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[arrl-odv:19286] RE: [arrl-odv:19283] Field Day Logs Posted???
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

Dick, the link is embedded in the item. As of two minutes ago it worked fine for me. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 12:22 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19283] Field Day Logs Posted??? Importance: High 16 AUG 2010 - 1121 CDT Perhaps I still don't know how to properly navigate the entire new ARRL website... In response to the latest news posting "Field Day Logs Posted", I went looking for the results and can not find them. I started with the "On The Air" button on the home page and ended up with the contest results list menu. The "2009 ARRL Field Day" is an available selection, but "2010 ARRL Field Day" is not listed as of five minutes ago. We should not post these news items until the referenced news or data is verified as being available on the web site. All this does is to increase member unhappiness with the ARRL web site. How about some coordination of this activity!?!? - Dick Isely, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:19285] RE: [arrl-odv:19283] Field Day Logs Posted???
by Brian Mileshosky 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

It is indeed there, but I can see how the link -- given its color -- blends in with the rest of the text in the story, making it seem that there are no links to click on. I wonder if a different color would be better than the sorta powder blue that looks like black. Another option would be to make the links bold so they stand out. Or underlined. 73, Brian N5ZGT On Mon, 16 Aug 2010, Cliff Ahrens wrote: > Try the "has been posted" link in the article. Then in "Other Reports" > click on "2010 Field Day". Then click on "Logs Received as of August 13". > Or try this direct link: > http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20-%20General/Logs%20Received/Aug%201 > 3%20Logs%20Rcvd%20Merged.pdf > > It's just a list of the logs received, not the results, yet. Hope this > helps. > > Cliff K0CA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 11:22 AM > To: arrl-odv > Subject: [arrl-odv:19283] Field Day Logs Posted??? > Importance: High > > 16 AUG 2010 - 1121 CDT > > Perhaps I still don't know how to properly navigate the entire new ARRL > website... > > In response to the latest news posting "Field Day Logs Posted", I went > looking for the results and can not find them. I started with the "On > The Air" button on the home page and ended up with the contest results > list menu. The "2009 ARRL Field Day" is an available selection, but > "2010 ARRL Field Day" is not listed as of five minutes ago. > > We should not post these news items until the referenced news or data > is verified as being available on the web site. All this does is to > increase > member unhappiness with the ARRL web site. How about some coordination > of this activity!?!? > > - Dick Isely, W9GIG > > > > > > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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RE: [arrl-odv:19283] Field Day Logs Posted???
by Cliff Ahrens 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

Try the "has been posted" link in the article. Then in "Other Reports" click on "2010 Field Day". Then click on "Logs Received as of August 13". Or try this direct link: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20-%20General/Logs%20Received/Aug%201 3%20Logs%20Rcvd%20Merged.pdf It's just a list of the logs received, not the results, yet. Hope this helps. Cliff K0CA -----Original Message----- From: dick(a)pobox.com [mailto:dick@pobox.com] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 11:22 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19283] Field Day Logs Posted??? Importance: High 16 AUG 2010 - 1121 CDT Perhaps I still don't know how to properly navigate the entire new ARRL website... In response to the latest news posting "Field Day Logs Posted", I went looking for the results and can not find them. I started with the "On The Air" button on the home page and ended up with the contest results list menu. The "2009 ARRL Field Day" is an available selection, but "2010 ARRL Field Day" is not listed as of five minutes ago. We should not post these news items until the referenced news or data is verified as being available on the web site. All this does is to increase member unhappiness with the ARRL web site. How about some coordination of this activity!?!? - Dick Isely, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:19283] Field Day Logs Posted???
by dick＠pobox.com 16 Aug '10

16 Aug '10

16 AUG 2010 - 1121 CDT Perhaps I still don't know how to properly navigate the entire new ARRL website... In response to the latest news posting "Field Day Logs Posted", I went looking for the results and can not find them. I started with the "On The Air" button on the home page and ended up with the contest results list menu. The "2009 ARRL Field Day" is an available selection, but "2010 ARRL Field Day" is not listed as of five minutes ago. We should not post these news items until the referenced news or data is verified as being available on the web site. All this does is to increase member unhappiness with the ARRL web site. How about some coordination of this activity!?!? - Dick Isely, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:19282] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

