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[arrl-odv:15480] RM-11306 Withdrawal News Story
by Joel Harrison 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

Attached is the news story that will be posted on ARRLWeb at the end of the day today. Chris will file paperwork at the end of the day to withdraw the petition. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:15479] Re:Back on Line
by Henry R. Leggette 27 Apr '07

27 Apr '07

I am back on line reading e-mails. I appreciate you all concerns about my brief stomach virus. Look like I have to keep the grands at home more. One of them was sick with the 48 hours virus and I came down with it. 73, Henry - WD4Q

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[arrl-odv:15478] IRTS TRip Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Trip Report Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) 75th Anniversary and AGM Cork, Ireland April 21-22, 2007 IRTS Secretary Dave Moore, EI4BZ invited Linda and me to attend a dinner marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the IRTS in 1932. It was very economical for me to do so because I was able to arrange my flights to Dubrovnik for the IARU Region 1 Executive Committee meeting in Cavtat, Croatia the previous weekend through Dublin - at an overall cost about $400 less than alternative routings to Dubrovnik alone. I arrived in Dublin Tuesday night; Linda traveled from California at personal expense and arrived on Wednesday morning. We took three days of vacation on the Dingle Peninsula before arriving at the Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, Cork on Saturday afternoon. Ole Garpestad, LA2RR attended with his wife Karin, LA8UW on behalf of IARU Region 1; the RSGB was represented by President Angus Annan, MM1CCR, who - despite his Scottish call sign - is from Belfast. The IRTS President is Fr. Finnbarr Buckley, EI1CS, a Catholic priest. He attended the 2005 Region 1 Conference in Davos. Needless to say, Finnbarr gave the invocation at the banquet. Later he told of receiving an invitation from the RSGB to attend their Annual General Meeting "with his wife" and said he had looked for one to bring, but "all those on offer were past their sell-by date." There were about 130 in attendance at the dinner including representatives of the administration, ComReg, including our friend John Breen, EI7BV, who headed the Irish delegation to WRC-03 and did some good work for us there. Linda happened to be seated at the head table next to a young economist Ph.D. from ComReg who spent a few years in New Haven, CT and has a lively interest in American politics. When invited to speak he said some nice words about the need for access to spectrum for amateur endeavors, which were good to hear from an economist. Eight of the nine living Past Presidents of the IRTS were present (the ninth lives nearby but was in London for his son's wedding) and were given special recognition. I was asked to give one of the toasts and presented gifts to IRTS from the ARRL (an engraved clock) and IARU (an engraved stand-alone plaque). Ole gave the reply to Finnbarr's toast on behalf of the foreign guests and presented them with a Norwegian "ice bear" which to Irish ears sounded like "ice beer" (it was actually what we would call a polar bear). Several amateurs from Northern Ireland had come all the way to Cork, which is in the southern part of the Irish Republic, for the event. Relations appear to be totally amicable between the EI and GI amateurs. Several radio clubs in Northern Ireland are affiliated with IRTS. Indeed, even outside of Amateur Radio circles I heard considerable optimism expressed that "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland are over and peace is taking hold, with great economic benefits. It was almost midnight by the time the banquet was over, but a number of us stayed on to talk about Amateur Radio over a few pints of Guinness. In the course of this I was invited to visit the nearby contest station, EI7M, on Sunday morning. It was interesting to see the rather modest station that is by far the most consistent signal from Ireland during HF contests. They have a great site and are working on antenna improvements that should make them more competitive in the future. Speaking of contests, IRTS is sponsoring a very interesting one-off event on the last weekend of September this year as a part of their 75th anniversary celebrations. "CQ IR" is a 24-hour, single-operator, HF CW/SSB contest in which everybody works everybody, with Irish counties (in both Northern Ireland and the Republic) on each band and mode as the multipliers. Anyone