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[arrl-odv:22307] ARRL Symbol Rate Petition for Rule Making
by Chris Imlay 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Greetings. One of the concerns heard repeatedly from opponents of the ARRL Petition to rescind the symbol rate restriction for HF data emissions is that the membership was not notified of the proposed rule changes. I asked Dan Henderson to please aggregate the publicity given to this issue by ARRL PRIOR to the filing of the petition in mid-November. Dan quickly did this and the results are below (not in date order). It is apparent that this issue was discussed in ARRL media frequently between January and October, 2013. Of these citations, the most thoroughgoing discussion of the rationale for the filing was Dave Sumner's QST editorial in September, 2013, at page 9. Perhaps this will assist in addressing concerns about the Petition. 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 Web citations: ARRL Executive Committee Okays Filing Symbol Rate RuleModernization Petition - Oct 15, 2013 http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-executive-committee-okays-filing-symbol-rate-… ARRL CEO Explains Board's Action on Symbol Rate Regulation -July 25, 2013 http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-ceo-explains-board-s-action-on-symbol-rate-re… ARRL Board Names Award Winners, Okays LoTW Initiatives -July 23, 2013 http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-names-award-winners-okays-lotw-initiati… Symbol Rate Rule Modernization - On the motion of ARRL WestGulf Division Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV, on behalf of the Ad HocSymbol Rate Rule Modernization Committee, the Board directed ARRL GeneralCounsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, to prepare a Petition for Rule Making with the FCCseeking to modify §97.307(f) to delete all references to symbol rate. ThePetition would ask the FCC "to apply to all amateur data emissions below 29.7MHz the existing bandwidth limit, per §97.303(h), of 2.8 kHz." The committee determined that the current symbol raterestrictions in §97.307(f) "no longer reflect the state of the art of digitaltelecommunications technology," and that the proposed rule change would"encourage both flexibility and efficiency in the employment of digital emissions byamateur stations." The Ad Hoc Symbol Rate Rule Modernization Committee wasdissolved with the thanks of the Board. (In his September 2013 QST "It Seems toUs" editorial, ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, explains the Board's action on symbol rateregulation.) ARRL Letter July 25, 2013 http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2013-07-25 ARRL Board of Directors Convenes in New Orleans for 2013Annual Meeting - Jan 31, 2013 http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-of-directors-convenes-in-new-orleans-fo… Symbol Rate Rule Modernization Committee ad hoc Committee:Since 1989, when the FCC's rules concerning symbol rate limitations werecodified, digital communications techniques have rendered these limitationsobsolete , As such, the Board voted to create the Symbol Rate Rule Modernizationad hoc Committee. This committee has been tasked with evaluating potentialmodifications to the Amateur Service rules to permit and facilitate the use anddevelopment of high symbol rate digital communications techniques. The committeewill recommend modifications to the ARRL Board at the 2013 Second Meetingin July. ARRL Board Minutes for July Meeting - posted August 5, 2013 http://www.arrl.org/files/file/About%20ARRL/Board%20Meetings/2013_Second_Me… ARRL Committee Reports for July Board Meeting http://www.arrl.org/committee-reports http://www.arrl.org/files/file/About%20ARRL/Committee%20Reports/2013/July/D… QST Citations: QST - September 2013 (Page 9) QST - September 2013 (Page 73) QST - April 2013 (Page 76) QST - April 2013 (Page 77) QST - March 2013 (Page 9)

