February 2012 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:20608] Looking for a Few More Testers
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 29 Feb '12

29 Feb '12

Hi, Are there any other Directors, Vice Directors or other ODVers who would like to test the Online DXCC system? Testing would involve adding some QSL cards (can be either a real or test submission) to the Online DXCC website. Please let me know if you are interested and I will send you the information. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL -the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594 -0220

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[arrl-odv:20606] LoTW Processing Time
by Jim Weaver K8JE 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

Barry, I have received a couple of complaints about the time required for LoTW to process uploads after large contests. Although some lag may be expected under bursts of heavy load, this makes me wonder what we can expect for turnaround times after direct field entry becomes a reality. In today's climate of essentially instantaneous results over the Internet, it would seem prudent to consider what practical steps can be taken to speed things up. Obviously, success plus modern expectations for digital communications keep raising the bar for Logbook. Tnx, 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:20605] W1AW tour recording
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 27 Feb '12

27 Feb '12

GM, Just FYI, here is the link from Allen Pitts for the W1AW tour video that was presented live a few weeks ago. The video tour is located on the bottom of the W1AW web page. (The guy who did the opening voice over is not a professional, but he was nearby and works cheap!) Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220 Subject: [pr:11970] W1AW tour recording With thanks to Al Petrunti, KA1TCH, Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, and Geoff Fox, K1GF, I am happy to share that the recording of the Feb 12, 2012 live webcast tour of W1AW is now available for viewing at http://www.arrl.org/W1AW (The HD file of the tour, in .wmv format, is available for download at http://p1k.arrl.org/pub/pr/ ) Allen Pitts, W1AGP Media & PR Manager ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594-0328 www.ARRL.org

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[arrl-odv:20600] VE6NM - SK
by Kay Craigie 25 Feb '12

25 Feb '12

I am sad to have to inform you that Earle Smith VE6NM, past president of the Radio Amateurs of Canada, became a Silent Key this morning, surrounded by his family. Earle had cancer for some time, but his unencouraging prognosis never diminished his brave and cheerful attitude. I will miss him. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:20599] Fwd: Mont. radio operator hams it up from his home
by Jim Fenstermaker 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

Hi Gang, Attached is an article about the MT Section Manager Doug Dunn K7YD. I think you might find it interesting. 73 Jim K9JF ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ken G Kopp <kengkopp(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:52 AM Subject: Mont. radio operator hams it up from his home To: >From EHAM's front page: http://www.coshoctontribune.com/usatoday/article/38637081?odyssey=mod|newsw…

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[arrl-odv:20598] 60M Recommended Practices publication
by Bruce Frahm 24 Feb '12

24 Feb '12

A news item publicizing availability of and linking to the recently approved 60 Meter Recommended Practices document now appears on the ARRL website at http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-publishes-new-guidelines-for-60-meters Work and vacation scheduling delayed this but it is appearing more than a week prior to the effective date of the expanded privileges. Happily, staff was able to get the two page article on our new privileges into April QST. It will be on the streets shortly after the R&O effective date March 5. This article presents the concepts of the Practices document in a friendly style. The copy cutoff date for April QST was just made -- thanks to EC and board for your quick suggestions and approval. And a special thanks to Steve Ford for doing the major authoring on this item. With WRC-15 now eyeing the 5 MHz amateur allocation for its agenda we have a welcome opportunity to expand our track record on 60 M, and possibly expand our spectrum there in upcoming years. 73 Bruce K0BJ HF Band Planning chair

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[arrl-odv:20597] ReconRobotics -- Memo to the Executive Committee and Request for Authorization to File Petitions for Reconsideration
by Chris Imlay 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

Greetings. Memo attached. If the EC wishes to pursue either or both of the two matters discussed in this memo, the due date for Petitions for Reconsideration on both items is March 7, 2012, well before the scheduled EC meeting on March 24. Some guidance is therefore needed soon, perhaps next week. I am copying the full Board on this matter due to recent postings on ODV on the same subject matter. It is hoped that this will bring new Board members up to speed on this and refresh the recollection of others. Thanks to the new EC for reviewing this. If any member of the EC would like to review the FCC or ARRL documents referred to in this memo, I will provide them immediately. 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:20596] FW: Deletion of Malyj Vysotskij Island from DXCC
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

I am forwarding this to ODV at Dave Patton's request. There will be a new story on our website about this shortly. Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220 From: Patton, David NN1N Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 3:10 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: Deletion of Malyj Vysotskij Island from DXCC -- According to the Finnish Ministry of Transportation and Communication, the Saimaa Canal Treaty between Finland and Russia has been finalized by relevant Finnish and Russian authorities through ratification. The Treaty has entered into effect with a date of 17 February, 2012. Malyj Vysotskij Island (MVI), R1M, is no longer included in the Treaty. Thus MVI will be deleted from the DXCC list as of 17 February, 2012, and added to the Deleted Entities List. Administratively at HQ, we will not make the necessary changes to the DXCC system until after the final data processing for 2011 is complete - this includes the tables shown in Logbook of the World. DXCC members will see their current entity totals drop by one on their Mixed awards, and on the bands and modes where MVI credit is given. They will also see their DXCC Challenge totals drop commensurately. --

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[arrl-odv:20595] My nephew's farm in USA Today
by Bruce Frahm 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

