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RE: [arrl-odv:16606] Re: Fwd: Field Day Locator...
by K8JE 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

Dick, Did Dino make staff aware of his site and did he make them aware he was working to make it cover nationwide FD operations? 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: richardjnorton(a)gmail.com [mailto:richardjnorton@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Richard J. Norton Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 1:49 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16606] Re: Fwd: Field Day Locator... Answers interleaved On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Brian Mileshosky <n5zgt(a)swcp.com> wrote: > Dick -- > > Are you referring to Dino's compilation posted as a Google Earth KMZ > file at the following URL?: http://www.k6rix.com/fieldday.html Yes > If so, I commend him for his efforts, but he only provides Field Day > locations for 5 sections -- not too useful for the other 66 in the country > (nor was it probably Dino's intention to cover the rest). This is an interesting, and certainly different interpretation of Dino's words than I had. If you read Dino's E-mail to me, which was at the end of my message, you will see, "This is a bit frustrating since my site was going national this year." > If you're referring to another site or effort, please be a bit more > descriptive. > > While Dino did take the intiative to develop this for his sections, the > concept of employing Google Earth and Google Maps to display these sorts > of things (repreater locations, etc.) is hardly new or novel. It's done > everywhere else -- why can't we adopt the concept as an aid for a contest > we (ARRL) organize, too? > Candidly, I think Bloom's work is an excellent, interactive resource that > needs to be found more frequently on our very own League website. In > fact, given the availability of such conveniences and technology brought > to us by Google and other houses, I would be disappointed to see the > League pass up the opportunity to use it. There is no claim that his work is particularly new or novel. This particular piece of Bloom's work may indeed be excellent. The question is whether there is benefit to having paid staff replicate work done by a volunteer ARRL member. Dino Darling, K6RIX, is (was?) a very active ARRL volunteer who serves as LAX Assistant Section Manager among other things. There may be some who favor a management style of surprising Directors. I might be more receptive to surprises if they were cost free, didn't conflict with completing previously promised tasks, and didn't irritate the members. 73, Dick, N6AA > I hope I'm not stepping out of bounds by saying this, but I frankly > challenge the League (be it Bloom or someone else) to modify our > interactive Field Day map so the same concept can be employed on the > ARRL Hamfests and Clubs pages...supplement those bland text listings with > maps and such. Show the location (via the mailing address already on > record from club and hamfest submissions) of every club or upcoming > hamfest across a section by viewing a single, interactive map. > > How cool would that be from the national association of Amateur Radio? > > 73, > Brian N5ZGT > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division > www.RockyMountainDivision.org > > > > > On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Richard J. Norton wrote: > > > Since this is likely to eventually reach all of you one way or > > another, I thought I'd bring it up now. When the Field Day Site > > Locator was brought up here 3 weeks ago, I did not share the same > > sense of elation that was expressed here. In fact I was quite > > disappointed to see that paid staff was being used to do what > > volunteers were already doing at no cost to the ARRL budget. I was > > even more upset when it was pointed out that the person who was > > working on the site was no other than Jon Bloom, who has been brought > > up as seemingly being in the critical path to every software project > > discussed by the PSC. > > > > BTW, there are two other components needed to make this successful: > > > > 1) Actively solicit Field Day location information. Not everyone reads > > ARRL bulletins and QST. Not everyone will respond without additional > > prompting. > > > > 2) Format the information for those less skilled with computer use. > > > > Dino Darling, K6RIX, did all of this. He did it at no cost to the > > ARRL. I was not aware that he intended to go national. Anyone who read > > the Southwestern Division E-mailings to members could have been aware > > of Dino's work. > > > > Now I'm left with stick handling this with an upset member. I don't > > know what to say to him. Thanks gentlemen. > > > > 73, > > > > Dick, N6AA > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Dino Darling <dino(a)k6rix.com> > > Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:49 PM > > Subject: Field Day Locator... > > To: n6aa(a)arrl.org, n6vi(a)arrl.org > > > > > > > > It looks like the ARRL liked my idea so much, they