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[arrl-odv:22306] BOD Meeting Van Sked
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Sincerely, Lisa Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO / Meeting Planner ARRL--The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 Tel: 860-594-0245 --- Fax: 860-594-0259 email: lkustosik(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:22299] Exhibit B to Report of the General Counsel, Document #12 CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
by Chris Imlay 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Greetings. I have today received from Riley Hollingsworth the attached notes that he prepared of his summary thoughts about enforcement in the Amateur Service now. As most of you know, we have, without fanfare, contracted with Riley to help us advocate for improvements in enforcement, which have over time, since Riley's retirement, devolved considerably, at least in terms of visibility. I have not edited Riley's report at all, except to reformat it for perhaps more convenient reading. Riley added the material at the end below the line in a separate e-mail as an afterthought, so I pasted it in. Riley offers a good, constructive suggestion for improving Laura Smith's visibility; one that I think we should explore. I have in my last few Board reports and in reports to the Executive Committee summarized my own take on the state of enforcement, but that makes little sense when you should be hearing directly from our own contractor, whose assistance and credibility we put a good deal of stock in. So please do read this prior to the meeting if you have time, and please consider this to be Exhibit B to my previously distributed Board Report. Though Riley has a lot of credibility with us and with the Amateur Radio Community, it is my observation that Riley tends to be overly optimistic about the Amateur Radio enforcement program. You will note that he mentions twice that he feels that enforcement will improve in 2014 over 2013, but there does not seem to be much evidence of that. It is unclear at the moment who is heading up the Enforcement Bureau and who will occupy that slot under new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's tenure, which is just now getting underway. Riley has always been bullish on Laura Smith, a sentiment that I don't share. I believe that Riley expresses optimism because he in effect handed over the reins to Laura when Riley retired, and he assured us at the time that the program would continue after his retirement. For various reasons, the majority of which are by no means Laura's fault, the program has seriously suffered since Riley's retirement. I think Riley feels some guilt about this, but he shouldn't. This report is very helpful, and it provides I think a good basis for developing an enforcement advocacy strategy for 2014. Please keep this confidential for obvious reasons. Thanks. 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:22303] Log /LoTW Bust
by David Norris 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

GA All, I've had a logging program bust on time due to a locked clock parameter. Is there a way to easily extrapolate a matching time from the other stations' data in the master LoTW dBass?? It hit about 100 ARRL CQP Q's on today's date. 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Director Delta Division Sent from my iPhone

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[arrl-odv:22301] Document #( - Report of the CFO
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Attached is my report ARRL Board of Directors for the 2104 Annual Meeting. As the financial reports attached in the Addendum are preliminary and unaudited, they should be considered "Board Confidential" and should not be distributed outside of the Board group. If you have questions, please let me know. See you later this week. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Financial Officer ARRL, Inc. The National Association for Amateur Radio (860) 594-0212 www.arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:22298] RAC President's remarks
by Kay Craigie 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Radio Amateurs of Canada President Geoff Bawden VE4BAW will be unable to attend our Board meeting this time around. The RAC intends to have a presence at our National Convention and is conserving resources to that end. President Bawden sent the following remarks to us. 73 - Kay N3KN ============================= Greetings to the Board, Executive and staff of the ARRL. While I am not here for this particular meeting I and a number of my RAC colleagues will be present for your 100th Birthday Celebration. The ARRL is to be congratulated on your contributions to amateur radio both now and over the 100 years of its existence and we look forward to help celebrating your anniversary. The key role that ARRL has played out over the past century of its existence cannot be underestimated. Amateur radio would be much weaker in the United States but also world wide save for the efforts and expertise of the ARRL. I look forward to seeing all of you in the near future and helping you celebrate your 100th! Geoff ve4baw

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[arrl-odv:22297] Doc 6 - Treasurer's Report
by Niswander, Rick 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Attached is the Treasurer's report for the year ended December 31, 2013. See you in a few days. K7GM Dr. Frederick (Rick) Niswander, Ph.D., CPA, CGMA Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Spilman 106 East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858 252-328-6975 252-328-4835 (FAX)

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[arrl-odv:22296] Doc #15 - A&F Committee
by Tom Frenaye 12 Jan '14

12 Jan '14

The report of the Administration and Finance Committee is attached, along with notes from the Jan 7th conference call for Directors on the 2014 Plan.. -- 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:22295] Document 11 Annex A WD2XSH report
by Price, Brennan, N4QX 11 Jan '14

11 Jan '14

Please find attached Annex A to the report of the Chief Technology Officer to the 2014 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors. 73, Brennan T. Price, N4QX Chief Technology Officer American Radio Relay League 3545 Chain Bridge Rd Ste 209 Fairfax VA 22030-2708 Tel +1 703 934-2077 Fax +1 703 934-2079

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[arrl-odv:22294] Document 11 CTO
by Price, Brennan, N4QX 11 Jan '14

11 Jan '14

Please find attached the report of the Chief Technology Officer to the 2014 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors. One annex will follow directly; I am waiting on the other, but can't wait longer. N4QX will be QRV druing NAQP CW during my daughter's nap, if anyone wants 150 points. 73, Brennan T. Price, N4QX Chief Technology Officer American Radio Relay League 3545 Chain Bridge Rd Ste 209 Fairfax VA 22030-2708 Tel +1 703 934-2077 Fax +1 703 934-2079

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