February 2009 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

RE: [arrl-odv:17608] RE: RAC President Goodwin resigns
by Kay Craigie 26 Feb '09

26 Feb '09

The new president, Bob Cooke, is a very capable and personable guy who has been deeply involved in RAC's ARES and Field Organization programs. I'm sure the Board will enjoy meeting him and his wife Sue, who is also a ham. I am sorry Dave Goodwin had to resign. One reason is that he is fluently bilingual, and gaining the support of French-speaking hams is important to RAC's future as a truly national society. Having a president who speaks both national languages well sent the right message. However, as K1ZZ says, Dave Goodwin may be back someday. I hope so. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:17608] RE: RAC President Goodwin resigns
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 26 Feb '09

26 Feb '09

I spoke with Dave this evening. He told me he had reached the decision a couple of days ago. He has been very busy at work and found himself dreading to look at his RAC email because he was so far behind. So he realized that at this point in his life it was best to step aside so as not to be an obstacle. I attended a convention with Dave in Halifax last August. From sitting in on his forum I know how much he was trying to accomplish, and the high standards he had set for himself. He's young enough that we may well get him back in a few years. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:17607] RE: RAC President Godwin resigns
by Joyce Birmingham 26 Feb '09

26 Feb '09

Wow, this is unexpected and sad. I think we all enjoyed having Dave at the Board meetings. I know we will wish him all the best! 73, Joyce KA2ANF -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:46 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: FW: RAC President Godwin resigns FYI 73 Joel W5ZN For immediate release. February 25, 2009 8:30 am Radio Amateurs of Canada has a new President At the February 24th, 2009 Radio Amateurs of Canada Board teleconference meeting, President Dave Goodwin, VE3AAQ/VO1AU, announced that he was resigning his position effective immediately. Dave indicated that his decision was motivated by his inability to devote enough time to RAC affairs because of a recent increase in personal and professional responsibilities. Dave became RAC President on Jan 1st, 2008 at the end of President Earle Smiths tenure. All attending the teleconference thanked Dave for the time he could devote to RACs affairs both as a Director and then as President. At the same teleconference meeting, the RAC Board elected Bob Cooke, VE3BDB, to be the RAC President until the end of the current term on Dec 31, 2009. Bob has a long history of working with RAC. His involvement started in the early 1990s as an Assistant Director and he was elected and served as RAC Ontario South Director from November 2001 to January 2005. He was then elected by the RAC Board as Vice president for Field Services, serving from January 2006 to February 2009 when he resigned to accept the appointment as President. Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA, Vice President for International Affairs Radio Amateurs of Canada ======================================================== Pour publication immédiate Le 25 février 2009 8:30 am RadioAmateurs du Canada a un nouveau président Lors de la téléconférence mensuelle du 24 février 2009 du conseil de direction de Radio Amateurs du Canada, son président Dave Goodwin, VE3AAQ/VO1AU, a annoncé sa démission effective immédiatement. Dave a justifié sa décision par le fait quil navait plus le temps requis a donner à RAC à cause de responsabilités aditionnelles récentes au niveau familial et professionnel. Dave avait accédé à la présidence de RAC le premier janvier 2008 à la fin du terme du président Earle Smith. Tout les membres du conseil de direction de RAC présents on remercié Dave pour le travail quil a fait chez RAC en tant que directeur et ensuite à la présidence. À la même téléconféremce, le conseil de direction de RAC a élu Bob Cooke, VE3BDB, à la présidence, jusquà la fin du présent terme expirant le 31 décembre 2009. Bob travaille avec RAC depuis logtemps. Il a débuté son implication au début des années 1990 comme assistant directeur pour ensuite devenir directeur de la région du sud de lOntario en novembre 2001 et il représenta la région jusquen janvier 2005. Il a été élu par le conseil de direction de RAC au poste de vice-président des affaires extérieures, en janvier 2006 et il occupait toujours le poste lors de sa démission en février 2009 afin d accepter la présidence de RAC. Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA Vice-président Affaires Internationales, Radio Amateurs du Canada

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[arrl-odv:17606] Fwd: ET Docket 04-37; Broadband Over Power Lines; American Radio Relay League v. FCC, No. 06-1343
by w3kd＠aol.com 25 Feb '09

25 Feb '09

Greetings. The following, and the attached letter (which was?approved by the Executive Committee), was filed today with FCC by courier and electronically. It is ready for prime time if any of your constituent members are interested. It is self-explanatory. 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: w3kd(a)aol.com To: Michael.Copps(a)fcc.gov; Jonathan.Adelstein(a)fcc.gov; Robert.Mcdowell(a)fcc.gov; Julius.Knapp(a)fcc.gov Cc: dsumner(a)arrl.org Sent: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 5:17 pm Subject: ET Docket 04-37; Broadband Over Power Lines; American Radio Relay League v. FCC, No. 06-1343 Gentlemen: Attached on behalf of ARRL, the national?association for Amateur Radio, is a copy of a letter, the original and copies?of which were delivered by?courier today to each of you [and which was?also electronically?filed in the ECFS in Docket 04-37, the Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) proceeding]. The letter pertains to the Commission's outstanding obligations following remand from the D.C. Circuit?in ARRL v. FCC, 524 F. 3d 227(2008). ARRL would be pleased to address any questions about this submission. Kind regards, Chris Imlay 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 Looking for work? Get job alerts, employment information, career advice and job-seeking tools at AOL Find a Job.

