May 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:22728] Proposal for Barry M. Goldwater Achievement Award
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

All Directors: At its March 29, 2014 meeting the Executive Committee took the following action: --------------------------------------------------------------------- On motion of Mr. Isely, it was voted to propose to the Board the creation of the Barry M. Goldwater, K7UGA, Achievement Award to recognize outstanding support of Amateur Radio by an elected federal official. Mr. Isely and Mr. Lisenco agreed to develop proposed terms of reference by the end of April for circulation to the Executive Committee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The background is that the EC sees a need for the ARRL to have a means to recognize outstanding support by elected federal officials. The first proposed recipient is likely to be Greg Walden, W7EQI, although that is not a part of the proposal to establish the award. The terms of the award reserve for the Board the determination of who should receive it, which will be a later step. There is a possibility that Congressman Walden will accept the invitation we have extended to attend the Centennial National Convention in Hartford, in which case a presentation at that event would be highly appropriate. The Executive Committee estimated the cost of a "really nice plaque" to be about $100. That's a bit low, but the fact that it might actually be about three times that amount should not discourage you from approving the award. It would be a high-class problem if we found ourselves giving out very many of them. The following resolution is offered for Board consideration in accordance with Article 6 of the Articles of Association: Resolved, that the Senator Barry M. Goldwater K7UGA Achievement Award is hereby established with the following terms of reference: The Senator Barry M. Goldwater K7UGA Achievement Award The American Radio Relay League Board of Directors establishes The Senator Barry M. Goldwater K7UGA Achievement Award to recognize exceptional service to the United States Amateur Radio Service and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) by an elected Federal official. This award may be made by the ARRL Board of Directors from time to time to an individual who has distinguished himself or herself in accordance with the following ideals: 1. Exceptionally notable contributions to the United States Amateur Radio Service and the ARRL; and 2. Whose efforts have contributed to the health and vitality of Amateur Radio; and 3. Whose actions have, in a significant way, supported the well-being and continuity of the United States Amateur Radio Service; and 4. Whose efforts have helped promote the principles, standards and goals of the ARRL. The recipient need not be a licensed Amateur Radio operator. Those awarded The Senator Barry M. Goldwater K7UGA Achievement Award shall be presented with a suitable plaque commemorating the award. Every effort should be made to arrange a well-publicized, in-person, award event. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:22788] Named Giving Opportunities
by Doug Rehman 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

My questions pertain to: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-second-century-campaign “What are the ARRL named giving opportunities?" What was the process whereby the opportunities were enumerated and priced? (who/what group(s) and when) Was this adopted/approved by the Board? Is there any more detailed information about the named giving opportunities? Rules? Are "we" in serious discussions with anyone else? Sorry for the background questions, but as the new guy on the block I keep encountering things where I need to have some context to assess them. Thanks, Doug K4AC

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[arrl-odv:22762] CONFIDENTIAL Proposed Gift Agreeement for Re-naming of ARRL Lab
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

CONFIDENTIAL ARRL Directors: On behalf of the Administration & Finance Committee I am pleased to forward the attached Gift Agreement for your review and consideration. The Gift Agreement with Paul Sergi, NO8D, calls for a $1,000,000 donation to the ARRL in return for naming rights to the ARRL Laboratory. It has been reviewed by the attorneys for both parties. The following explanation comes from A&F Committee Chairman Greg Widin, K0GW: "The agreement in principle was approved by A&F, and is acceptable to HQ management as well as ARRL Laboratory personnel. Further development of the specific wording involved Mary Hobart, Rick Niswander, Chris Imlay and me. "The agreement is contained in the file named 'Sergi ARRL Gift Agreement-final-May27-14.' The second attachment is a listing of high-level 'deal points' concerning the agreement, and the benefits and protections included. "In recognition of this contribution, the agreement will re-name the ARRL Laboratory as the 'DX Engineering Laboratory at ARRL Headquarters' for a period of 25-30 years. Regardless of the re-naming, the agreement provides protections for the continuing independence of ARRL Laboratory, its operations, and related editorial matters. Please review the relevant clauses in the agreement. The 'deal points' indicate the specific paragraphs in the Agreement related to maintaining the independence of the Lab. "The A&F Committee believes that this agreement is as good a deal as can be negotiated and it is in the best interests of the ARRL. We also believe this agreement will not only provide significant funding to support the Lab for decades, but it also will also encourage further contributions to the Second Century campaign." While naming opportunities have been envisioned for several years this is the first to proceed to the point of an actual agreement. The re-naming of the ARRL Lab is a policy issue that rightfully belongs before the full Board. Fulfilling the terms of the agreement require that it be completed prior to the Centennial National Convention, which is before the next in-person meeting of the Board. Article 6 of the Articles of Association gives the Executive Committee the discretion to submit proposed resolutions to the Board for mail or electronic vote. At this time the Executive Committee has not considered the matter; only the members of the Administration and Finance Committee have had that opportunity. Because the issue ultimately will be considered by the full Board, in the interests of timeliness and efficiency President Craigie and I feel that it is appropriate to place the information concerning the agreement before the full Board now rather than engaging in a two-step process. Therefore, all Board members are invited and requested to review the attachments carefully and to pose questions to the A&F Committee and management, on the understanding that it will be the prerogative of the Executive Committee to authorize the actual vote by the Board. An appropriate resolution at that time would be along these lines: RESOLVED, that in accordance with the recommendation of the Administration & Finance Committee and management, the ARRL Board of Directors approves renaming the ARRL Laboratory in the manner and for the time specified in the Gift Agreement between ARRL and Paul D. Sergi, NO8D. Finally, please note that this matter is CONFIDENTIAL until such time as both parties are able to make the announcements specified in the Gift Agreement. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