who operates from Ireland (either part) or who has a direct ancestral link to Ireland, or a spouse with such a link, can supply the county multiplier. For example, as far as I know my most recent Irish ancestor emigrated from County Tyrone in 1885. So instead of a serial number I would send "1885 TYR" and anyone working me could claim the County Tyrone multiplier, even though I'm operating from Connecticut. It's an interesting wrinkle that should unearth quite a few North American contesters with Irish roots. The rules are at http://irts.ie/cgi/showrules.cgi?cqir Two grand prizes will be awarded, but on the basis of lottery rather than score. For stations operating from Ireland the grand prize is a weekend for two in New York City. On behalf of the ARRL I offered to throw in a side trip to visit Newington, which Finnbarr immediately accepted. I was given a copy of a report dated October 2006 of a technical trial of two BPL systems conducted by the Electricity Supply Board, the Irish power utility. The bottom line of the study is, "Despite significant hype and R&D spending by vendors and certain utilities, Broadband Power Line Technology is nowhere near an appropriate state of development required for commercial 'mass market' rollout." The presentation is currently available at <http://www.engineersireland.ie/sectorpapers/GetSectorPaperDetails.pasp?Sect…> A rally (the equivalent of a US flea market) was held in the banquet room of the hotel on Sunday morning and early afternoon, after which the Annual General Meeting was called to order in another part of the hotel. There were almost 100 IRTS members present. IRTS is operated entirely by volunteers; they have about 1,000 members and an annual budget of about $35,000. However, licensing is showing signs of growth and membership is holding reasonably steady despite a dues increase, thanks to a strong economy and immigration from other parts of the EU (I was told Ireland is the only country in Europe in which the average age is decreasing). On the other hand, IRTS officials reported relatively low activity among existing licensees and difficulty recruiting new ones. The Amateur Radio tradition in Ireland is experimental, but current interest is in public service and emergency communications on the one hand and competitive operating on the other with little overlap (and possibly a bit of tension) between the two groups. Ole and I were asked to offer some remarks, and we agreed to a division of labor whereby I would provide an update on recent happenings in North America and he would provide the international overview. I began with Canada, reporting that Canada had experienced about a 3% growth in licensing following the dropping of the Morse requirement (this figure came from Earle Smith) and that RAC had recently lost its General Manager to cancer. Then I told them about the expansion of the US phone bands on 80 and 40 meters and said that if they were hearing US stations in parts of those bands where they hadn't been heard previously, it wasn't because people were operating out of band. I reminded them that unlike most countries, in the US the phone bands are established by regulation and not simply by voluntary band plan. I then advised them of the dropping of the Morse code requirement as of February 23, and mentioned in passing that the ARRL would have preferred to retain the requirement for the Extra Class license. (In Ireland they have retained a code test, but all you get if you pass is the opportunity to obtain a two-letter call.) I described briefly our three license classes and reported that not only had interest in upgrading to Extra and especially to General increased dramatically, but that applications for the Technician license also had increased. I told them that while total licenses were continuing to decline because of the effect of the 10-year license term - we were "losing" people who in fact had lost interest years ago but were just now falling out of the statistics - both activity and membership are beginning to trend upward. Linda and I were excused before the end of the meeting since we had to drive back to Dublin. It was a most enjoyable experience. Ireland is lovely, and the people - not just the hams - are very friendly, especially to Americans. IRTS officials and members alike appeared to be very appreciative of the IARU, to a greater extent than I typically encounter. I believe this stems in large part from what John Breen has told them of the IARU's efforts on their behalf in the ITU and CEPT. As for the ARRL, many of those present told me with obvious pride that they were longtime ARRL members.

