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

[arrl-odv:16818] QST Delivery Problems
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

From: Harold Kramer Bob Inderbitzen We are sorry to report that the June QST mailing data was pulled incorrectly from our subscriber database. The mailing was missing approximately 4,000 current members out of a mailing list of 145,000 that we usually mail. The total membership figure of 153,000 includes family, blind, and International CD members who do not receive separate copies of QST. While, until today, we had only received a few scattered complaints from members, we learned the extent of this mistake just this morning. After some research by ISD, we determined that the mailing data for June QST was mistakenly based on the month-old membership records used for mailing May QST. As a result: * approximately 4,000 members-mostly new acquisition and late renewals-were missing from the June QST data pull * a couple thousand "May" expirees were mistakenly sent June QST * the mailing data was missing a month of address changes (snowbirds, changes-of-address, address corrections, name changes, etc.). Don Durand, Information Services Manager, explained that the "standard monthly process failed when the wrong server was accessed for the run and that the possibility of this problem re-occurring has now been removed." The mistake went unnoticed because the mailing totals were similar to previous months of QST circulation. We have identified the missing membership records and June QST will be mailed to those members in the Western-half of the US on Tuesday; and the Eastern-half on Wednesday. Some international members were also affected (under 200), and those copies were mailed today. We have enough remaining copies of June QST to satisfy these mailings. As always, we routinely send replacement copies of QST to members who report non-delivery due to an address change or other reasons. If a member has a delivery problem, they should contact customer service at circulation(a)arrl.org or 888-277 -5289. We will be able to tell them if their issue was recently mailed or if a replacement needs to be sent. We all regret this incident, but we have learned where the problem occurred and we have taken steps to prevent it from happening again. Harold and Bob 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:16817] Advisory Cte chairs/liaisons
by Bruce Frahm K0BJ 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

K1KI points out the board may never have been informed of the CAC chairmanship, appointment of which was delayed from the January meeting. Here are the current chairs and liaisons. CAC Chair WC1M BoD Liaison W3TOM DXAC K4UEE W6RGG VUAC W0LD K9KM Bruce Frahm K0BJ ARRL Midwest Div Director Colby KS

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[arrl-odv:16816] Re: Retirement
by Coy Day 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Howie, Congratulations! Enjoy! Coy -- Coy Day, N5OK 20685 SW 29 Union City, OK 73090 405-483-5632 Huntington Howard-CADV02 wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > At the end of June, I will retire from Motorola. I had announced to > Dick already and to the PSC last Saturday this big news and thought I > would pass along to the rest. So 38+ years at Motorola is a long time > doing many interesting things. > > I will have enough to do, not a problem. Maybe you will hear from me > more often on ODV although somehow I do manage to read about everything. > > > More on topic for ODV, I will probably be missing the first week of July > but will be back July 8. > > Howie, K9KM > > >

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[arrl-odv:16815] Retirement
by Huntington Howard-CADV02 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Hi Everyone, At the end of June, I will retire from Motorola. I had announced to Dick already and to the PSC last Saturday this big news and thought I would pass along to the rest. So 38+ years at Motorola is a long time doing many interesting things. I will have enough to do, not a problem. Maybe you will hear from me more often on ODV although somehow I do manage to read about everything. More on topic for ODV, I will probably be missing the first week of July but will be back July 8. Howie, K9KM

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[arrl-odv:16814] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