are stealing it! > > > > This is a bit frustrating since my site was going national this year. > > Oh well, I'll still put the site together and see how it goes. My > > plans were to have a lot content besides just Field Day locations. > > Now I know how other companies feel when MFJ starts selling "similar" > > products. > > > > I even bought 3 domains last year for the project... fielddaysite.com > > .org and .net > > > > http://www.fielddaysite.org/ > > > > Dino - K6RIX > > dino(a)k6rix.com > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: The ARRL Letter, Vol 27, No 11 (Thursday, March 20, 2008) > > From: "ARRL Letter Mailing List" <letter-dlvy(a)arrl.org> > > Date: Thu, March 20, 2008 11:50 am > > To: dino(a)k6rix.com > > > > *************** > > The ARRL Letter > > Vol. 27, No. 11 > > March 20, 2008 > > *************** > > > > > > ==> STATION LOCATOR SERVICE NEW FOR FIELD DAY 2008 > > > > This year, for the first time, the ARRL has put together a Station > > Locator to help amateurs or those interested in Amateur Radio find a > > Field Day site near them. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan > > Henderson, N1ND, many amateurs have been asking for something like this > > for many years. > > > > If your group would like to be a part of the Station Locator Service, > > it's easy to get started. Just go to the Field Day Station Locator Web > > site <http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php> and > > follow the instructions. > > > > To help you out, Henderson has prepared a FAQ for the Field Day Station > > Locator. > > > > Q) How does our Field Day site get listed on the map? > > A) A club official or Field Day Chairman needs to go to the Web site. > > Once there, click on the link for "Add a Station" and follow the > > instructions. > > > > Q) I put in the name of the park where we will be holding Field Day but > > got the message that the program can't find it. What do I do? > > A) You should use a street address for the location. Unfortunately, the > > mapping program doesn't have a 100 percent complete database of park > > names and public site names. You may use a latitude/longitude -- enter > > the values separated by a comma (e.g. 42.345N, 85.445W) and set the city > > to NONE). > > > > Q) I put in a street address but the map locator put me it in a wrong > > location on the street. What do I do? > > A) While in the data input or edit screen, use your cursor to move the > > red "pin" to the correct location on the map. > > > > Q) What if I put in the wrong information or something about our Field > > Day operation changes? > > A) The person who input the data will be able to edit the entry. Simply > > follow the "Add a Station" link and then select "Edit this entry" next > > to the one to correct. > > > > Q). I tried to enter my club's information, but I was denied access. > > What do I do? > > A) To help ensure that only one person is managing a club's entry, you > > must be logged onto the site with your ARRL member ID and password. If > > you are not an ARRL member, ask a member of the club who is to be > > responsible for adding the club's information to the site. > > > > Q) I am looking for a Field Day operation to attend. How do I use the > > site? > > A) Begin by typing in the city and state where you would like to search, > > something like "Brooklyn, New York" or "Anaheim, California." Depending > > on the geographic location, the map will take you to the area you list. > > If a Field Day operation has been registered for that general area, a > > red "pin" will show on the map. If you click on the red pin, the details > > for that site will appear in the box on the right hand side of the > > screen. If you don't see a red pin, scroll out a level to find one near > > the location you listed. It is also possible to drag the map to other > > areas by holding down the left button on your mouse and then moving the > > map around. You can also scroll in and out using the +/- buttons on the > > left side of the map. You may also zoom in and center by double-clicking > > with the mouse near the red pin. > > > > Q) I found a red pin near where I will be. Where do I find the > > information on that site? > > A) Each entry has a contact person with either an e-mail address or > > phone number who should be able to help you. It will appear on the right > > side of the box when you click on the red pin for an entry. > > > > Q) I found an entry with wrong information. What should I do? > > A) Please contact the person whose name appears as the contact person > > for that site. ARRL HQ does not have detailed information on the site. > > > > Q) I want to check on our club's information. What should I do? > > A) Type in the call sign that will be used and you will be taken to the > > location and club information. > > > > ARRL Field Day will be held June 28-29. For more information, please > > visit the Field Day Web page <http://www.arrl.org/fieldday>. > > > > > > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division > On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org >