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[arrl-odv:22780] Re: CONFIDENTIAL Proposed Gift Agreement for Re-naming of ARRL Lab
by Marty Woll 31 May '14

31 May '14

Regardless of how one views the overall proposal, I am concerned that the current requirements in Paragraph 12 (b) of the draft agreement will result in very cumbersome wording in QST articles. Using NXTBOOK's search function for all our digitized issues of QST, I found that the term "ARRL Lab(oratory)" was used 281 times, or an average of 9.36 times in each one of the past thirty issues. Every time it appears, we will have to use either "DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters" or just "DX Engineering Lab". That means, among other things: - the right-hand column of every quantitative product review will have a heading "Measured in the DX Engineering Lab" (unless you want to squeeze in "Measured in the DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters"); - Every reference to ARRL Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI will have to read, "DX Engineering Lab Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI" or the more cumbersome "DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters Manager Ed Hare, W1RFI" - Every reference to ARRL Lab Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM will have to read, "DX Engineering Lab Test Engineer Bob Allison WB1GCM" or the more cumbersome "DX Engineering Lab at ARRL Headquarters Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM" - Text such as "ARRL Laboratory measurements showed the meter has a 3 to 6 dB offset . . . " must now read, "DX Engineering Laboratory measurements showed the meter has a 3 to 6 dB offset . . . " I could go on, but you get the idea. Everywhere we have branded our excellent lab work will now be branded DX Engineering with no reference to ARRL unless we choose the bulky - and, in many cases awkward - long form. What about business cards for our Lab employees? When they go out in public, will they all have to hand out cards showing them as working at the DX Engineering Lab? While I am not hesitant to point out problems to which there is no apparent solution, I believe I do have a solution to this issue. If the board opts to move ahead with the referenced proposal, I recommend renegotiating Paragraph 12 (b) to include an additional reference option for QST articles and the like, namely "ARRL (or ARRL's) DX Engineering Lab(oratory)" It's compact enough (compared to the currently proposed long form) to serve as a direct substitute for "ARRL Lab(oratory) in most cases, it retains the ARRL branding (or, if you will, co-branding) of the good work our Lab does, and it should reduce substantially the possible confusion as to whose lab it is. 73, Marty N6VI From: arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 12:50 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:22762] CONFIDENTIAL Proposed Gift Agreeement for Re-naming of ARRL Lab CONFIDENTIAL ARRL Directors: On behalf of the Administration & Finance Committee I am pleased to forward the attached Gift Agreement for your review and consideration. The Gift Agreement with Paul Sergi, NO8D, calls for a $1,000,000 donation to the ARRL in return for naming rights to the ARRL Laboratory. It has been reviewed by the attorneys for both parties. The following explanation comes from A&F Committee Chairman Greg Widin, K0GW: "The agreement in principle was approved by A&F, and is acceptable to HQ management as well as ARRL Laboratory personnel. Further development of the specific wording involved Mary Hobart, Rick Niswander, Chris Imlay and me. "The agreement is contained in the file named 'Sergi ARRL Gift Agreement-final-May27-14.' The second attachment is a listing of high-level 'deal points' concerning the agreement, and the benefits and protections included. "In recognition of this contribution, the agreement will re-name the ARRL Laboratory as the 'DX Engineering Laboratory at ARRL Headquarters' for a period of 25-30 years. Regardless of the re-naming, the agreement provides protections for the continuing independence of ARRL Laboratory, its operations, and related editorial matters. Please review the relevant clauses in the agreement. The 'deal points' indicate the specific paragraphs in the Agreement related to maintaining the independence of the Lab. "The A&F Committee believes that this agreement is as good a deal as can be negotiated and it is in the best interests of the ARRL. We also believe this agreement will not only provide significant funding to support the Lab for decades, but it also will also encourage further contributions to the Second Century campaign." While naming opportunities have been envisioned for several years this is the first to proceed to the point of an actual agreement. The re-naming of the ARRL Lab is a policy issue that rightfully belongs before the full Board. Fulfilling the terms of the agreement require that it be completed prior to the Centennial National Convention, which is before the next in-person meeting of the Board. Article 6 of the Articles of Association gives the Executive Committee the discretion to submit proposed resolutions to the Board for mail or electronic vote. At this time the Executive Committee has not considered the matter; only the members of the Administration and Finance Committee have had that opportunity. Because the issue ultimately will be considered by the full Board, in the interests of timeliness and efficiency President Craigie and I feel that it is appropriate to place the information concerning the agreement before the full Board now rather than engaging in a two-step process. Therefore, all Board members are invited and requested to review the attachments carefully and to pose questions to the A&F Committee and management, on the understanding that it will be the prerogative of the Executive Committee to authorize the actual vote by the Board. An appropriate resolution at that time would be along these lines: RESOLVED, that in accordance with the recommendation of the Administration & Finance Committee and management, the ARRL Board of Directors approves renaming the ARRL Laboratory in the manner and for the time specified in the Gift Agreement between ARRL and Paul D. Sergi, NO8D. Finally, please note that this matter is CONFIDENTIAL until such time as both parties are able to make the announcements specified in the Gift Agreement. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

