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

[arrl-odv:23123] HR4969 Webinar Registration Update
by Bill Edgar 10 Aug '14

10 Aug '14

Got 261 registered so far. Here is the state info AL Count 9 CT Count 1 DC Count 2 DE Count 7 FL Count 60 GA Count 22 IA Count 5 ID Count 1 IL Count 1 KS Count 7 MD Count 19 MI Count 3 MN Count 10 MO Count 19 MS Count 2 NC Count 2 ND Count 2 NE Count 6 NJ Count 11 NY Count 28 OH Count 2 PA Count 29 PR Count 2 RI Count 1 SD Count 7 TN Count 1 TX Count 2 Grand Count 262 Also, here are comments received so far I live in a deed restricted area in Florida, I have, woods, a stream and farmland behind me, (Cow Pasture). No reason I can't have a wire antenna and a vertical for vhf/uhf communications. I DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS WEBINAR BUT WILL INVESTIGATE AND WILL LISTEN IN Thank you for the invitation to join this discussion of HR 4969 I have been active in seeking Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick to sponsor this act. I received a followup call from DC office Friday. The word is that it is being "looked at". I will be calling Monday 8-11 to continue the pressure. How will it benefit digital Systems such as Dstar I endorse your efforts to protect the rights of amateur radio operators to the same level that direct broadcast TV companies have been protected in the past. State and federal constitutions say that nothing can be done to impair contracts. Deed restrictions and restrictive covenants are part of the 'contract' the buyer signs.How can a federal pre-emption not run afoul of the contract impairment issue? antenna restriction. I live in a restricted antenna area. I am a big supporter of this happening. With the solar activity being at perhaps a all time average low, better antennas are much needed. If HR4969 becomes law, will the "reasonable accommodation" provision be extended to existing deed restrictions and restrictive covenants? Curious to hear how this will effect restrictions for antennas, towers, etc. In areas that force you to sign agreements prohibiting such items, before allowing tenancy in those parks and/or apartment complexes. Also homeowners living within CCD areas. 1 - Multiple rooftop antennas. 2 - Tower and downguy applications. Live in a covenant neighborhood but several houses tore up agreement. Is this a watch/listen only or do I need to hook up my mic? Looking forward to the webinar. live in the Villages FL- largest ret. comm. in World. Ant. are prohibited! These include sat. TV ant, which are allowed. Hams here put ant. in their attics (poor results), and put up Flag poles with the ant. inside. flag poles are lim. to 17' to 22'. THANK YOU FOR ARRANGING THIS ACTIVITY. Will the Federal Government & or (FCC), ever have the states/cities's/any restricted area, fully accommodate all amateurs, citing those who do not? H.O.A.'s forbid ham antennas yet portable basketball hoops are OK. Exposure presented to the eye with a vertical antenna is less than a pole supporting a backstop. H.O.A.'s allowing outdoor sports equipment should permit similar sized ham antennas. Just hope that instructions on how to get connected to the Webinar will follow. I could use a concise 1 or 2-paragraph description of the bill to speak to my Congressman or staff, by telephone (or possibly in person). It SHOULD mention the previous bill that had directed FCC to study the issue. Let's get this Bill passed! When is the bill expected to be signed into law? I have not used my license. Will finally use it when I move to my mountain cabin in Colorado at 9100ft in a yr or so. I don't know if this Webinar is relative for my situation now. I think it would be. Also, will it be available as a download? How might this affect QTHs in Baltimore City historic neighborhoods? I love in one, and thus far have not been bothered by neighbors... You never know when /if that will change. HR4969 needs to pass. What is "reasonable accommodation?" Would we be restricted to simple wire antennas or would a modest tower and beam be possible? It seems to me that "reasonable accommodation" is wide open for interpretation. Exactly what can an FCC licensed resident of townhouse community erect at his owned residence home site? Best wishes to all the presenters that no technical problems antagonize Murphy! How will this bill effect us in State/Federal Parks? Environmental Organizations agencies have had the upper hand.especially here in the ADK park Have lived in restricted home owners association for 24 years so I have been mobile HF we really need a changed here in Coral Springs Fl. Hope this HR will help. How will you overcome the opposition argument that we have too much Big Government over reach into "private matters" ? I hope the Bill will pass, but I fear in this climate more government intrusion will not be welcomed, no matter how well intentioned.

