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RE: [arrl-odv:15770] FW: Survey: W1AW bulletins
by Jim Weaver-2 10 Jul '07

10 Jul '07

Harold, Fine initiative. I'm looking forward to learning the results. My compliments to the originators. 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: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 3:07 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:15770] FW: Survey: W1AW bulletins FYI From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:41 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: FW: Survey: W1AW bulletins Please share this announcement with ODV. TNX. --Bob _____ From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:41 PM To: HQ Staff Cc: Cornell,Jacqueline Subject: Survey: W1AW bulletins FYI An inivitation was emailed to 10,000 members, solicitating their participation in an online survey about the W1AW bulletins. Please direct any questions about the invitation or survey to Jackie Cornell, jcornell(a)arrl.org. Thanks. Bob

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[arrl-odv:15772] CAC Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 09 Jul '07

09 Jul '07

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Club Competition Score Eligibility - the CAC requests authorization to review eligibility rules in section 8.3 and that the ARRL Contest Department be requested to clarify the processes associated with eligibility of members and scores. Remote Operation - authorization is requested to review the subject and make recommendations, if necessary. Log Checking Standards Background - this topic was originally proposed by Dave Pruett K8CC on the basis that log checking was being performed differently for different ARRL contests. (Dave does the 10-Meter Contest log checking.) He suggested that the basic structure of log checking should be consistent for ARRL contests. In November 2006 the CAC voted as follows: Should having consistent standards be discussed? YES (9-0 in favor) Should the standards be made public? YES (7-2) where appropriate Should the standards be promoted for non-ARRL contests? NO (2-7) During our internal discussions of the subject, it became clear that the CAC does not have the expertise (or the mandate) to develop or publish the standards. That is the responsibility of the ARRL Contest Department and of the volunteers that develop and apply log checking software to contest logs. The CAC does recommend, however, that the ARRL Contest Department take the necessary steps to see that the standards are created, published, and applied. The standards should: Broadly align the log handling and manipulation processes for consistency across the ARRL contests; Define the major steps and components of that process, deciding which should be public and which kept private to the process; and Specify what data will be collected, processed, generated and published and in what formats. Administrative Discussion The task of developing these standards should be performed by a group of authors of log manipulation software and result reports. This would be much easier to accomplish if the primary software and result report authors were all present in person. An online forum for the software authors, followed by a one- or two-day in-person meeting would probably suffice to get agreement on the most important items. Club Competition Score Eligibility In May 2007 the Potomac Valley Radio Club submitted a voluntary self-disqualification from the ARRL Sweepstakes Unlimited Competition due to having submitted scores from stations that were located outside the 175-mile circle. In the ensuing discussion it was observed that the processes for compliance with Club Competition rules are not well understood. In addition, section 8.3 of the rules regarding submitting of eligible scores was found to be inconsistent. To address these issues, three votes were taken by the CAC: 1) Should the CAC request authorization to discuss the Affiliated Club Competition rules for club listings (8.3) and recommend improvements? YES (10-2 in favor) 2) Should the CAC request that the Contest Department publish a clarification of the process by which submitted scores are determined to be eligible for a particular club total score? YES (11-1 in favor) 3) Should the CAC request