December 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:23529] Election results
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Ballots were counted today in the Atlantic Division Director and Vice Director and the Great Lakes Division Vice Director elections, with Dakota Division Director Greg Widin, K0GW observing at the offices of Survey & Ballot Systems in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The results are as follows: ATLANTIC DIVISION DIRECTOR Tom Abernethy, W3TOM 1400 Phil Theis, K3TUF 1168 Mr. Abernethy is declared elected. ATLANTIC DIVISION VICE DIRECTOR Scott Bauer, W2LC 470 Bob Famiglio, K3RF 1583 John Mueller, K2BT 503 Mr. Famiglio is declared elected. GREAT LAKES DIVISION VICE DIRECTOR Tom Delaney, W8WTD 822 Steve Putman, N8ZR (SK) 517 Mr. Delaney is declared elected. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary on behalf of the ARRL Ethics & Elections Committee

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[arrl-odv:23599] FCC Disability Advisory Committee
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

Last week the FCC announced the creation of the Disability Advisory Committee and sought nominations. It happens that we have a highly qualified person, Bob Weinstock, W3RQ, in the ranks of our past Vice Directors. President Craigie has authorized me to submit a nomination for Bob. While his service as New England Division Vice Director was some time ago, Bob helped us more recently when we were looking for a venue for a Development reception in the Washington, DC area. He kindly arranged for the use of facilities at Gallaudet University where he is Director of Enrollment Communications in the Office of Admissions. The work of the Disability Advisory Committee may not touch directly on the Amateur Radio Service but it may be useful for the FCC to view the ARRL as a resource in this field. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:23687] Re: Best wishes to the Board Family
by Bill Edgar 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

:-P Chris, I will happily buy you a beer. Christopher Imlay <w3kd.arrl(a)gmail.com> wrote: >See, this is the problem with Bill raising this clearly actionable story without any context at all, and John "Pitbull" Stratton, Defense lawyer extraordinaire, thus enabled and champing at the bit. > > >1. I never saw any teenybopper at any time. There was only an angry hand model photographer with steam coming out of his ears, about to assault and batter me because > >I was handling the lights for the Lively Arts Society screening of something Really Important and I happened -- without any intent at all to do so -- to (twice) plunge the hand models > >into pitch darkness in the adjacent meeting room. > > >2. I will concede that there were screams coming from the (twice darkened) adjacent meeting room but there is no evidence of any teenyboppers and certainly no "creepy old man syndrome" on my part. > > >3. I shouldn't have to be put on the defensive here. Bill, so I demand satisfaction (which equates to your providing me with beer next time I see you). > > >4. And as to you, John, you are the very model of a modern major pot-stirrer. You are living former ARRL President George S. Wilson III, Esquire's adage, learned no doubt at Washington and Lee Law School: "If there be strife among them, stir it up." A good motto. Except in this one instance. > > >Happy New Year to all of you. > > >Chris > > >On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 9:42 AM, John Robert Stratton <N5AUS(a)n5aus.com> wrote: > >I believe clarification is needed in order to determine how actionable, if at all, the Honorable Mr. Edgar's statement might be. > > Was GC Imlay fighting over "the lights ON" the teeny bopper? Or, was GC Imlay fighting over "the teeny bopper"? Was the TB of legal age? > > This appears to be a matter of some color and nuance that might warrant a review by the Ladies & Gentlemen on Thursday evening — assuming the statute of limitations has run on all possible charges. > > > >73 > > >----------------------------------------------------- > > John Robert Stratton > > N5AUS > > Office telephone: 512-445-6262 > Cell: 512-426-2028 > PO Box 2232 > Austin, Texas 78768-2232 > > >----------------------------------------------------- > > > > >On 12/30/14 4:46 PM, Christopher Imlay wrote: > >"Golly, I even remember our esteemed General Counsel fighting over the lights on a teeny bopper photo shoot during the Lively Arts Society meeting at another board meeting." > > >I think the above statement is actionable, Bill. But I will miss you in January anyway and probably will not sue you. > > >Now I have to explain that story to those newer than you on the Board. The punch line until I get the chance to do that is that it was very helpful to have a Hudson Division Vice Director fully capable of flattening the offended hand model photographer from the next meeting room over to come to my assistance. Otherwise there could have been some damage to my glasses or my large nose, or even worse. > > >Fair Forward, Bill. > > >Chris W3KD > > >On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Bill Edgar N3LLR <n3llr(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >I wanted to personally let each of you know that I have enjoyed working with you on the ARRL Board. > > My first board meeting was July 2000 in Hartford. (The hotel had oodles of issues such as locks not working properly, some rooms not being completely furnished and even having an Eminem concert next door to the hotel one evening) > > > >My second meeting was just as memorable with my esteemed colleague, Bob Vallio, sitting down on a lit cigarette. > > > >Golly, I even remember our esteemed General Counsel fighting over the lights on a teeny bopper photo shoot during the Lively Arts Society meeting at another board meeting. > > > >Each meeting and association has been memorable as the “goose” we got from Rick Roderick about the need for giving. > > > >It has been interesting watching what had been considered a bastion of real OM’s voting in our first YL as President, welcoming a younger vice director who (word has it) got his first bottle of Geritol shortly after becoming his division director and then welcoming a much younger vice director also a YL. > > > >We’ve tackled some pretty heavy issues, and we’ve still survived. > > > >I want to wish each of you the very best and have a healthy and happy New Year! > > > >- Bill N3LLR > > > > >_______________________________________________ >arrl-odv mailing list >arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org >https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv > > > > >-- > >Christopher D. Imlay > >Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC > >14356 Cape May Road > >Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6011 > >(301) 384-5525 telephone > >(301) 384-6384 facsimile > >W3KD(a)ARRL.ORG > > > >_______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv > > > >_______________________________________________ >arrl-odv mailing list >arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org >https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv > > > > >-- > >Christopher D. Imlay > >Booth, Freret & Imlay, LLC > >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:23686] Fw: LoTW and the Centennial Leaderboard
by Price, Brennan, N4QX 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

