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[arrl-odv:20191] US proposal for AI 1.23
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 01 Sep '11

01 Sep '11

Here is the United States proposal for an amateur secondary allocation of 461-469 kHz and 471-478 kHz. While we knew it was coming, it's always nice to see it in print as an official ITU conference document. I don't know if the reference to 471-487 kHz at the bottom of page 1 is a typo; Brennan may be able to comment. It's not substantive but I would guess 471-478 kHz was intended. Dave K1ZZ _______________________________________________ iaru-wrc mailing list iaru-wrc(a)reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/iaru-wrc

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[arrl-odv:20195] Earthquakes & Hurricane
by Jim Weaver K8JE 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

Seeing the news of additional earthquakes (after shocks?) and the hurricane is sobering. We don't think of earthquakes hitting the East Coast or of so much rain from a hurricane so far north. In spite of the fact we Midwesterners sometimes suggest the East Coast should be sawed off and floated out to sea, I wish everyone continues to be safe and avoids any meaningful damage. We occasionally get a tremor from a secondary fault off the New Madrid fault line, but so far these have gone unnoticed by most people here. Some day, though . . . 73, Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 Tel. 513-459-1661; e-mail K8JE(a)arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is Members: The reason ARRL is

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[arrl-odv:20188] Shipshape in Newington
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

The HQ building and W1AW rode out the storm with no damage or disruption other than a few tree limbs. Newington did not lose power, although half of the state is dark (including the homes of a number of staff members). Dave

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[arrl-odv:20189] Technical Excellend Award
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

By mail vote, the Directors have unanimously approved the following resolution: RESOLVED, that the ARRL Board of Directors selects Joe Taylor, K1JT and Bruce Walker, W1BW, as recipients of the 2010 Doug DeMaw, W1FB, Technical Excellence Award for their article "WSPRing Around the World," which was published in the November 2010 issue of QST magazine. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary, ARRL

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[arrl-odv:20184] Irene
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

While Irene is of interest mainly to the Roanoke, Atlantic, Hudson and New England Divisions, I thought you all would want to know that the staff is well prepared to protect the HQ facilities and to maintain our ability to support the field organization over the coming weekend. W1AW will be manned around the clock from Saturday morning to Monday morning. Power outages will be the rule rather than the exception here in Connecticut because of the prevalence of overhead power lines and overhanging trees, but the station can be powered by our diesel generator for as much as a week with the fuel we have on hand while in the HQ building a backup generator will keep the IT systems functioning. To those of you who also will be riding out the storm, good luck! 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:20182] Schedule for the January 2012 Board Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

In accordance with Bylaw 25, the Directors have voted in favor of changing the dates of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board to a week earlier than usual. The meeting will begin on Friday morning, January 13. The location remains as provided in the Bylaws, i.e. the vicinity of Newington. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:20180] Re: [arrl-od:2752] Board Meeting Expense Away From CT
by Dennis Bodson 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

