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

[arrl-odv:17557] [Fwd: A&F Minutes]
by jfenster＠pacifier.com 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

Members of the Board, Officers, and Vice Directors: Attached are the minutes for the A&F Committee meeting held on January 15, 2009. We anticipate a challenging year but we know that management, staff and the A&F committee will act in a manner that will serve our members while maintaining the fiscal integrity of the ARRL. Please contact me if you have questions regarding this report or matters regarding A&F discussions in 2009. 73 Jim Fenstermaker K9JF Chairperson ARRL Administration and Finance Committee

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[arrl-odv:17556] Test Message
by dick＠pobox.com 06 Feb '09

06 Feb '09

5 FEB 2009 - 2128 CST Test message, please ignore... - Dick, W9GIG

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RE: [arrl-odv:17554] Red Cross MOU
by Joel Harrison 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Bob, There have been ODV messages the past few days, even some yesterday that came through. If you have missed them you may want to contact Barry direct for assistance in identifying what may be occurring. On the Red Cross front, the ball is in their court. Their rep and Dennis Dura have been working on the EC's instructions from our October meeting. Until they can respond to and at a minimum attempt to address our issues it is not going forward. 73 Joel W5ZN From: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:28 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:17554] Red Cross MOU Greetings, I have seen very little activity here for a while. I even sent out a test message some days ago, which I figured would draw at least one or two comments as to why I was testing; but, nothing was received. Perhaps there is a problem with ODV? I would personally appreciate it if Barry Shelley would have his crew check to see if all of us are subscribed, especially after the recent additions and deletions of members. I recall once, when an update was made, there were problems because a wrong back-up file was used to restore the subscriber list. Along those lines, have I missed anything on the Red Cross MOU. For some reason, I seem to feel that there was to have been some news propagated to the members of this reflector. If any of you would like to confirm receipt of this missive, please do so to my personal mailing address <w6rgg(a)arrl.org> so as not to add to the reflector load. Thanks to all for your patience. 73, Bob -- W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:17554] Red Cross MOU
by Bob Vallio 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

Greetings, I have seen very little activity here for a while. I even sent out a test message some days ago, which I figured would draw at least one or two comments as to why I was testing; but, nothing was received. Perhaps there is a problem with ODV? I would personally appreciate it if Barry Shelley would have his crew check to see if all of us are subscribed, especially after the recent additions and deletions of members. I recall once, when an update was made, there were problems because a wrong back-up file was used to restore the subscriber list. Along those lines, have I missed anything on the Red Cross MOU. For some reason, I seem to feel that there was to have been some news propagated to the members of this reflector. If any of you would like to confirm receipt of this missive, please do so to my personal mailing address <w6rgg(a)arrl.org> so as not to add to the reflector load. Thanks to all for your patience. 73, Bob -- W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:17553] Air Traffic Tape from US Air 1529
by Andy Oppel 05 Feb '09

05 Feb '09

They released the air traffic tape for US AIr 1529 (the one that landed in the Hudson). CNN has the audio up with this story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05/1549.voice.recorder.tape/index.html?eref=r… 73, Andy Oppel, N6AJO Vice Director, Pacific Division American Radio Relay League (ARRL) The National Association for Amateur Radio n6ajo(a)arrl.org home: (510) 864-2299 cell: (510) 912-0985

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[arrl-odv:17552] March QST
by Greg Sarratt 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

The March QST cover sure is nice looking, informative and eye catching! 73, Greg Sarratt, W4OZK

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[arrl-odv:17551] House Approves DTV Delay
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Breaking: House approves new DTV delay bill : Ben Patterson : Yahoo! Tech http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/36552 The Senate had passed the bill previously. It will be signed by the President. The new date is June 12, but stations may be able to transition earlier if they wish. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:17550] FW: Dayton ODV Registration Form
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Amy Hurtado asked me to pass this along to ODV. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------- Attached is the Dayton Hamvention / ARRL EXPO Registration. This form will allow the HQ staff to organize reservations, order apparel and coordinate exhibit and parking passes. Please help us make this event successful and return this form via email to ahurtado(a)arrl.org no later than 2/20/09. Thank you in advance for your support of this event. Amy Hurtado, KB1NXO Circulation / Customer Service Manager ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111-1494 860-594-0257 ahurtado(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:17549] Gift Coupon Additional Information
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

