June 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:22865] Re: FW: "Morse code station revived"
by Dwayne Allen 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Katie and I just watch the 1998 movie "Enemy of the State". We learned that as our observation satellites zoom overhead, they continuously blurt out CQ in perfect fist . -----Original Message----- From: "James F. Boehner MD via arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: ‎6/‎22/‎2014 13:36 To: "arrl-odv" <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:22864] FW: "Morse code station revived" Interesting video! '73 de JIM N2ZZ Morse code station revived 7 News TV report a secret World War 2 base in northern Victoria, Australia, has resumed Morse code radio communication with the world after more than 70 silent years The report has an interview with Thomas Brownstein VK3EO. Watch the Yahoo 7 News report at https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/24277448/ <https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/24277448/morse-code-station-revived/> morse-code-station-revived/ Credits and Thanks: Southgate Amateur Radio News-England, United Kingdom Website and Ham Radio News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.southgatearc.org/inde x.htm&k=WP1bMHVseboJL1xhlI0uEw%3D%3D%0A&r=JPnCmx2RnL1CIeOFhxR403k31soXvpZeHe U2UH5eREk%3D%0A&m=vqjke7%2F1mV%2F9Pz8CPQIyg1ry%2FHjdKRWCzBWAXu7VMCA%3D%0A&s= 6a1af9eb44cc9272af56a935f4c9fcb0d8297bf9cc2d8e96b011a21c549d9552> Southgate Amateur Radio News logo

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[arrl-odv:22864] FW: "Morse code station revived"
by James F. Boehner MD 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Interesting video! '73 de JIM N2ZZ Morse code station revived 7 News TV report a secret World War 2 base in northern Victoria, Australia, has resumed Morse code radio communication with the world after more than 70 silent years The report has an interview with Thomas Brownstein VK3EO. Watch the Yahoo 7 News report at https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/24277448/ <https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/24277448/morse-code-station-revived/> morse-code-station-revived/ Credits and Thanks: Southgate Amateur Radio News-England, United Kingdom Website and Ham Radio News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.southgatearc.org/inde x.htm&k=WP1bMHVseboJL1xhlI0uEw%3D%3D%0A&r=JPnCmx2RnL1CIeOFhxR403k31soXvpZeHe U2UH5eREk%3D%0A&m=vqjke7%2F1mV%2F9Pz8CPQIyg1ry%2FHjdKRWCzBWAXu7VMCA%3D%0A&s= 6a1af9eb44cc9272af56a935f4c9fcb0d8297bf9cc2d8e96b011a21c549d9552> Southgate Amateur Radio News logo

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[arrl-odv:22863] Minutes of 12 April 2014 A&F Committee meeting
by G Widin 22 Jun '14

22 Jun '14

Attached are the minutes of A&F's last face-to-face meeting. Since this occurred 2 months ago, there are numerous updates to the information reported therein. These updates will be discussed in the A&F Report being written for the July Board meeting. While the A&F Report for July's meeting will be a public document, these Minutes are for the Board only. In particular, the existence of and information concerning the possible Gift Agreement should not be shared outside the Board family. Considerable discussions have occurred already about this agreement, and further developments will certainly occur which mean that this topic can only be regarded as a work in progress. 73, Greg Widin, K0GW 2014 A&F Chairman

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[arrl-odv:22862] K1ZZ travel
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

Linda and I are leaving Sunday for England. We have two days of vacation scheduled, followed by a club talk in Norwich (I was born in Norwich, Connecticut so could hardly pass up an invitation to visit the "original") and the three-day Ham Radio event in Friedrichshafen, Germany. I will have occasional email access but limited time. I will be back in the office Tuesday, July 1. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:22861] Agenda for Second 2014 Board Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