<<060408.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 31, No. 23 June 4, 2008 -- Covers the period May 25-31. Upcoming Meetings and Events Annual Board Meeting July 18-19, 2008 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT CEO Office We would like to wish Carole Dimock, N1NAM, happiness and good luck in her retirement. Carole worked for ARRL for 19 years in the mailroom. One thing Carole would like to do as an Extra Class operator is to operate from W1AW, so stay tuned! Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND We have begun work on getting the FCC's Public Notice DA 99-2344 on CEPT operations updated to reflect the CEPT's changes in reciprocal licensing for US amateurs visiting ERO countries. Rules require a copy of the FCC's public notice (in the three ERO languages English, French and German) to be carried by visiting US amateurs. A letter citing the necessary changes will be sent to the FCC. We continued working on the language of the agreement for the resumption of 70cm coordinations in New England to accommodate Air Force concerns on the PAVE PAWS interference issue. NESMC has agreed to the framework and as soon as Air Force officials give their approval we will be making a public announcement. Field Day queries are running high as we enter the last month before the event. The Field Day Locator applet added almost 100 new entries last week, bringing the total to 934 groups listed. Requests for Exhibit Kits are running high and can be ordered from the ARRL Web. We need to continue to stress that these orders need to be placed by June 13th - giving two weeks to fulfill the order. As 10-meter activity picks up we are starting to receive calls and emails from individuals reporting web sites and local sales of illegal 10-meter equipment. We have spoken to the FCC on this matter and the response back is mixed. Their "official" form letter reply to such inquiries is as follows: "Thank you for the information you submitted, but the major on-line auction sites receive worldwide over 7 million ads a month and work in 7 countries. They do a pretty good job of keeping equipment off their sites that is not certified, but cannot catch all of them. We don't have the resources to police every ad, just as we don't check newspaper ads or yard sales or other internet auction sites. We are, however, interested in any information about marketing such items by manufacturers or distributors or large scale retail businesses." Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH Development is please to welcome two new members to the ARRL Maxim Society, Ti-Michelle Connelly, NJ6T and William Mueller, AA5WM. The W1AW Endowment campaign has topped $42,000 from more than 550 donors. The follow up mailing to major donors has yielded two $1000 contributions and a $3000 pledge over 3 years. The Thank You campaign to nearly 18,000 Spectrum Defense donors who supported the BPL efforts over the past five years was mailed on Friday, May 30. The Spectrum Defense campaign produced $33,700 in 2008 before this campaign was mailed. Development is expecting the fulfillment of $20,000 in pledges to the Teachers Institute of the Education & Technology Program. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Once again this year, Maty Weinberg spearheaded Team ARRL's participation in the Relay for Life fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. The Newington RFL event has so far raised more than $15,000. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol. 27, No. 21, for May 30, 2008. It went out to 69, 937 subscribers. She also voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for May 30. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Awards Branch Category April 2008 May 2008 Year-to-Date WAS Certificates (Manual) 43 37 171 WAS Certificates (LoTW) 17 12 71 A-1 Op Nominations 21 31 101 A-1 Op Certificates 17 24 86 Extra Class Certificates 6 6 36 WAC Certificates 17 29 95 VUCC New / Grids 7 / 943 10 / 1,165 47 / 4,662 VUCC Endorsement / Grids 11 / 685 10 / 376 50 / 2,766 Processing Time Current Current Current DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2007 Carryover 206,843 1,750 YTD Received 288,467 2,622 Cumulative Total 495,310 4,372 YTD Processed 389,444 3,571 Remaining 105,866 801 Processing Time = 7 weeks Contests Sean, KX9X met with the Programs & Services Committee on Friday evening, May 30, who were in town for their meeting. He updated the P&SC on contesting issues and processes, answered questions, and gave a short synopsis of what he would like to see the Contest Branch do in the future. He also wrote an article for the May 30 edition of the ARRL Letter, promoting the June VHF QSO Party coming up the weekend of June 14. He included a brief how-to guide for working stations on 6 meters and encouraged hams with HF rigs that have 6 meters included to get active on the band. Logbook of the World Category April 2008 May 2008 QSO Records Entered Into System 169,037,119 171,593,119 QSL Record Matches 13,314,089 13,570,502 Logs Processed 588,822 608,659 Active Certificates 31,179 31,689 Registered Users in System 20,410 20,765 Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries April 2008 May 2008 Year-to-Date Lost Certificate 121 90 742 DXCC Status Inquiries 80 62 367 Data Not Shown 33 26 164 No TQ6 File Received from LoTW 20 13 71 Additional Certificate Requests 69 38 308 Cannot Log on to LoTW User Page 15 14 143 Cannot Upload Log to LoTW User Page 22 17 107 No TQ5 File Received by LoTW 20 23 141 Incorrect Date Range 20 20 181 Lost Personal Password 12 9 65 User Email Problems 54 23 158 WAS Status Inquiries 50 16 151 Club Inquiries 23 12 104 New Callsign Changes 12 9 55 Logbook Startup Inquiries 43 29 212 Cannot Activate/Load TQ6 Certificate 15 7 68 Logbook Suggestions 5 3 23 QSO Downloaded 4 9 29 Additional Documents Needed 13 9 73 Need Postcard 5 8 43 Directions Not Followed 74 56 296 Duplicate Email Inquiries 33 40 160 Cannot Sign Logs 14 10 57 