl.org/catalog/images/8659.jpg> Dear ARRL Member, You have been selected to participate in a survey of members that have purchased The ARRL Extra Class License Manual. We greatly value your opinion and invite you to complete this questionnaire. The results will be used in order to improve services to ARRL members like you. Your answers will be used for our planning purposes, only. Since the number of members being contacted is small, your participation is vital for accurate and meaningful survey results. Please complete this questionnaire by clicking on the following link, and you will be redirected to an online survey hosted by Zoomerang. This survey will close on Friday, November 9th. Complete Survey Now > <http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2275DZPGVMF> Or, copy the following web address into your browser: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2275DZPGVMF <http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2275DZPGVMF> Thank you. Sincerely and 73, Debra Johnson, K1DMJ ARRL Education Services Manager k1dmj(a)arrl.org <http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2275EX7HFMT>

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