January 2010 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

RE: [arrl-odv:18491] DXAC chair
by K8JE 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Well, Coy, looks as though I attempted to put you on the wrong committee. Other than incorrectly having you head ECAC and your assignment being to a "new" committee, the memo was right on! Hi! You'll do a great job, I know. I believe you will find the GLD representative to the committee, Kirk, W8QID, to be very knowledgeable, helpful and cooperative. 73, 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: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:31 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18491] DXAC chair Past Director and current West Gulf Division DXAC rep Coy Day N5OK has accepted appointment as chair of the DX Advisory Committee for 2010. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:18493] VUAC status
by Kay Craigie 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Before contacting the person who has been identified as a suitable chair for the VUAC, I want to let you know about the committee's sunset status. For the following information I am grateful to Staff and to last year's chair of the PSC, Bruce Frahm. At the end of last year, the PSC determined that the proper sunset date for the VUAC is June, 2011. Here is the background leading to that conclusion: It took almost one year from the time the committee was authorized by the Board at the Second Meeting of 2005 (Minute 37) to appoint the members and begin the committee's work. The committee actually began to function in June, 2006. With its three-year term starting then, the end would have been in June, 2009. The two-year extension approved at the 2008 Annual Meeting extended the committee's term from June, 2009, through June, 2011. This was the understanding of the PSC, reflected in the Minutes of their November meeting recently distributed to us on the ODV. Consequently the PSC did not offer a motion to extend the VUAC's life span to permit the group to complete its tasks. Taking my cue from the PSC, I am proceeding on the basis of the VUAC's sunset date being June, 2011. I appreciate the matter being brought up so it could be looked into. By the way, I am certain it will not take almost a year for us to get the new ECAC up and running. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:18492] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