Dick: I generally do not respond to emails of this nature. However, I felt compelled to do so. Increased Costs I disagree with your assessment for the following reasons: a. You left out the CTO b. Travel costs, in my opinion, will be higher not lower as most will be going to New Orleans c. Even though CT is a high cost area, the data provided by Dave shows that New Orleans will be significantly higher BOD Member Access to Staff Personnel to Conduct Personal Business a. I can only speak for myself, but I use this time to solve potential problems or existing problems brought to my attention by members in my Division. I do not consider this as Personal Business b. You speak about employee productivity. I am at a loss because I believe that whether or not they were doing something else, they are responding member concerns brought to their attention through me. Ability to Meet others on an Organized Basis >From personal experience, this has not amounted to much. Only a few showed up even though it was sponsored by a couple of clubs. I can meet far more at a hamfest. Change of Scenery and Avoiding Winter Travels When I ran for office, I accepted the fact that I would not receive any pay, not many positive comments, the possibility of a lot of negative comments, and the fact that I would have to travel during all seasons of the year including snow, ice, rain and sunshine. So much for the change in scenery! Question? How would you respond to a member's inquiry on why the annual meeting was going to be held in a different location(change of scenery), at a cost of several tens of thousands of dollars more than in CT? How would you justify to them that we were being fiduciary responsible for the Leagues assets? And how we would justify these costs? Respectively submitted, Dennis W4PWF ARRL Director Roanoke Division -----Original Message----- From: arrl-od-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-od-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of dick(a)pobox.com Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 12:49 AM To: arrl-od(a)arrl.org Subject: [arrl-od:2752] Board Meeting Expense Away From CT 21 AUG 2011 - 2348 CDT The issue of the increased costs of having a board meeting away from the mother ship (CT) is a highly variable one. Yes, there will be the travel costs for our CEO, COO, CFO, CDO, Lisa Kustosik (or her equivalent), and a staff member who actually takes the minutes. All the other required people will (as a group) have about the same or slightly lower reimbursable travel costs, depending on the meeting location. Another cost factor is hotel room costs and board meeting room costs. Connecticut is not the cheapest Marriott venue in the U.S. New England is an expensive place to live in and to visit. Some board members have come to depend on twice-a-year personal access to ARRL headquarters. It's nice to visit the staff and be able to conduct personal ARRL business on a virtually instant basis. But I sometimes wonder what our physical presence in Newington does to employee productivity. One of the seldom used side benefits of meeting in other locations is the ability to meet, on an organized basis, more amateur radio licensees. I still have good memories of the reception at the hotel, sponsored by a couple of amateur radio clubs when we met in Houston, TX. a few years ago. I accept the fact that it probably costs a bit more to take our show on road. But the occasional change of scenery and the chance to meet more hams in their local surroundings is worth a few thousand dollars. And this does not take into account the over-all reduction in winter travel difficulties for many of our 34 volunteer officers, directors, and vice directors when the January board meeting site is in a much warmer location. 73 - Dick, W9GIG _______________________________________________ arrl-od mailing list arrl-od(a)reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-od

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[arrl-odv:20179] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

