March 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:22443] Re: Fwd: for ARRL Board and Section Managers: ARRL Centennial QSL cards
by Bill Edgar 22 May '14

22 May '14

Harold, Since the board is able to put qsl cards on their division budgets, how can we do that with these anniversary qsl cards. These designs are truly outstanding! Thanks. Bill -------- Original message -------- From: "Kramer, Harold, WJ1B" <wj1b(a)arrl.org> Date:02/14/2014 7:35 PM (GMT-05:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> Cc: "Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R" <rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:22442] Fwd: for ARRL Board and Section Managers: ARRL Centennial QSL cards 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> 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 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:22575] Fwd: RE: [ARRL-LOTW] Re: Update on ARRL networking issues
by John Robert Stratton 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Worth noting. 73 *-----------------------------------------------------* ** John Robert Stratton N5AUS Office telephone: 512-445-6262 Cell: 512-426-2028 PO Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 *-----------------------------------------------------* -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [ARRL-LOTW] Re: Update on ARRL networking issues Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:55:36 -0400 From: Dave AA6YQ <aa6yq(a)ambersoft.com> Reply-To: ARRL-LOTW(a)yahoogroups.com To: <ARRL-LOTW(a)yahoogroups.com> CC: Michael G7VJR <michael(a)wells.org.uk> >>>AA6YQ comments below -----Original Message----- From: ARRL-LOTW(a)yahoogroups.com [mailto:ARRL-LOTW@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of email(a)johnfarrar.plus.com Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 3:24 PM To: ARRL-LOTW(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [ARRL-LOTW] Re: Update on ARRL networking issues LOTW has been running long enough so you would think they had it cracked by now. I don't see these problems with Clublog and that is a one man band show! >>>ClubLog is indeed an excellent architecture and implementation, but you are comparing apples and oranges. In addition to LotW, the ARRL HQ network supports the ARRL web site, access to QST, ecommerce, bulk email, and several award programs. >>>ClubLog was built by a person who well understood modern software engineering and enterprise-scale online computing before he started. The ARRL is an organization that predates computers, introduced attractive services like LoTW without fully understanding their implications for resources and infrastructure, and is now working to raise both to the required level. Michael G7VJR, who designed and built ClubLog, is one of the people contributing to this effort. 73, Dave, AA6YQ __._,_.___ Reply via web post <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ARRL-LOTW/conversations/messages/22003;…> Reply to sender <mailto:aa6yq@ambersoft.com?subject=RE%3A%20%5BARRL-LOTW%5D%20Re%3A%20Update%20on%20ARRL%20networking%20issues> Reply to group <mailto:ARRL-LOTW@yahoogroups.com?subject=RE%3A%20%5BARRL-LOTW%5D%20Re%3A%20Update%20on%20ARRL%20networking%20issues> Start a New Topic <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ARRL-LOTW/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X…> Messages in this topic <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ARRL-LOTW/conversations/topics/21978;_y…> (9) Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ARRL-LOTW/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYTExazI0BF9…> Yahoo! Groups <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlc2c3ZHM2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA…> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • Unsubscribe <mailto:ARRL-LOTW-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> . __,_._,___

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[arrl-odv:22573] FCC Process Reform; Comments as-filed in Docket 14-25.
by Chris Imlay 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Greetings. Today, after careful review of a draft over the weekend by the Executive Committee and with the Committee's approval, we filed the attached comments in the FCC's "process reform" docket. We danced a bit of a tightrope here on the tone of these comments, which are direct, but at the same time, we hope, constructive. The thrust was to deal principally with three issues: (1) the current inadequate state of FCC Amateur Radio enforcement; (2) the Commission's inadequate response to Power Line Interference cases specifically; and (3) timeliness of resolution of open docket proceedings and petitions for rule making. Thanks to Brennan Price for the additional segment dealing with the International Bureau processes. Special thanks for helpful edits of this to President Craigie, CEO Sumner and Director Ahrens (aka "hawkeye" Ahrens, who never misses a typo -- being his law clerk would be the kiss of death). Seriously though, we will be taking these comments and scheduling a meeting with the new Chief of the Enforcement Bureau, Travis LeBlanc, in the near term, to discuss some changes in procedure that might help to reignite the Amateur Radio enforcement program. Please keep that to yourselves until we actually do it. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this filing. We do not anticipate the necessity for any reply comments and none are provided for in the Public Notice in this proceeding anyway. 73, Chris W3KD 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:22571] Suggested copy
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

All Amateurs who volunteer their services in ARRL and/or ARES sanctioned events and/or events do so at their own risk. volunteers are responsible for observing all Federal, State and Local law. All Amateurs volunteering in an event that provides service to another Agency are bound to the rules and procedures of that Agency. The ARRL provides no coverage of any sort to these volunteers and the ARRL is not liable for any individuals' actions while volunteering min an event or activation. Sent from my iPad

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[arrl-odv:22570] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 28 Mar '14

