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[arrl-odv:22394] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 37, No. 4 January 29, 2014 -- Covers the period January 19-25. Upcoming Meetings and Events Centennial Convention Committee Meeting February 11 @ 3:30pm in Newington, CT Media & Public Relations Reported by Sean Kutzko, KX9X The ARRL Centennial video was uploaded to YouTube and has received overwhelming positive feedback from the membership. A packet was recently sent to all SM's which included three new PowerPoint presentations to help promote the ARRL Centennial Convention and related activities to the membership. On a side note, ARRL Contest Branch Manager Mike DeChristopher, N1TA, resigned on January 23. Sean, along with other ARRL staffers, formed a committee and delegated Contest Branch tasks among the group to begin work on the backlog of tasks. As Sean was the Contest Manager immediately before DeChristopher, he has taken on Contest awards fulfillment and customer service for the Branch. A significant amount of Sean's time in the immediate future will be spent on helping the Contest Branch get caught up, which will also help from a PR perspective. Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY QST Assistant Editor Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK, has received several positive, grateful e-mails from readers of his February 2014 QST article, "Solar Banners - A Propagation Resource." Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI Product Review Bob Allison completed testing a legal limit, HF automatic antenna tuner. A data table was created and passed along to the Product Review Editor and the reviewer. Bob resumed testing of an economy class HF transceiver after obtaining the proper alignment tools needed to make an internal adjustment to the output power level. The adjustment was a success and the RF power output is now what it should be on all bands. An SDR HF transceiver had also measured low on power. Bob obtained a second SDR HF transceiver of the same model. The second unit makes its specified RF power output. Further tests will be performed on this transceiver before it will be passed along to the reviewer. RFI Mike Gruber completed a report on lab testing of the conducted emissions from a grow light. The device measured 53 dB above the legal limits, meaning that this single device made as much noise as 200,000 legal devices. ARRL Antenna Book Some of our staff members noticed open wire transmission line hanging from the ceiling in the main hallway last week. Bob Allison was measuring the loss of open wire transmission line for Dean Straw, who needed the data for his TLW software, which is part of the ARRL's Antenna Book. Zack Lau custom built two 1:1 BALUNs for this measurement and was on hand to supervise the process. Electronic Publications A number of students are having difficulty with the Extra Class Exam-review software failing after several weeks of use. Zack Lau is looking into the problem. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli has conducted many emails promoting membership this month, targeting lapsed members and prospects. A New Year's themed emailing returned over 50 membership applications. Diane and Yvette Vinci worked with IT staff to help implement changes to reduce the volume and expense of QST supplements mailed to members. Supplements are those copies of QST that are mailed to members outside of the monthly, bulk shipment managed by the printer. Specifically, we have reduced the volume of "catch-up" issues mailed to late-renewing members-since all members, upon joining or renewing, have instant access to the digital edition of QST. Members renewing on-time will see no change to QST delivery. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity (reported by Steve Capodicasa): Week of Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 1/20/2014 1,068 773 1/13/2014 1,410 317 1/6/2014 1,028 1,144 12/30/2013 (2 days due to inventory) 388 Bob worked with Vibroplex to design a custom ARRL Centennial Key, limited edition in 2014. The Iambic paddle includes a longer chrome-plated base with a metal riveted ARRL 100 YEARS tag and your call sign etched into the base with a sequentially issued serial number. Available direct from ARRL, only. Orders received through March 31 will be shipped by May 31. http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Centennial-Key Now Shipping: Amateur Radio Transceiver Performance Testing<http://www.arrl.org/shop/Amateur-Radio-Transceiver-Performance-Testing/>, ARRL Centennial