that the Contest Department publish a clarification of the process by which individual members are determined to be eligible for membership in a particular club? YES (10-2 in favor) The PSC is hereby requested to authorize the CAC to review section 8.3 of the Club Competition rules and make specific recommendations for improvement. It is also recommended that the PSC request the ARRL Contest Department to clarify to the contesting public the processes of determining the eligibility of members and scores. Remote Operation The increasing availability of station equipment that can be operated transparently via the Internet is stretching some of the contest rule definitions to their limit. The Contest Administrator has made some rulings in this area, but the time is ripe to consider the implications of using remote receiving and transmitting equipment and decide whether new definitions or categories are appropriate. By a vote of 9-2 in favor, the CAC requests authorization to discuss Remote Operation and make recommendations to the PSC, if they are found to be necessary. Administrative Notes There are no administrative concerns at this time. Ward Silver NØAX CAC Chairman Northwestern Division Representative CONTEST ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 2007 Atlantic - Mike Gilmer, N2MG 4600 State Route 26, Vernon, NY 13476-3706 Email: n2mg(a)contesting.com Central - Greg W. Clark, K9IG 4280 West Whiteland Rd., Bargersville, IN 46106 Email: greg(a)k9ig.com Dakota - Al R Dewey, K0AD 14800 38th Pl N, Plymouth, MN 55446-3341 Email: Aldewey(a)aol.com Delta - Jimmy D. Roller, N4IR 714 Foot Hills Road, Kingsport, TN 37663-2716 Email: n4ir(a)charter.net Great Lakes - Dave Pruett, K8CC 2727 Harris Rd., Ypsilanti, MI 48198 Email: k8cc(a)comcast.net Hudson - Dr. George Wilner, K2ONP 336 Bulson Road, Troy, NY 12180 Email: k2onp(a)aol.com Midwest - Jon K Jones, N0JK 8949 Churchill Ct, Wichita, KS 67206-4434 Email: n0jk(a)arrl.net New England - Dick Green, WC1M 190 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755-6602 Email: wc1m(a)msn.com Chairman Northwestern - H. Ward Silver, N0AX P. O. Box 927, Vashon, WA 98070 Email: n0ax(a)arrl.net Pacific - Michael J. Gibson, KH6ND Box 31193, Honolulu, HI 96820 Email: kh6nd(a)hawaii.rr.com Roanoke - Don Daso, K4ZA 515 Withershinn Drive, Charlotte NC 28262 Email: k4za(a)juno.com Rocky Mountain - Robert Neece, K0KR P.O. Box 3159, Boulder, CO 80307-3159 Email: rneece(a)bwsm.com Southeastern - Charles T. Wooten, NF4A P.O. Box 4183, Panama City, FL 32401 Email: nf4a(a)knology.net Southwestern - Bruce Horn, WA7BNM 4225 Farmdale Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604 Email: bhorn(a)hornucopia.com West Gulf - Joe Staples, W5ASP 10031 Meadow Lake, Houston, TX 77042 Email: w5asp(a)earthlink.net RAC - Dave Shipman, VE7CFD 1013 Sinclair Street, West Vancouver, BC V7V 3W1, Canada Email: ve7cfd(a)rac.ca or davidshipman(a)shaw.ca Board Liaison - Bruce Frahm, K0BJ P.O. Box DX, Colby, KS 67701 Email: k0bj(a)arrl.org Staff Liaison - Tom Hogerty, KC1J Contest Branch Manager 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 Email: kc1j(a)arrl.org Administrative Liaison - Sharon Taratula 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 Email: staratula(a)arrl.org CAC Semi-Annual Report July 2007 page PAGE 3 of 3 ¢Âøùú 71Tð2GÀÜpy& ' ) * , - / 0 X Y _ ` a b g j k û÷ûõòêãêãêãêãßÜßÜßÜ××××ÐÍÐÅÐÍÜ0JmHnHu0J j0JU jUCJ5CJCJOJQJ5CJOJQJCJ(55CJ 5CJ(& 4GHl¢ÂÍÞìúNÆ³ýøóóóóóóóóóóóóóñììììêêêÜÜ &F Æh€€^€$a$$a$$a$& j ýý³ 78fgÖ X Y 89|}01UVdeñïïïïïïéééïïïäääïïïïïïïïïï &F Ð^Ð &F Æh€€^€ÔÕ¥Š>?ïð12GH{|¿ÀÜæç/Sýýýýýýýýýýýýýûûûûûûûûõïïïïï0ý]0ýö]öSU{®ÄÆá "$®ÙÛ@Y[}³µÑû3Ynpùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùù0ý]0ýpyÁù3Qlm²ÈÊBZ\šÁÃå/1s³µùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùù0ý]0ýµÐ ":Ik áAdz|Ã & ( ) + , . / 1 2 h i j ùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùùù÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷õ÷÷0ý]0ýj k ù0ý]0ý 0°Ð/ °à=!°"°# $ %°5 0°Ð/ °à=!°Ð"°Ð# $ %°P0ò&òìò i0@ñÿ0Normal_HmH sH tH L@L Heading 1$7$8$@&H$5CJOJQJ\aJ:@: Heading 2$$@&a$5CJ<A@òÿ¡<Default Paragraph Font0B@ò0 Body Text$a$CJ(4Z@4 Plain TextOJQJ^J.U@¢. 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[arrl-odv:15771] DXAC Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 09 Jul '07