<<081110.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 33, No. 32 August 11, 2010 -- Covers the period August 1-7. Upcoming Meetings and Events United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) September 27-October 1 - ARRL HQ Executive Committee Meeting October 23 @ 9:00am in St. Louis, MO Ballot Counting for Director/Vice Director Elections November 19 in Newington, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND The Cleveland County NC proposed ordinance was tabled as expected and referred to a committee. We are working with NC SM Bill Morine, N2COP, on this issue. We were contacted by an amateur in Georgia, asking for a review of the covenants for a home he is considering purchasing. This was referred to a VC in his area. A short "Editor's Note" was written for QST at the request of Joel Kleinman, N1BKE. A web story on the ARRL's Petition to Deny sixty-eight licenses and accompanying waivers in connection with the Recon Robotics "Throwbot" operating on 70-cm was also penned. Several questions on equipment certificate requirements were handled as was a question about the minimum power requirement to achieve full-output power by an HF external amplifier. We confirmed a site visit by Ed Hare, W1RFI, and Regulatory Information Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, to meet the new commanding officer, Lt. Col. Shawn Smith, at the Cape Cod PAVE PAWS radar installation on August 18. N1ND also accepted the invitation of Lt. Col. Smith to participate in his presentation at the New England Division Convention on Saturday August 28 at the Boxboro hamfest. We are working with the new commanding officer at the Beale Site, Lt. Col. Scott Schroff, and FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith, for a "town hall" style joint presentation on the PAVE PAWS mitigation status, which will be presented at PACIFICON in October. In addition, as part of that trip, N1ND will accompany ARRL President Craigie, N3KN, to visit the Beale radar site. Data entry on Field Day entries continue and should be completed earlier than in previous years (Thanks Kathy Allison, KA1RWY). Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP Awaiting delivery of final items for distribution mailing of 75th ARES anniversary materials to every PIC (or SM) for each section plus ODV. We received and reviewed the video produced by students at York Tech in South Carolina. It has been sent on to Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW, of the PR Committee, for final editing, graphics and polishing. The video should be ready for distribution by September also. The PR Committee is finishing final recommendations regarding the proposed updated PIC and PIO job descriptions which have been viewable on the website for some months now. It is hoped to have them formally brought up to date soon. Meanwhile, we congratulate the newest graduates of the PR-101 course: Joe Connolly, KG4CWS; Peter Stohrer, K1PJS; Mike Schulz, W9MJS; Paul Roberts, K5HHM; Jack Jacobs, WD4OIN; Del Partridge, W5QQ. Attempts are being made to contact the manager(s) of the band Arcade Fire to explore possible mutual PR opportunities. The band uses QSL cards from Alvino Rey, W6UK, in one of their main songs and a logo very similar to ours. August CONTACT! and Now Hear This have been published. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE As work wraps up on the October issue of QST, Joel Hallas has submitted to Production the November technical articles along with the columns he writes. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter and voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for August 5, 2010. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R July ended with 156,126 members (year-to-date goal: 156,925). 75% of July expirees paid on time, compared to 72% last July 2009. The recent trend of higher, on-time renewals is attributed to improvements made to the membership renewal form earlier this year. Membership acquisitions were bolstered by end-of-month emailings to lapsed members. July product sales were $225,561, exceeding the sales forecast of $213,146. Direct sales were $121,978; dealer sales were $100,583. Both sales divisions exceeded July 2009 sales. Promotions featuring the Repeater Directory as a sales premium contributed to meeting the month's goal. The Instructor Discount Program brought in $8,298, compared to $4,402 this time last year. Our newest publications, ARRL's PIC Programming