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[arrl-odv:19346] Re: W3ABC follow-up
by Brian Mileshosky 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

My condolensces to the family of W3ABC. A side note, a few years ago my stepfather passed away due to heart complications. He was a full-bird Colonel and was buried in Arlington with full military honors. I'd never seen a military funeral, much less one at Arlington. Absolutely awe-inspiring to say the least, despite the circumstances. The meticulous detail and precision. Over 35 men and women to honor a single man from the moment the funeral was complete at the Old Post Chapel, escorted in ceremony on a horse-drawn cason to the gravesite, to the final ceremony at the site with taps and 21 gun salute. I don't want to diminish W3ABC's passing by any means by saying this, but if anyone has the opportunity to see a ceremony with full military honors at Arlington, it's an experience like none other and makes you proud of the final honor our fallen ones receive for service to their country. 73, Brian N5ZGT On Tue, 14 Sep 2010, Kay Craigie wrote: > By his request, W3ABC will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with > full military honors and a graveside service. There is a three-month waiting > period for funerals at Arlington. When I learn the date from Hugh's family, > I will pass it along to you. If you would like to pay your respects in the > meantime, Hugh's daughter's contact information is as follows: > > Karen T. Shangraw > 1708 Wickham Way > Crofton, MD 21114 > > 73 - Kay N3KN > > > > ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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[arrl-odv:19345] W3ABC follow-up
by Kay Craigie 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

By his request, W3ABC will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors and a graveside service. There is a three-month waiting period for funerals at Arlington. When I learn the date from Hugh's family, I will pass it along to you. If you would like to pay your respects in the meantime, Hugh's daughter's contact information is as follows: Karen T. Shangraw 1708 Wickham Way Crofton, MD 21114 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:19344] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