09 Jul '07

ÐÏà¡±á>þÿ KMþÿÿÿJÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿì¥ÁM ø¿f%bjbjâ=â= "BWWf!ÿÿÿÿÿÿlàààààààôÈÈÈÈäDô044ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ¯±±±±±±$d ŠÕàÈÈÈÈÈÕ:ààÈÈê:::ÈàÈàÈ¯:È¯::ÔOààÈ(ðT³`ÂÇôÔÈ^Ög00o,*4*:ôôààààÙDocument #30 DX Advisory Committee Semi-Annual Report June 30, 2007 To the American Radio Relay League Board of Directors Submitted by Bob Allphin, K4UEE Chairman, DX Advisory Committee Southeastern Division Representative Introduction The first six months of 2007 have been very productive from a Dxers point of view. Despite propagation conditions that are at or near the bottom of the sunspot cycle, numerous DXpeditions have taken place. Several DXpeditions to Top Ten DXCC entities resulted in very large QSO totals. This proves once again that Dxing is possible throughout the sunspot cycle.the QSOs are just made on different bands. The high bands are productive during good sunspot conditions and the low bands are productive during poor sunspot conditions. A summary of the major DXpeditions is included below. The DXAC has had informal discussions about two issues that seem to be of concern to the DX community. However, we have not been formally tasked with any studies or requests for recommendations. DXpeditions completed to top ten entities January, 2007VU7RG, Lakshadweep Islands was activated by a multi-national team located on four different islands. In a two week operation, from the #2 most needed entity, 110,000 QSOs were made. The mostly North American team located on Agatti Island (of which the author was a team member) was extremely successful making North American QSOs, including thousands of contacts on the Low Bands. The VU7RG DXpedition was awarded the coveted DXpedition of the Year award at the Dayton Hamvention in May, 2007. April, 2007N8S, Swains Island was activated for the 2nd time since becoming a new DXCC entity last year. The first operation was a short, token operation conducted by JA1BK and a small team last year, so for all practical purposes, Swains Island was the #1 most needed DXCC entity. A multi-national team, led by YT1AD, made 117,000 QSOs over a two-week period. April-May, 2007BS7H, Scarborough Reef, #1 on most DXCC wanted lists, was activated by a multi-national team led by Bob, W6RGG and James, 9V1YC. The political and logistical obstacles to activate the rocks took 5 years to overcome. The operation made 46,000 QSOs over a one-week period. Issues/Concerns/feedback in the DX community There are two issues that the committee members are hearing about from DXers in their respective Divisions. The first has to do with Operating practices, specifically malicious interference, especially during DXpeditions, and the use of obscene language. The DXAC has discussed these issues on their Internet reflector and many thoughtful, well-reasoned comments were aired. The bottom line is that self-policing is the probably the best answer, along with peer pressure applied to those offenders that can be identified. If requested, the DXAC would be pleased to offer some ideas to the ARRL. The second issue has to do with the use of remote stations to make DX QSOs. In the highly competitive world of Dxing, DXCC and the DXCC Challenge, some participants are crying foul. Currently, the practice does not violate any DXCC rules, although it certainly is considered by most to be unsportsmanlike! The DXAC will continue to solicit feedback from the DX community on current DX issues and pass those opinions on to ARRL staff. We remain ready to discuss and make recommendations on any matter or issue referred to the DXAC. Other comments Many favorable comments regarding the LOTW and on-site DXCC card checking have been received. Jim OConnell, W9WU former DXAC Chairman, has agreed to be Vice Chairman for the current DXAC year 2007. I aggressively sought volunteers and only Jim came forward. Respectfully submitted, Bob Allphin, K4UEE Chairman, DX Advisory Committee Southeastern Division Representative 2 DX ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 30, 2007 Chairman Southeastern Bob Allphin, K4UEE (P) 770-953-3828 4235 Blackland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067 Email: mallphin(a)aol.com Atlantic Chris Shalvoy, K2CS (H) 585-586-6531 512 Beechwood Drive, East Rochester, NY 14445-2036 (W) 585-235-8815 x131 Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:cshalvoy@worldnet.att.net" cshalvoy(a)worldnet.att.net Central - Jim OConnell, W9WU (H) 708-482-7373 512 West Elm Ave., La Grange, IL 60525 Fax: 708-401-0077 Email: HYPERLINK mailto:w9wu@arrl.net w9wu(a)arrl.net Dakota Patrick Cain, K0PC Email: k0pc(a)arrl.net 8608 Drake Court, Chanhassen, MN 55317-8700 Delta Paul Wynne, AF5M (H) 501-988-5990 8611 Yellow Oak Drive, Jacksonville, AR 72076 Email: af5m(a)cebridge.net Great Lakes Kirk E. Swallow, W8QID (P) 513-729-1715 3137 Compton Road, Cincinnati, OH 45251-2654 Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:w8qid@arrl.net"w8qid(a)arrl.net Hudson John M. Sawina, NA2R (P) 908-996-6274 61 Gallmeier Road, Frenchtown, NJ 08825-3719 (Cell) 908-625-5622 Email: na2r(a)nac.net Midwest Bill Morgan, K0DEQ (H) 573 364-1011 12012 County Road 3000, Rolla, MO 65401 Email: HYPERLINK "mailto:bmorgan@fidnet.com" \o "mailto:bmorgan@fidnet.com" bmorgan(a)fidnet.com New England Bob Beaudet, W1YRC (P) 401-333-2129 30 Rocky Crest Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864 Email: w1yrc(a)arrl.org Northwestern - Dick Moen, N7RO (H) 360-734-0858 2935 Plymouth Dr., Bellingham, WA 98225 (W) 360-856-0836, Ext. 44 Email: n7ro(a)arrl.net Pacific Ken Anderson, K6TA (P) 209-296-5577 Box 853, Pine Grove, CA 95665 Email: k6ta(a)arrl.net Roanoke Gary Dixon, K4MQG (H) 803-547-7450 1606 Crescent Ridge, Fort Mill, SC 29715 Email: HYPERLINK mailto:gdixon@fmtc.net gdixon(a)fmtc.net Rocky Mountain Arne Gjerning, N7KA (P) 505-898-3124 P.O. 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[arrl-odv:15770] FW: Survey: W1AW bulletins
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 09 Jul '07

