April 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:22634] E & E Position
by Jim Pace K7CEX NW Division Director 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Good Morning Directors: I certainly did not detect any attempt at undue influence or special treatment intended in Director Rehman's appeal to the E & E and/or the Board. The discussion, at the January Board meeting, attempted to address the issue of 'low voter turnout' in all elections. The suggestion from Director Rehman that a notice be sent to the Section or Division - to remind members of the time frame for returning ballots - is logical. Making certain that the notice comes from a neutral source (HQ or the E & E) and treats ALL elections the same, provides a level field for all candidates. I support a change in procedure, as long as it is neutral and equitable to all jurisdictions and members. 73 Jim Pace K7CEX Northwestern Division

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[arrl-odv:22628] Re: E&E appeal
by Bill Edgar 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Kay, To clear my statement up, I have no problem if a neutral statement is sent out by the director or HQ. Bill -------- Original message -------- From: Kay Craigie <n3kn(a)verizon.net> Date:04/18/2014 8:02 AM (GMT-05:00) To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:22627] E&E appeal Just so we are all clear about what's on the table. I have re-read the messages from the past few days. The specific wording of the appeal by Director Rehman asks that *he* as Director be allowed to send out a reminder. The last sentence of his message says: "I respectfully request that Directors that agree that my sending a reminder email to the NFL members needs to be decided by the entire Board so indicate." As I understand it, the question is not about having HQ send out a non-partisan reminder notice that a SM election is in progress but rather about the Director doing so. Not HQ, not either HQ or the Director, but the Director. Period. Thus far, here are 10-cent versions of the responses of the 8 Directors who have commented on the ODV. If I have mis-characterized your position in boiling it down, I apologize: Lisenco - OK for either Director or HQ Edgar - OK for "generic" reminder Mileshosky - OK Norris - OK for either Director or HQ, changed to OK for HQ but not Director Widin - OK for "neutral" reminder Ahrens - OK for HQ Woolweaver - OK Weaver - OK for HQ We may be able to see 5 Directors in support of Director Rehman's specific appeal on the basis of those responses. On re-reading all the comments this morning, I'm just not certain about that and respectfully ask for your help in reaching clarity. In no way whatsoever do I want to sandbag the process, thereby thwarting the will of the Board. Also, I'm aware that the clock is ticking on the NFL election. However, it would be very helpful and much appreciated if Directors would re-post your position about the *specific language* in Director Rehman's appeal to the ODV, so we can be certain that there are at least 5 Directors supporting the appeal. 73 - Kay N3KN _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:22626] E&E question
by Kay Craigie 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Since the necessary number of Directors have asked to have the Board vote on Director Rehman's appeal of the E&E decision, that will happen. I have asked Dave to put the question formally to the Board. As you know, ARRL HQ is closed tomorrow, and I don't know exactly when Dave will call for your votes. I just wanted you to know that the matter has not fallen through a crack and is not being ignored. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:22608] Ballot Mailing Reminders
by Doug Rehman 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

I realize that the more conventional means of gathering the five Directors required for a review of a decision by the Ethics and Elections Committee would be via individual phone calls. Unfortunately time is of the essence in the instant matter so I will therefore make the request via ODV. There is currently a contested Section Manager election in the Northern Florida Section; the current Section Manager is not one of the candidates. The ballots arrived in the Section early last week. (The ballots were mailed via standard/bulk mail on 4/1.) I emailed K1ZZ on Monday about sending a reminder to return the ballots and to let Section members who had not yet received a ballot know that they need to contact HQ to obtain a replacement ballot. The email was not even going to mention the candidates, just the ballots. K1ZZ ran the premise of the email by the E&E Committee. Dave emailed me today to tell me that my sending of such an email would not be permitted by the E&E. Rather they will make a future proposal to the Board that reminder notifications will be sent from HQ. While I will look forward to a discussion in July about a reminder policy, the E&E’s decision creates an immediate, untenable situation—there is an ongoing election within my Division that will be concluded long before any consideration is given to a reminder policy. Add to this the many unhappy members in my Division over the Director election last year that have said they didn’t receive notice. I am at a loss to find anything in the Articles, Bylaws, or Policies and Rules that prohibits a Director from notifying the members of a Section within their Division that they should have received their ballots and to please return them. I am at a total loss as to how a generic reminder could reasonably be interpreted as a violation of ethics. In full disclosure, I live in the Northern Florida Section. I know both candidates personally and have given similar campaign advice to both when they contacted me. While my close friends know which candidate I voted for, I have been very careful, including at my home radio club, to not take any position for or against a candidate. I respectfully request that Directors that agree that my sending a reminder email to the NFL members needs to be decided by the entire Board so indicate. 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:22612] FW: Email to a Section
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

