September 2007 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:15971] Re: W4PWF recognition
by Bob Vallio 19 Sep '07

19 Sep '07

Wow, that's great, Dennis. I will have to more careful, sitting on your right, to see that I do not fail to treat with respect! Congratulation, OM. Bob -- W6RGG On 9/19/07, Tom Frenaye <frenaye(a)pcnet.com> wrote: > > > Congrats to Dennis Bodson! > > http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/09/19/100/?nc=1 > > -- Tom > > > ===== > e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director > http://www.arrl.org/ > Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444 > > > >

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[arrl-odv:15970] Re: W4PWF recognition
by w6rod＠comcast.net 19 Sep '07

19 Sep '07

Congratulations Dennis!! That is a very nice honor and recognition and well earned I might add. Rod W6ROD -------------- Original message -------------- From: Tom Frenaye <frenaye(a)pcnet.com> > > Congrats to Dennis Bodson! > > http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/09/19/100/?nc=1 > > -- Tom > > > ===== > e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ > Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444 > > >

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[arrl-odv:15969] W4PWF recognition
by Tom Frenaye 19 Sep '07

19 Sep '07

Congrats to Dennis Bodson! http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/09/19/100/?nc=1 -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:15968] FW: Fall Cleaning for the ARRL On-Line Auction - from Deb Jahnke
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

It's auction time again if any ODV members would like to help us out. 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: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:10 PM To: HQ Staff Subject: Fall Cleaning for the ARRL On-Line Auction - from Deb Jahnke If anyone has any extra or unwanted copies (in reasonably good condition) of older year ARRL publications, Handbooks from the 60's, 70's, 80's, etc. or other titles, we'd be pleased to accept them for auction items. These were very popular last year. Just give me a call or email me if you have anything of interest. Thanks very much, 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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HR 462 Cosponsors Added
by Joel Harrison 18 Sep '07

18 Sep '07

I am pleased to report that the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Timothy Walberg (R-MI) were added as cosponsors to H.R. 462 ! 73 Joel W5ZN

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Weekly Hill Visit Update
by Joel Harrison 17 Sep '07

17 Sep '07

Here is the Hill visit report for the week ending September 14. Senator John Sununu - Thursday, September 13 We met with Adam Hechavarria of Senator Sununu's (R-NH) office. His boss sits on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Adam is the legislative correspondent who handles Telecom for his boss. Adam was very well versed in amateur radio, and very knowledgeable about BPL and interference. He spoke about the Manassas test site, and explained that BPL has not gained a lot of popularity in the North East. Because BPL is not a big player in the broadband arena, he didn't see the interference problem as much of an issue. I of course spoke about our view, and suggested that Congress be "proactive" rather "reactive" should BPL gain momentum - and I mentioned the DirecTV offerings. I reinforced that we are not opposed to BPL, just the interference potential. Adam admitted that his boss is not a proponent of studies, and generally does not cosponsor or sponsor "study" bills. I asked if his boss would oppose the bill should it be included in a larger package, and he said he likely did not think his boss would have a problem with the study. He asked that I keep him posted on the status of S. 1629.

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[arrl-odv:15965] FW: [smlist:4420] Summary of September SM Teleconference
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 17 Sep '07

