January 2013 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:21390] LoTW
by Dale Williams 05 Jan '13

05 Jan '13

Does anyone know if part of LOTW has crashed? The Queue reads all zeros. 73, Dale WA8EFK

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[arrl-odv:21386] Board Confidential: FCC Enforcement
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

As you may recall, the first substantive item of business on the Executive Committee agenda for its September 29 meeting was "Consideration of strategies to improve the FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Program." The minutes do not go into much detail since it is not a good idea to publicize such strategy, but the EC discussion was based largely on General Counsel Imlay's report to the Executive Committee that was shared with officers and directors prior to the meeting. Chris's report included the following: "One option would be to consult with Riley Hollingsworth about how to approach this EB and/or the current Commissioners to improve this situation. I think Riley might be able to help us sort through the issues and recommend some strategies. He might be willing to do this as a volunteer, but if not, perhaps we could retain him as a consultant." EC members supported approaching Riley, and we have done so. As a result we have entered into a consulting agreement with Riley. The agreement includes a provision that the ARRL will not disclose it "except upon prior approval by [Riley] and except for necessary or required disclosures to FCC." The confidentiality provision applies to ARRL officers, directors, vice directors, agents and key staff as well as to Riley himself. Chris and I expect to be able to report some progress before or during the Board meeting. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:21384] Fwd: the weekend before our meeting
by Tom Frenaye 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

The weekend before the Board meeting the International Disaster Conference & Expo is taking place in the New Orleans convention center. The featured speaker is W7HAS, former US Cybersecurity Coordinator. http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/1048941/a561864b5f/522101363/2509b0d8c3/ Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:21377] ARRL membership tops 160,000!
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

ARRL membership ended the year on a strong note with the total exceeding 160,000 for the first time since March 2002! A banner in the HQ lobby (see attached courtesy of Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R) tells the tale. Every division except Great Lakes saw an increase in membership during the year. International membership grew the most percentage-wise. The leading division in growth this year was Pacific - see http://www.arrl.org/membership-stats for the division and section breakdowns. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:21376] FW: Report of the Public Relations Committee
by James F. Boehner MD 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

Respectfully and proudly submitted, the report of the Public Relations Committee. '73 de JIM N2ZZ ARRL Public Relations Committee liaison ARRL Vice Director Roanoke Division

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[arrl-odv:21375] Document 17--Report of E&E Committee for 2012
by G Widin 02 Jan '13

02 Jan '13

Attached is the report of E&E for the year 2012. Please let us know if there are any questions concerning the material therein. The 2012 members were me (K0GW), Bob Vallio and Bill Edgar. -- HNY es 73, Greg Widin, K0GW ARRL Dakota Division Director ARRL--of, by and for the Radio Amateur

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[arrl-odv:21373] Reports for the Board meeting
by Kay Craigie 02 Jan '13

02 Jan '13

Happy New Year! I hope things are starting off well for you. Many of us have reports to write, and we all need time to study those reports in advance of the meeting. Also, Staff has to duplicate the reports and assemble the books. Let us aim to have our reports posted on the ODV by Saturday, January 12. If they can be posted sooner, that's fine. If you are the liaison to a committee chaired by a non-Board volunteer, please relay this request to the chair. Please remember that Lisa is not on the ODV. Copies of reports should be sent directly to her for duplication. 73 and see you soon - Kay N3KN

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