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[arrl-odv:16114] RE: [arrl-odv:16113] WRC-07 Week 3
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

I should have waited a couple more hours before putting out the week's WRC-07 release. The 5-MHz issue was decided a few minutes ago, and unfortuinately the conclusion was negative. Here is a revised release. Dave K1ZZ WRC-07 Week 3: HF Broadcasting Empty-Handed, No 5-MHz Amateur Allocation As the International Telecommunication Union's 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) in Geneva headed toward its fourth and final week, the proponents of additional allocations to HF Broadcasting conceded defeat and accepted that there will be no additional allocations made to HFBC at this conference. The slim possibility of a 5-MHz allocation to the amateur service also evaporated late Friday evening. HFBC has been a contentious issue at ITU conferences for decades. At WRC-07, additional HFBC allocations between 4 and 10 MHz were supported by 25 European administrations and a few outside Europe but were strongly opposed by every other regional organization. Opposition to additional HFBC allocations was based mainly on a desire to protect military and other government fixed and mobile communications, although some of the administrations that were the most outspoken opponents of HFBC expansion authorize HFBC stations under their jurisdiction to operate out-of-band in the fixed and mobile allocations. Some HFBC proponents predict that the unsatisfactory outcome of the conference on this issue will lead to even more out-of-band broadcasting. A footnote specifically authorizing administrations to allow amateur stations to use spot frequencies in the 5-MHz range was considered Friday evening at the Sub Working Group level as one of the last items of business concerning the 4-10 MHz range. The footnote failed to attract sufficient support and was withdrawn from consideration by its sponsor, the European regional organization (CEPT). This has no effect on the administrations that have authorized amateur operations under the no-interference provisions of Radio Regulation 4.4. On a more positive note for radio amateurs, a secondary allocation of 135.7-137.8 kHz to the amateur service was approved on first reading in Plenary on Friday afternoon, November 9. This marks the first time since allocations to radio services began that the amateur service has had an allocation below the medium wave broadcasting band. The effective date is not yet set but is likely to be the date of entry into force of the Final Acts of the Conference. Of course, amateurs must wait until their own administrations authorize the new allocation before they can use it. Some administrations, while not wishing to block the international allocation, have indicated a reluctance to implement it in their countries because of various interference concerns. Work continues on the agenda for future WRCs, tentatively scheduled for 2011 and 2015. There are many more proposals for agenda items for the next conference than can be accommodated, so only those with broad support are likely to be included. Committee work on the future agendas is scheduled for completion early next week. Members of the core team of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) continue to attend the relevant meetings and work the halls on behalf of the amateur and amateur-satellite services. Support from numerous members of national delegations remains a vital component of this effort. On Tuesday evening, November 6 the International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1ITU, held a dinner with a new amateur licensee, ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré, HB9EHT as the guest of honor. There were 43 members and guests present, including WRC-07 delegates from more than a dozen countries -- several heads and deputy heads of delegation among them. The club station is active on the air under the special call sign 4U1WRC. - David Sumner, K1ZZ, IARU Secretary

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[arrl-odv:16113] WRC-07 Week 3
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