Using Old Certificate N/A 20 20 Other Inquiries 56 62 245 Total Inquiries 819 625 3,983 QSL Branch April 2008 May 2008 Year-to-Date Cards Received 86,550 58,650 264,750 Cards Mailed 0 113,800 199,300 Field Organization/Public Service Team A Section Manager teleconference was held on May 28 for the SMs of the Delta, Hudson and Midwest Divisions. Steve Ewald and Chuck Skolaut hosted the call, and Allen Pitts was the guest speaker. Allen discussed ARRL's new public relations campaign and support materials. Steve also assisted Dave Patton with some preparations for the May 31 meeting of the Programs and Services Committee. A Section Manager nomination petition for incumbent Connecticut SM Betsey Doane, K1EIC, has been submitted. Leona Adams reports that the nomination deadline for new terms of office starting in October is June 6. Over a dozen new Field Appointments were added to the data base. Chuck Skolaut worked on a yearly monitoring report for the IARU Administrative Council. HQ received information from an Official Observer Coordinator in California and forwarded it onto the FCC. This was a direct response to the FCC's request for monitoring a 75 meter frequency. We also gathered and compiled information on commercial use of 440 MHz in California. This, too, was shared with the FCC. Questions covered this week included the confirmation that a report of a new cell phone law in North Carolina was a hoax, the clarification of the role of Field Day control operators, and providing information on selling equipment to overseas buyers. Education Services Reported by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ At the Dayton Hamvention Education Services booth, Mark Spencer and I had some lively discussions with instructors and teachers and interested hams about the curriculum materials Mark has developed, licensing instruction materials and the Emergency Communications training program. We also entertained a number of young people and older hams with the BOE-Bots and Mark's new "Wii" concept remote controller. Mark received feedback from booth visitors that has given him ideas for some new initiatives. Education & Technology Program Mark completed construction of two additional radio telescope interfaces for the new TI instructors, which he will send to them so they are familiar with the RT project and ready to teach the content this summer. A write-up on an improved data linked seismograph project that is used during the TI to demonstrate seismology fundamentals and how RF linked video games work has been posted to the web page. Mark also completed an article on the SID unit to be included in the TI curriculum and has sent it to the QST editors for consideration. While in Dayton Mark visited the classroom site and arranged for hotel accommodations for the Teachers Institute participants who will be attending the session there starting July 14. All sessions of the TI are full and applicants are being added to a waiting list. The May round of ETP grant applications (10 applications with 9 recommended for approval) has been forwarded to the Executive Committee for their approval. ARISS Rosalie White shares the loss of Silent Key astronaut Ron Parise, WA4SIR. The ARISS Team will greatly miss the dedicated work that he has done for nearly 20 years, starting in the early days of the SAREX program. He was a "ham's ham" who was loved by the entire team. In mid-May ARISS Vice Chair Gaston Bertels received notice that he was inducted into the 2008 CQ Hall of Fame for making a significant contribution to Amateur Radio and our planet. Gaston feels that earning the honor "puts ARISS in the footlights to the world." Our sponsor at Johnson Space Center's Education Office, Cynthia McArthur was presented the highly prestigious Silver Snoopy Award by Astronaut Barbara Morgan, KD5VNP, for support of educational activities, including ARISS, during STS-118. Astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZØJPA, gave two one-hour presentations including a video with footage of ham radio activities to nearly 1,000 students from Italian schools who have participated in ARISS QSOs. ARISS was at Space Expo in the Netherlands on May 23 sponsoring a QSO with Astronaut Reissmann. This event involved 12 Dutch primary schools whose students are participants in the Delta project, a joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The next crew member who will do ARISS ops is Astronaut Greg Chamitoff who has chosen to speak with one school per week during his flight. His first crew pick QSO will be with a huge group of scouts from Marin County, California. AMSAT members and the ARISS Team sponsored an ARISS QSO and educational events at the National Air and Space Museum celebration on Space Day. The event was covered in a local paper; to view the article in the Southwester (page 11), go to: http://swdc.org/news/Southwester_JUNE_2008.pdf Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Leona Adams 6/6 Vacation Kathy Allison 6/30-7/7 Vacation Jo-Ann Arel 7/7-7/14 Vacation Katie Breen 7/10-7/14 Rocky Mt. Division Convention, Bryce Canyon, UT Steve Capodicasa 6/10 Vacation Joe Carcia 6/20 Vacation `` 7/7-7/11 Vacation `` 7/18 Vacation `` 7/21 Vacation Steve Ford 6/9-6/10 National Publishers Conference, Washington, DC `` 6/24 Vacation Scott Gee 6/30 Vacation `` 7/1-7/3 Vacation Ed Hare 6/2-6/9 Vacation Dan Henderson 6/21-7/7 Friedrichshafen, Germany/Vacation `` 8/23-8/30 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 6/24-7/1 Friedrichshafen, Germany Debra Johnson 6/27-7/6 Vacation Joel Kleinman 6/5-6/6 Vacation `` 6/9-6/10 National Publishers Conference, Washington, DC Lisa Kustosik 6/20-6/30 Vacation Zack Lau 6/6 Vacation `` 6/19-6/20 Vacation Kim Mancuso 6/23-6/27 Vacation Frankie Perez 6/19 Vacation Alan Pitts 6/3-6/8 Vacation Ashley Rakus 6/6 Vacation Steve Sant Andrea 7/7-7/9 Vacation Dave Sumner 6/13-6/16 Vacation `` 6/23-7/1 IARU AC Meeting/Friedrichshafen, Germany Sharon Taratula 6/20 Vacation

