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[arrl-odv:18112] From the Executive Committee: Appropriate Use Guidelines
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

President Harrison has asked me to send this to ODV. Directors have seen it already; this is for the benefit of the vice directors. The document will be the subject of the teleconference among the officers and directors tomorrow evening. Joel gives the following instructions: 1. The document is NOT to be released publicly as it is not yet a board approved paper. 2. Any comments or input should be provided to your Director prior to Tuesday night. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:18111] Latest Red Cross correspondence
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

Joel has asked me to share the most recent letter he has sent to the Red Cross in the course of our negotiating a new MOU to replace the one that has expired. The approach was agreed by the Executive Committee and put into draft form, by Chris Imlay, with the draft subjected to additional review and revision by the EC. Once a response from the Red Cross has been received the EC may be ready to submit a recommendation to the Board. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ <<Red Cross Letter 9-15-09.pdf>> <<ARRL Red Cross MOU Final Draft-Imlay Final Edit.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:18110] RE: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams]
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

This seems to have been posted to a couple of discussion groups two weeks ago: http://groups.google.com/group/sci.environment/browse_thread/thread/0734 2886209462dc http://www.groupsrv.com/science/about454864.html It reads like something written by an individual with an axe to grind (unhappy neighbor) than as part of an organization's (non-organization's?) manifesto. "Write your Congressman" doesn't seem to be part of ELF's normal strategy. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: David A. Norris [mailto:k5uz@suddenlink.net] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:39 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] FYI... ELF sounds like a bunch of Kooks! Aren't these the morons that were blowing up car dealerships and lumber mills in the Pac. NW? 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Vice Director, Delta Div. -----Original Message----- From: Lenny [mailto:k5ovc@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:59 AM To: ADXA Subject: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] http://earth-liberation-front.org/ Ham Radio Operators a danger to our children... What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line, and a broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. These invisible electromagnetic fields are known as EMFs. They are generated by currents running through electric wires. Since they are not powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray radiation, they were once thought to be harmless. However, studies have suggested that people exposed to them chronically run a higher risk of certain health problems, including miscarriages, learning disabilities, and cancer. Did you know that Ham Radio Operators run 1500 watts of power in your neighborhood exposing your family to dangerous radiation? Is there a ham radio operator in your neighborhood? You can find out easily by a large antenna in your neighbor yards and doing a search for hams by zip code at http://www.qrz.com/db/ The reason you need to search for hams in your neighborhood is because they can run their 1500 watt transmitters with a small wire dipole and vertical antennas hidden in trees and flag poles. Unlike CB radio operators who are limited to a very low 4 watt transmitters in your neighborhood hams can do more damage to your children with there 1500 watt transmitters. How much power does your local AM radio station run? On average they only run 1000 watts, but the transmitting antennas are usually in remote unpopulated areas. Ham radio operators run there high powered transmitters right in your neighborhood. How to put a stop to ham radio operators from polluting your neighborhood: 1. Write your congressman about protecting your children from harmful EMF. 2. Demand that the FCC certify every ham radio operator in your area comply with RF exposure regulations by writing the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmaCmpl.html 3. Contact your local city council and mayor to lobby to change Federal law regarding using high powered transmitters in your neighborhood. 4. If you live in a neighborhood with a covenant then contact the HOA and demand that it be changed to exclude licensed ham radio operators from living in the neighborhood, it is not enough to ban large antennas since the ham radio operator will put up a small wire antenna or an antenna in their attic to transmit up to 1500 watts of power. 5. If you find out a ham is in your neighborhood let your neighbors know so they can contact your city council and congress representative to change the law to mandate a lower power usage of ham radio around your family. 6. Ham radio operators lower your property values with there large antennas and the increasing knowledge that high power transmitters effect every family in the neighborhood with harmful EMF radiation. http://earth-liberation-front.org/ ______________________________________________________________ ADXA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/adxa Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ADXA@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