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[arrl-odv:16605] Re: Fwd: Field Day Locator...
by Brian Mileshosky 22 Mar '08

22 Mar '08

Dick -- Are you referring to Dino's compilation posted as a Google Earth KMZ file at the following URL?: http://www.k6rix.com/fieldday.html If so, I commend him for his efforts, but he only provides Field Day locations for 5 sections -- not too useful for the other 66 in the country (nor was it probably Dino's intention to cover the rest). If you're referring to another site or effort, please be a bit more descriptive. While Dino did take the intiative to develop this for his sections, the concept of employing Google Earth and Google Maps to display these sorts of things (repreater locations, etc.) is hardly new or novel. It's done everywhere else -- why can't we adopt the concept as an aid for a contest we (ARRL) organize, too? Candidly, I think Bloom's work is an excellent, interactive resource that needs to be found more frequently on our very own League website. In fact, given the availability of such conveniences and technology brought to us by Google and other houses, I would be disappointed to see the League pass up the opportunity to use it. I hope I'm not stepping out of bounds by saying this, but I frankly challenge the League (be it Bloom or someone else) to modify our interactive Field Day map so the same concept can be employed on the ARRL Hamfests and Clubs pages...supplement those bland text listings with maps and such. Show the location (via the mailing address already on record from club and hamfest submissions) of every club or upcoming hamfest across a section by viewing a single, interactive map. How cool would that be from the national association of Amateur Radio? 73, Brian N5ZGT ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division www.RockyMountainDivision.org On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Richard J. Norton wrote: > Since this is likely to eventually reach all of you one way or > another, I thought I'd bring it up now. When the Field Day Site > Locator was brought up here 3 weeks ago, I did not share the same > sense of elation that was expressed here. In fact I was quite > disappointed to see that paid staff was being used to do what > volunteers were already doing at no cost to the ARRL budget. I was > even more upset when it was pointed out that the person who was > working on the site was no other than Jon Bloom, who has been brought > up as seemingly being in the critical path to every software project > discussed by the PSC. > > BTW, there are two other components needed to make this successful: > > 1) Actively solicit Field Day location information. Not everyone reads > ARRL bulletins and QST. Not everyone will respond without additional > prompting. > > 2) Format the information for those less skilled with computer use. > > Dino Darling, K6RIX, did all of this. He did it at no cost to the > ARRL. I was not aware that he intended to go national. Anyone who read > the Southwestern Division E-mailings to members could have been aware > of Dino's work. > > Now I'm left with stick handling this with an upset member. I don't > know what to say to him. Thanks gentlemen. > > 73, > > Dick, N6AA > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dino Darling <dino(a)k6rix.com> > Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:49 PM > Subject: Field Day Locator... > To: n6aa(a)arrl.org, n6vi(a)arrl.org > > > It looks like the ARRL liked my idea so much, they are stealing it! > > This is a bit frustrating since my site was going national this year. > Oh well, I'll still put the site together and see how it goes. My > plans were to have a lot content besides just Field Day locations. > Now I know how other companies feel when MFJ starts selling "similar" > products. > > I even bought 3 domains last year for the project... fielddaysite.com > .org and .net > > http://www.fielddaysite.org/ > > Dino - K6RIX > dino(a)k6rix.