March 2011 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:19794] Presentation photo of Bill Leonard recipient - Jennifer Crompton
by James F. Boehner MD 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

Hot off the PR reflector! Jennifer Crompton of the NH Chronicle was the winner of one of the three Bill Leonard awards-Video. The video of her broadcast featuring Amateur Radio was presented at the January ARRL board meeting. Attached is the photo of Vice Director Mike Raisbeck presenting the award to Jennifer Crompton and the NH Chronicle team. On behalf of the PR committee, thanks go to the New England Division for arranging presentation of the award! '73 de JIM N2ZZ Board Liaison to the PR Committee ARRL Vice Director Roanoke Division ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioT From: Peter J. Stohrer [mailto:PStohrer@manchesterrg.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:03 AM To: Pitts, Allen W1AGP Subject: presentation photo of Bill Leonard recipient Jennifer Crompton Hi Allen, Attached is a picture Bill Leonard Video Award being presented by ARRL Vice-Director Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF to Jennifer Crompton of NH Chronicle today for possible placement in QST. In the picture left to right Chris Shepherd, videographer; Jennifer Crompton; Mike Raisbeck K1TWF, ARRL Vice-Director of New England and Peter Stohrer K1PJS, ARRL Public Information Coordinator for NH. 73, Pete Peter J. Stohrer, K1PJS Public Information Coordinator New Hampshire Section ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioT 9 Gladstone St. Concord, NH 03301 <http://www.nharrl-pio.org> www.nharrl-pio.org 603 225-5153 (h) 603 345-1470 (c) p <mailto:peter@k1pjs.com> eter(a)k1pjs.com <mailto:k1pjs@arrl.net> k1pjs(a)arrl.net

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[arrl-odv:19793] Keystaff List update
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

Mike Corey cell phone changed. <<KEYSTAFF2.doc>> 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

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[arrl-odv:19771] Mike Corey's job description
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

The job description for Mike Corey's position was circulated to ODV at the time the vacancy was posted following Dennis Dura's departure. See attached. The title was simplified to Emergency Preparedness Manager effective January 1 with no change in duties. Dave K1ZZ From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 4:28 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:18342] EPR Manager Job Description Posted Internally Hi, Just to keep everyone in the loop, here is a copy of the job description for the Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response that was posted in-house today. We plan to place the announcement on our Web site next week. 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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[arrl-odv:19776] ARRL member phone numbers
by Brian Mileshosky 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Hi Everyone -- I believe this was discussed briefly in the past, but I'm finding it increasingly frustrating to look up a member in the directory found in ODV with intentions to call them on the phone for something, only to find that no phone number is on record. I know that this is a function of who voluntarily provides a phone number, but almost all of the problem is ours: we don't ask members for their phone number. There's no place for a phone number on the print form available on the website at https://www.arrl.org/resources/membership/membership_app.pdf and the online membership/renewal form doesn't require someone to provide a phone number...it's optional, which means more often than not someone just leaves it blank to move on to more important (i.e. required) information. Not sure about other Directors, but I like to have a personable conversation with members as needed, especially when I need to contact them about something timely. I kindly ask that the League return to the practice of requesting phone numbers for renewals and new memberships (i.e. modify the print form accordingly and modify the online form such that the phone number is among the other required information). This trivial modification will go a long way to helping us better represent and maintain contact with our members. Thanks and 73, Brian N5ZGT ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division On the web at www.RockyMountainDivision.org

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[arrl-odv:19787] TDMA in the Amateur Service Bands above 50 MHz.
by Chris Imlay 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Greetings. Attached are as-filed copies of a Petition for Rule Making and a Request for Temporary Waiver that we filed with FCC yesterday, following the approval of the Executive Committee. The purpose of these two documents is to authorize the use of single-time-slot Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) emissions in Amateur bands at and above 50 MHz, wherever multiple-time-slot TDMA is authorized. This will, simply stated, allow those amateurs who are presently using a Motorola narrowband (12.5 kHz) digital land mobile system commercially marketed as "MotoTRBO" to be used legally. Now, because of some historical but apparently unintentional restrictions in the Part 90 rules, the TDMA repeaters (which are multiple-time-slot devices) are arguably legal but the mobiles and portables are not because the emissions used (single-time-slot TDMA) is not authorized anywhere due to the emission designator. This is a somewhat arcane regulatory problem, but there are apparently more than a few of these MotoTRBO repeater systems being used, and the narrowband character of them should be encouraged. So, at the EC's instruction, and by virtue of a "deal" we cut with the FCC's Mobility Division, we have filed the petition and the request for waiver. The waiver is necessary because it takes the FCC a long time to process a rulemaking petition, and these systems are in operation now. FCC is willing to grant the waiver as soon as they give the Petition a file number and place it on public notice. Please keep the terms of the FCC deal confidential for now, but the Petition and Waiver request are public information as of right now. You can feel free to send these documents to any of your consituents who are interested in the subject matter. Thanks to Dave Sumner, Kay Craigie and Brian Mileshosky for their extensive help on this, and to the EC for its quick review, helpful edits and approval. This represents a good step forward toward encouraging the use of narrowband emissions in the bands above 50 MHz and an increase in flexibility in rules that were designed for analog emissions. By the way, in looking at the first page of the Petition, it may appear to you that the "Filed/Accepted" stamp from FCC is crossed out; but it is not. The "Filed/Accepted" stamp was simply unfortunately placed by the FCC clerk that accepted the paper filing; he or she stamped right over the blank line that I had typed in for the RM number. The filing was in fact filed and accepted on March 15. 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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[arrl-odv:19785] FCC Chairman Genachowski's View
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