Folks, Just to flesh out the record, here is the email I sent to Doug at the request of the E&E Committee. As is often the case, I'm just the messenger. Dave K1ZZ ________________________________________ From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 4:21 PM To: Rehman, Doug, K4AC Subject: RE: Email to a Section Doug, The E&E Committee discussed this late yesterday afternoon. The committee concluded that while sending neutral email reminders to encourage voting is a good idea, they’re not in favor of directors doing it because of the possible perception of favoritism. While it’s not the case with respect to NFL, it does sometimes happen that a section election occurs at the same time as a division election and a message about a section election might be misconstrued. The committee decided to include in their next report to the Board a recommendation that the Board adopt a policy instructing HQ to send email reminders a suitable period of time after the mailing of ballots. You’re welcome to discuss this with the committee members if you want: Directors Frenaye, Bodson and Vallio. Having the ability to email to a specific section isn’t a policy issue and while I don’t offhand know how you would go about doing it, I know that Directors can send emails to members in specific states or Congressional districts and I imagine the same should be true of sections. Even if it isn’t, we could do a workaround here at HQ. Thanks again for the 40 meter QSO! 73, Dave K1ZZ From: Rehman, Doug, K4AC Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:41 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Subject: RE: Email to a Section Dave: Any update from E&E and on the ability for a Director to email a single Section in a multi-Section state? Thanks, Doug From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 3:15 PM To: k4ac Subject: RE: Email to a Section Thanks to you, Doug. I think a policy as you have described makes a lot of sense and I suspect the committee will as well. You may wonder that it hasn’t come up before, but I don’t recall that it has. Division emails by directors are a relatively recent development and a number of directors still don’t make regular use of the facility. Dave From: Rehman, Doug, K4AC Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 3:08 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Subject: RE: Email to a Section Dave: Thanks for running it by E&E. It might be convenient to have a blanket policy that says the following are acceptable: An announcement of persons running for Section Manager (without any comment on the qualifications/background/etc.) and reminders to mail in ballots (with no mention of the candidates, just the ballots). I’ll do the same thing in the Division’s other Section as the come up for voting. I can foresee other situations where the ability to restrict an email to one or two of the three FL Sections would be helpful as well. Thanks, Doug K4AC From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 2:53 PM To: k4ac Subject: RE: Email to a Section Hi Doug, We can figure out how to do this, but because I would have had to clear the “Mass communication at League expense” with the E&E Committee anyway, I have taken the liberty of doing so now. Here’s the policy: Mass communications at League expense In any contested Director, Vice Director or Section Manager election, during the campaign period no mass communication at League expense in whole or in part, dealing with any candidate in any way or issued by a candidate, League or section official in the Division of the candidate, shall contain election campaign material. Campaign material is any material that might reasonably be expected to affect the outcome of such election. The campaign period is defined as the period from the deadline for receipt of nominating petitions for Director, Vice Director or Section Manager until the day ballots are due in the election. Mass communication is defined as communications by mail, electronic distribution, posting to a web site, email, hand delivery or by any other means of distribution to League members in the particular Division or Section involved in the contested election. My guess is that the committee will be OK with a reminder to vote that doesn’t name the candidates. Dave From: Rehman, Doug, K4AC Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 2:35 PM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Subject: Email to a Section Dave: I would like to send a reminder to the NFL Section members to mail in their ballots (or alert them that they should have received it by now and request a new one if it wasn’t received). When I go to the Division email page I have the option to send out an email by state (which works for every other state in the Division). What I don’t have is the option to send an email to just one of the three Florida Sections. Can this be fixed? Thanks & 73, Doug K4AC