<<012010.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 33, No. 3 January 20, 2010 -- Covers the period January 10-16. Web Site Update Reported by Katie Glass This week all of ARRL staff will see the new Web site. We will be opening up the site to the Directors and Board on Friday. Jon Bloom and his team are working extremely hard to make sure everything works for our launch the first week of February. Technical Relations Reported by Brennan Price, N4QX The staff of the Washington Office has a busy schedule of meetings over this week and next, in preparation for several international meetings coming up this year. Regarding the proposed PLT/Smart Grid contribution from Current Technologies to the next meeting of Working Party 5A, the author has agreed to divide it such that it is slightly less objectionable. We continue to resist the substantial objectionable content. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP With the vacancy in the position of ER&R, I have been asked to be the lead contact person for the ARRL HQ response to the situation in Haiti and this has taken up the past several days. The ARRL and its ARES program will do all we can to provide support to our served agencies and we have been hosting conference calls with various representatives from agencies, key ARRL leaders, Amateur Radio related news outlets, RAC, IARU Region 2 and others. The situation is still very fluid at this time. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The Spectrum Defense Fund for 2010 is off to a strong start during the first weeks of the year. So far more than $10,000 has been contributed by 119 donors for a strong average gift of $91.42 Likewise, so far in January the Diamond Club has received $4878 from 44 donors for an average contribution of $110. The next projects for fund raising include communications with Diamond Club members both past and present to introduce and encourage monthly installment giving of $10, $25 or $100 a month, and a campaign to continue building the W1AW Endowment. Letters will be mailed to current installment donors advising them of the total of their contribution totals paid against their pledges in 2009. Production/Editorial Reported by S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA The March 2010 QST - our annual antenna issue -- left for the printer on Wednesday, January 20. Along with all the fun antenna articles, it will feature an 8 page advertising pullout. Work continues on the new edition of the Ham Radio Licensing Manual. This book will cover the new Technician class pool (released January 4) that goes into effect July 1 of this year. Along with Allen Pitts, Khrystyne Keane has been participating in conference calls with various served agencies, Section Managers, HQ staff and news outlets regarding the situation in Haiti as it pertains to Amateur Radio Khrystyne wrote and edited the January 14 edition of The ARRL Letter. She also voiced and produced the ARRL Audio News. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Planning is underway to help support the rollout of the new ARRL web site. A handful of membership-related direct marketing activities are underway or in planning, including the following: * An upcoming mailing to lapsed and "never" members who made purchases in 2009 * A test mailing to Technician licensees * An email to December 2009 expirees - theme: "Re-commit Yourself to Amateur Radio and ARRL in 2010" * A large membership campaign is being prepared for mailing in February * A mailing to current, active Volunteer Examiners An email was sent to 600 current ARRL members whose membership is about to expire and who have hams (non-members) in their household. A special incentive was offered for each joining family member. Already, the effort has produced 33 applications including renewals and new family memberships. Diane Petrilli will attend the ARRL Northern Florida Section Convention (Orlando HamCation) in February, to help support the membership recruitment effort at this large event. Diane is also attending training in March-produced by the American Society of Association Executives. ARRL's Extra and General Q&A are now available for purchase and download as e-books from Amazon's Kindle store, completing this suite of licensing resources available to e-readers. An early-year publication promotion is running through the end of the month, featuring ARRL Book Bundles. The e-store promotion includes a handful of specially themed and discounted publication "bundles." The Member Services team is completing their online customer service training. In advance of the ARRL Board meetings, the lobby received a thorough re-stocking and cleaning. Displays were organized to help show-off public service apparel and supplies, and resources for ARRL membership recruitment. MetLife is preparing a mailing to support this affinity benefit. We are reviewing materials and preparing a mailing list. During the last 2 weeks, the warehouse crew fulfilled 1,388 packages for publication and product orders, 1,107 membership premiums, and QST mailing supplements. The warehouse has also prepared 1,100 mailers for international members that will receive the 2009 Periodicals CD-ROM. Now Shipping: 2009 ARRL Periodicals on CD-ROM ARRL Conventions Date Name Division City State ARRL HQ Rep. Jan 29-30 Delta Division DL Jackson MS Feb 6 SC State RK Ladson SC Norm Fusaro Feb 6 Virginia State RK Richmond VA Brennan Price Feb 12-14 N. Florida Section SE Orlando FL Diane Petrilli Feb 27 Vermont State NE Colchester VT Ed Hare Mar 6 S. Texas Section WG Rosenberg TX Dan Henderson Mar 6-7 Alabama State SE Birmingham AL Bill Moore Mar 12-13 Louisiana State DL Rayne LA Norm Fusaro Mar 12-13 Oklahoma State WG Claremore OK Mar 13-14 Santa Clara Valley PC Monterey CA Mar 20 S. Florida Section SE Stuart FL Mar 20 Nebraska State MW Lincoln NE Bob Allison Mar 20 W. Texas Section WG Midland TX Mar 26-27 Maine State NE Lewiston ME Mar 27-28 Maryland State AT Timonium MD H. Kramer & D. Petrilli Business Services Reported by Deb Jahnke, K1DAJ In response to both email and telephone solicitations, we're pleased to welcome five new advertisers to March 2010 QST and one advertiser returning after a very long absence: S9 Antennas; Balun Designs LLC; HI-Q ANTENNAS; MICROBIT 2.0 AB; Electronic Products Design, Inc and Barker & Williamson. Email solicitations have gone out for advertising in the new edition of the ARRL Repeater Directory; ARRL Ham Radio License Manual and the ARRL Technician Q & A. An email reminder has also been sent to all of our publication dealers, reminding them of timeframes and ordering details for new titles. A follow-up mailing is completed and set to go in 4 weeks. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N W1AW Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives. He processed one W1AW Qualifying Run certificate. Joe also processed regular QSL card requests. When the radios have not been in use by visitors, he has been monitoring the various HF nets involved with the Haiti relief effort. In addition to regular monitoring, Joe also briefly checked W1AW into the IRESC (International Radio Emergency Support Coalition) Echolink node. The IRESC is also involved with traffic handling for the Haiti earthquake. He also made a software change to the system used by the Flex-5000 software-defined radio in Studio Two. Field Organization/Public Service Team After the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, Steve Ewald and the Field Organization/Public Service Team assisted Allen Pitts and others at HQ to gather news and information on the initial Amateur Radio response. We helped answer questions from Field Organization and Section Leaders among others and received some reports from them, too, on what was going on during this emergency. The January QST Public Service column that highlighted the Official Observer program has encouraged several ARRL members to apply for this position. Leona Adams and Chuck Skolaut handled a dozen approved appointment applications from the applicants' respective Section Managers. Indiana Section Manager John Poindexter, W3ML, has been nominated to run for another term of office. Members in Virginia have begun to return their filled-out Section Manager election ballots. Chuck Skolaut compiled and sent out the monthly Official Observer summary to all Official Observers, OO Coordinators and Section Managers. OOs in Ohio are checking on a report of business use of a 2- meter simplex frequency as well as interference to an air traffic control station thought to be coming from a high-powered Citizen Band operation. There is a carrier on 14.340 MHz, and this report originated in San Diego area. Meanwhile, another carrier has been heard on 3.925 MHz by a monitoring operator in Arizona. The inadvertent airing of NOAA weather broadcasts on a Tennessee repeater(s) is now in process of being resolved. Headquarters also learned that IARU Region 2 is now active on Twitter. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Leona Adams 2/12 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 1/22 Vacation `` 2/8 Vacation Steve Ford 1/22 Vacation Scott Gee 4/14-4/16 Vacation Joel Hallas 2/26 Jury Duty Dan Henderson 3/5-3/7 S. Texas Section Convention/Greater Houston Hamfest Rose-Anne Lawrence 2/8-2/12 Vacation Diane Petrilli 2/12-2/14 N. Florida Section Convention Jon Siverling 2/1-2/10 Geneva Dawn Trigilio 1/22 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:18491] DXAC chair
