June 2007 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:15681] Re:Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act
by Henry R. Leggette 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

Re: HR462That is great! Thanks! Henry - WD4Q ----- Original Message ----- From: Joel Harrison To: arrl-odv Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:44 PM Subject: FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act I'm very pleased to report to you that we now have a Senate version of HR462! The bill number will be available shortly. Senator Mark Pryor (Arkansas) filed the bill today. This is successful completion of an effort that has been ongoing for a little over two months that has involved the activity of a variety of people. Another important fact is that Entergy, the major utility in Arkansas and many parts of the U.S. operates a BPL system to collect electric usage data (no subscriber base) and has been very cooperative with radio amateurs from the very beginning about preventing interference to amateur radio stations and actually bought off and supports the language of the bill. More later. 73 Joel W5ZN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: John Chwat [mailto:john.chwat@chwatco.com] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:18 PM To: w5zn(a)arrl.org; 'Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ'; cimlay(a)arrl.org Cc: 'Janet Worthington' Subject: FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act Congratulations to all-we now have a House AND Senate bill-we will get a Senate bill number tomorrow to forward---we have offered to draft a Dear Colleague for Sen.Pryor's staff. We will begin our networking (Director's too) for Senate Cosponsors once we get a bill number and get a Dear Colleague back.. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Glaze, Terri (Pryor) [mailto:Terri_Glaze@pryor.senate.gov] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:55 PM To: Janet Worthington Cc: john.chwat(a)chwatco.com Subject: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act The bill was filed today!

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RE: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount
by Jim Weaver-2 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

The special discount is a nice gesture by Yaesu. Going beyond the issue Mike raised about it, I wonder what the membership would think if they learned we were receiving "payola" from a manufacturer. This general allegation was lodged against me during my first two campaigns -- the first time the claim was that the Board members received all sorts of favors from equipment makers. Net: I respectfully decline to accept any discount even if it is concluded to meet the ethical requirements of the organization. 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: Mike Raisbeck [mailto:k1twf@arrl.net] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:03 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount Sweet !! However, are there any minuses to this? I wonder where it falls on the ethics spectrum. Mike K1TWF ----------------------------------- Michael N. Raisbeck Phone: (978) 250-1236 Fax: (978) 250-0432 Email: k1twf(a)arrl.net CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the above-named recipient. If you have received this in error, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying is strictly prohibited. In such case, please notify us by reply email and delete this message. -----Original Message----- From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:06 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount FYI I visited with Dennis at HamCom and he told me about a discount that Yaesu has for Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. If you are looking for a new Yaesu, I suggest you e-mail Dennis at: k7bv(a)aol.com Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632

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[arrl-odv:15679] RE: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount
by Coy Day 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

Mike, Good question. I hadn't thought of that. Maybe our Elections and Ethics Committee can comment on that. Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632 Mike Raisbeck wrote: > > Sweet !! However, are there any minuses to this? I wonder where it falls > on the ethics spectrum. > > Mike > K1TWF > > ----------------------------------- > Michael N. Raisbeck > > Phone: (978) 250-1236 > Fax: (978) 250-0432 > Email: k1twf(a)arrl.net > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain privileged and confidential > information intended only for the above-named recipient. If you have > received this in error, you are hereby notified that any use, > dissemination, > or copying is strictly prohibited. In such case, please notify us by reply > email and delete this message. > -----Original Message----- > From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:06 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount > > FYI > > I visited with Dennis at HamCom and he told me about a discount that Yaesu > has for Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. If you are looking for a > new Yaesu, I suggest you e-mail Dennis at: k7bv(a)aol.com > > Coy > -- > Coy Day, N5OK > 20685 SW 29 > Union City, OK 73090 > 405-483-5632 > > > > > > > >

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RE: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount
by Mike Raisbeck 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

Sweet !! However, are there any minuses to this? I wonder where it falls on the ethics spectrum. Mike K1TWF ----------------------------------- Michael N. Raisbeck Phone: (978) 250-1236 Fax: (978) 250-0432 Email: k1twf(a)arrl.net CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the above-named recipient. If you have received this in error, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying is strictly prohibited. In such case, please notify us by reply email and delete this message. -----Original Message----- From: Coy Day [mailto:n5ok@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:06 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount FYI I visited with Dennis at HamCom and he told me about a discount that Yaesu has for Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. If you are looking for a new Yaesu, I suggest you e-mail Dennis at: k7bv(a)aol.com Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632

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RE: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act
by Bill Edgar 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

Excellent! From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:44 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act I'm very pleased to report to you that we now have a Senate version of HR462! The bill number will be available shortly. Senator Mark Pryor (Arkansas) filed the bill today. This is successful completion of an effort that has been ongoing for a little over two months that has involved the activity of a variety of people. Another important fact is that Entergy, the major utility in Arkansas and many parts of the U.S. operates a BPL system to collect electric usage data (no subscriber base) and has been very cooperative with radio amateurs from the very beginning about preventing interference to amateur radio stations and actually bought off and supports the language of the bill. More later. 73 Joel W5ZN _____ From: John Chwat [mailto:john.chwat@chwatco.com] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:18 PM To: w5zn(a)arrl.org; 'Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ'; cimlay(a)arrl.org Cc: 'Janet Worthington' Subject: FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act Congratulations to all-we now have a House AND Senate bill-we will get a Senate bill number tomorrow to forward---we have offered to draft a Dear Colleague for Sen.Pryor's staff. We will begin our networking (Director's too) for Senate Cosponsors once we get a bill number and get a Dear Colleague back.. John _____ From: Glaze, Terri (Pryor) [mailto:Terri_Glaze@pryor.senate.gov] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:55 PM To: Janet Worthington Cc: john.chwat(a)chwatco.com Subject: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act The bill was filed today!

