September 2008 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

RE: Red Cross Update - Confidential
by Bill Edgar 06 Sep '08

06 Sep '08

Joel, Thank you for your write up and your work on this issue. Could you clarify your second to the last paragraph: '.I assured him it was in the best interests of both organizations, given our long history of successful volunteerism, that he SOU be renewed and that the background check issue would not prevent that, although whatever the outcome of resolution of the background check issues is may impact the extent to which amateur radio operators volunteer to ARC.' Are you suggesting that we renew the SOU with ARC even if ARC or their third party investigation company mybackgroundcheck.com does not remove permission to perform or request credit investigations, mode of living investigations, or investigative consumer reports on our members carrying out disaster communications? Thanks! Bill N3LLR From: Joel Harrison [mailto:joelh@centurytel.net] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 2:13 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: Red Cross Update - Confidential The following information is ARRL Board confidential and is not to be distributed to anyone other than ARRL Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever to taking ARC to task in a public forum over the outstanding issues we have regarding background checks for amateur radio operators. There have already been at least two public situations that resulted in friction between our two organizations while working to resolve our outstanding concerns. Therefore, this information is not to be released publicly. You can simply state that we continue to openly and professionally discuss our outstanding concerns in an effort to reach an agreement on background checks. We absolutely want to continue to listen to our members concerns and opinions regarding this matter, but anything on our part that would generate ill will toward ARC is most definitely not productive and must be avoided. On June 30, 2008, as reported to you on arrl-odv on July 1, I wrote a letter to American Red Cross Vice President Armond Mascelli, addressing additional concerns about the background check requirement for amateur radio volunteers. In reply, Armond requested a telephone conference between the two of us to try to come to some agreement on the outstanding matters. We had that phone conversation on August 20. It was very cordial and lasted approximately 20 minutes. Armond is a very personable and professional individual on the phone and left me with the impression that ARC does have a serious desire to resolve our disagreements to the extent possible. Armond first assured me that they are taking this matter seriously, that at some point they hoped to have an internal organization taking care of background checks and that the process could move more quickly than it currently does. He agreed that the existing wording regarding mode of living checks was open ended but that ARC does not have the ability to go into and view those details. I explained that was not in itself the major concern, but the fact that the information has to be collected and then retained by a third party (or any party) is the major concern as there was no real justification of why such a requirement was needed for amateur radio volunteers. Armond acknowledged that while they are working to try to eliminate some of the concerns we have, a fact of life is that some of them won't go away and there will be limits to what they can do because we are just one small group among the 1.4 million ARC volunteers in addition to their paid staff. I told Armond we understood that, and realized there would be some requirement for our volunteers at varying levels of volunteerism. However, what we actually resolve those to be and agree upon will more than likely have an impact on the number of individuals that choose to volunteer for ARC service. They understand that, but are firm in their position that some form of background check will be required for amateur radio volunteers. The question now is how do we proceed and in what context. Armond has my recent letter and inquired how I prefer to proceed in their response to it. I suggested, and Armond agreed, that they review the letter, respond in writing to the extent they can address the outstanding concerns, and from that point any further discussion should be in-person with a small group of ARC representatives and ARRL representatives. It is my position that our representatives will include myself or my representative, Mr. Sumner or his representative and Mr. Imlay. We concluded our conversation by jointly noting and expressing our pleasure of the relationship that has developed between our Dennis Dura and ARC's Keith Robertory. This is a relationship that has already proven to be beneficial in our continuing relationship with ARC and especially during the recent (and continuing) hurricane threats to the U.S. Regarding renewal of a Statement of Understanding with the American Red Cross, Mr. Dura and Mr. Robertory will have a draft ready for review by the Executive Committee at our October 18 meeting in Chicago. This is very important to both organizations. Armond expressed concern over a rumor that ARRL would not renew an SOU with ARC if any type of background check was required. I assured him it was in the best interests of both organizations, given our long history of successful volunteerism, that he SOU be renewed and that the background check issue would not prevent that, although whatever the outcome of resolution of the background check issues is may impact the extent to which amateur radio operators volunteer to ARC. So, while we still have outstanding issues that we are working to resolve regarding the background check matter I was quite pleased with our conversation and I am convinced that ARC will work to resolve our concerns to the extent possible within the overall volunteer aspect of ARC and I'm very pleased that ARC is still at the table working to resolve those outstanding concerns. 73 Joel W5ZN

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RE: Red Cross Update - Confidential
by JIM WEAVER, K8JE 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

