March 2015 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:24022] Briefing Memoranda for Advocacy of the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015
by Christopher Imlay 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Greetings, Based partly on the webinar/teleconference last evening and partly on the good suggestion of Mike Lisenco I have put together the following three briefing memos. These are, principally, for the use of for those planning to advocate for our new House and Senate bill when they are dropped during this session of Congress. They are also for the use by Directors in addressing concerns of ARRL members about aspects of our legislative effort. For example, I have repeatedly promised David Norris some information to rebut the argument that our legislation is an intrusion into private contractual rights. These memos are not really for distribution generally but they can be excerpted from or quoted from as you see fit. I have adapted them from previously prepared informational memos prepared for Congressional staff members that are helping us. For those such as Mr. Isely and those EC members coming to Washington for Hill advocacy shortly, these are not bad primers to read on the plane to prepare you for your meetings that TKG is setting up for you. If you have any questions about any of these, please let me know. 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:24021] Certificates
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Hi, Here are the certificates that we will be using for the Centennial QSO Party and The W1AW/p WAS Award. Both were designed by Sue Fagan. Regards/73, Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL Chief Operating Officer 860 594 0220

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[arrl-odv:24020] Due March 31: ARRL Team registration for Dayton Hamvention: http://www.arrl.org/Dayton-Hamvention-ARRL-Team-Registration
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

>From Bob Inderbitzen: de Harold From: Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 12:43 PM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Cc: Petrilli, Diane, KB1RNF Subject: Due March 31: ARRL Team registration for Dayton Hamvention: http://www.arrl.org/Dayton-Hamvention-ARRL-Team-Registration [Harold...please share with ODV] To: ARRL Officers, Directors and Vice Directors attending Dayton Hamvention, May 15-17, 2015 We are beginning to plan ARRL's large exhibit area, ARRL EXPO, for this year's Dayton Hamvention. This event makes the most of many staff and ARRL Field Organization volunteers to be successful. ARRL Board officials may volunteer as part of the big ARRL Dayton Team. Volunteers will each receive an ARRL exhibitor's badge (in lieu of purchasing a Hamvention ticket), lunch on Friday and Saturday, and ARRL team shirts. If you're interested in volunteering, please complete and submit this online registration form by March 31: http://www.arrl.org/Dayton-Hamvention-ARRL-Team-Registration. The online registration form will help us organize room reservations, badges, apparel and staffing for the event. Even if your plans are not entirely committed, please complete the form with your tentative information so we can develop counts for hotel bookings. The registration form should not be shared with anyone else. If you have a spouse, companion, or other family member accompanying you-and they're interested in volunteering with you-please have them complete a registration form, too (be sure they mention your participation, so we can associate their registration with your own). This year's hotel rooming block is again at the Courtyard Marriott Dayton http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dayud-courtyard-dayton-university-of-… - University of Dayton, 2006 Edwin C Moses Boulevard * Dayton, Ohio 45417. You must provide a credit card for booking: Single (King) - $131, Double - $138; plus taxes (currently ~ 13.25%). Includes 1 hot breakfast per room and Guest Room Wireless Internet. Please note: Travel expenses for this event are not reimbursable (with the exception of the local Director and Vice Director). Thank you for your cooperation. Please contact me if you have any questions. 73 Bob NQ1R rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org<mailto:rinderbitzen@arrl.org> Exhibit and Program Organizers: Radiosport (Contesting, Awards, DXCC, LoTW, QSL Bureau): Norm Fusaro, W3IZ Field Services, OO: Steve Ewald, WV1X Public Service: Mike Corey, KI1U Media and Public Relations: Sean Kutzko, KX9X Membership & Sales: Yvette Vinci, KC1AIM VEC: Amanda Grimaldi, KB1VUV Education & Youth: Debra Johnson, K1DMJ Lab: Bob Allison, WB1GCM Development and Foundation: Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD ARRL News/Photos/New Products: Steve Ford, WB8IMY (and some social media) Regulatory: Dan Henderson, N1ND Meet & Greet: Harold Kramer, WJ1B ARRL EXPO Coordinator: Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R --end--