09 Jul '07

FYI From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:41 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: FW: Survey: W1AW bulletins Please share this announcement with ODV. TNX. --Bob ________________________________ From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:41 PM To: HQ Staff Cc: Cornell,Jacqueline Subject: Survey: W1AW bulletins FYI An inivitation was emailed to 10,000 members, solicitating their participation in an online survey about the W1AW bulletins. Please direct any questions about the invitation or survey to Jackie Cornell, jcornell(a)arrl.org. Thanks. Bob

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[arrl-odv:15768] BOD dinner choice
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

Hello, Please let me know your meal choices. Please respond to me and not ODV. Dinner choices are: Thursday New York Strip Steak-served with Yukon Gold Potato Gratin, Wilted Organic Spinach, Herb Roasted Wild Mushrooms or Atlantic Salmon-Roasted with Wild Mushroom & Fingerling Potatoe Ragout, Green beans, Begetable Coulis or Grilled Chicken Breast-Spicy Couscous, Fennel-Apple Marmalade, Glazed Carrots, Cumin Jus Friday Filet of Beef-with horseradish mashed potatoes, wild mushroom ragout, frizzled onions and cabernet demi reduction or Ahi Tuna-black sesame crusted, shiitake mushrooms, thai basil scented basmati rice, lemon thyme pineapple nage or Crusted Chicken-Pecan, Mustard Crusted Chicken Breast, Leek Mashed Potatoes, Madeira Jus Please RSVP by Friday July 13, 2007. TNX Lisa