My nephew's family operation, which is just down the road from ours but considerably bigger, was featured in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-02-08/real-estate-farm-lan… Pictures 12-15 in the link labeled PHOTOS: A day in the life of a large-scale Kansas farm give a good synopsis of what my standard day of farming is like. For all the space we have for wires out here in nwKS, shame on me for not having a rhombic and Beverage farm. 73 Bruce K0BJ

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[arrl-odv:20594] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

<<022212.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 35, No. 8 February 22, 2012 -- Covers the period February 12-18. Upcoming Meetings and Events Executive Committee: March 24 @ 8:30am - St. Louis, MO Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP Inquiries from NPR and Discovery Channel producers would have been the highlight of the past week. One asked for information about early radio navigation aids and the other about hams' involvement in the development of mobile phones. Both were cheerfully given information and references. But the topper was in a FEMA "Thinktank" webinar on Feb 17 highlighting ARES work when FEMA's second in command, Richard Serino, stated, "Amateur radio operators are very much professionals." Put together with Craig Fugate's earlier remarks about hams, it is a powerful pair of quotes. Plans for the Public Relations Committee's April 5th webinar on getting media coverage (using Field Day as an example) progress. More materials have been sent for the display at the NAB in Las Vegas, an audio PSA made with help of Don Carlson, KQ6FM, for Field Day promotions, and we await the receipt of the video recordings from the W1AW tour back from Al Petrunti, KA1TCH. They will be posted to the web as soon as possible. Development Reported by Lauren Clarke The Diamond Club has reached $37,492 in contributions from 187 donors. A revised pledge form suggesting an increased DC gift has been very successful in bringing in larger gifts. The Education & Technology Program has received $8,214 in contributions from 46 donors. An Education & Technology mailing is planned for April. The Spectrum Defense Fund has received 32,656 from 223 donors. The Maxim Society welcomed its 97th member. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE The April 2012 issue of QST and the March/April 2012 issue of NCJ have been released to the printer. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed the ARRL Letter and produced and voiced ARRL Audio News for February 16, 2012. Sales and Marketing Reported by Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF for Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R The warehouse crew fulfilled 1,003 packages for publication and product orders, plus QST mailing supplements. The mailroom assisted with fulfilling 528 membership premiums. The last large membership mailing to lapsed and never members sent the first week in February is returning strongly; the next piece is set to mail the week of March 5. This mailing will contain a buck slip promoting digital QST. An e-mail message sent to lapsed members with a President's Day theme brought in 60+ members. An ad promoting ARRL membership will appear in the April issue of Monitoring Times. The ad offers a premium for membership and encourages Monitoring Times subscribers to go to a specially created page www.arrl.org/MT to learn more about Amateur Radio and the ARRL. Bob Inderbitzen recently attended Orlando Hamcation and recruited 138 members (26% new/broken vs. 74% renewing) and 2 QEX subscribers. 27, 3-year memberships were acquired. The marketing team continues to prepare for the launch of digital QST. A direct mail piece is being designed for members without e-mail addresses that will encourage them to register with the ARRL web site (and provide us with an e-mail address) so they can quickly access the digital version when it becomes available. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC DXCC paper/fieldchecked application processing time is currently at 7 weeks. Logbook-only application processing time is 3 to 5 business days. W1AW Joe completed the Harris antenna patch panel re-labeling project. He also coordinated the install of the donated SteppIR vertical for use at HQ station W1HQ. In addition, he prepared the radials, coaxial jumpers and the control cable for the SteppIR and tested the system as well. Joe also constructed CAT and digital interfaces for use at W1HQ. Field Organization/Public Service Team Leona Adams and the rest of the Field Organization Team made preparations to count Section Manager elections in Eastern Pennsylvania, San Diego, and Virginia, on Tuesday, February 21. Ballots were due at Headquarters by February 17. Steve Ewald completed editorial work and submitted the monthly Field Organization Reports column for March QST. Chuck Skolaut prepared and forwarded the monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the IARU Region 2 Coordinator. The monthly Official Observer Summary was sent to all OOs, Official Observer Coordinators, and Section Managers. Radio amateurs from Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada successfully completed certification to become Official Observers this past week. A report of music being played on 75 meters by a New England station was forwarded to area Official Observers to check out. On the Intruder front, an Over the Horizon Radar was reported on 40 meters from overseas and an unidentified buzz on 20 meters was reported by an Eastern Massachusetts station. Questions addressed this week included the procedure for banning someone from a repeater, using a prerecorded preamble for a net, high fidelity SSB and operating overseas. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 4/6 Holiday Joe Carcia 4/27 Vacation `` 5/25 Vacation Steve Ewald 3/6 Vacation Jackie Ferreira 3/23-3/27 Vacation `` 4/20 Vacation Scott Gee 3/21-3/23 Vacation `` 5/17-5/18 Vacation Dan Henderson 3/2-3/5 Alabama Section Convention, Birmingham, AL `` 4/19-4/22 Idaho State Convention, Boise, ID Mary Hobart 2/22 Medical Leave Bob Inderbitzen 3/1-3/6 Radiofest, Monterey, CA `` 3/29-4/1 AES Superfest, Milwaukee, WI Joel Kleinman 3/13 Vacation Zack Lau 3/22-3/23 Vacation Monique Levesque 3/9-3/26 Vacation Diane Petrilli 3/26-3/28 Vacation/A

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