May 2008 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:16795] Member view of Signal Reports
by K8JE 29 May '08

29 May '08

FYI, In regard to the strong position taken by Coy's "friend" in Texas against false signal reports in some ARRL-sponsored contests, I became curious about how the typical member would feel about this subject. I took a poll of the GLD through my monthly e-letter to members. The pattern of answers I received was a little surprising to me so I thought I'd share it with you FWIW. I asked Division members to answer if these reports should be banned (YES vote) or not banned (NO vote). A YES vote was to be accompanied by an outline of how a ban could be accomplished. A number of replies included discussions of how the member preferred to have the issue handled by replacing the signal report with alternate information (e.g. grid square, year licensed, sequential Q number, etc.). As a result, I've added a third category of answers to the NO and YES categories. This third category is ALTERNATE REPORT. Obviously the poll is not scientifically based and my addition of the third category post facto is totally unscientific. I believe we can draw impressions from the poll, however. Results of 205 votes cast: NO vote: 150 (74% of voters) ALTERNATE REPORT: 49 (24% of voters) - exchanging grid squares or other information was suggested to avoid false reports YES vote: 6 (2% of voters) -- without suggested method to implement) My takeaways from the poll: - Relatively few GLD members are particularly interested in the issue. - The general result is that ARRL not attempt to ban automatic 59/599 signal reports. - Even though this option was not offered in the poll, one-fourth of GLD members that responded to it say they do not like the idea of ARRL giving even tacit approval to exchanging false reports in League-sponsored contests and that the signal report should be replaced with alternate exchange material. My guess is that this percentage would have been higher if the poll had been worded to include the ALTERNATE REPORT category. - Very few GLD members believe ARRL should attempt (in some unknown way) to ban, per se, the practice of giving false signal reports in League contests. Other than the fact that dropping signal reports and replacing them with alternate information in relevant ARRL-sponsored contests would be something different, I don't see any reason at this moment such a change should not be considered. 73, Jim 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!

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[arrl-odv:16794] GE Healthcare Proposal 2390-2400 MHz and ReconRobotics Proposal 430-450 MHz
by w3kd＠aol.com 27 May '08

27 May '08

Greetings.?After?review and edits?by Mr. Sumner, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Rinaldo, and?after a short period for Executive Committee review, please find attached?as-filed copies of electronically?filed comments?which were due at FCC?today. The issues?in the?two proceedings are as?follows: 1. GE Healthcare proposal to use 2360-2400 MHz for Body-Worn Sensor Networks (BSNs) for patient monitoring. These short comments express concern, as the EC decided we should do, about the assumptions made in the proposal about Amateur Radio uses in the 2390-2400 MHz band, and more significantly, the potential for interference?to BSNs from Amateur Radio. BSNs will apparently be deployed not only at medical facilities but also in residences. 2. ReconRobotics proposal for permanent waivers to permit sale and use of a small, remote controlled video, data and audio sensor to be used by public safety personnel. It operates at 430-450?MHz. Our concerns with this are more conceptual than practical, probably, but as you will see, this proposed waiver is fraught with problems. The proposal by ReconRobotics is sloppy;?more than?a bit uncharacteristic of our spectrum nemesis, Mitch Lazarus. His firm, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, usually comes up with better quality proposals, even if their client's?product is garbage. This seems to have been prepared mostly by ReconRobotics, and not by Mitch's firm, if I analyze this correctly. It is not his style. Your comments are welcome. 73, Chris W3KD

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[arrl-odv:16793] Revised Scholarship List
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 27 May '08

27 May '08

Good afternoon, At the suggestion of two Board members, I have updated the 2008 ARRL Scholarship Winners List to include their place of residence. I hope this information is helpful. 73, Mary K1MMH Mary M. Hobart, K1MMH Chief Development Officer ARRL Telephone: 860-594-0397 Fax: 860-594-0259 email: mhobart(a)arrl.org You can honor your call sign or that of a Silent Key or Elmer by participating in the Diamond Club's Diamond Terrace at ARRL. All the information is on the web at www.arrl.org/diamondclub.