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[arrl-odv:15767] Updated State Legislative Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

John Chwat's office has provided an updated (end of June) State Legislative Report that is posted at http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/docs/Legislative/2007/. Dave K1ZZ

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ARRL v. FCC
by w3kd＠aol.com 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

Here, courtesy of Dileep Srihari at WilmerHale, is a piece from yesterday's Telecommunications Reports Daily on the FCC's Brief in ARRL v. FCC. 73, Chris W3KD >From today's TR Daily: **************************************************** FCC DEFENDS BPL DECISION TO COURT The deference that the courts give a regulatory agency is "particularly broad in a case that involves [its] scientific and technical expertise," as in the case of determinations and rules related to interference from unlicensed broadband-over-power-line (BPL) Internet access operations, the FCC has told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. In a brief filed with the court in "American Radio Relay League, Inc., v. FCC" (case 06-1343), which involves a challenge by amateur radio operators to the FCC’s 2004 access BPL report and order and its August 2006 memorandum opinion and order in Engineering and Technology docket 04-37 (TRDaily, May 18), the Commission argued that its rules for access BPL operations are reasonable and consistent with the agency’s own precedent. "Almost from the beginning of its regulatory existence, the FCC has construed [s]ection 301 [of the 1934 Communications Act] not to require the licensing of devices that do not transmit energy in a manner and to a degree that has any real potential to affect the [n]ation’s communications network adversely," the agency said. ARRL, however, argues that the FCC may allow unlicensed operations "only in situations where there is no risk of any interference to licensed operations," the Commission added. "As noted, there is a vast array of commonly-used devices that have some potential to cause interference and that operate on an unlicensed basis pursuant [to p]art 15 because the FCC has concluded that there is little risk of harmful interference to licensed services." - Lynn Stanton, lynn.stanton(a)wolterskluwer.com ________________________________________________________________________ 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:15765] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