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[arrl-odv:22620] Ballot Mailing Reminders
by Dr. David Woolweaver 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

In view of the low voter turn outs in the recent Division elections, reminding members to vote seems more like an obligation than a violation. David, K5RAV

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[arrl-odv:22622] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 37, No. 14 April 16, 2014 -- Covers the period April 6-12. Upcoming Meetings and Events Centennial Convention Committee Meeting May 6 @ 3:30pm in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee May 10 @ 9:00am in St. Louis, MO CEO Office Just a quick note reminding all of you that ARRL HQ will be closed Friday, April 18. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI Product Review Bob Allison completed testing of the SDR feature of an entry level HF transceiver. Bob soon discovered poor transmitted audio was the result of an undocumented menu setting in the operation manual. All is well now and Bob will be taking this transceiver home to review. Bob Allison completed lengthy retesting of a very high priced HF/VHF transceiver. During the first round of testing, Bob found several issues, which the manufacturer successfully addressed. Re-testing went as planned with no major issues found. The test data and charts were passed along to the manufacturer for review. The manufacturer thanked the ARRL Lab for our work and support of improving their product. The transceiver will soon be passed along to the reviewer, in person, since two people are needed to carry it. Travel Bob Allison attended the Greater Houston Hamfest in Rosenburg, Texas. West Gulf Director David Woolweaver and Vice Director John Stratton conducted a first rate presentation about the work the ARRL does. Bob was the keynote speaker of the convention. He talked about the work of the ARRL Lab and the Product Review process. Attendance of the presentations was very good, the crowd appreciative. Historical Collection The ARRL Historical Committee would like to thank Greg Kwasowski for his work. Greg constructed a new steel caged area for the storage of historical items. Greg also greatly improved the lighting in that area for the volunteers who will be working there. A big event happened concerning our Historical Collection of Hardware. The many, many boxes containing most of the collection was moved from our off-site warehouse to our new caged room on the second floor of HQ. Also, the remaining historical items stored in the third floor cage were moved to the new caged room. The move has freed up valuable space in our off-site warehouse. Thanks goes out to Steve Capodicasa, who shifted a mountain of products for us to gain access to the Historical Collection boxes. Volunteer, Jonathan Allen, K2KKH, will be working each Monday on the collection. Stop by and see his work in progress! Electronic Publications Zack Lau received a report of the default Acrobat Reader on Windows 8.1 not working with the PDF index files supplied with ARRL CD-Rom Products. An upgrade to Acrobat XI for Windows 8 should fix this issue. Radio Frequency Interference Mike Gruber tested some LED bulbs for radiated emissions. Additional bulbs were tested by our new volunteer, Pete Turbide, W1PT. Pete also tested some CFL bulbs for comparison. None of the bulbs so far have been particularly over the radiated limits. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 4 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days W1AW Joe installed and configured, with amateur radio software, a new Windows 7 PC in Studio Two. This PC is used with the Yaesu Mark V transceiver. He also configured a new Windows 7 PC that will be used for the W1AW EchoLink conference server. Joe is awaiting one more readied PC from IT (for replacement). He also installed a new Yaesu FTdx5000 in the broadcast racks. This radio will be used for the 10 meter bulletin/code practice transmissions. Joe 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 A radio amateur from North Carolina successfully completed the requirements to become an Official Observer this past week. Interference reports included more about 14.313, 3.840, 3.806 MHz, and the Iranian Over the Horizon Radar on 10 meters. A report of intentional jamming occurring on 432 MHz in Illinois was reported. Some questions dealt with the meaning of "Q codes" used in ham radio, accepting gifts for communication services, overseas operation, and the sale of illegal CB type equipment on the internet. Chuck Skolaut also gave a newly licensed radio amateur a tour of headquarters. Section Manager election ballots from members in Maine, Northern Florida, and Delaware have a started to arrive at Headquarters. Also, editorial work is underway for the March Field Organization Reports for June QST and the 2013 Simulated Emergency Test Results article for July QST. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 4/18 Holiday Leona Adams 4/17 PTO Allison Barbieri 4/21-4/22 PTO `` 5/9 PTO `` 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/3-6/10 PTO `` 8/25 PTO 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 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/6-6/8 Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, OR `` 8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL Mike Corey 5/30-6/1 Nevada State Convention, Virginia City, NV `` 8/8-8/10 Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Albuquerque, NM Steve Ewald 5/2-5/4 South Carolina Section Convention, Spartanburg, SC `` 5/5-5/9 PTO Steve Ford 4/16-4/17 PTO Norm Fusaro 4/18-4/20 Roanoke Division Convention, Raleigh, NC Scott Gee 4/28-5/1 PTO Mike Gruber 5/2 PTO `` 6/2-6/6 PTO `` 6/27 PTO `` 8/25-8/29 PTO Ed Hare 4/17 Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club, Warminster, PA Dan Henderson 4/21-4/30 PTO `` 5/9-5/11 PSC Committee Meeting, St. Louis, MO `` 6/21-7/3 Friedrichshafen Hamfest / PTO `` 8/1-8/2 Texas State Convention, Austin, TX `` 8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL Mary Hobart 5/15-5/18 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/13-6/14 Ham-Com, Plano, TX Bob Inderbitzen 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention `` 6/6-6/8 Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, OR `` 6/13-6/14 HamCom, Plano, TX `` 8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL Carol Krukiel 5/15-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Sean Kutzko 4/21-4/25 PTO `` 6/6-6/8 Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, OR Kim McNeil 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Diane Petrilli 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Michael Scharr 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention Yvette Vinci 5/14-5/18 Dayton Hamvention

