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[arrl-odv:23688] Thank You and HNY!
by Brian Mileshosky 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Okay, now I'm bored on the air -- same for a zillion other League members and hams across the world. Fair warning: I'm making a Director's motion in January to create a Centennial QSO Party Anonymous or Points Anonymous service, because lots of people now find themselves staring hopelessly at their now absolutely quiet radios. A huge THANK YOU to everyone -- ODV, staff, volunteers, members, hams -- for an absolute home run on the air this past year. Centennial celebration aside, if there is one thing that I hope everyone who participated in the QSO Party walked away with, it is that they became better and more dedicated radio operators throughout the year. That they used this year-long opportunity to learn more about themselves as an op, learned more about their gear, uncovered station and operating limitations and found ways to resolve them, and rediscovered the magic, fun (God forbid), and camaraderie that is ham radio. One very profound moment today was working a few folks in the QSO Party who I hadn't worked since back in January 1, 2014. Staring at that date in the log, and greeting those hams once again, with literally one year of time padding our last QSO was an in-your-face "this year has absolutely flown by way too fast" epiphany. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as they could while it lasted. Happy Centennial, and Happy New Year everyone. Be safe this evening and see you in a few weeks. 73, Brian N5ZGT ARRL Director, Rocky Mountain Division

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[arrl-odv:23529] Election results
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Ballots were counted today in the Atlantic Division Director and Vice Director and the Great Lakes Division Vice Director elections, with Dakota Division Director Greg Widin, K0GW observing at the offices of Survey & Ballot Systems in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The results are as follows: ATLANTIC DIVISION DIRECTOR Tom Abernethy, W3TOM 1400 Phil Theis, K3TUF 1168 Mr. Abernethy is declared elected. ATLANTIC DIVISION VICE DIRECTOR Scott Bauer, W2LC 470 Bob Famiglio, K3RF 1583 John Mueller, K2BT 503 Mr. Famiglio is declared elected. GREAT LAKES DIVISION VICE DIRECTOR Tom Delaney, W8WTD 822 Steve Putman, N8ZR (SK) 517 Mr. Delaney is declared elected. 73, David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary on behalf of the ARRL Ethics & Elections Committee

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[arrl-odv:24377] Board Meeting Agenda Revision 1
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 07 Jul '15

07 Jul '15

Apologies to the Strategic Planning Working Group for neglecting to add their report to the meeting agenda. That is corrected in the attached Revision 1. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:24394] IN-News
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

IN-Newsletter Vol. 40, No. 22 July 1, 2015 - Covers the period June 14-27. Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events LoTW Study Committee July 15 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee July 16 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee July 16 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Second Board Meeting July 17-18 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT CEO Office The office will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of the 4th of July. Have a safe Holiday weekend! Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY The September 2015 issue of QST is being printed. Work continues on The ARRL Handbook 2016 and the 23rd edition of The ARRL Antenna Book. Files are being created for Kindle Books for Understanding Basic Electronics, Get on the Air with HF Digital, and Your First HF Station. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Jackie Ferreira reports in celebration of summer, we are holding a price rollback event, offering 20% off select ARRL antenna-themed publications (no coupon code necessary). The special offer applies to both individual sales and dealer sales. A complete listing of the discounted titles can be found at www.arrl.org/shop/Antenna-Books-Price-Rollback/<http://www.arrl.org/shop/Antenna-Books-Price-Rollback/> 87 members responded to an email promotion offering $5 off $25 over Father's Day weekend. Email offers were sent to Technician Class and General Class members, encouraging them to upgrade to General and Extra Class . Postcards will be mailed to these individuals in the next few weeks. Now shipping: The ARRL Technician and General Class Instructor's Manual Yvette Vinci reports that on Friday, June 19, a reminder emailing was sent to members with a summary of "What's trending" in July QST-taking advantage of some early analytics shared by Alli Barbieri. The notification was sent to 121,126 members. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 6/26/2015 1,141 325 6/19/2015 875 305 6/12/2015 810 410 6/5/2015 1,476 1,088 Field Services & Radiosport Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 4 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 2-4 Business Days Number of Centennial applications processed: Centennial Challenge QSO 1998 W1AW/WAS 1560 W1AW Another ARRL Field Day has come and gone! Thanks to Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, Dan Henderson, N1ND, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ, Sean Kutzko, KX9X and Jordan Sakal, KB1ZDZ, for operating W1AW as a 3F entry. 1,044 QSOs were made, on 80 through 6 meters, using CW, SSB, and RTTY, for an initial claimed score of 1,490. As part of the operation, Joe generated and sent a message to CT Section Manager Betsey Doane, K1EIC, using the ICS 213 General Message Format, and via WL2K on HF. Early on during the event, the app Periscope (https://www.periscope.tv/) was used to stream live video from W1AW. Joe Carcia assisted Mike Corey and Ken Miller in the installation of a new wireless Davis Weather System for use both in W1HQ, and eventual its use for beaconing weather on APRS using a Raspberry Pi and TNC. (This install required the removal of the 20-meter vertical atop the HQ penthouse roof.) In addition, Joe ran the Field Day bulletins during the weekend. He readied the station for Field Day. He updated the web code practice files and their archives. Joe also assembled a weather-box containing UHF Bias-T power injectors for use with the Satellite Antenna preamps for W1HQ. Scott has been training with Sani Zanovic on the processing of VUCC applications and their certificates. Scott will be assisting FSR with this process. He also worked on slow and fast code practice files for the week. Field Organization/Public Service Team Thanks to the Mailroom Staff, the Los Angeles Section Manager election ballots were mailed from ARRL Headquarters on June 23. Members will have until Friday, August 14, to return their ballot to Headquarters. The New Section Manager Workshop for been scheduled for September 18 - 20 (Friday through Sunday) at ARRL HQ. Invitations to attend have been sent out to eligible Section Managers. Many Section Managers shared their plans to travel throughout their sections to visit Field Day camps. Several Section Managers and their Section Leaders managed to have State Proclamations issued to recognize Amateur Radio in their respective states during the month of June or the last week of June to coincide with ARRL Field Day. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 7/3 Holiday Lauren Clarke 7/2 PTO Steve Ford 8/14-8/17 PTO `` 8/24-8/28 PTO Mike Gruber 7/20-7/24 PTO `` 8/24-8/28 PTO `` 9/28-10/2 PTO Dan Henderson 7/16-7/18 Board Meeting/Committee Meeting Gail Iannone 7/2-7/10 PTO Bob Inderbitzen 6/25-7/1 PTO `` 7/27-7/31 PTO `` 8/6-8/9 Summerfest, Austin, TX `` 8/21-8/23 New England Division Convention, Boxborough, MA Harold Kramer 7/16-7/18 Board Meeting/Committee Meeting Carol Krukiel 7/10-7/27 PTO Maryann Macdonald 7/24-8/4 PTO Dave Patton 7/24-7/26 Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, OK Diane Petrilli 6/30-7/2 PTO `` 7/10 PTO `` 7/24 PTO `` 7/31 PTO `` 8/3-8/7 PTO Dave Pingree 8/19-9/22 PTO Barry Shelley 7/16-7/18 Board Meeting/Committee Meeting Dave Sumner 7/16-7/18 Board Meeting/Committee Meeting Maty Weinberg 7/6-7/24 PTO