To: ODV Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. Here is some additional information about the Gift Certificates based on questions that I have received: 1. Will we charge shipping for prize books? No! 2. How long will the certificates be valid? There is no expiration date. There is a unique control number on each coupon so that we can track where they come from and so that they cannot be easily duplicated. 3. Do I interpret correctly that the gift certificates will be redeemable only at the ARRL store or will they also be redeemable via a non-ARRL retail outlet (e.g. R&L, AES). They will only be redeemable through the ARRL either on-line, by telephone, or through postal mail. 4. Will the increased market information we expect to obtain offset any increase in shipping costs that result from the need to ship prizes directly to the winners vs. sending the prizes in just one shipment to the "hamfest?" The shipping cost will be lower or about the same. We are particularly interested in getting our members the publications that they want. 5. What redemption rate do we expect for the gift certificates? Based on our experience with past campaigns of this type about 80% 6. Do I assume correctly that the gift certificates will be identified clearly as gifts from ARRL? Absolutely. The Marketing staff has created a nice looking package with the certificate and an envelope. We will not be sending just "naked" certificates. This packaging will make the gift certificate very tangible to the winner. 7. What books have been shipped in the last year as part of the hamfest/convention package? I'm curious to see what value of books have been shipped in the past to compare against the prize coupons after March 1st. The standard Hamfest package has been: a. Handbook 44.95 b. Antenna Book 44.95 c. Repeater Directory 10.95 Total Value: $100.85 New Coupon Value = $100 Those Hamfests who conduct ARRL VEC Sessions used to receive a Handbook. We will now send a $50 certificate [We have increased the value of this coupon from the original $25 coupon based on your suggestions] 8. Is this policy cast in concrete? No, we will evaluate it after a year and determine whether it is working for all parties. Also, if a Director needs some books for a special Hamfest or other occasion, as always, we will work with you on it. 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 <mailto:hkramer@arrl.org> web: www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:17548] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