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RE: [arrl-odv:18107] RE: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams]
by David A. Norris 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

That's what I thought! 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Vice Director, Delta Div. -----Original Message----- From: WY7FD, Dwayne Allen [mailto:WY7FD@ARRL.org] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:45 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18107] RE: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] They are also considered by the FBI to be terrorist. WY7FD Quoting K8JE <k8je(a)arrl.org>: > Dave, > > Supposedly, ELF is a "non-group" of kooks that operate throughout much of > the "advanced" world. It is alleged to be independent pockets of highly > active environmentalists that are joined only by their desire to protect the > environment in any way they wish provided they do not target people. Never > mind that fires, etc. might end up injuring/killing people even though they > were not targeted. > > Interesting philosophy. I guess it falls under the "the means justify the > ends" philosophy. Lot of this going around these days. > > Jim > > Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director > ARRL Great Lakes Division > 5065 Bethany Rd. > Mason, OH 45040 > E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org, Tel.: 513-459-1661 > ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio > -----Original Message----- > From: David A. Norris [mailto:k5uz@suddenlink.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:39 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After > Hams] > > FYI... > > ELF sounds like a bunch of Kooks! Aren't these the morons that were > blowing up car dealerships and lumber mills in the Pac. NW? > > 73 > > David A. Norris, K5UZ > Vice Director, Delta Div. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lenny [mailto:k5ovc@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:59 AM > To: ADXA > Subject: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] > > > > > > > > http://earth-liberation-front.org/ > > Ham Radio Operators a danger to our children... > > What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line, and > a > broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. > > These invisible electromagnetic fields are known as EMFs. They are > generated > by currents running through electric wires. Since they are not > powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray radiation, they were once > thought to be harmless. However, studies have suggested that people > exposed to them chronically run a higher risk of certain health > problems, > including miscarriages, learning disabilities, and cancer. > > Did you know that Ham Radio Operators run 1500 watts of power in your > neighborhood exposing your family to dangerous radiation? > > Is there a ham radio operator in your neighborhood? You can find out > easily > by a large antenna in your neighbor yards and doing a search for > hams by zip code at http://www.qrz.com/db/ The reason you need to > search > for hams in your neighborhood is because they can run their 1500 watt > transmitters with a small wire dipole and vertical antennas hidden in > trees > and flag poles. Unlike CB radio operators who are limited to a very low > 4 > watt transmitters in your > neighborhood hams can do more damage to your children with there 1500 > watt > transmitters. How much power does your local AM radio station run? On > average they only run 1000 watts, but the transmitting antennas are > usually > in remote unpopulated areas. Ham radio operators run there high powered > transmitters right in your neighborhood. > > How to put a stop to ham radio operators from polluting your > neighborhood: > 1. Write your congressman about protecting your children from harmful > EMF. > 2. Demand that the FCC certify every ham radio operator in your area > comply > with RF exposure regulations by writing the FCC. > http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmaCmpl.html > 3. Contact your local city council and mayor to lobby to change Federal > law > regarding using high powered transmitters in your > neighborhood. > 4. If you live in a neighborhood with a covenant then contact the HOA > and > demand that it be changed to exclude licensed ham radio operators from > living in the neighborhood, it is not enough to ban large antennas since > the > ham radio operator will put up a small wire antenna or an antenna in > their attic to transmit up to 1500 watts of power. > 5. If you find out a ham is in your neighborhood let your neighbors know > so > they can contact your city council and congress representative to > change the law to mandate a lower power usage of ham radio around your > family. > 6. Ham radio operators lower your property values with there large > antennas > and the increasing knowledge that high power transmitters effect > every family in the neighborhood with harmful EMF radiation. > > > http://earth-liberation-front.org/ > > ______________________________________________________________ > ADXA mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/adxa > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:ADXA@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > >

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[arrl-odv:18108] Re: FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams]
by Brian Mileshosky 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