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[arrl-odv:24019] Amateur Radio Visibility at the ITU
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

The attached report, just released by the ITU and also available at http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Initiatives/SSDM/Pages/default.aspx , is a good illustration of the quiet efforts pursued through the International Amateur Radio Union to maintain the visibility of Amateur Radio in the global telecommunications community. I have not yet read the entire report, but doing a search on the word "amateur" takes you to an impressive set of favorable references. IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, is a member of the SSDM Advisory Board (bio on page 116). Tim credits IARU Secretary (and ARRL Past President) Rod Stafford, W6ROD, with having provided much of the material through his work in Study Group 2 of the ITU Development Sector. It is worth noting that Olof Lundberg, G0CKV, is also a member of the SSDM Advisory Board (bio on page 120). A couple of fun facts about Olof: he earned a Team Leader slot for WRTC2014 and with M0DXR came in #10 among the 59 competing teams. (The average age of the team was 50: Olof 70, Mark 30.) If you worked EI7M in the ARRL DX Contest last month there's a good chance that Olof was at the key. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:24017] FCC Gettysburg visit
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Attached is a report on a visit to the FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau last week. It's just one piece of the emerging picture of how the FCC's approach to enforcement is changing. Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:24015] Re: Reality Check Request - 2015 HR4969 Extension Activity
by Tom Frenaye 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

At 06:43 PM 3/2/2015, Richard J Norton wrote: >HR4969 - 2015 Status >However, we do not presently have a plan that has a remote chance of succeeding. Perhaps you'd like to offer a plan that you think would have a higher chance to succeed? The things we want most are always hard to attain. We won't get it unless we try. So much for my fortune-cookie philosophy... >It's not time to expend significant League resources on something so likely to fail. We spent very little last year and did very well. I'm willing to spend at least $100k... that's a lot more. >There are potentially more productive things we can do with our time and efforts. Like what? --- 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:24014] Reality Check Request - 2015 HR4969 Extension Activity
by Richard J Norton 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

*HR4969 - 2015 Status* On February 18, Chris Imlay, W3KD said: ... "what we are trying to do until then is to get back the cosponsors that we had in the House last term, and to get an original sponsor in the Senate. Frank McCarthy and I have had a series of meetings with Senate offices trolling for sponsors as I have reported earlier but so far, no bites at the bait we put in the water at about 8 offices visited." In other words, our knowledgeable Washington team, with significant experience with the Senate, has gone to the offices of what would be the most likely sponsors of this legislation, and has not come up with a single offer of sponsorship. This legislation isn't going to pass. Now that the phone-call-to-change-the-world plan has been shown to have been a pipe dream, let's look at what would need to happen for the essence of HR4969 to become law. 1. The bill would need to be reintroduced in the House. Easy. 2. The bill would need to make it through whatever committees and be brought up for vote. Very hard. 3. The bill would need to pass the House. Extremely difficult. 4. A version of the bill would need to be introduced in the Senate, work its way through committees, be brought up for vote, and pass. Impossible. 5. The President would need to sign the bill. Although we all would like to see this happen, it is very controversial. We are asking lawmakers to pass legislation allowing people who voluntarily signed a contract to not abide by what they agreed. This is a really big deal. The FCC appears to understand this, and has said that they are not going to act until Congress tells them to. *The ARRL Has Been Here Before* In or around 2002, League lobbyist, John Chwat, got over 30 co-sponsors for a similar House bill (even without apparent board Washington visits). It went nowhere. The League eventually appears to have dropped the active effort. In Hawaii, sometime around 2005, a similar bill passed the Legislature, and was sent to the Governor. After significant lobbying by HOA's and builders, the bill was not signed. A few years ago, a similar bill passed the Arizona House. The Governor had agreed to sign it if it reached her desk. It was never voted on in the Senate, as the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee would not let it reach the floor for vote. The Radio Amateurs involved gave up after a few years, and today there is no ARRL Arizona State Government Liaison. *Membership Demand is Minimal* There is no shortage of HOA-controlled residences in the Southwestern Division. Although there have been a few cases where members have requested League action overturning HOA anti-antenna bans, there is no significant demand. I've brought the issue up in a number of forums, with little member reaction. Hams, including personal friends, move into such accommodations with their eyes wide open. They understand what they are promising to do with outside antennas, and how it affects Amateur Radio. *2015* 2014's activity was somewhat productive, in that it may have introduced a few Legislators and their staffs to Amateur Radio. However, we do not presently have a plan that has a remote chance of succeeding. It's not time to expend significant League resources on something so likely to fail. There are potentially more productive things we can do with our time and efforts. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:24011] Centennial QSO Party Update
by Kramer, Harold, WJ1B 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Hi, I would like to update everyone on the status of the fulfillment of the Centennial QSO Party certificates. Mike Keane has completed the major score re-calculation operation of the Centennial QSO Party database. The database should now be accurate and up to date. The on-line application for CQP Award submissions has also been completed and FSR and IT will begin user testing of the application this week. The application looks very similar to the on-line DXCC application and it fully automates the application process. This testing is currently limited to inside the building for security reasons. Barring any major problems during the test, we are still on track to begin fulfillment by March 16th. We will also begin fulfilling the new WAS certificates later this week. The certificate has been redesigned by Sue Fagan and it looks great. I have attached a sample. We used my call for placement purposes only - I actually missed the W1AW/p Award by a few states! :( 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:24010] FW: Conference Call
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

