November 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:23501] Remote Stations
by James F. Boehner MD 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Jim, We have had extensive conversations about the remote operating issue in the PSC. Can you resend the attachment? It did not come through for me. Thanks! '73 de JIM N2ZZ From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Jim Pace K7CEX NW Division Director Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 4:52 PM To: ODV Subject: [arrl-odv:23500] Remote Stations Well, the discussions are heating up here in the NW as I assume they are in the rest of the Country. I don't recall anything on the ODV (but then I don't recall lots of things) Smile emoticon but I thought I'd share this article. 73 and good Hamming Jim Pace, K7CEX ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio Northwestern Division Director

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[arrl-odv:23513] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 14 Nov '14

14 Nov '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 32 November 12, 2014 - Covers the period November 2-8. 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 Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli reports that the next membership campaign will mail November 17. Holiday-themed (Thanksgiving and Black Friday) membership appeals have also been prepared for bulk email distribution throughout the month. A "thank you" lunch for ARRL HQ volunteers and tour guides was held on Thursday, November 13. The core of 30 tour guides have welcomed thousands of visitors to Headquarters throughout the organization's Centennial year. Jackie Ferreira reports that readership surveys are being conducted with randomly selected ARRL members and subscribers for our journals QST and QEX. The information gleaned from the online surveys will be used for editorial planning, marketing, and to explore other improvements including digital publication considerations. We introduced a digital edition of The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual to Amazon's Kindle Store, selling 140 copies in the first week. The project was completed with help from Production Department staff, who managed the file conversion of Ham Radio License Manual to a digital book. Having a digital edition responds to increasing demand from readers who prefer digital publications and online content, and furthers our interest to expand beyond traditionally printed books. Feedback from members following our promotion of the Kindle edition on ARRL's Facebook Page has been overwhelmingly positive. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 11/7/2014 983 848 10/31/2014 1,217 334 10/24/2014 938 880 10/17/2014 1,814 120 Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 2 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days Field Organization/Public Service Team Chuck Skolaut compiled and forwarded the monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the IARU Region 2 Monitoring Coordinator. Supplies were sent out to several Official Observers. Several reports of an Over the Horizon Radar signal heard on 10 meters were received. The FCC was advised of a problem operator returning to local 2 meter repeaters in Nevada. A report of unlicensed users in Iowa on 2 meters was reported and forwarded to the OOC. Chuck Skolaut and Steve Ewald continued to fill in for regular W1AW staff members who were away from the office and fill-in as Headquarters tour conductors when volunteer tours guides were already on tour. They also assisted guest operators at W1ØØAW. ARRL Simulated Emergency Test reports continue to be submitted. Although October 4-5 was the focal-point weekend for this year's SET, many Sections and local ARES groups among others are encouraged to hold their SETs on other weekends to maximize participation and activity. 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 Bob Allison 11/26 PTO `` 12/5-12/8 PTO `` 12/17 Jury Duty `` 12/22-12/24 PTO Steve Capodicasa 11/24-11/26 PTO `` 12/12 PTO Joe Carcia 11/14 PTO `` 12/5 PTO `` 12/12 PTO Lauren Clarke 11/25-11/26 PTO `` 12/24 PTO Steve Ewald 11/25-12/5 PTO Jackie Ferreira 11/21 PTO `` 12/15 PTO `` 12/29-12/31 PTO Steve Ford 11/24-11/28 PTO Scott Gee 12/24-12/29 PTO Dan Henderson 11/14-11/16 Indiana State Convention, Ft. Wayne, IN `` 11/24-11/26 PTO `` 12/17-1/6 PTO Gail Iannone 12/19-1/2 PTO Debra Johnson 11/24-11/26 PTO Harold Kramer 12/18-12/29 PTO Lisa Kustosik 11/24-11/26 PTO Sean Kutzko 12/12-12/19 PTO Diane Petrilli 12/22-12/24 PTO `` 1/26-1/30 PTO Barry Shelley 11/18-11/20 Risk Strategies, Chicago, IL Chuck Skolaut 11/24-12/1 PTO

