October 2009 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:18155] Re: S 1755
by Marty Woll 09 Oct '09

09 Oct '09

S 1755Thansk, Dave. At what point should we gear up a letter-writing campaign to seek support and co-sponsorship? Would Chwat & Co. handle the delivery of such letters as they did on the House side? Have a productive trip to ZL. Marty N6VI ----- Original Message ----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ To: arrl-odv Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:53 AM Subject: [arrl-odv:18149] S 1755 John Chwat has been working hard to line up a Senate counterpart to HR 2160. He has been working with both the majority and minority staffs of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The staffs stressed the importance of its being introduced on a bipartisan basis, and in that regard - with considerable assistance from ARRL officials and members in Maine - we hit a home run: the sponsor and original cosponsor are, respectively, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee! This virtually guarantees that it will move through the Committee. The text of the bill, S. 1755, is slightly different from the House version, in large part in order to make its referral to this committee (rather than Commerce) appropriate. John is working with the staff of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the original sponsor, Rep. Jackson-Lee (who sits on that committee) to get the House's treatment of the bill to align with the Senate's. Attached is an unofficial, but presumably final, version of the Senate bill. Thomas (thomas.loc.gov) should have the official text in a couple of days. John Chwat and his staff deserve a big hand for their work. It hasn't been easy getting to this point; there were several potential pitfalls along the way that John was able to navigate around. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ <<radio op final.pdf>> S.1755 Title: A bill to direct the Department of Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency communications. Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 10/6/2009) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 10/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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[arrl-odv:18154] RE: [arrl-odv:18153] k7zm@arrl.org has sent you a message.
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Unlike those of his predecessor, this speech is actually worth reading: PREPARED REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI, "AMERICA'S MOBILE BROADBAND FUTURE". OCH . at International CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment, San Diego, CA http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293891A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293891A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293891A1.txt Dave K1ZZ From: William Sawders [mailto:k7zm@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:07 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18153] k7zm(a)arrl.org has sent you a message. The following email has been sent to you by k7zm(a)arrl.org FYI head's up. Spectrum usage. WARNING ON SURGE IN WIRELESS TRAFFIC By Joseph Menn in San Francisco and Chris Nuttall in San DiegoPublished: October 7 2009 20:53 | Last updated: October 7 2009 20:53 The head of the US Federal Communications Commission warned on Wednesday that there is not enough room in the airwaves for the “explosion” in wireless data traffic, setting the stage for a big realignment of spectrum usage as the government tries to help mobile carriers keep up with consumer demand. “The biggest threat to the future of mobile in America is the looming spectrum crisis,” said Julius Genachowski, the Obama administration appointee who took over as head of the five-member FCC in late June. This article can be found at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c355e810-b378-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a,_i_email=y.h… "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of The Financial Times. Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009

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[arrl-odv:18153] k7zm@arrl.org has sent you a message.
by William Sawders 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

The following email has been sent to you by k7zm(a)arrl.org FYI head's up. Spectrum usage. WARNING ON SURGE IN WIRELESS TRAFFIC By Joseph Menn in San Francisco and Chris Nuttall in San DiegoPublished: October 7 2009 20:53 | Last updated: October 7 2009 20:53 The head of the US Federal Communications Commission warned on Wednesday that there is not enough room in the airwaves for the “explosion” in wireless data traffic, setting the stage for a big realignment of spectrum usage as the government tries to help mobile carriers keep up with consumer demand. “The biggest threat to the future of mobile in America is the looming spectrum crisis,” said Julius Genachowski, the Obama administration appointee who took over as head of the five-member FCC in late June. This article can be found at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c355e810-b378-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a,_i_email=y html "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of The Financial Times. Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009

