July 2007 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:15835] Home again, home again...
by Karl Bullock 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

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[arrl-odv:15834] FW: Notes on New England SM Teleconference
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 23 Jul '07

23 Jul '07

Here's Steve's summary of the latest SM Conference Call. 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: Ewald, Steve, WV1X Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:52 PM To: Patton, David NN1N; Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: Notes on New England SM Teleconference Hello, Dave and Harold. Here is summary of the topics that were discussed at last night's teleconference with the SMs of the New England Division. I am also sending this directly to Director Frenaye and Vice Director Raisbeck for their information and to the SMs that were on the call. I will also post it on the SM Reflector. -- Steve Summary of Topics Discussed at the July 2007 Teleconference with Section Managers On Tuesday evening, July 17, Membership and Volunteer Programs hosted an ARRL telebridge teleconference with Section Managers of the New England Division. SMs that were able to make the conference were Art Greenberg, K1GBX (Eastern Massachusetts); Betsey Doane, K1EIC (Connecticut); Ed Emco, W1KT (Western Massachusetts); Bob Beaudet, W1YRC (Rhode Island) and Paul Gayet, AA1SU (Vermont). HQ staff members on the call were Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG; Katie Breen, W1KRB, and Steve Ewald, WV1X. ARRL Membership Manager Katie Breen gave a run down on several initiatives and projects that ARRL HQ has been working on for promoting membership to new comers into Amateur Radio, retaining members and also for having former members re-join. An updated version of the "New Ham Express" - the introductory information that HQ is sends to newly licensed radio amateurs is at the printer with a revamped style and more information. The Section Mangers gave input as to how they have been promoting League membership in their sections. Many have found positive success in giving away a pocket-sized ARRL Repeater Directories to new members or renewing members. This program is described on the SM Area Web page: "Section Managers may request copies of The ARRL Repeater Directory(r) to use as incentives for membership sign-ups. The free book offer applies to brand new memberships, renewals or lapsed-renewals at the regular and senior dues amounts. Printed application forms are also available. Contact the ARRL Sales & Marketing Department for assistance, email circulation(a)arrl.org." Other membership recruiting tips and ideas are found linked to the SM Area Web page. What works well for you? The Section Managers described how finding qualified and interested radio amateurs to hold Field Organization appointments can sometimes be a challenge. Establishing consistent reporting from all the Field Appointees and Section Leaders can also be an issue at times. Having expressed that, some of the SMs also remarked how grateful they were to have excellent Section Leaders to handle a particular part of their Field Organization. Running a section really is a team effort. There is strong mutual assistance for emergency response among the sections. For example, a recent weekend search for a lost person in Western Massachusetts brought forth needed help in a short time from surrounding ARES groups. The Section Managers on the teleconference thanked Steve, WV1X, for his on-going work and support and also for hosting this teleconference. 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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Another H.R. 462 CoSponsor
by Joel Harrison 18 Jul '07

18 Jul '07

I'm pleased to report that Bart Stupak (D-MI) was added as a cosponsor of H.R. 462 yesterday. Mr. Stupak is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet! 73 Joel W5ZN

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ARRL ad hoc Committee on Scouting (Doc #26)
by Brian Mileshosky 18 Jul '07

18 Jul '07

All - Please find attached the final report for the ARRL ad hoc Committee on Scouting (Doc #26) for the July board meeting. 73 and Yours in Scouting, Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT ARRL Vice-Director, Rocky Mountain Division

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Re: ARRL v. FCC; Brief of Intervenors on FCC's side
by Andy Oppel 17 Jul '07