Here is the public release on the third week of the conference that I promised yesterday. Note that the Plenary today approved the 135-kHz allocation on first reading. The decision isn't final until after second reading and inclusion in the Final Acts of the conference, but those steps should be pro forma. Today's Plenary also adopted the conclusion of Committee 4 of "No additional allocation to HFBC and no additional sharing, no change to Article 5 [the Table of Frequency Allocations] with respect to HFBC allocations." This should formally remove any possibility of reallocation of 7.2-7.3 MHz in Region 2 at this conference, but I'm going to wait until the the end of the conference to claim victory publicly on that issue. I spoke with Larry Price this morning. Larry says he feels great now that he's home in Statesboro and would prefer that we not make a big deal out of his medical situation since he expects to make a full recovery. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ ----- WRC-07 Week 3: HF Broadcasting Empty-Handed As the International Telecommunication Union's 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) in Geneva headed toward its fourth and final week, the proponents of additional allocations to HF Broadcasting conceded defeat and accepted that there will be no additional allocations made to HFBC at this conference. HFBC has been a contentious issue at ITU conferences for decades. At WRC-07, additional HFBC allocations between 4 and 10 MHz were supported by 25 European administrations and a few outside Europe but were strongly opposed by every other regional organization. Opposition to additional HFBC allocations was based mainly on a desire to protect military and other government fixed and mobile communications, although some of the administrations that were the most outspoken opponents of HFBC expansion authorize HFBC stations under their jurisdiction to operate out-of-band in the fixed and mobile allocations. Some HFBC proponents predict that the unsatisfactory outcome of the conference on this issue will lead to even more out-of-band broadcasting. The fate of a possible amateur secondary allocation near 5 MHz remains undecided, although prospects have faded as a result of the failure to find a compromise on the main 4-10 MHz issue. Several other issues related to this frequency range remain quite contentious as the conference enters its final weekend and time begins to run out for detailed work by conferees who are strained by long hours of negotiation, document drafting and debate. On a more positive note for radio amateurs, a secondary allocation of 135.7-137.8 kHz to the amateur service was approved on first reading in Plenary on Friday afternoon, November 9. This marks the first time since allocations to radio services began that the amateur service has had an allocation below the medium wave broadcasting band. The effective date is not yet set but is likely to be the date of entry into force of the Final Acts of the Conference. Of course, amateurs must wait until their own administrations authorize the new allocation before they can use it. Some administrations, while not wishing to block the international allocation, have indicated a reluctance to implement it in their countries because of various interference concerns. Work continues on the agenda for future WRCs, tentatively scheduled for 2011 and 2015. There are many more proposals for agenda items for the next conference than can be accommodated, so only those with broad support are likely to be included. Committee work on the future agendas is scheduled for completion early next week. Members of the core team of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) continue to attend the relevant meetings and work the halls on behalf of the amateur and amateur-satellite services. Support from numerous members of national delegations remains a vital component of this effort. On Tuesday evening, November 6 the International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1ITU, held a dinner with a new amateur licensee, ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré, HB9EHT as the guest of honor. There were 43 members and guests present, including WRC-07 delegates from more than a dozen countries -- several heads and deputy heads of delegation among them. The club station is active on the air under the special call sign 4U1WRC. - David Sumner, K1ZZ, IARU Secretary

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[arrl-odv:16112] Midwest Division Convention
by joelh＠centurytel.net 09 Nov '07

09 Nov '07

This weekend I am attending the Midwest Division Convention with K0BJ and K0CA. W3UR, K5GO and K9SV will be there as well so I'm looking forward to a good show. Lebanon, Missouri is only a 4 hour drive through the mountains from my home so the trip should be enjoyable as well. 73 W5ZN Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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[arrl-odv:16111] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