by Kay Craigie 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Past Director and current West Gulf Division DXAC rep Coy Day N5OK has accepted appointment as chair of the DX Advisory Committee for 2010. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:18490] RE: [arrl-odv:18489] ECAC appointments
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Further to Kay's message, here is the text of the motion adopted by the Board regarding the ECAC. Whereas, recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications, is one of the five expressed principles in Part 97 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules that describes the basis and purpose of the Amateur Radio Service; and Whereas, natural and man-made disasters in recent years have shown the necessity for the Amateur Radio Service to continue to improve its ability in providing emergency communications on behalf of the public; and Whereas, analysis of the issues related to Amateurs providing emergency communications can be beneficially provided to ARRL's Programs and Services Committee by a geographically diverse panel of emcomm experts. Now, therefore, an ARRL ECAC (Emergency Communications Advisory Committee) is established. 1. Committee membership shall follow the Rules and Regulations concerning Advisory Committees except that Section Managers are eligible. 2. Committee members should be exceptionally qualified and recognized members of the emergency communications community. Directors are encouraged to consult with the Section Managers in their Divisions in selecting the committee members. 3. The committee shall report to the Programs and Services Committee. 4. The activities of the committee shall be limited to studies of emergency communications issues that are national in scope. Staff will provide written guidance during start-up to ensure that members understand the parameters of the committee's responsibility. 5. The term of the committee shall be limited to three years. In considering appointments Directors should also refer to the following Rules and Regulations Concerning Advisory Committees: The following rules and regulations provide for the establishment of national Advisory Committees. Such committees shall be composed of amateurs qualified in various specialty areas of concern to the League. The Committees, acting in their areas of specialty, shall undertake studies, review proposals, and make recommendations to the League management. League members interested in serving on Advisory Committees should make themselves known to their Director. Each ARRL Division is represented on each Advisory Committee. The Division representatives to the national Advisory Committee also serve as special advisors to the Division Director. The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) may also appoint a representative to each Advisory Committee. 1. Authority for establishing, terminating, or modifying terms of reference of any Advisory Committee rests with the Board of Directors. 2. Any proposal to the Board for the establishment of an Advisory Committee shall outline the purpose of the proposed Committee, the proposed scope of its activities and the Standing Committee of the Board to which it shall report. The proposal shall explain why its objectives cannot be met through the existing organizational structure of the ARRL. 3. The membership of any Advisory Committee shall consist of one Full Member of the League from each Division plus the representative to that Advisory Committee from the RAC who shall be a member of the League. Advisory Committee members are expected to be residents of the Division from which they are appointed and may not hold any League elective office (Officer, Director, Vice Director, Section Manager) during their tenure as a member of an Advisory Committee. Each committee member is appointed by the respective Division Director for a term concurrent with that of the Director. It is recommended that Advisory Committee members shall serve a maximum of six (6) years so as to provide diversity of views within the Division. The Advisory Committee members serve at the pleasure of the Director and shall be responsible to him for the proper performance of their duties. Directors should consider the following in selecting appointees to an Advisory Committee: a. Willingness to serve and participate in committee deliberations; b. Possession of knowledge and expertise in the committee's field of endeavor; c. The ability and willingness to communicate with others in writing and verbally. Communications includes the use of electronic media; d. The ability and willingness to participate in public forums. 4. Each year, the President shall designate one member of each Advisory Committee as chairman for that calendar year. Chairmen will serve in that post for no more than two one-year terms consecutively. Each chairman shall designate a vice chairman to assist him and to assure continuity in the committee's operation. 5. Each Advisory Committee shall report to an appropriate Standing Committee of the Board. The Chairman of the Standing Committee or his designee shall act as liaison to the Advisory Committee. The Executive Vice President shall designate Headquarters Staff to fulfill the functions of Resource and Administrative Liaison to each Advisory Committee 6. Advisory Committees initiate studies upon request by the Standing Committee of the Board to which they report. Proposals for studies may be made to the responsible Standing Committee by any of the following groups or individuals: a. By the Board of Directors; b. Between meetings of the Board, by the Executive Committee or the President; c. By a committee of the Board; d. By the Executive Vice President; e. By the Committee at its own initiative. The Board shall be advised promptly of the responsible Standing Committees' disposition of proposed studies. Advisory Committee recommendations shall be made in a timely manner to the appropriate Standing Committee and shall be advisory in nature. Status reports shall be submitted, to the Board Secretary, at least (30) days prior to any regular meeting of the Board. 7. Members wishing to express their opinion on a matter being studied by, or within the terms of reference of, an Advisory Committee are encouraged to communicate with their Division representative. To this end, the names and addresses of Advisory Committee members shall appear in QST at least annually. Space in QST and other League publications shall be available to the committees, as appropriate. 8. Advisory Committee members are entitled to the same privileges accorded Assistant Directors. 9. Incidental expenses are reimbursable according to guidelines adopted by the Board. Any expenses for the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) representative to any Advisory Committee shall be paid in accordance with RAC policy. 73, Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Kay Craigie [mailto:n3kn@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 1:33 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18489] ECAC appointments Following the story on the web site mentioning establishment of the ECAC, I am getting a few inquiries from members about how to get on the committee. I'm acknowledging the messages and forwarding them to the appropriate Directors. Once the committee is populated, I will ask for Directors' input on whom to name as chair. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:18489] ECAC appointments
by Kay Craigie 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