for Beginners, Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio and Remote Operating for Amateur Radio continue to do well, contributing $23.6k this month. The 2010 edition of The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications has sold out! This was the most successful recent edition-a combination of its new and revised content, and a winning sales campaign. Distribution exceeded 22,000 copies. The 2011 edition will be introduced in September, and available for shipping by October 1. During the last week, the warehouse crew fulfilled 614 packages for publication and product orders, 471 membership premiums, and QST mailing supplements. Diane Petrilli and Bob Inderbitzen attended an advanced-level Microsoft Access training class. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Contest Branch Just 36 hours after the contest, and we have received 63 logs for the 2010 August UHF contest. 3,482 logs have been received for the 2010 IARU HF Championships. 1,117 logs have been received for the 2010 June VHF QSO Party. Data now is in the hands of the adjudicator and results data will be delivered to the Contest Branch by August 20. A list of 2010 Sweepstakes plaques that is available for club or individual sponsorship is now online at http://www.arrl.org/plaques-and-certificates. More contests will be added to this list. The Rookie Roundup is this weekend: Sunday, August 15 from 1800-2400 UTC. To avoid some of the last-minute confusion we encountered back in April due to technical issues, we've made a score reporting form available on the Rookie Roundup page that all entrants must use. The rules are at www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup; please get on and work the Rookies, even if only for a little bit. Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, will represent ARRL at the Tokyo Ham Fair the weekend of August 21. He will be hosted by JARL and will spend time in Tokyo checking cards for various ARRL awards. He will be out of the office from August 16-25. Field Organization/Public Service Team New Official Observers from Montana and New Mexico successfully completed their qualification exams and have come on board the Field Organization this past week. The monthly Intruder Watch report was received from IARU Region 3. Eastern Pennsylvanian Official Observers are checking on reported interference on a local 2-meter repeater, and a report of a continuous "warbling" signal on 7189 kHz has encouraged further investigation. Questions that were dealt with recently include the use of AM on 6 meters, use of Echolink overseas, enhanced SSB, sending weather information on HF, and interest in joining our Intruder Watch program. The Public Service column for October QST has been edited and turned over to the Production Department. Preparations are underway across the country for the Simulated Emergency Test this fall. SET reporting forms and guidelines have been updated and posted on the ARRL Web site. Section Manager election ballots for Southern Florida and Ohio Sections continue to arrive at Headquarters in advance of the August 20 receipt deadline. Ballots will be counted on August 24. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List All Staff 9/6 Holiday Jon Bloom 8/25-9/3 Vacation Hugh Brower 8/16 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 9/6-9/10 Vacation Joe Carcia 8/6-8/13 Vacation `` 8/20 Vacation `` 8/27 Vacation Michael Corey 8/20-8/22 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL Steve Ford 8/13 Vacation Scott Gee 8/30-8/31 Vacation Mike Gruber 8/23-8/27 Vacation `` 9/27-10/1 Vacation Dan Henderson 8/23-8/27 Vacation `` 8/28 New England Division Convention, Boxboro, MA `` 9/24-10/3 Ten-Tec Hamfest,(TN)/W4DXCC/SEDCO/Vacation `` 10/14-10/19 Pacificon, San Ramon, CA/Beale AFB Mary Hobart 8/11-8/13 Vacation Gail Iannone 8/20-9/7 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 8/23-8/27 Vacation Sabrina Jackson 9/1 Vacation Joel Kleinman 8/23 Vacation Lisa Kustosik 9/7 Vacation Sean Kutzko 8/16-8/25 Tokyo Ham Fair Bill Moore 9/10-9/12 Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, VA Diane Petrilli 8/23-8/27 Vacation John Proctor 8/16-8/18 Training Steve Sant Andrea 8/30 Vacation Andy Shefrin 8/5-8/16 Vacation Barry Shelley 8/9-8/20 Vacation `` 8/26-8/27 Vacation Chuck Skolaut 8/14-8/15 Kansas State Convention, Salina, KS `` 8/16-8/18 Vacation Dave Sumner 8/20 PM Vacation `` 10/22pm-10/24 Executive Committee Meeting, St. Louis , MO