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[arrl-odv:23511] co-sponsors = 63
by Tom Frenaye 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

Thomas.gov now shows 63 co-sponsors for HR-4969 https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4969/cosponsors?q={… -- 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:23510] 63 and counting
by Kay Craigie 13 Nov '14

13 Nov '14

As of this morning, H.R. 4969 has 63 official cosponsors, more than twice the number we were recommended to get. My list shows 5 more who said during the recess that they would cosponsor. I just sent that list to TKG so they can follow up as appropriate. Thanks to all of you, and your members, who worked on this during the recess. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:23498] KB7ILD license revoked
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

The attached is in today's FCC Daily Digest. Kay, I know you recall the George Rogers case cited at footnote 44. Dave

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[arrl-odv:23506] Condolences
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 11 Nov '14

11 Nov '14

Please join me in expressing condolences to Dwayne, WY7FD on his father's passing last Sunday. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:23504] LoTW Problem?
by Bob Vallio 10 Nov '14

10 Nov '14

This is where I am directed when attempting to display - Check LoTW Queue Status <http://www.arrl.org/logbook-queue-status> http://www.arrl.org/logbook-queue-status That URL returns a blank screen to me. Other selections do respond. Bob Vallio, W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:23500] Remote Stations
by Jim Pace K7CEX NW Division Director 09 Nov '14

09 Nov '14

Well, the discussions are heating up here in the NW as I assume they are in the rest of the Country. I don't recall anything on the ODV (but then I don't recall lots of things) but I thought I'd share this article. 73 and good Hamming Jim Pace, K7CEX ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio Northwestern Division Director

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[arrl-odv:23502] oops!
by Jim Pace K7CEX NW Division Director 08 Nov '14

08 Nov '14

I told you I didn't recall things Here's the aforementioned link to the article. http://www.w4gal.com/CQrhr/ 73, Jim

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[arrl-odv:23497] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 06 Nov '14