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: The ARRL Letter, Vol 27, No 11 (Thursday, March 20, 2008) > From: "ARRL Letter Mailing List" <letter-dlvy(a)arrl.org> > Date: Thu, March 20, 2008 11:50 am > To: dino(a)k6rix.com > > *************** > The ARRL Letter > Vol. 27, No. 11 > March 20, 2008 > *************** > > > ==> STATION LOCATOR SERVICE NEW FOR FIELD DAY 2008 > > This year, for the first time, the ARRL has put together a Station > Locator to help amateurs or those interested in Amateur Radio find a > Field Day site near them. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan > Henderson, N1ND, many amateurs have been asking for something like this > for many years. > > If your group would like to be a part of the Station Locator Service, > it's easy to get started. Just go to the Field Day Station Locator Web > site <http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php> and > follow the instructions. > > To help you out, Henderson has prepared a FAQ for the Field Day Station > Locator. > > Q) How does our Field Day site get listed on the map? > A) A club official or Field Day Chairman needs to go to the Web site. > Once there, click on the link for "Add a Station" and follow the > instructions. > > Q) I put in the name of the park where we will be holding Field Day but > got the message that the program can't find it. What do I do? > A) You should use a street address for the location. Unfortunately, the > mapping program doesn't have a 100 percent complete database of park > names and public site names. You may use a latitude/longitude -- enter > the values separated by a comma (e.g. 42.345N, 85.445W) and set the city > to NONE). > > Q) I put in a street address but the map locator put me it in a wrong > location on the street. What do I do? > A) While in the data input or edit screen, use your cursor to move the > red "pin" to the correct location on the map. > > Q) What if I put in the wrong information or something about our Field > Day operation changes? > A) The person who input the data will be able to edit the entry. Simply > follow the "Add a Station" link and then select "Edit this entry" next > to the one to correct. > > Q). I tried to enter my club's information, but I was denied access. > What do I do? > A) To help ensure that only one person is managing a club's entry, you > must be logged onto the site with your ARRL member ID and password. If > you are not an ARRL member, ask a member of the club who is to be > responsible for adding the club's information to the site. > > Q) I am looking for a Field Day operation to attend. How do I use the > site? > A) Begin by typing in the city and state where you would like to search, > something like "Brooklyn, New York" or "Anaheim, California." Depending > on the geographic location, the map will take you to the area you list. > If a Field Day operation has been registered for that general area, a > red "pin" will show on the map. If you click on the red pin, the details > for that site will appear in the box on the right hand side of the > screen. If you don't see a red pin, scroll out a level to find one near > the location you listed. It is also possible to drag the map to other > areas by holding down the left button on your mouse and then moving the > map around. You can also scroll in and out using the +/- buttons on the > left side of the map. You may also zoom in and center by double-clicking > with the mouse near the red pin. > > Q) I found a red pin near where I will be. Where do I find the > information on that site? > A) Each entry has a contact person with either an e-mail address or > phone number who should be able to help you. It will appear on the right > side of the box when you click on the red pin for an entry. > > Q) I found an entry with wrong information. What should I do? > A) Please contact the person whose name appears as the contact person > for that site. ARRL HQ does not have detailed information on the site. > > Q) I want to check on our club's information. What should I do? > A) Type in the call sign that will be used and you will be taken to the > location and club information. > > ARRL Field Day will be held June 28-29. For more information, please > visit the Field Day Web page <http://www.arrl.org/fieldday>. > > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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[arrl-odv:16604] Fwd: Field Day Locator...
by Richard J. Norton 21 Mar '08