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[arrl-odv:18152] New Zealand travel
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Joel and Kim Harrison are currently in transit to Sydney, Australia, after which they will be heading to Christchurch, New Zealand for the week-long IARU Region 3 Conference that starts at the end of this coming weekend. The remainder of the ARRL delegation are Rod Stafford and me. Rod and I leave tomorrow (Friday) and will attend both the conference and the IARU Administrative Council meeting immediately following. Monday, October 19 is our travel day home (I actually return via Boston on the morning of the 20th and will be back in the office on the 21st). We're told that there will be email access in the conference rooms, but there is a 17-hour time difference between Christchurch and the East Coast of the US so much of our communication will not be in real time. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:18151] Logbook Certificate Renewal Problem
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 08 Oct '09

08 Oct '09

Hi, I wanted to expand on Dave's brief response that he sent earlier. Sorry to be late responding to some of the messages about the Logbook of the World situations. It has taken me awhile to gather all the information, put plans in action and determine the status of this issue. We are now taking the following actions: * This announcement now appears on the Logbook landing page. http://www.arrl.org/lotw/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- Dear Logbook of The world user. At this time we are unable to process Trusted QSL certificate requests or renewals. Our software team is working to fix the problem as quickly as possible. All other features of LoTW are functioning without issue. You may upload signed log files (TQ8) and apply for awards using LoTW. If you have uploaded a TQ5 certificate request it will remain in the queue until we receive further instructions from the software developers. New users who have been mailed postcards will not receive a TQ6 via e-mail until the processing software is repaired. We are aware of the "certificate expired" message that you may receive when trying to save certificates or load previously saved PKCS#12 (.p12) files. The problem originates from the LoTW side of the service and there is not much the user can do to remedy the situation. * Please do not renew or delete certificates. * Please do not delete files or re-install Trusted QSL programs. * Please do not change anything on your end. We will inform the LoTW community via global e-mail when the certificate processing has been restored. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we try to resolve this issue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ * This banner has been appearing on a rotating basis on the LoTW Logbook page and we have now locked it in place: <https://p1k.arrl.org/adredir.php3?id=10> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The technical problem is that we did not renew the Digital Certificate. We are trying to find a solution that will minimize the impact on Logbook users. Jon and his team are working on the problem and we hope to have an answer shortly. I will get back to you when we do. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 Telephone: 860 594 0220 email: hkramer(a)arrl.org <mailto:hkramer@arrl.org> web: www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:18150] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