<<082411.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 34, No. 34 August 24, 2011 -- Covers the period August 14-20. Upcoming Meetings and Events Executive Committee: October 1 @ 8:30am - Dulles, VA United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) October 3-7 - ARRL HQ Section Managers' Workshop October 21-23 - ARRL HQ Ballot Counting for Director/Vice Director Elections November 18 - ARRL HQ Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND Since August 1, a lot has happened. The Regulatory Information Manager attended the Rocky Mountain Division Convention in Taos, NM, presenting the kick-off keynote address. While in New Mexico, a meeting was held with Rocky Mountain Division Director Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT, Vice-Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, and two Section Managers on problems within their sections. Information update / verification request letters for the ARRL VC programs were prepared and will be mailed the week of August 22. The VCE letter database was also prepared. Those letters will be sent the week of August 29. Several pending VC/VCE appointments were finalized and entered into the master database. Thanks to Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ, for her assistance in preparing the mailings. The data entry for 2011 ARRL Field Day was completed with over 2600 submissions being processed either through the web applet or manually by Kathy Allison, KA1RWY (thanks Kathy!) It appears a record number of submissions were received again this year. The combined list of Logs Received was posted to the web and announced in the ARRL Letter. The next phase will be addressing problems and then writing the article for the December issue of QST. We addressed an interference concern to one of the NCDXF beacons that appears to have been resolved. We also provided coverage for any immediate concerns that came up requiring OO consideration while Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, was on vacation. Two requests for financial assistance from the Amateur Radio Legal Defense and Assistance Committee were received and forwarded to General Counsel and the committee chair. Information was provided to amateurs with PRB-1 concerns in California and Florida. We also worked with two amateurs on CC&R problems in Florida and Arizona. A concern was raised about public safety officials in Chicago programming amateur radio frequencies into radios they were testing to determine the interoperability capability with these radios on the amateur frequencies. Working with Illinois section officials, we were able to clarify with city officials the Part 97 prohibition of signals from non-amateur radio services being re-transmitted on the amateur bands as well as clarifying that only licensed amateurs could transmit on the amateur service allocations. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP PRC call on 8/17 was held with two major decisions made. First was that PR-101 more than covers and updates materials in the old PIO handbook, so we will drop the handbook now that PR-101 is freely available on the web. Second was to hold a special Webinar on emergencies and the PIOs work on Nov 3rd. We have Mark Kraham, Chairman of the RTDNA, and Howard Price of ABC-TV in NYC to present the media's needs as part of the Webinar. Hurricane Irene media relations are in gear with a general "Hams Prepare for Irene" release sent to PIOs on Tuesday and an East coast wire service Thursday morning. PIC's have been contacted up and down the coast and (in those sections that have a PIC) are active. Contact has been made with the Weather Channel's communications staff which is passing our info on to their newsroom. They have been invited to come to W1AW. Local TV Channel 8 also is interested in visiting. Greg is working on correcting a problem with my office phone limiting call forwarding to my cellphone. We hope to have that fixed by the weekend. The idea of holding a Webinar with selective SM, PIC and SECs was adopted and is being implemented this week. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH Development will welcome Individual Giving Manager Lauren Clarke to the office starting Monday, August 29. Please welcome her as she tours the building on her first day. The Diamond Club continues to grow steadily reaching $193,879 or 69% of the annual goal. Contributions to the Education & Technology Fund mailing now total $31,593. The Defense Fund remains as 46% of the annual goal, awaiting an influx of contributions from the next issue to Spectrum Defense Matters. A third partial distribution of $200,000 from the Matthias Trust has been added to the ARRL Endowment. This contribution brings the total estate gift to $1.6 million so far. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE The October issue of QST was released to the printer August 23. The 2012 ARRL Handbook and the September/October issue of QEX have been released to the printer. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed the ARRL Letter and produced and voiced ARRL Audio News for August 18, 2011. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R The first batch of "Happy Birthday" postcards have mailed to domestic members with September birthdates. The postcards include an offer for a $10 publication discount (redeemable online, and valid for the entire month). We've already received a handful of new orders with the applied discount! This new mailing will be tracked and evaluated over the next 4 months. IT completed a mailing list for MetLife which will be used to promote the group-rate auto and home insurance benefit to ARRL members in October. A master CD and production specifications have been turned over to the Publications Department for a new product: ARRL Exam Review - Platinum Edition. The CD-ROM is based on the same software included with each of the license manuals. This software-only version includes all 3 license examination levels: Technician, General and Amateur Extra. Users can review questions, answers, plus short explanations to help make sure they understand the answers. Users can also take randomly-generated practice exams using questions from the actual examination question pools. The product will be introduced at $39.95 retail. Members of the Sales and Marketing Dept and Lab enjoyed a demonstration of the TravelPlus Mobile GPS e-product for Garmin navigation units. The product was introduced into the marketplace earlier this year. The demonstration included an overview of the product by developer DHF Systems and a mock purchase-and-download of the product led by IT Manager Michael Keane. Covers and a QST ad for the upcoming editions of The ARRL Handbook and ARRL Antenna Book have been completed. The warehouse crew fulfilled 627 packages for publication and product orders, 280 membership premiums, and QST mailing supplements. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N W1AW Joe installed the Alpha 9500 power amplifier in Studio Three. It is attached to the new Kenwood TS-590 transceiver. He also installed antenna switches in Studio Two to allow for swapping between the 2m/70cm satellite and 2m/70cm beam antennas used on the Kenwood TS-2000X transceiver. Joe also updated the W1AW/West Coast Qualifying Run schedule web pages. Field Organization/Public Service Team Leona Adams reports that incumbent Alaska Section Manager Jim Larsen, AL7FS, has been nominated to run for another term of office that begins on January 1. 