17 Sep '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: Ewald, Steve, WV1X [mailto:wv1x@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 5:41 PM To: smlist Subject: [smlist:4420] Summary of September SM Teleconference Hello, Section Managers. Just a side note for your information: I will be away from the office on a vacation from September 19 (Wednesday) through October 2 (Tuesday). Chuck, K0BOG (cskolaut(a)arrl.org) and Leona, KB1PKN (ladams(a)arrl.org) will be available and at your service at Headquarters during that time. Thanks. I have included a summary of highlights from the September 13th teleconference with the Section Managers of the Pacific Division. Good weekend wishes. - Steve, WV1x Summary of Highlights from the September 2007 Teleconference with Section Managers On Thursday evening, September 13, Membership and Volunteer Programs hosted an ARRL telebridge teleconference with the Section Managers of the Pacific Division. We welcomed SMs Ti-Michelle Connelly, NJ6T (East Bay); Bob Schneider, AH6J (Pacific); Ron Murdock, W6KJ (Sacramento Valley); Bill Hillendahl, KH6GJV (San Francisco); Charles McConnell, W6DPD (San Joaquin Valley); Bill Dale, N2RHV (Santa Clara Valley). Also on the call were Headquarters staff members Dennis Dura, K2DCD, Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, Katie Breen, W1KRB, and Steve Ewald, WV1X. Are there more ways to effectively communicate with section members? Obviously, the Section Web pages, Monthly Section News Summaries and the e-mail to section member list servers are used frequently. However, what happens when only about a half of the members in one's sections are signed up to automatically receive the section news or e-mailed announcements? This issue was discussed. One idea for effective mass communication via e-mail would be to have the ability to target Section e-mail to a certain segments (geographical, Congressional District) of the section's membership population. In an effort to promote a better response to ARRL elections, there was a suggestion that a neutral source (ARRL's Home Web page?) simply have a visible note or a sign prominently shown that mentions an on-going election in certain division and/or section (no candidate names need to be mentioned). This could serve as a helpful reminder during the election period for members if they happen to live in the section or division where an election is being held. It was stressed that ARRL Section Web pages, or Section News or ARRL sponsored e-mail list servers are not appropriate forums to discuss or mention elections. Some SMs noticed that it is often difficult to get a radio amateur who has passed his or her Amateur Radio Emergency Communications course(s) to become active in the ARES program and/or even consider a local leadership position. Ideas were exchanged to encourage participation. ARRL membership recruitment is on the forefront for many Sections Managers. Some potential strategies and incentives for recruiting were offered in the roundtable discussion. The Section Managers used this opportunity to discuss logistics for the upcoming Pacific Division Convention in San Ramon, California, on October 19-20. 73, Steve Ewald, WV1X Supervisor, Field Organization Team ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0265 sewald(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:15964] Henry, WD4Q, out of town
by Karl Bullock 17 Sep '07

17 Sep '07

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Back Home & W5ZN Current Schedule
by Joel Harrison 17 Sep '07

17 Sep '07

Greetings, With the exception of Kay, who is taking a few days vacation (with Carter), we've all safely returned home from Brazil. A report on the conference was sent to you on Friday. As usual, if you have any questions about the conference any of the delegates will be happy to answer them. As an FYI I've attached my updated schedule. My calendar is currently full until March, 2008. 2007 September 22-23 Great Lakes Division Convention - Cleveland, OH September 29-30 RAC Special Event - Signal Hill, St. Johns, Newfoundland October 6 EC Meeting - Little Rock, AR October 18-20 FMRE 75th Anniversary Convention - Acapulco, Mexico October 23 U.S. Court of Appeals Oral Arguments - Washington, D.C. November 3-4 ARRL Sweepstakes CW - W5ZN November 9-11 Midwest Division Convention - Lebanon, MO November 16 Director/Vice Director Ballot Counting, Newington, CT November 17 A&F Committee Meeting, Newington, CT December 1-2 ARRL 160 Meter Contest - W5ZN December 8 Date being held for possible PSC Meeting December 15 - January 15, 2008 - NO PUBLIC EVENTS OR TRAVEL WILL BE SCHEDULED 2008 January 16-20 ARRL Board Meeting February 8-10 Orlando Hamcation February 16-17 ARRL International DX Contest, CW - W5ZN April 3-7 Unavailable - vacation April 25-27 Southeast VHF Society Conference, Orlando, FL June 14-15 ARRL VHF Contest - W5ZN July 16-20 ARRL Board Meeting July 25-27 Central States VHF Society Conference - Wichita, KS Sept 26-28 Unavailable - Personal Commitment November 24 - January 13, 2008 - NO PUBLIC EVENTS OR TRAVEL WILL BE SCHEDULED 2009 January 14-18 ARRL Board Meeting July 15-19 ARRL Board Meeting October 10-18 IARU Region III Conference November 23 - January 13, 2010 NO PUBLIC EVENTS OR TRAVEL WILL BE SCHEDULED

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[arrl-odv:15962] Another conference photo
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 15 Sep '07

15 Sep '07

The YL on the left is Norma, HR2NL, Chair of Committee A at the conference. I think you will recognize the other two. Dave K1ZZ

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