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

[arrl-odv:22496] ARRL Team registration for Dayton Hamvention:
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 07 Mar '14

07 Mar '14

>From Bob Inderbitzen 73, Harold From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 12:16 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Subject: Due March 30: ARRL Team registration for Dayton Hamvention: http://www.arrl.org/Dayton-Hamvention-ARRL-Team-Registration To: ARRL Officers, Directors and Vice Directors attending Dayton Hamvention, May 16-18, 2014 We are beginning to plan ARRL's large exhibit area, ARRL EXPO, for this year's Dayton Hamvention. This event makes the most of many staff and ARRL Field Organization volunteers to be successful. ARRL Board officials may volunteer as part of the big ARRL Dayton Team. Volunteers will each receive an ARRL exhibitor's badge (in lieu of purchasing a Hamvention ticket), lunch on Friday and Saturday, and ARRL team shirts. If you're interested in volunteering, please complete and submit this online registration form by March 30: http://www.arrl.org/Dayton-Hamvention-ARRL-Team-Registration. The online registration form will help us organize room reservations, badges, apparel and staffing for the event. Even if your plans are not entirely committed, please complete the form with your tentative information so we can develop counts for hotel bookings. The registration form should not be shared with anyone else. If you have a spouse, partner, or other family member accompanying you-and they're interested in volunteering with you-please have them complete a registration form, too (be sure they mention your participation, so we can associate their registration with your own). This year's hotel rooming block is again at the Courtyard Marriott Dayton http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dayud-courtyard-dayton-university-of-… - University of Dayton, 2006 Edwin C Moses Boulevard * Dayton, Ohio 45417. You must provide a credit card for booking: Single (King) - $129, Double - $134; plus taxes (currently ~ 13.25%). Includes 1 breakfast per room and Guest Room Wireless Internet. Please note: Travel expenses for this event are not reimbursable (with the exception of the local Director and Vice Director). Exhibit and Program Organizers: Radiosport/DXCC - David Patton, NN1N Public Service - Mike Corey, KI1U Youth Activities - ?? VEC - Amanda Grimaldi, KB1VUV ARRL News & Publications - Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY Education - Mark Spencer, WA8SME Lab - Bob Allison, WB1GCM Sales & Membership - Yvette Vinci, KC1AIM TravelPlus - Al Ambrose, N8DHF Development and Foundation - Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD Second Century Campaign - Mary Hobart, K1MMH ARRL EXPO Coordinator - Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Thank you for your cooperation. Please contact me if you have any questions. 73, Margie, Bourgoin KB1DCO mbourgoin(a)arrl.org<mailto:mbourgoin@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:22494] New FCC Acting Enforcement Bureau Chief
by James F. Boehner MD 07 Mar '14

07 Mar '14

Oh Boy, that is just what we need - ANOTHER task force for medicine. The follow-up article in a year will be how easily broadband health care data can be breached. But no worries. There will be another government task force to handle that... Nature abhors a vacuum... ** Non-Paid Political Commentary ** '73 de JIM N2ZZ By the way, in case you were wondering what's happening to Michele Ellison: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/personnel-notes/199881-fcc-launches -health-tack-force

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[arrl-odv:22487] New FCC Acting Enforcement Bureau Chief
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

That attached news release may offer some basis for optimism. Dave

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[arrl-odv:22492] Convention Update
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Hi, A National Centennial Convention update: 1. As I wrote previously, the Downtown Marriott is sold out. We still have some rooms left in our reserved block. If you are a Board Member and need a room, please contact Lisa Kustosik to reserve your room. If you do not plan to stay at the Downtown Marriott, please also let her know so that she could use the room for someone else, if need be As a reminder, Board officials attending the convention should complete their registrations using the following PRIVATE web address (PLEASE DO NOT SHARE). This restricted site will waive all convention fees for Board officials. This same registration form should also be used by accompanying spouses or companions.https://www.regonline.com?eventID=1248082&rTypeID=345321. 2. If members ask you about where they can stay, there are other hotel options on the website. The hotels listed still have rooms available and we have increased our discounted room block agreement with most of them since they were filling up already. 3. We continue to expand the content on the Convention website. We just added an expanded list of forums and programs http://www.arrl.org/convention-forums-and-presenters . Check it out - Dan Henderson has assembled an all-star group of presenters. 4. A number of Board Members have asked me about having an ARRL Board Hospitality Suite at the Hartford Downtown Marriott during the Centennial Convention. We will have available a 24' by 30' suite that is one large room with a bathroom and a wet bar. Lisa Kustosik negotiated a deal with the Marriott so that we can have it at no charge. If anyone has additional suggestions or needs related to this suite, please contact me or Lisa. 5. As of this moment, 463 people have registered in advance for the Convention - about 11% of our goal. 6. If you need a copy of the National Centennial Convention PowerPoint presentation or the newly updated Inside HQ PowerPoint presentation, let me know and I will get either or both of them to you. They are too large to go through the reflector but they can be sent to individual email addresses. 73, Harold

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[arrl-odv:22485] Re: Digital Modes Member Comments Solicitation
by Jim Pace 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

Agreed Jim Pace Northwestern Division On Mar 3, 2014 12:18 PM, Doug Rehman <doug(a)k4ac.com> wrote: > > I would like to commend whoever authored http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-requests-member-comments-about-digital-… for having very accurately captured both the spirit and the letter of the Board’s request. > > > > 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 > > > >

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[arrl-odv:22484] Digital Modes Member Comments Solicitation
by Doug Rehman 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

I would like to commend whoever authored http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-requests-member-comments-about-digital-… for having very accurately captured both the spirit and the letter of the Board’s request. Thanks & 73, Doug Doug Rehman, K4AC Director Southeastern Division ARRL—The National Association for Amateur Radio® <mailto:doug@k4ac.com> doug(a)k4ac.com <http://www.arrlse.org/> www.arrlse.org <http://www.facebook.com/arrlse> www.facebook.com/arrlse

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[arrl-odv:22483] HF Band Planning Committee - Request for Member Comments
by k5ur＠aol.com 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

Hi all: In accordance with the motion that was passed at the last Board Meeting instructing the HF Band Planning Committee to solicit membership input regarding concerns pertaining to the increasing popularity of data modes, an article on the ARRL website was posted minutes ago asking for input. It will also be published in the ARRL Letter. See link below: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-requests-member-comments-about-digital-… The Committee would like to suggest that you alert members within your Division and invite comments via the email link posted in the article. Comments are due by March 31. Thanks. 73, Rick - K5UR

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