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[arrl-odv:22770] Fwd: CONFIDENTIAL Proposed Gift Agreeement for Re-naming of ARRL Lab
by Richard J Norton, N6AA 31 May '14

31 May '14

Not 100% for or opposed. DX Engineering is attempting to expend their ham radio presence considerably. This can be tricky. ARRL's DX Engineering Lab tests DX Engineering's new model XYZ-3? How will their competitors feel or react? How much advertising revenue comes form DX Engineering and each of the other big advertisers per year? $1M is $40K per year for 25 years. 73, Dick > > CONFIDENTIAL > > > > ARRL Directors: > > > > On behalf of the Administration & Finance Committee I am pleased to forward > the attached Gift Agreement for your review and consideration. The Gift > Agreement with Paul Sergi, NO8D, calls for a $1,000,000 donation to the ARRL > in return for naming rights to the ARRL Laboratory. It has been reviewed by > the attorneys for both parties. > > > > The following explanation comes from A&F Committee Chairman Greg Widin, > K0GW: > > “The agreement in principle was approved by A&F, and is acceptable to HQ > management as well as ARRL Laboratory personnel. Further development of the > specific wording involved Mary Hobart, Rick Niswander, Chris Imlay and me. > > “The agreement is contained in the file named ‘Sergi ARRL Gift > Agreement-final-May27-14.’ The second attachment is a listing of high-level > ‘deal points’ concerning the agreement, and the benefits and protections > included. > > “In recognition of this contribution, the agreement will re-name the ARRL > Laboratory as the ‘DX Engineering Laboratory at ARRL Headquarters’ for a > period of 25-30 years. Regardless of the re-naming, the agreement provides > protections for the continuing independence of ARRL Laboratory, its > operations, and related editorial matters. Please review the relevant > clauses in the agreement. The ‘deal points’ indicate the specific > paragraphs in the Agreement related to maintaining the independence of the > Lab. > > “The A&F Committee believes that this agreement is as good a deal as can be > negotiated and it is in the best interests of the ARRL. We also believe > this agreement will not only provide significant funding to support the Lab > for decades, but it also will also encourage further contributions to the > Second Century campaign.” > > While naming opportunities have been envisioned for several years this is > the first to proceed to the point of an actual agreement. The re-naming of > the ARRL Lab is a policy issue that rightfully belongs before the full > Board. Fulfilling the terms of the agreement require that it be completed > prior to the Centennial National Convention, which is before the next > in-person meeting of the Board. > > Article 6 of the Articles of Association gives the Executive Committee the > discretion to submit proposed resolutions to the Board for mail or > electronic vote. At this time the Executive Committee has not considered the > matter; only the members of the Administration and Finance Committee have > had that opportunity. Because the issue ultimately will be considered by the > full Board, in the interests of timeliness and efficiency President Craigie > and I feel that it is appropriate to place the information concerning the > agreement before the full Board now rather than engaging in a two-step > process. Therefore, all Board members are invited and requested to review > the attachments carefully and to pose questions to the A&F Committee and > management, on the understanding that it will be the prerogative of the > Executive Committee to authorize the actual vote by the Board. An > appropriate resolution at that time would be along these lines: > > RESOLVED, that in accordance with the recommendation of the Administration & > Finance Committee and management, the ARRL Board of Directors approves > renaming the ARRL Laboratory in the manner and for the time specified in the > Gift Agreement between ARRL and Paul D. Sergi, NO8D. > > Finally, please note that this matter is CONFIDENTIAL until such time as > both parties are able to make the announcements specified in the Gift > Agreement. > > 73, > > David Sumner, K1ZZ, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary > > <DXE-significant-deal-points-may27-14.doc> > > <Sergi_ARRL_Gift_Agreement-final-may-27-14.doc> > > _______________________________________________ > arrl-odv mailing list > arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org > http://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:22723] Final Draft, Minutes of Special Board Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 30 May '14