Joel, This is good news, indeed. As good as is the news, the admonition against talking outside the "inner family" is equally appropriate. I have one question. Background: About two or so years ago, I recall hearing while at a Board meeting that we were working toward becoming equal with ANRC at the Homeland Security meeting table. Is anything happening toward this end? Tnx, Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ Chairman, ARRL ad hoc Legislative Action Committee 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:joelh@centurytel.net] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 2:13 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: Red Cross Update - Confidential The following information is ARRL Board confidential and is not to be distributed to anyone other than ARRL Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever to taking ARC to task in a public forum over the outstanding issues we have regarding background checks for amateur radio operators. There have already been at least two public situations that resulted in friction between our two organizations while working to resolve our outstanding concerns. Therefore, this information is not to be released publicly. You can simply state that we continue to openly and professionally discuss our outstanding concerns in an effort to reach an agreement on background checks. We absolutely want to continue to listen to our members concerns and opinions regarding this matter, but anything on our part that would generate ill will toward ARC is most definitely not productive and must be avoided. On June 30, 2008, as reported to you on arrl-odv on July 1, I wrote a letter to American Red Cross Vice President Armond Mascelli, addressing additional concerns about the background check requirement for amateur radio volunteers. In reply, Armond requested a telephone conference between the two of us to try to come to some agreement on the outstanding matters. We had that phone conversation on August 20. It was very cordial and lasted approximately 20 minutes. Armond is a very personable and professional individual on the phone and left me with the impression that ARC does have a serious desire to resolve our disagreements to the extent possible. Armond first assured me that they are taking this matter seriously, that at some point they hoped to have an internal organization taking care of background checks and that the process could move more quickly than it currently does. He agreed that the existing wording regarding mode of living checks was open ended but that ARC does not have the ability to go into and view those details. I explained that was not in itself the major concern, but the fact that the information has to be collected and then retained by a third party (or any party) is the major concern as there was no real justification of why such a requirement was needed for amateur radio volunteers. Armond acknowledged that while they are working to try to eliminate some of the concerns we have, a fact of life is that some of them won't go away and there will be limits to what they can do because we are just one small group among the 1.4 million ARC volunteers in addition to their paid staff. I told Armond we understood that, and realized there would be some requirement for our volunteers at varying levels of volunteerism. However, what we actually resolve those to be and agree upon will more than likely have an impact on the number of individuals that choose to volunteer for ARC service. They understand that, but are firm in their position that some form of background check will be required for amateur radio volunteers. The question now is how do we proceed and in what context. Armond has my recent letter and inquired how I prefer to proceed in their response to it. I suggested, and Armond agreed, that they review the letter, respond in writing to the extent they can address the outstanding concerns, and from that point any further discussion should be in-person with a small group of ARC representatives and ARRL representatives. It is my position that our representatives will include myself or my representative, Mr. Sumner or his representative and Mr. Imlay. We concluded our conversation by jointly noting and expressing our pleasure of the relationship that has developed between our Dennis Dura and ARC's Keith Robertory. This is a relationship that has already proven to be beneficial in our continuing relationship with ARC and especially during the recent (and continuing) hurricane threats to the U.S. Regarding renewal of a Statement of Understanding with the American Red Cross, Mr. Dura and Mr. Robertory will have a draft ready for review by the Executive Committee at our October 18 meeting in Chicago. This is very important to both organizations. Armond expressed concern over a rumor that ARRL would not renew an SOU with ARC if any type of background check was required. I assured him it was in the best interests of both organizations, given our long history of successful volunteerism, that he SOU be renewed and that the background check issue would not prevent that, although whatever the outcome of resolution of the background check issues is may impact the extent to which amateur radio operators volunteer to ARC. So, while we still have outstanding issues that we are working to resolve regarding the background check matter I was quite pleased with our conversation and I am convinced that ARC will work to resolve our concerns to the extent possible within the overall volunteer aspect of ARC and I'm very pleased that ARC is still at the table working to resolve those outstanding concerns. 73 Joel W5ZN

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[arrl-odv:17177] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