David -- Come on...earth first (in the name of the children), at all costs. Actually, ELF is described by FBI as a domestic terrorism group, and in a past congessional testimony "the most active criminal extremist elements in the United States". Wiki has some info about ELF at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Liberation_Front 73, Brian N5ZGT On Sun, 20 Sep 2009, David A. Norris wrote: > FYI... > > ELF sounds like a bunch of Kooks! Aren't these the morons that were > blowing up car dealerships and lumber mills in the Pac. NW? > > 73 > > David A. Norris, K5UZ > Vice Director, Delta Div. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lenny [mailto:k5ovc@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:59 AM > To: ADXA > Subject: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] > > > > > > > > http://earth-liberation-front.org/ > > Ham Radio Operators a danger to our children... > > What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line, and > a > broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. > > These invisible electromagnetic fields are known as EMFs. They are > generated > by currents running through electric wires. Since they are not > powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray radiation, they were once > thought to be harmless. However, studies have suggested that people > exposed to them chronically run a higher risk of certain health > problems, > including miscarriages, learning disabilities, and cancer. > > Did you know that Ham Radio Operators run 1500 watts of power in your > neighborhood exposing your family to dangerous radiation? > > Is there a ham radio operator in your neighborhood? You can find out > easily > by a large antenna in your neighbor yards and doing a search for > hams by zip code at http://www.qrz.com/db/ The reason you need to > search > for hams in your neighborhood is because they can run their 1500 watt > transmitters with a small wire dipole and vertical antennas hidden in > trees > and flag poles. Unlike CB radio operators who are limited to a very low > 4 > watt transmitters in your > neighborhood hams can do more damage to your children with there 1500 > watt > transmitters. How much power does your local AM radio station run? On > average they only run 1000 watts, but the transmitting antennas are > usually > in remote unpopulated areas. Ham radio operators run there high powered > transmitters right in your neighborhood. > > How to put a stop to ham radio operators from polluting your > neighborhood: > 1. Write your congressman about protecting your children from harmful > EMF. > 2. Demand that the FCC certify every ham radio operator in your area > comply > with RF exposure regulations by writing the FCC. > http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmaCmpl.html > 3. Contact your local city council and mayor to lobby to change Federal > law > regarding using high powered transmitters in your > neighborhood. > 4. If you live in a neighborhood with a covenant then contact the HOA > and > demand that it be changed to exclude licensed ham radio operators from > living in the neighborhood, it is not enough to ban large antennas since > the > ham radio operator will put up a small wire antenna or an antenna in > their attic to transmit up to 1500 watts of power. > 5. If you find out a ham is in your neighborhood let your neighbors know > so > they can contact your city council and congress representative to > change the law to mandate a lower power usage of ham radio around your > family. > 6. Ham radio operators lower your property values with there large > antennas > and the increasing knowledge that high power transmitters effect > every family in the neighborhood with harmful EMF radiation. > > > http://earth-liberation-front.org/ > > ______________________________________________________________ > ADXA mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/adxa > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:ADXA@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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[arrl-odv:18107] RE: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams]
by WY7FD, Dwayne Allen 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

