July 2013 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:21844] Doc. 23 HF Band Planning ad hoc
by Bruce Frahm 10 Jul '13

10 Jul '13

Attached is the report of the HF Band Planning ad hoc committee, updating status of the IARU Region II triennial bandplan review. Any questions or concerns are welcome via email or in-person at the upcoming meeting. 73 Bruce K0BJ

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[arrl-odv:21843] Document No. 5 IAVP Report
by John Bellows 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

Lisa: Attached please find Document No. 5 IAVP Report. 73, Jay, KØQB

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[arrl-odv:21842] Development Report - Document #10
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

Good afternoon, Attached you will find Document #10, the Development Report to the Board, and two other documents related to the Report. I will be happy to answer any questions. 73, Mary K1MMH Mary M. Hobart, K1MMH Chief Development Officer ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm) Telephone: 860-594-0397 Fax: 860-594-0259 email: mhobart(a)arrl.org <<July 2013 Report to the Board.doc>> <<Dev 2013 Revenue.xls>> <<SCC Monthly Financial Report 06302013.xlsx>>

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[arrl-odv:21841] June State Legislative Report
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

Here is John Chwat's report on state legislation through the end of June. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:21836] Shooting right at our foot
by G Widin 09 Jul '13

09 Jul '13

Folks, Here's how the story on our latest filing to FCC shows up in the News and Events on ARRL.org Now, I know what this is all about, but assume that you're a member whose first contact with this petition is the result of the N&E story. It really sounds like we just don't want anyone to be able to encrypt anything, ever. I think this title and tagline need to be rewritten urgently and put back in place of those below on the web. -- 73, Greg, K0GW - 07/08/2013 | ARRL Urges Denial of Petition to Permit Encryption of Some Emergency Communications<http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-urges-denial-of-petition-to-permit-encryption…> The League asks the FCC to deny a Petition for Rule Making that would permit encryption of certain ham communications

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[arrl-odv:21834] Hamfest Material Notification
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

Hi, We are making a change to improve our Hamfest material delivery notification process. The purpose of this change is provide Hamfest organizers and stakeholders with formal notification that their materials have been sent to them. Since we have already sent out all the packages for July and August Hamfests, this change will begin in a couple of weeks with the September packages. We will be sending an email to: 1. The recipient of the Hamfest material 2. The Division Director where the Hamfest occurs 3. The Section Manager where the Hamfest occurs. This email will notify all the recipients listed above that the Hamfest material package has been sent and to what address it will be delivered. It will also contain instructions for ordering additional materials from the website. Thanks to Director Jim Fenstermaker for this suggestion. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL -the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594 -0220 www.arrl.org <http://www.arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:21833] Encryption of Amateur Radio communications; RM-11699; As-filed Comments of ARRL
by Chris Imlay 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

Greetings. With appreciation to the Executive Committee for its quick work in approving the policy and the attached filing, and to Dave Sumner and Bruce Frahm for helpful edits, here are the comments filed just now in response to the Petition for Rule Making of Mr. Don Rolph, AB1PH of Massachusetts. The Petition proposed to permit encryption of certain Amateur Radio communications. Based on the memo on this subject that Mr. Sumner and I prepared for the EC that was circulated to all of you last week, these comments, by order of the Executive Committee, oppose that Petition as being unnecessary. That said, we have tried to be solicitous of Mr. Rolph, who made his argument concisely and in good faith. We have also endeavored to leave the door open to permitting encryption at a later date should the facts warrant such. In our view as of right now, they do not. There are more than 200 comments filed on this Petition and the Executive Committee determined that divergence from our normal policy to not file on bare petitions (save for those which impact spectrum allocations) was justified in this instance, so that ARRL could exercise some leadership on this somewhat controversial issue. That said, most comments on file support the argument that ARRL has espoused here. These comments are now public information or will be in a couple of hours, so distribution of these comments is fine. Thanks also to Tom Frenaye who brought this issue to the attention of the EC in the first place. 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:21831] Conflict-of-Interest Forms and Board Meeting Books
by Richard J Norton 08 Jul '13

08 Jul '13

Suggestion: If the conflict-of-interest forms were page 1 in the upcoming board meeting books, they could be immediately signed and given to Lisa Kustosik. This would eliminate the need for people to print and mail forms. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:21830] Report 17 for July 2013 Board meeting--Ethics and Elections
by G Widin 07 Jul '13

07 Jul '13

Attached is report 17 for the Ethics and Elections committee, for the period January-June 2013. This is part of the Board packet. Safe travels to everyone; see you in Newington/Windsor. -- 73, Greg Widin, K0GW

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[arrl-odv:21829] Recognition for WWA SM Monte Simpson K2MLS
by jfenster＠pacifier.com 06 Jul '13

06 Jul '13

All, We thought you would like to know that WWA SM Monte K2MLS was recently recognized at the the 2013 convention of APCO International, the world's largest organization of public safety communications professionals. The members selected ARRL Western Washington Section Manager Monte Simpson, K2MLS, as the Communications Center Director of the Year for 2012. Monte is the Communication Director for District 8 of the Washington State Patrol and brings his professional experience, knowledge and zeal to his job as WWA SM. James E. Fenstermaker K9JF Director, Northwestern Division American Radio Relay League (206) 930-9372

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