<<090308.docx>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 31, No. 36 September 3, 2008 -- Covers the period August 24-30. Upcoming Meetings and Events United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) October 13-17 - ARRL HQ Executive Committee Meeting October 18 @ 9:00am in Chicago, IL Ballot Counting for Director/Vice Director Elections November 21 in Newington, CT Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The ARRL Diamond Club processed $20,306 in contributions from 174 donors in August, 2008. Year to date, the Diamond Club revenues to $188,921 against its revenue forecast of $321,000. The total number of Diamond Club donors has slipped below 2000 with most of the reduction in the lower levels of giving ($75 to $250 levels). The Spectrum Defense Fund has received Year to Date revenues totaling $118,226, including more than $84,000 in response to the spring Thank You Campaign. The fall campaign for 2009 is planned to mail in mid-October. The Education Campaign was pushed to the summer to accommodate the Defense Thank You campaign. So far the campaign to 92,000 members has attracted more than $10,000 in revenue. A follow up letter to major donors and major prospects is scheduled to mail within a week. The summer campaigns for the Lab Fund and the Historic Preservation Fund have brought in revenue of $2590 and $2805 respectively. During the week of Sept 1 Development has been providing support for public relations activities related to Hurricane Gustav. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Nancy Hallas, W1NCY, will be moving from Educational Services to Editorial/Production as a part-time employee working primarily as a handling editor for various book projects, in addition to her current proofreading work. Nancy will be using a workstation in the composition area. Joel Kleinman and Khrystyne Keane have been working closely with key HQ staff involved with preparations for and response to Hurricane Gustav and TS Hannah to be sure updates are posted to the Web site in a timely manner. Joel and Khrystyne wrote and Joel distributed The ARRL Letter Vol. 27, No. 34, for August 29, 2008. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R August product sales reached $197,000. This month's forecast was $222,002. At the end of August, membership totaled 153,504; 1,246 below our goal for the month. Membership has been relatively flat for the last couple of months. The current membership mailing has returned 352 applications in the first week, with 182 being multi-year memberships (a new strategy). We also acquired one life member from this solicitation. A Labor Day product-themed solicitation was emailed on Wednesday afternoon. The promotion extended Flat Rate Shipping on all orders of $30 or more. Over 500 online orders have been received throughout the period-a nice start to September. A full page ad was prepared for the new Ham Radio Outlet catalog (winter edition), and features the new 2009 Handbook, a book of vintage ham gear, and the General Class Course on CD-ROM. The exhibit kit web pages (www.arrl.org/brochures )have been updated with downloadable PDF's of each brochure. We have also added the membership brochure to the list of offerings. This work is ongoing as we improve the availability of ARRL-branded brochures and other ARRL collateral (literature, signs, supply items, etc.) to the field. The Warehouse crew fulfilled 1,052 packages for publication and product orders, shipped 249 free book membership premiums, and sent September QST mailing supplement. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N The department welcomes Kathy Maldonado to its staff. Kathy will be located in the North Side of MVP in the DXCC area. W1AW Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives. He created the texts for the September W1AW Qualifying Runs. He processed all the current regular W1AW QSL card requests. He compiled text to be used for the 2009 W1AW Qualifying Runs. He updated the W1AW web page with QSL and Qualifying Run information. In preparation for possible station activity due to Hurricane Gustav, Joe temporarily installed in W1HQ an Icom IC-2820 D-Star-compatible radio. He also installed EchoLink capabilities in W1HQ. Joe also worked the Monday and Tuesday late afternoon/night shifts for the vacationing Scott Gee. Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the latter part of the month of August and for early September. Field Organization/Public Service Team As Hurricane Gustav moved through the western Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, and ultimately struck portions of the Gulf Coast on Labor Day, the Field Organization Team joined several other members of the HQ staff in lending assistance to Section Leaders as they prepared for and acted on their plans. Dennis Dura, K2DCD, is serving as lead coordinator for the HQ emergency response. Special ARRL telebridge teleconference calls were conducted throughout the previous week and Labor Day weekend. Three more Section Manager nomination petitions arrived prior to the September 5 deadline. Incumbents John Rodgers, N3MSE (Western Pennsylvania) and Matt Anderson, KA0BOJ (Nebraska) have been nominated. Robert Biamonte, WB2OMW, is running for the New York City- Long Island SM position. Leona Adams reported that, so far, there are four contested SM elections scheduled for this fall. Chuck Skolaut returned to the office from a successful ARRL State Convention in Kansas where 20 new or renewed memberships were obtained. A radio amateur from Illinois completed certification to become an Official Observer. The Hurricane Watch Net was first activated this past week on Wednesday as Gustav began its trek toward the U.S. A report of Spanish speaking stations continuing to interfere with the 7290 Traffic Net was reported, and the FCC has been alerted because of potential interference to hurricane-response traffic. Chuck also handled inquiries while Dan was away from the office. He conducted two tours of HQ as well. Web/Software Development Reported by Jon Bloom, KE3Z On September 2, we released the new ARRL VE Exam Maker software written by Jon Bloom. This software allows VEs to generate and print written exams, and it replaces the now defunct ExamWin program that was written originally in about 1996. Several VEs assisted in beta testing the software before its release, and so far it looks like the program is being well received. One of the improvements this software makes is that program and data (e.g., question pool) updates can be performed directly from the program by accessing ARRL's Web services, which should remove the burden of distributing exam software from the VEC department. Hugh Brower continues to tweak our online credit-card processing system to better support recurring billing. Micah Murray also continued work on new VEC data entry Web screens that will replace the circa 1999 desktop data-entry program VEC is presently using to submit license data. We anticipate that VEC testing of the new screens should commence within a week. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Jon Bloom 10/4-10/13 Vacation Katie Breen 9/5-5/8 Vacation Hugh Brower 9/29-10/3 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 9/26 Vacation Steve Ewald 9/12-9/24 Vacation Norm Fusaro 9/22-9/26 Vacation Scott Gee 10/3-10/6 Vacation `` 12/23-12/26 Vacation Dan Henderson 10/10-10/13 Michigan Section Convention, Kalamazoo, MI Mary Hobart 9/5 Vacation `` 9/19-9/20 W9DXCC, Chicago, IL `` 10/3 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 9/19 Vacation Joel Kleinman 9/26-10/1 Washington State Convention, Spokane, Vacation Lisa Kustosik 9/26-10/10 Vacation Rose-Ann Lawrence 9/5 Vacation Steve Sant Andrea 9/2-9/5 Vacation Sharon Taratula 9/5pm Vacation