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[arrl-odv:19281] More on legislative matters
by Kay Craigie 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

As a further update on legislative matters, you will want to know that S. 1755 is still among those bills trapped in the House Energy and Commerce Committee because of the partisan conflict in the committee. The Southwestern Division leadership has been requested to get as many letters as possible written to committee chairman Waxman from members in his home district urging him to get the stopper out of the bottle. I'd like to thank them for getting right on that. Also, S. 2881, the "FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act," has been given a "do pass" recommendation from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. This is the bill that would allow each FCC Commissioner to hire an engineer or computer scientist for technical consultation. The bill also directs the FCC Chairman to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to analyze the FCC's technical policy decision making and personnel. According to Chwat, this "do pass" recommendation means that S. 2881 could pass the Senate quickly and be sent to the House. There it will join its House counterpart legislation, H.R. 4809, in the Energy and Commerce Committee, where other FCC-related legislation (including our S. 1755) has languished these many months. Chwat says it is possible that S. 2881 / H.R. 4809 can pass during the short time remaining in this session of Congress, but I get the impression that we shouldn't hold our breath because the Democrats and Republicans in the committee are unable to agree about FCC reform legislation. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:19280] FW: DLAC Update and Action Request
by Kay Craigie 13 Aug '10

13 Aug '10

The following message was sent to DLACs yesterday. It was followed up by another message to DLACs in certain states asking them to have letters written to Senators serving on the Environment and Public Works Committee, which is now considering distracted driving legislation. We are requesting language to be added to that legislation which would specifically exempt Amateur Radio licensees. The states are located in 13 Divisions (no Roanoke or Southeastern Division states). If you would like a list of Senators in your Division who are on the committee and/or a copy of the sample letter, please let me know. After some re-engineering in cooperation with Chwat's office, we will be asking some DLACS next week to get letters written to particular Senators and Congressmen on the charitable mileage deduction issue. We had hoped to do this sooner, and are grateful to everyone who has already written letters on the subject, but getting it fine-tuned turned out to be more complicated than we thought at first. 73 - Kay N3KN -----Original Message----- From: Henderson, Dan N1ND [mailto:dhenderson@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 3:19 PM To: Division Legislative Action Chairs Cc: Henderson, Dan N1ND Subject: DLAC Update and Action Request Dear DLAC Members We would like to give you a heads-up that there will be a couple of items heading to the DLACs in the next couple of days for action. With the 111th Congress in its final weeks, the ARRL is making a push on several pieces of legislation. S 1755 has passed the Senate and is pending in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (along with HR 2160 - the House version). This week we have contacted ARRL members in the Committee Chairman's home district asking the Committee to expedite its consideration. We continue to focus attention on this important bill. In addition, as part of this end-of-session effort by the ARRL, we will be sending you requests to contact members and ask for letters on two topics: amending a piece of distracted driving legislation in the US Senate and increasing the allowable charitable mileage deduction when driving as a volunteer. A couple of things to keep in mind during this active time... When contacting ARRL members by email, you should first clearly identify yourself as an ARRL official appointed by your Division Director to serve as the contact person between the ARRL and its members on legislative issues. As always, if you or the ARRL member has a question on any request or about the Grassroots program, please contact my office. Be sure to explain that with the end of this Congressional session approaching, the ARRL is making a concentrated effort to further our agenda so there may be additional requests sent during the next several weeks asking for ARRL member