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[arrl-odv:22610] Re: Ballot Mailing Reminders
by Bill Edgar 17 Apr '14

17 Apr '14

I am likewise in agreement that a generic reminder be sent to vote or to get a replacement ballot if the original was not received by the recipient. Bill -------- Original message -------- From: Mike Lisenco N2YBB <n2ybb(a)arrl.org> Date:04/16/2014 11:39 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Doug Rehman <doug(a)k4ac.com>,'arrl-odv' <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:22609] Re: Ballot Mailing Reminders I certainly have no issue with a generic reminder that ballots have been sent and are due back by XXX date. I also have no issue with it being sent by either the Division Director or by HQ. I support Doug’s request. Count me in as one of the five. 73, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org From: Doug Rehman Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 9:43 PM To: 'arrl-odv' Subject: [arrl-odv:22608] Ballot Mailing Reminders I realize that the more conventional means of gathering the five Directors required for a review of a decision by the Ethics and Elections Committee would be via individual phone calls. Unfortunately time is of the essence in the instant matter so I will therefore make the request via ODV. There is currently a contested Section Manager election in the Northern Florida Section; the current Section Manager is not one of the candidates. The ballots arrived in the Section early last week. (The ballots were mailed via standard/bulk mail on 4/1.) I emailed K1ZZ on Monday about sending a reminder to return the ballots and to let Section members who had not yet received a ballot know that they need to contact HQ to obtain a replacement ballot. The email was not even going to mention the candidates, just the ballots. K1ZZ ran the premise of the email by the E&E Committee. Dave emailed me today to tell me that my sending of such an email would not be permitted by the E&E. Rather they will make a future proposal to the Board that reminder notifications will be sent from HQ. While I will look forward to a discussion in July about a reminder policy, the E&E’s decision creates an immediate, untenable situation—there is an ongoing election within my Division that will be concluded long before any consideration is given to a reminder policy. Add to this the many unhappy members in my Division over the Director election last year that have said they didn’t receive notice. I am at a loss to find anything in the Articles, Bylaws, or Policies and Rules that prohibits a Director from notifying the members of a Section within their Division that they should have received their ballots and to please return them. I am at a total loss as to how a generic reminder could reasonably be interpreted as a violation of ethics. In full disclosure, I live in the Northern Florida Section. I know both candidates personally and have given similar campaign advice to both when they contacted me. While my close friends know which candidate I voted for, I have been very careful, including at my home radio club, to not take any position for or against a candidate. I respectfully request that Directors that agree that my sending a reminder email to the NFL members needs to be decided by the entire Board so indicate. 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 _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:22607] Board request for Centennial Convention
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 15 Apr '14