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[arrl-odv:15477] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

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Upcoming Meetings and Events IARU Administrative Council Meeting May 14-15 in Boston, MA IARU Administrative Council Visit May 16 in Newington, CT Second Board Meeting July 20-21, 2007 in Windsor, CT CEO Thanks to Berta for helping Lisa put together the IARU Administrative Council meeting binders and to Trevor for packing and shipping out those binders. Regulatory Information Work on the 70cm repeater interference to the Pave Paws radar sites in Massachusetts and California dominated the work week. The web story on the issue went live on Tuesday April 17. By the end of the week over 100 emails and phone calls were handled from a wide range of people involved or affected. Many of the phone calls were beneficial in helping glean information on the particulars of the system and helped identify many issues such as raising the methodology for identifying the repeaters of concern. We also provided information to the Northern Area Relay Coordinating Council in California, which by chance had its annual meeting scheduled for the weekend of April 21. We also reviewed the draft of the mitigation proposal from Chris Imlay and offered comments back for a couple of areas. Work was also done with a small group of HQ staffers (with the input from a couple of outside participants) on a proposal to develop a program to encourage activity and keep the positive momentum from the recent rules changes going. We continued work on several PowerPoint presentations for use at scheduled upcoming events. There were also a normal number of routine inquiries concerning overseas operating requirements. We continue to track pieces of various cell phone and PRB-1 legislation with no substantive movement on any current pieces of legislation during the week. Development The Diamond Terrace continues to grow. The first orders for replicas will go to Barker on or about May 7. Selection of the vendor for construction of the new sidewalks and site preparation for the Terrace is imminent. Four granite garden benches have been reserved for the Terrace. The Education & Technology Program campaign is underway. The first returns arrived on April 23. The follow up to major donors will mail the week of May 6. The attendees list for the Donor Reception at Dayton has topped 80. Preparations are nearing completion for that event. Plans are underway for an in-depth analysis of the ARRL membership and Development files by Target Analysis Group. Final reports may be ready by the July Board Meeting. The analysis, called DonorCentrics, is expected to assist membership and Development in the fall budgeting process. Production/Editorial Rick Lindquist reports The ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 16, distributed to 65,926 members on April 20. That's an increase of 1800 subscribers since the week before the new rules went into effect on February 23. Rick wrapped up work on his penultimate "Happenings" column for June QST. He also prepared/edited stories on the League's role in mitigating repeater interference to US Air Force "PAVE-PAWS" radar sites, the FCC's proposal to lower the vanity fee to $11.70, update on American Red Cross background checks policy, review of heavy schedule of ARISS school contacts, plus several announcements and news briefs. With voiceover assistance from Khrystyne Keane, Rick voiced, edited and produced ARRL Audio News for April 20. Since people continue to ask: Rick's last day on the ARRL HQ staff before retiring is Friday, June 1. Sales and Marketing Membership continues to stay on the upswing, surpassing 150,000 members by the end of the third week of April. Katie led a customer service training workshop for the Membership and Volunteer Programs Department. Our exhibit for Hamvention is being wrapped up. A layout of ARRL EXPO has been prepared for the decorators. Presentations for the ARRL Stage have been organized and scheduled. Banners and posters for our exhibit are in the final stages and should be ready for printing/mounting very shortly. Final details for the new MetLife Insurance programs are wrapping up. We are looking forward to having Metlife representation at our Hamvention exhibit. Announcement letters of the new membership benefit will go out shortly. The online Ham Radio License Course continues to draw exceptional numbers - another 50 new members will be participating in the May 5th course. There has also been increased participation in the Emergency Communications Level 1 course - with 94 students enrolling for April and 78 for May. Please help us welcome Jennie Davis as a new employee in the Sales and Marketing Department. Jennie has already been serving the customer service team as a temporary employee for the past 4 months. Her time will be split between our group and the Education Services Department. We are currently testing (offline) the new online membership renewal screens. An ARRL Awards and Recognition Products survey is in the works and should be ready to send to a selection of members and clubs by mid-week. The survey supports the work of a consulting firm that is helping lead this project for us. The warehouse crew processed 588 packages for orders processed during the week. In addition 490 free book premiums were processed along with two April QST supplements. The warehouse crew was short staffed one full time team member this week. Special thanks to Frankie Perez for his additional help. Weve taken delivery of ARRL Field Day t-shirts, pins and other Field Day supplies. A larger, 11x17-inch frequency chart has been produced (US Amateur Radio Bands). The backside of the chart includes a full color ARRL Worked All States (WAS) map (retail $3). Business Services Were pleased to report that Elecraft will be expanding their presence in the magazine to a full page, commencing with the July issue. They will be publicizing several new (top secret) products. We will also be