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[arrl-odv:20850] Formal Notice of 2012 Second Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

No. 2193-C June 20, 2012 NOTICE OF SECOND MEETING ALL DIRECTORS: In compliance with the requirements of the Articles of Association and the relevant provisions of the Bylaws, the 2012 Second Meeting of the Board of Directors of The American Radio Relay League, Incorporated, is hereby called for 9:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, July 20, 2012, at the Windsor/Hartford Airport Marriott at 28 Day Hill Rd., Windsor, Connecticut. Arrangements have been made for a group dinner on the Thursday evening preceding: attitude adjustment at 5:30 P.M. and dinner at 6:00 P.M. Other group meals are Friday and Saturday breakfast and lunch, and Friday dinner. Note that there will be a cash bar, not an open bar, prior to the dinners. Purchases from the cash bar are not reimbursable. We expect the meeting will conclude by 5:00 P.M. on Saturday. Honorary vice presidents, directors emeritus, past presidents, and past directors are invited to attend in observer status at personal expense. Vice directors are authorized to attend with expenses charged to the Board Meeting account. Cash advances are available upon request for those traveling at League expense. Transportation from and to Bradley International Airport will be provided by Marriott. There is a Marriott courtesy phone located in the baggage claim area. An accommodation form accompanies this Notice; please return the form or respond by email as soon as possible to Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ, at HQ: lkustosik(a)arrl.org. Accompanying spouses are invited to attend breakfast and dinner with the Board family. The tentative agenda for the meeting will be circulated separately by email. No proposals for amendments to the Articles of Assocation or Bylaws have been received by the Secretary. It is requested that insofar as possible, motions to be submitted at the meeting be prepared in advance in writing so that a copy can be handed to the Secretary at the time of presentation. It is important that the motion as handed to the Secretary be the same as that submitted for Board consideration. While we will have word-processing and duplicating capability at the meeting site, this should not replace advance preparation. If you wish to have a proposed motion circulated in advance, either send it to me as soon as possible or post it on the Board's electronic remailer. Please also note Standing Order 30: "Each Director offering a motion requiring the expenditure of funds for implementation shall include with the motion his [or her] estimate of the costs involved and the suggested method of funding those costs." Also note Minute 42 of the 2004 Annual Meeting: "Any motion to create or substantially modify a program or activity shall include documentation of the expected revenue and expense generated by the proposed program or activity." Finally, meeting attendees are advised that the proceedings will be recorded electronically. Sincerely, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:20848] K0QB off line for a while
by John Bellows 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

We had straight line winds early this morning that toppled 15 to 20 trees, many 40 to 50 feets tall, snapped the power poles and generally created a real mess. The power is out and estimates run between a couple of days and a week before restoration. It took three guys with chain saws a couple of hours to make the drive passable. Email will be limited to what I can pick up at the office and my iPhone. There is minor damage to the house and while the trees and wire antennas took a beating the tower and yagi appear unscathed. Photos will be available to those of you dealing with unreasonable cities who claim towers and antennas are a danger in storms. ;<) 73, Jay, KØQB

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[arrl-odv:20847] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