Merchandise<http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Centennial-Merchandise/>, and ARRL at 100: A Century of Ham Radio DVD<http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-at-100-A-Century-of-Ham-Radio/>. Bob Inderbitzen continues to navigate a handful of ARRL Centennial projects, working with many staff throughout the building: * On Monday, January 20, we launched convention registration: http://arrl2014.org * Bob and Debra Johnson had a teleconference with Tommy Gober, N5DUX, who has agreed to help organize some youth programming for the convention. * Exhibit materials, supplies and publications have shipped to the first of the regional Centennial events, Orlando HamCation. The event is Feb 7-9. Bob, Yvette, and Mary Hobart will help staff the booth. * Bob has been leading presentations to staff, covering information about the convention and other centennial year activities. These meetings have included a viewing of the new "ARRL at 100" centennial video. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck, Logbook Processing Time 5 Weeks W1AW In less than one month, W100AW was able to apply for both Basic and Phone WAS awards. The CW and Triple Play awards are close at hand. Joe processed three Qualifying Run certificates. He updated the web code practice files and continued with the rebuild of the web CW practice archive files (for 2013). He updated the various W1AW schedule web pages and created the February W1AW Qualifying Run texts. He also continued with updating Logbook of the World with the various W1AW/xx Centennial operations as well as sorting/storing the QSL card requests being received for each operation. Field Organization/Public Service Team Everett Curry, W6ABM, of Hillsboro, Oregon, was appointed to the position of Oregon Section Manager by Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N. Dave consulted with Northwestern Division Director Jim Pace, K7CEX, in making this appointment after Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ, became the Vice Director of the Northwestern Division. Everett will serve until the current term expires on June 30, 2014. Nominations are now being solicited for the next term of office for the Oregon Section Manager's position that starts on July 1. Nominations are due at Headquarters by March 7. Leona Adams contacted all Section Managers individually with their 2014 Section budget amounts as provided by the ARRL Controller. She has also been updating the Field Organization data base and providing the Field Organization members with requested information and supplies. Steve Ewald has been sharing information with Section Managers about the ARRL National Centennial Convention and related activities surrounding the centennial year celebration. Chuck Skolaut received a report that the Intruder Watch that Coast Guard Station, NMN in Virginia, was being heard on the 20 meter band. This station was alerted to the situation and promptly replied that the problem was resolved. A report of five letter groups being heard on 7.001 MHz was received. Also, transmissions from W1AW on 20 and 40 meters were being interfered with and regional Official Observers were alerted to check it out. An Amateur Radio operator in Nevada continues to use repeaters there after being banned and receiving an FCC letter. Questions this past week dealt with operation overseas, antenna restrictions, a station operating on the air after license expiration, and talking on the air to an unlicensed operator. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 2/17 Holiday Bob Allison 1/31-2/2 South Carolina State Convention, N. Charleston, SC `` 2/3 PTO `` 2/14 PTO `` 3/21-3/23 South Texas Section Convention, Rosenberg, TX Mike Corey 3/14-3/16 Delta Division Convention, Rayne, LA Steve Ford 2/22 Vermont State Convention, South Burlington, VT Norm Fusaro 3/7-3/9 West Gulf Division Convention, Claremore, OK `` 4/18-4/20 Roanoke Division Convention, Raleigh, NC Mike Gruber 5/2 PTO Ed Hare 2/15-3/1 IEEE meeting in Los Angeles/PTO Dan Henderson 1/31-2/2 Southern Florida Section Convention, Miami, FL Mary Hobart 2/7-2/9 Northern Florida Section Convention, Orlando, FL Bob Inderbitzen 2/7-2/9 Northern Florida Section Convention, Orlando, FL Harold Kramer 2/14-2/16 Arizona Section Convention, Yuma, AZ `` 3/21-3/23 Communications Academy, Seattle, WA Dave Patton 3/14-3/16 Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, NE Diane Petrilli 2/10-2/14 PTO Becky Schoenfeld 1/30-2/3 PTO Dave Sumner 1/23-1/31 Puerto Rico State Convention, Hatillo, PR/PTO Yvette Vinci 2/7-2/9 Northern Florida Section Convention, Orlando, FL

