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[arrl-odv:18484] Committee list
by Kay Craigie 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Here's the committee information. Please note that the last one on the list was not previously announced. Creation of this committee, done this morning, was mandated by Board action at our meeting over the weekend. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:18483] Re: RF Safety Committee Report (Document 20)
by Gary Johnston 16 Jan '10

16 Jan '10

Pictures and a video of Chris¹ piping honoring Joel can be found at: http://gallery.me.com/gary.johnston#100193 If you have pictures of the event, and/or have a few good pictures of the board meeting in general, please free to upload them to this site. Hopefully a few will end up in QST. 73 de Gary KI4LA

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[arrl-odv:18482] RF Safety Committee Report (Document 20)
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

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Administrative issues. RF Safety Committee Activities A letter to the QST Doctor questioned the safety of operating an Amateur Radio transmitter for people with implanted pacemakers. The published answer contained our standard response about this topic: Only the pacemaker manufacturer and the persons doctor are qualified to specify the safe operating environment of a particular pacemaker. The Doctor, Joel Hallas, was looking for a more definitive statement. Medtronic, one of the largest pacemaker manufacturers, publishes an information sheet about pacemaker EMC that mentions safe distances for Amateur Radios. It states the safe distances from the antenna of an Amateur Radio are 6 inches for transmitters that emit up to 3 watts, 12 inches for up to 15 watts, and 24 inches for up to 30 watts. They dont mention higher power levels and they state that these safe distances apply to Medtronic devices. Another letter to the QST Doctor questioned the safety of using an HT while it is clipped to the belt. The ham also asked if it would be safer, and work better, to wear a metal construction helmet with an antenna attached to the top. The Committee responded that with the typical duty cycle of ham radio transmissions the 5 watt transmitter pressed up against his belly would not generate an exposure in excess of MPE. With respect to the antenna mounted on the helmet we discussed the fellow who does this at Dayton and that it is a good way to get your picture in QST. The Committee was informed that a safety question proposed for use in the General question pool similar to ones that we had objected to last year in the Technician question pool; A question about safe levels of current flow through the body. However, due to a typo in the units of the answer the question was withdrawn. The Committee maintains that hams derive no benefit from knowing the exact amount of current flow through their bodies that would be lethal; rather they should be taught how to avoid having any current flow through their bodies. Mr. Hare responded to a hams questions about the RF safety implication of multiple radiators. The ham wanted to know if powers could be added but Mr. Hare described the more detailed analysis needed to ascertain the total exposure from sources at different frequencies, since MPE varies with frequency. Monitoring Scientific Studies The topic of wireless electricity continues to elicit excitement in the scientific press. The Committee still maintains the stance that there are significant RF safety implications of transmitting electricity through the air, either as RF electrical or magnetic fields. Another topic that refuses to go away is Electromagnetic radiation being blamed for Colony Collapse Syndrome, where honey bee colonies are dying off because the bees leave the hive and never return. A very unscientific study performed in Germany last year blamed cell phones for Colony Collapse. Subsequent scientific studies of the problem showed that it