21 Mar '08

Since this is likely to eventually reach all of you one way or another, I thought I'd bring it up now. When the Field Day Site Locator was brought up here 3 weeks ago, I did not share the same sense of elation that was expressed here. In fact I was quite disappointed to see that paid staff was being used to do what volunteers were already doing at no cost to the ARRL budget. I was even more upset when it was pointed out that the person who was working on the site was no other than Jon Bloom, who has been brought up as seemingly being in the critical path to every software project discussed by the PSC. BTW, there are two other components needed to make this successful: 1) Actively solicit Field Day location information. Not everyone reads ARRL bulletins and QST. Not everyone will respond without additional prompting. 2) Format the information for those less skilled with computer use. Dino Darling, K6RIX, did all of this. He did it at no cost to the ARRL. I was not aware that he intended to go national. Anyone who read the Southwestern Division E-mailings to members could have been aware of Dino's work. Now I'm left with stick handling this with an upset member. I don't know what to say to him. Thanks gentlemen. 73, Dick, N6AA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dino Darling <dino(a)k6rix.com> Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:49 PM Subject: Field Day Locator... To: n6aa(a)arrl.org, n6vi(a)arrl.org It looks like the ARRL liked my idea so much, they are stealing it! This is a bit frustrating since my site was going national this year. Oh well, I'll still put the site together and see how it goes. My plans were to have a lot content besides just Field Day locations. Now I know how other companies feel when MFJ starts selling "similar" products. I even bought 3 domains last year for the project... fielddaysite.com .org and .net http://www.fielddaysite.org/ Dino - K6RIX dino(a)k6rix.com -------- Original Message -------- Subject: The ARRL Letter, Vol 27, No 11 (Thursday, March 20, 2008) From: "ARRL Letter Mailing List" <letter-dlvy(a)arrl.org> Date: Thu, March 20, 2008 11:50 am To: dino(a)k6rix.com *************** The ARRL Letter Vol. 27, No. 11 March 20, 2008 *************** ==> STATION LOCATOR SERVICE NEW FOR FIELD DAY 2008 This year, for the first time, the ARRL has put together a Station Locator to help amateurs or those interested in Amateur Radio find a Field Day site near them. According to ARRL Field Day Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, many amateurs have been asking for something like this for many years. If your group would like to be a part of the Station Locator Service, it's easy to get started. Just go to the Field Day Station Locator Web site <http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php> and follow the instructions. To help you out, Henderson has prepared a FAQ for the Field Day Station Locator. Q) How does our Field Day site get listed on the map? A) A club official or Field Day Chairman needs to go to the Web site. Once there, click on the link for "Add a Station" and follow the instructions. Q) I put in the name of the park where we will be holding Field Day but got the message that the program can't find it. What do I do? A) You should use a street address for the location. Unfortunately, the mapping program doesn't have a 100 percent complete database of park names and public site names. You may use a latitude/longitude -- enter the values separated by a comma (e.g. 42.345N, 85.445W) and set the city to NONE). Q) I put in a street address but the map locator put me it in a wrong location on the street. What do I do? A) While in the data input or edit screen, use your cursor to move the red "pin" to the correct location on the map. Q) What if I put in the wrong information or something about our Field Day operation changes? A) The person who input the data will be able to edit the entry. Simply follow the "Add a Station" link and then select "Edit this entry" next to the one to correct. Q). I tried to enter my club's information, but I was denied access. What do I do? A) To help ensure that only one person is managing a club's entry, you must be logged onto the site with your ARRL member ID and password. If you are not an ARRL member, ask a member of the club who is to be responsible for adding the club's information to the site. Q) I am looking for a Field Day operation to attend. How do I use the site? A) Begin by typing in the city and state where you would like to search, something like "Brooklyn, New York" or "Anaheim, California." Depending on the geographic location, the map will take you to the area you list. If a Field Day operation has been registered for that general area, a red "pin" will show on the map. If you click on the red pin, the details for that site will appear in the box on the right hand side of the screen. If you don't see a red pin, scroll out a level to find one near the location you listed. It is also possible to drag the map to other areas by holding down the left button on your mouse and then moving the map around. You can also scroll in and out using the +/- buttons on the left side of the map. You may also zoom in and center by double-clicking with the mouse near the red pin. Q) I found a red pin near where I will be. Where do I find the information on that site? A) Each entry has a contact person with either an e-mail address or phone number who should be able to help you. It will appear on the right side of the box when you click on the red pin for an entry. Q) I found an entry with wrong information. What should I do? A) Please contact the person whose name appears as the contact person for that site. ARRL HQ does not have detailed information on the site. Q) I want to check on our club's information. What should I do? A) Type in the call sign that will be used and you will be taken to the location and club information. ARRL Field Day will be held June 28-29. For more information, please visit the Field Day Web page <http://www.arrl.org/fieldday>.

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[arrl-odv:16603] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 20 Mar '08