<<110707.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 30, No. 45 November 7, 2007 -- Covers the period October 28-November 3. 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 Sincerely Compiled by, Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND We continued working with Air Force Frequency Management and the FCC on the mitigations letters that the FCC will be sending starting possibly the end of the week of November 5. Of concern is that apparently the DoD has turned over the newly identified seven repeaters in New England to the FCC, bypassing a chance for the ARRL to attempt to mitigate the problem before the FCC becomes involved with the newly identified repeaters. We will continue working on this during the upcoming week. The 2007 ARRL Field Day results for the web were posted and opened to the membership during the week. We also spent significant time in the week working with and teaching the new Contest manager on several types of tasks he needs to learn using Access and preparing results and awards. A series of exchanges was held with a club in Kansas involving a request they received to have their amateur radio operators work with the television production company that does the "Extreme Home Makeover" show. A similar query was received about six-eight weeks ago for the same television program. They were advised that Part 97.113 (b) is specific about amateur radio not being used in any activity related to the program production or incidental newsgathering. Working with Debra Johnson I reviewed portions of the script of their new Technician video course, which led to several significant changes. And as usual, numerous member queries on a wide range of issues from reciprocal operating, traveling with equipment, and the IARU Region 2 bandplan were answered. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP While a great deal of time was spent on several issues and the prevention of bad publicity, positive gains were also achieved this week. John Kanzius' work on using radio waves to kill cancer cells hit the national papers this week - and he has been happily sharing his ham radio roots with reporters. Allen has been in regular contact with him for several months and he is agreeable to being part of the planned 2008 campaign highlighting the technical aspects and "McGiver" spirit of hams. "Clean" video was secured from Icom which will also be used in 2008 to show Dstar operations. Ted Randall of KAIJ is writing a piece about how ham licenses are seen as a major asset by prospective employers in broadcast communications for 2008. Forbes Magazine had an article on "dead" technologies that ended with a reference to ham radio and how, despite the claims of some, it is STILL saving lives and so is far from dead. Meanwhile the AARP published their list of recommended hobbies that retirees might like - and ham radio was #1. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The 2008 Spectrum Defense Campaign is rolling along. Responses through 11/5/07 total more than $71,000 from more than 900 donors. The average contribution is a very healthy $77.16. The follow up to 31,000 prior donors is in the mail as is the personalized follow up to major donors and major prospects. After another week or so we will begin evaluation of the segmentation strategy based on the data from the Target Analysis conducted in the summer. The Diamond Club rebounded in October to yield 44 new Diamond Club donors and 136 renewal contributions for the month. Gross revenue for October 2007 topped $31,000 bringing the Year To Date gross revenue total to $320,834, compared to $196,245 for October 2006 for a 63% increase. Average contributions for new and renewing Diamond Club donors were 63.5% and 44% respectively. ARRL welcomes two new Maxim Society donors - Dr. Beurt SerVaas, W9WVO and Claudie and Herb Schuler, K2HPV. These new members bring the number of Maxim Society donors to 40. Development is working with Product Marketing Specialist, Jackie Cornell, on mailing the new fall 2007 publications catalog to Diamond Club donors at the Brass Level ($250) and above. The catalog mailing includes a letter to these 300+ donors thanking them for their financial support and encouraging them to pay special attention to new publications being offered. Work continues on the Endowment Campaign brochure and strategy that will highlight special gift opportunities. The annual Year End campaign is expected to mail immediately after Thanksgiving. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE This past week we said "hasta lavista baby" to Production Assistant Joe Shea. Joe worked side by side with Jodi Morin for more than 15 years, creating professional-looking magazine pages from the files created by the QST editors. We'll miss him! This week we welcomed Assistant Editor Steve Sant Andrea, WB2GYK, to the Editorium. Steve, who hails from Woodbury, started working on preparing manuscripts for Production on his first day of work! He's in the office that was once occupied by Rick Lindquist. We checked printer's proofs for the new edition of The ARRL Operating Manual. Joel Kleinman posted "ARRL in Action" to the ARRL Web covering the month of October. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 44, for Friday, November 2. It went out to 65,541 subscribers. Khrystyne also voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for October 26. Thanks to Andy Shefrin, Joe Carcia, Jon Bloom and Greg Kwasowski for their assistance in moving the recording studio across the hallway to Khrystyne's office and getting things set up for Steve. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Membership climbed again in October, now totaling 152,582 members-and up 369 members from September. Strong renewals and consistent acquisition contributed to the month's gains. Membership is running ahead of forecast by 2,236 members YTD. October product sales were $413,137. The amount is short of plan by $126,542, but $46k higher than Oct 2006. The greatest share of the shortfall is attributed to lower-than-predicted October sales for the new 2008 ARRL Handbook. Year-to-date sales are $2,694,107-97% of plan, and $348,000 ahead of the comparable 2006 period. We hope to narrow some of October's shortfall with better-than-predicted sales of the Handbook and other new titles in November and December. Earlier this fall, we introduced the third edition of ARRL's Low Power Communication, authored by Rich Arland, W3OSS. This new edition includes the complete assembly manual for a 40 meter transceiver kit produced by MFJ Enterprises. A special product bundle is available, offering customers the book-and-kit. The initial surge of interest exceeded our expectation, and we've already gone back to MFJ a couple of times for more units. With such a high demand for these kits, we have experienced a large number of orders, and we regret any inconvenience with order delays (a news story was posted). The kit selected for this offering is the MFJ 40 Meter CW Cub Transceiver Kit. The project meets an important ARRL goal for developing active radio amateurs. We can't think of a better way to encourage more hams to experience low-power operating and building, as well as helping to grow the community of active QRPers. The Fall Publications Catalog has arrived. Along with the usual direct and dealer distribution, we'll mail catalogs to Diamond Club members with the 10% publication discount benefit. During the week of October 29-November 2, the Warehouse crew fulfilled 1,314 packages for publication and product orders, shipped 268 free book membership premiums, and 2 November QST mailing supplements. Warehouse Supervisor Steve Capodicasa reported that his crew shipped 584 packages on Monday, Oct 29--a very big day! A few members of our customer service team contributed overtime and some weekend hours to help maintain our delivery service standard. Building Manager Greg Kwasowski, W1GJK, has re-activated the ARRL Audio-News feed for telephone callers placed on-hold. This audio feature replaces the commercial radio feed. While we try to minimize calls placed on-hold, we're hopeful that the ARRL Audio News feature will make the experience more interesting and enjoyable. Bob participated in a publication planning meeting for the ARRL Repeater Directory. He has also joined Harold and Jon Bloom on site visits to a couple of firms that specialize in web development and design. A new Club Awards Program is in-the-works, and includes planning with our business partner Barker Specialty Company. This new program will establish a selection of personalized awards. For example, a club will be able to order an engraved plaque to honor a club member, or for a special achievement. The awards will include ARRL logos and artwork, and options to include additional customization and personalization. A process for placing these personalized orders online will be up-and-running in about 30 days. December's issue of QST will mail November 6-13. There are a couple of notable staff changes in the Sales and Marketing Department. Jackie Cornell has been promoted to Product Marketing Specialist-advancing her role in marketing our products and publications. We wish Jackie much success in her new responsibilities. We have also welcomed lobby receptionist and switchboard operator Penny Harts, N1NAG, to the department. Bringing Penny and her task areas into the customer service team will help increase our effectiveness in supporting members and customers. Business Services Reported by Deb Jahnke, K1DAJ Staff members were busy to the end of the second annual ARRL On-Line Auction that concluded Friday November 2 at 3:00. During the course of the week staff responded to 289 inquiries. The results: This year's ARRL On-Line Auction produced $53,769 in winning bids, an increase from last year of over $13,000. Of the 181 items up for bid, only 6 small ticket items were not bid on. There were 311 unique bidders who placed 1317 bids. In the end, 120 bidders came away as winners. The item receiving the most bids was the Eagles CD and the ARRL Junque Boxes came in second. The item receiving the most page views, however, was the Cottage at Mountain Breeze, St. Croix. The total number of page views for all items was 65,974. We had 2423 new registrants this year as well as 1161 returning registrants from last year, browsing the items. At the conclusion of the auction, we received a number of messages from bidders and browsers indicating that the event was thoroughly enjoyable and wanting to know the dates of the next event. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Awards Branch Category Sept. 2007 Oct. 2007 Year-to-Date Year End Goal WAS Certificates (Manual) 16 20 236 282 WAS Certificates (LoTW) 4 4 175 295 A-1 Op Nominations 22 16 384 601 A-1 Op Certificates 12 7 179 288 Extra Class Certificates 9 8 166 194 WAC Certificates 37 30 270 313 VUCC New / Grids 9 / 1,278 14/1,664 86/ 11,107 144 / 13,581 VUCC Endorsement / Grids 15 / 984 9 / 648 81 / 5,205 109 / 6,533 Processing Time 6 Weeks 0 Weeks 2 Weeks DXCC Branch Category Sept. 2007 Oct. 2007 Year-to-Date Year End Goal Credits Processed 50,160 47,465 517,057 622,215 Credits Received 42,141 61,581 528,722 622,342 Applications Returned 554 515 4,737 5,643 Applications Received 552 572 5,368 5,643 Applications Pending 1,221 1,340 599 Processing Time 8 Weeks 11 Weeks 3 Weeks Logbook of the World Category Sept. 2007 Oct. 2007 2006 Year End QSO Records Entered Into System 140,748,544 144,643,143 116,730,953 QSL Record Matches 9,805,977 10,232,360 7,193,911 Logs Processed 436,353 457,489 305,569 Active Certificates 26,652 27,197 21,889 Registered Users in System 17,497 17,839 14,474 Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries Sept. 2007 Oct. 2007 Lost Certificate 109 107 DXCC Status Inquiries 50 56 Data Not Shown 19 11 No TQ6 File Received from LoTW 6 4 Additional Certificate Requests 34 42 Cannot Log on to LoTW User Page 25 12 Cannot Upload Log to LoTW User Page 19 9 No TQ5 File Received by LoTW 36 15 Incorrect Date Range 18 18 Lost Personal Password 9 13 User Email Problems 24 14 WAS Status Inquiries 3 6 Club Inquiries 12 6 New Callsign Changes 7 7 Cannot Understand Error Messages 12 11 Logbook Startup Inquiries 28 17 Cannot Activate/Load TQ6 Certificate 5 15 Logbook Suggestions 5 3 QSO Downloaded 7 9 Additional Documents Needed 8 7 Need Postcard 2 3 Other Inquiries 41 23 Total Inquiries 479 408 QSL Branch Sept. 2007 Oct. 2007 Year-to-Date 2006 Year End Cards Received 63,900 76,500 698,100 924,900 Cards Mailed 96,000 78,000 817,750 1,000,475 W1AW Joe processed four (4) Qualifying Run certificates. He also created the texts for the November W1AW Qualifying Runs. Joe created the 2008 Qualifying Run schedules for both W1AW and the West Coast stations. He and Ward Silver continued with the testing of the 2007 FMT data entry web page. Joe also moved the ARRL Audio News equipment from Rick Lindquist's old office into Khrystyne Keane's office. He also installed part of the software complement used to generate the ARRL Audio News audio files. Scott worked on slow and fast code practice files for the first part of the month November. Field Organization/Public Service Team In a message sent to all Section Managers, the Field Organization Team thanked our SMs for their time and efforts. This special mention helped recognize International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day that was celebrated in several countries around the world on November 1. IVMA Day was founded in 1999, and it promotes a greater awareness of the role of volunteer managers in the mobilization and support of the world's volunteers. With only two more months left in 2007, Leona Adams has noticed an increased number of section-related expenses, and she has been processing these as they arrive. About two more weeks remain until Alaska and Tennessee Section Manager Election ballots are due at HQ. These ballots will be counted on November 20. The monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report has been compiled and forwarded to the IARU Region 2 Coordinator. Chuck Skolaut has been keeping track of the intruder reports, and they included Over the Horizon (OTH) radar interference on 40 meters, a shortwave station on 10 meters and a fish net beacon on 1814 kHz off of the California coast. The FCC is following up on documentation supplied by OOs in Arizona and Illinois on two recent cases. Also, interference to a 2 meter repeater in Illinois is being investigated. 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 11/9 Vacation `` 11/19-11/21 Vacation Steve Ewald 11/21-11/30 Vacation Steve Ford 11/11-11/12 MDC/FAR Digital Conference, Washington, DC Scott Gee 11/12-11/13 Vacation `` 11/29-11/30 Vacation `` 12/10-12/12 Vacation `` 12/26 Vacation Ed Hare 11/8-11/10 IEEE EMC Society SDCom meeting Ft Lauderdale, FL Dan Henderson 11/19-11/21 Vacation `` 12/20-1/4 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 11/12 Vacation `` 11/21 Vacation Debra Johnson 11/21 Vacation `` 12/7-12/10 Vacation Lisa Kustosik 11/30-12/4 Vacation Dave Sumner 10/23-11/7 Washington/Geneva