<<062012.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 35, No. 25 June 20, 2012 -- Covers the period June 10-16. Upcoming Meetings and Events Administration & Finance Committee July 19 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee July 19 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Second Board Meeting July 20-21, 2012 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND With Field Day fast approaching, a significant amount of time is being spent answering member queries and providing Field Day support. Over 1300 Field Day sites are listed in the on-line locator. We are working with Bruce Horn, WA7BNM to automate the list of Logs Received via the on-line Field Day Summary Sheet, also provided by Bruce. (Thanks Bruce!!!) There is a change of command happening at the Cape Cod AFS PAVE PAWS radar site and the RIB manager will visit on Tuesday June 19 to meet the new commanding officer. While setting up that meeting, we had a productive conversation with Dave Pooley, our contact at Air Force Space Command at Peterson AFB, CO. In relation to the ongoing interference mitigation projects at Beale AFB and Cape Cod AFS, things are at a relative status quo. The Cape Cod radar is scheduled for upgrade to the same UEWR system now operational at Beale. As part of that upgrade, tests to establish baseline data for comparison will be conducted in the near future. Pooley also brought up a project called AirMOSS, which is an SAR mapping program being conducted by the Jet Propulsion Labs at NASA, and will at times affect certain parts of the 70-cm Amateur bands. Based on what we know at this time, the AirMOSS system deploys seasonally - about 4 times a year. It appears that it deploys in nine-small sites, not on a wide scale regional deployment. Six of the sites are in the US (portions of, Maine/Massachusetts, Oregon, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Arizona and California). The remaining sites are in Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The project is part of a global carbon emission study. From a broad perspective, its impact to amateur operations should be minimal. We have been in discussions with Myles Landstein, N2EHG, over an antenna zoning issue in upstate New York. ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, believes there are significant issues in this situation that could potentially help in other antenna cases. We have provided initial information to Landstein and have urged him to secure appropriate counsel. Once that occurs, we will work with his attorney as appropriate. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP The 2011 Annual Report was published to the website and the paper copies are expected from the printer later this week. Thanks to the Graphics Department for again being so helpful and working with me on it. Cliff Segar, KD4GT, has once again arranged for a free 10x20' billboard on I-40 in TN and we have provided the graphic to CBS Outdoors for it. Field Day preparations are in full swing with daily "to-do" lists and media release info going out while state and local proclamations come in. Media hits seem to be running about even with last year, which was a very good year. We have several spotting reports of the audio PSAs being broadcast. The national wire release is planned for Wednesday morning, June 20. Development Reported by Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD Spectrum Defense Matters will hit the mail this week to 45,000 donors to bring in funds towards Spectrum Defense. A second reminder email regarding Education & Technology Fund will be sent this week to 1,160 members who have supported this fund in the past. Mary Hobart is beginning to draft and design a webpage under Development for the Second Century Campaign. To Date: The W1AW Endowment Campaign has received $50,638 in contributions from 828 donors - 66% of goal. The Spectrum Defense Fund has received $69,385 in contributions from 333 donors. The Diamond Club has received $102,825 in contributions from 582 donors. The Education & Technology Program has received $43,529 in contributions from 431 donors - 67% of goal. An additional $109,194 from six donors has been received in support of the Teachers Institute Program. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE The July-August issue of NCJ has been released to the printer. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed the June 14 ARRL Letter and voiced Audio News. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R During the week, the warehouse crew fulfilled 988 packages for publication and product orders, 726 membership signing premiums, plus QST mailing supplements. An ad was completed to help promote the 2012 ARRL National Convention in August, September and October QST. As planned, the email notification to inform members of the availability of the digital edition of July QST was sent on Friday morning (June 15). The list included email addresses for over 117,000 members. The notification immediately increased phone calls--mostly from members requiring assistance with ARRL website login and passwords. This too was expected, and should (like last month) decrease with each passing day. We are happy to welcome Jill Burnham of East Hampton to the ARRL staff. She accepted a position opening in the Member Service/Fulfillment group. Jill most recently worked at the Hart School Community Division supporting administrative and customer service activities. Michael Scharr has accepted a promotion to Senior Warehouse Assistant. Michael will have some new duties to help back-up supervisor Steve Capodicasa, and he will serve as the processing lead for orders requiring a higher level of coordination with dealers and shipping carriers. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Field Organization/Public Service Team Chris Stallkamp, WØADZ, of Selby, South Dakota, has been appointed as the South Dakota Section Manager as of June 15. Dave Patton, NN1N, made the appointment in consultation with Dakota Division Director Greg Widin, KØGW, and with the recommendation of Scott Rausch, WAØVKC, the out-going Section Manager. Rausch has served as South Dakota Section Manager since April, 2009. He decided not to run for a new two-year term of office that was scheduled to begin on April 1. After a re-solicitation for nominations this spring did not result in any potential candidates, Stallkamp was then appointed to take the Section Manager reins from Rausch. Stallkamp's appointment extends until March 31, 2014. Leona Adams has been working with the candidates of the two upcoming summertime Section Manager elections to gather information and prepare the election material for the local printer. Chuck Skolaut prepared the monthly Official Observer summary and forwarded it to all OOs, OOCs, and Section Managers. Several more complaints were received regarding the operation on 14.313 MHz, and Laura Smith at the FCC was updated. Jamming that's occurring on a Northern Florida repeater was referred to the OOC. Although not an OO matter, the case of someone pretending to be an air traffic controller in California and causing confusion among pilots was relayed to headquarters through the Official Observer/Amateur Auxiliary system. We forwarded it to the FCC. Also, an alleged case of a communication system used by a power company in Georgia that's causing interference to some repeaters was reported. It is being addressed by our Lab. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 7/4 Holiday Leona Adams 6/20 Vacation `` 7/5-7/6 Vacation Joe Carcia 6/29 Vacation `` 7/2-7/6 Vacation `` 7/13 Vacation `` 7/20 Vacation `` 7/27 Vacation Steve Ewald 7/3 Vacation Steve Ford 6/13-6/15 Vacation `` 6/21-6/22 Vacation Scott Gee 6/21-6/22 Vacation Mike Gruber 8/27-8/31 Vacation Dan Henderson 7/2-7/6 Vacation `` 7/26-7/30 Central States VHF Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA `` 8/16-8/20 West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV Amy Hurtado 6/15 Vacation `` 6/20 Vacation `` 7/9-7/13 Vacation `` 7/18 Vacation `` 7/26-7/27 Vacation Gail Iannone 6//29-7/6 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 6/20-6/25 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany `` 6/26-6/27 Vacation `` 7/10-7/17 Vacation `` 8/17-8/20 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, Alabama Joel Kleinman 6/21-6/22 `` 6/26 Harold Kramer 6/19-6/27 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany Lisa Kustosik 6/20 Vacation Zack Lau 6/14-6/15 Vacation `` 6/22 Vacation Diane Petrilli 6/11-6/15 Vacation `` 7/23-7/25 Vacation `` 8/6-8/10 Vacation Steve Sant Andrea 6/29-7/6 Vacation Chuck Skolaut 6/19-6/28 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany/Vacation Dave Sumner 6/20-6/24 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany `` 6/29-7/2 Vacation