welcoming back Metal & Cable Corporation in the advertising section of QST. Since our materials due date for the July issue falls when many advertisers are just returning from Dayton, we are already in full swing working on this issue. Other advertising projects in the works are July/August QEX and NCJ. We are also finishing up our initial solicitation for Ham Express 411, the advertising vehicle that accompanies the new ham mailings. To enhance value to readers and advertisers we decided to expand the booklet to include 8 pages of editorial material, using the great material from the Special March 2007 8-page tear-out section for Newcomers to Ham Radio and the HF Bands. This material is particularly relevant to this group and addresses advertiser concerns that the Ham Express may be overlooked if it contains advertising only. Since the pages were artfully created to be stand-alones, they will be dispersed throughout the booklet. ARRL Publication Dealers continue to place orders more frequently and in higher quantities. Membership & Volunteer Programs Contest Branch The web results for the 2006 November SS Phone and 160 Meter Contests were sent to WSDD for posting. The SS pins arrived on Friday. The cups are expected to be here next week. As soon as they arrive, we will begin mailing out the orders. Logbook of the World CategoryYear-to-Date 2007Year End 2006QSO records entered into the system127,715,169116,730,953QSL record matches8,408,2207,193,911Logs Processed360,571305,569Active Certificates24,00021,889Users registered in the system15,82614,474 QSL Branch There is no delay in opening mail and a 5 day delay in slotting of cards. This week, 119 pounds of cards were received from members. Also, 74,400 cards were mailed, bringing the year-to-date total to 339,300. W1AW W1AW received as a donation the Serial Number and Code key for the latest version of PKTerm. PKTerm is used for the AEA DSP-2232 multimode controller. Joe worked the early afternoon/night shift on Friday for Scott Gee (who was out on vacation). On Tuesday, Joe gave a Telpac (WL2K - VHF) demonstration to a Scout leader/teacher (from Cranston, RI) who is contemplating setting up a Telpac node in southern Rhode Island. This system would eventually assist with Telpac coverage (for EMCOMM use) in that area. Joe gave an Airmail (WL2K - HF) demonstration to Directors Norton and Frahm on Friday. Joe also designed a rack cover template for use with the Icom radios that are in service as broadcast transmitters. He also processed another round of regular W1AW QSL card requests. Joe also had to make a repair to the input circuitry on the Command Technologies 40-meter amplifier. Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the latter part of the month of April and early May. Scott also assisted the DXCC department with checking 314 (database-inputted) cards against DXCC applications. Field Organization/Public Service Team An FCC monitoring request to check on complaints they had received about an operation on a 75 meter frequency was forwarded to regional Official Observers. Chuck Skolaut reports that Headquarters received documentation regarding interference that an Arizona repeater is experiencing from an uncoordinated one. Since numerous local attempts to resolve the issue failed, the information was forwarded on to the FCC. We also sent along details about a California repeater that not identifying. Intruder signal reports included a bubble jammer on 7015 kHz, an OTHR on 40 meters, and several observations of the PUN beacon. The bulletin type transmissions earlier reported on 14275 kHz seemed to have ceased. ARES, RACES, and SKYWARN groups throughout the Mid Atlantic and New England were called into action or were on stand by to help served agencies following the heavy rains, snow and floods caused by the noreaster of April 15 -16. We kept in touch with Field Organization leaders and forwarded storm-related information to News Editor Rick Lindquist. Steve also participated in the monthly Citizen Corps teleconference for its affiliated organizations and its regional offices. Education Services Instructor contacts produced some specific requests for the new General license manual and for additions to the Technician license manual which have been discussed with the publications department. We are also following through on requests to post a list of corrections to both the Technician manual and the Instructors manual and power points. There has been an up-tick in the number of requests for education resources from home schooled parents. The majority of the requests have been for the Basic Electronics Course. We have put together a process for assembling the kits to accompany the Basic Electronics Course to make this instructional course and kit available at the Dayton Hamvention. Mark sent out a pre-survey for this years Teachers Institute participants and some have already been returned. Logistic coordination of transportation to the TI continues. Mark submitted an education related article to the AMSAT Journal for consideration. A few draft scripts were authored for the Tech DVD. The ARISS Team continued to report on educational outcomes and other details for NASA HQs use in meetings with representatives in Congress. The Redmond (WA) High School ARISS QSO garnered the following: La Times feature story, reports by four TV stations and three radio stations (including one national program on Westwood One), and a note from the teacher who said: The students were spellbound; they were completely focused on the activity. Web/Software Development Two sections, VA and MO, have been added to the ARES database by Hugh Brower so they can begin testing. Hugh also participated in discussions of appropriate security precautions to take with regard to our upcoming credit-card processing system. Micah Murray modified the new membership application system to match a design template provided by Amy Hurtado. 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by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 26 Apr '07

