October 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:23467] The VA preparing to use HF
by Kent Olson 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Greetings all; I normally don't spam out stuff, but I thought you might enjoy this article on "old technology". When the page loads, click the "Continue to Defense One" button, and it will go to the article. http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/10/preparing-future-catastrophes-… Hope all is well with all. 73! Kent KAØLDG

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[arrl-odv:23473] LoTW Update
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Barry, I know that LoTW is back online. It would behoove us to have an update on the Website homepage as to what is happening and what we might expect. Despite the fact that we’re back up, I am getting inquires as to the status that I can’t answer, and it’s been a day since the initial announcement was made on the ARRL homepage. 73 de Mike N2YBB

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[arrl-odv:23472] LoTW Uploads
by David Norris 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

Is LoTW running slow on processing uploads??? I uploaded a large file yesterday afternoon and it is not yet showing up. 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Director Delta Division Sent from my iPhone

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[arrl-odv:23468] Great picture, but........
by James F. Boehner MD 21 Oct '14

21 Oct '14

I couldn't resist passing this on. A great picture, very worthy of publication, but..... '73 de JIM N2ZZ __._,_.___

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[arrl-odv:23464] LoTW Disruption
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 20 Oct '14

20 Oct '14

All: The following news item is going to be posted on the ARRL web site and the LoTW User Group: On Sunday afternoon, it was discovered that the Logbook of the World server at ARRL HQ was involved in a denial of service attack which disrupted operations. The ARRL IT Department identified the source and is continuing work on eliminating the threat. There may be intermittent disruptions of the Logbook while the ultimate solution is being implemented. We apologize for any inconvenience. For the information of the Board only, the IT Department was able to determine that the LoTW server was compromised from servers in Bejing and was being used in a denial of service attack against servers located in Hong Kong. The attack disrupted not only LoTW functions but slowed our overall network which impacted e-mail traffic as well. The LoTW server and the firewall facing out to the Internet are both current with software and patches so we've been unable to determine at this point exactly the source of the intrusion. The server is housed in the virtual array at HQ and we've taken that server offline and are creating a new LoTW server in the array to hopefully eliminate the attack. Once we turn that on, LoTW services will be restored and we will closely monitor the outgoing traffic on the network. In addition, we will be replacing the firewall with a Cisco product by Wednesday. To do so earlier would disrupt internal connections to the Internet from HQ and take down other services such as e-mail for about 48 hours which was deemed unacceptable. We will send out another notification when we are back to normal operations. 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:23456] LoTW Offline
by David Norris 20 Oct '14

20 Oct '14

All, LoTW is offline. I just had an upload fail and I can't log into my account. Was there any scheduled maintenance for tonight?? 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Director Delta Division Sent from my iPhone

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[arrl-odv:23460] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 20 Oct '14

20 Oct '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 28 October 15, 2014 - Covers the period October 5-11. Upcoming Meetings and Events LoTW Study Committee November 14 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee November 15 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Director/Vice Director Elections November 21 Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Field Organization/Public Service Team Leona Adams reports that Jack Mitchell, N7MJ, of Cheyenne, has been nominated to run for the position of Wyoming Section Manager. Arkansas Section Manager Dale Temple, W5RXU, has been nominated to run for another two- year term as Section Manager. Nominations for Section Manager candidates for this upcoming election cycle are due at ARRL Headquarters by December 5. Leona also continues to assist the DXCC staff by handling some administrative duties associated with the DXCC program when her schedule allows on weekday afternoons. Chuck Skolaut attended the Iowa Section Convention in West Liberty on October 5. He met with ARRL Section Leaders among many others and represented ARRL Headquarters at the event. The annual SKYWARN Recognition Day will be held all day (UTC time) on Saturday, December 6. The National Weather Service and the ARRL co-sponsor this on-the-air operating event to help recognize the vital public service contributions that Amateur Radio operators make during National Weather Service severe weather warning operations. Several Amateur Radio stations at National Weather Service offices are expected to be on the air that day. More information is in November QST, page 85, and at www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio<http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/hamradio>. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 11/27-11/28 Holiday All Staff 12/25-12/26 Holiday Steve Capodicasa 10/27 PTO `` 11/24-11/26 PTO Joe Carcia 10/17 PTO `` 10/24 PTO Steve Ewald 10/17 Arkansas State Convention, Batesville, AK Sean Kutzko 12/12-12/19 PTO Diane Middleton 10/16-10/17 PTO Diane Petrilli 12/22-12/24 PTO Barry Shelley 10/16-10/17 PTO `` 10/23-10/24 PTO `` 11/6-11/7 PTO

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[arrl-odv:23455] Re: McGan Award
by dick＠pobox.com 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

16 OCT 2014 - 2010 CDT I vote YES on the 2014 McGan award to Brian Short, KC0BS. - Dick Isely, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:23436] McGan Award
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

A loose end from the July Programs & Services Committee meeting has been tied up by email vote of the committee. The committee has endorsed the recommendation of the Public Relations Committee to award the 2014 Philip J. McGan Silver Antenna Award to Brian Short, KC0BS, for excellence in telling the Amateur Radio story to the public at large. See July 2014 Board Meeting Document #21. The Executive Committee has authorized a mail vote in accordance with Article 6. It is now in order for the Board to vote on this recommendation. However, so as to not foreclose the possibility of discussion, please withhold your vote until tomorrow (Thursday) in case there are questions. Here is the resolution for Board consideration: "Resolved, that the 2014 Philip J. McGan Silver Antenna Award is hereby awarded to Brian Short, KC0BS, for excellence in telling the Amateur Radio story to the public at large." Thank you. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:23452] Chalk up one for Dakota Division
by G Widin 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

I received info this afternoon that Congressman Cramer of ND has notified Rep. Kizinger that he intends to sign on as a co-sponsor to HR 4969. Persistent work by one of our folks in ND was the impetus for this, and at last puts our (12 representative) Division on the sponsorship map. 73, Greg, K0GW

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