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[arrl-odv:22860] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 38, No. 19 June 18 2014 - Covers the period June 8-14. Upcoming Meetings and Events Centennial Convention Steering Committee Meeting July 1 @ 3:30pm in Newington, CT Centennial Convention July 17-20 in Hartford / Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee July 20 @ 8:30am in Hartford, CT Programs & Services Committee July 20 @ 8:30am in Hartford, CT Second Board Meeting July 21-22, 2014 @ 9:00am in Hartford, CT Development Reported by Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD We are pleased to welcome ten new Maxim Society members: Gerry Boudreaux, W5IC, Joseph, W1RGH, and Carla, N7OPU, Chaet, Ken Garg, W3JK, Joel, W5ZN, and Kim Harrison, John C. Kanode, N4MM, Ian H. Keith, N8IK, Martti Laine, OH2BH, Wayne A. Mills, N7NG, Alfred Rousseau, W1FJ, and Ron Tingle, K4ML. All ARRL Foundation scholarship recipients have been notified - please see the complete list at: www.arrl.org/news/arrl-foundation-awards-79-scholarships-in-2014. Installation has begun on the ARRL Centennial Terrace, honoring the Second Century Committee and major donors to this initiative. The Terrace will be unveiled at the Recognition Event on the eve of the Centennial Celebration, July 17, 2014. Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY The August issue of QST is at the printer. Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI Travel Bob Allison and Ed Hare traveled to Synergy Microwave in Patterson, NJ to visit Dr Ulrich Rohde, N1UL. Dr Rohde helped to acquire a new phase noise test set and a spectrum analyzer for the ARRL Laboratory. One of Dr. Rohde's engineers showed Bob and Ed how to make phase noise measurement with it. Bob and Ed visited Dr. Rohde's ham shack, which was filled with elaborate test equipment, including the same model phase noise set. Dr. Rohde has proclaimed, "The ARRL now has the best phase noise instrument in the World." Product Review Bob Allison tested a solid state HF amplifier for Product Review. The amplifier had an issue with harmonics and was sent back to the manufacturer, who discovered a certain condition for which they occur. A solution was found and Bob will have the amplifier back shortly and the review process will continue. While that amplifier was away, Bob started testing of another solid state, HF amplifier. Bob discovered a parasitic oscillation while observing its operation at 50 MHz. Bob is working on documenting the data and will be working with the manufacturer to solve this issue. The ARRL has a new Spectrum Analyzer from Agilent, the NXA9030A. The new lab equipment will be installed shortly. The rest of the Lab's test equipment is scheduled to be shipped to Essco for calibration on the 25th. Historical Collection Bob Allison and Volunteer Mike Marinaro continue to work on the lobby display for the Centennial. The display will feature hardware from different eras of Amateur Radio Technology, focusing on each significant step of the radio art. Volunteer Jonathan Allen is still finding unusual items from our historical collection; some will be used with in the lobby display. Bob Allison is also contributing to the display from his personal collection Radio Frequency Interference Mike Gruber sent the completed upcoming QST article on how to locate grow light RFI to the Steve Ford for final editing. As previously reported, these have been a significant source of RFI complaints. Lab testing has shown that some of them exceed the FCC emissions limits by a considerable margin. Interestingly enough, a contact in Europe also reports similar issues with grow lights in Europe. Mike Gruber attended a telephone conference of the EMC Committee. RFI locating equipment on loan to Kermit Carlson is now back in the Lab. Web Zack Lau put up a new web page on printed circuit boards-some of the material was part of the circuit construction web page. It may help readers find QST/QEX files via a Google search. Centennial Celebration The ARRL Laboratory and workshop continues to take shape for our Centennial celebration. The workshop area has been extensively cleaned and arranged for it to once again be useful for construction of projects. All obsolete equipment and parts have been removed, all useful parts are now stored in what was once the circuit board etching room. 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 May 2014 QSO Records Entered Into System 589,231,068 QSL Record Matches 90,443,177 Logs Processed 5,975,795 Active Certificates 100,490 Registered Users in System 67,349 Logbook Inquiries May 2014 Time on the Phone 24 Hours Phone Calls 168 Emails 1,636 Total 1,804 W1AW Thanks to Frank Fascione, K1MAA, for volunteering time on Friday (6/6) to sort out QSL cards coming in for the various W1AW/portable operations. More and more cards are received each day, especially now that Incoming QSL bureau cards are beginning to show up. Scott and Joe spent some time clearing the cellar of old radio boxes (cardboard) in addition to discarding old, unnecessary equipment. Scott also put in an effort to clear an entire area of old boxes that were no longer needed to store radio equipment. Joe met with a representative from DiGiorgi Roofing and Siding to discuss the replacement of the old wood trim around W1AW's rear door with new AZEK molding (http://www.azek.com/) A contract has been signed with DiGiorgi to have them replace the old trim. (DiGiorgi had previously replaced all the station's windows.) Joe also met with concrete/masonry contractors to obtain quotes to replace the station's front cement stations - located near the front hedges - as well as the rear sidewalk pavers. He created the texts for the June W1AW Qualifying Runs. Joe continues updating Logbook of the World with the various W1AW/portable Centennial operations. He continues spending time tracking down - and uploading or correcting if necessary - missing contact information amateurs are reporting for the various W1AW/portable operations. Joe has also been in conversation with Matt Thomas, WX5S, to discuss the possible upgrade of W1AW's DOS-based CW broadcast software to a Windows-7 GUI-format. Field Organization/Public Service Team Leona Adams reports the following activity with regard to the June 6th deadline for Section Manager petitions for the current SM election cycle. Now that the deadline has passed, there will be one election this summer in Southern Florida. Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was nominated to run for the Section Manager's position. Southern Florida Section Manager Jeff Beals, WA4AW, is also in the running for the two-year term that begins October 1. Ballots and candidate statements are scheduled to be mailed from ARRL Headquarters by July 1. Laura Peters-Mueller, N2LJM, of Falconer, New York, was the only nominee for the next term as Western New York Section Manager starting on October 1. Incumbent Western New York Section Manager John Mueller, K2BT, decided not to run for another term of office. Lloyd Colston, KC5FM, of Altus, was nominated to become Oklahoma Section Manager for the next term of office starting October 1. Upon receipt of this nomination, incumbent Section Manager Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW, who was previously nominated, withdrew his nomination. Therefore there were no additional nominees in Oklahoma, Lloyd, KC5FM, will become the new SM in Oklahoma this fall. Incumbent Section Manager of the Virgin Islands, Fred Kleber, K9VV, of Christiansted, was also nominated for a new term of office. Since no other nominees were submitted, he will begin a new term on October 1. Here is the list of other incumbent Section Managers who were previously nominated earlier in the cycle. They do not face opposition, and will begin new terms of office starting on October 1. Betsey Doane, K1EIC, Connecticut; Ed Stuckey, AI7H, Idaho; Scott Yonally, N8SY, Ohio; Skip Jackson, KS0J, Minnesota; Rene Fonseca, NP3O, Puerto Rico; Lynn Nelson, W0ND, North Dakota. Chuck Skolaut compiled and forwarded the monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the Region 2 IARU Monitoring Coordinator. More reports were received regarding interference on 3.955 MHz and Official Observers were updated. Questions this week dealt with AMTS stations, Motorola Mototrbo systems, operating overseas, and identification requirements. Interference continues on 3.955 MHz in the New York/Connecticut area, and OOs are monitoring. A complaint was received regarding interference on the satellite uplink frequencies. Methods are being investigated on how to spread the word about the frequencies being used and urging operators to be considerate. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 7/4 Holiday Leona Adams 6/30-7/3 PTO Bob Allison 7/2-7/3 PTO `` 8/11-8/14 PTO Allison Barbieri 8/25 PTO Steve Capodicasa 6/23 PTO `` 9/22-9/26 PTO Joe Carcia 6/26 PTO `` 6/30-7/7 PTO `` 7/25 PTO Lauren Clarke 8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL Mike Corey 8/8-8/10 Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Albuquerque, NM Steve Ewald 6/20 PTO Jackie Ferreira 6/24 PTO Steve Ford 7/3 PTO `` 7/22-8/4 PTO Scott Gee 6/23-6/24 PTO Mike Gruber 6/27 PTO `` 8/25-8/29 PTO Dan Henderson 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 Bob Inderbitzen 8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL Zack Lau 6/30 PTO