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[arrl-odv:16110] Geneva update
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Nov '07

08 Nov '07

First things first: Larry Price is doing well. He was discharged from the hospital in Geneva late Tuesday afternoon. His son Steven flew over and accompanied him on the trip back on Wednesday. Larry is now safely back in Statesboro. I also returned from Geneva yesterday. The IARU currently is represented at the conference by Paul Rinaldo and Ken Pulfer. They will be rejoined by Tim Ellam over the weekend. Since last Friday the following developments have occurred. Please keep these details confidential; there will be a Web update tomorrow but we will be a bit more circumspect in any public release, particularly with regard to what is likely to happen over the final 8 days of the conference. 1. The secondary allocation of 135.7-137.8 kHz to the amateur service has cleared Committee 4 and has been sent to the Editorial Committee. The proposed modification to the international Table of Frequency Allocations is shown in the attachment. While the decision is not final until it clears second reading in Plenary sometime next week, it is very unlikely that anything will change other than possibly a couple of additions to the list of countries in Footnote 5.4C04. The effective date of the change is likely to be the date of entry into force of the Final Acts of the Conference, which has yet to be decided. It also could be some other date -- we'll have to wait and see. This international secondary allocation, once adopted, will mark the first time since allocations to radio services began that the amateur service has had an alllocation below the medium wave broadcasting band. Domestically, we will face a battle getting the allocation into the US table of frequency allocations. Our principal opponent will be the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC), who will argue that amateur operation there will threaten the Power Line Carrier (PLC) systems that have operated for many years below 490 kHz on an unprotected, noninterference basis -- but that's an argument for another day. 2. The 4-10 MHz frequency range appears headed toward a "no change" decision. This afternoon (Geneva is 6 hours ahead of EST) the CEPT (European administrations) announced in Committee 4 that they reluctantly accepted "no change" for HF broadcasting, recognizing that their proposals for expanded HF BC allocations in this frequency range would not be adopted. The 7.2-7.3 MHz amateur allocation in Region 2 appears to be secure at this conference, although there will be no further improvement with regard to the overlap with HF broadcasting in Regions 1 and 3. A possible 5-MHz amateur allocation was discussed in a subsequent Sub Working Group meeting; there was quite a bit of opposition expressed on the grounds that it would limit the usefulness of the band to the primary fixed and mobile services, although there is still a glimmer of a possibility of a footnote somewhat along the lines of the European proposal (see http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/10/19/101/) that "administrations may allow" amateur operation there. 3. The best prospect for a future agenda item for WRC-11 appears to be a possible allocation of up to 15 kHz in the frequency range 415-526.5 kHz. On the minus side, the Arab Group is promoting an agenda item for a primary allocation to mobile services at 430-440 MHz in Region 1. While the amateur service is also primary in this frequency range in Region 1, this could be a problem for amateur satellites at 435-438 MHz since the status of the amateur-satellite service is lower. 4. On Tuesday evening the International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1ITU, held a dinner with ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré, HB9EHT as the guest of honor. There were 43 members and guests present, including WRC-07 delegates from more than a dozen countries -- several heads and deputy heads of delegation among them. Seated between Dr. Touré and me was Olof Lundberg, SM0CKV/G0CKV/ W6CKV, who was his boss at Inmarsat and flew over from London for the occasion. Olof had told me shortly after Dr. Touré's election as Secretary-General that he intended to obtain his amateur license, which he did by taking the Swiss exam in early October. On behalf of the Amateur Radio community and in Larry Price's absence I presented Dr. Touré with a dual-band handheld transceiver and an ARRL Handbook. I believe this is the only dinner that he attended during the entire WRC; he left for the Connect Africa Summit in Kigali shortly after the conference opened and was back for only a short time before leaving for Central America early Wednesday morning. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ back in Newington <<135 kHz COM4.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:16109] FW: 2007 ARRL On-Line Auction Outcome
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 06 Nov '07

