December 2010 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

RE: LoTW is off-line
by John Bellows 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

I accessed LoTW last evening with no problem. Just for giggles I just tried again, same result. Even with collapsing stadium roofs and enough snow to be called a white wall of wonder by a local paper, I still got through to LoTW. 73, Jay, KØQB -----Original Message----- From: Frank Fallon [mailto:n2ff@optonline.net] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 9:35 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: LoTW is off-line Apparently some time yesterday problems began to occur with LoTW. I began getting error message that there were too many users about 3 PM Eastern. By early evening I started to see messages that there was an error with VUCC and later a different message that LoTW was not available. As of a few minutes ago there is a note on the entrance page of the ARRL web page which is run on a different server and system: Please Note We're sorry, but the LoTW system is off-line for maintenance at present. Service will be restored as soon as possible. I have already had a few members let me know that they are seeing problems. As they say in the movies,the plot thickens. Frank .....N2FF.......

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Re: LoTW is off-line
by Bruce Frahm 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Maybe "as soon as possible" was soon -- I checked and got in fine shortly after your message, Frank. I was not trying yesterday. Fingers crossed \) K0BJ On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Frank Fallon <n2ff(a)optonline.net> wrote: > Apparently some time yesterday problems began to occur with LoTW. I began > getting... > > ......>We're sorry, but the LoTW system is off-line for maintenance at > present. Service will be restored as soon as possible. >

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LoTW is off-line
by Frank Fallon 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Apparently some time yesterday problems began to occur with LoTW. I began getting error message that there were too many users about 3 PM Eastern. By early evening I started to see messages that there was an error with VUCC and later a different message that LoTW was not available. As of a few minutes ago there is a note on the entrance page of the ARRL web page which is run on a different server and system: Please Note We're sorry, but the LoTW system is off-line for maintenance at present. Service will be restored as soon as possible. I have already had a few members let me know that they are seeing problems. As they say in the movies,the plot thickens. Frank .....N2FF.......

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RE: Rep. Greg Walden
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

We have a longstanding relationship with Greg Walden. We helped him obtain his deceased father's callsign a few years ago. Several ARRL representatives, myself included, have visited him in his DC office. Dave -----Original Message----- From: David Woolweaver [mailto:k5rav@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:35 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: Rep. Greg Walden Rep. Walden should be met by the ARRL Grassroots political action group in Oregon when he returns to his home for the holidays. It is never too early to start a relationship. David, K5RAV

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Re: Greg Walden's tweets
by Marty Woll 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Greg Walden's tweetsRe-pluraling 73, I see . . . a common bad habit these days, it seems. Oh well, let's hope the Ham in him works in our favor. Marty ----- Original Message ----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ To: arrl-odv Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 2:11 PM Subject: Greg Walden's tweets I got curious and retrieved Greg Walden's recent tweets. Dave K1ZZ The last tweet was morse code! Just the ham radio operator in me having fun. It says I'll chair the communications and tech subcommittee. about 1 hour ago via web .-- .. .-.. .-.. / -.-. .... .- .. .-. / -.-. --- -- -- / .- -. -.. / - . -.-. .... / ... ..- -... / --... ...-- ... / .-- --... . --.- .. about 3 hours ago via web

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Rep. Greg Walden
by David Woolweaver 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Rep. Walden should be met by the ARRL Grassroots political action group in Oregon when he returns to his home for the holidays. It is never too early to start a relationship. David, K5RAV

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Greg Walden's tweets
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

I got curious and retrieved Greg Walden's recent tweets. Dave K1ZZ The last tweet was morse code! Just the ham radio operator in me having fun. It says I'll chair the communications and tech subcommittee. about 1 hour ago <http://twitter.com/repgregwalden/status/15507955361259520> via web .-- .. .-.. .-.. / -.-. .... .- .. .-. / -.-. --- -- -- / .- -. -.. / - . -.-. .... / ... ..- -... / --... ...-- ... / .-- --... . --.- .. about 3 hours ago <http://twitter.com/repgregwalden/status/15482248333627392> via web

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Re: media hit for ham radio
by Marty Woll 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Does this bring new life to our chances of an S.1755-like bill passing in 2011? Marty N6VI ----- Original Message ----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ To: arrl-odv Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 1:45 PM Subject: FW: media hit for ham radio -----Original Message----- From: Wooten, Charles [mailto:charliewooten@clearchannel.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:42 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Subject: media hit for ham radio From Today's "Inside Radio" Ex-radio owner gets House gavel. Former Oregon station owner Rep. Greg Walden will lead the pivotal House Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee when the Republicans take control next month. The subcommittee has oversight of the FCC and most issues impacting broadcasters. Walden disclosed the news via Twitter using Morse Code this afternoon. "Just the ham radio operator in me having fun," he told followers.

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FW: media hit for ham radio
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

-----Original Message----- From: Wooten, Charles [mailto:charliewooten@clearchannel.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:42 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Subject: media hit for ham radio >From Today's "Inside Radio" Ex-radio owner gets House gavel. Former Oregon station owner Rep. Greg Walden will lead the pivotal House Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee when the Republicans take control next month. The subcommittee has oversight of the FCC and most issues impacting broadcasters. Walden disclosed the news via Twitter using Morse Code this afternoon. "Just the ham radio operator in me having fun," he told followers.

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RE: Telephones
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Dec '10

16 Dec '10

Bob, as I recall Barry said they were projected to be in the vicinity of $7,000 to $8,000 annually. The savings opportunity may not be lost by reverting to AT&T; that will be subject to negotiation. Right now our priority is to restore reliable service. Dave From: Bob Vallio [mailto:rbvallio@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:21 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: Re: Telephones What were the annual savings going to be? Bob -- W6RGG On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ <dsumner(a)arrl.org> wrote: Some of you are aware that recently we have had some problems with people being unable to connect to the in-house telephone conference bridge. Unfortunately, that was just the tip of the iceberg. We have had, and continue to have, a variety of ongoing problems with both outgoing and incoming calls. This came about because three weeks ago, in a good-faith effort to reduce the telephone bill and on the recommendation of the company that maintains our office telephones, Barry switched our service from AT&T to Verizon. It was supposed to be a seamless transition, but it turned out to be anything but. The last straw came today when Verizon provided conflicting information and gave us no reason to believe they would EVER get it right - or for that matter, that they would be responsive to problems in the future. The switch was based entirely on cost savings; we have not had service problems with AT&T. So we are going back to AT&T. I don't know how smoothly the transition back will go - at this point I have no expectation that any technology company can get it right the first time - but at least with AT&T (unlike Verizon) we have the phone numbers of people who will actually talk to us and know how to solve problems. I'm beginning to think the Luddites may have a point. Dave K1ZZ

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