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[arrl-odv:17634] Definition of Broadband
by Chris Imlay 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Greetings. This morning, the due date, pursuant to Executive Committee authority, I filed the attached comments at FCC?in response to FCC's solicitation of comments on, among other things, the definition of "broadband"?These comments address the single issue of what should be considered "broadband" and what, due to inferior throughput, should not be. Since the Economic Recovery Act provides huge sums for broadband rollout in unserved areas, and since public funds are being expended here, we don't want FCC advising the NTIA or the Department of Agriculture that BPL,? for example, constitutes broadband. Thanks to Paul Rinaldo's good work with the IEEE-USA organization, and its committee for communications policy, we have a reasonably authoritative source for arguing that 20 Mb/s for the next five years should be the lower threshold for what constitutes "broadband" and 100 Mb/s for the five years after that. That incidentally leaves BPL out in the cold. Thanks to the Executive Committee, Messr's Sumner, Rinaldo and B. Price for their review and?corrective edits. Incidentally, there is a similar but more expansive broadband policy?Notice of Inquiry now out that we will have to address soon as well. 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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[arrl-odv:17633] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

<<040809.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 32, No. 14 April 8, 2009 -- Covers the period March 29-April 4. Upcoming Meetings and Events Second Board Meeting July 17-18, 2009 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND With the 40-meter rule changes taking affect, there were numerous questions about how it affected US amateur usage. Apparently, some nets were stating this meant new frequencies for US amateurs, which was not the case. There were also a couple of inquiries about what action the ARRL was going to pursue against any foreign broadcast stations that were still operating (the answer has been that at this time the matter is up to the individual countries where these stations might still be operating.) Inquiries were still being made regarding the FCC actions in the Morrison case and their clarification of repeater operations. We also clarified with the FCC a query about a special event 1x1 callsign being used outside of US territory (the answer is that a 1x1 special call is not eligible for use outside FCC-regulated territory). Several updates to reciprocal information were received and processed on our website (or on the OH2MCN website that works parallel with ours on providing reciprocal operating details). A brief survey report was prepared at the request of the General Counsel looking at how several major traffic safety organizations might be addressing use of amateur radio or other two-way radio systems in relationship to the numerous cell phone bills in various states. Amateur radio does not appear to be of concern to those groups in that context. We prepared a brief article on the FCC's investigation of unauthorized amateur radio use by officers of the Indianapolis Police Department. We also participated in a brief update meeting on the Fathom project and participated in the orientation for new West Gulf Director Woolweaver. Field Day inquiries remain steady. The Field Day product advertising flier was included in the 2009 Field Day packet with an update posted to the web. We currently have 355 groups in 47 states, 5 Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico listed on the Field Day Locator web applet. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP The text for the annual report is almost completed and awaits some final additions. The two PSA's have been released. One for Field Day and the other promoting Technology. Both have already gotten the attention of stations and cable outlets. It appears that between parts of Virginia and Texas, that over 20 TV stations and 10 or more cable outlets are already running them. In addition, the sound track from the Field Day PSA has been turned into an audio PSA all by itself and is running on many Virginia radio stations thanks to Jeffrey D. Seay, N4LFJ. Web page outlines for the main ARRL website have been completed and the updating of the Hello-Radio.org site is also on track for May 15 release. With the NAB now only 2 weeks away, final preparations are being made for attendance there. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Steve Ford gave two presentations during AES Superfest in Milwaukee April 3-4. Joel Hallas has completed his three chapters -- Receivers, Transmitters and Transceivers -- for the 2010 ARRL Handbook. Khrystyne Keane wrote and Joel Kleinman distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol. 28, No. 13, for April 3, 2009. Because of the Good Friday holiday, the next ARRL Letter will be distributed on April 9, and there will be no ARRL Audio News for April 10. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI RFI Mike Gruber had a telephone conference with Laura Smith early in the week and completed the first initial pass through the open RFI cases with the FCC. Laura Smith has been sending FCC advisory letters rather quickly in order to catch up with the backlog. One case, near Pittsburgh, PA involves a utility that sent the ham a letter that they will only respond to his RFI complaints if he pays for the service call. Ms. Smith agrees that this is unacceptable and responding by letter accordingly. Mike Gruber sent all his comments concerning the Handbook EMC chapter to Ward Silver. Product Review Bob Allison reviewed ads for the NCJ and QEX. Dayton HamVention Bob Allison has two volunteers for the class he is teaching at the Dayton Convention. Both are ARRL technical advisors. Ed Hare is asking his QRP Group based out of Cincinnati-Bob hopes to get two more volunteers. 100 keyer kits from Mark Spencer arrived. 100 clock kits will be here shortly. The instructional CD copies are being made thanks to Cathy Scharr. Label design was completed. Volunteers will be applying the labels to the CDs and placing them in envelopes. The rest of the equipment (tools) should be arriving next week. W1HQ/W1INF Bob Allison repaired the lab's Ameritron AL-1200. It puts out over 1000 watts-he thinks the tube is a little tired. The Lab's Heathkit SB-220 amplifier is on the bench being repaired. Bob Allison estimates that about 5 hours is needed to fix the HV supply, protective shorting mechanism, and fan. Lab Safety Bob Allison got his own lab coat. He installed three eyewash stations in the Lab. The one for the shop is located adjacent to the door leading from the Lab to the shop. There is also one in the darkroom and another in the Cage room. An additional Eyewash station was given to W1AW. Extra saline solution is located in Bob's storage cabinet. QST Archive Zack Lau was able to link some 10GHz QEX articles in the archive database to web pages on our site. Zack also discovered that the Radio Shack HTX-242, Ten Tec 1220, and Yaesu FT-3000M weren't included in the QST archive database-the long line listing all 7 radios got truncated at "R." These were added to the database. Electronic Publications Bob Allison reviewed the liner notes our new General Class license manual on CD. He found the program would not run under Windows 95. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Membership Diane Petrilli and Steve Ford returned from a successful event at the headquarters store for Amateur Electronic Supply in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The store's annual in-house show, "Superfest," drew nearly 1,000 visitors. Steve made a handful of presentations including a local television appearance. Diane returned with over 100 membership applications. ARRL officials included Section Manager Don Michalski,W9IXG, Director Dick Isely,W9GIG, and Vice Director Howie Huntington,K9KM. Product Sales March product sales ended the month at $269,703, exceeding the month's sales forecast. Direct sales were $136,479; dealer sales were $133,223. March sales contributed to a successful first quarter-gross revenues of $791,016, and exceeding the plan by $17,706. Year to date sales are ahead of the same period in 2008. Some online surveys have been completed. The surveys support planning for W1AW and ARRL membership. The Warehouse crew fulfilled 961 packages for publication and product orders, and shipped 310 free book membership premiums and QST mailing supplements. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Contest Branch All Sweepstakes cups, pins and brooms have been shipped. Thanks to Carol Michaud, KB1QAW, Kathy Allison, KA1RWY, Ashley Rakus, and Alex Tara for their hard work in this endeavor. Club Competition gavels for the 2008 Sweepstakes are being ordered. Sean Kutzko, KX9X, should be able to make the presentation to the winning clubs at Dayton. Kathy Allison, KA1RWY, will begin work on creating databases for all plaques available in ARRL contests, including which ones are sponsored and which ones are available. These will be placed on the Contest Branch web site. We hope easy access to this information will get more clubs and individuals interested in sponsoring plaques in all ARRL events. DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2008 Carryover 100,014 908 2009 Received 156,948 1,270 Cumulative Total 256,962 2,178 2009 Processed 188,839 1,645 Remaining 68,123 533 Processing Time 8 weeks Category Mar 2009 Year-to-Date Triple Play WAS 52 238 WAS Certificates (Manual) 11 50 WAS Certificates (LoTW) 26 101 A-1 Op