20 Mar '08

<<031908.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 31, No. 12 March 19, 2008 -- Covers the period March 9-15. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH Plans for the Donor Reception on Thursday evening, May 15 are underway. Maryann Macdonald will be managing the details of this annual event. Save the date postcards were mailed last month, and formal invitations with directions and other details will be mailed in the next week or so. The event will be held at the Meadowbrook Country Club west of Dayton. A final report on the 2008 Defense campaign shows the performance of various segments of the membership file. Notably and predictably, the major donor segment and the major prospect segment were top performers with 22.5% and 17.2% response rates respectively and average contributions of $207. Of the membership segments mailed, the first year segment produced a surprising 1.1% response rate, with the 2-year member segment next in line with a .7% response rate. The trend away from recognition gifts continues to climb with more than 77% of respondents requesting no gift. The February 2008 results for the Diamond Club were ahead of February 2007 in gross revenue by more than $7000. The biggest growth by giving level is in the Brass ($250 - $499) group and the Gold level ($1000 - 2499) group. Development was notified of a $25,000 renewal to the Education & Technology Program's Teachers Institute. This financial commitment expected by June 1, will bring the funding total for the Teachers Institutes for 2008 to $100,000. A number of requests for plaques for members of 50 years or more have been received. Work continues on the recognition list for the Annual Report, QST and the ARRL website. Foundation scholarship processing is complete and ready to be sent to the Foundation Scholarship Committee. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE We checked printer's proofs for The Ham Radio License Manual. The VE Manual has been released to the printer, as has a second printing of The Antenna Book. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol. 27, No. 10, for March 14, 2008. It went out to 67,957 subscribers. She also voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for March 14. The ARRL Letter will be distributed this week on Thursday, and there will be no ARRL Audio News. Business Services Reported by Deb Jahnke, K1DAJ Advertising efforts for the May 2008 issue of QST are wrapping up. This issue will exceed our goal by a healthy margin. Every advertising space inch was also filled for the May Hamvention theme tear-out. Usually the various ad sizes warrant some type of filler material as they do not always interlock perfectly on every page. This time, even the last filler space 1 inch wide and 5 inches high was sold. The size is now affectionately referred to as the "Slim Jim" ad size. We are still working on advertising procurement for the new edition of the ARRL Extra Class License Manual and are half-way to our goal. We plan to have this wrapped up by March 28. In addition to their QST advertising, Jun's Electronics has reserved an additional $17,000 worth of advertising in various vehicles throughout the year. They will be advertising in the Ham Express 411, ARRL Handbook, Extra Class License Manual and will be running banner ads for the next 24 months. Our three day Publications Dealer special gleaned $17,460.50 in book purchases. In addition to working on QST and other projects for staff, Diane Szlachetka is also working on a number of Hamvention related projects. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Contest Branch The window for ARRL DX CW Logs closed today. We received 2,586 electronic submissions. We've received 1,734 electronic logs for the ARRL DX SSB contest. Logs will be accepted for another two weeks. Sweepstakes mugs and pins should go out this week. June VHF Certificates will be printed soon; that means we'll have more envelopes to stuff! The 2007 Sweepstakes CW results article has been submitted and will be out in the May issue. W1AW Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives. He also processed regular W1AW QSL card requests. Joe also constructed an interface (for a Yaesu transceiver) that will allow for automatic control of the new ICE band pass filters. These filters will eventually be connected to the various visitor transceivers. Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the middle part of the month of March. He also resolved a small audio issue with the 20-meter broadcast transmitter. Field Organization/Public Service Team In-house preparations are now underway for the upcoming Northern Florida Section Manager election this spring. Leona Adams has been gathering candidate statements and photos from the three candidates. She and Steve Ewald have also been in close contact with the newly-elected Section Managers that will be starting their terms of office soon. Editorial work continued on the May QST Public Service column as Field Organization reports from around the country arrived at Headquarters. With the spring season just around the corner, Section Leaders have been announcing plans and opportunities for radio amateurs to provide service at out-door events and/or to promote Amateur Radio at community or volunteer fairs. Official Observers have provided pertinent documentation regarding an interference case by Citizen Band operators interfering with radio amateurs on 10 meters