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[arrl-odv:16792] Electronic Advertising Review
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 27 May '08

27 May '08

To: ARRL ODV Operational Department Heads Overview As the worlds of publishing and advertising move deeper into interactive and electronic media, here at the ARRL, we need to learn more about these areas to stay competitive, relevant and vital. This applies to our own internal promotion as well as serving our advertisers, and partners. We will address many of these issues with the implementation of the new Web site, but that is still about a year away. This year one of our operational goals is to increase our knowledge of on-line advertising and promotion and to increase our interactive advertising revenue. At present, electronic and interactive media account for less than one half of one percent of our total advertising revenue. To date, with the exception of the on-line auction, our on-line advertising offerings have been relatively meager and unsophisticated. This effort is complicated, since we are, essentially, ramping up an entirely new line of business. To accomplish this, we need to: * Design new graphic standards for electronic advertising * Learn how to efficiently convert print ads to electronic ads and vice versa * Create a new rate structure and modify our advertising rates * Modify our billing systems * Our writers, designers, editors, Web producers and advertising sales staff need to learn how to work with these new media * Develop a way to implement changes quickly and efficiently * Keep our brand consistent across platforms * Learn to use more sophisticated interactive advertising techniques such as targeted ads. * Offer smaller advertisers, many of whom have abandoned us, the same type of opportunities that they currently enjoy on other amateur radio Web sites such as qrz.com and eham.com * Learn how to work with 3rd party advertising distributors such as Google ads. * Learn how to measure, track and report results. To implement this strategy, during the next six months or so, we will be converting all of the E-Newsletters, one at a time, to HTML format. Ward's Contest Rate Sheet will start this week. I have pasted his comments about this change below. After The Contest Rate Sheet, we will most likely convert the ARES E-Newsletter. We will also continue to work on sponsorship for individual parts of the Website such as Logbook of the World and The On-Line Auction. Logbook of the World - Sponsorship We know that the current Yaesu ad on the LOTW Web site is not correct. We will be changing its graphic look and text to emphasize that Yaesu is the Principal Sponsor of the LOTW Website and not Logbook itself. We will also be making the ARRL Diamond more prominent. Hopefully, the improved graphics will appear on the site after Jon completes some necessary hardware additions and other maintenance on Logbook that will begin at 1200Z on Wednesday, 28 May (8:00 AM) and will last for approximately 24 hours. Logbook will be out of service during this time. Since we added Yaesu to the site, additional advertisers have shown interest. We hope to incorporate those advertisers into the site as well. While this is good news, since every bit of revenue will help defray some of the LOTW costs, we are trying to figure out exactly how these will work. Contest Rate Sheet: Comments for this week's issue by Ward Silver N0AX: In the works for a while, the ARRL Contester's Rate Sheet is undergoing a pair of changes, one small and one big. The small change is that the name is changing to "ARRL Contest Update - News and Techniques for the Active Operator. The name "Rate Sheet" wasn't a universally understood term, even by contesters! The new name more closely represents what the newsletter contains. The big change is that beginning with the 28 May issue, the newsletter will be emailed in a combined HTML and text-only format. (Readers that prefer text-only will still be able to read it that way using most email clients.) The HTML format allows us to present a more attractive package that is easier to read. Photos and graphics will also be included for the first time. Back issues will be available on the ARRL Web site in HTML format. You can save the issues as HTML files using a Web browser or in PDF format by using a PDF printer program, such as the free PDFCreator (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) We're going to start slow with a limited amount of HTML snazziness, a few photos, and a couple of ARRL graphic ads. (No, you won't be subjected to a blizzard of ads.) There will be erors and things that don't work as well as they should. Please bear with us during the growing pain period and soon the HTML version will seem like the old friend that the text-only version has become. Thanks for your readership and support. I look forward to many more editions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- I hope that this information has been helpful in explaining our interactive advertising strategy and implementation plans. If you have any questions or comments about this topic, please feel free to contact me. 73, Harold WJ1B 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:16791] 2008 ARRL Foundation Scholarship List
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 27 May '08

27 May '08

Good morning, It is a pleasure to share with you the list of winners of the 2008 ARRL Foundation Scholarships. 73, Mary K1MMH

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[arrl-odv:16790] RE: Change at Chwat & Co.
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 24 May '08