They are also considered by the FBI to be terrorist. WY7FD Quoting K8JE <k8je(a)arrl.org>: > Dave, > > Supposedly, ELF is a "non-group" of kooks that operate throughout much of > the "advanced" world. It is alleged to be independent pockets of highly > active environmentalists that are joined only by their desire to protect the > environment in any way they wish provided they do not target people. Never > mind that fires, etc. might end up injuring/killing people even though they > were not targeted. > > Interesting philosophy. I guess it falls under the "the means justify the > ends" philosophy. Lot of this going around these days. > > Jim > > Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director > ARRL Great Lakes Division > 5065 Bethany Rd. > Mason, OH 45040 > E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org, Tel.: 513-459-1661 > ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio > -----Original Message----- > From: David A. Norris [mailto:k5uz@suddenlink.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:39 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After > Hams] > > FYI... > > ELF sounds like a bunch of Kooks! Aren't these the morons that were > blowing up car dealerships and lumber mills in the Pac. NW? > > 73 > > David A. Norris, K5UZ > Vice Director, Delta Div. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lenny [mailto:k5ovc@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:59 AM > To: ADXA > Subject: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] > > > > > > > > http://earth-liberation-front.org/ > > Ham Radio Operators a danger to our children... > > What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line, and > a > broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. > > These invisible electromagnetic fields are known as EMFs. They are > generated > by currents running through electric wires. Since they are not > powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray radiation, they were once > thought to be harmless. However, studies have suggested that people > exposed to them chronically run a higher risk of certain health > problems, > including miscarriages, learning disabilities, and cancer. > > Did you know that Ham Radio Operators run 1500 watts of power in your > neighborhood exposing your family to dangerous radiation? > > Is there a ham radio operator in your neighborhood? You can find out > easily > by a large antenna in your neighbor yards and doing a search for > hams by zip code at http://www.qrz.com/db/ The reason you need to > search > for hams in your neighborhood is because they can run their 1500 watt > transmitters with a small wire dipole and vertical antennas hidden in > trees > and flag poles. Unlike CB radio operators who are limited to a very low > 4 > watt transmitters in your > neighborhood hams can do more damage to your children with there 1500 > watt > transmitters. How much power does your local AM radio station run? On > average they only run 1000 watts, but the transmitting antennas are > usually > in remote unpopulated areas. Ham radio operators run there high powered > transmitters right in your neighborhood. > > How to put a stop to ham radio operators from polluting your > neighborhood: > 1. Write your congressman about protecting your children from harmful > EMF. > 2. Demand that the FCC certify every ham radio operator in your area > comply > with RF exposure regulations by writing the FCC. > http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmaCmpl.html > 3. Contact your local city council and mayor to lobby to change Federal > law > regarding using high powered transmitters in your > neighborhood. > 4. If you live in a neighborhood with a covenant then contact the HOA > and > demand that it be changed to exclude licensed ham radio operators from > living in the neighborhood, it is not enough to ban large antennas since > the > ham radio operator will put up a small wire antenna or an antenna in > their attic to transmit up to 1500 watts of power. > 5. If you find out a ham is in your neighborhood let your neighbors know > so > they can contact your city council and congress representative to > change the law to mandate a lower power usage of ham radio around your > family. > 6. Ham radio operators lower your property values with there large > antennas > and the increasing knowledge that high power transmitters effect > every family in the neighborhood with harmful EMF radiation. > > > http://earth-liberation-front.org/ > > ______________________________________________________________ > ADXA mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/adxa > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:ADXA@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > >

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RE: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams]
by K8JE 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

