July 2010 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

RE: [arrl-odv:19167] Re: Fwd: Daily Digest 07/13/2010
by Jim Weaver K8JE 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Chris, even if the award isn't a feel-good thing, it must go to the very poorest performing agency. I'm not certain what colloquialism our illustrious Vice President would come up with to exemplify the situation, but even if only one additional clerk learned how to load a desk stapler correctly this would probably represent a huge percent in overall performance. CU, Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040; Tel. 513-459-1661 ARRL, The national organization for AMATEUR RADIO _____ From: Chris Imlay [mailto:w3kd@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 6:00 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19167] Re: Fwd: Daily Digest 07/13/2010 Usually, on my kids' soccer teams, the "most improved player" award was given toward the end of the season to the clumsiest, bungling oaf on the team to make him or her feel good while stumbling and lurching down the pitch and turning over the ball. Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret, Imlay & Tepper. P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG -----Original Message----- From: Tom Frenaye <frenaye(a)pcnet.com> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 3:26 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:19165] Fwd: Daily Digest 07/13/2010 > FCC "MOST IMPROVED" FEDERAL AGENCY IN GOVERNMENT SURVEY. STMT. News >Media Contact: Jen Howard at (202) 418-0506, email: Jen.Howard(a)fcc.gov >OCH http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.doc >http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.pdf >http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.txt I thought VP Roderick would enjoy this. -- 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.830 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3002 - Release Date: 07/13/10 02:36:00

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[arrl-odv:19168] Re:Daily Digest 07/13/2010
by dick＠pobox.com 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

13 JUL 2010 - 1720 CDT Considering the way the FCC has been managed the past view years, it has no way to go but up. When you start with baseline of ZERO or very close to it, any improvement can be easily classified as great. - Dick, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:19167] Re: Fwd: Daily Digest 07/13/2010
by Chris Imlay 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Usually, on my kids' soccer teams, the "most improved player" award was given toward the end of the season to the clumsiest, bungling oaf on the team to make him or her feel good while stumbling and lurching down the pitch and turning over the ball. Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret, Imlay & Tepper. P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG -----Original Message----- From: Tom Frenaye <frenaye(a)pcnet.com> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 3:26 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:19165] Fwd: Daily Digest 07/13/2010 FCC "MOST IMPROVED" FEDERAL AGENCY IN GOVERNMENT SURVEY. STMT. News Media Contact: Jen Howard at (202) 418-0506, email: Jen.Howard(a)fcc.gov OCH http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.txt I thought VP Roderick would enjoy this. -- Tom ==== -mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ om Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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Realistic Tower Ordinance
by dick＠pobox.com 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

13 JUL 2010 - 1617 CDT Thanks to the well-organized efforts of Kermit Carlson, W9XA, and some astute legal work by ARRL Volunteer Counsel, Jim O'Connell, W9WU, the Batavia, IL Amateur Radio licensees have a realistic, plain English, set of municipal rules for Amateur Radio Antenna Support Structures. I have appended Chapter 4.8 of the new City of Batavia Zoning Code to this email. The details concerning Amateur Radio are on the last page. Please note the required sign-off for waivers of these requirements. Congratulations to both Kermit and Jim. - Dick Isely, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:19165] Fwd: Daily Digest 07/13/2010
by Tom Frenaye 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

> FCC "MOST IMPROVED" FEDERAL AGENCY IN GOVERNMENT SURVEY. STMT. News >Media Contact: Jen Howard at (202) 418-0506, email: Jen.Howard(a)fcc.gov >OCH http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.doc >http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.pdf >http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-299718A1.txt I thought VP Roderick would enjoy this. -- 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:19164] ARRL Amicus Curiae Brief in California Court of Appeals Case: Zubarau v. City of Palmdale, CA
by Chris Imlay 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Greetings. As I have previously informed the Executive Committee, , the California Court of Appeals has agreed to accept our tendered Brief Amicus Curiae in the Zubarau antenna case. FYI, and because we have not filed an amicus brief in a case in some years, attached is a PDF version of the brief for your files. For the many attorneys on the Board (and anyone else interested), I am pleased to forward on request the briefs filed by the cross-appellants in this case as well. This case is discussed in my Board report previously circulated. Thanks to ARRL Official Family members for their help and collaboration on this brief, and earlier in the case: Cliff Ahrens, Marty Woll and Jay Bellows. Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret, Imlay & Tepper. P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG

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[arrl-odv:19163] ET Docket 10-98, the 5 MHz channel improvement proceeding -- comments filed
by Chris Imlay 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Greetings. Catching you hopefully before you get on the planes and in the cars, I have just filed today, following review and approval of the Executive Committee, the attached comments in the FCC's long-awaited proceeding to improve Amateur access to the five, 60-meter band channels. The FCC proposal was generally in accordance with the ARRL's 2006 petition for rule making that was carefully and expertly negotiated by Paul Rinaldo with NTIA that year. There are some fine-tuning issues addressed in these comments, but overall, the proceeding is good news. The Executive Committee toiled laboriously over the policy reflected in these comments, so kudos to Kay Craigie, and thanks to her, Tom Frenaye, Dick Isely and other EC members for their expert editing of the comment drafts. There are about 37 comments on file in this proceeding, most reflecting a lack of understanding of the limitations we have in access to the 60 meter band. The proposed use of data emissions on these channels, and the critical need to "yield" to Federal stations on short notice makes Amateur use of the channels in this band unique, and uniquely problematic. We do want to keep pushing gently for a band, rather than channels, which would actually improve in our ability to stay out of the way of the Feds, but they don't see it that way so far. 73, Chris W3KD Christopher D. Imlay Booth, Freret, Imlay & Tepper. P.C. 14356 Cape May Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 (301) 384-5525 telephone (301) 384-6384 facsimile W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG

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RE: [arrl-odv:19161] Re: Doc #26 Narrowband Study Committee Report
by Kay Craigie 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

I'll let Greg speak for himself, as the committee chair. However, a concern was to prevent the repeater coordinator community from getting their undies in a bunch because they tend to distrust the ARRL and to believe that we want to take over their jobs and make a mess of things. Also a concern was to discourage any industry efforts to badger the committee to endorse specific brands of gear. By keeping the initial part of the committee's work within the Board, Directors could be informed about the issues (historical, technical, and sociological) without pressure from conspiracy-theorist coordinators or from self-interested equipment industry folks. The next steps, whatever the Directors decide those should be, ought to be taken in an atmosphere of transparency. Maybe the Board will decide to release this report to the public as a step in that direction after you've absorbed the info and thought it over together. 73, Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:19161] Re: Doc #26 Narrowband Study Committee Report
by Tom Frenaye 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

At 05:06 PM 7/9/2010, Greg Sarratt/W4OZK wrote: >The ARRL Board Confidential Report of the ARRL Narrowband Study Committee is attached. Seems like quite a well written and researched report. I'm looking forward to the discussion about why the report should be confidential or not. Even the report text suggests full transparency is the best way to proceed... -- 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:19160] In transit
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Hello from Domodedovo, Linda and I will be heading to the airport in a few minutes for our flight to Dulles. It's been a remarkable experience over here, culminating with a live Webcast of the announcement of the results. It will be good to see everyone (except Frank and John, sorry to say) later in the week. 73, Dave R3/K1ZZ signing off

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