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[arrl-odv:22859] Official Call for Second Board Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

June 20, 2014 NOTICE OF SECOND MEETING ALL DIRECTORS: In compliance with the requirements of the Articles of Association and the relevant provisions of the Bylaws, the 2014 Second Meeting of the Board of Directors of The American Radio Relay League, Incorporated, is hereby called for 8:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Monday, July 21, 2014, at the Hartford Marriott Downtown at 200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, Connecticut. Arrangements have been made for a group dinner on the Sunday evening preceding: attitude adjustment at 5:30 P.M. and dinner at 6:00 P.M. Other group meals are Monday and Tuesday breakfast and lunch, and Monday dinner. Note that there will be a cash bar, not an open bar, prior to the dinners. Purchases from the cash bar are not reimbursable. The meeting is expected to conclude by lunchtime on Tuesday and a number of attendees have made their travel plans accordingly. For this reason the meeting will start 30 minutes earlier than usual on both days. The meeting room is available for our use on Monday evening and it is President Craigie's intention to make use of that time if the meeting is taking longer than expected. Honorary vice presidents, directors emeritus, past presidents, and past directors are invited to attend in observer status at personal expense. Vice directors are authorized to attend with expenses charged to the Board Meeting account. Cash advances are available upon request for those traveling at League expense. Transportation from and to Bradley International Airport will be provided by ARRL van. An accommodation form accompanies this Notice; please fill out completely and return the form or respond by email as soon as possible to Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ, at HQ: lkustosik(a)arrl.org<mailto:lkustosik@arrl.org>. Accompanying spouses are invited to attend breakfast and dinner with the Board family. The tentative agenda for the meeting will be circulated separately by email. Several proposals for amendments to the Bylaws have been distributed by Directors to their colleagues; the deadline to meet the Article 10 advance notice requirement is Saturday, June 21. It is requested that insofar as possible, motions to be submitted at the meeting be prepared in advance in writing so that a copy can be handed to the Secretary at the time of presentation. It is important that the motion as handed to the Secretary be the same as that submitted for Board consideration. While we will have word-processing and duplicating capability at the meeting site, this should not replace advance preparation. If you wish to have a proposed motion circulated in advance, either send it to me as soon as possible or post it on the Board's electronic remailer. Please note Standing Order 30: "Each Director offering a motion requiring the expenditure of funds for implementation shall include with the motion his [or her] estimate of the costs involved and the suggested method of funding those costs." Also note Minute 42 of the 2004 Annual Meeting: "Any motion to create or substantially modify a program or activity shall include documentation of the expected revenue and expense generated by the proposed program or activity." Finally, meeting attendees are advised that the proceedings will be recorded electronically. Sincerely, [ds sig] David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:22858] Part 97 amendments effecctive date
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14