26 Apr '07

Here's some information for you from Steve Ewald about our SM Teleconferences. 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/> ________________________________ From: Ewald, Steve, WV1X Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 11:16 AM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Cc: Patton, David NN1N Subject: Section Manager Teleconferences with HQ Staff. Harold, Here's a description that you asked for about the Section Manager Teleconferences that we're hosting. The Field Organization Team at ARRL Headquarters is starting something new this year to help cultivate better communication between the Section Managers and ARRL Headquarters. The action plan is to make use of the new-and-improved ARRL telebridge once a month to invite a different group of Sections Managers to join me on a pre-arranged and scheduled teleconference for about an hour or so. The idea is to offer all the Section Managers a chance to participate in a group teleconference at least once per year. To help keep the number of call participants manageable - and thus encourage active participation-- I am organizing the each call by an ARRL Division or two. While we are deciding upon the best time to hold the conference, I also ask the SMs to provide input for the agenda items. What subjects about ARRL and Amateur Radio would they like to talk about or learn more about? Are there issues, programs or services that they would like to discuss with fellow Section Managers and HQ staff? Based on this input and availability, I like to invite fellow HQ staff members (or possibly others) who are experts in their respective areas to join the call and help with the discussion. For example, Katie Breen, W1KRB, joined the most recent teleconference with the SMs of the Atlantic Division to talk about ARRL membership recruitment and promotion. We also covered several ideas for better presentation of the ARRL booth at hamfests and conventions. Katie talked about the pilot project for Section Membership Coordinator, too. Other topics were credentialing issues for ARES and the ongoing relationship between ARES and RACES in their particular states and ARRL sections. So far, the teleconference seems to be gaining positive feedback from the Section Manager participants. Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, who works with the Official Observers on the Field Organization Team, is also an active participant on the monthly teleconference. When a particular SM teleconference is scheduled, I plan to let the respective ARRL Director(s) know when that is taking place. Also, afterward, I'll aim to keep the Directors in the loop with a highlighted summary of how the teleconference went. 73, Steve Ewald, WV1X Supervisor, Field Organization Team ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0265 sewald(a)arrl.org <mailto:sewald@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:15475] Re:Out-of-service
by Henry R. Leggette 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

I have been troubled with a stomach virus all day. Maybe I will feel much better on Thursday. I will let everyone know when I am back up and going. 73, Henry - WD4Q

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RE: I'm Back in Service
by Jim Weaver 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Jim, Welcome back from what must have been a true hardship experience. Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 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: jfenster(a)pacifier.com [mailto:jfenster@pacifier.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:47 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: I'm Back in Service Hi Gang, We returned from a vacation to KP2 and VP2V last evening. Just think, ten days without e-mails or cell phone! The problem now is getting caught up. While on St. Thomas, I visited the local club gathering and was buttonholed by Bernie, NP2W. Bernie is a proponent of the bandwidth regulation proposal and is probably one of the biggest users of winlink in the Caribbean area. He took us to his station and showed us how he uses the hambands for passing messages. He left me in his wake regarding some of the technical issues regarding use of digital technology. But then, I have a lot to learn about this topic before the July Board Meeting. Bernie is the technical guru behind a local cellphone company and really knows his stuff. Then, I visited with the British Virgin Island Amateur Radio Club. Since the passing of VP2VI and VP2VA, this group is trying to re-build with new local members. I'll disucss this a the board meeting with those who have an interest. 73 Jim Fenstermaker K9JF