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[arrl-odv:17605] PSC Minutes January 15
by Bruce Frahm 25 Feb '09

25 Feb '09

Attached are the minutes of our PSC meeting in conjunction with the January board meeting. Thanks to K0GW for keeping the minutes. In 1992 N1DX and I were the next-to-last KP5 expedition before it started to become super-rare. It's been fun to follow the K5D expedition on the air and online. Unlike the current DXpedition Jack's and my 3 day, 1 radio, Spider mobile antenna and longwire activation occupied a VERY small portion of the helipad and the shade tree near the SW corner. Let's hope the Interior Dept. is impressed enough to allow a KP1 trip (they SHOULD be). I'm sure ex-Director Walt Stinson W0CP is glad this came about. He worked pretty hard on getting the ball rolling while in his board tenure. 73 Bruce K0BJ

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FW: RAC President Godwin resigns
by Joel Harrison 25 Feb '09

25 Feb '09

FYI 73 Joel W5ZN For immediate release. February 25, 2009 8:30 am Radio Amateurs of Canada has a new President At the February 24th, 2009 Radio Amateurs of Canada Board teleconference meeting, President Dave Goodwin, VE3AAQ/VO1AU, announced that he was resigning his position effective immediately. Dave indicated that his decision was motivated by his inability to devote enough time to RAC affairs because of a recent increase in personal and professional responsibilities. Dave became RAC President on Jan 1st, 2008 at the end of President Earle Smiths tenure. All attending the teleconference thanked Dave for the time he could devote to RACs affairs both as a Director and then as President. At the same teleconference meeting, the RAC Board elected Bob Cooke, VE3BDB, to be the RAC President until the end of the current term on Dec 31, 2009. Bob has a long history of working with RAC. His involvement started in the early 1990s as an Assistant Director and he was elected and served as RAC Ontario South Director from November 2001 to January 2005. He was then elected by the RAC Board as Vice president for Field Services, serving from January 2006 to February 2009 when he resigned to accept the appointment as President. Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA, Vice President for International Affairs Radio Amateurs of Canada ======================================================== Pour publication immédiate Le 25 février 2009 8:30 am RadioAmateurs du Canada a un nouveau président Lors de la téléconférence mensuelle du 24 février 2009 du conseil de direction de Radio Amateurs du Canada, son président Dave Goodwin, VE3AAQ/VO1AU, a annoncé sa démission effective immédiatement. Dave a justifié sa décision par le fait quil navait plus le temps requis a donner à RAC à cause de responsabilités aditionnelles récentes au niveau familial et professionnel. Dave avait accédé à la présidence de RAC le premier janvier 2008 à la fin du terme du président Earle Smith. Tout les membres du conseil de direction de RAC présents on remercié Dave pour le travail quil a fait chez RAC en tant que directeur et ensuite à la présidence. À la même téléconféremce, le conseil de direction de RAC a élu Bob Cooke, VE3BDB, à la présidence, jusquà la fin du présent terme expirant le 31 décembre 2009. Bob travaille avec RAC depuis logtemps. Il a débuté son implication au début des années 1990 comme assistant directeur pour ensuite devenir directeur de la région du sud de lOntario en novembre 2001 et il représenta la région jusquen janvier 2005. Il a été élu par le conseil de direction de RAC au poste de vice-président des affaires extérieures, en janvier 2006 et il occupait toujours le poste lors de sa démission en février 2009 afin daccepter la présidence de RAC. Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA Vice-président Affaires Internationales, Radio Amateurs du Canada

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[arrl-odv:17603] Server Maintenance
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 24 Feb '09

24 Feb '09

This note is just for information. The server that supports all the various ARRL e-mail lists such as ODV, OD, committees, etc. will be taken off-line this Thursday evening from 5 pm to 8 pm EST for routine maintenance. All inbound messages will be saved and delivered when the server is restored to service. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Financial Officer ARRL, Inc-The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 www.arrl.org <http://www.arrl.org> Phone: (860) 594-0212 E-mail: bshelley(a)arrl.org <mailto:bshelley@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:17602] RE: [arrl-odv:17600] Army MARS letter to Michigan Amateurs
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 24 Feb '09