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[arrl-odv:22393] Fwd: FW: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions
by G Widin 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

Forwarding her message as suggested by Debra. I plan to contact those in our local club who've been involved in our "GOTA" activities to see if we can writeup our activities to share with others. 73, Greg, K0GW ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Johnson, Debra K1DMJ <djohnson(a)arrl.org> Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:09 PM Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:22389] FW: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions To: G Widin <gpwidin(a)comcast.net> Cc: "Kramer, Harold, WJ1B" <wj1b(a)arrl.org> Thanks for your comments Greg. I have one syllabus that an instructor has provided to offer some classroom training for new hams but I would like to receive more ideas and materials. You'll find it on our resource page at http://www.arrl.org/resources-for-license-instruction under the link "A course in practical skills for new licensees". Do you have some materials you'd like to share? I would like to build out this resource area on our website for these shared materials and start promoting this through the Radio Waves newsletter. If you want to share my reply with the rest of ODV, please feel free to forward. Debra *From:* Widin, Gregory, K0GW *On Behalf Of *G Widin *Sent:* Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:14 PM *To:* Kramer, Harold, WJ1B *Cc:* arrl-odv; Johnson, Debra K1DMJ *Subject:* Re: [arrl-odv:22389] FW: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions I think Debra has presented a balanced view of what's really going on in the wild. Because of the way that surveyed individuals were selected, it probably is weighted a little more heavily toward longer courses, since the crash-course students and instructors probably don't purchase the ARRL license manuals. Be that as it may, I think the idea of providing flexible guidance to instructors is excellent, and would also indicate to all that we as ARRL are not living in the past. When I teach the Tech class, I tell students that getting their ticket is like getting a learner's permit for driving a car. No one expects young drivers to know how to drive a car just because they've passed the written test. So, too, with the newly minted Tech licensees. This underscores the need Debra has identified for follow-up courses to help new Techs actually get on the air. I've heard of a variety of approaches to doing this, and we have also evolved one in my local club. Perhaps it is time for instructors to share ideas on how to do this. This won't be an instant solution to the problem of changing licensees into hams, but it will be a supportive start to teachers and clubs willing to expend a little more effort to ensure the success of their students. To me, one of the most heart-breaking things that can happen in ham radio is for a person to get their license and then never get on the air. We should be able to decrease the incidence of this regression by providing appropriate, supportive suggestions on how to get people on the air, and then ensure they keep coming back. 73, Greg, K0GW On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Kramer, Harold, WJ1B <wj1b(a)arrl.org> wrote: It might be easier to read if I actually attach the file! Thanks, Mike L and others. Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220 *From:* Kramer, Harold, WJ1B *Sent:* Wednesday, January 29, 2014 3:41 PM *To:* arrl-odv *Cc:* Johnson, Debra K1DMJ *Subject:* Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions You will find attached the report as requested by motion Frenaye 1 from the July 2013 Board Meeting. Tom has reviewed the report and he has recommended that it be sent to all Board Members. I agree with his recommendation. This report was written by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, the Manager of our Education Services Department. Debra put a lot of thought and research into this report and I found that it contains some excellent information and recommendations. The Motion asked *"That staff be directed to investigate the feasibility, benefits, and costs of preparing training materials crafted for shorter training sessions, such as weekend, 3 day , 4 day, evening etc."* You can direct any questions or comments directly to Debra who I have cc'ed on this email. 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 _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:22392] FW: FW: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