is very complicated, implicating a virus, a fungus, pesticides, varroa mites, and bee nutrition, virtually everything studied except electromagnetic radiation. The latest article from India evidently never heard of the extensive science performed in the US and Europe and again is blaming cell phone towers for the problem. A relatively small group of scientists whose research and publications have been widely discredited by the RF safety scientific community has formed and is going on the offensive. They have published the Bioinitiative Report, which features only the discredited research and ignores the bulk of the research that has been performed on electromagnetic bioeffects. This publication is often quoted by those who wish to place excessive limitation on RF transmissions. This group has now gotten the attention of the new administration in Washington, DC. The IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation, COMAR, sent a response to the Presidents Cancer Panel, that their summary of the perceived dangers of RF exposure does not provide a balanced and objective analysis of the currently available scientific and medical evidence describing the association of RF exposure and tumor development. The Committee discussed a news article about an angry mob in Washington state toppling two radio towers being constructed for an AM radio station, KRKO. The Earth Liberation Front, ELF, took credit for organizing the mob because they believe that AM radio waves cause adverse health effects including a higher rate of cancer, harm to wildlife, and that the signals have been interfering with home phone and intercom lines." The FBI is investigating. Participation in the Scientific RF Safety Community Mr. Hare continues to serve on the ICES (IEEE) SCC-28 RF Safety Standards Committee. He generally shares the voting ballots for changes to the standards with the Committee prior to voting on them. Dr. Lapin continues to testify about RF safety at zoning board hearings when cellular tower placement is being considered. Dr. Lapin continues to serve as a member of the IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation, COMAR. Administrative Issues We wish to recognize and thank Howard Huntington, K9KM, for his many years of assistance to the successful operation of the RF Safety Committee as its Board liaison. Gregory Lapin, Ph.D., P.E., N9GL Chair, ARRL RF Safety Committee The ARRL RF Safety Committee Chair Gregory D. Lapin, Ph.D., P.E., N9GL 1206 Somerset Ave Deerfield, IL 60015-2819 Committee Members Robert E. Gold, M.D., W0KIZ 9197 N. Clydesdale Road Castle Rock, CO 80104-9102 Arthur W. (Bill) Guy, Ph.D., W7PO 18122 60th Place NE Kenmore, WA 98028-8901 William Kaune, Ph.D., W7IEQ 160 Cedarview Dr Port Townsend WA 98368 James W. Ross, M.D., M.P.H., W4GHL 9472 Ruffin Ridge Rd. Mechanicsville, VA 23116-6670 Kai Siwiak, P.E., Ph.D., KE4PT 10988 NW 14th St Coral Springs, FL 33071-8222 Bruce Small, M.D., KM2L 10540 Stoneway Clarence, NY 14031-2100 Emeritus Committee Members Gerald Griffin, M.D., K6MD 123 Forest Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2619 William Raskoff, M.D., K6SQL 1769 Escalante Way Burlingame, CA 94010-5807 Liaison to the ARRL Board of Directors Open ARRL HQ Staff Liaison Ed Hare, W1RFI ARRL Headquarters 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 ARRL HQ Administrative Liaison Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ ARRL Headquarters 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 ARRL RF Safety Committee Report January 2010 Page page 2 Page page 1 "BCDON l m î ï õ ÿ Â È Ï Ð Ñ Ý Þ ©«±²ÄÅëîÎÏ¬µ!Aoš³ŒÀÿQUi®Í56dÓÜüõïéãïÜïãÖÐÊÐÄÊÄÊÄÊÄÊÄÊÄÊÄÊÄŸÊžÊž²¬ž¬²¬²ž²¬²¬Š¬Š¬Š¬Š¬Š² Ä Ä hÕhtCJ hS[0CJ hVCJ h®àCJ h:CJ hg~õCJ hþW CJ h©\CJ hO3CJ hJl!CJ h!r-CJ hä 0>*CJ hLo©CJ h43FCJ hä 0CJ hä 05CJhä 0<"*BCPQ§Ç 6 M N m Ï6gAýøøøòííææææíÝÑÑÑÑŒÑ° &F€x1$gdÕht$ &F@Àý€x1$^@`Àýgdg~õ &F€x1$gdþW &F€x1$ 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[arrl-odv:18481] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