30 May '14

Attached is the final draft of the minutes of last Thursday's Special Meeting of the Board. Officers and Directors had the opportunity to review the draft and offer comment. No changes resulted. I am pleased to report that Vice Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD has accepted the terms of the resolution. As a reminder, here is the procedure for the distribution and approval of minutes that was adopted by the Board in July 2011 and is now Standing Order 11-2.18: 11-2.18) Effective with the minutes of the 2011 Second Meeting of the Board of Directors the procedure for the approval of Board meeting minutes will be 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. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:22759] Help Needed at HQ at W1AW during the Convention.
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 29 May '14

29 May '14

Hi, We are looking any Board Members who would like to volunteer for the following assignments at the National Centennial Convention here at HQ and W1AW. We believe that Board Members would be knowledgeable about these topics and might specifically be interested in these areas: 1. Lab Exhibit Tour Guide - we need some volunteers here at HQ in the Lab's Exhibit area to talk to visitors about the vintage equipment in the exhibit area. This is one of the most popular areas of our regular tour and visitors always have lots of questions so you should have some knowledge of this type of gear. 2. Moderator of the Video presentation in the Conference Room here at HQ. We plan to run the Centennial video every half hour in the Conference Room (seating will be reconfigured) so we need a volunteer to introduce the video, start the presentation, answer questions about the video and the ARRL, and move people in out of the room. Buses will be available between the Convention Center and HQ so you would not need to drive back and forth. Food will be available for all volunteers! We need volunteers on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Shifts are from 9:00am to 12:30pm and/or 12:30pm to 4:00pm. About 700 people have signed up for the tours already, so we should be very busy here at HQ! Please let me know if you are interested or have any questions. Thanks in advance for your help. 73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL -the national association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594 -0220 www.arrl.org<http://www.arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:22753] Re: Proposal for Barry M. Goldwater Achievement Award
by Tom Frenaye 28 May '14

28 May '14

At 04:05 PM 5/27/2014, Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ wrote: >The following resolution is offered for Board consideration in accordance with Article 6 of the Articles of Association: > >Resolved, that the Senator Barry M. Goldwater K7UGA Achievement Award is hereby established with the following terms of reference: > >The Senator Barry M. Goldwater K7UGA Achievement Award This sounds fine to me, I support it. Hope we have reason to award it yearly... :-) There could be some confusion between this award and the ARRL Foundation scholarship honoring Barry Goldwater ($5000). The scholarship hasn't been awarded in recent years because it was never funded at a level to support a yearly award (it would take an endowment of $100k or so). Just to be complete, the scholarship terms of reference is included below. -- Tom > >The ARRL Scholarship to Honor Barry Goldwater > > > >Approved: 1983 > >Terms of Reference: > >I Purpose of the scholarship > >In order to encourage academic excellence and dedication to public service among radio amateurs, an ARRL College Scholarship to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, K7UGA, has been created. It recognizes the long history of support to amateur radio and to the public by the Senator. This scholarship is intended solely for educational use by providing assistance with tuition, room/board or other costs essential to advanced education. > >II Requirements to apply > >1) The applicant must be accepted for enrollment in at least a baccalaureate degree program in a regionally accredited institution of higher education. The applicant must also be a licensed radio amateur. > >2) Completed applications (on a proper form) must be received not later than June 1st for the following academic year. > >3) The applicant must intend to study full time in a field related to communications. > >4] While many factors will be considered, academic merit and financial need will be of highest priority. Up to date, official transcripts of secondary school and other work must be provided. > >III Selection procedures > >The awards will be made after review by a Scholarship Committee appointed by the President of the ARRL, The successful applicant will be notified by August 1st. Publicity concerning the award will appear in an early issue of QST each Fall. The decision of the Committee upon acceptance by the Foundation is final. > >IV Miscellaneous > >The ARRL Goldwater Scholarship is Five Thousand Dollars ($5000]. Payment will normally be made to the institution which the recipient attends. No award need be made if, in a given year, total income to the Goldwater Scholarship Fund is under $5000 or if there is no qualified candidate. ===== 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:22752] Re: Final Draft, Minutes of Special Board Meeting
by dick＠pobox.com 28 May '14

28 May '14

27 MAY 2014 - 2343 CDT I approve the final draft Minutes of Special Board Meeting with or without Marty Woll's suggested change. - Dick Isely

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[arrl-odv:22750] Proposal for Barry M. Goldwater Achievement Award
by Dr. David Woolweaver 28 May '14

28 May '14

I vote aye David, K5RAV

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