>From Debra Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220 From: Johnson, Debra K1DMJ Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 1:48 PM To: Michael, Lee, AA6ML; Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Cc: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:22389] FW: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions Unfortunately we don't have quantitative information. All I have to go on is what is shared anecdotally by instructors. Structurally there is an issue with quantitative information-exam sessions are separate activities from classes. Exam stats are reported to the VEC and not in any way linked to classes from a reporting standpoint. Instructors who schedule exam sessions in connection with their classes have the best information but we have no formalized way of capturing that information. Nor do we capture any information about the classes that are held and enrollments or completion of classes. Establishing a reporting mechanism and database for collecting information on classes is one of the requests that has been made by the Education committee of the PSC. That being said, I tend to hear from instructors who are feeling successful after honing the instructional format they are using for the particular needs of their community. Instructors who report usually claim 90+% pass rates. The formats used vary pretty widely. From: Michael, Lee, AA6ML Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 4:05 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Cc: arrl-odv; Johnson, Debra K1DMJ Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:22389] FW: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions very well done report.. concise and thoughtful.. As a side question - is there any quantitative information regarding the relative success (PASS) rates compared to instruction modes and durations..? I'm sure that we would all prefer that new licensees really knew the materials, the fact remains that 99%+ of our learning happens AFTER we receive our Tech license (and certainly during the upgrade process to General/Extra). Operating and continued study contribute greatly to that life-long learning (that's what makes Ham Radio such a great hobby). I know that the thrill of Amateur Radio (for me) didn't start until after I got my FCC license and was able to operate - that first test was just a necessary "evil". And that was in the days when kids (and adults) had fewer distraction - today.. well, you know.. So with that in mind - any ideas on what instructional mode has the best overall results..? best, Mike Mike Lee - AA6ML ARRL Vice Director Southeastern Division (702) 494-9066 aa6ml(a)arrl.org<mailto:aa6ml@arrl.org> ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio [cid:image001.png@01CF1DAA.D1C35900] On Jan 29, 2014, at 3:53 PM, Kramer, Harold, WJ1B <wj1b(a)arrl.org<mailto:wj1b@arrl.org>> wrote: It might be easier to read if I actually attach the file! Thanks, Mike L and others. Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220 From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 3:41 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: Johnson, Debra K1DMJ Subject: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions You will find attached the report as requested by motion Frenaye 1 from the July 2013 Board Meeting. Tom has reviewed the report and he has recommended that it be sent to all Board Members. I agree with his recommendation. This report was written by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, the Manager of our Education Services Department. Debra put a lot of thought and research into this report and I found that it contains some excellent information and recommendations. The Motion asked "That staff be directed to investigate the feasibility, benefits, and costs of preparing training materials crafted for shorter training sessions, such as weekend, 3 day , 4 day, evening etc." You can direct any questions or comments directly to Debra who I have cc'ed on this email. 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/> <Tech Instruction Format.docx>_______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:22389] FW: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

It might be easier to read if I actually attach the file! Thanks, Mike L and others. Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220 From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 3:41 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: Johnson, Debra K1DMJ Subject: Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions You will find attached the report as requested by motion Frenaye 1 from the July 2013 Board Meeting. Tom has reviewed the report and he has recommended that it be sent to all Board Members. I agree with his recommendation. This report was written by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, the Manager of our Education Services Department. Debra put a lot of thought and research into this report and I found that it contains some excellent information and recommendations. The Motion asked "That staff be directed to investigate the feasibility, benefits, and costs of preparing training materials crafted for shorter training sessions, such as weekend, 3 day , 4 day, evening etc." You can direct any questions or comments directly to Debra who I have cc'ed on this email. 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:22388] Report on Feasiblity and Benefits of Shorter Training Sessions
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

You will find attached the report as requested by motion Frenaye 1 from the July 2013 Board Meeting. Tom has reviewed the report and he has recommended that it be sent to all Board Members. I agree with his recommendation. This report was written by Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, the Manager of our Education Services Department. Debra put a lot of thought and research into this report and I found that it contains some excellent information and recommendations. The Motion asked "That staff be directed to investigate the feasibility, benefits, and costs of preparing training materials crafted for shorter training sessions, such as weekend, 3 day , 4 day, evening etc." You can direct any questions or comments directly to Debra who I have cc'ed on this email. 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:22378] Contest Branch Status Update to the BoD
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