<<011310.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 33, No. 2 January 13, 2010 -- Covers the period January 3-9. Upcoming Meetings and Events Annual Board Meeting: January 15-16, 2010 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT Administration &Finance Committee: January 14, 2010 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Programs & Services Committee: January 14, 2010 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Technical Relations Reported by Brennan Price, N4QX Brennan Price and Jon Siverling met with The Coast Guard, FCC, and NTIA representatives on January 11 to attempt to resolve our impasse on the United States position at 500 kHz. Jon Siverling continues preparation for Working Party 1A, 1B, and 1C meetings in February, and Brennan Price is drafting some contributions for the United States effort at the Radiocommunication Advisory Group in mid-February. Hamfest Travel: Brennan Price, Richmond Frosftest, February 6 Jennifer Chang joined the Washington Office as an Administrative Assistant on January 7. Her normal schedule will be 9a-2p on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Production/Editorial Reported by S. Khrystyne Keane, K1SFA With the March issue of QST - our annual antenna issue -- going out the door next week, we have been quite busy with articles, columns and answering members' questions. Steve Ford, WB8IMY, attended Ham Radio University on January 10 in Bethpage, New York. This event is also the NLI Section convention. Steve attended a number of sessions and delivered the noontime keynote address to a standing-room-only audience. Khrystyne Keane wrote and produced the January 7 edition of The ARRL Letter and the ARRL Audio News. Staff Absentees: Joel Hallas has jury duty on Friday, February 26. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI RFI George Munsch, W5VPR has completed a companion workbook for the Power-Line Noise Mitigation Handbook for Naval and Other Receiving Sites. This document pertains to locating radio interference from non-power line related sources. He has offered it to us and indicated we can add it to our Web site. Although not directly related to Amateur Radio, the FCC had issued a citation to Duke Energy involving power line noise. The FCC had ordered the lines to be shut down in this case. The lines were near Raleigh-Durham Airport and the interference was disrupting air navigation devices. MG continued working on the EMC Committee Semi-Annual Report. Product Review Testing This week Bob Allison removed the Product Review Test equipment and delivered it to Essco Laboratories in Chelmsford MA on January 7 for calibration. He delivered the equipment personally to minimize the impact on the product review test schedule. The equipment will be returned on January 20th. After several years of Lab cart flat tires, Bob Allison and Mike removed the tires for tube replacement. They will be repaired at a local tire shop while the Lab test equipment is away for calibration. Bob Allison worked with Steve Ford to produce the Product Review video that we post on You-Tube each month. This popular post gets thousands of hits each month. Bob Allison cleaned up and checked up a pulse generator from an estate-Bob has plans to use it to test noise blankers in receivers-he can simulate ignition noise. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N W1AW On Wednesday, Matt Strelow, KC1XX and Andrew Toth - both of XX Towers Inc. - were on hand to inspect the Satellite elevation rotator. (The rotator stopped functioning in December.) When placed on the bench, it was determined that some form of "pest" had gotten into the rotator and caused the failure of the motor. A somewhat-dated elevation rotator was temporarily installed back on the Satellite tower until the new rotator can be repaired and replaced during the Spring antenna visit. Joe finished construction of the IRLP-node relay box and installed it on the IRLP PC and radio. He also constructed a new Harris panel with a new Yaesu FT-2900R 2-meter FM transceiver. This transceiver is now in use for all of W1AW's 2-meter broadcast transmissions. Joe also worked the early afternoon/night shifts on Monday and Tuesday for the vacationing Scott Gee. Scott worked on slow and fast code practice files for the middle part of the month of January. He also archived all the 2009 bulletin files. Field Organization/Public Service Team As the deadline to receive 2009 expenses approached this past week, Leona Adams continued to receive and process Section Manager expense reports while keeping their section budget sheets updated. Leona has also been in touch with our Section Managers with regard to several updates and new appointments to the Field Organization data base. Steve Ewald prepared and turned in the Public Service column for March QST, and he did some more work on the Public Service and Field Organization pages for the new ARRL Web site. Chuck Skolaut forwarded the nominations that ARRL Headquarters has received for the 2009 Humanitarian Award to members of the Programs and Services Committee. He also filled in at W1AW to set up and transmit code practice for a couple of days this past week. Official Observers in Eastern Massachusetts are investigating interference on a 2 meter repeater, and OOs in Missouri have documented evidence of business use of a repeater. Appropriate information has been forwarded onto the FCC. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Leona Adams 2/12 Vacation Bob Allison 1/14-1/15 Vacation Steve Ford 1/15-1/16 BOD Meeting Dan Henderson 3/5-3/7 S. Texas Section Convention/Greater Houston Hamfest Mary Hobart 1/14-1/16 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting Karen Isakson 1/11-1/18 Vacation Harold Kramer 1/14-1/16 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting Lisa Kustosik 1/14-1/16 BOD Meeting Rose-Anne Lawrence 2/8-2/12 Vacation Brennan Price 1/13-1/16 BOD Meeting Barry Shelley 1/14-1/16 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting Jon Siverling 2/1-2/10 Geneva Dave Sumner 1/14-1/16 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting

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[arrl-odv:18480] FW: ARDF Coordinator Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 14 Jan '10

14 Jan '10

From: homingin(a)aol.com [mailto:homingin@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:31 AM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Subject: ARDF Coordinator Report Please see attached file. 73, Joe Moell K0OV

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[arrl-odv:18479] RE: [arrl-odv:18476] Fwd: Another ARRL Membership Statistics Request
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

Dick, I am seeing this October exchange for the first time -- not surprising as I was in New Zealand at the time. Bob Inderbitzen had the impression that you were satisfied with the response at the time, although from reviewing your request and the response I can see that not all of your questions were answered. We’re sorry for any misunderstanding. It’s difficult in the time available right now to format the information in the most presentable way, but here’s a stab at it. 1. You asked for new Life Members, and Life Members dying or otherwise leaving, in 2008. At the two EC meetings in 2008 we recognized 269 newly elected Life Members. Attrition during the period was 287. 2. You asked for numbers, if available, of members renewing through Dayton, conventions, SMs and Directors. We only gave you numbers for new acquisitions, not renewals. The acquisition data was broken out by month which I think is more than you wanted to know. Here is that data for the year, along with the renewal data that you requested: SOURCE TOTAL FOR 2008 (RENEWALS) TOTAL FOR 2008 (ACQUISITION) Field Application/KB 404 272 Field Application/SEC 216 126 ODV Application 16 10 Membership Form/MB 101 138 Sub total - ARRL officials 737 546 Clubs 808 430 Dayton 2008 812 186 TOTAL 2,357 1,162 3. We track renewal response not by what reminder is responded to but by the month in which the response is received. This data was provided to you in Bob’s message of September 15 that is referenced in Diane’s analysis. There is a detailed spreadsheet that is updated monthly and is used to track renewal response and sources of new members. We can share that with you, but my impression from our conversation this afternoon is that you would like a more condensed presentation. I’m sure we can find a happy medium. 73, Dave K1ZZ From: Richard J. Norton [mailto:n6aa@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:39 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18476] Fwd: Another ARRL Membership Statistics Request In the director's telephone discussion of the 2010 plan held last evening, I made mention of an earlier request for member renewal and loss statistics. The original request is at the bottom. The reply is at the top. I made the request because I had and have questions about how well the membership recruitment activity is undertaken. As I mentioned during the phone conversation, I don't believe the response answered my questions. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R <rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org> Date: Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 3:27 PM Subject: RE: Another ARRL Membership Statistics Request To: "Norton, Richard (Dir, SW)" <n6aa(a)arrl.org> Cc: "Kramer, Harold, WJ1B" <wj1b(a)arrl.org>, "Fenstermaker, James (Dir, NW)" <k9jf(a)arrl.org>, "Shelley, Barry, N1VXY" <bshelley(a)arrl.org>, "Petrilli, Diane, KB1RNF" <dpetrilli(a)arrl.org> Dick: Included below is a compilation of data you’d requested via Barry Shelley. Like the information previously provided, Membership Manager Diane Petrilli assembled this work--which I have reviewed. The attached WORD document includes the same info. Please let me know if I can help answer any questions. 