Dave, Supposedly, ELF is a "non-group" of kooks that operate throughout much of the "advanced" world. It is alleged to be independent pockets of highly active environmentalists that are joined only by their desire to protect the environment in any way they wish provided they do not target people. Never mind that fires, etc. might end up injuring/killing people even though they were not targeted. Interesting philosophy. I guess it falls under the "the means justify the ends" philosophy. Lot of this going around these days. Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je(a)arrl.org, Tel.: 513-459-1661 ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio -----Original Message----- From: David A. Norris [mailto:k5uz@suddenlink.net] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:39 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] FYI... ELF sounds like a bunch of Kooks! Aren't these the morons that were blowing up car dealerships and lumber mills in the Pac. NW? 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Vice Director, Delta Div. -----Original Message----- From: Lenny [mailto:k5ovc@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:59 AM To: ADXA Subject: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] http://earth-liberation-front.org/ Ham Radio Operators a danger to our children... What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line, and a broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. These invisible electromagnetic fields are known as EMFs. They are generated by currents running through electric wires. Since they are not powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray radiation, they were once thought to be harmless. However, studies have suggested that people exposed to them chronically run a higher risk of certain health problems, including miscarriages, learning disabilities, and cancer. Did you know that Ham Radio Operators run 1500 watts of power in your neighborhood exposing your family to dangerous radiation? Is there a ham radio operator in your neighborhood? You can find out easily by a large antenna in your neighbor yards and doing a search for hams by zip code at http://www.qrz.com/db/ The reason you need to search for hams in your neighborhood is because they can run their 1500 watt transmitters with a small wire dipole and vertical antennas hidden in trees and flag poles. Unlike CB radio operators who are limited to a very low 4 watt transmitters in your neighborhood hams can do more damage to your children with there 1500 watt transmitters. How much power does your local AM radio station run? On average they only run 1000 watts, but the transmitting antennas are usually in remote unpopulated areas. Ham radio operators run there high powered transmitters right in your neighborhood. How to put a stop to ham radio operators from polluting your neighborhood: 1. Write your congressman about protecting your children from harmful EMF. 2. Demand that the FCC certify every ham radio operator in your area comply with RF exposure regulations by writing the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmaCmpl.html 3. Contact your local city council and mayor to lobby to change Federal law regarding using high powered transmitters in your neighborhood. 4. If you live in a neighborhood with a covenant then contact the HOA and demand that it be changed to exclude licensed ham radio operators from living in the neighborhood, it is not enough to ban large antennas since the ham radio operator will put up a small wire antenna or an antenna in their attic to transmit up to 1500 watts of power. 5. If you find out a ham is in your neighborhood let your neighbors know so they can contact your city council and congress representative to change the law to mandate a lower power usage of ham radio around your family. 6. Ham radio operators lower your property values with there large antennas and the increasing knowledge that high power transmitters effect every family in the neighborhood with harmful EMF radiation. http://earth-liberation-front.org/ ______________________________________________________________ ADXA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/adxa Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ADXA@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

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[arrl-odv:18105] Navy MARS Member Concern
by Bob Vallio 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

One of our members is quite concerned with this message which was shared with me. I believe their fear is that ARES and NTS traffic will be made obsolete and/or unnecessary by this implementation. Any comments for me to share? Thanks. Bob -- W6RGG DE NNN0ASA 061 R 161400Z SEP 2009 FM NNN0ASA VA TO NNN0ALL BT UNCLAS SUBJ: MEMBERSHIP SURVEY OF WL2K KNOWLEDGE 1. ARMY MARS HAS BEGUN ISSUING MARS LICENSES TO FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SO THEY MAY UTILIZE THE WL2K SYSTEM FOR HANDLING EXERCISE AND REAL-WORLD ECOM TRAFFIC. NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS IS DEVELOPING A DATABASE OF QUALIFIED MEMBERS TO ASSIST SERVED AGENCIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT WL2K RADIO E-MAIL. THIS INITIAL FACT- FINDING QUESTIONNAIRE IS THE FIRST STEP IN VETTING VOLUNTEER NAVY- MARINE CORPS MARS MEMBERS WHO MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED 'HANDS-ON' COMPONENT OF THIS IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY. 2. PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY (LISTED BELOW) TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY. AVOID ANY TYPOS AND/OR ERRORS IN YOUR ANSWERS. WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED THAT THE ENTIRE FORM HAS BEEN FILLED-IN CORRECTLY, CLICK THE 'SUBMIT' BUTTON TO SEND YOUR INFORMATION. 3. EACH SERVICE BRANCH WITHIN MARS HAS THEIR OWN IDENTICAL SURVEY FORM... PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU ARE FILLING OUT THE PROPER FORM FOR NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS. THIS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC OR DISTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. THE SURVEY IS FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL WHICH IS BEING SENT IN MIXED UPPER AND LOWER CASE AND MUST ALL BE ON THE SAME LINE (IT IS LONGER THAN 69 CHARACTERS): http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFpIX0t0RmVseUJIamFhQ1NJeDB… 4. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN DO ANYTHING. BT NNNN