24 May '08

One small correction to Joel's message -- Ms. DeBee's name is Samantha so her email address is samantha.debee(a)chwatco.com. The best address to use for general communication is arrl(a)chwatco.com, which will not change as John's staff undergoes the inevitable changes that occur among young Hill professionals. The typo wasn't Joel's -- John Chwat committed it! Dave K1ZZ/5 in Houston ________________________________ From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Sat 5/24/2008 8:44 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: Change at Chwat & Co. Janet Worthington has left Chwat & Co. to move back to Seattle,WA to be with her boyfriend. Samatha DeBee has been hired to assume Janet's work at Chwat & Co. Ms. DeBee has Capitol Hill experience having served as Legislative Assistant to former Congressman Joel Hefley (R-CO). She handled issues in the military and environmental areas. Ms. DeBee also has extensive experience in the private sector servicing clients with state government relations interests such as toxics use, land use, climate change, water quality, labeling requirements, food safety, and nutrition issues. She also worked with state legislators, staffs and state government officials. Prior to coming to Washington, D.C. Ms. DeBee worked in the Colorado House Minority Communications Office. She wrote press releases for House Representatives and drafted legislative reviews for the House and Senate Minority. Ms. DeBee graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2006 with a degree in International Affairs. Samatha's email address is samatha.debee(a)chwatco.com Dave will be in Washington the week of June 3 for a round of meetings with Congressional committee representatives, including Ian Dillner, Telecom Staffer for House Minority Energy and Commerce Committee, Steven Wrangel, Investigative Majority Counsel for Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Paul Nagle, Chief Counsel for Senate Minority Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Amy Levine, Senior Telecom Counsel for the House Majority Energy and Commerce Committee. 73 Joel W5ZN

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Change at Chwat & Co.
by Joel Harrison 24 May '08

24 May '08

Janet Worthington has left Chwat & Co. to move back to Seattle,WA to be with her boyfriend. Samatha DeBee has been hired to assume Janets work at Chwat & Co. Ms. DeBee has Capitol Hill experience having served as Legislative Assistant to former Congressman Joel Hefley (R-CO). She handled issues in the military and environmental areas. Ms. DeBee also has extensive experience in the private sector servicing clients with state government relations interests such as toxics use, land use, climate change, water quality, labeling requirements, food safety, and nutrition issues. She also worked with state legislators, staffs and state government officials. Prior to coming to Washington, D.C. Ms. DeBee worked in the Colorado House Minority Communications Office. She wrote press releases for House Representatives and drafted legislative reviews for the House and Senate Minority. Ms. DeBee graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2006 with a degree in International Affairs. Samathas email address is samatha.debee(a)chwatco.com Dave will be in Washington the week of June 3 for a round of meetings with Congressional committee representatives, including Ian Dillner, Telecom Staffer for House Minority Energy and Commerce Committee, Steven Wrangel, Investigative Majority Counsel for Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Paul Nagle, Chief Counsel for Senate Minority Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Amy Levine, Senior Telecom Counsel for the House Majority Energy and Commerce Committee. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:16788] RE: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement
by Bob Vallio 24 May '08

