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

[arrl-odv:18474] Haiti
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

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 d'Haiti, 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:18473] Re:RE: RE: Hudson Division Board Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

Frank, I don't remember the date of that conversation, but having to invite the other candidate was indeed a factor in the timing. So my invitation was extended the following January and repeated in May. Anyway, we have no disagreement that it would be good to get Mr. Larson out here. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:53 AM To: arrl-odv Cc: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18472] Re: RE: Hudson Division Board Report Dave, My memory of conversations I and others had in early 2008 with you regarding a Larson visit to HQ is a bit different. I remember being told in I believe July that we could not have Larson up to HQ at that point until after the election which was still five months away. I was given the impression that this was because of our 5 0 1 c3 status and or that we would have to invite the other candidate also to avoid this problem. In any event, I do not think it is useful trying to rewrite history here, we simply need to take advantage for ham radio and ARRL of the unique position that Larson holds in government and the fact that he represents Newington. This puts him in a position of being unable to ignore ARRL and its issues. Hopefully we can move forward quickly and take advantage of the opportunity. Frank.....N2FF......... Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ wrote: > I do have to respond to Frank's message to clarify some things. > > I extended invitations to Congressman Larson to visit Newington twice in > 2009. I received no response to the first and a polite decline to the > second. At the time his staff suggested that a visit might be possible > later in the year, but the next time he was in the district for an > extended period he underwent surgery and spent his time recuperating. > > Be that as it may, we are not unknown to him or his office. In 2005 he > submitted a significant earmark request on our behalf (see attached > correspondence). > > Neither I nor, to my knowledge, anyone else has ever suggested that our > 501(c)(3) status prevented us from cultivating a relationship with an > elected official. What it prevents us from doing is (1) participating in > a campaign on behalf of a candidate and (2) forming a PAC. Neither is an > issue with respect to Congressman Larson. > > Frank is correct that our expenditures on influencing legislation are > just part of our overall advocacy program expenditures. > > Finally, the strategy of creating a staff position as Frank proposes was > one of those considered by the Executive Committee but not selected for > implementation in 2010 in the strategic plan that was just adopted by > the Board. > > Everyone is free to gauge for themselves the relative success of our > HR2160/S1755 efforts to date. > > Dave K1ZZ > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:33 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report > > Have a safe trip to HQ. I will see some of you before noon tomorrow > after my 130 mile drive NE. > > Please don't find my comments too strident but I do feel strongly about > this issue. > > 73 de Frank....N2FF...... >

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[arrl-odv:18472] Re: RE: Hudson Division Board Report
by Frank Fallon 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

Dave, My memory of conversations I and others had in early 2008 with you regarding a Larson visit to HQ is a bit different. I remember being told in I believe July that we could not have Larson up to HQ at that point until after the election which was still five months away. I was given the impression that this was because of our 5 0 1 c3 status and or that we would have to invite the other candidate also to avoid this problem. In any event, I do not think it is useful trying to rewrite history here, we simply need to take advantage for ham radio and ARRL of the unique position that Larson holds in government and the fact that he represents Newington. This puts him in a position of being unable to ignore ARRL and its issues. Hopefully we can move forward quickly and take advantage of the opportunity. Frank.....N2FF......... Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ wrote: > I do have to respond to Frank's message to clarify some things. > > I extended invitations to Congressman Larson to visit Newington twice in > 2009. I received no response to the first and a polite decline to the > second. At the time his staff suggested that a visit might be possible > later in the year, but the next time he was in the district for an > extended period he underwent surgery and spent his time recuperating. > > Be that as it may, we are not unknown to him or his office. In 2005 he > submitted a significant earmark request on our behalf (see attached > correspondence). > > Neither I nor, to my knowledge, anyone else has ever suggested that our > 501(c)(3) status prevented us from cultivating a relationship with an > elected official. What it prevents us from doing is (1) participating in > a campaign on behalf of a candidate and (2) forming a PAC. Neither is an > issue with respect to Congressman Larson. > > Frank is correct that our expenditures on influencing legislation are > just part of our overall advocacy program expenditures. > > Finally, the strategy of creating a staff position as Frank proposes was > one of those considered by the Executive Committee but not selected for > implementation in 2010 in the strategic plan that was just adopted by > the Board. > > Everyone is free to gauge for themselves the relative success of our > HR2160/S1755 efforts to date. > > Dave K1ZZ > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] > Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:33 PM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report > > Have a safe trip to HQ. I will see some of you before noon tomorrow > after my 130 mile drive NE. > > Please don't find my comments too strident but I do feel strongly about > this issue. > > 73 de Frank....N2FF...... >

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[arrl-odv:18471] Atlantic Division Board Report
by Bill Edgar 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

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RE: [arrl-odv:18469] RE: [arrl-odv:18467] RE: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report
by K8JE 13 Jan '10

13 Jan '10

Tnx for the clarification, Dave. 73 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 _____ From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6:36 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18469] RE: [arrl-odv:18467] RE: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report Jim, no ARRL resources can be used in the formation of a PAC, including organizing the formation of one on the arrl-odv email reflector. Nothing prevents ARRL volunteer personnel from participating in the formation of a PAC provided that no ARRL resources are used. Dave _____ From: K8JE [mailto:k8je@arrl.org] Sent: Tue 1/12/2010 10:42 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ; arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:18467] RE: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report Dave, I will appreciate it if you will expand a little on one comment you made in your note concerning the Hudson Division report. As I understand from your reply, our 501c3 status prohibits ARRL from forming a PAC. On the surface this statement seems inconsistent with discussions I remember the Board having in the past when we were discussing political action. My understanding from these earlier discussions was that we could form a PAC, but that it would need to be constituted as a separate entity from ARRL. Maybe I'm hung up on the letter of the statement vs. the result. I recognize that the earlier discussion clearly indicated a PAC could not be headed by ARRL officials and be run as an ARRL PAC even though the work of the PAC could be fully consistent with the goals and objective of ARRL. Technically this would have meant it was not an ARRL PAC. Tnx for clarifying this for me. 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