17 Jul '07

Nice work. This may seem obvious, but the mobile (or portable) stations that might be interfered with could be the very stations deployed in an emergency to an area where a spectrum-polluting BPL is operating. I know they will say that the system can be shut down in those situations, but won't the cable operator claim that they have an obligation to disseminate news and other information to their customers during the emergency, thus claiming that they cannot simply shut down (assuming emergencies where commercial power is still available in the area)? The FCC has set a horribly dangerous precedence here. -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO At 12:10 PM 7/17/2007, w3kd(a)aol.com wrote: >Greetings. Here is the Intervenors' joint brief (i.e. the >intervenors on the side of the FCC). It was obviously written by our >worthy nemesis, Mitch Lazarus, now with Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, >formerly with WilmerHale. The rest of the lawyers on the list likely >just signed off on Mitch's work-product. > >Mitch has walked into something of a trap, however. A main argument >is an attempt to justify the lack of protection for mobiles and the >distinction between that and the confirmed obligation to protect >fixed stations from BPL interference. I had a long conversation with >the WilmerHale lawyers today about the lack of any distinction >between modern Amateur fixed and mobile stations. Is an "itinerant" >Amateur station (e.g. a Field Day station) mobile or fixed? Is my >TS-50S in my SUV with a whip on the trailer hitch a mobile station >if it is parked in my driveway? Suppose I put up a tower trailer >behind my SUV in a parking lot? The distinction for this purpose >between mobile and fixed installations is meaningless, and >WilmerHale is going to exploit that in our reply brief, due July 31. > >All comments are welcome, and I will forward any with mine to Jon >Frankel and Dileep Srihari at WilmerHale shortly after the Board meeting. > >73, Chris W3KD > >---------- >AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's >free from AOL at <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437>AOL.com. Andy Oppel andy(a)andyoppel.com andy_oppel(a)alamedanet.net

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ARRL v. FCC; Brief of Intervenors on FCC's side
by w3kd＠aol.com 17 Jul '07

17 Jul '07

Greetings. Here is the Intervenors' joint brief (i.e. the intervenors on the side of the FCC). It was obviously written by our worthy nemesis, Mitch Lazarus, now with Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, formerly with WilmerHale. The rest of the lawyers on the list likely just signed off on Mitch's work-product. Mitch has walked into something of a trap, however. A main argument is an attempt to justify the lack of protection for mobiles and the distinction between that and the confirmed obligation to protect fixed stations from BPL interference. I had a long conversation with the WilmerHale lawyers today about the lack of any distinction between modern Amateur fixed and mobile stations. Is an "itinerant" Amateur station (e.g. a Field Day station) mobile or fixed? Is my TS-50S in my SUV with a whip on the trailer hitch a mobile station if it is parked in my driveway? Suppose I put up a tower trailer behind my SUV in a parking lot? The distinction for this purpose between mobile and fixed installations is meaningless, and WilmerHale is going to exploit that in our reply brief, due July 31. All comments are welcome, and I will forward any with mine to Jon Frankel and Dileep Srihari at WilmerHale shortly after the Board meeting. 73, Chris W3KD ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

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[arrl-odv:15829] W9GIG Wired Service Restored
by dick＠pobox.com 17 Jul '07

17 Jul '07

17 JUL 2007 - 1040 CDT Thanks Dave for letting everyone know about my wired communications outage. FWIW, the City of St. Charles is upgrading the storm water drainage system in this neighborhood. And for the second time this year, a city crew severed a large underground telephone cable that was not marked by the third party AT&T cable locating contractor. As before, a pair of AT&T cable splicing crews worked all night, in the rain, to restore service at around 0700 this morning. Now here is the surprising item. AT&T customer service called us at 8:00 AM to inquire if the restoration of both my POTS and leased DSL lines were satisfactory. =-O Wonders never cease! - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:15828] Re: Document 23 EMC Committee Report
by Henry R. Leggette 17 Jul '07

17 Jul '07

Document 23 EMC Committee ReportDirector Bodson, I noticed in your EMC Committee report, it appeared all BPL site problems were not mention. If I recall, problems occurred in Arkansas and in Baton Rouge , LA. If I recall correctly, the vendor worked with each group and both problems have been solved. Ed Hare should have a more of a detail analysis of all this activities. Are you entering all BPL problems in your report SOLVED or UNSOLVED? 73, Henry - WD4Q ----- Original Message ----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ To: arrl-odv Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 3:38 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:15824] Document 23 EMC Committee Report <<23 EMC Committee.doc>> <<23A EMC Minutes.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:15827] Reports
by Harrison, Joel 17 Jul '07

17 Jul '07

I want to thank everyone for your cooperation in getting your reports in. It is very beneficial to have them prior to the meeting in order to prepare and to also have your Board meeting books completed ahead of time and ready for you when you arrive. If my tally is correct, I show the following still outstanding: Treasurer Technology Task Force Historical Committee ARDF Coordinator The Ethics & Elections Committee report has an approved delay. Please review these reports prior to the meeting, ask questions here or informally when you arrive in Hartford. Of course, you can ask questions any time, even during the meeting, but there's no reason to hold them until then if you have them to ask! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone later this week and to a productive meeting. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:15826] Re:Weekly Hill Visit Update
by Karl Bullock 16 Jul '07

16 Jul '07

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