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[arrl-odv:18104] FW: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams]
by David A. Norris 20 Sep '09

20 Sep '09

FYI... ELF sounds like a bunch of Kooks! Aren't these the morons that were blowing up car dealerships and lumber mills in the Pac. NW? 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Vice Director, Delta Div. -----Original Message----- From: Lenny [mailto:k5ovc@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 9:59 AM To: ADXA Subject: [ADXA] Fw: Earth Liberation Front Now After Hams] http://earth-liberation-front.org/ Ham Radio Operators a danger to our children... What characteristic is shared by an electric blanket, a power line, and a broadcast tower? All three emit electromagnetic radiation. These invisible electromagnetic fields are known as EMFs. They are generated by currents running through electric wires. Since they are not powerful and destructive like nuclear or X-ray radiation, they were once thought to be harmless. However, studies have suggested that people exposed to them chronically run a higher risk of certain health problems, including miscarriages, learning disabilities, and cancer. Did you know that Ham Radio Operators run 1500 watts of power in your neighborhood exposing your family to dangerous radiation? Is there a ham radio operator in your neighborhood? You can find out easily by a large antenna in your neighbor yards and doing a search for hams by zip code at http://www.qrz.com/db/ The reason you need to search for hams in your neighborhood is because they can run their 1500 watt transmitters with a small wire dipole and vertical antennas hidden in trees and flag poles. Unlike CB radio operators who are limited to a very low 4 watt transmitters in your neighborhood hams can do more damage to your children with there 1500 watt transmitters. How much power does your local AM radio station run? On average they only run 1000 watts, but the transmitting antennas are usually in remote unpopulated areas. Ham radio operators run there high powered transmitters right in your neighborhood. How to put a stop to ham radio operators from polluting your neighborhood: 1. Write your congressman about protecting your children from harmful EMF. 2. Demand that the FCC certify every ham radio operator in your area comply with RF exposure regulations by writing the FCC. http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmaCmpl.html 3. Contact your local city council and mayor to lobby to change Federal law regarding using high powered transmitters in your neighborhood. 4. If you live in a neighborhood with a covenant then contact the HOA and demand that it be changed to exclude licensed ham radio operators from living in the neighborhood, it is not enough to ban large antennas since the ham radio operator will put up a small wire antenna or an antenna in their attic to transmit up to 1500 watts of power. 5. If you find out a ham is in your neighborhood let your neighbors know so they can contact your city council and congress representative to change the law to mandate a lower power usage of ham radio around your family. 6. Ham radio operators lower your property values with there large antennas and the increasing knowledge that high power transmitters effect every family in the neighborhood with harmful EMF radiation. http://earth-liberation-front.org/ ______________________________________________________________ ADXA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/adxa Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ADXA@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

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[arrl-odv:18103] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 17 Sep '09