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I'm Back in Service
by jfenster＠pacifier.com 25 Apr '07

25 Apr '07

Hi Gang, We returned from a vacation to KP2 and VP2V last evening. Just think, ten days without e-mails or cell phone! The problem now is getting caught up. While on St. Thomas, I visited the local club gathering and was buttonholed by Bernie, NP2W. Bernie is a proponent of the bandwidth regulation proposal and is probably one of the biggest users of winlink in the Caribbean area. He took us to his station and showed us how he uses the hambands for passing messages. He left me in his wake regarding some of the technical issues regarding use of digital technology. But then, I have a lot to learn about this topic before the July Board Meeting. Bernie is the technical guru behind a local cellphone company and really knows his stuff. Then, I visited with the British Virgin Island Amateur Radio Club. Since the passing of VP2VI and VP2VA, this group is trying to re-build with new local members. I'll disucss this a the board meeting with those who have an interest. 73 Jim Fenstermaker K9JF

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K0CA's father-in-law SK
by Bruce Frahm K0BJ 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

I think Cliff would be glad to have you all aware of this news. It had been a distinct possibility for a few days. He covered the Ararat Hambash in KC for me Saturday while I was at PSC in Newington, which the attendees and I appreciate. 73 Bruce K0BJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Cliff Ahrens Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 10:37 PM Kim's dad passed away this morning shortly before 4 a.m. Frank had Alzheimers, congestive heart failure, and possible pneumonia. Although we hated to lose him, the Alzheimers disease had robbed him of his memory, his joy of family and friends, and in the end, even the ability to eat and drink. It was very sad. Kim and her brothers are doing OK, although we're very tired after only getting two hours sleep last night. It has been very difficult for her mom, who is also in the nursing home. They were married 63 years. Everything went well in KC. I had dinner Friday night with about 10 members of the Raytown ARC. Saturday morning we had a pretty good crowd for the ARRL forum, considering it was early - 8:15 a.m., and most hams were looking for bargains at that hour. I think we had about 20 to 30 at the forum. Dale and I signed up a couple new members, and I checked a new DXCC application with 169 cards. I hit the road at noon, and came home in time to be with Kim and the rest of the family at the nursing home the rest of the weekend. The family is gathering for the visitation Wed. and funeral Thur. We'll enjoy the chance to be with our three children, two of whom are coming in from Atlanta, GA and St. Louis. It will mean a lot to both Kim and me to have the three kids and three grandkids with us this week. Cliff

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RE: [arrl-odv:15469] Re: Missing teleconference???
by Joel Harrison 24 Apr '07

24 Apr '07

Yes, that is a plan I was pursuing, unfortunately all of the 15 directors and 5 officers do not have schedules that permit such a call with everyone present until late June at the earliest. By then, it would be best to wait until the board meeting. I have already been contacted by three directors that voted "No" who indicate they wish to change their vote. Unfortunately, we do not have a procedure in place to handle such a change via email when the board is not in session, however when the board is in session a person on the prevailing side (the "No" voters) could move to reconsider the previous question and reopen the matter for discussion in formal session if a majority so votes. I'm waiting for Dave's return to discuss procedural options. He should be back this evening so in a day or two we'll have a chance to discuss this. 73 Joel W5ZN -----Original Message----- From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 4:00 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15469] Re: Missing teleconference??? Joel, I thought there was a plan to hold a teleconference on an appeal to the entire board about and SM election. 73 de Frank...N2FF..... Joel Harrison wrote: > Frank, > > A teleconference for what?? > > The only teleconference I'm aware of that was schedule recently was the > Executive Committee a few days ago concerning RM-11306 that I was on, > although there may have been other committee teleconferences scheduled. > > Are you talking about a committee teleconference?? > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 3:20 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:15462] Missing teleconference??? > > Did I miss a teleconference or a message as to when we had one scheduled? > > Frank...N2FF..... > > > > > > > > >

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