August 2014 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:23207] Powerpoint Presentation on CC&Rs and H.R. 4969
by Christopher Imlay 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Greetings. Jim Boehner asked for a copy of the powerpoint presentation that Mike Lisenco and Bill Edgar and I used at Bill's Webinar last week. I should have thought to send it to you before now. It is, for those of you who did not attend the webinar, something of a deep backgrounder on CC&Rs and why we find it necessary to pursue H.R. 4969 so aggressively now. I hope this is useful to you. Feel free to use any part of it that you think necessary at club meetings, etc. No attribution necessary. Any errors are mine and not those of Bill or Mike. 73, Chris W3KD P.S. While I have your attention, TKG and I have revised our SOP for Congressional meetings. In the past, we have held out as a carrot for those who actually agree to cosponsor the Bill an Excel list of names and addresses of hams in the Congressional District. We can give this to Congresspersons because it is publicly available data. I have urged TKG to provide that for* every* meeting, perhaps as a basis for a followup contact with the office to push the cosponsorship request, on the theory that the list doesn't do the Congressperson any good at all unless they DO agree to cosponsor the Bill. So we should dazzle them with the typically large number of hams (and potential votes) in their districts, and make it possible to contact those hams, while the Congresspersons are making the decision whether or not to cosponsor. TKG agreed with this. So, when you do a visit, let Dan Henderson or me know which Congressional District in which state you are visiting and we will e-mail you immediately the Excel file to provide at the appropriate time. And remember to please let them know the raw number of hams in the districts per the list we have circulated to you. If you need that list again, we will e-mail it to you. -- 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:23206] System Fusion/ Yaesu
by James F. Boehner, MD 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Well, after reading the review, it appears to have been done professionally, and I'm not certain why Yaesu was upset. After all, it took quite some time to bring the technology to market. The FT1DR was on display for about two years, and no mention was made as to when it would be available. During that time, DMR got a foothold and that system has and is expanding rapidly. That is a valid point to convey to our readers. All of the digital systems are incompatible at the present time. Connect systems is working to produce a CS-7000 that hopefully will do at least analog, D-Star, and DMR. Fusion is a possibility. They have decided not to pursue P-25 due to some licensing issues. So, Yaesu has to know that they are entering the market fairly late in the game. They perhaps know that their system will be every bit as successful as their WIRES interconnect system J As far as cost, there is a DMR/Analog single band HT (CS-700) that costs $180, which is much below the cost of any of the other Ham Digital HT's on the market. Not a good thing for either ICOM or Yaesu. I haven't seen the Gary Pierce piece yet. So, I would be interested to know why Yaesu was so offended with our product review that they would pull advertising. I hope Dave will share that with us. '73 de JIM N2ZZ

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[arrl-odv:23205] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

