April 2008 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:16663] Re:Computers at Board Meeting
by WY7FD, Dwayne Allen 08 Apr '08

08 Apr '08

Joel has a valid point. Also, some of us are not retired yet and amateur radio is a hobby. The ham radio operator creed says we are balanced. This sometimes means that an email or question asked by work colleagues should be answered in a timely manner. I am not saying that one should try to work and perform BOD functions at the same time but this slight detour will keep employers happy while they allow us time off to help shape the future of amateur radio as it pertains to the ARRL. WY7FD Quoting Joel Harrison <w5zn(a)arrl.org>: > > > While I understand the questioning, obviously this person doesn't attend, or > hasn't attended any professional organizational or society meetings but this > is almost a requirement in the business world today. > > > > In fact, at my last quarterly EPRI meeting the room was required to have > internet access as a lot of work was conducted on-line in real time. > > > > 73 Joel W5ZN > > > >

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Computers at Board Meeting
by Joel Harrison 08 Apr '08

08 Apr '08

While I understand the questioning, obviously this person doesn't attend, or hasn't attended any professional organizational or society meetings but this is almost a requirement in the business world today. In fact, at my last quarterly EPRI meeting the room was required to have internet access as a lot of work was conducted on-line in real time. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:16661] Re: Laptops
by K0GW 06 Apr '08

06 Apr '08

Bob Vallio wrote: > I recently received a note from a member who wondered why there were > so many laptops seen in a recent Board meeting photo in QST. In the > last week or two, there have been segments on our local TV news shows, > and articles in the newspaper about some Silicon Valley companies > adopting a no-laptop policy for meetings While I agree heartily that laptops in use during meetings may diminish communication, there are two very sensible reasons to use them. First, they permit rapid access to the many documents we receive before and during the meeting. In addition, using the computer copy means we can avoid having to print out many pages that may only be read once. These things having been said, it is still important to guard against becoming too absorbed in what's on the screen. -- 73, Greg, KØGW Vice Director, Dakota Division

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[arrl-odv:16660] Marconi Restaurant in Cliften Ireland
by w6rod＠comcast.net 06 Apr '08

06 Apr '08

In my travels through Ireland last week, I came across a restaurant in the little town of Cliften. It was raining (that's a surprise!) but I decided to brave the weather to get a few photos to document the discovery. One of the locals told me the restaurant wasn't doing well. Seems whenever you get the fork close to your mouth there's a little spark that shocks people a bit. Little RF in the shack it seems. Rod p.s If you're interested in other Ireland photos, I've put some up on the web site listed below. -- Amateur Radio W6ROD www.flickr.com/photos/rodstaffordphotography

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[arrl-odv:16659] Re: Laptops
by Tom Frenaye 05 Apr '08

05 Apr '08

At 07:45 PM 4/4/2008, Bob Vallio wrote: >I recently received a note from a member who wondered why there were so many laptops seen in a recent Board meeting photo in QST. In the last week or two, there have been segments on our local TV news shows, and articles in the newspaper about some Silicon Valley companies adopting a no-laptop policy for meetings, and also banning connected devices like blackberries, I-phones, and others. Here's a URL that mentions most of the issues. <http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8753164>http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8753164. As they say on the 'net, FWIW & YMMV. As Bruce noted, I was an early laptop user at Board meetings but haven't used one actively during the meeting in years now... And Mike and I used a 49 MHz device one Board meeting to keep in touch. Bob - appreciate knowing your members are curious about laptops (they are certainly modern technology from the point of view of some hams), and that someone wants to micromanage Board meetings, but what you left out of your message was how you replied to the person who asked about the laptops. :^ ) You usually use one as I recall. -- 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:16658] How Many of You have Qualified?
by dick＠pobox.com 05 Apr '08