06 Nov '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 31 November 5, 2014 - Covers the period October 26-31. 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 Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND On Monday October 27, a meeting was held with Lt. Col. David Anderson, commanding officer of the Cape Cod AFS PAVE PAWS radar installation. Information on the timeframe for the upgrading of the site to the updated early warning radar (UEWR), similar to what is currently running at the other PAVE PAWS sites was shared. We discussed the impact of the upgrade on the Amateur community in the area and reaffirmed the ARRL's commitment to continue working with the Air Force to mitigate interference to the facility. We also have agreed to a tentative visit to the ARRL by Lt. Col. Anderson and several of his key staffers, hopefully before the end of the year. After the visit, a page was added to the ARRL Web outlining how Part 2.106 Footnote US 270 impacts / limits certain parts of Part 97. At the request of General Counsel, we reviewed the proposed comments to be filed in conjunction with proposal to eliminate paper licenses issued from the FCC. Several comments were offered related to the area concerning reciprocal operating permits outside of the US. We received information on an unfavorable PRB-1 case from Georgia involving Ritner Nesbitt N4BNM. While we had spoken to Mr. Nesbit and his attorney several years ago about his problem, we never received any follow-up request or information on his situation and were not aware that a lawsuit was filed. Making this more problematic is the fact that Mr. Nesbitt died in January 2014, some nine months before the decision in the case was rendered. The decision was forwarded to General Counsel for review and any instructions back on follow-up. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli reported that October ended with 165,160 members, a gain of 481 over September (a gain of 542 was forecasted). The last time membership was this high was 1998. We have 1,738 members over the year-to-date goal. 68.79% of October 2014 expirees paid on time (vs. 70.63% last October). Yvette Vinci reported that in the month of October, a total of 21 paid-in-full Life Memberships were processed and 23 new Life Membership pledges were made. Jackie Ferreira reported that October product sales were $409,258, exceeding the month's sales forecast of $331,700. Direct sales were $222,327; dealer sales were $186,931. Year to date sales are $2,761,156 and ahead of forecast by $254,222. A direct mail piece featuring the new edition of The ARRL Handbook contributed $60,605 in sales this month. The "Handbook" sales category exceeded forecast by $26,264, while The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual exceeded the "Beginner Training Aids" category by $36,393 this month. Deb Jahnke reported that over half of the Ham Radio License Manuals sold in October went to a single, major reseller. ARRL has earned payments of $36,921 this year (Jan-Sep) from US Bank for royalties and bounties associated with the ARRL Visa Credit Card. September was our largest month across all history of the program. ARRL-sourced new card acquisition continues to be the largest contributing factor to program growth. We are 31% ahead on new accounts this year compared to all of 2013. There are over 2,600 open cards in the program, and over 1,700 active cards. The ARRL Visa card is promoted through ARRL emailings, printed matter included with membership cards and publication orders, and through direct mail paid for and conducted by US Bank. Since its introduction in May, the new ARRL Exam Review<http://www.arrl.org/examreview> website feature has attracted over 5,000 unique users. The program is promoted as a companion feature of the ARRL License Manuals. The user database is already contributing as a new source of prospective members-some already licensed, and some unlicensed. A few remaining ARRL Centennial Vibroplex Keys were fulfilled in October-bringing the final tally to 933 keys shipped. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 10/31/2014 1,217 334 10/24/2014 938 880 10/17/2014 1,814 120 10/10/2014 1,077 187 Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 1 Week Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days Logbook of the World Category October 2014 QSO Records Entered Into System 620,722,942 QSL Record Matches 97,298,790 Logs Processed 6,754,307 Active Certificates 105,980 Registered Users in System 71,001 Logbook Inquiries October 2014 Time on the Phone 23 Hours Phone Calls 217 Emails 2,167 Total 2,384 Field Organization/Public Service Team One radio amateur from Ohio has successfully completed the requirements to become an Official Observer. Word was received back from Laura Smith at the FCC that they are investigating the report of wide AM signals heard on 75 meters but more time is needed. Repeater interference in North Carolina continues to be checked out. Alan Hensley, KE4AH, has stepped down as the Alabama OOC. Amos Nicholson, KC3QD, reports that his call is being boot-legged. Chuck Skolaut and Steve Ewald filled in for regular W1AW staff members who were away from the office. Chuck and Steve ran morning code practice sessions and assisted guest operators as they put W1ØØAW on the air from the Maxim Memorial Station. Orange Section Manager Carl Gardenias, WU6D, has been nominated to run for a new term of office that's scheduled to start on g April 1, 2015. Nominations are open until December 5th. Leona Adams reports that Section Manager expense report continue arrive in large numbers. 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 Leona Adams 11/7-11/10 PTO Bob Allison 11/26 PTO `` 12/5-12/8 PTO `` 12/17 Jury Duty `` 12/22-12/24 PTO Steve Capodicasa 11/24-11/26 PTO `` 12/12 PTO Joe Carcia 11/14 PTO `` 12/5 PTO `` 12/12 PTO Lauren Clarke 11/25-11/26 PTO `` 12/24 PTO Steve Ewald 11/25-12/5 PTO Jackie Ferreira 11/21 PTO `` 12/15 PTO `` 12/29-12/31 PTO Steve Ford 11/24-11/28 PTO Scott Gee 12/24-12/29 PTO Dan Henderson 11/14-11/16 Indiana State Convention, Ft. Wayne, IN `` 11/24-11/26 PTO `` 12/17-1/6 PTO Debra Johnson 11/11 PTO `` 11/24-11/26 PTO Sean Kutzko 12/12-12/19 PTO Diane Petrilli 12/22-12/24 PTO `` 1/26-1/30 PTO Barry Shelley 11/6-11/7 PTO `` 11/18-11/20 Risk Strategies, Chicago, IL Chuck Skolaut 11/24-12/1 PTO Yvette Vinci 11/4 PTO `` 11/11 PTO

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