73, Bob, NQ1R ARRL Membership: ARRL membership, December 31, 2007 - 153,535 ARRL membership, December 31, 2008 - 154,627 ARRL membership, December 31, 2009 (projected) - 155,353 ===== Life Members: Life members, December 31, 2007 – 20,139 Life members, December 31, 2008 - 20,185 Life members, December 31, 2009 (projected) – 20,255 The number of life members shows incremental gains year after year--relatively steady. We generally acquire just a few more life memberships than those who attrition out. ===== Multiyear Memberships: Breakdown of members with multi-year memberships that continued through 2008, without need to renew in 2008: There were 37,182 members who paid prior to 2008 for a membership that expired after 2008. 10,732 had 1-year memberships. 10,340 had 2-year memberships. 16,110 had 3 or more year memberships (does not include life memberships). In 2008, approximately 83,000 members transacted a renewal. 71.23% of members renewed their membership on or before the month their membership was set to expire. ===== Renewal Notices (by mail and email): The process of tracking responses to renewal notices is rather complex. The cumulative results are tracked per monthly expiree group, per month. Please refer to the “Renewals and Retention” worksheet previously provided. ===== 2008 Membership Summary: January 1, 2008 153,535 Total losses (23,738) Total gains 24,825 December 31, 2008 154,622 2008 ACQUISITION Previous Members First Time Members TOTAL Jan 1208 1010 2218 Feb 1127 1062 2189 March 1342 1149 2491 April 955 943 1898 May 1150 1205 2355 June 991 939 1930 July 952 988 1940 Aug 974 962 1936 Sept 1000 1054 2054 Oct 1118 977 2095 Nov 1081 791 1872 Dec 911 930 1841 12,809 12,010 24,819 Acquisition in 2008 included 1,162 members that joined via “field-based” applications: clubs, Dayton, and applications administered by ARRL volunteers and officials. This is approximately 5% of all acquisition activity in 2008. Source code Jan Feb March April May June July August September October November December Total Field Application / KB 7 44 35 6 20 19 13 61 15 29 14 9 272 Field Application / SEC 6 4 27 22 3 10 7 12 12 12 9 2 126 ODV Application 6 1 3 10 Members / MB 5 5 25 8 17 13 10 16 12 15 8 4 138 sub total ARRL officials 18 53 87 36 40 42 30 95 40 59 31 15 546 47% Clubs 43 53 54 35 49 38 37 31 34 18 16 22 430 37% Dayton 2008 186 186 16% Total 61 106 141 71 275 80 67 126 74 77 47 37 1162 100% --end— -----Original Message----- From: Richard J. Norton [mailto:n6aa@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:55 PM To: Shelley, Barry, N1VXY Cc: Fenstermaker, James (Dir, NW) Subject: Another ARRL Membership Statistics Request Barry, Although the numbers will likely be put together by someone else, I'll again request them through you. Would you please provide ARRL membership information, filling in the following. I've used the full year of 2008, because it is complete. ARRL membership, December 31, 2007 - 153,535 Life members, December 31, 2007 - ? Activity in 2008 impacting membership totals Life members dying or otherwise leaving - ? New life members - ? Number of members with multi-year memberships that continued through 2008, without need to renew - ? Number of recent expiration (late 2007) that renewed in 2008 - ? Number renewing without reminder - ? Number renewing from E-mail reminder - ? Number renewing from 1st mailed reminder - ? Number renewing from 2nd mailed reminder - ? Number renewing from 3rd mailed reminder - ? If available, number renewing through Dayton, conventions, SMs, and directors - ? Number of "previous members" rejoining - ? Number of new members - ? Other, with description - ? ARRL Membership - December 31, 2008 - 154,334 (This should check the sum of above components) Number of lost members in 2008 - ? I think this will give us a better picture of our membership recruitment activity, and hope staff will also find it useful. I've lumped full members, foreign members, and subscribers together to simplify the presentation. Thanks. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:18478] FW: Haiti situation #1
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