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RE: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act
by Jim Weaver-2 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

Tremendous mews. Joel. Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: <mailto:k8je@arrl.org> k8je(a)arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142 ARRL - The Reason Amateur Radio Is! Members - The Reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:44 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act I'm very pleased to report to you that we now have a Senate version of HR462! The bill number will be available shortly. Senator Mark Pryor (Arkansas) filed the bill today. This is successful completion of an effort that has been ongoing for a little over two months that has involved the activity of a variety of people. Another important fact is that Entergy, the major utility in Arkansas and many parts of the U.S. operates a BPL system to collect electric usage data (no subscriber base) and has been very cooperative with radio amateurs from the very beginning about preventing interference to amateur radio stations and actually bought off and supports the language of the bill. More later. 73 Joel W5ZN _____ From: John Chwat [mailto:john.chwat@chwatco.com] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:18 PM To: w5zn(a)arrl.org; 'Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ'; cimlay(a)arrl.org Cc: 'Janet Worthington' Subject: FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act Congratulations to all-we now have a House AND Senate bill-we will get a Senate bill number tomorrow to forward---we have offered to draft a Dear Colleague for Sen.Pryor's staff. We will begin our networking (Director's too) for Senate Cosponsors once we get a bill number and get a Dear Colleague back.. John _____ From: Glaze, Terri (Pryor) [mailto:Terri_Glaze@pryor.senate.gov] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:55 PM To: Janet Worthington Cc: john.chwat(a)chwatco.com Subject: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act The bill was filed today!

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FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act
by Joel Harrison 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

I'm very pleased to report to you that we now have a Senate version of HR462! The bill number will be available shortly. Senator Mark Pryor (Arkansas) filed the bill today. This is successful completion of an effort that has been ongoing for a little over two months that has involved the activity of a variety of people. Another important fact is that Entergy, the major utility in Arkansas and many parts of the U.S. operates a BPL system to collect electric usage data (no subscriber base) and has been very cooperative with radio amateurs from the very beginning about preventing interference to amateur radio stations and actually bought off and supports the language of the bill. More later. 73 Joel W5ZN _____ From: John Chwat [mailto:john.chwat@chwatco.com] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:18 PM To: w5zn(a)arrl.org; 'Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ'; cimlay(a)arrl.org Cc: 'Janet Worthington' Subject: FW: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act Congratulations to all-we now have a House AND Senate bill-we will get a Senate bill number tomorrow to forward---we have offered to draft a Dear Colleague for Sen.Pryor's staff. We will begin our networking (Director's too) for Senate Cosponsors once we get a bill number and get a Dear Colleague back.. John _____ From: Glaze, Terri (Pryor) [mailto:Terri_Glaze@pryor.senate.gov] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:55 PM To: Janet Worthington Cc: john.chwat(a)chwatco.com Subject: Emergency Amateur Radio Interference Act The bill was filed today!

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[arrl-odv:15674] FW: For HQ staff
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

All of you are invited too! 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: Henderson, Dan N1ND Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:47 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: For HQ staff Field Day is Coming! As part of the ARRL Headquarters' Field Day 2007 activities, we have planned a couple of special activities for next Friday - June 22. Our goal is for those of us experienced amateurs to share some of the excitement of the hobby with those in the building that may be new to the hobby or haven't yet been "Bitten By The Bug." You are also invited to drop by W1AW between 2:00 PM Saturday June 23rd and 2:00 PM Sunday June 24th and participate in some of the "on the air" Field Day activities. We will have Elmers/Mentors at the station over the weekend who are eager to help you learn more about what we actually do while operating. If you would like to come by, you are more than welcome. There will be stations on the air using the three major forms of amateur communications - Voice, CW (Morse Code) and Digital. Come experience some of the FUN that is amateur radio. More details will be shared early next week, but we hope each HQ staffer will participate. Watch your email next week. Dan Henderson, N1ND Regulatory Information Specialist ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0236 dhenderson(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:15673] FW: Logbook Server
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

I originally sent this to the PS Committee distribution list and HQ staff. Since then, I have had a few questions on this so I am now sending it to the entire ODV list. Sorry for the duplication. From: Jon Bloom Re: Logbook of the World Server Update (Q2 Goal) There are a few small bugs yet to be winkled out of the system, but the new Logbook of the World server is up and running. The principal benefits of the new server, aside from the obvious value of having newer hardware, are that it provides faster processing and more storage, and it uses upgraded operating-system and relational database (RDMS) software. The speed difference is quite noticeable to end users. The increase in storage space took LoTW from using about 90% of its available storage to about 45%. The new RDMS software will allow for future growth as we have upgraded to a system (MaxDB 7.6) that allows better distributed processing and clustering. 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:15671] Yaesu VIP Discount
by Coy Day 14 Jun '07

14 Jun '07

FYI I visited with Dennis at HamCom and he told me about a discount that Yaesu has for Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. If you are looking for a new Yaesu, I suggest you e-mail Dennis at: k7bv(a)aol.com Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632

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