While it does not bear directly on Amateur Radio, the attached speech prepared for delivery by FCC Chairman Genachowski today offers a lot of insight into his thinking on the National Broadband Plan. The voluntary incentive auction that he discusses on page 7, and which he notes enjoys bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, is consistent with what we learned from David Redl of the House committee staff last Friday (see numbered item #4 in my confidential trip report). Dave <<DOC-305225A1.pdf>>

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[arrl-odv:19784] Michael Powell's new gig
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Unlike the BPL systems for which he served as self-described cheerleader, at least cable systems are shielded. Dave http://www.ncta.com/ReleaseType/MediaRelease/Michael-Powell-Named-NCTA-P resident.aspx

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[arrl-odv:19783] S. 191
by Kay Craigie 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Though most of the talk has been about H.R. 607, we do still have our own bill making progress in the Senate! We had hoped that it would be marked up (a.k.a. considered) today in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. However, we've been informed that it has been postponed until the next mark up. I don't know when that will be. We are *not* asking for members to write about S. 191 at this time. Chwat has a strategy for getting it through the Senate expeditiously and over to the House, where it will be positioned for consideration in committee in place of H.R. 81, the bill introduced precipitously by Rep. Jackson-Lee. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:19782] H.R. 607 letters
by Kay Craigie 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Here is the breakdown by state and recipient of the second set of letters delivered to the Hill about H.R. 607. There are more letters in the queue. A lot more. John Chwat says that hundreds of letters are arriving each day, causing the local post office to liken the situation to the scene in "Miracle on 34th Street" where an endless line of postmen carries bulging bags of letters to Santa Claus into the courtroom. The letters have to be opened, sorted by state and district, logged, and also checked to be sure they are on-topic. That apparently causes a certain amount of backlog in getting the letters to the Hill. The percentage of undeliverable letters decreased a lot compared to the last report. We'd like the number to be zero, of course, but the trend is in the right direction. Thanks to a generous offer from a member in Connecticut who is in video production, we now have a short video about H.R. 607 that can be watched on our web site or downloaded and played at events. You can see it by clicking on "HR 607 Video" on the home page menu that begins on the left with "About Amateur Radio." A direct link to the video's location (www.arrl.org/hr-607) might be a nice addition to Division web pages and bulletins. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:19763] FW: Out of Office AutoReply: ARRL NNJ Section ARES Status Update - Ongoing Flooding Event - Monday 3/14/2011 - 12:00 Noon
by Joyce Birmingham 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Out of Office AutoReply: ARRL NNJ Section ARES Status Update - Ongoing Flooding Event - Monday 3/14/2011 - 12:00 Noon I'm a bit concerned over the Out Of Office Reply messages that Mike Corey has consistently been putting up. I don't think this is the message that we (ARRL) should be sending...."hello, thanks, but no one is home!" or..."oh yeah, I'm not here, but you can contact my Assistant" I'd rather receive nothing!!! I'm sorry if this comes off sarcastically, but I'm concerned. Disasters don't take vacations, and good volunteers are hard to find. This is what is frustrating the hell out of the SEC in NNJ, as well as a few others in the Section. Tell me I'm not the only one! 73, Joyce KA2ANF ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio Joyce A. Birmingham, KA2ANF ARRL Director - Hudson Division 235 Van Emburgh Avenue Ridgewood, NJ 07450-2918 201-445-5924 ka2anf(a)arrl.net -----Original Message----- From: George Sabbi [mailto:KC2GLG@arrl.net] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 12:35 PM To: Joyce Birmingham Subject: FW: Out of Office AutoReply: ARRL NNJ Section ARES Status Update - Ongoing Flooding Event - Monday 3/14/2011 - 12:00 Noon Maybe he went to Japan.....or NJ to 'help'????? George Sabbi KC2GLG Section Emergency Coordinator ARRL Northern New Jersey Section Email: KC2GLG(a)arrl.net Website: www.hudson.arrl.org/nnj/ares -----Original Message----- From: Corey, Michael, W5MPC [mailto:mcorey@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 12:32 PM To: George Sabbi Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: ARRL NNJ Section ARES Status Update - Ongoing Flooding Event - Monday 3/14/2011 - 12:00 Noon I will be out of the office from Monday March 14 through Monday March 21. I will be back in the office Tuesday March 22 around 10am. If you need anything before then email Ken Bailey, K1FUG, Emergency Preparedness Assistant k1fug(a)arrl.org . If it is Field Organization related email Steve Ewald, WV1X, Field Services Supervisor, sewald(a)arrl.org Thanks and 73 de Mike, W5MPC

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