<<090810.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 33, No. 36 September 8, 2010 -- Covers the period August 29-September 4. 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 Administration &Finance Committee November 20 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP The 75th anniversary of ARES birthday is happening and things are staying quite busy - and doing well. We are getting reports of responses to the postcards, including one from WTIC here in CT where I did a taped radio interview with Sam Gingerella to be aired Sept 19. There are new audio PSAs posted to the website for downloading supporting the 75th as well as other materials. The video PSA done for us by Louise Summey and the college students at York Tech in SC has been posted for use. Perhaps the most interesting happening has been the popularity of the 75th ARES stickers. We are nearly out of them (10k) and they continue being requested almost daily. When asked about it, members tell me that it is not just kids that desire them, but adults too. A new Now Hear This audio cut for PIOs was posted. A local news photographer (New Britain Herald) took pictures of ham aid equipment returned from Haiti for a coming article. Preliminary interview questions have been sent to the band Arcade Fire, and I await their response. Alan Crabtree of the American Red Cross public affairs office in Maine was impressed with the ARES work he saw on Cape Cod and was assisted in writing an article for the ARC's newsletter. Working together with Dave Clausen, the Hello-Radio and Emergency-Radio websites are being updated and restored. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The mailing for the Education & Technology Fund was mailed to 75,000 prior donors and members last week. The first return - a $1000 contribution - has been received. The goal of this mailing if to raise $60,000 for the program that places stations in schools and supports the Teachers Institutes. The Spectrum Defense Fund has received more than $115,000 so far in 2010. The second issue of Spectrum Defense Matters is planned to mail at the end of September. The Diamond Club has topped $169,000 in gross revenue - 64% of the 2010 target. A mailing to lapsed and active Diamond club members who are up for renewal will be mailed before the end of September. The mailing will focus on encouraging monthly or quarterly giving to boost participation in the Diamond Club. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE The 2011 ARRL Calendar has been released to the printer. We are reviewing printer's proofs for the 2011 ARRL Handbook. Khrystyne Keane spoke at a meeting of the Hampden County Radio Association in Feeding Hills, Mass. Friday evening. About 45 club members attended. Khrystyne wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter and voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for September 2, 2010. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R August ended with 156,003 members (year-to-date goal: 156,718). 72% of August expirees paid on time, compared to 72% in August 2009. New ham totals have been down the last 2 months, reducing the number of leads available for our ongoing mailings to new ham membership prospects. But, sales of beginner training aids are up (typical of the fall months)-an indication that another surge of new licensees may be around the corner. August product sales were $166,369, falling short of the sales forecast of $179,438. The 2010 Handbook stocked out mid-June, attributing to a portion of the month's shortfall. While the stock-out period is a bit longer than we would have liked, this should create an opportunity to build some demand for the 2011 edition. Month-end email to lapsed members returned over 189 applications. This is higher than usual, attributed to an appeal that focused on QST ("Don't miss another issue of QST!"). Diane Petrilli reports that mailed-in returns from the recent membership benefits survey are brisk. The surveys were mailed to those members who were asked to participate in the online survey (but didn't) and to a small sample who received only the paper version. The responses are being data-entered so a final report can be assembled around late September. A large, planned membership campaign will mail around September 15. A fall-themed publications self mailer will mail around September 17. Diane Petrilli, Bob Inderbitzen, Steve Ford, Ed Hare, and Harold Kramer participated in a teleconference with key staff from the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) to explore ways we can collaborate to help promote each others' membership, publications and educational opportunities. We hope small successes might eventually lead to a more formal "sister-association" relationship with IEEE. An attractive looking "thank you for your membership" bookmark was produced. The bookmarks will be included when we fulfill 'free gift' membership premiums-as a simple "thank you" sentiment. The Member Services staff has been actively up-selling on the telephone, generating over $3200 in sales for September. The Labor Day holiday weekend saw nearly 300 e-store orders, spurred on by an email campaign offering a free ARES 75th Anniversary Challenge Coin with orders of $50 or more. Now Shipping: ARES 75th Anniversary Commemorative T-shirts, mug and Challenge Coin. During the last week, the warehouse crew fulfilled 605 packages for publication and product orders, 577 membership premiums, and QST mailing supplements. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2009 Carryover 176,071 1,308 2010 Received 532,387 4,508 Cumulative Total 708,458 5,816 2010 Processed 636,304 5,231 Remaining 72,154 585 Processing Time 5 Weeks Logbook of the World Category August 2010 % Change Jan - Aug 2010 QSO Records Entered Into System 295,638,503 12% QSL Record Matches 32,088,061 19% Logs Processed 1,613,307 25% Active Certificates 53,542 12% Registered Users in System 35,461 13% Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries August 2010 Maintenance 757 Initial Setup Inquiries 823 Award Related Concerns 150 Customer Usage Issues 337 Phone Calls 256 Total 2,323 W1AW Joe worked the Monday and Tuesday late afternoon/night shifts for the vacationing Scott Gee. He also updated the weekly QST text source web pages and processed regular QSL card requests. He assisted Bob Allison in installing the duplexer and triplexer used for the Lab's 70/23cm D-Star repeaters. Joe readied and installed six (6) new coaxial jumpers for these duplexers/triplexers. He also installed the connectors on the hard-line runs going to the D-Star antennas atop HQ and connected the antennas. Joe also tested the 23cm D-Star "digital" connection. He also readied the "digital" station area in W1AW for any possible activation due to Hurricane Earl. Scott worked on slow and fast code practice files for the early part of the month of September. Field Organization/Public Service Team Field Organization Leaders and Section Leaders along the Eastern Seaboard kept ARRL Headquarters staff (including Mike Corey and Steve Ewald in MVP) in the loop on Hurricane Earl preparations and activations (where necessary) during the last few days of August and first few days of September. HQ has also been hearing about plans around the country for the ARRL Simulated Emergency Test in October and the National Preparedness Month in September. November QST's Public Service column was also written and edited. Leona Adams received a Section Manager nomination petition from incumbent Nebraska Section Manager Art Zygielbaum, KØAIZ. She also received a petition from Mark Caragher, KE4KMD, in South Carolina, to run for Section Manager for the next term of office starting in January. Petitions are due at HQ by Friday, September 10, and there will be Section Manager elections, so far, in Missouri, South Carolina and Western Pennsylvania. Leona is also receiving candidate statements for these upcoming elections. Chuck Skolaut compiled an IARU monitoring summary for the next IARU Region 2 conference meeting. There were some reports of business use of 2 meters going on in Ohio and Missouri. This information was forwarded to the FCC. In addition, after live monitoring of a jammer on 40 meters using a bootlegged call sign, this information was passed to the FCC. The Eastern Pennsylvania Official Observer Coordinator continues to work on an RFI case in his section, and several intruder reports were received about an unidentified digital signal near 14.190 MHz. This signal is believed to be a Russian Navy RTTY station, and another digital signal on 10.129 MHz is believed to be a French diplomatic teletype channel. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Kathy Allison 9/22-9/27 Vacation Margie Bourgoin 9/17 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 9/6-9/10 Vacation Mike Corey 9/16-9/17 NPSTC Meeting, Orlando, FL `` 9/21-9/23 HS Conference, Biloxi, MS `` 10/8-10/16 GAREC Conference, Curacao/Vacation `` 10/31-11/4 IAEM Conference, San Antonio, TX `` 11/17 NPSTC Meeting, Washington, DC Steve Ewald 9/17-9/18 EMCOMM East; Rochester, NY Steve Ford 9/20 Vacation Scott Gee 10/4 Vacation Mike Gruber 9/27-10/1 Vacation Joel Hallas 9/10 Vacation Dan Henderson 9/24-10/3 Ten-Tec Hamfest,(TN)/W4DXCC/SEDCO/Vacation `` 10/13-10/19 Pacificon, San Ramon, CA/Beale AFB `` 11/12-11/14 Indiana State Convention, Ft. Wayne, IN Mary Hobart 9/10 Vacation `` 9/24 Vacation `` 10/1 Vacation `` 10/15-10/16 Pacificon, San Ramon, CA `` 10/22 Vacation `` 10/29 Vacation Joel Kleinman 9/9 Vacation Lisa Kustosik 9/7-9/10 Vacation Rose-Anne Lawrence 9/10 Vacation Monique Levesque 9/20-9/24 Vacation Maryann Macdonald Sick Leave Bill Moore 9/10-9/13 Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, VA Dave Sumner 9/16 Washington `` 9/30-10/9 IARU R2 Conference/AC Meeting, El Salvador `` 10/22pm-10/24 Executive Committee Meeting, St. Louis , MO Alex Tara 9/9 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:19343] W3ABC, Silent Key
by Kay Craigie 14 Sep '10