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Red Cross Update - Confidential
by Joel Harrison 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

The following information is ARRL Board confidential and is not to be distributed to anyone other than ARRL Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. There is absolutely no benefit whatsoever to taking ARC to task in a public forum over the outstanding issues we have regarding background checks for amateur radio operators. There have already been at least two public situations that resulted in friction between our two organizations while working to resolve our outstanding concerns. Therefore, this information is not to be released publicly. You can simply state that we continue to openly and professionally discuss our outstanding concerns in an effort to reach an agreement on background checks. We absolutely want to continue to listen to our members concerns and opinions regarding this matter, but anything on our part that would generate ill will toward ARC is most definitely not productive and must be avoided. On June 30, 2008, as reported to you on arrl-odv on July 1, I wrote a letter to American Red Cross Vice President Armond Mascelli, addressing additional concerns about the background check requirement for amateur radio volunteers. In reply, Armond requested a telephone conference between the two of us to try to come to some agreement on the outstanding matters. We had that phone conversation on August 20. It was very cordial and lasted approximately 20 minutes. Armond is a very personable and professional individual on the phone and left me with the impression that ARC does have a serious desire to resolve our disagreements to the extent possible. Armond first assured me that they are taking this matter seriously, that at some point they hoped to have an internal organization taking care of background checks and that the process could move more quickly than it currently does. He agreed that the existing wording regarding mode of living checks was open ended but that ARC does not have the ability to go into and view those details. I explained that was not in itself the major concern, but the fact that the information has to be collected and then retained by a third party (or any party) is the major concern as there was no real justification of why such a requirement was needed for amateur radio volunteers. Armond acknowledged that while they are working to try to eliminate some of the concerns we have, a fact of life is that some of them won't go away and there will be limits to what they can do because we are just one small group among the 1.4 million ARC volunteers in addition to their paid staff. I told Armond we understood that, and realized there would be some requirement for our volunteers at varying levels of volunteerism. However, what we actually resolve those to be and agree upon will more than likely have an impact on the number of individuals that choose to volunteer for ARC service. They understand that, but are firm in their position that some form of background check will be required for amateur radio volunteers. The question now is how do we proceed and in what context. Armond has my recent letter and inquired how I prefer to proceed in their response to it. I suggested, and Armond agreed, that they review the letter, respond in writing to the extent they can address the outstanding concerns, and from that point any further discussion should be in-person with a small group of ARC representatives and ARRL representatives. It is my position that our representatives will include myself or my representative, Mr. Sumner or his representative and Mr. Imlay. We concluded our conversation by jointly noting and expressing our pleasure of the relationship that has developed between our Dennis Dura and ARC's Keith Robertory. This is a relationship that has already proven to be beneficial in our continuing relationship with ARC and especially during the recent (and continuing) hurricane threats to the U.S. Regarding renewal of a Statement of Understanding with the American Red Cross, Mr. Dura and Mr. Robertory will have a draft ready for review by the Executive Committee at our October 18 meeting in Chicago. This is very important to both organizations. Armond expressed concern over a rumor that ARRL would not renew an SOU with ARC if any type of background check was required. I assured him it was in the best interests of both organizations, given our long history of successful volunteerism, that he SOU be renewed and that the background check issue would not prevent that, although whatever the outcome of resolution of the background check issues is may impact the extent to which amateur radio operators volunteer to ARC. So, while we still have outstanding issues that we are working to resolve regarding the background check matter I was quite pleased with our conversation and I am convinced that ARC will work to resolve our concerns to the extent possible within the overall volunteer aspect of ARC and I'm very pleased that ARC is still at the table working to resolve those outstanding concerns. 73 Joel W5ZN