Nominations 8 36 A-1 Op Certificates 12 57 Extra Class Certificates 6 36 WAC Certificates 9 36 VUCC New / Grids 6 / 589 36 / 2,533 VUCC Endorsement/Grids 7 / 411 32 / 1,867 Processing Time Current Logbook of the World Category Mar 2009 % Change Jan - Mar 09 QSO Records Entered Into System 217,310,630 3% QSL Record Matches 20,065,612 5% Logs Processed 915,073 6% Active Certificates 39,611 3% Registered Users in System 25,999 4% Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries Mar 2009 Triple Play WAS Inquiries 342 Initial Setup Inquiries 349 Customer Usage Issues 156 Maintenance 292 Award Related Concerns 173 Total 1,312 Field Organization/Public Service Team Chuck Skolaut and Steve Ewald have been continuing to work with Dennis Dura in preparation for the Global SET on April 18. W1AW is scheduled to be on the air for the Global SET that Saturday morning. Chuck is registering more stations to participate in the event. Steve provided a list of nominees for the various ARRL educational and technical service awards and another report in preparation for the Programs and Services Committee meeting that was held on April 4. Leona continued to assist the Section Leaders and Section Managers, including new Section Managers in North Texas and Iowa who started their terms of office on April 1. Gary Tangrady, K5GST, of San Antonio, has been nominated to run for the next term of office as Section Manager in South Texas. Nominations for this particular election cycle are due by June 5. The FCC asked for assistance from Official Observers in two separate cases to verify reports and collect documentation. More reports of the "gurgle" type signal on the low end of 20 meters were received. For the last 3 days, however, it has not been heard. The FCC is following up on this. HQ continues to receive pertinent documentation about a case on 75 meters. Also, the IARU Region 1 monitoring team says shortwave broadcasters are still being heard between 7100 and 7200 kHz. Several inquiries this week were about operating overseas, broadcasting on SSTV, and call sign research for an ARRL member. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List All Staff 4/10 Holiday Hugh Brower 4/24-4/29 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 5/11-5/15 Vacation Joe Carcia 4/22 Vacation `` 5/8 Vacation `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/19 Vacation Jackie Cornell 4/20-4/24 Vacation Steve Ford 4/20-4/24 Vacation Norm Fusaro 4/15-4/24 SRT International DX Convention - Italy Scott Gee 4/15-4/17 Vacation `` 5/14-5/15 Vacation Mike Gruber 5/29-5/31 Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Estes Park, CO Joel Hallas 5/13-5/19 Dayton Hamvention/Vacation Ed Hare 4/20-4/24 C63 EMC Committee, Piscataway, NJ `` 5/13-5/15 Vacation `` 5/20-5/21 IEEE SDCom EMC committee, Philadephia, PA `` 5/22-5/25 Wyoming State Convention `` 5/26-5/27 Vacation Dan Henderson 4/10-4/12 North Carolina State Convention, Raleigh, NC `` 4/17-4/19 Tennessee Section Convention, Memphis, TN `` 5/14-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Mary Hobart 4/17-4/20 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Bob Inderbitzen 4/13-4/15 Vacation Khrystyne Keane 4/24-4/26 Arkansas State Convention, Rogers, AR `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Lisa Kustosik 4/9-4/13 Vacation `` 5/13-5/15 Vacation Maryann Macdonald 5/14-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Carol Michaud 4/15-4/17 Vacation Bill Moore 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Dave Patton 4/14-4/19 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Ashley Rakus 4/13 Jury Duty Barry Shelley 4/16-4/21 Vacation Sharon Taratula 4/14 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:17632] Lyris problems
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

As you may know, there have been some problems with the server that runs our Lyris email lists. One manifestation is that some duplicates of messages are being sent. If you receive a duplicate just ignore and delete it. The IT Department is aware that the situation is unsatisfactory and is working on finding a permanent solution. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:17631] FW: Advanced Emcomm course announcment