IN-Newsletter Vol. 38, No. 23 August 20, 2014 - Covers the period August 10-16. Upcoming Meetings and Events United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) September 29-October 3 - ARRL HQ Executive Committee: October 4 @ 8:30am - Memphis, TN LoTW Study Committee November 14 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee November 15 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Director/Vice Director Elections November 21 Development Reported by Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, retired from ARRL on July 31, 2014. We wish Mary much happiness in this next chapter of her life, and know she will continue to be an inspiration both within ARRL and with her family, friends and rowing companions. The Development Office is continuing her work on the Second Century Campaign to ensure all pledges and commitments are completed and acknowledged in a timely manner. We are pleased to welcome new Maxim Society member (#159) John V. Boehme, K4PRK, of Salem, SC. An Education & Technology Fund direct mail campaign is planned for mid-September. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli reports that July ended with 164,363 members. This is 27 fewer members than end of June (a loss of 33 was forecasted, and in some years is closer to 200+). We have 1,796 members over the year-to-date goal. 74.95% of July 2014 expirees paid on time (vs. 74.85% last July). The National Centennial Convention in Hartford contributed 51 new members. A targeted mailing sent in June to lapsed and 'never' members in states closest to the Centennial Convention brought in over 200 members. Our exhibit at the International Exhibition of Radio Amateurs in Germany (late June) contributed 36 new members. The most common reason for joining ARRL in July is attributed to "word of mouth." Jackie Ferreira reports that July product sales were at $260,613, exceeding the sales forecast of $225,651. Direct sales were $148,945; dealer sales were $111,668. Year to date sales are $1,897,230. Sales at our exhibit at the ARRL National Centennial Convention contributed $40,786 to direct sales. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity (reported by Steve Capodicasa): Week ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 8/15/2014 607 382 8/8/2014 578 437 We have officially taken the last orders for the limited edition ARRL Centennial Key, produced by Vibroplex. The first round of orders were received through March 31 and fulfilled by June. The second round of orders were received through July 31 and will be fulfilled by the end of September. A total of 935 keys were ordered. Yvette Vinci and Bob Inderbitzen attended the Huntsville Hamfest, held August 16-17, along with Lauren Clarke, Dan Henderson, and Jordan Sakal. Among the officials supporting ARRL's participation were Director Doug Rehman, Vice Director Michael Lee, and President Kay Craigie. A preliminary tally of membership applications totaled 164 (304 member years) including applications from 50 new and previous members. Dues totaled approximately $10,000; publication and product sales were over $7,600. Bob posted a photo album of the event to ARRL's Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152427279862408.1073741860.2006…> page. This was the 5th ARRL Regional Centennial Event. The 6th and final event is hosted by Pacificon, which will be held October 10-12 in Santa Clara, California. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 5 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days Field Organization/Public Service Team As the September 5th petition deadline for Section Manager nominations (for the terms of office starting on January 1, 2015) draws closer, Leona Adams reports two more have arrived. Tom Walsh, K1TW, of Bedford, Massachusetts has been nominated to run for the Eastern Massachusetts SM position. Northern New York Section Manager Tom Dick, KF4GC, of Saranac Lake, has been nominated to run for a new term. One radio amateur from Tennessee successfully completed requirements to become an Official Observer this past week. Chuck Skolaut compiled and sent the monthly Official Observer Summary to all OOs, OOCs, and Section Managers. Chuck also checked into the ARRL and HR 4969 webinar, and he conducted one morning code practice at W1AW to fill in for vacationing staff. Steve Ewald completed worked on the July Field Organization Reports for October QST, and the 2014 Simulated Emergency Test Report forms including the Emergency Coordinator Annual Report form are ready to be downloaded from the ARRL Web page. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 9/1 Holiday Leona Adams 9/2-9/5 PTO Bob Allison 8/28-8/29 PTO `` 10/9-10/12 Florida State Convention, Melbourne, FL Allison Barbieri 8/25 PTO Steve Capodicasa 8/22 PTO `` 9/2 PTO Joe Carcia 8/22 PTO `` 8/29 PTO Lauren Clarke 10/9-10/13 Pacific Division Convention, Santa Clara, CA Steve Ewald 8/29-9/5 North Carolina State Convention, Shelby, NC/PTO Norm Fusaro 8/18-8/27 Tokyo HamFair, Tokyo, Japan / PTO Steve Ford 8/29-9/2 PTO Scott Gee 9/2-9/3 PTO `` 9/22-9/26 PTO Mike Gruber 8/25-8/29 PTO `` 9/29-10/3 PTO `` 10/10 PTO Ed Hare 8/22-8/24 West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV `` 10/9-10/13 Pacific Division Convention, Santa Clara, CA Dan Henderson 8/12-8/21 GAREC/Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL/PTO `` 9/26-9/28 Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley, WA Gail Iannone 8/20-8/29 PTO Bob Inderbitzen 8/26 PTO `` 10/9-10/13 Pacific Division Convention, Santa Clara, CA Harold Kramer 8/22-8/29 PTO Diane Middleton 10/16-10/17 PTO Diane Petrilli 8/22 PTO `` 8/29 PTO `` 10/9-10/13 Pacific Division Convention, Santa Clara, CA AnnMarie Pinto 8/18-8/29 PTO Lisa Riendeau 8/19-8/28 PTO Kim Rochette 8/21-8/29 PTO Becky Schoenfeld 8/18-8/22 PTO `` 8/28-8/29 PTO Barry Shelley 8/18-8/22 PTO Chuck Skolaut 8/17-8/27 Kansas State Convention, Salina, KS/PTO Maria Somma 8/22 PTO Yvette Vinci 10/9-10/13 Pacific Division Convention, Santa Clara, CA

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[arrl-odv:23199] H.R. 4969 and Washington Visits in September
by Christopher Imlay 21 Aug '14

21 Aug '14

Greetings. First of all, I want to thank all of the Directors and Vice-Directors who have made arrangements or who are making arrangements for District Office visits on behalf of H.R. 4969 during the August recess. The response from the ARRL team has been fantastic and we will surely meet our goal of cosponsors by mid-September. Those visits are gold. The Keelen Group for their part has done a spectacular job of both strategizing and administrating our effort, both here in Washington and by setting up appointments in the District offices. We are lucky to have them and I will assure you that we are in the best of hands. If you have any trouble scheduling a District Office visit, just e-mail the details to one of the four Keelen pros on this thread and they will fix you up pronto. Now, it is critical that Alex at TKG have an accurate and complete list of those members of the Board who are *coming to Washington in September* during one of the two windows in the first part of September to do Congressional Visits. I know that Kay, Mike Lisenco, David Norris and Dick Isely are coming in and I have heard indirectly that David Woolweaver is planning to come in order to meet with West Gulf Division congressional offices. However, Alex and I have to make absolutely sure that we know the *precise days you will be available to do meetings on the Hill* so that the meetings can be set up in advance and so we can make the best use of your time and ARRL's money. Can you please, right away, respond to this e-mail IF YOU ARE COMING TO WASHINGTON IN SEPTEMBER and let us know what day you are arriving and what time you will be available to do your first and last meeting before heading home. You will NOT want to do more than two full days of this, I will assure you, but two days is also about the minimum to justify the cost of this effort. Can those of you who are coming here to D.C. please confirm that (yes, again, Dick Isely) and the days that you will be ready to work? Thanks. 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:23173] Keystaff List
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