From: Pitts, Allen W1AGP Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 10:32 AM To: HQ Hams Subject: Haiti situation #1 Overall info to share if you get calls asking what's up is below. Please refer any media or organizational calls to me. ---------------------------- On Tuesday there was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, which has since been followed by serious aftershocks. Communications in and out of Haiti have been disrupted. No word has been received as of yet from any of the national HH Amateur Radio operators. The DailyDX notes that HH2/HB9AMO, Pierre, is OK and was located about 140 km north of Port-au-Prince in Cap Haitien at the time. The IARU Region II Area C Emergency Coordinator, Arnie Coro, CO2KK, is coordinating the multi-national response by hams. There are organized nets on 7045 and 3720 kHz and amateurs are asked to monitor but also keep the frequencies clear of non-essential traffic. Amateur Radio operators should also be aware that emergency traffic pertaining to the Haitian earthquake is expected on the SATERN frequencies of 14265, 7265 and 3977 according to SATERN's leader, Major Pat McPherson. The Salvation Army has a website up for H&W traffic and other news at www.satern.org. Amateur Radio operators are circled around Haiti in Cuba, Florida, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other locations listening for any calls, but so far no HH stations had checked in. Please keep clear of frequencies : 14265 7045 7265 3977 3720 The situation is still chaotic and more information will be posted as soon as possible. Information is being validated and shared between many amateur groups and news sources as it unfolds. Allen G. Pitts, W1AGP Media & Public Relations Manager

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[arrl-odv:18477] Re: Haiti
by n3llr＠earthlink.net 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

Thanks, Dave. I just emailed you a bulletin that CQ put out. - Bill -----Original Message----- From: "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org> Subj: [arrl-odv:18474] Haiti Date: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:11 am Size: 2K To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Haiti At this time we are aware of no amateur stations on the air in Haiti. I have sent a short email to the Secretary of the Radio Club dHaiti, HH2JR, in an effort to establish contact. Harold Kramer has called up the internal staff emergency response team. At this stage we are gathering information. 7045 kHz LSB is an active emergency frequency in the area of the quake but no Haitian stations have checked in. 3720 kHz is another frequency. Other nets are monitoring their usual frequencies. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:18476] Fwd: Another ARRL Membership Statistics Request
by Richard J. Norton 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

