February 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:22442] Fwd: for ARRL Board and Section Managers: ARRL Centennial QSL cards
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

>From Bob Inderbitzen to ARRL ODV (Also sent to SMs) Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R" <rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org<mailto:rinderbitzen@arrl.org>> Date: February 14, 2014 at 3:23:15 PM We’re pleased to introduce this very special offering: ARRL Centennial QSL cards. Members can select from 3 different QSL card designs (3 card “fronts” and 3 “backs”), and customize the cards with call sign and station info. The cards can be ordered for as low as 15 cents/card per 1,000 cards. Smaller (and larger) quantities are available for ordering. The cards are promoted in March QST, page 12. ARRL members may visit the following page for instructions: http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Member-Centennial-QSL-Cards [QSL2.jpg] ARRL Board members and Section Managers can receive a discount of 20% (ARRL’s profit margin) by using the following discount code when placing an online order for QSL cards. On the payment page, fill out your payment information; then click “View/Enter Discounts.” In the pop-up window, enter the Discount Code next to the item, then click “Submit.” Discount Code: ARRL2014 (valid through March 31, 2014). Please do not share this discount code with anyone. Please Note: QSL Card orders will be processed on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Cards ordered by those dates will print and ship within 5 business days following the processing date. Delivery time will vary based on order shipment destination. This service is provided by AGS in partnership with ARRL. For technical support and shipping inquiries, please call AGS: 301.870.0474 73 Bob NQ1R

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[arrl-odv:22441] SCC Monthly Financial Report
by Hobart, Mary K1MMH 14 Feb '14

14 Feb '14

Good afternoon, Attached you will find the Second Century Campaign monthly financial report for January 2014. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Mary, K1MMH ARRL Chief Development Officer The ARRL Second Century Campaign is underway to build the ARRL Endowment for ARRL's second hundred years. Your generous support of this campaign to add $10 million to secure ARRL's financial future is vital to the organization's financial health in the coming years. For more information on how you can participate, contact me at by email at mhobart(a)arrl.org or by telephone at 860-729-1031. Thank you.

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[arrl-odv:22440] ARRL Closing at 12:30 pm
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 13 Feb '14

13 Feb '14

Given the current conditions and the forecast for the remainder of the day, I have made the decision to close the HQ facility at 12:30 pm today. There are already several inches of snow on the ground, the pace has picked up to more than 2 inches an hour with freezing rain predicted for later in the day. As the storm is supposed to last overnight, we will make a decision in the morning about Friday's opening. 73, Barry, N1VXY Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

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[arrl-odv:22436] FW: [FLWSS] K5QE Selling Microwave Gear
by Doug Rehman 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

I'm forwarding this just as an FYI since it originated from another Division. The Executive Summary is that K5QE who was active on v/u/m bands is selling his microwave equipment and will compete in the limited band category. N6NB (SW Division) posted the list of equipment to a reflector with some comments about the limited band categories created by the ARRL encouraging people to not venture into the microwave bands. N8KH (in my Division) then forwards the email to the Florida Weak Signal Society using a subject of "ARRL Discouraging Microwave Use". As you might have guessed, N8KH is not a member (expired 12/31/1990). Thanks & 73, Doug Doug Rehman, K4AC Director Southeastern Division ARRL—The National Association for Amateur Radio® doug(a)k4ac.com www.arrlse.org www.facebook.com/arrlse -----Original Message----- From: FLWSS [mailto:flwss-bounces@flwss.net] On Behalf Of Doug Rehman Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 10:16 AM To: 'Hendrickson, Kenneth'; flwss(a)flwss.net Subject: Re: [FLWSS] K5QE Selling Microwave Gear Ken: I respectfully disagree with your interpretation and have changed the subject line of my reply. What you provided in your email was merely the decision of one amateur to compete in one of the limited categories. The purpose of adding limited band categories was to ENCOURAGE amateurs that have one of the many hf/vhf/uhf radios to participate in V/U/M contests. The goal is to expose amateurs to weak signal work, an area that many have little knowledge of. Through this exposure, some may decide they enjoy WSS and might even decide to expand their bands. 73, Doug Doug Rehman, K4AC Director Southeastern Division ARRL—The National Association for Amateur Radio® doug(a)k4ac.com www.arrlse.org www.facebook.com/arrlse -----Original Message----- From: FLWSS [mailto:flwss-bounces@flwss.net] On Behalf Of Hendrickson, Kenneth Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:51 AM To: flwss(a)flwss.net Subject: [FLWSS] ARRL Discouraging Microwave Use Copied from the San Bernardino Microwave Society mailing list ... -----Original Message----- From: Overbeck, Wayne [mailto:woverbeck@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU] Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 4:16 PM To: sbms(a)ham-radio.com Subject: [Sbms] Marshall's microwave sale Here is Marshall's full list of the microwave gear he's selling. Basically, he's liquidating everything for all bands above 450 MHz to concentrate on the limited (four-band) multioperator category in ARRL contests. Permit me the bandwidth to say two things about this. First, when I roved in East Texas I worked Marshall, K5QE, on all bands through 10 GHz from six or seven different grid squares. He had a very good station for the microwave bands. Second, the rules in ARRL contests are now encouraging people to abandon the microwave bands. For many years the contest rules encouraged hams to move up to the higher bands. Until the 1980s there were only two contest categories (single op and multiop). If you had more bands, you had a large competitive advantage. But now the rules reward people for limiting themselves to the three or four lowest bands. We have a limited multiop category (50-432, the category Marshall has chosen for his future contest endeavors), a limited rover category (also 50-432) and a three-band category for single operators (50, 144 and 432--bypassing even 222). The ARRL contest rules now encourage people to avoid upgrading to the higher bands! I think that is a serious mistake for the future of the amateur radio service. Here's Marshall's list. I wish Marshall wasn't leaving the microwave bands, but since he is, there's hardware here worth considering. I have no financial interest in this matter. 73, Wayne, N6NB _______________________________________________ Website http://www.flwss.net FLWSS mailing list FLWSS(a)flwss.net http://flwss.net/mailman/listinfo/flwss_flwss.net _______________________________________________ Website http://www.flwss.net FLWSS mailing list FLWSS(a)flwss.net http://flwss.net/mailman/listinfo/flwss_flwss.net