The recently adopted amendments to Part 97 about exams, element credit for expired licenses, and TDMA are in today's Federal Register and go into effect July 21. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:22857] Convention Registration
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

Here is an email that I am forwarding on behalf of Bob Inderbitzen. Thanks for your help with this. Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220 From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:54 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Cc: Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ; Bourgoin,Marjorie, KB1DCO Subject: To: ODV From: Bob Inderbitzen Below (and attached) is a table of Board members with columns indicating if we've received a completed registration from you, for the National Centennial Convention in July. We've also included accompanying spouses/companions. Please review this listing. Contact Margie Bourgoin, mbourgoin(a)arrl.org<mailto:mbourgoin@arrl.org> tel 860-594-0253, if you need help with any changes or modifications to this information. Board members who haven't registered, yet, can do so using the following private web address (do not share): https://www.regonline.com?eventID=1248082&rTypeID=345321 73 Bob NQ1R Registered Thursday Lunch Friday Banquet Saturday Breakfast Tom Abernethy, W3TOM YES YES YES YES Debbie Abernethy, KA3VNF YES Cliff Ahrens, KØCA YES YES YES YES Dwayne Allen, WY7FD YES YES YES YES Katie Allen, WY7KRA YES YES YES YES Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ YES YES YES YES Jay Bellows, KØQB YES YES YES YES Bonnie Bellows YES Rod Blocksome, KØDAS YES YES YES YES Elizabeth Blocksome YES YES YES YES Dennis Bodson, W4PWF YES YES YES Jim Boehner, N2ZZ YES YES YES YES Kermit Carlson, W9XA YES YES YES YES Kay Craigie, N3KN YES YES YES YES Carter Craigie, N3AO YES YES YES YES Bill Edgar, N3LLR YES Tim Ellam, VE6SH YES YES YES YES Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF YES YES YES YES Shirley Fenstermaker, W7SAF YES YES YES YES Tom Frenaye, K1KI YES YES YES YES Mary Hobart, K1MMH YES YES YES Ed Hudgens, WB4RHQ YES YES YES YES Bill Hudzik, W2UDT YES YES YES YES Chris Imlay, W3KD YES YES Dick Isely, W9GIG YES YES YES YES Judith Isely YES YES YES YES Harold Kramer, WJ1B YES YES YES YES Karen Kramer YES YES YES YES Mike Lee, AA6ML YES YES YES YES Mike Lisenco, N2YBB YES YES YES YES Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT Rick Niswander, K7GM David Norris, K5UZ YES YES YES Bonnie Fratesi YES Dick Norton, N6AA Kent Olson, KAØLDG YES YES YES YES Jim Pace, K7CEX YES YES YES YES Brennan Price, N4QX YES YES YES YES Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF YES YES YES YES Doug Rehman, K4AC YES YES YES YES Rick Roderick, K5UR YES YES YES YES Holly Roderick YES YES YES Barry Shelley, N1VXY YES YES John Robert Stratton, N5AUS David Sumner, K1ZZ YES YES YES YES Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT YES YES YES YES Bob Vallio, W6RGG Jim Weaver, K8JE Greg Widin, KØGW YES YES YES Dale Williams, WA8EFK YES YES YES YES Judith Williams YES YES Marty Woll, N6VI YES YES YES YES Clara Woll, KJ6CNO YES YES YES David Woolweaver, K5RAV YES YES YES YES Jeanine Woolweaver YES YES --end--

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[arrl-odv:22856] Two Items
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 19 Jun '14

19 Jun '14

All: First, the work to upgrade the e-mail reflector software (Mailman) was completed today. We are now back up and running. Secondly, a window of opportunity has opened up for the IT Department to continue the project of upgrading the HQ network infrastructure. Accordingly, we will be taking the network down for maintenance between 8 pm tomorrow (Friday) night and 6 am Saturday morning. (0000 UTC to 1000 UTC on June 21st). Systems that will be affected include e-mail, the e-mail reflectors, ARRL e-store, Logbook of the World, and Centennial QSO and on-line DXCC web sites. As always, e-mail will be queued up for delivery when the systems come back on-line. We will post notifications to the usual on-line sources of information. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Financial Officer ARRL, Inc. The National Association for Amateur Radio (860) 594-0212 www.arrl.org

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