May 2010 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:18968] Past Director N2YL SK
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 06 May '10

06 May '10

Linda S. Ferdinand, N2YL, passed away on Tuesday, May 4 due to complications from chronic heart failure. She was one week short of her 64th birthday. Ferdinand served as ARRL Hudson Division Vice Director from 1980-1982, and as Division Director from 1985-1987. She was an extremely proficient Morse code operator, and was active in the ARRL National Traffic System at local, section, region, and area levels, and served in the Transcontinental Corps. An ARRL Life Member, Ferdinand received bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science, and worked for IBM, transitioning their mainframe computers to large computers based on small microprocessors running in parallel. She was also a member of the ARRL A-1 Operators Club, FISTS, and the Six Meter International Radio Club (SMIRK). Ferdinand was an avid quilter and lover of cats. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Gary, W2CS, and son Brian, KA2KWY, daughter Lauren, and two grandchildren. Services are scheduled for 1 PM on Friday, May 7 at Medway Congregational Christian Church in Climax, New York. The family requests that contributions be made in Ferdinand's memory to AnimalLovers (The Animal Welfare League of the Greater Capital District).

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[arrl-odv:18967] N2YL SK
by Tom Frenaye 06 May '10

06 May '10

Former Hudson Division Director Linda Ferdinand, N2YL, passed away yesterday after a long battle with heart problems. She was a few days short of age 64. -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:18965] Re: Google Site Search Operational
by Bob Vallio 04 May '10

04 May '10

That looks great, Harold. Can you tell us why it took so long to implement? It's difficult to imagine it took this long to index our site, albeit a very large one. Thanks, Bob vallio -- W6RGG On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:01 AM, Kramer, Harold, WJ1B <wj1b(a)arrl.org> wrote: > Hi, > > > > The Google search is now on and working on the new Website. You'll notice > that the amount of results is larger and short descriptions are displaying. > We'll continue to monitor how the results are displayed over the next > couple of weeks, but it looks like a the site is indexing well. We have left > the "indexing in progress" message to let members know what's happening in > case they happen to find a broken link. > > > > > > 73, > > > > Harold > > > > Harold Kramer, WJ1B > > Chief Operating Officer > > > > ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio*™* > > 225 Main Street > > Newington, CT 06111 > > Telephone: 860 594 0220 > > email: hkramer(a)arrl.org > > web: www.arrl.org/ > > >

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[arrl-odv:18964] 2010 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Winners
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 04 May '10

04 May '10

Good morning, I am pleased to share with you the attached list of the 2010 ARRL Foundation Scholarship winners. This list will also be shared with ARRL Section Managers and clubs. 73, Mary K1MMH Mary M. Hobart, K1MMH Secretary ARRL Foundation Telephone: 860-594-0397 Fax: 860-594-0259 email: mhobart(a)arrl.org <<2010 ARRL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS LIST.doc>>

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[arrl-odv:18963] Google site indexing
by G.P. Widin 04 May '10

04 May '10

I concur with Brian--the difference in indexing is apparent immediately , and the little test case I've been using now works, and was completely worthless with the old search. I add my thanks to those who worked on it. Good search isn't a slam dunk, but we've definitely gotten to the next stage with this one. -- 73, Greg, KØGW Director, Dakota Division

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[arrl-odv:18962] Re: Google Site Search Operational
by Brian Mileshosky 04 May '10

04 May '10

Awesome, Harold! A significant improvement, even in Google is still indexing pages. Thank you to those involved in getting this implemented. 73, Brian N5ZGT On Tue, 4 May 2010, Kramer, Harold, WJ1B wrote: > Hi, > > > > The Google search is now on and working on the new Website. You'll > notice that the amount of results is larger and short descriptions are > displaying. We'll continue to monitor how the results are displayed > over the next couple of weeks, but it looks like a the site is indexing > well. We have left the "indexing in progress" message to let members > know what's happening in case they happen to find a broken link. > > > > > > 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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[arrl-odv:18961] Google Site Search Operational
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 04 May '10

04 May '10

Hi, The Google search is now on and working on the new Website. You'll notice that the amount of results is larger and short descriptions are displaying. We'll continue to monitor how the results are displayed over the next couple of weeks, but it looks like a the site is indexing well. We have left the "indexing in progress" message to let members know what's happening in case they happen to find a broken link. 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/>

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RE: [arrl-odv:18955] Division survey results
by Kay Craigie 04 May '10

04 May '10

Thought-provoking info, Brian, and thanks for posting it. Don't you just love it when somebody complains that we are "dumbing down" ham radio and spells "dumbing" wrong? 73 - Kay N3KN

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Survey Results: LOTW responses
by Brian Mileshosky 04 May '10

04 May '10

All - At the request of a few Directors, attached is a PDF document containing the raw responses from those members who took the survey and indicated why they do NOT use LOTW. There are some interesting nuggets of information in there, which may help ARRL better market/educate about/feature LOTW. 73, Brian N5ZGT ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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[arrl-odv:18958] Re: Time-senssitive Announcement for Radio Clubs
by Bob Vallio 04 May '10

04 May '10

Thanks, Marty. I sent a copy to my Division mailing list. 73, Bob -- W6RGG

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