‎Passing this along from Dave Patton in case you get similar calls on the phone or over the air. Now on to 17 meters. 73 de Brennan N4QX Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Patton, David NN1N <dpatton(a)arrl.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 13:32 To: HQ Staff Subject: LoTW and the Centennial Leaderboard Hola If anyone gets a call and the caller mentions “problems with LoTW or the Centennial” please help me out and just mention that we know about them. No need to forward them to me. TU Dave

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[arrl-odv:23685] More Maxim history
by Tom Frenaye 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Today's Hartford Courant had a letter to the editor regarding HP Maxim's wife Josephine. Perhaps of interest: http://eedition.courant.com/Olive/ODE/HartfordCourant2/Default.aspx?href=HC… Section B, page 1 of today's issue also has a story about Hartford inventors with a photo "Hiram Percy Maxim, left, takes a ride in a pre-1900 Alfred Pope gasoline car." The article list his inventions in 1895 and 1902. HNY ! -- 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:23674] Best wishes to the Board Family
by Bill Edgar N3LLR 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

I wanted to personally let each of you know that I have enjoyed working with you on the ARRL Board. My first board meeting was July 2000 in Hartford. (The hotel had oodles of issues such as locks not working properly, some rooms not being completely furnished and even having an Eminem concert next door to the hotel one evening) My second meeting was just as memorable with my esteemed colleague, Bob Vallio, sitting down on a lit cigarette. Golly, I even remember our esteemed General Counsel fighting over the lights on a teeny bopper photo shoot during the Lively Arts Society meeting at another board meeting. Each meeting and association has been memorable as the "goose" we got from Rick Roderick about the need for giving. It has been interesting watching what had been considered a bastion of real OM's voting in our first YL as President, welcoming a younger vice director who (word has it) got his first bottle of Geritol shortly after becoming his division director and then welcoming a much younger vice director also a YL. We've tackled some pretty heavy issues, and we've still survived. I want to wish each of you the very best and have a healthy and happy New Year! - Bill N3LLR

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[arrl-odv:23683] HNY, 73, & Welcome
by Doug Rehman 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Like Rod, Jody and I got the flu before Christmas. Combine that with not having closed on the sale of the shipping store and this being the busiest time of the year-this was not a relaxing time. Thanks for the cards; I apologize for not having sent cards out this year, but will endeavor to do better in 2015 (hopefully no flu or shipping store next December!). Best wishes for those that will be leaving us tomorrow and welcome to those joining us. Happy New Year to all-may it be a great year! 73, Doug K4AC

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[arrl-odv:23680] Part 90 Certified Advertising
by Jim Pace 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Greetings all and I wish you a wonderful New Year: I was just reviewing a packet of information that was sent to a new licensee, which contained an ARRL Quickstart Guide, experience Ham Radio with ARRL flyer and the attached flyer from Radio City. Although I commend the Membership folks for their constant effort to recruit new members, I question the wisdom of advertising Part 90 equipment - in that Amateur Radio Operators are not allowed operate Part 90 frequencies with an Amateur Radio License, with Amateur equipment. Already, here in the NW and I understand in other places, these radios have been purchased by various groups, believing that they can just be changed to Narrow Band (now required for Part 90) and a Part 90 frequency, and be in full compliance with the Commission. Because these radios can be programmed by the operator - using the keyboard - in the field, that appears to make them non-compliant. While I recognize that chasing after improper use of $60 handhelds is quite low on the priority list of the Commission, I strongly feel that ARRL, in advertising Part 90 equipment, is giving the wrong idea to the new Ham and the general public. We are the National Association for Amateur Radio, not an organization for Public Service Land Mobile. I think it is in our best interests not to advertise the Part 90 capability of a radio, even if the manufacturer claims Part 90 certified, which the flyer claims. Please give this some thought; I'm not trying to stir the pot, but am concerned for our market image. (excerpt from 90.203 below my signature). 73 and good Hamming. Jim Pace, K7CEX ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio Northwestern Division Director §90.203(e). Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this section, transmitters designed to operate above 25 MHz shall not be certificated for use under this part if the operator can program and transmit on frequencies, other than those programmed by the manufacturer, service or maintenance personnel, using the equipment's external operation controls.