05 Apr '08

5 APR 2008 - 1432 CDT Here's a new twist on an old fraud. How many of you have received this SPAM fraud email this weekend? It even has a fake disclaimer notice a the bottom. And choice of words? See red highlight below. But for pure brass, it pales in comparison to the fake IRS email notices that have been circulating for many weeks. - Dick, W9GIG ======================================================================== Received: from mxperim8.sea5.speakeasy.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mxperim8.sea5.speakeasy.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id uTd0KDtdILGO for <grisely(a)speakeasy.net>; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 01:49:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from titan.interbridge.net (titan.interbridge.net [69.182.171.14]) by mxperim8.sea5.speakeasy.net (Postfix) with ESMTP for <grisely(a)speakeasy.net>; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 01:49:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: from server.ten2nine.ca ([69.10.146.35] helo=vns1.rackforce.com) by titan.interbridge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from <anonymous(a)vns1.rackforce.com>) id 1Ji42e-000EsS-UU for w9gig(a)arrl.org; Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:46:30 -0400 Received: (qmail 15877 invoked by uid 48); 30 Mar 2008 03:31:39 -0700 Date: 30 Mar 2008 03:31:39 -0700 Message-ID: <20080330103139.15874.qmail(a)vns1.rackforce.com> To: w9gig(a)arrl.org Subject: Attention: You Are A Beneficiary Of The Diana Memorial Foundation Grant From: Princess Diana Grant Award Uk <postmaster(a)princessdianfoundation.org.uk> Reply-To: j_arisesmith(a)yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION Attention: Grant Beneficiary This is to bring to your information that your email has been randomly selected and approved as a charity grant beneficiary of THE DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION in commiseration of 10th anniversary of the demise of the Princess Of Wales .You are awarded a grant sum of £3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) and for further instructions on how you are to put claim to your grant, you are to FORWARD a copy of this notice to our International Grants Officer as well as give him a call via contact details below: Mr. James McArthur, INTERNATIONAL GRANTS OFFICER, GRANT AWARD DEPARTMENT, THE DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOUNDATION BUILDING, 214 GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON, WC2B 5DF UNITED KINGDOM. Tel: +44 704 573 6050 Fax: +44 871 263 9807 Email: dianafundgrantsawarduk(a)gmail.com Congratulations once again from all staff of THE DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION and it is our hope that you will appreciate our gesture and that you be more involved in charitable acts Sincerely, Miss Helen Jones, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, GRANT AWARD DEPARTMENT, THE DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOUNDATION BUILDING, 214 GREAT QUEEN STREET, LONDON, WC2B 5DF UNITED KINGDOM. Email: postmaster(a)princessdianfoundation.uk ******************************************************* DISCLAIMER & CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this communication including any attachments is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, unauthorized use, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. THE DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION is neither liable for the proper and complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt. ********************************************************

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[arrl-odv:16657] Tin Whiskers
by dick＠pobox.com 05 Apr '08

05 Apr '08

5 APR 2008 - 1337 CDT While taking a break from completing the financial accounting for my 2007 personal income tax return, I read an article about tin whiskers in electronic devices. Virtually all of you are well aware of this growing problem, but this article is a concise, easily read, update that you may find interesting. Some of you may even want to pass it on to your fellow hams and co-workers. - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:16656] Laptops
by Bob Vallio 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

I recently received a note from a member who wondered why there were so many laptops seen in a recent Board meeting photo in QST. In the last week or two, there have been segments on our local TV news shows, and articles in the newspaper about some Silicon Valley companies adopting a no-laptop policy for meetings, and also banning connected devices like blackberries, I-phones, and others. Here's a URL that mentions most of the issues. http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8753164. As they say on the 'net, FWIW & YMMV. Bob Vallio -- W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:16655] FW: Istanbul - New Country?
by K8JE 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

Gee, it must still be April 1: I deleted the call signs, but it supposedly is an actual message. What is the DX desk's ruling on this? Subject: Istanbul - New Country? Here is a pearl forwarded to me by my friend from Turkey. Hope you will get a kick out of it. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: Kb1 Date: Sun, Subject: (no subject) To: ta2 hi you are my first contact in Istanbul.. is Istanbul part of Turkey , or is it a new country? 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!

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[arrl-odv:16654] RE: [arrl-odv:16650] INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS
by William Sawders 04 Apr '08

04 Apr '08

From La Pine, Oregon, population 1585, near Crater Lake, they had plenty of IRC's on hand at the local post office, as I sent 15 IRC's to JARL for the WAJA award on Monday. I think if you order them from your local post office, they can get them from the larger, regional post office. Locally, they did have to add a couple stamps onto the IRC coupons to bring each up to $2.00 each. La Pine, Oregon....life on the edge...... (still 18" of snow on the ground and temperature was 5 degrees above zero this morning!) Bill, K7ZM -------Original Message------- From: Joel Harrison Date: 04/03/08 17:03:46 To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:16650] INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS Hi Bob, My local USPS office in Searcy, Arkansas, where I used to buy IRCs no longer services them or carries them, but you can order them from USPS.com. N5QS works at the post office locally and always made sure there was a supply in stock for me and another ham up the road, but when they switched to the new IRCs last year they never obtained any and Dawn told me of their decision not to stock them. So, they are still available from the USPS but you will be very hard pressed to find a local USPS office that has any. Dont know how you go about getting the USPS stamp on them if they come from the post office web site. Maybe they get stamped. Thats the info I know. 73 Joel W5ZN From: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:17 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16650] INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS Apparently the USPS has started to allow some of its post offices to stop servicing requests for International Reply Coupons. The coupons are still valid, and part of the operating agreement between all members of the International Postal Union. Some of our members, mostly DXers I would think rely on the coupons for return postage for the stations they work that do not have managers. Is there anything we can do to see to it that the coupons are still made available to our members by the USPS? Even if there is only a mail order service, which is adequately publicized, that would be better than expecting our members to go from post office to post office to find one that will sell them the coupons. I believe this would be a fine example of membership service. Bob Vallio, W6RGG

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