15 Apr '14

Dan Henderson asked me to pass this along to the ODV list. 73, Harold -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Centennial Planning Committee is excited about the 70 hours of programs we have scheduled for the Friday and Saturday of the ARRL Centennial Convention. It is our goal to have each of the 70 programs introduced by a member of the Board family - Directors, Vice-Directors or Officers. To accomplish this, I would like to ask that each member of the Board family agree to do one brief introduction on both Friday and Saturday. We will provide you with a short, prepared welcome and introductory remarks which will last no more than a minute or two. You would then be free to either enjoy the forum as a spectator or resume your other responsibilities at the convention. The forum rooms are all located along one corridor on the top level of the convention center. There is a "work area" at the start of the corridor which I will be using as the "forum's office" for the show. I would ask that you check in with me there ten-minutes before your assigned time slot. We will then give you a card with the introduction and get you to the appropriate forum room. In total, this will last about 15-minutes of your time each day. In order to try to accommodate any special time requests, could I ask that you each (O-D-V) drop me a direct email consenting to assist with this brief project? Please include any special time requests to avoid scheduling you if you can. Thanks in advance. I hope you will be impressed with the quality of the programs we have been fortunate enough to assemble. Dan Henderson, N1ND Regulatory Information Manager / ARRL Centennial Convention Program and Forum Chairman ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0236 dhenderson(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:22606] Revised MVP section for IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 4 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days Logbook of the World Category Mar 2014 QSO Records Entered Into System 575,602,134 QSL Record Matches 87,410,264 Logs Processed 5,676,830 Active Certificates 98,257 Registered Users in System 65,702 Logbook Inquiries Mar 2014 Time on the Phone 37 Hours Emails 2,285 Phone Calls 335 Total 2,620 W1AW Joe met with two (2) different window contractors to obtain quotes to replace the eleven (11) windows on the station. He updated the web code practice files and their archives. Joe continues with cabling the installed 4O3A high power band pass filters. He processed the remainder of the 2013 IARU W1AW/4 QSL card request and foreign cards. Joe 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 Leona reports that she has received an SM nomination petition for Richard H. Jackson (Skip), KSØJ for the Minnesota section. This is for the term beginning October 1, 2014. Ballots have begun to arrive at ARRL HQ for the upcoming Maine Section Manager election. She also has received three OO recommendations for Illinois and one for the Virginia section and has forwarded the study materials and exams. Chuck compiled and forwarded the monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the IARU Region 2 Monitoring Coordinator. More reports were received regarding a pirate radio station YHWH heard on 40 meters in the western United States and DFing assistant was requested from the FCC. Several more reports were received regarding the Iranian Over the Horizon Radar on 10 meters. Documentation was received regarding interference to a local 2 meter repeater in South Carolina, the investigation continues. Sincerely, Lisa Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO / Meeting Planner ARRL--The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 Tel: 860-594-0245 --- Fax: 860-594-0259 email: lkustosik(a)arrl.org

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