<<100709.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 32, No. 40 October 7, 2009 -- Covers the period September 27-October 3. Upcoming Meetings and Events Global Emergency Communications Coalition Meeting October 7-8 - ARRL HQ United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) October 12-16 - ARRL HQ Executive Committee Meeting October 24 @ 9:00am - Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Ballot Counting for Director/Vice Director Elections November 20 -- ARRL HQ Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Amateur Auxiliary November 20 -- ARRL HQ Administration &Finance Committee November 21 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Programs & Services Committee November 21 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Technical Relations Reported by Brennan Price, N4QX The Technical Relations Office is nearing the end of a very busy six weeks during which at least one of the staff has been on travel. Brennan Price is in Geneva this week, acting as stand manager for the IARU exhibit at ITU Telecom World 2009. He is also working with USTTI course coordinator Lisa Kustosik for next week's Amateur Radio Administration Course in Newington. Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND Prior to and with the release of the ARRL Board's paper on appropriate use of amateur radio, we continue to receive numerous questions/queries on activities. The number of requests and phone calls has declined since the paper's release but there will be questions coming in on this topic in the foreseeable future. Just after the release of the paper, I presented a program on the topic at the Washington state convention in Spokane, attended by 40 amateurs. After reviewing the data from the 2009 Beale PAVE PAWS testing, we have spoken with Air Force Spectrum Management and Air Force Space Command about numerous inconsistencies in the report of data. We are waiting a teleconference with those two groups before determining the next step of action. After returning from Spokane mid-week, the remainder of the week was spent catching up with correspondence and phone messages. The 2009 Field Day QST article was finalized and sent to Production. The web version will be sent to Contests during the week of October 5. Several emails were exchanged with a member on the topic of simplex operation by amateurs on amateur satellite frequencies (thanks to Steve Ford, WB8IMY, for his assistance). We also worked with Steve Ewald, WV1X, on answering several queries that covered volunteers in the field organization. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The Diamond Club results for September were strong, and surpassed those of September 2008. Most importantly, net revenue from the Diamond club in September 2009 was up 18% over September 2008. In addition, Diamond Club renewal contributions were up 9%, total renewal income was up 5% and the average renewal contribution was up 15%. Artwork for the Spectrum Defense campaign is nearing completion. Another contribution of $4,700 was received from the Stoner estate. Production/Editorial Reported by S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA The November/December issue of QEX was released to the printer. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter for October 1, 2009 - the first Letter in HTML format. She received more than 200 comments about the new format, most of them positive. The best one was that the conversion from plain text to HTML was like "the switchover from AM to SSB!" Khrystyne also voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for October 1. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2008 Carryover 108,961 962 2009 Received 548,703 5,041 Cumulative Total 657,664 6,003 2009 Processed 547,605 4,983 Remaining 110,059 1,029 Processing Time 8 weeks Logbook of the World Category September 2009 % Change Jan - Sept 09 QSO Records Entered In System 239,857,518 18% QSL Record Matches 23,297,634 29% Logs Processed 1,111,023 36% Active Certificates 43,941 18% Registered Users in System 28,917 19% Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries September 2009 Maintenance 147 Initial Setup Inquiries 132 Award Related Concerns 96 Customer Usage Issues 52 Total 427 W1AW Joe created the texts for the October W1AW Qualifying Runs. He compiled the 2009 Qualifying Run schedules for both W1AW and the West Coast stations. He processed one Qualifying Run certificate and two endorsements. He continues inputting HPM/140 applications into the database. There are currently 350+ applications on file. Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the first part of the month of October. Field Organization/Public Service Team Ballots for Section Manager Elections for Alabama, Alaska, and Kansas were sent out by the Mailroom staff ahead of the October 1 deadline. Incumbent Section Managers Carl Clements, W4CAC (Virginia) and Eric Olena, WB3FPL (Eastern Pennsylvania) have been nominated to run for new terms of office that begin April 1, 2010. Radio amateurs from Alabama, West Virginia, and South Carolina successfully completed certification to join the Official Observer program this past week. ARRL HQ continues to receive reports of K1MAN's operation. Information about a continuing problem with a constant carrier on a California repeater was forwarded to the FCC while a complaint about wide signals on 75 meters is still under investigation. Additional reports regarding the Alaskan, NL2R call sign being bootlegged were received. Information regarding open nomination period for the International Humanitarian Award has been forwarded to all Section Managers and the IARU list. Also during this past week, editing work was underway for the December QST Public Service column. Emergency Preparedness & Response Reported by Dennis Dura, K2DCD Finalized agenda and support plans for Global Emergency Radio Coalition meeting being held at ARRL HQ October 7th and 8th, 2009. Representatives participating will be from National Weather Service, REACT, Salvation Army, SATERN, Mobile Maritime Services Network, DHS-Office of Emergency Communications and RayNet. Coordinated information sharing and disaster intelligence gathering on communications needs for the Tsunami that impacted Samoa and the Indonesian Earthquake with the American National Red Cross, DHS-Office of Emergency Communications, Salvation Army, SATERN and IRESC (International Radio Emergency Support Coalition). Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List All Staff 11/26-11/27 Holiday `` 12/25 Holiday Kathy Allison 10/19-10/23 Vacation Joe Carcia 10/12-10/20 Vacation Steve Ewald 10/15-10/26 Vacation Steve Ford 10/9-10/11 AMSAT Symposium, Baltimore, MD `` 10/12 Vacation Norm Fusaro 10/9-10/12 Vacation Scott Gee 12/7-12/8 Vacation `` 12/23-12/24 Vacation `` 12/31 Vacation Dan Henderson 11/23-11/25 Vacation `` 12/21-12/31 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 10/8-10/9 Training Conference Khrystyne Keane 10/23 Vacation Joel Kleinman 10/23 Vacation Linda Kleinschmidt 10/5-10/9 Vacation Allen Pitts 10/5-10/9 Vacation `` 10/11 Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL Brennan Price 11/4-11/13 Vacation Steve Sant Andrea 10/16 Vacation Jon Siverling 10/7-10/12 Vacation Dave Sumner 10/9-10/20 IARU R3 Conference/AC Meeting, Christchurch, NZ `` 10/23-10/25 Executive Committee Meeting, Dallas, TX Janice Wytas 10/12-10/14 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:18149] S 1755
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 07 Oct '09