24 May '08

After having just read The ARRL Letter and Amateur Radio Newsline, I can only hope that the members, *and non-members*, are not as confused as I am as to what exactly "we" are saying. Bob -- W6RGG On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 3:27 PM, K8JE <K8JE(a)arrl.org> wrote: > Harold, > > > > Thanks for sharing the target groups for the new statement about RC. This > is excellent. Concerning the statement in the current ARRL Letter, it and > the new statement do not seen to read as though they refer to the same RC > letter. This may simply be the way I'm interpreting the two, but > expressions of concern in this week's Letter seem to be much less vivid than > they are in the new statement. I believe a prudent reader of the two items > would come away with two separate impressions of the situation. > > > > Regarding the item that had previously been locked at the top of the web > site: My preference is to delete it. This item simply is "inadequate" in > its disclosure of our true interpretation of the contents of the RC letter. > In my opinion, the web item so completely glosses over the issues that > remain from the letter so much that the item is misleading. I'd think we > ought to stand up "after further review" and write a web item that > accurately discusses where we actually find ourselves with RC. > > > > I am very pleased that the new statement will serve as the basis for an > item in next week's Letter. It is much better that we move quickly to > correct erroneous impressions that have been given in the initial glow of > the new letter than to let things drag on. If we let things drag and > suddenly find we remain at an impasse with RC, we will be in between the > proverbial rock and a hard spot. We will either need to sign a defective > SOU or will look rather silly (or worse) if a few months from now we have to > admit that blooms on the RC rose were not red after all. > > > > 73, > > > > *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!* > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] > *Sent:* Friday, May 23, 2008 4:25 PM > *To:* arrl-odv > *Subject:* [arrl-odv:16785] RE: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement > > > > Jim, > > > > To answer your question: > > > > We sent it to you folks on ODV, the SMs and SECs as well as the customer > contact staff here at HQ. This week's letter has the new statement. The > original story is no longer locked on the top of the Web Site and it has > sunken way down (second to the bottom) on the crawlie list. > > > > 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:* K8JE [mailto:K8JE@arrl.org] > *Sent:* Friday, May 23, 2008 4:03 PM > *To:* arrl-odv > *Subject:* RE: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement > > > > Immediately after I sent my prior message, I received the statement written > by Dennis and Allen. Wow! With this new statement being so different from > those that were issued prior to it, are we withdrawing the post on the web > and also sending the expanded explanation of our position to the SMs and our > members? The impressions I receive from the prior statements and this most > recent statement differ greatly. > > > > Thanks for the corrected statement of the situation to everyone involved in > developing it. It says clearly what I believe Casey Stengel (I think it was > Casey) would have said: It ain't over 'til it's over" or to translate to > the present situation, "The RC and we ain't resolved our differences 'til > they're resolved." > > > > *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!* > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] > *Sent:* Friday, May 23, 2008 3:07 PM > *To:* arrl-odv > *Subject:* [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement > > > > Hi, > > > > FYI, here is the official approved statement about the status of the > American Red Cross and the ARRL. We have sent this to our staff here at HQ > and the SM list. A slight variation of this statement will appear in this > week's ARRL Letter. We are using this as a consistent response to the > emails and phone calls that we are receiving. > > > > > > Thank you for your email (or telephone call) concerning the American Red > Cross' background check policy. While we believe that the Red Cross is > implementing some changes that will address some of the concerns expressed > to them by ARRL, at this point, it is work in process. There are many > questions yet to be answered, but we believe that the Red Cross is > progressing in good faith to complete the changes to their policy and their > background check consent form, which was the primary concern expressed to > the Red Cross by ARRL. There will be more clarifications and information in > the near future. Please keep an eye on the ARRL web site for updates as we > know them. We are very much aware of your concerns and have conveyed them > to the Red Cross. We expect the Red Cross to address these and other > concerns on subject of their background check policy in the near future. > > > > > > (Dennis Dura and Allen Pitts originally drafted this statement. It was > edited by Chris Imlay and approved by Joel Harrison, Chris Imlay and myself) > > > > 73, > > > > 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/ > > >

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RE: [arrl-odv:16785] RE: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement
by K8JE 23 May '08

23 May '08

Harold, Thanks for sharing the target groups for the new statement about RC. This is excellent. Concerning the statement in the current ARRL Letter, it and the new statement do not seen to read as though they refer to the same RC letter. This may simply be the way I'm interpreting the two, but expressions of concern in this week's Letter seem to be much less vivid than they are in the new statement. I believe a prudent reader of the two items would come away with two separate impressions of the situation. Regarding the item that had previously been locked at the top of the web site: My preference is to delete it. This item simply is "inadequate" in its disclosure of our true interpretation of the contents of the RC letter. In my opinion, the web item so completely glosses over the issues that remain from the letter so much that the item is misleading. I'd think we ought to stand up "after further review" and write a web item that accurately discusses where we actually find ourselves with RC. I am very pleased that the new statement will serve as the basis for an item in next week's Letter. It is much better that we move quickly to correct erroneous impressions that have been given in the initial glow of the new letter than to let things drag on. If we let things drag and suddenly find we remain at an impasse with RC, we will be in between the proverbial rock and a hard spot. We will either need to sign a defective SOU or will look rather silly (or worse) if a few months from now we have to admit that blooms on the RC rose were not red after all. 73, 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! _____ From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 4:25 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16785] RE: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement Jim, To answer your question: We sent it to you folks on ODV, the SMs and SECs as well as the customer contact staff here at HQ. This week's letter has the new statement. The original story is no longer locked on the top of the Web Site and it has sunken way down (second to the bottom) on the crawlie list. 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: K8JE [mailto:K8JE@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 4:03 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement Immediately after I sent my prior message, I received the statement written by Dennis and Allen. Wow! With this new statement being so different from those that were issued prior to it, are we withdrawing the post on the web and also sending the expanded explanation of our position to the SMs and our members? The impressions I receive from the prior statements and this most recent statement differ greatly. Thanks for the corrected statement of the situation to everyone involved in developing it. It says clearly what I believe Casey Stengel (I think it was Casey) would have said: It ain't over 'til it's over" or to translate to the present situation, "The RC and we ain't resolved our differences 'til they're resolved." 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! _____ From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 3:07 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement Hi, FYI, here is the official approved statement about the status of the American Red Cross and the ARRL. We have sent this to our staff here at HQ and the SM list. A slight variation of this statement will appear in this week's ARRL Letter. We are using this as a consistent response to the emails and phone calls that we are receiving. Thank you for your email (or telephone call) concerning the American Red Cross' background check policy. While we believe that the Red Cross is implementing some changes that will address some of the concerns expressed to them by ARRL, at this point, it is work in process. There are many questions yet to be answered, but we believe that the Red Cross is progressing in good faith to complete the changes to their policy and their background check consent form, which was the primary concern expressed to the Red Cross by ARRL. There will be more clarifications and information in the near future. Please keep an eye on the ARRL web site for updates as we know them. We are very much aware of your concerns and have conveyed them to the Red Cross. We expect the Red Cross to address these and other concerns on subject of their background check policy in the near future. (Dennis Dura and Allen Pitts originally drafted this statement. It was edited by Chris Imlay and approved by Joel Harrison, Chris Imlay and myself) 73, 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: <http://www.arrl.org/> www.arrl.org/