2012. In Tennessee, there will be a Section Manager election this fall. Jack D. Green, AD4LP, of Sale Creek, has been nominated to run for the office of Tennessee Section Manager. As mentioned in an earlier IN Newsletter, Lowell Bennington, WD4DJW, of Harrison, Tennessee, has already been nominated. Leona has received candidate statements from both of these nominees. Nominating petitions for this election cycle are due at ARRL Headquarters by September 9. Steve Ewald completed work on his contributions and input to October QST, and worked with the Emergency Preparedness Team to update and include new information to portions of the ARRL Web site Education Services Reported by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ Continuing Education Program Now that the course transcript for the new Introduction to Emergency Communication course is available we re-launched the field instruction and exam processes of the Emergency Communications Training Program. This generated a flood of inquiries and new applications for the roles of Field Instructor and Field Examiner, as well as listings of exam sessions and field classes to be approved. Jennifer Knapp is on the receiving end of a very large volume of emails and tackling the pile-up as best she can. We have developed new field exams which are being printed to provide to field examiners when requested and have updated the website with revisions of forms and instructions. IT is working on improving some features of the FI and FE search tools and the exam and class listing database listing/search on the website. Jennifer also paid mentor stipends to mentors who supported the online program during the first half of 2011 and posted a recognition list <http://www.arrl.org/recognition-of-continuing-education-program-mentors > on the website. Education & Technology Program I wrote a news story <http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-teachers-institute-on-wireless-technology -opens-horizon-of-learning-opportunities> about the 2011 Teachers Institutes which provided a summary of the sessions we offered this year, and which, hopefully, will encourage more donations to the ETP fund. Jennifer updated the ETP database with teachers who attended this year. HRO won the bid to provide the radio equipment for the schools awarded grants in the May round. Equipment has been shipped for 4 out of the 6 schools awarded grants in the May round. In addition to an enthusiastic report on his experiences with the TIs in Utica and here at HQ (included in the new story) Nathan McCray K9CPO reports he responded to numerous questions about setting up weather stations and ham radio stations from TI participants. The interest from this year's groups has been exceptional! School has opened at Pueblo High School in Tucson and Miguel Enriquez, KD7RPP reports that his radio class has 23 students studying for the ticket. Here's the list of projects his students are working on: Solar Go-Kart Competition in coordination with a University of AZ program, modifying an amateur radio drone to transmit on ATV frequencies, CubeSat design to include ATV transmission, Estes Rockets are being modified to include an accelerometer and ATV transmitter, remote images received via radio telescope using telescopes in Australia and Norway are ready to share, a weather satellite imaging system is being set up to provide daily images of the western US for the US composite map that Nathan produces and shares daily with ETP schools, a production line is being set up to produce fox transmitters requested by amateur radio clubs and groups working with youth (read more about that program in an earlier news story <http://www.arrl.org/news/high-school-radio-club-to-offer-free-foxhuntin g-transmitter-kits> ). The Pueblo HS Radio Club has received 10 dual band HTs to use the club's very own 440 repeater (W7ATN) from West Valley Amateur Radio Club in Sun City. Miguel is also working with three schools in Southern Arizona to help them get their clubs organized. ARISS ARISSat was turned on to test the signal on July 30-31, and hams sent 50 reception reports to ARISSat leaders. Prior to the spacewalk on August 3 during which the satellite was deployed, Cosmonaut Volkov handled all pre-deployment procedures, installing antennas and readying other parts of the satellite. Deployment took place at 1843 UTC after a hold to question if the 70 cm antenna looked okay. Despite some possible damage to the antenna, signals were heard upon deployment and all systems were operational. To read about current concerns with battery deterioration and for SSTV images, telemetry data and technical details visit the project website at: http://www.arissat1.org/v3/. An ARISS contact with Mike Fossum, KF5AQG took place for students at the United Space School, in Seabrook, Texas on July 30. This is a two week summer school session for a highly diverse group of high school students held at the University of Houston satellite campus. Students are mentored by astronauts, engineers, and scientists, and the educational outcome is a team project to design a mission to Mars. Amateur Radio was among the topics presented. On August 6, the Chanute Air Museum hosted an educational activity for over 250 Boy and Girl Scouts and 100 Scout leaders from a half dozen states around the Midwest that included an ARISS contact with astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG. The museum reaches out to youth with its Aviation Camp, and this year hosted "Space Jam 5". Scouts chose a number of merit badges to earn, including the Radio Merit Badge, Electronics, Robotics, Emergency Preparation, Aviation, Chemistry, and Medicine. Girls and boys, ages 11 to 20, were involved in learning activities including breadboard projects, composite materials, space exploration, and radio. Space Jam 5 leaders exhibited APRS, ATV, and set up 4 HF and VHF stations, and some of this was used to support a major search and rescue simulation. A cross band repeater high altitude balloon with ATV was launched. Purdue University and DePauw University representatives were on site offering education programs. The Vermilion County Amateur Radio Association members assisted with the ARISS contact, and BSA Crew 272 was running all of the gear. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 9/5 Holiday Leona Adams 8/26 Vacation Kathy Allison 9/2-9/9 Vacation Joe Carcia 8/26 Vacation Steve Ford 8/18-8/25 West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV/Vacation Scott Gee 9/7-9/9 Vacation `` 9/26-9/30 Vacation Mike Gruber 8/20-8/27 Vacation `` 9/26-9/30 Vacation Ed Hare 8/19-8/26 IEEE Regional Meeting/Vacation, San Francisco, CA Dan Henderson 8/29-9/2 Vacation `` 9/15-9/26 Ten Tec Hamfest, Sevierville, TN/SEDCO/Vacation Mary Hobart 9/9 Vacation `` 9/22-9/23 W4DXCC `` 9/30 Vacation Gail Iannone 8/26-9/9 Vacation Sabrina Jackson 9/26 Jury Duty Joel Kleinman 8/25 Vacation `` 9/21 Vacation Zack Lau 11/5-11/6 Iowa Section Convention, Davenport, IA Dave Patton 8/25-8/28 JARL Ham Fair, Tokyo, Japan Diane Petrilli 8/26-9/2 Vacation Steve Sant Andrea 9/26-9/27 Vacation Chuck Skolaut 8/28 W. Pennsylvania Section Convention, New Kensington, PA