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[arrl-odv:22438] Orlando trip report
by Kay Craigie 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

The attachment is my trip report on the Orlando HamCation, held this past weekend. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:22437] Puerto Rico trip report
by Kay Craigie 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

The attachment is my report on the Puerto Rico State Convention held late last month. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:22433] I do not approve minutes as written
by Dr. David Woolweaver 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

I DO NOT approve the minutes as written. David, K5RAV

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[arrl-odv:22406] Approval of minutes
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Directors: The procedure adopted for approval of Board meeting minutes is as follows: 1. The Secretary will circulate draft minutes to Board members as soon as possible after the meeting. 2. Once Board members have had the opportunity to review the draft and offer comment, a final draft will be circulated. 3. Ten days after distribution of the final draft, the Secretary will call for a vote by electronic mail to approve the minutes. 4. The minutes will be declared as approved upon the receipt of affirmative votes of eight or more directors within the ten days of the call for the vote. 5. The final draft minutes will continue to be made available to members following their circulation to Board members and prior to formal approval. The draft minutes were circulated to you more than 10 days ago and revised in accordance with comments received. Accordingly, it is now time to solicit your votes to approve the minutes. A copy is attached. It is the same as was distributed on January 23 except for the correction of one typo. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:22431] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 37, No. 5 February 5, 2014 -- Covers the period January 26-February 1. Upcoming Meetings and Events Centennial Convention Committee Meeting February 11 @ 3:30pm in Newington, CT Executive Committee: March 29 @ 8:30am - St Louis, MO Administration & Finance Committee April 12 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND In the past several weeks, the Regulatory Information Branch has been learning to use the StateNet system from LexisNexis in order to monitor state-level legislation that could possibly affect Amateur Radio licensees. A system is being developed to expedite sharing information with Section Managers and State Government Liaisons when legislation is identified in an individual state. This replaces the monthly multiple-page summaries that had previously been provided by John Chwat's firm. Work continues on the forums and programs for the 2014 Centennial Convention. At this time we have a full slate of accepted programs, with several "waiting in the wings" should openings in the schedule occur. We have accepted a total of 67 hours of forums for the Friday and Saturday schedules in addition to the seven full-day training track scheduled for Thursday of the convention. Specific time and date slots will be allocated in the next two months, with care being given to keep similar programs and interests from conflicting in the same time slots. Because of the resignation of the Contest Manager, the Regulatory Information Manager (as a former contest manager) has been working closely with the MVP staff and Public Relations Manager to address the tremendous backlog of emails, phone calls, and work in the Contest area. The Regulatory Manager will be handling most of the data processing work required to get this back on track. The 2014 ARRL Field Day packet was finalized and will be posted on the ARRL Web the week of February 3. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2013 Carryover 115,816 1,195 2014 Received 1,353,432 14,865 Cumulative Total 1,469,248 16,060 2014 Processed 1,391,844 15,066 Remaining 77,404 994 Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 4 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 5 - 7 Business Days Logbook of the World Category Jan 2014 QSO Records Entered Into System 556,428,520 QSL Record Matches 83,207,363 Logs Processed 5,317,282 Active Certificates 95,263 Registered Users in System 63,468 Logbook Inquiries Jan 2014 Time on the Phone 40 Hours Emails 1,478 Phone Calls 186 Total 1,664 W1AW Joe installed in Studio One a used Icom IC-7700 HF/6 meter transceiver. This radio temporarily replaces the Yaesu Ftdx9000 HF/6 meter transceiver that was located in this position. He also installed a Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V in Studio Two. This radio replaces the FlexRadio Systems FLEX-5000 