Here is an update from Sean Kutzko on the status of our Contest Branch. From: Kutzko, Sean, KX9X Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 9:30 AM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: Contest Branch Status Update to the BoD Mike DeChristophner, N1TA, resigned as ARRL Contest Branch Manager six days ago. A team of ARRL staffers was formed and met on Friday, January 24 to assess the immediate needs of the Contest Branch. Staffers are: Dave Patton, NN1N - Membership & Volunteer Programs Manager (overseeing the Committee) Harold Kramer, WJ1B, COO Sean Kutzko, KX9X, Public Relations Manager and former Contest Branch Manager 2007-2013 Dan Henderson, N1ND, Regulatory Affairs Manager and former Contest Branch Manager 1998-2006 Sharon Taratula, MVP Operations Manager Kathy Allison, KA1RWY, MVP Awards Specialist Also in the group is Ward Silver, N0AX, QST author and editor of the bi-weekly ARRL Contest Update e-newsletter. Since the initial meeting five days ago, the following items have been completed: * Awards certificates printed for 2012 September VHF Contest, 2012 CW Sweepstakes, 2012 Phone Sweepstakes, and 2013 RTTY Roundup. * Plaques ordered for 2012 Phone Sweepstakes * All voicemail to N1TA has been answered * Backlog on N1TA email is being processed by NN1N and distributed to the Committee for reply. 50% caught up. * Database processes related to creating and importing Contest results tables for 2013 August UHF, 2013 IARU, 2013 September VHF * Assessment of status and needs of our contest results authors. * Responded to several Members who have loudly complained about poor service from the Contest Branch in recent weeks and addressed their needs directly. * All contest databases have for all events from RTTY Roundup to September VHF have been uploaded in .CSV format * All QST editions of 2013 contest articles have been uploaded to www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles<http://www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles> General assignments moving forward: * Day-to-day management of the Contest Branch is now being handled by Dave Patton. * Sean Kutzko - Awards fulfillment, customer service/satisfaction * Dan Henderson - Contest database management and results tables creation * Ward Silver - Management of results authors * Kathy Allison - Data entry, data research/investigation * Sharon Taratula -Awards processing/mailing Management I also wish to recognize the following employees for their willingness to step up and assist at this time: * Sabrina Jackson, ARRL Awards Specialist * Sani Zanovic, ARRL Data Entry Specialist * Sabrina and Sani have been processing of the backlog of awards certificates and preparing them for mailing. Sean is updating the Contest Branch Awards Processing Status page again on a weekly basis and has been promoting it to the Membership. It can be found at: http://www.arrl.org/plaques-and-certificates Targeted dates for award shipment: * 2012 Sweepstakes certificates: January 31 * 2013 RTTY Roundup: February 7 * 2012 September VHF: February 7 * 2012 Sweepstakes Phone plaques: February 21 Awards fulfillment will continue at an accelerated pace until the backlog is completely eliminated. Respectfully submitted, Sean Kutzko, KX9X Media and Public Relations Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0328 skutzko(a)arrl.org<mailto:skutzko@arrl.org> Web: www.arrl.org<http://www.arrl.org> www.twitter.com/arrl_pr<http://www.twitter.com/arrl_pr> #ARRL2014

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[arrl-odv:22377] Best Contact Number
by Doug Rehman 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

All: The best phone number for me is my cell phone: 352-455-4087. This is not the number listed in QST as I limit who has my cell phone number since I use it heavily for business. Thanks & 73, Doug Doug Rehman, K4AC Director Southeastern Division ARRL—The National Association for Amateur Radio® <mailto:doug@k4ac.com> doug(a)k4ac.com <http://www.arrlse.org/> www.arrlse.org <http://www.facebook.com/arrlse> www.facebook.com/arrlse

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[arrl-odv:22372] ECAC Report
by Doug Rehman 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