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RE: [arrl-odv:17171] Hotel door cards
by Bill Edgar 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

Bill, Check out: http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp - Bill N3LLR From: William Sawders [mailto:k7zm@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:29 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:17171] Hotel door cards

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[arrl-odv:17174] Re: Hotel door cards
by William Sawders 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

Thanks for your "head's up" ! This message proves to be NOT TRUE. Bill -------Original Message------- From: William Sawders Date: 9/5/2008 8:31:35 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:17171] Hotel door cards (Head's up) Hotel Door Cards HOTEL KEY CARDS Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card? Answer: a. Customer's name b. Customer's partial home address c. Hotel room number d. Check-in date and out dates e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date! When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense. Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time, the new guest's information is electronically "overwritten" on the card and the previous guest's information is erased in the overwriting process. But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT! The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them NEVER leave them behind in the room or room wastebasket, and NEVER turn them into the front desk when you check out of a room. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple scanning device card reader. For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip! If you have a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip several times. Then try it in the door, it will not work. It erases everything on the card. Information courtesy of: Pasadena Police Department PLEASE FORWARD to friends and family.

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[arrl-odv:17173] Re: Hotel door cards
by Andy Oppel 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

Bill, I'm afraid you've been taken in by one of those urban legend e-mails. Read the facts here: http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp At 08:28 AM 9/5/2008, William Sawders wrote: > >(Head's up) > > > Hotel Door Cards > > > > > >HOTEL KEY CARDS > >Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card? > >Answer: >a. Customer's name >b. Customer's partial home address >c. Hotel room number >d. Check-in date and out dates >e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date! > >When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is >there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the >hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and >using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop >computer and go shopping at your expense. > >Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until >an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time, >the new guest's information is electronically "overwritten" on the >card and the previous guest's information is erased in the >overwriting process. >But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is >kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT! > >The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or >destroy them. NEVER leave them behind in the room or room >wastebasket, and NEVER turn them into the front desk when you check >out of a room. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) >and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal >information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple >scanning device card reader. > >For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you >still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport >trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, >especially through the electronic information strip! > > >If you have a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip >several times. Then try it in the door, it will not work. It erases >everything on the card. > >Information courtesy of: Pasadena Police Department > >PLEASE FORWARD to friends and family. > > > Andy Oppel andy.oppel(a)gmail.com andy(a)andyoppel.com

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RE: [arrl-odv:17171] Hotel door cards
by Kay Craigie 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

Check out this story at http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/hotelkey.asp. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:17171] Hotel door cards
by William Sawders 05 Sep '08

05 Sep '08

(Head's up) Hotel Door Cards HOTEL KEY CARDS Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card? Answer: a. Customer's name b. Customer's partial home address c. Hotel room number d. Check-in date and out dates e. Customer's credit card number and expiration date! When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the hotel scanner. An employee can take a hand full of cards home and using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense. Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee reissues the card to the next hotel guest. At that time, the new guest's information is electronically "overwritten" on the card and the previous guest's information is erased in the overwriting process. But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT! The bottom line is: Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them NEVER leave them behind in the room or room wastebasket, and NEVER turn them into the front desk when you check out of a room. They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple scanning device card reader. For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport trash basket. Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip! If you have a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip several times. Then try it in the door, it will not work. It erases everything on the card. Information courtesy of: Pasadena Police Department PLEASE FORWARD to friends and family.

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ARRL State Legislative Report
by Joel Harrison 04 Sep '08

04 Sep '08

_____ From: Samantha Debee [mailto:samantha.debee@chwatco.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 8:37 AM To: 'Harrison, Joel (President)'; 'Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ' Cc: 'John Chwat' Subject: ARRL State Legislative Report Attached is this month's state legislative report. Have a great week! Thank you, Samantha DeBee Director of Government Relations Chwat & Company, Inc. 625 Slaters Lane, Suite 103 Alexandria, VA 22314 (P) 703.684.7703 (F) 703.684.7594 Samantha.DeBee(a)chwatco.com <mailto:Janet.Worthington@chwatco.com> www.chwatco.com <http://www.chwatco.com/>

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