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

[arrl-odv:23147] FYI
by Kay Craigie 14 Aug '14

14 Aug '14

A few days ago I received an e-mail from the Section Manager of Tennessee, Keith Miller N9DGK, which said, "During the recent ARRL National Convention held in Hartford, CT, a meeting was held for all of the attending Section Managers at the convention. Steve Ewald has already sent a summary of that meeting out on the SM reflector. We only had about an hour before the closing ceremony started so we tried to put as much into the conversation as possible. "Two things came from that meeting: (1) We needed more time to talk and (2) the desire to convene regularly scheduled SM conference calls to discuss Section level issues and other information as needed. Three section Managers, Karl Bowman DVM W4CHX, SM NC; David Greenhut N6HD, SM LAX and I volunteered to coordinate the calls. "We are currently anticipating the call to be on Aug, 28 based on the responses to date." The webinar has in fact been scheduled for that date. I have met two of these three SMs and have *no* reason to think that the intent is to revive something like the old "secret treehouse" unofficial SM e-mail reflector that was a soapbox for Board-bashing. That's just not the vibe I'm getting. The organizers invited me to say a few words at the beginning of their webinar and I accepted. Steve Ewald and Ken Bailey were on the cc: list for the webinar registration information announcement. The organizers invited me to stay for the whole webinar, but I don't think I'll do that. My experience as a Section Manager is so far in the past that it's archaeological. I wanted you to hear about this from me and not via the grapevine. 73 - Kay N3KN

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[arrl-odv:23145] HR4969 meeting in CA-30
by Marty Woll 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

I met this morning with John Alford, senior policy deputy for Rep. Brad Sherman (D), in whose district (CA-30) I live. He was very receptive to our message and said he expected that Rep. Sherman would be as well. That said, he advised me that the Representative would likely seek input from the in-state Democrats on the House Energy & Commerce Committee before making a decision or taking any action. Those California-based E&C members are: Henry Waxman (CA-33) Anna Eshoo (CA-18) Lois Capps (CA-24) Doris Matsui (CA-6) Jerry McNerney (CA-9) All but Capps and Waxman serve districts within the Pacific Division. Has anyone from HQ or the Pacific Division had any contact with those representatives yet? Failing that, what contacts have we had, if any, with Democrats from other states serving on Energy & Commerce? Has anyone run into a similar roadblock while attempting to gain co-sponsorship of our bill? If so, how did you deal with it? 73, Marty N6VI

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[arrl-odv:23144] Support Letters
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

How do we get letters of support from our strategic partners which simply say that they support us in our quest to get HR-4969 approved? To include letters from the Red Cross, NOAA, FEMA, Salvation Army, etc. would be of great help to us in our meetings with Congress. Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:23142] ARRL-LOTW update
by G Widin 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

The message below was posted this morning to the ARRL-LOTW Yahoo! discussion group. Through the initiative of Dave Bernstein AA6YQ, ARRL has obtained ownership of this group and will use it as our official online support forum. We will want to announce this change more broadly in ARRL News and Events, but intend to delay that announcement somewhat while we ensure that the transition has occurred smoothly and that the group is ready for an influx of new users. In other words, this change is not a secret and you should feel free to discuss it with members, but we will delay a broader announcement. On behalf of the LoTW Study Committee, I want to thank the Board for its continuing support of our efforts on Logbook. I especially want to thank VP Roderick for suggesting general language about online support for in the LoTW Board Policy--ARRL's new ownership of ARRL-LOTW fits perfectly with this more general statement. 73, Greg, K0GW 2014 LoTW Study Committee Chair _______________________________ Over the past two years, the TQSL development team and ARRL personnel have increasingly used this Yahoo group to engage directly with the LoTW user community. The group's founder, Kevin KG0KG, has transferred its ownership to the ARRL, effective August 10. All current members will continue as members. To minimize spam, new members will initially will be "moderated", meaning their posts will not be distributed without moderator approval; after a new member sends an acceptable post, he or she will be "unmoderated". Dave AA6YQ has volunteered to serve as moderator. Criticism of LoTW, problem reports, and suggested improvements not only remain acceptable, they are encouraged. We ask only that discourse be LoTW-related and civil, free of both personal attacks and foul language. New hams should feel comfortable posting questions here. The ARRL thanks Kevin KG0KG for recognizing the need for this group more than a decade ago, and creating such a useful forum. ----------

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[arrl-odv:23141] Latest count for HR-4969 Webinar
by Bill Edgar 13 Aug '14