In the director's telephone discussion of the 2010 plan held last evening, I made mention of an earlier request for member renewal and loss statistics. The original request is at the bottom. The reply is at the top. I made the request because I had and have questions about how well the membership recruitment activity is undertaken. As I mentioned during the phone conversation, I don't believe the response answered my questions. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R <rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org> Date: Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 3:27 PM Subject: RE: Another ARRL Membership Statistics Request To: "Norton, Richard (Dir, SW)" <n6aa(a)arrl.org> Cc: "Kramer, Harold, WJ1B" <wj1b(a)arrl.org>, "Fenstermaker, James (Dir, NW)" <k9jf(a)arrl.org>, "Shelley, Barry, N1VXY" <bshelley(a)arrl.org>, "Petrilli, Diane, KB1RNF" <dpetrilli(a)arrl.org> Dick: Included below is a compilation of data you’d requested via Barry Shelley. Like the information previously provided, Membership Manager Diane Petrilli assembled this work--which I have reviewed. The attached WORD document includes the same info. Please let me know if I can help answer any questions. 73, Bob, NQ1R *ARRL Membership:* ARRL membership, December 31, 2007 - 153,535 ARRL membership, December 31, 2008 - 154,627 ARRL membership, December 31, 2009 (projected) - 155,353 ===== *Life Members:* Life members, December 31, 2007 – 20,139 Life members, December 31, 2008 - 20,185 Life members, December 31, 2009 (projected) – 20,255 The number of life members shows incremental gains year after year--relatively steady. We generally acquire just a few more life memberships than those who attrition out. ===== *Multiyear Memberships:* Breakdown of members with multi-year memberships that continued through 2008, without need to renew in 2008: There were 37,182 members who paid prior to 2008 for a membership that expired after 2008. 10,732 had 1-year memberships. 10,340 had 2-year memberships. 16,110 had 3 or more year memberships (does not include life memberships). In 2008, approximately 83,000 members transacted a renewal. 71.23% of members renewed their membership on or before the month their membership was set to expire. ===== *Renewal Notices (by mail and email):* The process of tracking responses to renewal notices is rather complex. The cumulative results are tracked per monthly expiree group, per month. Please refer to the “Renewals and Retention” worksheet previously provided. ===== *2008 Membership Summary: * January 1, 2008 153,535 Total losses (23,738) Total gains 24,825 December 31, 2008 154,622 * * 2008 ACQUISITION Previous Members First Time Members TOTAL Jan 1208 1010 2218 Feb 1127 1062 2189 March 1342 1149 2491 April 955 943 1898 May 1150 1205 2355 June 991 939 1930 July 952 988 1940 Aug 974 962 1936 Sept 1000 1054 2054 Oct 1118 977 2095 Nov 1081 791 1872 Dec 911 930 1841 12,809 12,010 24,819 Acquisition in 2008 included 1,162 members that joined via “field-based” applications: clubs, Dayton, and applications administered by ARRL volunteers and officials. This is approximately 5% of all acquisition activity in 2008. Source code Jan Feb March April May June July August September October November December Total Field Application / KB 7 44 35 6 20 19 13 61 15 29 14 9 272 Field Application / SEC 6 4 27 22 3 10 7 12 12 12 9 2 126 ODV Application 6 1 3 10 Members / MB 5 5 25 8 17 13 10 16 12 15 8 4 138 sub total ARRL officials 18 53 87 36 40 42 30 95 40 59 31 15 546 47% Clubs 43 53 54 35 49 38 37 31 34 18 16 22 430 37% Dayton 2008 186 186 16% *Total* 61 106 141 71 275 80 67 126 74 77 47 37 1162 100% --end— -----Original Message----- From: Richard J. Norton [mailto:n6aa@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:55 PM To: Shelley, Barry, N1VXY Cc: Fenstermaker, James (Dir, NW) Subject: Another ARRL Membership Statistics Request Barry, Although the numbers will likely be put together by someone else, I'll again request them through you. Would you please provide ARRL membership information, filling in the following. I've used the full year of 2008, because it is complete. ARRL membership, December 31, 2007 - 153,535 Life members, December 31, 2007 - ? Activity in 2008 impacting membership totals Life members dying or otherwise leaving - ? New life members - ? Number of members with multi-year memberships that continued through 2008, without need to renew - ? Number of recent expiration (late 2007) that renewed in 2008 - ? Number renewing without reminder - ? Number renewing from E-mail reminder - ? Number renewing from 1st mailed reminder - ? Number renewing from 2nd mailed reminder - ? Number renewing from 3rd mailed reminder - ? If available, number renewing through Dayton, conventions, SMs, and directors - ? Number of "previous members" rejoining - ? Number of new members - ? Other, with description - ? ARRL Membership - December 31, 2008 - 154,334 (This should check the sum of above components) Number of lost members in 2008 - ? I think this will give us a better picture of our membership recruitment activity, and hope staff will also find it useful. I've lumped full members, foreign members, and subscribers together to simplify the presentation. Thanks. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:18475] Southwestern Division Report - January 2010
by Richard J. Norton 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

There are two trends in the Southwestern Division that appear possibly worth passing along to the rest of this group. * Downsizing of Division Conventions* The Southwestern Division ARRL Convention has rotated between sections in recent history. Local councils of radio clubs typically ran the event. In 2009 the Inland Empire Council, which is in the Orange Section, did not have the capability to run the convention in Riverside where it would have been expected. The Santa Barbara Radio Club's arm was twisted to expand their Santa Barbara Hamfest into the Division Convention by moving it to a larger venue and adding talks. As opposed to the recent 3-day, Marriott Hotel type, conventions that the division has seen, this was a one-day event at a fairground with no hotel involved. The event was deemed highly successful. It is likely that other conventions, such as Arizona in 2012, may adopt this expanded one-day hamfest approach. * Antenna Issues in Certain Municipalities* As has been publicized elsewhere, there are a number of significant antenna-related legal issues facing Amateur Radio in the Southwestern Division. Palmdale, San Diego, Poway, Grand Terrace, and Cerritos, all in California, all have issues. A proposed anti-antenna ordnance in San Diego has been deemed threatening enough to gather assistance from the ARRL's Legal Defense Fund, as even the strong locally-based defense strained its financial resources. Threats to Amateur Radio by local governments often appear significant enough to merit assistance from the national organization. This would of course apply to similar situations in other ARRL divisions. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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