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[arrl-odv:16786] Re: RE: Red Cross Statement
by Bob Vallio 23 May '08

23 May '08

If the original statement is still on the website, accessible to the membership, its position on the listing is moot. Is a corrected statement going to be posted for the membership to see? If not, why are they not being kept current as to the actual status of these negotiations? Bob Vallio -- W6RGG On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Kramer, Harold, WJ1B <wj1b(a)arrl.org> wrote: > Jim, > > > > To answer your question: > > > > We sent it to you folks on ODV, the SMs and SECs as well as the customer > contact staff here at HQ. This week's letter has the new statement. The > original story is no longer locked on the top of the Web Site and it has > sunken way down (second to the bottom) on the crawlie list. > > > > 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:* K8JE [mailto:K8JE@arrl.org] > *Sent:* Friday, May 23, 2008 4:03 PM > *To:* arrl-odv > *Subject:* RE: [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement > > > > Immediately after I sent my prior message, I received the statement written > by Dennis and Allen. Wow! With this new statement being so different from > those that were issued prior to it, are we withdrawing the post on the web > and also sending the expanded explanation of our position to the SMs and our > members? The impressions I receive from the prior statements and this most > recent statement differ greatly. > > > > Thanks for the corrected statement of the situation to everyone involved in > developing it. It says clearly what I believe Casey Stengel (I think it was > Casey) would have said: It ain't over 'til it's over" or to translate to > the present situation, "The RC and we ain't resolved our differences 'til > they're resolved." > > > > *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!* > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] > *Sent:* Friday, May 23, 2008 3:07 PM > *To:* arrl-odv > *Subject:* [arrl-odv:16782] Red Cross Statement > > > > Hi, > > > > FYI, here is the official approved statement about the status of the > American Red Cross and the ARRL. We have sent this to our staff here at HQ > and the SM list. A slight variation of this statement will appear in this > week's ARRL Letter. We are using this as a consistent response to the > emails and phone calls that we are receiving. > > > > > > Thank you for your email (or telephone call) concerning the American Red > Cross' background check policy. While we believe that the Red Cross is > implementing some changes that will address some of the concerns expressed > to them by ARRL, at this point, it is work in process. There are many > questions yet to be answered, but we believe that the Red Cross is > progressing in good faith to complete the changes to their policy and their > background check consent form, which was the primary concern expressed to > the Red Cross by ARRL. There will be more clarifications and information in > the near future. Please keep an eye on the ARRL web site for updates as we > know them. We are very much aware of your concerns and have conveyed them > to the Red Cross. We expect the Red Cross to address these and other > concerns on subject of their background check policy in the near future. > > > > > > (Dennis Dura and Allen Pitts originally drafted this statement. It was > edited by Chris Imlay and approved by Joel Harrison, Chris Imlay and myself) > > > > 73, > > > > 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/ > > >

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