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hi, As a head's up, this is some information from Debra Johnson regarding the status of our on-line EmComm courses. This information was previously presented to the Board at the July meeting as part of the Program and Services Committee Report. We also reviewed it with the Committee at Saturday's meeting. Steve Ewald will be sending this to the SM List tomorrow morning. We will do a Web story on this sometime after that. 73, Harold ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- New Advanced Emergency Communications Course in the Works Over the past months we have been reviewing the ARRL's Amateur Radio Emergency Communications program. This has included a critical examination of the course content, as well as methods of course delivery, and interrelationships with government organizations. Our aim is to develop professional level courses which are widely accepted by other organizations for the emergency communication component of Amateur Radio. We are investigating requirements that the Department of Homeland Security is currently putting in place for approved courses, as well as other possibilities, to develop emergency communications training that meets the emerging training needs surrounding emergency communications. While there are still questions, one issue has become clear and. we have already made one decision. We will revise the Level 3 course to become a new Advanced Emergency Communications course, which will replace both the current Level 2 and Level 3 courses. We are currently planning to release the new course in the last quarter of 2009. Students who have previously taken the Level 2 course will need to have the new Advanced course to complete the current Amateur Radio Emergency Communications training program. Those who have completed the Level 1 course may progress directly to the Advanced course when available, which will contain content formerly included in the former Level 2 and 3 courses. For the time being, the Basic Level 1 course will continue to be offered in its current format We will be retiring the Level 2 course, and upon request, refunding any enrollments in the online session scheduled to begin April 17. Any scheduled field instruction of the Level 2 content as well as Level 2 exam sessions will also be suspended. We will honor exam sessions that have been previously scheduled and award Level 2 certificates for any exams successfully completed up to May 31. Our training program mandate is to provide the training that ham radio communicators need to be prepared to serve our communities in time of communications emergencies. This consolidation of program content will streamline the delivery of the training and apply volunteer and administrative support resources more effectively. Debra Johnson, K1DMJ Education Services Manager ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111-1494 (860) 594-0296 Fax: (860) 594-0259 djohnson(a)arrl.org <mailto:djohnson@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:17630] Pics from K5UZ Ice Storm and Repaired Ants
by David A. Norris 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hello All, Here are the pictures of the damage from app. 3.5" of radial ice on the arrays and how they look now after repairs. I'll send some more pictures of the failed components later in the week. 73 Dave, K5UZ

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[arrl-odv:17629] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

<<040109.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 32, No. 13 April 1, 2009 -- Covers the period March 22-28. Upcoming Meetings and Events Programs & Services Committee April 4 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND A significant amount of time was spent during the week answering telephone and email queries regarding the FCC clarification on the simultaneous transmission requirement of repeaters. The decision affects some digital technologies that were operating in a repeater configuration but were utilizing non-repeater frequencies. We also answered numerous queries on the medical device NPRM from the FCC. Finally, an inquiry relating to the denial to intervene by the FCC in the Morrison case was answered. We worked with the NCJ managing editor to verify some facts for an upcoming story and answered several queries of the Regions 1 and 3 vacating the 7.1 to 7.2 MHz area on 40-meters, which is set to be in place the week of March 30. Other member queries included a request about the legality of someone being added to a mailing list based on their license information, a VCE request in New Jersey, updates of information for several reciprocal licensing contacts, a question on VOIP operation, and a Missouri antenna restriction case. Time was spent during the week on the Field Day area for the ARRL Exposition at Dayton, assisting the Contest branch with some data issues, and continuing to review the Regulatory and Legislative areas for the Fathom project. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP CONTACT for April has been completed and sent for posting to the Web. Final edits of PR-101 were completed by Nancy Hallas and corrections made to the disk. This final version has been turned in to Steve Ford for duplication (500 units). The two video PSA's were released. The first, on Field Day, is available at http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/2009/2009FieldDayPSA1.wmv and is a low res 3.85MB Win Media Player file for Web or email uses. The second, promoting the Technology pillar, is downloadable from http://www.arrl.org/pio/videos/ARRL30secPSA2009.mov and is a Broadcast Quality .MOV, 43 MB file. But there also is a low resolution (not for distribution - only to see it) version at http://www.arrl.org/pio/videos/LowRes2009.wmv Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH March results for the Diamond Club total $17,640 in revenue from 105 contributions, including a renewal at the Platinum level for $2500. These results bring the year-to-date totals to $53,979 from 310 contributions. Further details will be available for the next In-News. The results for the Spectrum Defense Fund saw $ 3700 in revenue in March, bringing the year-to-date revenue total to $28,275 from 279 donations. The average contribution remains very high at $103.69. The 2009 Education & Technology Fund mail campaign is being prepared. The letter is complete and design for the mailing and web is in production. An analysis of five-year results for this campaign have yielded information to refine the target audience selection based on geography, license class, age and longevity of membership. The target audience will total 75,000 pieces to prior major donors, major prospects, prior donors to education and a selection of ARRL members. A follow up will mail to major donors, major prospects, prior education donors and a refined selection of members. In March a second extremely generous stock gift was received for the Teachers Institutes in Wireless Technology (TI), a project of the Education & Technology Program. This contribution brings year-to-date funding received for the TI to more than $45,000. An additional distribution from the Stoner Estate for $10,000 has been received and placed in the ARRL Endowment. These proceeds bring the total receipts from the Stone Estate to $66,757. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE ARRL Software Library 3.0 and the Southeastern VHF Conference Proceedings have been released to the duplicator/printer. On March 26, Khrystyne Keane gave a lunchtime talk on "What is Amateur Radio?" to a group of seven women from Ladies of Newington Konnect (LINK). The group, led by former ARRL staffer Mary Lau, N1VH, had had no previous exposure to Amateur Radio, but seemed very interested to learn about the Service and what opportunities are available through it. Mary mentioned that a couple of the women were interested in getting their Technician license. Khrystyne wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol. 28, No. 12, for March 27, 2009. She also produced and voiced ARRL Audio News for March 27. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Membership The ARRL membership rolls ended the first quarter in a good, overall position. Membership as of March 31, 2009 was 155,853 - 377 members over the goal of 155,476; a gain of 786 members over February. Gains are largely attributed to incremental improvements to response rates, and targeted appeals to small, known-active groups of radio amateurs. Sales Combined dealer and direct sales exceeded the March forecast by a healthy margin, contributing to a successful first quarter. A preliminary look at the totals place sales ahead of the first 3 months of 2008. March figures are being finalized, and will be reported next week. The Warehouse crew fulfilled 939 packages for publication and product orders, shipped 175 membership premiums, and mailed QST supplements. ARRL Conventions Date Name Division City State ARRL HQRepresentative Apr 3-4 AES Superfest (Hamfest) CL Milwaukee WI Diane Petrilli, Steve Ford Apr 4 Delaware State AT Georgetown DE Norm Fusaro Apr 4-5 Communications Academy NW Seattle WA Dennis Dura Apr 11 North Carolina State RK Raleigh NC Dan Henderson Apr 17-18 Midwest Division MW South Sioux City NE Apr 17-19 International DX PC Visalia CA Dave Patton/Mary Hobart Apr 17-19 SRT International DX Int'l Paestum Italy Norm Fusaro Apr 18 Tennessee Section DL Bartlett TN Dan Henderson Apr 24-25 Southeastern VHF Society RK Charlotte NC Gene Zimmerman Apr 24-26 Idaho State NWn Boise ID Joel Harrison Apr 25 Arkansas State DL Rogers AR Khrystyne Keane Apr 25 Louisiana State DL Monroe LA Steve Ewald Apr 25 Utah State RM South Ogden UT Harold Kramer May 1-3 EMCOMMWEST/Pacificon PC Reno NV Steve Ewald May 2 South Carolina Section RK Spartanburg SC Chuck Skolaut May 15-17 ARRL National GL Dayton OH May 22-24 Wyoming State RM Casper WY Ed Hare May 29-31 Rocky Mountain Division RM Estes Park CO Harold Kramer, Mike Gruber May 30 Atlantic Division AT Rochester NY Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Contest Branch The 2008 November Sweepstakes cups, pins, brooms and magnets have started going out the door. All orders will be processed by the end of the week. 2008 DX SSB certificates have been mailed. Gavels for the Club Competition during the 2008 ARRL DX Contest, June VHF Sweepstakes and September VHF QSO Parties have been mailed to the President of the winning clubs. 