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[arrl-odv:20178] Unopposed candidates declared elected
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

The Ethics & Elections Committee has found the following candidates to be the only eligible nominees for the respective positions and has declared them elected for a three-year term beginning at noon January 1, 2012: Atlantic Division Vice Director: Tom Abernethy, W3TOM Delta Division Vice Director: Glen Clayton, W4BDB Dakota Division Director: Greg Widin, K0GW Dakota Division Vice Director: Kent Olson, KA0LDG Great Lakes Division Director: Jim Weaver, K8JE Great Lakes Division Vice Director: Dale Williams, WA8EFK Midwest Division Vice Director: Rod Blocksome, K0DAS Congratulations to all, and thanks for your willingness to serve. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary, ARRL

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[arrl-odv:20172] Atlantic Division Vice Director Candidate Ruled Ineligible
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 23 Aug '11

23 Aug '11

I have sent the following message to Russell Trippy, W2RDT. I will also notify the two non-incumbent candidates for Director of the Atlantic Division. Dear Russell: After reviewing your record of ARRL membership, the Ethics and Elections Committee has determined that you are not eligible to be a candidate for Vice Director of the Atlantic Division. Article 12 (previously Article 11) of the ARRL Articles of Association provides that "No person shall be eligible for the office of Director, Vice Director, President, Vice President, or Treasurer who has not been a Full member of the League for at least four continuous years immediately preceding nomination...". Bylaw 3 provides that "In determining eligibility for office, memberships renewed within thirty days of expiration shall be regarded as continuous." Your nominating petition was submitted with the date of August 17, 2011. To be eligible you would have to have been a member continuously for four years prior to that date, i.e. since August 17, 2007. However, on two occasions your membership has lapsed for more than the 30 days that Bylaw 3 provides as a grace period. Specifically, after your membership expired on August 31, 2008 there was a lapse of 61 days until November 1, 2008. After your membership expired on November 30, 2010 there was a lapse of 62 days until February 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Ethics and Elections Committee has concluded that you are not eligible and your name will not be listed on the ballot. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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