07 Oct '09

John Chwat has been working hard to line up a Senate counterpart to HR 2160. He has been working with both the majority and minority staffs of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The staffs stressed the importance of its being introduced on a bipartisan basis, and in that regard - with considerable assistance from ARRL officials and members in Maine - we hit a home run: the sponsor and original cosponsor are, respectively, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee! This virtually guarantees that it will move through the Committee. The text of the bill, S. 1755, is slightly different from the House version, in large part in order to make its referral to this committee (rather than Commerce) appropriate. John is working with the staff of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the original sponsor, Rep. Jackson-Lee (who sits on that committee) to get the House's treatment of the bill to align with the Senate's. Attached is an unofficial, but presumably final, version of the Senate bill. Thomas (thomas.loc.gov) should have the official text in a couple of days. John Chwat and his staff deserve a big hand for their work. It hasn't been easy getting to this point; there were several potential pitfalls along the way that John was able to navigate around. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ <<radio op final.pdf>> S.1755 Title: A bill to direct the Department of Homeland Security to undertake a study on emergency communications. Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d111&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@ 4(((a)1(Sen+Lieberman++Joseph+I.))+01385))> [CT] (introduced 10/6/2009) Cosponsors <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:55:./temp/~bduQks:@@@P> (1) Latest Major Action: 10/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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[arrl-odv:18148] Re:RE: Logbook of the World Problem
by jfenster＠pacifier.com 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

Actually, I heard about the problem early last week from at least 4 people who bothered to send comments. We need to be open and give folks the idea that we know there is a problem and are working to resolve. Jim K9JF

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[arrl-odv:18147] G.E. Healthcare comments, 2 GHz Medical Body Area Networks, as filed today
by Chris Imlay 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

Greetings. With helpful edits from the Executive Committee, and especially Dave Sumner, Tom Frenaye?and?Joel Harrison, and with the approval of the Executive Committee, I filed today electronically the attached comments in ET Docket 08-59, responding to an NPRM from the FCC considering alternative allocations for short-range wireless patient monitoring wireless networks. The initial threat of this proceeding was only to 2390-2400 MHz, but the Aerospace and Flight Test?Radio Coordinating Council (AFTRCC), attempting to avoid having to accommodate these systems in their flight test telemetry allocation at 2360-2395 MHz, counterproposed 2300-2305 MHz and 2390-2483.5 MHz.?We have no reason to think that GE wants anything?but 2360-2400 MHz, but?this is, first and foremost, a defense of 2300-2305 MHz, and secondarily, our other allocations around 2.4 GHz. I believe that?our 2390-2400?MHz allocation is in some jeopardy here; GE has built up some?momentum for?its patient monitoring system?at FCC, and AFTRCC has very little horsepower at the Commission. I think we might be protected at 2300-2305 MHz, but it is no secret at FCC that our use of 2390-2400 MHz is light. Ideally, GE would be accommodated in some other band entirely, or at least above 2417 MHz; using a microwave band that has long distance propagation capacity is foolish for this type of application. We have told the FCC this before, but apparently our argument, prepared by Paul Rinaldo initially, fell on deaf ears earlier. We will continue to follow this closely and?see what?GE has to say?in their comments. The due date is tomorrow, Monday, but I will be traveling?early this week, so?we filed a day early. 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

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LOTW STATUS
by Kay Craigie 04 Oct '09

04 Oct '09

FWIW, when I logged into LOTW a moment ago, there was a prominent notice on the log-in screen (where the banner ad usually appears) stating, "Note to LoTW users: We are temporarily experiencing problems with the LoTW certificate issuing process. All other LoTW features are functioning properly. Please stand by." 73 - Kay N3KN

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