3,137 logs were received for the ARRL DX CW Contest. With less than a week to go to the DX SSB log submission deadline, we have received 2,393 electronic logs. W1AW A "W1AW Digital Listener" Zoomerang survey was sent out to just under 10,000 ARRL members. The survey deals with the W1AW digital broadcast transmissions. The hope is that the results will give us a better idea as to which digital modes (such as PSK31, MT63, etc.) W1AW should incorporate into its broadcast schedule. Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives. He created the texts for the April W1AW Qualifying Runs. Joe also updated the W1AW web page with the April QR schedule. He processed one Qualifying Run certificate. Joe also processed regular QSL card requests. He also installed in the Harris racks a Hameg HM5011 Spectrum Analyzer. This analyzer is on loan from the ARRL Laboratory. It will be used to make spectral tests on the broadcast equipment. Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the latter part of the month of March and early April. Field Organization/Public Service Team The ARRL Public Service Communications Web page now sports an improved area that highlights the efforts and work of the ARRL National Traffic System with links to references and resources. Steve Ewald attended the "Spring Training" Workshop that was sponsored by Connecticut ARES Region 5 in Southbury. Nearly 60 radio amateurs from around the state took part. Thanks to the Mailroom Staff, ballots and candidate statements for the ARRL Utah Section Manager election were mailed from Newington on March 26, several days before the April 1 mailing deadline. Members in Utah have until May 15 to return their marked ballots to ARRL HQ. Leona continued to receive Field Appointment roster updates and revisions from Section Managers and Section Leaders. Chuck Skolaut began registering Amateur Radio stations that qualify and wish to participate in the Global SET scheduled for April 18. Several reports were received about a "bubbler" or "gurgle" type signal that is on the low end of 20 meters. Our monitoring team is collecting information. Also, several reports of bad language on 75 meters and broadcasting of music on 160 meters are receiving attention by Official Observers. While corresponding with an Official Observer Coordinator in Florida about an on-going case, the FCC's Laura Smith wrote the this nice comment: "We here at the Commission have nothing but the highest praise for all you guys do and can't thank you enough for your service!" Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List All Staff 4/10 Holiday Leona Adams 4/3 Vacation Margie Bourgoin 4/14 Vacation Hugh Brower 4/24-4/29 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 5/11-5/15 Vacation Joe Carcia 4/22 Vacation `` 5/8 Vacation `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/19 Vacation Jackie Cornell 4/20-4/24 Vacation Steve Ford 4/2-4/3 AES Superfest, Milwaukee, WI `` 4/20-4/24 Vacation Norm Fusaro 4/2-4/7 Vacation `` 4/15-4/24 SRT International DX Convention - Italy Scott Gee 4/15-4/17 Vacation `` 5/14-5/15 Vacation Mike Gruber 5/29-5/31 Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Estes Park, CO Joel Hallas 5/13-5/19 Dayton Hamvention/Vacation Ed Hare 4/20-4/24 C63 EMC Committee, Piscataway, NJ `` 5/13-5/15 Vacation `` 5/20-5/21 IEEE SDCom EMC committee, Philadephia, PA `` 5/22-5/25 Wyoming State Convention `` 5/26-5/27 Vacation Dan Henderson 4/10-4/12 North Carolina State Convention, Raleigh, NC `` 4/17-4/19 Tennessee Section Convention, Memphis, TN `` 5/14-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Mary Hobart 4/6-4/8 Vacation `` 4/17-4/20 International DX Convention/Visalia, CA `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Bob Inderbitzen 4/13-4/15 Vacation Khrystyne Keane 4/3 Vacation `` 4/24-4/26 Arkansas State Convention, Rogers, AR Maryann Macdonald 5/14-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Carol Michaud 4/15-4/17 Vacation Bill Moore 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Dave Patton 4/16-4/19 International DX - Visalia, CA `` 5/13-5/17 Dayton Hamvention Ashley Rakus 4/13 Jury Duty Barry Shelley 4/16-4/21 Vacation Sharon Taratula 4/2 Vacation `` 4/14 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:17628] Re:Attached Letter from ARRL President Joel Harrison