Following the story on the web site mentioning establishment of the ECAC, I am getting a few inquiries from members about how to get on the committee. I'm acknowledging the messages and forwarding them to the appropriate Directors. Once the committee is populated, I will ask for Directors' input on whom to name as chair. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:18488] Email reflectors
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jan '10

20 Jan '10

The Board (OD and ODV) and standing committee email reflectors are open for business with the new committee members in place. While the mailing lists have been double-checked there is always the possibility of an error. If you receive email from a reflector for which you should not be signed up, please let me know. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:18487] URLs for Leonard Award video winner
by Bruce Frahm 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

Three links to the Leonard awardee for video excellence that we just approved. The first one is a 9 minute sequence of the live remote reports: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gRWG-EUGU The second is a short 2+ min. condensation of them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDPO8vnDZ-s The third is a series of two-minute videos; some un-aired, apparently http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr80l5gqOXo I think you'll agree Kim did an excellent job conveying the fun and importance of Field Day. And Barb Rich (mother of ex-Maxim award winner KB0VVT) is a superb 'translator'. 73 Bruce K0BJ

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[arrl-odv:18486] Re: PSC November minutes AMENDED
by Bruce Frahm 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

> > A l'il gremlin snuck unnoticed into the November PSC minutes. At minute > B1 a Hart recipient callsign was typoed, and the name of the typoee attached > thereto. Thankfully the intended recipient, W2RU was duly nominated and > recorded at the board meeting. I've attached amended minutes, which are > changed only in that respect. > Tnx to Mr Scarborough W6RGG for spotting the glitch. Bruce K0BJ

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[arrl-odv:18485] PSC November minutes
by Bruce Frahm 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

Attached are minutes of the November 21 PSC meeting at Hq, approved at the January meeting. It was nice to see everyone. 73 Bruce K0BJ

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