<<070507.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 30, No. 27 July 5, 2007 -- Covers the period June 24-30. Upcoming Meetings and Events Programs & Services Committee July 19 in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee July 19 in Newington, CT Second Board Meeting July 20-21, 2007 in Windsor, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND The initial findings of the ARRL Longley-Rice calculations were made available to the Department of Defense on Monday June 25th. On Wednesday June 27, individual emails or letters were mailed to each of the repeater contacts involved with PAVE PAWS requesting updating / verification of several pieces of their coordination data, including precise Lat/Long readings, antenna type, directivity and gain, feedline losses, and original power levels. As part of this process we are being able to further discover problems/errors in the DoD's initial list and begin to focus in on correcting them. As of Friday June 29, we now have confirmed power reduction to 5 Watts from 79 of the 105 California repeaters and 11 of the 15 New England repeaters. The teleconference with the DoD personnel had to be postponed from June 28th due to travel of participants and will be rescheduled. Post-Field Day member contact was, as expected, filled with numerous emails and phone calls related to Field Day anomalies and submission questions. The Field Day Web Submission applet, maintained by volunteer Bruce Horn, WA7BNM, is working well with over 250 entries submitted via the web applet in the first 24-hours after Field Day and approximately 500 submissions received that way by the end of the week. In 2006 approximately 80% of all submissions were processed via the web applet and it looks like we are on the way to meeting or exceeding that total in 2007. On Thursday thru Sunday, I was unexpectedly out of the office, filling in at the last moment as the speaker and HQ representative at the Iowa State Convention. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The Diamond Terrace at ARRL is a reality. Construction of the Terrace was completed last weekend with the laying of the final bricks. The final phase of construction is the installation of the six granite benches that are in the hands of the engraver. Once we have received final approval of the layout, art and text for each bench from the donor, graving will begin. Thanks to Khrystyne Keane for the large portfolio of photographs that are now on the web, telling story in pictures of the renovation of the entrance to ARRL HQ. That portfolio of picture, plus the story on the web and in the ARRL will help to promote the Diamond Terrace. In addition, there will be updated promotional pieces in QST in August and Sept which should boost response. The Education and Technology fund has reached $184,510 with the addition of a donor grant of more than $25,000 to support the program's Teachers Institute in Wireless Technology. A reforecast for Development revenue and expenses for the balance of 2007 have been submitted to Finance. The final report from Target Analysis Group on the performance of Membership and Development is in hand. After a review of the material, copies of the report will be provided to membership. The goal of this project is to identify strategies and operational tools to improve performance in both Membership and Development. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Khrystyne Keane wrote and prepared the ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 26, for Friday, June 29. It was distributed to 65,517 members, an increase of 194 over the previous week. Per a request in the Letter soliciting feedback, we have received about 40 e-mails regarding how we can improve the Letter. Khrystyne also voiced and produced the June 29 edition of ARRL Audio News. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Awards Branch Category May 2007 June 2007 Year-to-Date Year End Goal WAS Certificates (Manual) 31 37 163 282 WAS Certificates (LoTW) 21 13 129 295 A-1 Op Nominations 55 75 287 601 A-1 Op Certificates 32 31 136 288 Extra Class Certificates 4 6 142 194 WAC Certificates 9 3 139 313 VUCC New / Grids 4 / 380 10 / 1,204 37 / 5,239 144 / 13,581 VUCC Endorsement/Grids 15 / 633 3/ 141 48 / 2,588 109 / 6,533 Processing Time 2 Weeks 6 Weeks 2 Weeks DXCC Branch Category May 2007 June 2007 Year-to-Date Year End Goal Credits Processed 53,786 59,027 202,115 622,215 Credits Received 48,203 59,210 312,332 622,342 Applications Returned 491 622 2,117 5,643 Applications Received 416 452 3,047 5,643 Applications Pending 1,015 960 930 599 Processing Time 9 Weeks 10 Weeks 3 Weeks Contest Branch This week with a kind assist from Joann Arel and Carol Michaud, we were able to catch up on issuing certificates for the 2006; August UHF, 10 GHz and Up, November SS, 160 Meter, 10 Meter, EME, September VHF, 2007 January VHF and RTTY Roundup Contests. Logbook of the World Category June 2007 May 2007 2006 Year End QSO Records Entered Into System 132,688,128 131,022,872 116,730,953 QSL Record Matches 8,921,327 8,757,500 7,193,911 Logs Processed 392,235 379,984 305,569 Active Certificates 25,164 24,668 21,889 Registered Users in System 16,584 16,262 14,474 Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries June 2007 Lost Certificate 96 DXCC Status Inquiries 26 Data Not Shown 22 No TQ6 File Received from LoTW 22 Additional Certificate Requests 17 Cannot Log on to LoTW User Page 17 Cannot Upload Log to LoTW User Page 15 No TQ5 File Received by LoTW 15 Logbook Server Down 13 Incorrect Date Range 12 Lost Personal Password 12 User Email Problems 12 WAS Status Inquiries 12 Club Inquiries 11 New Callsign Changes 10 Cannot Understand Error Messages 9 Logbook Startup Inquiries 9 Cannot Activate/Load TQ6 Certificate 7 Logbook Suggestions 7 QSO Downloaded 7 Additional Documents Needed 4 Need Postcard 4 Other Inquiries 85 Total Inquiries 444 QSL Branch There is no delay in opening mail and a 1 day delay in slotting of cards. This week, 103 pounds of cards were received from members. Field Organization/Public Service Team The ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch welcomed two more volunteers to the program. One is from Oklahoma and the other is from North Carolina. Several different reports of bootlegging were received that included two from California and one from Texas. Chuck Skolaut notes that OOs are investigating questionable operating procedures on the 20 meter County Hunters net, and there is a case of malicious interference on Maritime Mobile Net on 14.300 MHz. More band openings on 10 meters have revealed unlicensed truckers using the band. Operators in Ohio and New York have heard these operations. Thanks to the Mailroom staff, the San Francisco Section Manager ballots and candidate statements were mailed out from HQ to members in the San Francisco Section on Tuesday, June 26. Members will have until August 17 to return their marked ballots. Leona Adams handled and sent over twenty information packages to new Field Organization appointees, and worked on Section Manager expense reports. Steve Ewald hosted a teleconference on the ARRL telebridge with the Section Managers of Great Lakes and Hudson Divisions. Chuck Skolaut also joined the call. Effective communication with affiliated clubs and Field Day weekend were among the main topics of discussion. Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Reported by Maria Somma, AB1FM July 23 will mark the five month anniversary of the FCC's elimination of the 5 wpm Morse code exam requirement. Since February 23, our test session registration and attendance has been steady and strong. The average number of test sessions per month is up from last year (602 in 2007 vs. 472 in 2006) as is the average number of examinees per session (8 candidates in 2007 vs. 5 candidates in 2006). Of the nearly 700 test sessions registered for June, 610 sessions have already been received and processed by the VEC staff. ARRL booth traffic was brisk at the International Ham Radio Exhibition held June 22 to 24 in Friedrichshaffen Germany. Over 18,000 were in attendance from 36 countries. Convention revenue for 2007 was $9,200 up from $6,400 in 2006. An ARRL VEC exam session was held on Saturday morning at the convention. 31 examinees were served, with 25 achieving an upgrade or new license. Friedrichshaffen Amateur Funk Ausstellung ist guter Spaß ! (Amateur Radio exhibition is good fun!) Packages were mailed out on June 14 and 15 via priority class to over 900 ARRL VEC volunteer examiner teams that have been formally field stocked with our test materials. The packages contained the new General Class Element 3 exams which were to be used at test sessions beginning July 1. The packages were delivered the third week in June. Thanks to the mailroom staff, Berta, Trevor, Carole and Linda and to Margie Bourgoin and Karen Isakson for all their help with counting, sorting and packing. For ARRL VE teams who are using the ExamWin Software, the updated version was released on June 18 and is available on our ExamWin web page www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examwin . A VE Express Newsletter was emailed on June 18 to more than 5,500 subscribers. To view the current VE Newsletter or to view previous editions visit the "ARRL VEC News Briefs, Announcements, Newsletters" web page at http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/announcements.html . The below stats show our accomplishments so far this year. I included information from the same period last year for a comparison. In most sections of our program, we have seen a considerable increase in activity! ARRL VEC Stats January 1 through June 30, 2007. VEC ACTIVITY Jan 1 to June 30, 2007 Jan 1 to June 30, 2006 Test Sessions Held 3,617 2,831 Candidates Served 29,373 15,324 Exam Elements Taken 34,489 18,772 New VEs Accredited 1,172 636 New and Upgrade License apps. forms transmitted to FCC 22,932 10,181 License Renewals and Changes transmitted to FCC 4134 (381 were Vanity license renewals) 2788 (309 were Vanity license renewals) Club License applications transmitted to FCC 733 (107 were Club Vanity license renewals) (289 new clubs) 505 (21 were Club Vanity license renewals) (193 new clubs) VE Newsletter Subscribers 5,560 4,875 Donations collected by VEC 18 n/a Web/Software Development Department Reported by Jon Bloom, KE3Z Micah Murray has essentially completed the substantive fixes to the membership screens. There is a remaining issue having to do with how the receipts are reported to the Comptroller's department. We expect to meet during the coming week with LouAnn Campanello in order to resolve those issues and allow us to turn on the new membership system. Micah also is working on new teacher and instructor registration on-line forms. I installed a test installation of the Moodle course management system on our in-house server so Debra Johnson could experiment with it. It is one possible approach to controlling the costs of our on-line course offerings. I also modified our bulk e-mail system to allow her to send her newsletters not only to subscribed members but also to non-member instructors and teachers whose e-mail addresses we maintain in the Siebel system. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Jon Bloom 7/9-7/27 Vacation `` 9/26-10/5 Vacation Katie Breen 7/30-8/3 Vacation Hugh Brower 9/7-9/14 Vacation Joe Carcia 7/13 Vacation `` 7/20 Vacation `` 7/27 Vacation `` 8/3-8/10 Vacation Jackie Cornell 7/30-8/3 Vacation Steve Ewald 7/20-7/27 Vacation Steve Ford 7/30-8/3 Vacation Perry Green 7/25-7/28 NCVEC Conference, Gettysburg, PA Ed Hare 7/8-7/13 EMC Society Symposium Committee Meeting, Honolulu, HI Dan Henderson 7/25-7/28 NCVEC Conference, Gettysburg, PA `` 8/16-8/28 ARRL National Convention, Huntsville, AL/Vacation Mary Hobart 8/17-8/19 ARRL National Convention, Huntsville, AL `` 9/7-9/9 MFJ Anniversary/Starkville MS `` 9/14-9/16 W9DX Convention, Chicago, IL `` 9/28-9/29 TenTac, Pigeon Forge, TN Tom Hogerty 7/2-7/6 Vacation Amy Hurtado 8/13-8/15 Vacation Gail Iannone 8/17-8/31 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 7/16-7/20 Vacation Debra Johnson 7/2-7/11 Vacation Khrystyne Keane 7/26-7/27 Vacation Monique Levesque 7/5-7/10 Vacation `` 8/6-8/10 Vacation `` 8/30-9/4 Vacation Carol Michaud 7/11 Vacation Allen Pitts 7/2-7/6 Vacation Eileen Sapko 7/10 Jury Duty Barry Shelley 7/5-7/9 Vacation `` 8/10-8/24 Vacation Chuck Skolaut 7/5-7/10 Arizona State Convention, Williams, AZ/Vacation Maria Somma 7/13-7/22 Vacation `` 7/25-7/28 NCVEC Conference, Gettysburg, PA `` 8/16-8/19 ARRL National Convention, Huntsville, AL Dave Sumner 8/1-8/6 Vacation `` 8/15-8/19 GAREC/ARRL National Convention, Huntsville, AL `` 9/8-9/15 IARU Reg. 2 Conference, Brasilia Maty Weinberg 7/2-7/20 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:15764] New Emcomm Director
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