by Marty Woll 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hi, Joel. Both the draft MOU and your cover letter look good. However, I believe there is a word missing on page 5 of 11 of the draft MOU under the first bullet, "Communications". The fifth and sixth lines read, " . . . the establishment and maintenance of fixed to support the disaster response . . . ". That should probably read "of fixed stations to support". 73, Marty N6VI ----- Original Message ----- From: Joel Harrison To: arrl-odv Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:14 AM Subject: FW: Attached Letter from ARRL President Joel Harrison At it's meeting on March 14, the Executive Committee reviewed a final draft of the Red Cross MOU. While the EC found the document acceptable, with the Red Cross having incorporated our recommended language regarding background checks, it still had concerns as to exactly how the Red Cross would implement the agreement given their volunteer application form still contained language that did not meet the commitment contained in the draft MOU document. So, prior to signing the MOU the EC instructed me to send a letter to the Red Cross outlining our concern and recommendation. That letter was sent this morning and is attached for your information. 73 Joel W5ZN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:05 AM To: 'MascelliA(a)usa.redcross.org' Subject: Attached Letter from ARRL President Joel Harrison Please find attached a letter from ARRL President Joel Harrison regarding our draft Memorandum of Understanding. Regards, Joel Harrison President, ARRL

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[arrl-odv:17627] Re: RE: Indianapolis PD misuse of ham gear?
by Howard Huntington 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

So far, I have heard nothing on the Newsline Indianapolis report. Dick and I will be at AES Superfest in Milwaukee on the weekend. I suspect there will not be too much interest in the topic. If so, we know how to handle it. Howie, K9KM ________________________________ From: "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 10:09:09 AM Subject: [arrl-odv:17625] Re:RE: Indianapolis PD misuse of ham gear? We do plan to do that -- we've been told that the equipment has been removed from the vehicles but I'd like to get confirmation of that (I don't want us to be in the position of reporting that the problem has been resolved and then being contradicted by someone in the Indy area.) Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:41 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:17622] Re: Indianapolis PD misuse of ham gear? >On the Indianapolis PD story, I can understand the ARRL keeping a low profile during the "data collection" phase of the investigation. At some point, however, the ARRL should issue an objective report to the ham community on the misuse of ham gear by some officers in the Indianapolis PD. Mickey, Just so we're on the same page, I agree with you on that statement. 73 Joel W5ZN

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FW: Attached Letter from ARRL President Joel Harrison
by Joel Harrison 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

At it's meeting on March 14, the Executive Committee reviewed a final draft of the Red Cross MOU. While the EC found the document acceptable, with the Red Cross having incorporated our recommended language regarding background checks, it still had concerns as to exactly how the Red Cross would implement the agreement given their volunteer application form still contained language that did not meet the commitment contained in the draft MOU document. So, prior to signing the MOU the EC instructed me to send a letter to the Red Cross outlining our concern and recommendation. That letter was sent this morning and is attached for your information. 73 Joel W5ZN _____ From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:05 AM To: 'MascelliA(a)usa.redcross.org' Subject: Attached Letter from ARRL President Joel Harrison Please find attached a letter from ARRL President Joel Harrison regarding our draft Memorandum of Understanding. Regards, Joel Harrison President, ARRL

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[arrl-odv:17625] Re:RE: Indianapolis PD misuse of ham gear?
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

We do plan to do that -- we've been told that the equipment has been removed from the vehicles but I'd like to get confirmation of that (I don't want us to be in the position of reporting that the problem has been resolved and then being contradicted by someone in the Indy area.) Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Joel Harrison [mailto:w5zn@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:41 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:17622] Re: Indianapolis PD misuse of ham gear? >On the Indianapolis PD story, I can understand the ARRL keeping a low profile during the "data collection" phase of the investigation. At some point, however, the ARRL should issue an objective report to the ham community on the misuse of ham gear by some officers in the Indianapolis PD. Mickey, Just so we're on the same page, I agree with you on that statement. 73 Joel W5ZN

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