28 Mar '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 37, No. 11 March 26, 2014 -- Covers the period March 16-22. Upcoming Meetings and Events Vice Director Orientation March 24 in Newington, CT Executive Committee: March 29 @ 8:30am - St Louis, MO Centennial Convention Committee Meeting April 2 @ 3:30pm in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee April 12 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Development Reported by Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD We are pleased to welcome four new Maxim Society members: Bill Hider, N3RR, Edmund Schweitzer III, W7KOW, John Gersbacher, K6JJ and Gary Ferdinand, W2CS. Development is prepping for a Spectrum Defense Fund solicitation in April. Invitations to the 14th Annual Donor Reception in Dayton (May 15, 2014) will be sent out next week. This year, the guest speaker is Matt Severin, N8MS, a professional educator and ARRL Education & Technology Program Instructor. Response continues to be strong to the 150,000 direct mail solicitation to the general membership for the Second Century Campaign. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli reports that the next large membership campaign will mail on April 7. Planning for Dayton Hamvention is well underway. Membership collateral has been submitted for graphic design, exhibit space and parking passes have been ordered, and "ARRL team" registration materials are being prepared. Overhead banners and posters for ARRL EXPO at Dayton Hamvention are being prepared. Reminder: All graphic requests should be discussed with Jackie prior to April 1. The specifications for population samples for the upcoming national Amateur Radio market study have been prepared. This is a first step in preparing for this study, which was last conducted in 2003 and 1992. Readex Research will again administer the survey and deliver the post-survey analysis and results. Banner ads promoting registration for the ARRL National Centennial Convention and ARRL Field Day merchandise have been prepared for the e-newsletters. Jackie Ferreira reports that ARRL has been registered as a charitable organization on AmazonSmile. When anyone shops on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) and selects American Radio Relay League Inc. (ARRL) as a charity of choice, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to ARRL. This has yet to be introduced to ARRL members, but anyone who shops on Amazon can visit smile.amazon.com for more information and how to get started. Materials were assembled for an ARRL exhibit at Amateur Electronic Supply (AES), in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in April. Bob Inderbitzen is traveling to the event as the Membership Contact Representative. The exhibit will be supported by Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG, Vice Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA, and Wisconsin Section Manager Gary Sorensen, W9ULK. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity (reported by Steve Capodicasa): Week of Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 3/17/2014 1,023 788 Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 4 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days W1AW Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives. He met for a quick meeting with Deb Johnson and volunteer Greg Secord, K1MVQ, to discuss the planned ARISS contact scheduled during the ARRL Centennial Convention period. Joe also updated the code practice text source web pages. He continues 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. Field Organization/Public Service Team Preparations continue for the Delaware, Indiana, Maine, and Northern Florida Section Manager elections. Leona Adams composed candidate statements/photographs for the election circulars that accompany the ballots in preparation for printing. With assistance from the Mailroom staff, extra ballot envelopes were ordered, printed and delivered in preparation for the ballot mailing by April 1. Radio amateurs from Michigan, Connecticut, and Mississippi successfully completed requirements to become Official Observers this past week. Chuck Skolaut sent documentation that had been received to the FCC regarding a re-occurring identification infraction. A report of a pirate radio station, YHWH, on 7.175 MHz was reported by a California radio amateur. This is under investigation. Chuck also returned March 16th from a successful ARRL Nebraska State Convention in Lincoln, where he was able to meet with the Director, Vice Director, Section Manager and the Official Observer Coordinator there. A total of 17 new or renewed memberships were obtained along with 2 QEX subscriptions. Thanks go to Elizabeth, the wife of Rod, KØDAS, Midwest Vice Director who handled the booth while others were attending forums. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 4/18 Holiday Leona Adams 3/28 PTO Allison Barbieri 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Margie Bourgoin 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Steve Capodicasa 4/14-4/17 PTO Joe Carcia 5/2 PTO `` 5/23 PTO Lauren Clarke 4/1-4/5 PTO `` 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/6-6/8 Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, OR Mike Corey 5/30-6/1 Nevada State Convention, Virginia City, NV Steve Ewald 3/31-4/8 PTO Steve Ford 4/16-4/17 PTO Norm Fusaro 4/18-4/20 Roanoke Division Convention, Raleigh, NC Scott Gee 4/28-4/30 PTO Mike Gruber 5/2 PTO `` 6/2-6/6 PTO `` 6/27 PTO Dan Henderson 4/21-4/30 PTO Mary Hobart 4/4-4/9 PTO `` 4/10-4/11 SCC Reception, Los Angeles, CA `` 5/15-5/18 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/13-6/14 Ham-Com, Plano, TX Gail Iannone 4/3 PTO Bob Inderbitzen 4/3-4/6 PTO / AES Superfest, Milwaukee, WI `` 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Harold Kramer 4/17 Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, Warminster, PA Carol Krukiel 5/15-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Kim McNeil 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Diane Petrilli 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Michael Scharr 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Dave Sumner 3/28 Executive Committee Meeting, St. Louis, MO `` 4/10-4/11am SCC Reception, Los Angeles, CA Yvette Vinci 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention

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[arrl-odv:22569] FW: new flyer promoting National Centennial Convention
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 28 Mar '14