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[arrl-odv:23677] Doc 17 - Report of the Amateur Radio Legal Defense & Assistance Committee
by Cliff Ahrens 31 Dec '14

31 Dec '14

Attached is Document 17, the Report of the Amateur Radio Legal Defense & Assistance Committee for the 2015 Annual Meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks to the members of the Committee for their service this year. In particular, the Committee is fortunate to have the benefit of the advice of our General Counsel, Chris Imlay W3KD. 73, Cliff K0CA

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[arrl-odv:23675] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 30 Dec '14

30 Dec '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 37 December 31, 2014 - Covers the period December 14-27. Upcoming Meetings and Events Vice Director Orientation January 14 in Newington, CT LoTW Study Committee January 14 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee January 15 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee Janauary 15 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Annual Board Meeting January 16-17, 2015 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT CEO Office Just a quick note reminding all of you that the ARRL will be closed Thursday, January 1. Happy Holiday to all of you and a Healthy and Happy New Year! Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Yvette Vinci reports that on Friday, December 19, a reminder emailing was sent to members with a summary of "What's trending" in January QST-taking advantage of some early analytics shared by Alli Barbieri. The notification was sent to 115,178 members. This is the second month for this newly introduced bulk emailing. Bob Inderbitzen and Steve Ford participated in a webinar to see our developer's progress on the iOS (Apple) version of the ARRL Repeater Directory app. The Android app was introduced earlier this year. We are enjoying a healthy surge of member orders for ARRL publications and products as we approach the end of the year. Some of this activity has been spurred by a follow-up mailing for the 2015 ARRL Handbook and email solicitations. Steve Capodicasa reports that in between activities to keep-up with the brisk level of order fulfillment for direct and dealer orders, the warehouse team is readying the facility for our end-of-year physical inventory (January 2) and audit (January 5). The pre-inventory tasks include pre-counting some inventory, and cleaning and organizing the warehouse. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 12/19/2014 1,192 350 12/12/2014 856 716 12/5/2014 1,924 448 11/26/2014 (short week) 607 225 Field Services & Radiosport Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 5 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days Field Organization/Public Service Team Leona Adams completed work on preparations for the three Section Manager elections that will be taking place this winter. Candidate statements and ballots were printed and delivered to the Mailroom Staff for mailing to members in Arizona, Iowa, and Wyoming. Leona is also receiving and handling end-of-the-year Section Manager expense reports. Chuck Skolaut compiled and sent out the monthly Official Observer Summary to all OOs, OOCs, and Section Managers. One radio amateur from South Texas successfully completed requirements to become an Official Observer recently. Kentucky OOs are checking out a report of improper operation locally on 10 meters. Documentation was received regarding operation on a Nebraska repeater, and this was forwarded to the FCC. The FCC is also following up on a problem occurring on an Illinois repeater. Several complaints were received regarding a Michigan amateur and his operation on the air. Documentation was received demonstrating operation on 3.843 MHz and a complaint about interference occurring between two groups operating on 75 meters. Questions about cross-banding, antenna zoning, and operating overseas were addressed. Joseph Ames, W3JY, has been appointed Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager starting on January 1, 2015, to fulfill the remaining portion of Bob Famiglio's (K3RF) term of office as the Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager. Famiglio is the newly-elected Vice Director of the Atlantic Division starting January 1. Dave Patton made the appointment after consulting with newly- elected and incoming Atlantic Division Director Tom Abernethy, W3TOM. Ames' appointment as Section Manager continues until March 31, 2016. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 1/1 Holiday Leona Adams 1/2 PTO Jackie Ferreira 12/29-12/31 PTO Steve Ford 12/22-1/2 PTO Scott Gee 12/29 PTO Dan Henderson 12/17-1/6 PTO Gail Iannone 12/19-1/2 PTO Bob Inderbitzen 12/29-1/2 PTO `` 2/12-2/17 Orlando Hamcation, Orlando, FL/PTO Debra Johnson 12/31-1/2 PTO Diane Petrilli 1/9 PTO `` 1/26-1/30 PTO Becky Schoenfeld 12/24-12/30 PTO Chuck Skolaut 12/30-12/31 PTO Dave Sumner 12/24-12/31 PTO Yvette Vinci 12/29-12/30 PTO

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