June 2008 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:16860] 2007 Annual Report (ODV)
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

The 2007 ARRL Annual Report is now available for your perusal at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/2007-Annual-Report.pdf We will be releasing it for general consumption shortly. Dave DL/K1ZZ

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RE: [arrl-odv:16856] RE: [arrl-odv:16853] FW: Membership misconceptions
by Joel Harrison 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Jim, Please re-read (or read) my ODV update from earlier today regarding the Red Cross and what we are going to do. Joel _____ From: K8JE [mailto:K8JE@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:56 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16856] RE: [arrl-odv:16853] FW: Membership misconceptions Chris, I agree that my member is correct that he read a release that stated ARRL is warm and furry over the RC change in its background check policy. This, of course, is a problem we inadvertently inflicted on ourselves. It occasionally happens that people of good will approach a situation (interpretation of the RC letter in this case) with great hope and are lead astray by their own hope. I simply believe we should officially tell our members that this is what happened and that the issue remains unresolved. Tnx. Jim 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: w3kd(a)aol.com [mailto:w3kd@aol.com] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 9:16 AM To: K8JE(a)arrl.org; arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:16853] FW: Membership misconceptions Jim your member is, in my view, quite correct. There is a substantial difference, actually several, between what is on the mybackgroundcheck.com web site for ARC partner organizations and what ARC told Joel they were going to use. We are revising Joel's letter to the ARC now, but in my view, all is not well with the background check issue. 73, Chris W3KD Christopher D. Imlay BOOTH, FRERET, IMLAY & TEPPER, P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG -----Original Message----- From: K8JE <K8JE(a)arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:06 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:16853] FW: Membership misconceptions Oops! I've attached the member comment this time. The following is a comment I received from a member in the GLD. Knowing that the background check issue has clearly not been resolved, but that ARRL releases have sounded much more "enthusiastic" than the situation warrants, how does anyone suggest I respond to this and other such comments other than with the unvarnished truth? Jim Incidentally, the member's comment was in response to comments I made about the RC background check demands and the status of the MOU. "I also recently read that the issues with arrl/rc had been resolved to everyone's satisfaction. I did not verify this but suggest you check it out currently." 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! _____ <http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=aolcmp00050000000011> Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news, & more!

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[arrl-odv:16858] ARRL Audio News Via Phone
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

In case you get any questions: ARRL Audio News Via Phone Suspended (Jun 23, 2008) -- For the near future, ARRL Audio News will not be accessible via phone at 860-594-0384. It is still available online <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/> . We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and we hope to be able to return ARRL Audio News to this delivery mode soon. Link to this item <http://www.arrl.org/?artid=8295> FYI, a non-standard card failed in the computer used for this. A new one is on order. This is a hardware problem, not a policy change. HK 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:16857] FW: 2007 Annual Report (ODV)
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Allen asked me to forward this pdf version of the Annual Report to you. Any questions should be addressed to Allen directly. Harold Now available at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/ODV/2007-Annual-Report.pdf Allen G Pitts, W1AGP Media & PR Manager ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main St. Newington CT 06111 (860) 594-0328 apitts(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:16855] Re: FW: Membership misconceptions
by w3kd＠aol.com 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Jim your member is, in my view, quite correct. There is a substantial difference, actually several, between what is on the mybackgroundcheck.com web site for ARC partner organizations and what ARC told Joel they were going to use. We are revising Joel's letter to the ARC now, but in my view, all is not well with the background check issue. 73, Chris W3KD Christopher D. Imlay BOOTH, FRERET, IMLAY & TEPPER, P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG -----Original Message----- From: K8JE <K8JE(a)arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:06 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:16853] FW: Membership misconceptions Oops! I’ve attached the member comment this time. The following is a comment I received from a member in the GLD. Knowing that the background check issue has clearly not been resolved, but that ARRL releases have sounded much more “enthusiastic” than the situation warrants, how does anyone suggest I respond to this and other such comments other than with the unvarnished truth? Jim Incidentally, the member’s comment was in response to comments I made about the RC background check demands and the status of the MOU. “I also recently read that the issues with arrl/rc had been resolved to everyone's satisfaction. I did not verify this but suggest you check it out currently.” 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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Update
by Joel Harrison 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Greetings, I want to bring everyone up to date on a number of things that are, or have been, occurring during the past few weeks. BPL Court Decision - following the Court of Appeals remand to the FCC the ball has been in FCC's hands. The FCC had two dates by which to seek further appeals action, the first being June 14, and the second upcoming in July to the U.S. Supreme Court. The June 14 date has passed without action by the FCC and there is no indication that the FCC will make any appeal whatsoever to the Supreme Court. What action we will take next will depend largely on the outcome of a meeting that Dave, Chris and I will have with Julius Knapp of FCC's Office of Engineering & Technology (OET) on July 9. A report of that meeting will be sent immediately following. Red Cross - We currently have two matters we are working regarding the American Red Cross. The first is the negotiation to update our SOU which is occurring now. Our expectation is to have a draft available for review by the Executive Committee at our meeting in October. The second regards the ARC's background requirement. In November I had sent a letter to ARC's Armond Mascelli expressing our concerns about confidential personal information required by Mybackgroundcheck.com, the ARC's contractor retained to perform background checks for ARC. That letter was previously sent to you at that time and also posted on our web site. It took ARC six months to respond to ARRL, something that I am not pleased with. Their response was received via email (a hard copy later arrived at ARRL HQ) on Saturday morning, May 17, while we all were at the Dayton Hamvention. Dave had email access and showed the letter to me and Kay and we skimmed over the response. The response appeared to address our concerns and we took ARC at their word on good faith and an announcement was made at Dayton as well as on ARRLWeb that our concerns had been addressed. In the four weeks since Dayton, however, it has become sadly evident that all of the consent forms at mybackgroundcheck.com required for amateur radio volunteers have not been changed and are misleading, at the very least. Dave, Chris, Kay and I met on June 19 and task Chris to review the ARC response and the current form on mybackgroundcheck.com and his opinion is that what Mascelli sent is, for the most part, in the consent form being used, but it isn't actually in the consent form part. It is part of a "Disclosure regarding Background Checks" which on the web site precedes the actual consent form itself, which is called an "Authorization" There are at least two overly vague portions of the Authorization which Mascelli never showed us. A response has been drafted to Mascelli and I will send it this week and an updated story will be posted on ARRLWeb. ARRL Washington Beltway Luncheon - ARRL hosted a Washington Beltway Luncheon last Thursday, June 19. We have hosted these periodically over the years in order to meet with the many hams in the Washington, D.C. area that work in many government agencies and capacities. Among the topics of this luncheon was the recognition of Paul Rinaldo on his pending retirement (Paul has worked closely with many of these people over the years in achieving ARRL's objectives), an update on court of appeals BPL decision and the introduction of the fifth "Technology" pilar. IARU Administrative Council Meeting - This week I am attending the IARU Administrative Council meeting in Konstanz, Germany, to officially present the nomination of IARU President & Vice President candidates on behalf of the International Secretariat. As has been previously reported to you, after consultation with IARU member societies in all three regions I will submit for nomination Tim Ellam, VE6SH, for IARU President and Ole Garpstadt, LA2RR, for IARU Vice President. The AC will take action on this nomination and it is expected that they will approve the nomination and order ballots to be sent to all IARU societies. The next term for the IARU President and Vice President will be begin on May 9, 2009. Ham Radio Friedrichshafen - This weekend I will be attending DARC's Ham Radio convention in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The event is commonly referred to as the "European Dayton" with an attendance of approximately 20,000. Our booth at Ham Radio is small although we take in quite a number of new and renewal memberships from our international members. We also provide DXCC card checking which, as you can imagine, is very popular. It also provides an opportunity for us to interface with our sister societies in IARU Region I that we normally do not have an opportunity for since ARRL has no official standing in Region I. I look forward to seeing each of you in a few weeks at our 2008 Second Meeting. As usual, if you are responsible for submitting a report to the board these will be due no later than Monday, July 14. 73 Joel DL/W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:16853] FW: Membership misconceptions
by K8JE 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Oops! I've attached the member comment this time. The following is a comment I received from a member in the GLD. Knowing that the background check issue has clearly not been resolved, but that ARRL releases have sounded much more "enthusiastic" than the situation warrants, how does anyone suggest I respond to this and other such comments other than with the unvarnished truth? Jim Incidentally, the member's comment was in response to comments I made about the RC background check demands and the status of the MOU. "I also recently read that the issues with arrl/rc had been resolved to everyone's satisfaction. I did not verify this but suggest you check it out currently." 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:16852] Membership misconceptions
by K8JE 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