action. ________________________________________________________________________ Later today, we will be sending a request for ARRL members to contact certain US Senators regarding S 1536 - "The ALERT Drivers Act" - which is scheduled for consideration by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. S 1536 addresses distracted driving and texting. Our Washington team has been preparing the groundwork for an amendment that would exempt amateur radio usage from inclusion in S 1536. The amendment we are seeking would exempt "two way mobile radio transmitters or receivers used by licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio service" from the provisions of the bill. We are asking ARRL members to ask their Senator to support this amendment. We are targeting letters to the members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which will require DLACs in 13 of the 15 divisions to be in contact with ARRL members in several states. All Divisions except the Roanoke and Southeastern Divisions have at least one Senator on that Committee. Those requests will be sent to you in separate emails and will have specific contact information for each Senator. DLACs can access the email address look-up feature on the new ARRL Website at http://www.arrl.org/grassroot-members You must be logged on with your callsign and password. If you have problems accessing the page, please contact me. We are asking that you implement the Grassroots contact structure in your Division. We ask that the ARRL members in each state with a Senator serving on the Committee to send a letter to that US Senator asking that S 1536 be amended to exempt Amateur Radio. A sample letter will be sent to the DLACs involved in a separate email. As always, each ARRL member may personalize the sample letters if they wish. The contact information for each senator will be included in the draft sample letter you receive. As in the past, we are requesting that each ARRL member send his or her letters to our Washington representative via one of the following methods: As a signed attachment to an email to: arrl(a)chwatco.com As a signed fax to: 703-684-7594 As a regular letter to: John Chwat Chwat & Co. 625 Slaters Lane Suite 103 Alexandria, VA 22314 If the ARRL member chooses to email their letter, please ask that they send it as an attachment to the email instead of it being the text of the email. This allows the letter to be easily printed and delivered. Should they decide to draft their own letter instead of editing the sample, please ask them to remember the following key points: * Identify the bill by number and title: S 1536 "The ALERT Drivers Act". * Specify that they are asking that S 1536 be amended to exempt "two way mobile radio transmitters or receivers used by licensees of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio service." * Keep the letter brief and on topic - one page at the most. * Ask the Senator to consider becoming a co-sponsor and support this amendment. * Thank them for their consideration. Simple is better when writing these letters. Senators and their staff are looking to gauge interest and support for the bill. A lengthy letter that strays off topic can detract from the focus of asking for support. If ARRL members prefer to send their letters directly to their Senator, remind them to send a copy of their correspondence to Chwat & Co. This allows our team to discuss accurately with the Senator and their staff the amount of support for the bill in each state. ________________________________________________________________________ During the week of August 16, we will be forwarding to all DLACs a request for letters supporting an increase for the charitable mileage deduction. Additional information on that project will be sent to you with that request. We are treating these requests separately. Sending these requests as a single unit risks having one request detract from the others. Separate letters for each piece of legislation or topic demonstrates stronger support for each issue. Further, the distracted driving bill is currently only under consideration in the US Senate, while the charitable deduction proposal is a topic for both bodies at this time. Thanks for your service as a DLAC. The individual letters to the DLACs will be emailed later today. As always, if I can help, please let me know. 73, Dan Henderson, N1ND Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860-594-0236 dhenderson(a)arrl.org

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RE: [arrl-odv:19278] FW: [arrl-odv:19275] Proxy Errors plus Web Implementation Links
by Jim Weaver K8JE 11 Aug '10