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RE: [arrl-odv:16809] VEC Report
by K8JE 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Harold, Thanks for sharing Maria's VEC report. Helpful. 73, 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: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:37 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16809] VEC Report Hi, Maria sent this report on year to date VEC activity to the Program and Services Committee that met here at HQ on Saturday. I thought that the information was so informative that I would share it with ODV and Staff. 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:16812] Re: Preliminary Call for the Second Meeting of the Board
by Richard J. Norton 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

This message will confirm 100% successful reception of the electronically transmitted "preliminary call" letter in the Southwestern Division. In the interest of conservation of League resources, it is requested that the "formal call" letter also simply be transmitted electronically, at least to the Southwestern Division. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ <dsumner(a)arrl.org> wrote: > No. 2192-L June 4, 2008 > > ARRL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND VICE DIRECTORS: > > In accordance with Standing Order 19, you are hereby notified that the > formal call for the 2008 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors, July > 18-19, 2008, will be mailed on or about June 20. ... Notices shall > be sent by First-Class mail or electronic mail to the last known address of > each Director. > I look forward to seeing you and to our having a productive meeting in > Connecticut. > > Sincere 73, > > David Sumner, K1ZZ > Secretary

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RE: [arrl-odv:16809] VEC Report
by Bill Edgar 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Harold, Thank you for sharing this. Kudos to Maria and her staff - keep up the good work! - Bill N3LLR From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:37 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16809] VEC Report Hi, Maria sent this report on year to date VEC activity to the Program and Services Committee that met here at HQ on Saturday. I thought that the information was so informative that I would share it with ODV and Staff. 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:16810] Preliminary Call for the Second Meeting of the Board
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

No. 2192-L June 4, 2008 ARRL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND VICE DIRECTORS: In accordance with Standing Order 19, you are hereby notified that the formal call for the 2008 Second Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors, July 18-19, 2008, will be mailed on or about June 20. Please note the provisions of Article 9 of the ARRL Articles of Association: These articles may be amended by a three-fourths vote of all Directors, or, provided due notice of the proposed amendment shall have been placed in the mail to each Director at least thirty days in advance, by a two-thirds vote of all Directors. The Board of Directors may from time to time adopt By-Laws not inconsistent with the Articles and applicable statutes. By-Laws may be amended by a three-fourths vote of all Directors, or, provided due notice of the proposed amendment shall be placed in the mail to each Director at least thirty days in advance, by a two-thirds vote of all Directors. Notices shall be sent by First-Class mail or electronic mail to the last known address of each Director. Our meeting will be held at the Hartford/Windsor Airport Marriott, 88 Day Hill Rd., Windsor, CT. A group dinner is scheduled for Thursday evening, July 17. The Board meeting will begin at 9:00 AM Friday (this is a change from our recent practice of beginning the meeting at 8:30 AM) and is expected to be completed by dinnertime Saturday. Expenses related to Board Meeting attendance and travel will only be reimbursed for Thursday through Sunday. Should your membership on a committee require you to arrive earlier to attend a meeting of that committee, the additional expenses will be charged to the appropriate committee account. Revised Standing Order 04-1.39 reads: "The Board of Directors authorizes the attendance of Vice Directors at Board meetings. Expenses for attendance will be chargeable to the Board Meeting account." I look forward to seeing you and to our having a productive meeting in Connecticut. Sincere 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:16809] VEC Report
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Hi, Maria sent this report on year to date VEC activity to the Program and Services Committee that met here at HQ on Saturday. I thought that the information was so informative that I would share it with ODV and Staff. 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/ <http://www.arrl.org/>

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