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[arrl-odv:20846] Re: test through odv
by Kermit A Carlson 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

Cliff; Thank you for the response - it now appears that my problem is only with the emc-committee reflector. I hope that all else is going well ! 73, Kermit W9XA ________________________________________ From: Cliff Ahrens [cliff.ahrens(a)gmail.com] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 3:17 PM To: Kermit A Carlson Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:20845] test through odv Kermit, your ODV post came through fine here. Cliff K0CA -----Original Message----- From: arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Kermit A Carlson Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 3:15 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:20845] test through odv Hello - I have encountered a problem posting to the emc-committee reflector, again - I am testing my ability to post the the odv reflector to see if it will relay for me - sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA Central Division Vicedirector _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:20845] test through odv
by Kermit A Carlson 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

Hello - I have encountered a problem posting to the emc-committee reflector, again - I am testing my ability to post the the odv reflector to see if it will relay for me - sorry for the bandwidth. 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA Central Division Vicedirector

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[arrl-odv:20844] ARRL May report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

Here's the latest state legislative report from Chwat & Co. Dave

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[arrl-odv:20843] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

<<061312.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 35, No. 24 June 13, 2012 -- Covers the period June 3-9. Upcoming Meetings and Events Administration & Finance Committee July 19 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee July 19 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Second Board Meeting July 20-21, 2012 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND Much of the week of June 4 was spent handling the backlog of voice mail and email queries that arrived while on vacation. With Field Day approaching, the majority of queries are Field Day related. A problem with the Field Day locator was reported to the IT department and resolved. As of June 1st, 1161 groups had posted their Field Day information to the locator website. We handled updates to several areas of the Regulatory area of the ARRL Web, including posting the newly adopted 9-cm band plan. A request was received from a state legislator's office in NY State for information related to the Steve Bozak cell-phone case dismissed by the NY court in 2009. We also received a query related to a possible change in NY state law that could affect some mobile amateur radio operation. We spoke with the ARRL Volunteer Counsel that handled the Bozak case who agreed to look into the possible new state law change. We are pleased to announce that after a lengthy process and numerous conversations with various local officials and amateurs in the area, the Cleveland County (NC) Board of Commissioners adopted an amateur radio tower ordinance that complies fully with the NC state ordinance and exempts amateurs from some permit fees that were originally proposed. This has been a difficult ordinance to finalize because of infighting between factions in the local amateur radio community. However, the bill should serve as a good model for other municipalities in NC as they move forward. At the request of ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, and Northwestern Division Director Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF, the Regulatory Office looked into a situation in Montana concerning a former EC continuing to bill his group as the official ARES organization. The RIB office gathered the facts and drafted a letter for editing by the General Counsel. The letter will be sent from the MVP Manager's office. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP We're up to 9 known state level Field Day proclamations as of Tuesday morning and the media hits are coming in well. Publishing a "to-do" calendar and emailing out daily reminders of things to do today has gotten compliments. A New Jersey band has secured HelloRadio.net - a website "neighbor" to our HelloRadio.org. We're been in contact and they seem to be very good neighbors. We're talking about a possible visit to ARRL HQ and some joint PR work. A computer problem mangled the annual report file on Friday and put us back a couple days, but we expect to send it to the printer 13th or 14th - as fast as the auditors OK the copy. Development Reported by Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD The W1AW Endowment Campaign has received $50,165 in contributions from 823 donors - 65% of goal. The Spectrum Defense Fund has received $68,735 in contributions from 328 donors. The Diamond Club has received $100,619 in contributions from 559 donors. The Education & Technology Program has received $42,424 in contributions from 406 donors - 65% of goal. An additional $109,194 from six donors has been received in support of the Teachers Institute Program. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE July Digital QST was released June 15th. Files for the upcoming Emergency Communications Handbook were released to RSGB, who will be doing the production. Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed the ARRL Letter and voiced Audio News for June 14, 2012. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI Lab Exhibit Bob participated in a late evening teleconference with all members of the historical committee in preparation of the July meeting of the Board of Directors. Travel Bob Allison investigated kits that will be considered for the Kit Building Exhibit at Pacificon, this fall. Bob and Mike Gruber decided to try out the Hendrick's "Scout" regenerative receiver to see if will be a suitable kit for a beginner to build. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R During the week, the warehouse crew fulfilled 981 packages for publication and product orders, 603 membership signing premiums, plus QST mailing supplements. Over 400 orders were received during the weekend of June 9-10, boosted by a promotion focused on ARRL Field Day merchandise and a flat rate shipping special. A Father's Day themed emailing is being prepared for distribution this week. Integration of a phone system reporting application is in process, and should be completed within 1-2 months. Amy Hurtado is advancing the project which, upon completion, will be used by our larger call groups to efficiently monitor, manage, and route calls. The application includes many productivity tools and reporting features. Products for ARRL Volunteer Examiners have been added as a category to the ARRL Store: https://www.arrl.org/shop/Volunteer-Examiner-VE. The new merchandise line was introduced at Dayton (sold out!), and includes a new VE polo shirt, ID badge lanyard, zippered portfolio and more. An updated product line featuring the popular "When All Else Fails" slogan will be introduced by mid-summer. The items will include a t-shirt, pin, stickers and decals, large banner, bumper sticker, coffee mug, magnetic sign, and fridge magnet. Materials were readied and shipped for our exhibit at the big Amateur Radio convention in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This year's booth will include attention for the recently-introduced digital edition of QST, which we expect will be popular with international members and prospects. The event will be held June 22-24. The 2011 event drew 16,300 attendees. With Dayton behind us, we have turned our attention to some of the fine planning details for the 2012 ARRL National Convention at Pacificon, which will be held in Santa Clara, California, October 12-14. Staff representatives have been committed to the event team, and we will soon begin collecting event registrations from ARRL officials and other volunteers. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N W1AW On Friday, June 8, Andrew Toth - one of the workers with XX Towers Inc. - was on hand to perform the spring antenna/tower inspections. In addition to performing the inspections on W1AW's and W1HQ's towers and antennas, Andrew also realigned the 6-meter yagi (it was slightly twisted on the mast), moved the station's anemometer on the Satellite tower up to a higher point to clear the station and installed the station's 80-meter cage antenna feed point assembly - the antenna itself still requires adjustment. Joe assisted Andrew Toth with the antennas and cage installation. He also installed a new Windows 7 - 64 bit PC in Studio One. This brings the total number of Windows 7 PCs used by visitors up to four. The other three PCs still run Windows XP. Field Organization/Public Service Team This summer, there will be two balloted Section Manager elections for the new terms of office that begin October 1. In Connecticut, incumbent SM Betsey Doane, K1EIC, and Charles Motes, K1DFS, are the two candidates. In Western New York, incumbent SM Steve Ryan, N2ITF, and John Mueller, K2BT, are the two candidates. Rene Fonesca, NP3O, will become the new Section Manager in Puerto Rico. Fonesca of Fajardo, submitted the only valid nominating petition by the June 8 deadline. Incumbent Roberto Jimenez, KP4AC, decided not to run for another term of office. The following incumbent ARRL Section Managers did not face opposition and were declared elected for their next terms of office beginning October 1, 2012. They are Richard H. Jackson, KSØJ (Minnesota); Lynn Nelson, WØND (North Dakota); Kevin O'Dell, NØIRW (Oklahoma); Edward Stuckey, AI7H (Idaho); Frank J. Piper, KI8GW (Ohio); Fred Kleber, K9VV (Virgin Islands) and David Fowler, K4DLF (Southern Florida). Leona Adams has been in touch with all of the above-noted Section Managers and Section Manager election candidates. Chuck Skolaut prepared the monthly ARRL Monitoring System report and forwarded it to the IARU Region 2 Coordinator. A radio amateur from Santa Barbara successfully completed the requirements to become an Official Observer this past week. We received and forwarded to Laura Smith (at the FCC) documentation about operation on a daily 2 meter net in California and asked for an opinion. We also received several more complaints about the operation on 14.313 MHz. An Orange section Official Observer followed up on a report of repeater interference by successfully using direction finding equipment to locate the source and getting it resolved. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 7/4 Holiday Leona Adams 6/20 Vacation `` 7/5-7/6 Vacation Joe Carcia 6/29 Vacation `` 7/2-7/6 Vacation `` 7/13 Vacation `` 7/20 Vacation `` 7/27 Vacation Steve Ford 6/13-6/15 Vacation `` 6/21-6/22 Vacation Scott Gee 6/21-6/22 Vacation Mike Gruber 8/27-8/31 Vacation Dan Henderson 7/2-7/6 Vacation `` 7/26-7/30 Central States VHF Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA `` 8/16-8/20 West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV Amy Hurtado 6/15 Vacation `` 6/20 Vacation `` 7/9-7/13 Vacation `` 7/18 Vacation `` 7/26-7/27 Vacation Gail Iannone 6//29-7/6 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 6/20-6/25 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany `` 6/26-6/27 Vacation `` 7/10-7/17 Vacation `` 8/17-8/20 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, Alabama Joel Kleinman 6/21-6/22 Harold Kramer 6/19-6/27 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany Lisa Kustosik 6/20 Vacation Zack Lau 6/14-6/15 Vacation `` 6/22 Vacation Diane Petrilli 6/11-6/15 Vacation `` 7/23-7/25 Vacation `` 8/6-8/10 Vacation Steve Sant Andrea 6/29-7/6 Vacation Chuck Skolaut 6/19-6/28 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany/Vacation Dave Sumner 6/20-6/24 Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany

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[arrl-odv:20842] July QST - email notification for digital edition
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

FYI, The email notification for the digital edition of July QST was sent to members this morning. So far 99,000 have gone out. The full list size is 117,000 emails. Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220

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[arrl-odv:20841] Travel
by Kay Craigie 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

I am leaving for Friedrichshafen on Monday and will be back in the States on the following Monday. I will have access to e-mail but if you need the attention of an Officer in a North American time zone, please contact Rick Roderick. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:20839] Good press for ARES in Colorado
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20852619/colorados-amateur-radio-opera tors-fill-wildfire-coverage-gaps The Colorado SM credited Allen Pitts with instigating this story, and after checking Allen found that in fact, he did. Dave K1ZZ

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