11 Aug '10

Tnx, Harold. 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 -----Original Message----- From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 4:06 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19278] FW: [arrl-odv:19275] Proxy Errors plus Web Implementation Links I forgot to cc the entire list on this. Sorry! HK Harold Kramer Chief Operating Officer ARRL -the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860 594 -0220 -----Original Message----- From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 4:06 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ; Fenstermaker, James (Dir, NW) Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:19275] Proxy Errors plus Web Implementation Links Jim, The IT Department tells me that the 502 errors were caused by a server problem that has now been fixed. Katie has been using a link-checker to check all of the links on the site. This is not as easy as it appears since link checkers often cannot read the restricted areas of the site, such as pages restricted to ODV or SMs. However, we are working on it. Any reports of broken links are helpful and should be sent to Katie so she can fix them. That is our current process. Also, as you know, sometimes the site or internal page that we are linked to changes address and this also causes a bad link. 73, Harold -----Original Message----- From: jfenster(a)pacifier.com [mailto:jfenster@pacifier.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:00 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19275] Proxy Errors plus Web Implementation Links HI Gang, During the past few days, I have received many of the 502 Proxy Errors from a number of inquiries. I guess I must log every attempt and turn these into Katie for review. Do we have a root cause for these types of errors? On another issue, at the Northwestern DX Convention a few weeks ago, I spoke to a VE7 who works on web sites (both new and replacement) as his "for pay" job. He indicated that he likes the new site better than the old both for the information availability and for the architecture. He also noted that conversions like ours generally become more stable after AT LEAST six months. But, he noted that the thing that destroys any credibility with the new site zre links that don't work. The 502 proxy error is one issue. The others are links that are not in place. Do we have a Quality Control process that insures that links are in place and work prior to putting the new article, message, or other information article into production? I hope that we do but it needs to be proven. 73 Jim K9JF > I just tried to log on to the web site and was greeted with a 502 Proxy > Error. I opened a new browser, and tried again. This time, after 37 > seconds of waiting for the log-in to take effect, I was finally able to > get > to ODV and find the document as in the past, using the same method that > Marty suggested. When do we admit it doesn't work, and fix it or replace > it? > > Bob Vallio > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Jim Weaver K8JE <K8JE(a)arrl.org> wrote: > >> Katie, >> >> Not sure if I'm alone with this situation, but when I click on the link >> Dave Sumner provided to the Alternative E-mail Addresses I receive the >> following error message: >> __________ >> >> Proxy Error >> The proxy service received an invalid response from an upstream server. >> The proxy serve could not handle the request * >> GET/alternative-e-mail-addresses*. >> >> Reason: *Error reading from remote server* >> ** >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> *Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at www.arrl.orgPort 80* >> ** >> *__________* >> >> When I go to ODV and click on the link (that says the alternative >> addresses are not yet available) I am taken to these alternative >> addresses. >> >> FWIW. >> >> Tnx, >> >> Jim >> >> *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:* Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:30 PM >> >> *To:* arrl-odv >> *Cc:* Glass, Katie, KB1ULQ >> *Subject:* [arrl-odv:19269] RE: [arrl-odv:19268] Alternative Email >> addresses >> >> The list Lisa is referring to is at >> http://www.arrl.org/alternative-e-mail-addresses >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ [mailto:lkustosik@arrl.org] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 10, 2010 4:49 PM >> *To:* arrl-odv >> *Cc:* Glass, Katie, KB1ULQ >> *Subject:* [arrl-odv:19268] Alternative Email addresses >> >> >> >> Good Afternoon, >> >> I completed the Alternative Email Address page on the new website. When >> you have a chance please make sure that your information is correct. If >> it's not please let me know and I will make the appropriate updates. >> >> Have a good day! >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Lisa >> >> Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ >> Assistant to the CEO / Meeting Planner ARRL--The National Association >> for Amateur Radio >> 225 Main Street >> Newington, CT 06111 >> Tel: 860-594-0245 --- Fax: 860-594-0259 >> email: lkustosik(a)arrl.org >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3061 - Release Date: 08/10/10 >> 02:35:00 >> > James E. Fenstermaker K9JF Director, Northwestern Division American Radio Relay League (206) 930-9372 James E. Fenstermaker K9JF Director, Northwestern Division American Radio Relay League (206) 930-9372 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3063 - Release Date: 08/11/10 02:34:00

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[arrl-odv:19278] FW: [arrl-odv:19275] Proxy Errors plus Web Implementation Links
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 11 Aug '10