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[arrl-odv:23122] HR4969 Webinar
by Bill Edgar 09 Aug '14

09 Aug '14

We've 115 people currently registered for the HR4969 webinar on Wednesday night, August 13th at 9pm EDT with Chris Imlay and Mike Lisenco has presenters. We have room for 1,000 attendees. Harold was kind enough to list this on the ARRL web site. (Thanks Harold!) Here is the count by number of hams registered by state. State DC Count 2 DE Count 6 FL Count 3 GA Count 1 ID Count 1 MD Count 18 MI Count 1 MN Count 10 MO Count 1 MS Count 1 NC Count 2 ND Count 2 NJ Count 11 NY Count 22 PA Count 25 RI Count 1 SD Count 5 TN Count 1 TX Count 2 Grand Count 115 Feel free to invite your members to participate! I used the following invitation for our division members: In June, 2014 with Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) as the sponsor and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) as co-sponsor, HR 4969 - the "Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014" - was introduced into the 113th Congress. This bipartisan effort would direct the FCC to extend the "reasonable accommodation" provisions for Amateur Radio antennas to include all types of land-use regulation, including deed restrictions and restrictive covenants. The Atlantic Division is sponsoring a webinar on HR 4969. ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay W3KD and ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco N2YBB will talk about HR 4969 and what it mean for ARRL members and how we can help effect its benefits. This session will be moderated by ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar N3LLR. This webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 from 9:00pm to 10:30pm EDT. To join in, please register as soon as possible at this URL: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/296315552 - Bill

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[arrl-odv:23116] Approval of minutes
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Directors: The procedure adopted for approval of Board meeting minutes is 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. The final draft minutes were circulated to you 10 days ago. Accordingly, it is now time to solicit your votes to approve the minutes. A copy is attached. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:23115] Greetings from K0BJ/7
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Honorary Vice President Bruce Frahm, K0BJ has asked me to pass this along. 73, Dave K1ZZ Thank you for the HVP honor. I had an enjoyable 20 years in the board family, and have been receiving fun congrats/reminiscence messages. And 250 points in the Centennial QSO Party is great fun to give out and reels in Qs effectively! GL in our Second Century. 73 Bruce K0BJ (/7 in Sedona)

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[arrl-odv:23113] spreadsheet with licensed hams and ARRL members in congressional districts
by James F. Boehner MD 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

I know this spreadsheet was sent out on ODV within the last week or so, but I can't find it anywhere. Can someone resend it? Thanks, '73 de JIM N2ZZ

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[arrl-odv:23112] Web site
by James F. Boehner MD 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Bill, It is working fine for me. ’73 de JIM N2ZZ From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Bill Edgar Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 10:27 PM To: ODV Subject: [arrl-odv:23107] Web site Can't get into arrl.org. Is anyone else having similar issues? Bill N3LLR

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[arrl-odv:23111] HR 4969 Webinar
by Bill Edgar 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

The Atlantic Division is sponsoring a webinar on HR 4969 on Wednesday evening, August 13 at 9pm through 10:30pm. Chris Imlay and Mike Lisenco will be the presenters for this session. We've got 1,000 seats available if other divisions would like to join in and send an invitation to their division members. The following announcement was sent out through our division reflector: In June, 2014 with Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) as the sponsor and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) as co-sponsor, HR 4969 - the "Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014" - was introduced into the 113th Congress. This bipartisan effort would direct the FCC to extend the "reasonable accommodation" provisions for Amateur Radio antennas to include all types of land-use regulation, including deed restrictions and restrictive covenants. The Atlantic Division is sponsoring a webinar on HR 4969. ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay W3KD and ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco N2YBB will talk about HR 4969 and what it mean for ARRL members and how we can help effect its benefits. This session will be moderated by ARRL Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar N3LLR. This webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 from 9:00pm to 10:30pm. To join in, please register as soon as possible at this URL: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/296315552 - Bill N3LLR

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[arrl-odv:23107] Web site
by Bill Edgar 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Can't get into arrl.org. Is anyone else having similar issues? Bill N3LLR

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[arrl-odv:23108] Re: Web site
by Ed Hudgens 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Just logged in with no problems. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Bill Edgar <n3llr(a)earthlink.net> </div><div>Date:08/07/2014 9:26 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: ODV <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> </div><div>Subject: [arrl-odv:23107] Web site </div><div> </div>Can't get into arrl.org. Is anyone else having similar issues? Bill N3LLR

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[arrl-odv:23106] ARRL Web Site
by Bill Edgar 08 Aug '14

08 Aug '14

Trying to login to the ARRL website and the site appears to be very slow. Anyone else notice this? I have no problem getting to other sites in normal speeds - only arrl.org is slow. - Bill

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