24 Feb '09

If you try to follow the second link embedded in the form letter, delete the last two letters "or" before doing so - they are not part of the URL but form the next word in the sentence. Dave From: K8JE [mailto:K8JE@ARRL.org] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:44 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:17600] Army MARS letter to Michigan Amateurs FYI, there has been quite q bit of communication from Army MARS officials in Michigan to Michigan amateurs. I've pasted a copy of the most recent boilerplate recruiting letter. Although I could pick at the "we invented it" terminology," I have no problem with MARS trying to recruit more hams into the ranks. Has there been similar effort elsewhere in the country? I assume AFMARS and NAVMARCORPSMARS also remain active. Are they doing anything along this line? I have a couple of earlier pieces of broadcast e-mail as well as letters to Michigan SM Dale Williams, WA8EFK, if anyone wishes to see them. 73, Jim Subject: //MARS R/REISSUE OF INVITATION TO JOIN MARS LETTER Don, Please forward this to all members. They may cut and paste this into their favorite program for editing and printing. This now includes the new General class requirement. Dave Dear (name and callsign of the person you are sending this to) I am (your name and amateur call sign). I am a neighbor of yours. I am also a member of the Michigan Army Military Affiliate Radio System also known as Army MARS. I am contacting you to invite you to join with me to assist in supporting our nation's homeland security and volunteer disaster support communication needs. The Michigan Army MARS program is open to holders of the general class amateur radio operator licenses. Michigan MARS will be providing training to upgrade those members and potential members to the amateur General class license. We use radio frequencies outside of the normal amateur bands to provide emergency communications for the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Safety Administration and many other governmental organizations and agencies. We do not replace RACES/ARES in any way. In fact, many of our members are also members of the RACES/ARES organizations and even members of the ARRL sponsored National Traffic System. We are the providers of long distance communications of choice for nearly all governmental organizations. We offer the opportunity to use and experiment with the many new modes such as MT-63, OLIVIA and PACTOR as well as the more traditional SSB and, yes, even CW modes. In fact, we maintain an automated PACTOR system that reaches from Qutar to Guam while spanning the entire United States. All this on government HF and VHF frequencies not available to amateurs who are not members of MARS. The modifications to your existing equipment are very minimal in most cases. Technical help will be provided as will the training necessary for you to operate and be every bit the professional that is the hallmark of a MARS member. Information on the Michigan Army MARS program and an application form can be found at http://www.miarmymars.com or http://www.netcom.army.mil/mars/or you may contact me directly to discuss this unique and rewarding aspect of amateur radio. I look forward to talking to you and working with you on the MARS frequencies. Sincerely and 73, (your signature) (your typed name) (your amateur callsign) (optional phone number) (optional email address) (address) 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:17601] 2009 Field Day Logo
by Brian Mileshosky 24 Feb '09

24 Feb '09

All -- Just wanted to say that the 2009 Field Day logo is FANTASTIC. Looks a lot like my typical Field Day style and setup (except without the yagi). Kudos to the team who developed it. 73, Brian N5ZGT ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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[arrl-odv:17600] Army MARS letter to Michigan Amateurs
by K8JE 24 Feb '09

24 Feb '09

FYI, there has been quite q bit of communication from Army MARS officials in Michigan to Michigan amateurs. I've pasted a copy of the most recent boilerplate recruiting letter. Although I could pick at the "we invented it" terminology," I have no problem with MARS trying to recruit more hams into the ranks. Has there been similar effort elsewhere in the country? I assume AFMARS and NAVMARCORPSMARS also remain active. Are they doing anything along this line? I have a couple of earlier pieces of broadcast e-mail as well as letters to Michigan SM Dale Williams, WA8EFK, if anyone wishes to see them. 73, Jim Subject: //MARS R/REISSUE OF INVITATION TO JOIN MARS LETTER Don, Please forward this to all members. They may cut and paste this into their favorite program for editing and printing. This now includes the new General class requirement. Dave Dear (name and callsign of the person you are sending this to) I am (your name and amateur call sign). I am a neighbor of yours. I am also a member of the Michigan Army Military Affiliate Radio System also known as Army MARS. I am contacting you to invite you to join with me to assist in supporting our nation's homeland security and volunteer disaster support communication needs. The Michigan Army MARS program is open to holders of the general class amateur radio operator licenses. Michigan MARS will be providing training to upgrade those members and potential members to the amateur General class license. We use radio frequencies outside of the normal amateur bands to provide emergency communications for the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Safety Administration and many other governmental organizations and agencies. We do not replace RACES/ARES in any way. In fact, many of our members are also members of the RACES/ARES organizations and even members of the ARRL sponsored National Traffic System. We are the providers of long distance communications of choice for nearly all governmental organizations. We offer the opportunity to use and experiment with the many new modes such as MT-63, OLIVIA and PACTOR as well as the more traditional SSB and, yes, even CW modes. In fact, we maintain an automated PACTOR system that reaches from Qutar to Guam while spanning the entire United States. All this on government HF and VHF frequencies not available to amateurs who are not members of MARS. The modifications to your existing equipment are very minimal in most cases. Technical help will be provided as will the training necessary for you to operate and be every bit the professional that is the hallmark of a MARS member. Information on the Michigan Army MARS program and an application form can be found at http://www.miarmymars.com or http://www.netcom.army.mil/mars/or you may contact me directly to discuss this unique and rewarding aspect of amateur radio. I look forward to talking to you and working with you on the MARS frequencies. Sincerely and 73, (your signature) (your typed name) (your amateur callsign) (optional phone number) (optional email address) (address) 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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