Folks, Earlier today you should have received directions for how to register for tonight's conference via GoToWebinar. The reason for using GoToWebinar is that there is a limit of 29 on the number of simultaneous connections our conference bridge can support. However, because we had some technical difficulty with GoToWebinar when we used it for a Special Board Meeting last May I have arranged for the conference bridge to be available as a backup. Note that we will ONLY use the conference bridge if we can't get everyone into the Webinar. Again, the following is ONLY for backup. See you in 7-1/2 hours. 73, Dave K1ZZ dsumner(a)arrl.org<mailto:dsumner@arrl.org> has invited you to an Audio-only conference. Starting Time: Mar 2, 2015 at 9:00 PM US/Eastern Duration: 2 hours To join the conference: a. Dial +1-800-532-0363, +1-860-594-0400 or +1205 and enter access code 0188069, then press # Click either link below to add this meeting to your calendar: http://conferencing.arrl.org/cgi-bin/getcalfile.cgi?l=0188069.vcs http://conferencing.arrl.org/cgi-bin/getcalfile.cgi?l=0188069.ics

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[arrl-odv:23970] Legislative advocacy
by Kay Craigie 02 Mar '15

02 Mar '15

So far, I'm aware of Dale Williams's contact with his Congressman and a number of messages sent by Mike Lisenco to Congressional offices he lobbied last year. The results of those two Directors' contacts have been encouraging and productive. I also know that Mike and Dick Isely plan to visit the Hill late this month for in-person advocacy. I have written my Congressman's office but so far have nothing back other than a pro forma acknowledgement. The plan is to get the bill introduced in the House by the end of this month, so efforts to get more original co-sponsors are timely. Congress is out of session until the 24th, but contacts can be made with staff and with local district offices. Please act now to contact Congressmen from your district, state, and/or Division who were co-sponsors last year or who may be receptive now. Dan Henderson will help you in any way possible, as will TKG. Congressman Kinzinger's office plans to distribute a "Dear Colleague" letter to fellow members of the House explaining what the legislation is and promoting support. I do not know at this moment if this will be a joint letter from both Congressman Kinzinger and Congressman Courtney or from Kinzinger only. The text of the letter was drafted by Chris and reviewed by Dave, TKG, and me. It's ready to go as soon as we have a bill number to fill in the blanks. This letter lays important groundwork for future contacts. Finally, because it is our understanding that the bill will be dropped in the hopper by the end of the month, a conference call open to everyone on this reflector with TKG has been scheduled for Monday, March 2, at 9 PM Eastern time. Log-in information will be distributed. On the call we will talk about plans going forward and provide information you need and request to ramp up the action in your Divisions. 73 - Kay N3KN

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