in Tennessee. Chuck Skolaut reviewed and forwarded the data to the FCC. More information on a 75 meter case was also handled. We also learned that continuous dashes were heard on 30 meters recently, but that signal ceased before it could be pinpointed. Nebraska and South Texas Section Managers named new Official Observer Coordinators in their respective sections during this past week. Education Services Reported by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ A newsletter to Instructors and Teachers went out to 5,972 recipients. New instructor registrations are coming in steadily. We've registered over 30 instructors in the past two weeks. We're hearing from hams who have never instructed previously. Many are working with local groups of emergency responders who want to get licensed. A dealer purchased our entire inventory of Basic Electronics kits. Looks like we're going to keep our volunteers busy building more to replenish inventory! Nancy Hallas and I continue to give attention to process and procedural improvements in management of the Continuing Education Program. Micah Murray has very patiently supported our development of a new front end to the Continuing Education Program web pages. He has supported our transition to a new architecture and built new pages. We launched the new site this past week and it looks great! We're continuing to work out some redirect issues and are still revising outdated copy, but the site is functioning well. Please visit at www.arrl.org/cep. Education & Technology Program Mark Spencer reports that total enrollment for the Teachers Institute now stands at 44. Nine teachers are enrolled for the first session in Tampa in April. Mark has completed construction of 95% of the last activity board needed for the TIs this year. He also spent an inordinate amount of time this past week providing tech support. The requests for support came from hams around the globe. They are using various projects that are posted on the ETP web pages. He was approached by a Texas ham radio club that wants to use the Solder 101 Clock Kit as a club project. This level of interest from ham clubs and instructors is only reinforcing what we know to be a definite need for these kinds of boards and projects. Mark also did a telephone interview with the Arizona Daily Star about the TI to be held in Tucson. ARISS Rosalie and the most active ARISS Team volunteers received NASA Group Achievement Awards from Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Bill McArthur had a hand in making the awards happen. One volunteer wrote: "I am about to frame and hang it for the wall of my shack. It's rewarding to see the kids' faces when I mentor a school or to receive mail from them after a contact, but this award is icing on the cake! I love being involved." ARISS worldwide delegates are planning an annual meeting in July 2008 in Moscow. Thus far the following official delegates have confirmed they will attend: 2 from Europe (RSBB is sending 1), 2 from Russia, 2 from the US (includes Rosalie), 1 from Canada. NASA is sending the head of the Johnson Space Center Education Office, along with one of the lead members of the ISS Program Office and one of his top staff members. This certainly shows how important the program is to NASA. French schools have been enjoying QSOs with Astronaut Leopold Eyharts, FX0STD. After STS-123 docks with the ISS, Astronaut Garrett Reisman, KE5HAE, is scheduled on March 26 for his first ARISS QSO with a youth group in Kyoto, Japan. ARRL members have been making ARISS packet QSOs this past week before being turned off for a few days. Web/Software Development Reported by Jon Bloom, KE3Z Hugh Brower has provided the Development office with credit-card entry screens they can use to process credit-card charges. Micah Murray added a new "continuing education" section to the ARRL Web site (http://www.arrl.org/cep/) replacing the old CCE section. After the Siebel/MS Analytics upgrade performed by ISD, we discovered that the Web/Siebel membership integration process runs much more quickly due to the upgraded database system. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List All Staff 3/21 Holiday Leona Adams 4/4 Vacation Kathy Allison 6/30 Vacation `` 7/3-7/7 Vacation Shelly Bloom 4/14-4/18 Vacation Margie Bourgoin 4/3-4/9 Vacation Joe Carcia 5/23 Vacation `` 7/7-7/11 Vacation `` 7/18 Vacation `` 7/21 Vacation Steve Ewald 3/28-4/4 Vacation Steve Ford 4/14-4/15 Vacation `` 5/15-5/18 Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH `` 5/19-5/20 Vacation Norm Fusaro 4/9-4/30 International DX, Paestum, Italy `` 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH Scott Gee 5/15-5/16 Vacation `` 6/30 Vacation `` 7/1-7/3 Vacation Mary Hobart 4/23-4/29 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA `` 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH Bob Inderbitzen 3/27-3/28 AES Superfest / Milwaukee, WI Lisa Kustosik 3/20 Jury Duty Sean Kutzko 5/12-5/18 Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH Rose-Ann Lawrence 5/14-5/21 Vacation Maryann Macdonald 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH Carol Michaud 4/3 Vacation Bill Moore 4/7 Jury Duty Dave Patton 4/24-4/27 International DX Convention Visalia, Visalia CA `` 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH Frankie Perez 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention, Dayton, OH Dave Sumner 3/24 Vacation `` 4/4-4/8 IARU Reg. 1 EC Meeting, London