Please let me know of any changes. 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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[arrl-odv:23195] Re: CAI HR 4969 Opposition - 5 Million Dollars
by Tom Frenaye 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

At 05:24 PM 8/19/2014, W3KD wrote: >Two other arguments seem to work: (1) CAI misperceives the scope of the Bill: they claim that the Bill removes HOA jurisdiction; it clearly does NOT do that. And maybe we should encourage them to follow their own Code of Ethics - see #3 http://www.caionline.org/career/designations/Documents/ethics_code.pdf Their latest IRS 990 form (2012) says they are an $11m/year 501c3. Their CEO gets $302k salary plus pension (in 2011). They don't have very deep pockets - not enough for a $5m lobbying campaign. Financials for 2013 - (supposedly available only to members but I got in with no problem) http://www.caionline.org/about/who/Documents/cai_financials.pdf They do have their own Political Action Committee... http://www.caionline.org/govt/pac/Pages/default.aspx They have raised just $4,125 this year through June... Spent $1,000 in a donation to Rep Jeb Hensarling R-TX https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2014&strID=C00495481 Success in the last year - they highlight "Working to ensure homeowners in community associations are entitled to the same federal disaster relief as other American tax payers. Working with U.S. Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) to secure the introduction of H.R. 2887, which extends disaster relief to condominiums and cooperatives." https://beta.congress.gov/search?q={%22congress%22%3A%22113%22%2C%22source%… They have 17 co-sponsors,16 D and one R, mostly from NY and NJ, so it looks like it was introduced as a result of Hurricane Sandy. -- Tom ===== 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:23180] Yaesu
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

You may hear that Yaesu is very unhappy with the QST Product Review in September QST and that the company is sharply reducing its QST advertising. This will be apparent with the October issue; the usual three pages of Yaesu ads on pages 6-8 will contain a photo spread about the National Centennial Convention instead. The inside back cover is also affected. If you have read the review you may well wonder why it has elicited such a strong reaction, since it is generally favorable. I am in direct communication with Yaesu President Jun Hasegawa with regard to the matter. Dave Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:23181] CAI HR 4969 Opposition - 5 Million Dollars
by Richard J Norton 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

Last night I gave a talk on ARRL happenings to a San Diego area radio club. One of the major topics covered was HR 4969. A major opponent of HR 4969 is CAI, the Community Associations Institute. One of the radio club officers commented that he was president-elect of the San Diego CAI group, and that CAI has already committed $5 million to be used to defeat HR 4969. As an indication of the size of this opposition, he also commented that there were approximately 7,000 home owner associations in San Diego County, and 14,000 HOA's in Orange County. His involvement with CAI is connected to his property management business. He does not live in an HOA area himself, and has a tower and beam in his yard. He talked about trying to convince other CAI people that hams are good and antennas should be allowed, but reported essentially unanimous CAI opposition. You can see some of CAI's response to HR 4969 here: http://www.caionline.org/govt/news/Pages/default.aspx There are automated aids for their effort shown in: http://www.caiclac.com/News/16678~273885 My comments were that I still regard our effort as one with a very low probability of success, but if you don't try, probability of success is zero. As an aside, if I were to meet with with legislators or staff, I would certainly like to have descriptive copies of Amateur Radio's contributions, such as the *Report to America, *to leave behind. Is there any evidence of forward motion on this project? 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:23190] HQ LAN Expansion and Upgrade
by G Widin 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

Relaying this message to ODV at the request of Barry Shelley and Mike Keane. ________________________ -------- Original message -------- Subject: HQ LAN Expansion and Upgrade From: "Peichert, Andrew, KB1YFW" <apeichert(a)arrl.org> To: HQ Staff <hqstaff(a)arrl.org> CC: Hello HQ Staff, This coming Friday August 22^nd at 8:00PM the ARRL network will be shutdown until Saturday August 23^rd at 6:00am. This outage is to finalize the HQ LAN Expansion and Upgrade here at ARRL. The services that will be down during the outage is as follows… 1.)Website orders – Not the entire website 2.)LoTW 3.)E-mail 4.)Bulkmail 5.)VPN 6.)Reflector/Mailman 7.)Centennial-qp.arrl.org website 8.)Easydxcc 9.)DXCC 10.)FTP 11.)Siebel 12.)Great Plains Also, ARRL’s Internet Provider (AT&T) has planned maintenance from 12:00am to 6:00am Monday morning. This will bring down the internet line coming into the HQ building. This means that the above services will again be brought down. Please plan accordingly. Thank You, Andrew Peichert, KB1YFW IT Systems Engineer, MCSE, CCNA ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio*™* Work:(860) 594-0276 E-mail: apeichert(a)arrl.org <mailto:apeichert@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:23177] Schiff to Co-Sponsor HR4969
by Marty Woll 19 Aug '14

19 Aug '14

I just heard from LAX SM David Greenhut N6HD that Adam Schiff (CA-28) has agreed to co-sponsor HR4969. This results from personal contact by a mutual friend, Mark Siegel W6MES, at a Neighborhood Council event that Schiff attended a couple of weeks ago. Adam called Mark about an hour ago to tell him he would sign on as a co-sponsor. 73, Marty N6VI

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