I have a member asking for the ECAC report. I want to be sure that what I provide is the actual final version. Can someone either point me to a link or email it to me please. (The committee reports are not yet on http://www.arrl.org/committee-reports.) Thanks & 73, Doug Doug Rehman, K4AC Director Southeastern Division ARRL—The National Association for Amateur Radio® <mailto:doug@k4ac.com> doug(a)k4ac.com <http://www.arrlse.org/> www.arrlse.org <http://www.facebook.com/arrlse> www.facebook.com/arrlse

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[arrl-odv:22375] Re: arrl-odv Digest, Vol 38, Issue 88
by Michael Lee 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

here's what was sent to me.. best, Mike Mike Lee - AA6ML ARRL Vice Director Southeastern Division (702) 494-9066 aa6ml(a)arrl.org ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio On Jan 29, 2014, at 9:13 AM, arrl-odv-request(a)reflector.arrl.org wrote: > Send arrl-odv mailing list submissions to > arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > arrl-odv-request(a)reflector.arrl.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > arrl-odv-owner(a)reflector.arrl.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of arrl-odv digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. [arrl-odv:22373] Re: ECAC Report (Doug Rehman) > 2. [arrl-odv:22374] Foundation non-scholarship funds (Tom Frenaye) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:57:15 -0500 > From: Doug Rehman <doug(a)k4ac.com> > Subject: [arrl-odv:22373] Re: ECAC Report > To: 'arrl-odv' <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> > Message-ID: <070401cf1c63$247b15a0$6d7140e0$(a)k4ac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I?m still in need of the final version of the ECAC Report. > > > > Thanks, > > Doug > > K4AC > > > > > > From: arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Doug Rehman > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 11:29 AM > To: 'arrl-odv' > Subject: [arrl-odv:22372] ECAC Report > > > > I have a member asking for the ECAC report. I want to be sure that what I provide is the actual final version. Can someone either point me to a link or email it to me please. (The committee reports are not yet on http://www.arrl.org/committee-reports.) > > > > Thanks & 73, > > Doug > > > > Doug Rehman, K4AC > > Director Southeastern Division > > ARRL?The National Association for Amateur Radio? > > doug(a)k4ac.com > > www.arrlse.org <http://www.arrlse.org/> > > www.facebook.com/arrlse > > > > > >

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[arrl-odv:22374] Foundation non-scholarship funds
by Tom Frenaye 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

Every few years I send a copy of the Foundation's non-scholarship funds to the Board. This is one of those times...(see attached) In particular I wanted to highlight the Member-to-Member Matching Fund: The Member-To-Member Matching Fund Approved: April 1999 The fund was created by a concerned ARRL Member in 1999 to provide temporary dues assistance to Full Members of the ARRL (International and Associate Members do not qualify) who would otherwise be unable to pay their dues because individual or family finances have been severely depleted by catastrophic illness, death or disability of a wage-earning family member, loss of job, or similar financial emergency beyond a person's control. Requirements: Nomination of a Member will be made only by a Division Director, who, to the best of their knowledge, agrees that such a financial need exists on the part of said Member. The Fund would pay 2/3's of the Member's annual Full or Full Senior rate dues (rounded up to the nearest dollar) for up to 5 years. The member would be responsible for the remaining 1/3 portion of dues. A Member cannot be eligible for other ARRL dues-rate reductions (Blind, Family, or Youth rates) or for assistance from another ARRL Foundation fund (such as the Jesse Bieberman Meritorious Membership Fund.) *** Information about the fund is to be limited to the ARRL Board family, ARRL Foundation Directors, and appropriate members of the ARRL Headquarters staff. *** Member recipients of this matching fund will remain anonymous, to preserve their privacy. The initial fund donor and all subsequent donors will also remain anonymous. Any Director with a recommendation for use of the M2M fund can send their request to ARRL Foundation Secretary Lauren Clarke (kb1ydd(a)arrl.org) -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org President, ARRL Foundation http://www.arrl.org/arrlf/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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