11 Aug '10

I forgot to cc the entire list on this. Sorry! HK Harold Kramer Chief Operating Officer ARRL -the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860 594 -0220 -----Original Message----- From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 4:06 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ; Fenstermaker, James (Dir, NW) Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:19275] Proxy Errors plus Web Implementation Links Jim, The IT Department tells me that the 502 errors were caused by a server problem that has now been fixed. Katie has been using a link-checker to check all of the links on the site. This is not as easy as it appears since link checkers often cannot read the restricted areas of the site, such as pages restricted to ODV or SMs. However, we are working on it. Any reports of broken links are helpful and should be sent to Katie so she can fix them. That is our current process. Also, as you know, sometimes the site or internal page that we are linked to changes address and this also causes a bad link. 73, Harold -----Original Message----- From: jfenster(a)pacifier.com [mailto:jfenster@pacifier.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:00 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:19275] Proxy Errors plus Web Implementation Links HI Gang, During the past few days, I have received many of the 502 Proxy Errors from a number of inquiries. I guess I must log every attempt and turn these into Katie for review. Do we have a root cause for these types of errors? On another issue, at the Northwestern DX Convention a few weeks ago, I spoke to a VE7 who works on web sites (both new and replacement) as his "for pay" job. He indicated that he likes the new site better than the old both for the information availability and for the architecture. He also noted that conversions like ours generally become more stable after AT LEAST six months. But, he noted that the thing that destroys any credibility with the new site zre links that don't work. The 502 proxy error is one issue. The others are links that are not in place. Do we have a Quality Control process that insures that links are in place and work prior to putting the new article, message, or other information article into production? I hope that we do but it needs to be proven. 73 Jim K9JF > I just tried to log on to the web site and was greeted with a 502 Proxy > Error. I opened a new browser, and tried again. This time, after 37 > seconds of waiting for the log-in to take effect, I was finally able to > get > to ODV and find the document as in the past, using the same method that > Marty suggested. When do we admit it doesn't work, and fix it or replace > it? > > Bob Vallio > > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Jim Weaver K8JE <K8JE(a)arrl.org> wrote: > >> Katie, >> >> Not sure if I'm alone with this situation, but when I click on the link >> Dave Sumner provided to the Alternative E-mail Addresses I receive the >> following error message: >> __________ >> >> Proxy Error >> The proxy service received an invalid response from an upstream server. >> The proxy serve could not handle the request * >> GET/alternative-e-mail-addresses*. >> >> Reason: *Error reading from remote server* >> ** >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> *Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at www.arrl.orgPort 80* >> ** >> *__________* >> >> When I go to ODV and click on the link (that says the alternative >> addresses >> are not yet available) I am taken to these alternative addresses. >> >> FWIW. >> >> Tnx, >> >> Jim >> >> *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:* Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 10, 2010 5:30 PM >> >> *To:* arrl-odv >> *Cc:* Glass, Katie, KB1ULQ >> *Subject:* [arrl-odv:19269] RE: [arrl-odv:19268] Alternative Email >> addresses >> >> The list Lisa is referring to is at >> http://www.arrl.org/alternative-e-mail-addresses >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ [mailto:lkustosik@arrl.org] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 10, 2010 4:49 PM >> *To:* arrl-odv >> *Cc:* Glass, Katie, KB1ULQ >> *Subject:* [arrl-odv:19268] Alternative Email addresses >> >> >> >> Good Afternoon, >> >> I completed the Alternative Email Address page on the new website. When >> you have a chance please make sure that your information is correct. If >> it's not please let me know and I will make the appropriate updates. >> >> Have a good day! >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Lisa >> >> Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ >> Assistant to the CEO / Meeting Planner >> ARRL--The National Association for Amateur Radio >> 225 Main Street >> Newington, CT 06111 >> Tel: 860-594-0245 --- Fax: 860-594-0259 >> email: lkustosik(a)arrl.org >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3061 - Release Date: 08/10/10 >> 02:35:00 >> > James E. Fenstermaker K9JF Director, Northwestern Division American Radio Relay League (206) 930-9372 James E. Fenstermaker K9JF Director, Northwestern Division American Radio Relay League (206) 930-9372

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[arrl-odv:19277] Web Site Status
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 11 Aug '10

11 Aug '10

Hi, Parts of the Web Site were up and down yesterday and earlier today. This was generating some of the error messages that you were seeing. Jon Bloom and IT Department are aware of these issues that are related to our servers. The Web Site is currently up and functional and the IT team is investigating what caused the problems. It may be a little slow today as they continue to work on it. Harold

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