I have had a few questions about this. I would appreciate it if this information about the new EmComm Manager's hiring is not disseminated beyond the ODV list at this time. We will make the formal announcement about Dennis when he actually begins the job. That should be the end of the month. Thanks, 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:15763] Re: New EmComm Manager
by w6rod＠comcast.net 05 Jul '07

05 Jul '07

Harold -- Sounds like he has very good qualifications to take on the job at HQ. Rod W6ROD -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Kramer, Harold, WJ1B" <wj1b(a)arrl.org> After an exhaustive and rather exhausting and search, we have finally hired a new EmComm Manager. Dennis Dura, K2DCD, has accepted the position of Emergency Communications Manager here at HQ. He will be starting the end of the month. Here is a brief summary of his qualifications prepared by Dave Patton: Harold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Patton, David NN1N Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:30 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: K2DCD Dennis has over 26 years of experience in emergency management issues and is presently serving as Deputy State Emergency Coordinator, Emergency Management, DHS, State of New Jersey. Previously he worked as a planner with the Office of Emergency Management for the state of New Jersey. >From 1993 through 1997 he worked as a Disaster Preparedness Specialist for the American Red Cross. He has successful experience with obtaining grants that funded NOAA radio transmitters in under-served areas of New Jersey and statewide RACES repeaters and APRS installations at all County Emergency Operations Centers in NJ. As a volunteer he is the Assistant Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net, and also the Chairman of the National Weather Service, Skywarn Advisory Committee in Mt. Holy, NJ. He has finished EC 001 and 002, and is trained in all levels of the Incident Command System. He is active with his countys ARES operation as well as being the Assistant state RACES Officer with the State of New Jersey, OEM, since 1997. His degree is in Criminal Justice and he is a graduate of FEMAs Professional Development Series. Dave

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