13 Aug '14

We've got 767 registered for tomorrow night's webinar. It is after 1am and I'm heading to bed - got an early meeting at work tomorrow. I'll get the numbers for each state out after the webinar tomorrow night to share with ODV. Hope to see many of you on the webinar tomorrow night. 73, - Bill

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[arrl-odv:23140] HR-4969 Registration Information
by James F. Boehner MD 12 Aug '14

12 Aug '14

OK, OK, Peer pressure is on... My registration ups the Roanoke Division representation to 3... L Let's see if I can do anything to raise the numbers! '73 de JIM N2ZZ From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Bill Edgar Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 8:13 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:23139] HR-4969 Registration Information We're up to 573 registrants and I've broken them out by state below. AL Count 19 CA Count 51 CT Count 3 DC Count 2 DE Count 7 FL Count 77 GA Count 28 HI Count 2 IA Count 6 ID Count 1 IL Count 2 IN Count 1 KS Count 10 MD Count 25 MI Count 7 MN Count 11 MO Count 24 MS Count 2 MT Count 2 NC Count 2 ND Count 3 NE Count 8 NJ Count 14 NV Count 1 NY Count 34 OH Count 7 OK Count 23 OR Count 1 PA Count 36 PR Count 3 RI Count 1 SD Count 7 TN Count 3 TX Count 148 WA Count 1 WY Count 1 Grand Count 573

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[arrl-odv:23139] HR-4969 Registration Information
by Bill Edgar 12 Aug '14

12 Aug '14

We're up to 573 registrants and I've broken them out by state below. AL Count 19 CA Count 51 CT Count 3 DC Count 2 DE Count 7 FL Count 77 GA Count 28 HI Count 2 IA Count 6 ID Count 1 IL Count 2 IN Count 1 KS Count 10 MD Count 25 MI Count 7 MN Count 11 MO Count 24 MS Count 2 MT Count 2 NC Count 2 ND Count 3 NE Count 8 NJ Count 14 NV Count 1 NY Count 34 OH Count 7 OK Count 23 OR Count 1 PA Count 36 PR Count 3 RI Count 1 SD Count 7 TN Count 3 TX Count 148 WA Count 1 WY Count 1 Grand Count 573

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[arrl-odv:23124] Re: Approval of minutes; minor revision request
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 12 Aug '14

12 Aug '14

Directors: At this point I have 6 votes in hand to approve the minutes of the Board meeting. As they are not yet formally approved I ask for your indulgence to permit me to add five individuals from the Southeastern Division to the Silent Keys whose names are included in Minute 2. Director Rehman made a timely request for their inclusion but his email was overlooked in the flood of HR-4969-related emails that hit Dan Henderson's inbox at around the same time. If this is agreeable I will update the minutes that are on the website as well as the official signed copy in the "minutes book." Please also consider this as a reminder to vote on approval. Thank you. 73, Dave Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:23137] Re: Approval of minutes; minor revision request
by dick＠pobox.com 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

11 AUG 2014 - 1752 CDT I still approve the minutes as revised. - Dick Isely, W9GIG

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[arrl-odv:23129] CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
by Christopher Imlay 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

Greetings. It is necessary as circumstances have developed to both bring you up to speed on the events following Bill Moore's unfortunate accident, and to ask for your cooperation in avoiding any discussion of the issue with anyone. ARRL Headquarters, about two weeks ago, received a notifcation from a law firm that there would be a worker's compensation claim filed with respect to Bill's accident. This was in the form of a "Notice of Claim for Compensation" filed on behalf of Bill with the State Worker's Compensation Commission. In response, our worker's compensation insurance carrier, The Hartford, filed a notice of intent to contest the claim for benefits, stating several reasons for that position. The principal argument apparently is that the accident was outside the scope of employment. The Hartford has assigned ARRL an attorney as part of this claim and Barry Shelley has been in touch with him initially. The attorney is of the view at this point that this claim will be addressed by court litigation. We will be having further conversations with this attorney in the near term. It is critical that none of us have any contact with Bill or his family, or their attorney, or anyone outside the ARRL's official family. Please note that e-mail correspondence is subject to discovery processes, so please do not discuss Bill's accident or any of the circumstances surrounding it with anyone, via e-mail or any written or recorded medium. Any information requests concerning this can be routed through my office which will protect the confidentiality of the communication by virtue of the attorney-client privilege. If you have had any written correspondence with Bill or any member of his family since Bill's accident (other than the cards we all signed at the Board Meeting just past) please let us have a copy of it (via my office) to forward to the insurance company-appointed attorney for ARRL. Thanks for your help with this. 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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