28 Mar '14

Hi, I am forwarding this on behalf of Bob Inderbitzen. These new flyers are really sharp! 73, Harold ________________________________ From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 9:16 AM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: ODV: new flyer promoting National Centennial Convention A new flyer promoting the National Centennial Convention has been produced: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Centennial%202014/QS5%202014%20Centennial%20… The flyers will be included with… · Hamfest packages · DXCC mailings · Contest certificates · VEC exam packages · Individual orders/shipments …and other mailings where an additional piece of paper will not increase the postage cost. The link I included above is also suitable for embedding within Division- and Section-level web pages and news. Copies of the flyers can be obtained from Kim McNeill, kmcneill(a)arrl.org<mailto:kmcneill@arrl.org>. 73 Bob NQ1R

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[arrl-odv:22568] Re: Correction of Leonard Audio Award
by Bill Edgar 28 Mar '14

28 Mar '14

Aye "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <dsumner(a)arrl.org> wrote: >_______________________________________________ >arrl-odv mailing list >arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org >http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:22567] Re: Correction of Leonard Audio Award
by dick＠pobox.com 28 Mar '14

28 Mar '14

27 MAR 2014 - 2317 CDT I vote AYE. - Dick Isely, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:22556] Correction of Leonard Audio Award
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 27 Mar '14

27 Mar '14

All Directors: As explained in [arrl-odv:22510] there was an error in the awarding of the Bill Leonard award for Audio at Minute 40 of the January Board Meeting. Because it was an action of the Board, it requires an action of the Board to make the correction. In accordance with Article 6, the Executive Committee has voted unanimously to offer this resolution to the Board for a mail vote: Whereas, the ARRL Public Relations Committee in its report to the 2014 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors recommended that the 2013 Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional Media Award for the Audio Format be given to Jim Rash of radio station WGMD in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and Whereas, a transcription error caused the motion as presented to the Board to name another member of the WGMD staff who had received the award in an earlier year, Resolved, that the Board of Directors hereby designates Jim Rash as the winner of the 2013 Bill Leonard, W2SKE, Professional Media Award for the Audio Format, as originally intended. Directors, please let me have your vote, aye or nay, at your earliest convenience. Thank you. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:22560] Input for EC re RM-11715
by Marty Woll 27 Mar '14

27 Mar '14

Hi, Dave. I have received several comments from active microwave operators concern RM-11715, Mimosa Networks' proposal for Part 90 use of our 10 GHz band/ I request that the Executive Committee consider these comments in formulating a position on that proposal for submission to the FCC. The overarching concern, of course, is the potential for harmful interference and the inadequacy of Mimosa's proposed protective measures. The proposed combination of high power and low-gain antennas is also troubling, as is the range of point-to-multipoint services to which this amendment to Part 90 could apply. Specific points made in the users' comments include: 1) Considering the weak-signal nature of our use of these frequencies, the contention-based protocol discussed in Mimosa's proposal (listen before talk) is not realistic. They could not tell when we are monitoring a frequency or trying to copy a distant signal. Thus, our only real protection is the proposed band plan (Appendix B) setting aside 10.35 GHz to 10.37 GHz, "Amateur Calling Band" and 10.45 GHz to 10.50 GHz "Amateur Satellite." We would, in effect, lose the rest of the 10 GHz band permanently. (2) The Mimosa proposed band plan sets aside 10350-10370 as the amateur calling band and allocates 10370-10390 as channel 18 for Part 90 use. The spillover from the proposed channel 18 is dangerously close to amateur weak signal work at 10368. We should, at a minimum, push for protecting 10350-10390 (two 'channels' that taken together are well centered around the main amateur activity, instead of only one protected channel that is way off center from the main amateur weak-signal activity). (3) In Southern California we have active ATV repeaters with inputs around 10400, using 27 MHz-wide NTSC FM. Mimosa's channels 18 and 19 could create significant interference to those repeaters, which only listen and do not transmit there. (4) Mimosa seeks complete freedom in antenna design and a high EIRP. They should be required to limit high EIRP to very-narrow-beamwidth antennas for spatial sharing of spectrum. We (and the proposed multitude of new Part 90 users) would coexist better if narrow beams are the only way that high EIRPs are permitted. We don't want a 360 degree azimuth pattern antenna putting out high power in all directions. Wide coverage patterns should have much lower EIRPs. A point to point backhaul link with a 40 dBi or more antenna might be justified in sending tens of Watts in 1 degree of azimuth in the middle of a several rain storm, if it ran 20 dB lower power the other 99.9% of the time. But a wide area network 360 degree access point should use vastly lower EIRP. 5) Those of us on the band often see significant fading over the course of a day, particularly in the summertime. One repeater / beacon operator reports that 10 GHz signals to and from his site can go through 4 fades in less than 5 minutes during the summer. He believes that, if Mimosa does their homework on the 3 cm band they will find that long hops over 10 miles will not be reliable enough for commercial purposes unless they make a massive investment in sites and equipment. Finally, as Brennan pointed out last fall (ODV-21962), Mimosa's proposal is inconsistent with WARC-15 Agenda Item 1.12. It probably wouldn't hurt us to point that out. 73, Marty N6VI

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