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Re: [arrl-odv:16601] FCC releases midyear 2007 high-speed Internet report
by w3kd＠aol.com 19 Mar '08

19 Mar '08

And as of today, still no word from the Court of Appeals. We are now checking daily on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit web site. Very friendly site?if you want to check it for yourselves. 73, Chris W3KD -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ <dsumner(a)arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 3:33 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:16601] FCC releases midyear 2007 high-speed Internet report Today the FCC released its June 30, 2007 status report on High-Speed Services for Internet Access. The report claims 100.9 million high-speed lines in service to homes and businesses, a 22% increase in the first six months of 2007 and a 55% increase over a year earlier. BPL continues to play no significant role in providing Internet access. "Power Line and Other" -- the category into which BPL and some other technologies fall -- constituted just 5,420 of those lines or 0.0054% of the total. This is just 212 more lines than a year ago -- a laughably low rate of deployment for a technology that the FCC has touted as a "third wire" into consumers' homes. The complete report is available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-280906A1.pdf. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:16601] FCC releases midyear 2007 high-speed Internet report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 19 Mar '08

19 Mar '08

Today the FCC released its June 30, 2007 status report on High-Speed Services for Internet Access. The report claims 100.9 million high-speed lines in service to homes and businesses, a 22% increase in the first six months of 2007 and a 55% increase over a year earlier. BPL continues to play no significant role in providing Internet access. "Power Line and Other" -- the category into which BPL and some other technologies fall -- constituted just 5,420 of those lines or 0.0054% of the total. This is just 212 more lines than a year ago -- a laughably low rate of deployment for a technology that the FCC has touted as a "third wire" into consumers' homes. The complete report is available at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-280906A1.pdf. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:16600] FW: survey to ODV
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 19 Mar '08

19 Mar '08

Dear Director/Vice Director, You have been selected to participate in an ARRL survey. We greatly value your opinion and invite you to answer a few questions as we evaluate the material and support provided to Hamfests and Conventions. The results of this questionnaire will be helpful as we consider ways to improve materials and support for these events. Your answers will be used for our planning purposes, only. Since the number being contacted is small, your participation is vital for accurate and meaningful survey results. Please complete this questionnaire by clicking on the following link, and you will be redirected to an online survey hosted by Zoomerang. This survey will close on Wednesday, March 26. Complete Survey Now > <http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227KYJXDQWE> Or, copy and paste the following link into your browser: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227KYJXDQWE <http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB227KYJXDQWE> Thank you.

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[arrl-odv:16599] RE: [arrl-odv:16596] Model Clubs
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

I've now been asked twice, so I guess it's worth clarifying that I would like the club information from directors, vice directors and officers to come to me. Thanks! Dave K1ZZ ________________________________ From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16596] Model Clubs At last weekend's Executive Committee meeting there was a discussion of the important role played by local clubs in recruiting, training and mentoring new licensees. Some clubs are very successful; part of our effort to increase the number of new amateurs should be to recognize the clubs that are doing a good job, and to educate and encourage other clubs to follow their example. As a first step, it would be very helpful if directors, vice directors and officers would identify clubs you know of that are doing outstanding work in recruiting, training and mentoring new licensees. I am going to ask the Membership & Volunteer Programs Department to ask Section Managers and Affiliated Club Coordinators to do the same. Once we have a raw list of nominees I will ask the staff to contact the clubs to find out more about what they are doing, so their stories can be shared. Thanks for your assistance. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Chief Executive Officer

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[arrl-odv:16598] Back in the Office
by Joel Harrison 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

I am back in the office this week for the first time in several weeks. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your calls, cards, prayers and thoughts during this time. During this time I have tried to keep up with the flood of daily email but it just wasn't possible. I have email in my inbox that dates back to February 27, so if you have not received a reply yet and are expecting one I will get to it as soon as I can work them down. My work email inbox is just as bad so I have a number of issues there that require immediate attention. Please be patient while I catch up in the coming days. I want to especially thank First Vice President Craigie and the Vice President's, especially Executive Vice President Sumner and staff for taking care of items that would normally require my input or as a minimum my awareness over the past few weeks. I will not be attending any public events until April 25-27 when I attend the Southeast VHF Society Conference in Orlando, Florida where I will be the banquet speaker, followed by the Dayton Hamvention in May. Frankly, I'm looking forward to a nice ham radio convention! 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:16597] Schlitz for Hams!
by William Sawders 18 Mar '08

18 Mar '08

This is great...enjoy. Bill, K7ZM Now, this is the way it should be!

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