17 Sep '09

<<091609.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 32, No. 37 September 16, 2009 -- Covers the period September 6-12. Upcoming Meetings and Events Section Manager Workshop September 25-27 - ARRL HQ United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) October 12-16 - ARRL HQ Executive Committee Meeting October 24 @ 9:00am in Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX Ballot Counting for Director/Vice Director Elections November 20 in Newington, CT Administration &Finance Committee November 21 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT COO Office The Fathom project continues to move forward. During the next few weeks, we will be reviewing all of the forms on our current Web site to assure that we have made provisions for them on the new Web site. We will also be reviewing the Directors and SMs Web sites that are linked to the current site to assure a smooth transition. New tools will be available for those Directors and SMs who want to create their own sites. Content Manager training is scheduled to begin in about two weeks. Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND During the previous two weeks, we received and began reviewing the latest test data from the Air Force on the 70cm repeater interference problem around the Beale (CA) AFB PAVE PAWS location. The new data has raised some concerns regarding Air Force identification and tracking of previously claimed identifications. We will be addressing these concerns with the Air Force. The FCC released the new CEPT Public Notice on reciprocal operating in Europe on Thursday September 10. A story on the note was edited and released for the ARRL Web. We also have made necessary changes on various ARRL web pages on the issue, as well as posted the complete new notice. We continue to receive numerous queries and concerns related to the work of the Ad Hoc and Executive Committees on the appropriate use of amateur radio. This topic is of keen interest in many Amateur Radio circles and we look forward to receiving the final report to help guide staff in answering member and non-member queries. A PowerPoint presentation on the topic was prepared and used as the focus of discussion of the Hampden County (MA) Radio Association meeting on September 4. Slides from the HCRA presentation were used at the Virginia Section Convention in Virginia Beach over the weekend of September 11-13. With Congress back from its summer recess, we continue to push HR 2160. Three new cosponsors signed on during the week of September 8, bringing the total to 24, including the initial sponsor. Finally, the window has closed for corrections/problems related to the 2009 Field Day submissions and work has begun on the results article, scheduled for the December issue of QST. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The files for the fall Spectrum Defense campaign are ready. Once the letter is finalized production will begin with a planned mail date of Oct 6. Revenues for the Diamond Club in September have reached $6800, including a renewal at the Platinum level. The next group of bricks is growing and once we reach 50, they will be installed in the Diamond Terrace. Letters were mailed to Maxim Society donors announcing that a copy of the 2010 Handbook will be sent to them in early October. Thanks to Amy Hurtado for her help in organizing this mailing with her team. Reports of the research and Development of Education projects for teachers designed by Mark Spencer have been mailed to the donors who support the Teachers Institutes. The written summary was included with a 2 CD set with full information. The purpose of this report to the donors demonstrates the additional value of this little known effort by Mark to augment the resources available as hands on projects for the classroom. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter, Vol 28, No 36, for September 11, 2009. She also voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for September 11. Steve Sant Andrea 10/16 Vacation Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI RFI Mike Gruber had a telephone conference with Bob Allison and Ron Hranac , the new authors of the TV and CATV chapters in the 2nd printing of the RFI Book. The transition to DTV has forced a rewrite of both chapters. Mike Gruber arranged to conduct a Power Line Noise Workshop with two IEEE members in October. The Workshop will be held on October 24 and 25. Auction Bob Allison continues to clean and test radio equipment for our upcoming ARRL on-line auction. We received a vintage receiver (Drake R4C) in mint condition that I thoroughly checked out. It should fetch a good price. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Please join us in welcoming Allyson Riedel to the HQ staff. Allyson has filled a part time opening in the Member Services team of the Sales and Marketing Department. A Labor Day-themed email solicitation generated close to $8k in publication sales over the holiday weekend. The fall/winter 2009 publications catalog is in the works, and is scheduled to go to the printer at the end of the month. The 2010 Handbook is now online and available for ordering. Pre-orders will ship October 1. There have been 641 returns from a large membership campaign that dropped on July 30. Over one third of the returns are applications for multi-year memberships. The Warehouse crew fulfilled 641 packages for publication and product orders, and shipped 301 free book membership premiums and QST mailing supplements. ARRL Conventions Date Name Division City State ARRL HQ REP. Sep 18-19 W9DXCC CL Elk Grove Village IL Sean Kutzko Sep 19 Ohio Section GL Reynoldsburg OH Sep 26 SEDCO V Conf. DL Pigeon Forge TN Ward Silver Sep 26 Mid-AT States VHF Conf. AT Plymouth Meeting PA Sep 26 Washington State NW Spokane Valley WA Dan Henderson Oct 3 EMCOMM East AT Rochester NY Harold Kramer Oct 4 W. NY Section AT West Seneca NY Harold Kramer Oct 9-11 Pacific NW VHF NW Seaside OR Gene Zimmerman Oct 11 Connecticut State NE Wallingford CT Joel Hallas Nov 7-8 Georgia Section SE Lawrenceville GA Nov 14 Alabama State SE Montgomery AL Nov 14-15 Indiana State CL Fort Wayne IN Ward Silver Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Contest Branch This past weekend was the September VHF QSO Party. Despite lackluster conditions, we've already received 93 logs, a mere 10 hours after the contest ended. All November Sweepstakes plaques have been sent out and are arriving safely to the winners. 2008 EME certificates will be distributed this week. ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, will be at the W9DXCC convention this weekend, just outside of Chicago. He will give an update of ARRL happenings in the Contest Branch and also take part in a Q and A session during the ARRL Forum. He will also be checking cards for DXCC and other ARRL awards. W1AW The Hiram Percy Maxim 140th Birthday Celebration is now history. W1AW worked 211-/140 stations during the event. As W1AW/140, 700+ stations were worked by visiting operators. Logs for the 140th Birthday Celebration certificate have already begun to pour into W1AW. Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives. He processed regular QSL card requests and began to input the data for the HPM certificates. Joe did some testing with the MixW program (used for digital broadcasts) to see how feasible it would be to have it control the keying of the 2-meter broadcast transmitter. He also culled together a quick audio interface to use on the Icom IC-7700 transceiver for digital mode work. Scott worked on slow and fast code practice files for the middle part of the month of September. Field Organization/Public Service Team Larry Macionski, W8LM, withdrew his name as a candidate for Kansas Section Manager. Incumbent SM Ron Cowan, KBØDTI, and Joe Plankinton, WDØDMV, continue as candidates for the next term of office starting in January. Leona Adams has been receiving statements and photographs from the remaining candidates in Kansas as well as the candidates in the Alabama and Alaska SM elections. With the addition of new Official Observers in Kentucky, Maryland, and Iowa from this past week, the total number of Official Observers is now at 700. OOs in California helped resolve a problem with a 440 MHz repeater that became locked in transmit mode. Chuck Skolaut notes that a new report of a constant carrier on 14.030 MHz is under investigation by our volunteer monitors as well as a case on 40 meters. There were also some intruders reported on 10.139 and 14.051 MHz. Editorial work continued on November QST's Public Service column, and the monthly reports were compiled and sent to Steve Ewald at HQ by Field Organization leaders. Emergency Preparedness & Response Reported by Dennis Dura, K2DCD This afternoon I participated (as a Governing Board Member) in the quarterly meeting of the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) teleconference. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Kathy Allison 9/25-9/28 Vacation Bob Allison 9/25-9/29 Vacation Margie Bourgoin 9/25 Vacation `` 10/2-10-6 Vacation Joe Carcia 10/12-10/20 Vacation Steve Ford 10/9-10/11 AMSAT Symposium, Baltimore, MD Scott Gee 9/17-9/18 Vacation `` 10/5-10/6 Vacation Mike Gruber 9/28-10/2 Vacation Dan Henderson 9/25-9/29 E. Washington Section Convention, Spokane, WA Mary Hobart 9/25 Vacation `` 10/2 Vacation Khrystyne Keane 9/25 Vacation `` 10/23 Vacation Joel Kleinman 9/28-9/29 Vacation `` 10/5-10/6 Vacation Sean Kutzko 9/18-9/20 W9DXCC Convention, Elk Grove Village, IL Maryann Macdonald 9/21-9/25 Vacation AnnMarie Pinto 9/18 Vacation Allen Pitts 9/14-9/18 Vacation Brennan Price 9/25-9/27 ARRL/TAPR Digital Com. Conference, Elk Grove IL Jon Siverling 9/14-9/16 ATU Preparatory Meeting, Geneva `` 9/17-9/25 ITU-R Study Group 1 and Working Groups, Geneva Dave Sumner 9/18 Vacation `` 10/9-10/19 IARU R3 Conference/AC Meeting, Christchurch, NZ `` 10/23-10/25 Executive Committee Meeting, Dallas, TX

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