14 Sep '10

An e-mail received from his daughter says that Honorary Vice President Hugh Turnbull W3ABC became a Silent Key this morning. More information when it is available. 73, Kay N3KN Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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[arrl-odv:19342] VA State Convention trip report
by Kay Craigie 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

The attached is my trip report on the Virginia State Convention this past weekend. I didn't go into how the GPS unit in my car tried to lose me, twice, in the boondocks of south-central Virginia. Being a belt-and-suspenders sort of person, I always travel with backup in the form of paper maps and a functioning brain and finally got where I was going, no thanks to high tech. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:19341] EC conference call
by Kay Craigie 13 Sep '10

13 Sep '10

The Executive Committee will meet via conference call this evening. The only item on the agenda is discussion of strategies to be recommended to the Board for 2011. I would like to thank the PSC and A&F committees and their chairs for their input to the process. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:19340] FW: [smlist:6229] SECs also have access to EmComm Course Graduates List
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

Some additional information from Steve Ewald that was sent to the SM List earlier today. From: Ewald, Steve, WV1X [mailto:wv1x@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:33 PM To: smlist Subject: [smlist:6229] SECs also have access to EmComm Course Graduates List Section Managers, As a follow-up to my previous message, all Section Emergency Coordinators have also been given access to the Web page that has the data base of Emergency Communications Course Graduates. When your SEC logs into the ARRL Web site as an ARRL member, he or she should now be able to click on http://www.arrl.org/emcomm-graduate-list to see the list of graduates. Another way to find this link is to click on the Licensing, Education & Training menu (up on top of the ARRL Web page), and then click on "Courses & Training" (http://www.arrl.org/courses-training) From that page, click on "EmComm Graduate List" http://www.arrl.org/emcomm-graduate-list. We will let the SECs know about their access to this Web-based data base. 73, Steve Ewald, WV1X Supervisor, Field Organization Team ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860-594-0265 sewald(a)arrl.org ________________________________

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[arrl-odv:19339] FW: [smlist:6228] ARRL EmComm Course Graduates Now Available
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 10 Sep '10

10 Sep '10

In case you are not on the SM list, here is a Web update that was sent today. 73, Harold From: Ewald, Steve, WV1X [mailto:wv1x@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:04 PM To: smlist Subject: [smlist:6228] ARRL EmComm Course Graduates Now Available Hello, Section Managers. We have reinstated the Section Manager Web page access to the Continuing Education Program's database of Emergency Communications Course graduates. As you may recall, this window into the database allows you (Section Managers) to identify those in your section who have completed ARRL Emergency Communication Courses. Over the years, we've had requests to improve the utility of this information. With those requests in mind, we added an Excel download feature that will permit you to sort the data fields, by name, course, county, or do look-ups by call sign, etc. We also included the date of course completion so you will be able to identify recent graduates. Here's the direct URL: http://www.arrl.org/emcomm-graduate-list. You'll find a link to this URL on the Section Managers Only Web page. It is presently at the bottom of the list of "Resources for SMs" in the center of the page. Look for the title, "ARRL EmComm Training Course Graduates." This Web page link to Emergency Communications Course graduates may also be found by way of the Licensing, Education & Training menu (up on top of the ARRL Web page), and then under "Courses & Training." Access to this data base is restricted to Section Managers and Officers, Directors and Vice Directors. Good wishes to everyone for the upcoming weekend. 73, Steve Ewald, WV1X Supervisor, Field Organization Team ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860-594-0265 sewald(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:19338] FW: New Antenna Technology
by Jim Weaver K8JE 06 Sep '10

06 Sep '10

I suppose at least some of you are familiar with the "sea water antenna." I just learned of it thanks to a fellow amateur who is a retired consulting radiotechololgy engineer. Go to: <http://www.mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/10/1008/8-18.html> http://www.mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/10/1008/8-18.html I would not have thought there would be sufficient conductive ions at sea water salinity to be useful for an antenna. Guess I'm wrong! How about verticals or even simple directive arrays made of fairly narrow clear plastic tubing? Done properly, one could put these up and take them down in only several minutes? One way to beat CC&Rs? 73, 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

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[arrl-odv:19337] Part 95 Personal Radio Services Rule Change Proposals, WT Docket 10-119
by Chris Imlay 03 Sep '10

03 Sep '10

Greetings, and a happy Labor Day weekend to all. I have, at the direction of the Executive Committee and with the active participation of the Committee in editing, prepared and just now filed the attached comments. The docket deals with numerous changes to the Part 95 personal radio services, including the CB service. There are three main issues raised in this proceeding that potentially impact the Amateur Service. I am grateful for the expert editing (as usual) offered by Dave Sumner, Kay Craigie and most of the Executive Committee on this filing. This is the third FCC filing in rapid succession that I have put before the EC, and they have moved very quickly in each case to assist in the policy decisions and the more mundane editorial reviews associated with these filings; their patience and active involvement in these proceedings are appreciated. 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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