<<020409.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 32, No. 5 February 4, 2009 -- Covers the period January 25-31. Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND The influx of cellular telephone bills continues, as is expected during this time of year when state legislatures are gearing up. At this time, we are aware of proposed bills in Georgia, Hawaii Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Montana, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. We are waiting for the Executive Committee's position paper on cell phone bills so that it can be provided to the SMs and SGLs in these states to assist in their work on these pieces of legislation. We are also aware of a state-level PRB-1 bill in Ohio. We completed processing the updates to the VC and VCE databases that had come in as responses to the recent request for updates. We received back confirmations, corrections or removal requests from 60 of the 89 VCEs and 139 of the 264 VCs previously listed. We will be printing and mailing new VC/VCE certificates in the next several weeks. Of note is that 27 of the total of 353 pieces of mail sent to these volunteers was returned as undeliverable, though sent to the address which they had on file in the VE/VCE databases. We will follow up on those in the next few weeks as well as print and ship new VC/VCE certificates to continuing volunteers. The usual member queries on reciprocal operation (CEPT and IARP) were handled along with queries on general Part 97 topics, including use of FM on HF bands other than 10-meters, band plans, and two queries from relatives of deceased operators asking about obtaining their loved ones callsign through the vanity program. The Field Day packet PDF was prepared, along with PDFs of several individual sections of the packet. These were sent to Web Services for posting and should be available to the public on Monday February 2nd. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP Much of the past week was spent responding to requests for materials and information from members and PIOs. More of the PR-101 course has been written and some of the volunteer authors have sent in their sections. These have been added to the work and are being edited. CONTACT! was posted on Feb 1st and preparations made for the Charleston, SC convention on Feb 7. Meanwhile, the ice storm in KY and surrounding states caused a flurry of ARES activities. Initially there was little about the ham actions in the media, but as it became apparent (especially in KY) that the hams were critical and other communications simply were not working in the ice or overloaded, the Lexington paper began to run daily articles about them. Chris Shaw, W4BGN, was a key player in getting our message out and is to be complimented on work well done in a very chaotic situation. The culmination appears to be the story at http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/682579.html which is HIGHLY complimentary to hams in getting the messages through when all else failed. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH ARRL Development will welcome Tim Ellam, VE6SH as Guest of Honor at the annual Donor Reception in Dayton on May 13. Invitations to major donors and Directors are in production. The Diamond Club had a strong start to 2009, producing $21,353 in revenue from 169 contributions, including 37 new donors. In other campaigns, the Spectrum Defense Fund received $12,665 from 167 contributions for an average donation of $ 75.78 and the Education & Technology Fund received $23,751 from 35 contributions. Letters are being prepared seeking permission from major donors for the annual listing in the Annual Report, in QST and on the web. Development provided input for the new membership copy for the new ARRL website. Development staff are processing the influx of Foundation scholarship applications that arrived at the deadline of February 1. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE A revised first edition of Experimental Methods in RF Design has been released to the printer. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol 28, No 4, for January 30, 2009. She also produced and voiced ARRL Audio News for January 30. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Sales reports will be tabulated for January this week, but the news looks good so far. Membership broke the 155,000 mark over the weekend. And, combined direct and dealer product sales will come close to the $295,000 forecast. Planning is in full-gear for the 2009 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention. There are many new ideas and activities being incorporated into ARRL's exhibit space this year with positive support from both staff and volunteers. For those traveling to work the EXPO this year, you will be receiving an email soon with room reservation information, shirt orders, and other specifics to help organize our team. Thanks in advance for all the help from all departments on making this another successful year at Dayton! You can follow this planning as information is made available at www.arrl.org/expo. Diane Petrilli and John Proctor have spent some significant time developing new processes to prepare monthly membership stats. Our goal is to generate adequately detailed statistics to help drive our membership marketing decisions. All printed materials for a special membership mailing targeting ARRL VEs has been received and is due to start mailing this week. Work is underway on a regular mailing to upcoming license expirees, offering help with license renewals and a membership incentive. The trial telemarketing campaign is ongoing. Calls are being made to new licensees and lapsed members. This recent campaign has generated approximately 60 new memberships over the last two weeks. The 2009 ARRL Field Day logo has been designed. T-shirts, participation pins and other items will be available for ordering shortly. The Warehouse crew fulfilled 1,178 packages for publication and product orders, shipped 212 membership premiums, and mailed QST supplements. In addition, they completed a mailing to international members with "annual CD-ROM only" subscriptions. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2008 Carryover 94,890 876 2009 Received 49,695 410 Cumulative Total 144,585 1,286 2009 Processed 62,253 550 Remaining 82,332 736 Processing Time 8 weeks Category January 2009 Triple Play WAS 77 WAS Certificates (Manual) 18 WAS Certificates (LoTW) 34 A-1 Op Nominations 17 A-1 Op Certificates 22 Extra Class Certificates 17 WAC Certificates 13 VUCC New / Grids 13 / 1,323 VUCC Endorsement / Grids 14 / 844 Processing Time Current Logbook of the World Category January 2009 QSO Records Entered Into System 204,053,863 QSL Record Matches 18,016,713 Logs Processed 818,522 Active Certificates 37,156 Registered Users in System 24,265 Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries January 2009 Triple Play WAS Inquiries 1,325 Lost Certificates 141 User Email Problems 134 Directions Not Followed 78 Startup Inquiries 69 Total 1,747 W1AW Joe created the texts for the February W1AW Qualifying Runs. He processed one Qualifying Run endorsement. Joe also constructed a digital/CW interface for the Yaesu FTDX9000D transceiver. He also upgraded the PC in Studio One that is used for the FTDX9000D. Scott worked on slow and fast code practice files for the early part of the month of February. Field Organization/Public Service Team ARRL HQ staff attempted to keep in touch with the Field Organization members and Section Leaders in the ice-storm stricken states to find out what levels of Amateur Radio activity had been established in response to the storm. Dennis Dura and Steve Ewald participated in the quarterly teleconference hosted by the National Citizen Corps office for its affiliated partners and organizations. Leona Adams reports that Headquarters received petitions that nominated the following folks for new terms of office as Section Manager beginning July 1, 2009: Al Shuman, K1AKS, incumbent SM, New Hampshire; Richard Krohn, N2SMV, incumbent SM, Northern New Jersey; Jim Cross, WI3N, incumbent SM, Maryland/DC, and Lauri "Mac" McCreary, KG7C, in Utah. This past week, the FCC named Laura Smith of Pennsylvania to fill the vacancy created when Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, retired in 2008 as Special Counsel for the Spectrum Enforcement Division of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau. She will continue enforcement work out of Gettysburg. Chuck Skolaut reports that one radio amateur from New Mexico has joined the ranks as Official Observer. Connecticut OOs are checking for improper operation on 2 meters in the northeastern part of the state. Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota OOs were asked to listen for 160 meter interference. Monitors in Wyoming have reported interference from a commercial AM station to 160 meters. More information will be gathered. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Leona Adams 2/20 Vacation Margie Bourgoin 4/14 Vacation `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Steve Capodicasa 2/6 Vacation Steve Ford 2/17 Vacation `` 3/20 Microhams Conference, Seattle, WA `` 4/2-4/3 AES Superfest, Milwaukee, WI `` 4/20-4/24 Vacation Scott Gee 3/4-3/6 Vacation `` 4/15-4/17 Vacation `` 4/27-4/28 Vacation `` 5/14-5/15 Vacation Mike Gruber 2/27-2/28 Vermont State Convention, Colchester VT Dan Henderson 4/10-4/12 North Carolina State Convention, Raleigh, NC Mary Hobart 2/13-2/15 Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando, FL `` 5/5-5/9 ARRL DX Phone, Cuacao `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Bob Inderbitzen 2/13 Vacation `` 4/13-4/15 Vacation Joel Kleinman 3/2-3/11 Vacation `` 3/26 Vacation Harold Kramer 3/5-3/10 Vacation Rose-Anne Lawrence 3/17 Vacation Brennan Price 2/2-2/7 ITU Radiocomm. Advisory Group, Geneva Dave Sumner 2/6 Vacation `` 2/27-3/2 IARU Reg.1 EC Meeting, London England Alex Tara 3/10 Vacation

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