transceiver. Joe also completed the rebuild of the web CW practice archives and made them available online. He continues 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. Joe also met with EAD Manager Deb Johnson and volunteer Paul Ciezniak, K1SEZ to discuss the details of a planned ARISS contact that is to be made during the Centennial Convention in Hartford. Field Organization/Public Service Team One radio amateur from Santa Clara Valley completed requirements to become an Official Observer this past week. Nationwide, the total number of Official Observers is currently 733. Rick Lloyd, AA4W, was appointed as the new OOC for Northern Florida. Several reports of intentional interference to the FT5ZM DXpedition were received. Several complaints of the operation heard on 14.313 MHz were received regarding language used and the playing of music. Complaints were also received regarding interference to the OMISS and YLISSB nets, and these are being investigated. Oklahoma OOs were alerted to check out a report of stations on 60 meters using high power and lack of proper identification. The Indiana Local Interference Committee has been renewed for another year, and a report of possible Over the Horizon Radars being heard on 15 meters is being checked out. Illinois Section Manager Tom Ciciora, KA9QPN, has been nominated to run for a new term of office starting on July 1. Also, Steve Szabo, WB4OMM, of Daytona Beach, Florida, has been nominated to run for the Northern Florida Section Manager's position. Petitions for this particular election cycle are due at ARRL Headquarters on March 7. Leona Adams has been processing information updates, changes, and additions to the main Field Organization data base as supplied by Section Managers. Steve Ewald reports that many additional Annual Emergency Coordinator reports and Simulated Emergency Test reports for 2013 have been arriving ahead of the receipt deadline. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 2/17 Holiday Bob Allison 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 2/14 PTO `` 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 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 Yvette Vinci 2/7-2/9 Northern Florida Section Convention, Orlando, FL

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[arrl-odv:22418] Symbol rate FAQ
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Here is the symbol rate FAQ that I propose to post in accordance with Minute 51 of the January Board Meeting. Suggestions for additions and clarifications are welcome. I want to acknowledge Brennan Price's considerable contribution to the FAQ, without which it would not yet be ready for your perusal. Both of us had to overcome our usual inclination to go into great detail when just a simple explanation is called for. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ Frequently Asked Questions about the ARRL "Symbol Rate" petition, RM-11708 Q: Why did the ARRL think the petition to eliminate regulation by symbol rate was needed? A: HF data emissions are now limited to symbol rates that are based on the long-obsolete technology of the early telephone modems. Regulation by symbol rate is not appropriate for present and future generations of digital data modes; it prohibits the use of some new, efficient modes while not preventing the introduction of digital data modes with much wider bandwidths than are now in use. Q: The petition proposes to substitute a bandwidth limit of 2.8 kHz for the symbol rate limits - why 2.8 kHz and not some other figure? A: It accommodates the digital data modes that are now in widespread use while limiting future development to the bandwidth of an SSB transceiver. Q: Would the proposed revision have any effect on phone or image operation? A: No. There is no proposal to revise any rule applicable to the phone and image subbands. Q: Would the proposed revision have any effect on digital voice operation? A: No. The FCC rules define digital voice as phone. Q: Does the proposed revision permit wider use of automatically controlled digital stations? A: No. Section 97.221 would remain unchanged. Q: Does the proposal expand the frequencies on which unspecified digital codes may be used? A: No, although an error in the original ARRL filing suggested otherwise. As soon as it was discovered, this was corrected through the filing of an erratum. Q: Is the proposal a precursor to large-scale regulation by bandwidth? A: No. The proposal is to regulate the bandwidth of a single type of emission (data) in order to narrowly and surgically eliminate an outdated limitation in the FCC rules which precludes radio amateurs from experimenting and contributing to the radio art as fully as they should. Posted February xx, 2014

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