The following is a comment I received from a member in the GLD. Knowing that the background check issue has clearly not been resolved, but that ARRL releases have sounded much more "enthusiastic" than the situation warrants, how does anyone suggest I respond to this and other such comments other than with the unvarnished truth? 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:16851] MOU/SOU List
by K8JE 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Joel, Dave, In response to a suggestion from a GLD member, I reviewed the Salvation Army/ARRL MOU. In doing this I noticed the list of active MOUs ARRL is party to includes the Red Cross. Of course, this has been incorrect for several months. I suggest removing the Red Cross/ARRL MOU from the list is one of the corrections that should be made to our web site rather promptly. It is no secret that some of us directors are correctly advising our members that there has no MOU with the RC for several months. I don't believe we should leave contradictory information on the web site. This could easily be interpreted by the membership as representing dissention with League leadership -- especially when the information remains posted for so long. 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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RE: [arrl-odv:16849] Re:RE: Status of Standing Order 63?
by K8JE 21 Jun '08

21 Jun '08

Kay, Rod and Dave are certainly correct that we have thousands of volunteers who make certain operations of ARRL possible. God bless good volunteers. I dont sense, though, that Dick has the type of tasks currently done by our volunteer force in mind. I may be wrong, of course. Just as a thought, even though volunteerism is in broad usage through the Field Organization, Divisions and to an extent at HQ, I wonder if it isnt time to do a little out-of-the-box thinking on this subject to see if there are not additional areas in which volunteers could assist. ARRL has many dedicated people who have highly developed skills the League needs. As one example, we have computer-guru members who have managed programming needs for major cities and companies. I know that some of these would be eager to take on appropriate tasks from time to time. I suspect the same can be said of members who excel in other relevant disciplines maybe in developing scientifically-valid opinion or other polls. Maybe A&F should undertake a study to recommend which, if any, categories of professional-level tasks would be appropriate to ask members to perform. The results of the study would be passed on to the Board for consideration. There is no question that sound judgment would need to be exercised when determining which (again, if any) tasks should be assigned to volunteers. I am not so naïve as to believe we should task volunteers to projects indiscriminately, but I equally feel comfortable they could perform appropriate tasks with great success and benefit to the League. FWIW 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: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:54 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16849] Re:RE: Status of Standing Order 63? We also have volunteers at HQ: giving tours, helping to organize the archive, and checking DXCC applications. Those initiatives came from staff, not from the President or EVP. Dave K1ZZ _____ From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@verizon.net] Sent: Sat 6/21/2008 12:52 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:16846] Re: Status of Standing Order 63? And the various government liaison and legislative action volunteers.... 73 - Kay N3KN

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