06 Nov '07

More auction info from Deb. There were 3,584 total registrants for this event. We are always surprised at the popularity of the Lab's "Junque Boxes." The idea, if not the reality, of building and experimentation is still strong among us. 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: Jahnke, Deb, K1DAJ Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 11:15 AM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: 2007 ARRL On-Line Auction Outcome Dear Harold, This year's auction produced $53,769 dollars in gross revenue. Of the 181 items up for bid, only 6 small ticket items were not bid on. There were 311 unique bidders who placed 1317 bids. In the end, 120 bidders came away as winners. The item receiving the most bids was the Eagles CD and the ARRL Junque Boxes came in second. The item receiving the most page views however was the Cottage at Mountain Breeze, St. Croix. The total number of page views for all items was 65,974 We had 2423 new registrants this year as well as 1161 returning registrants from last year browsing the items. I'll provide more data as I complete my analysis but I wanted to provide you with an overview. Deb Debra Jahnke, K1DAJ Business Services Manager ARRL - The national association for AMATEUR RADIO 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111-1494 Email: djahnke(a)arrl.org Phone: 860-594-0329

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[arrl-odv:16108] Yaesu Major Story
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

As a head's up: It appears that Motorola is purchasing Yaesu (Vertex Standard) http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUST30762720071105 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/071105/aqm126.html?.v=24 We'll be doing a web story shortly. Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 Telephone: 860 594 0220 email: hkramer(a)arrl.org web: www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:16107] FW: Auction Final - Internal Distribution only please
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

Congratulations to Deb and her team for a great job. We all also had a lot of fun with this year's auction! That's important too. More details to follow once we sort everything out. HK 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: Jahnke, Deb, K1DAJ Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 4:25 PM To: HQ Staff Subject: Auction Final - Internal Distribution only please We'll have all the statistics on Monday, but the final total of bids at the end of this years ARRL On-Line Auction is: $53,769. Again, thanks everyone for your help. 73, And we're done for another year! Debra Jahnke, K1DAJ Business Services Manager ARRL - The national association for AMATEUR RADIO 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111-1494 Email: djahnke(a)arrl.org Phone: 860-594-0329

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[arrl-odv:16106] FW: Penny Harts Joins Sales and Marketing
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 05 Nov '07

05 Nov '07

FYI - 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: Hurtado, Amy KB1NXO Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 10:23 AM To: HQ Staff Subject: Penny Harts Joins Sales and Marketing Help us to welcome Penny Harts as a new member of the Sales and Marketing team. She will continue to greet ARRL guests at the front desk, but will be working within a group to help support her, and she them. Penny has been a long time employee of ARRL, her knowledge of Ham Radio and the processes within our organization will be an asset to our team. Amy Hurtado, KB1NXO Circulation / Customer Service Manager ARRL - The national Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0257 Fax 860-594-0303 ahurtado(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:16105] SV SM Comments
by Andy Oppel 02 Nov '07

02 Nov '07

Greetings, SV SM Ron Murdock, W6KJ, wrote some eloquent about ARRL officer and staff participation in Pacificon, our Pacific Division convention in his Section News e-mail. They are so well written, and so totally accurate in my opinion, that I wanted to share them with all of you: "One of the nicest things about this show is the participation by ARRL HQ staffers. This year ARRL first vice president Kay Craigie, N3KN, joined Katie Breen, W1KRB, membership manager, and Dan Henderson, N1ND. Kay gave the banquet keynote speech Saturday evening. Dan used to work in the Contests Dept., but now is ARRL Regulatory Information Manager. Dan gave at least two sessions of PAVE PAWS/440 repeater briefings. He joked that since so many people were unhappy at this situation, he might need a volunteer to start his car. It should be noted that Dan, and ARRL, did not seek the intermediary status in this issue with the Air Force. It was an Air Force request that there be one point of contact, rather than deal with all the 440 repeater owner/trustees, which placed ARRL in this position. Dan let us know that during Pacificon, Air Force personnel were doing a second interference study at Beale AFB, and that the outcome of this study would result in more letters being sent to those owner/trustees still needing to reduce interference. This batch of letters will come from the FCC and owner/trustees should expect to reply with details of how interference mitigation has been accomplished by 15 November 2007, a rather short suspense. Katie is a person ideally suited to her job. She really looks for ways to make ARRL membership work for you. This is a relatively new position at ARRL, even though we have been a membership organization for the entire 93 years. If you are unhappy with some aspect of ARRL membership services, let Katie know, or let me know." 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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