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RE: [arrl-odv:18467] RE: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report
by K8JE 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

Dave, I will appreciate it if you will expand a little on one comment you made in your note concerning the Hudson Division report. As I understand from your reply, our 501c3 status prohibits ARRL from forming a PAC. On the surface this statement seems inconsistent with discussions I remember the Board having in the past when we were discussing political action. My understanding from these earlier discussions was that we could form a PAC, but that it would need to be constituted as a separate entity from ARRL. Maybe I'm hung up on the letter of the statement vs. the result. I recognize that the earlier discussion clearly indicated a PAC could not be headed by ARRL officials and be run as an ARRL PAC even though the work of the PAC could be fully consistent with the goals and objective of ARRL. Technically this would have meant it was not an ARRL PAC. Tnx for clarifying this for me. 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

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[arrl-odv:18467] RE: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

I do have to respond to Frank's message to clarify some things. I extended invitations to Congressman Larson to visit Newington twice in 2009. I received no response to the first and a polite decline to the second. At the time his staff suggested that a visit might be possible later in the year, but the next time he was in the district for an extended period he underwent surgery and spent his time recuperating. Be that as it may, we are not unknown to him or his office. In 2005 he submitted a significant earmark request on our behalf (see attached correspondence). Neither I nor, to my knowledge, anyone else has ever suggested that our 501(c)(3) status prevented us from cultivating a relationship with an elected official. What it prevents us from doing is (1) participating in a campaign on behalf of a candidate and (2) forming a PAC. Neither is an issue with respect to Congressman Larson. Frank is correct that our expenditures on influencing legislation are just part of our overall advocacy program expenditures. Finally, the strategy of creating a staff position as Frank proposes was one of those considered by the Executive Committee but not selected for implementation in 2010 in the strategic plan that was just adopted by the Board. Everyone is free to gauge for themselves the relative success of our HR2160/S1755 efforts to date. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:33 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report Have a safe trip to HQ. I will see some of you before noon tomorrow after my 130 mile drive NE. Please don't find my comments too strident but I do feel strongly about this issue. 73 de Frank....N2FF......

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[arrl-odv:18466] Hudson Division Board Report
by Frank Fallon 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

Have a safe trip to HQ. I will see some of you before noon tomorrow after my 130 mile drive NE. Please don't find my comments too strident but I do feel strongly about this issue. 73 de Frank....N2FF......

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[arrl-odv:18465] Re:RE: Web Site Launch Update
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

Greg et al, We will be having a presentation of the new site on Friday at the Board meeting. We should the test information for you then. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860 594 0220 hkramer(a)arrl.org From: Greg Sarratt [mailto:w4ozk@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:26 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18464] Re: Web Site Launch Update When will the Directors Beta test it? 73, Greg Sarratt, W4OZK --- On Tue, 1/12/10, Brian Mileshosky <n5zgt(a)swcp.com> wrote: From: Brian Mileshosky <n5zgt(a)swcp.com> Subject: [arrl-odv:18462] Re: Web Site Launch Update To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Cc: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 9:51 AM NICE! 73, Brian N5ZGT On Tue, 12 Jan 2010, Kramer, Harold, WJ1B wrote: > Hi, > > > > We are now planning for the new Web site to go live on Wednesday Feb 3. > > > > > We originally said that we would launch at the end of January. This date > not work particularly well because the end of January falls on a weekend > (Friday 29/Sat 30/Sun 31) and HQ will not be fully staffed over the > weekend to answer member questions or make corrections to the new Site. > > > > > We will start the Beta testing to employees and the Board the end of > this week. > > > > > > 73, > > > > Harold > > > > > > Harold Kramer, WJ1B > > Chief Operating Officer > > > > ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) > > 225 Main Street > > Newington, CT 06111 > > Telephone: 860 594 0220 > > email: hkramer(a)arrl.org <http://us.mc1807.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hkramer@arrl.org> <mailto:hkramer@arrl.org <http://us.mc1807.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hkramer@arrl.org> > > > web: www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/> > > > > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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[arrl-odv:18464] Re: Web Site Launch Update
by Greg Sarratt 12 Jan '10

12 Jan '10

When will the Directors Beta test it? 73, Greg Sarratt, W4OZK --- On Tue, 1/12/10, Brian Mileshosky <n5zgt(a)swcp.com> wrote: From: Brian Mileshosky <n5zgt(a)swcp.com> Subject: [arrl-odv:18462] Re: Web Site Launch Update To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Cc: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 9:51 AM NICE! 73, Brian N5ZGT On Tue, 12 Jan 2010, Kramer, Harold, WJ1B wrote: > Hi, > > > > We are now planning for the new Web site to go live on Wednesday Feb 3. > > > > > We originally said that we would launch at the end of January. This date > not work particularly well because the end of January falls on a weekend > (Friday 29/Sat 30/Sun 31) and HQ will not be fully staffed over the > weekend to answer member questions or make corrections to the new Site. > > > > > We will start the Beta testing to employees and the Board the end of > this week. > > > > > > 73, > > > > Harold > > > > > > Harold Kramer, WJ1B > > Chief Operating Officer > > > > ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) > > 225 Main Street > > Newington, CT 06111 > > Telephone: 860 594 0220 > > email: hkramer(a)arrl.org <mailto:hkramer@arrl.org> > > web: www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/> > > > > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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