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[arrl-odv:24393] Document 14 -- A&F Report 2015 July
by G Widin 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

Attached is the A&F Report for July 2015. Please note that additional reports, such as the CFO's report and IT Update, while referred to generally in A&F's report, will be issued separately. Since the CFO Report includes a summary of financial information for the entire first half of 2015, relevant data will only begin to become available tomorrow. Thus, the CFO Report will not be issued until the week of the Board meeting. 73, Greg, K0GW 2015 Chair A&F

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[arrl-odv:24392] 23 -- LoTW Study Committee Report for July 2015
by G Widin 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

Attached below please find Document 23 Report to the ARRL Board of Directors. This covers the activities of the LoTW Study Committee so far in 2015. 73, Greg, K0GW Chair, LSC 2015

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[arrl-odv:24390] Fwd: FW: NEWS RELEASE // Wicker, Blumenthal Propose Fair Regulation of Amateur Radio Operators
by Christopher Imlay 30 Jun '15

30 Jun '15

Greetings. Here is the press statement from Senators Wicker and Blumenthal about our Senate companion Bill, S.1685. 73, Chris W3KD *For Immediate Release:* June 29, 2015 Contact: Ryan Taylor (Wicker), 202-224-6253 Sarah Zukowski (Blumenthal), 202-224-2823 *Wicker, Blumenthal Propose Fair Regulation of Amateur Radio Operators* *Bipartisan Measure Would Allow for Transparency, Equality in Regulatory Process* WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have introduced bipartisan legislation titled the “Amateur Radio Parity Act” that would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide regulatory parity for amateur radio operators. “This legislation would ensure that our nation’s amateur radio operators can continue to provide critical communications support at no cost to taxpayers. This would be particularly beneficial in Mississippi and other rural states,” *Wicker said*. “During Hurricane Katrina, Mississippians learned firsthand the value of amateur radio and its ability to provide information that could save lives in times of natural disasters.” “This measure ensures ‎increased access to and availability of critical resources and communication tools to our integral first-responders. We have seen the effectiveness of these systems and the need to provide these emergency response systems to Americans regardless of where you live is evident,” *Blumenthal stated*. Because of private land restrictions, a large segment of amateur radio operators are prohibited from installing functional outdoor antennas at their homes. This bill would call on FCC to apply the reasonable accommodation policy evenly to all types of residential land use regulations and offer amateur radio operators the ability to negotiate with subdivisions that now have restrictions that preclude amateur radio antennas completely. This could be accomplished without taking any jurisdiction away from homeowners associations and would protect neighborhood aesthetics. In times of emergency, amateur radio operators provide communications network backup when first responder network repeaters and infrastructure are not working. During and immediately after Hurricane Katrina, amateur radio operators restored communications lines with FEMA, the Red Cross, and other disaster relief entities when the primary emergency response network was down. The House version of the bill is sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. There are currently 84 bipartisan cosponsors, including Mississippi’s Rep. Gregg Harper. # # # *Ryan J. Taylor* Communications Director U.S. Senator Roger Wicker | R-Miss. 202.224.6253 | wicker.senate.gov -- 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:24389] Board Meeting hotel info
by Kustosik, Lisa, KA1UFZ 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Please I need to submit our block of rooms to the hotel by Wednesday, if you have not done so please let me know asap. The hotel is always so much more busier in July than January. 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:24383] Senate Bill dropped
by Tom Frenaye 26 Jun '15

26 Jun '15

S-1685 https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1685?q={%22search%… 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:24381] Now 83 cosponsors of HR-1301
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 26 Jun '15

26 Jun '15

Good Morning, With the addition of the following 4 cosponsors this morning, we have reached 83 in total. For those of you who have these Representatives in your Division, please have your members email them a thank you for their support. If you need guidance in how to do that, I'll be happy to provide a template to cut and paste. Rep Huizenga, Bill [MI-2] - 6/25/2015 Rep Hunter, Duncan D. [CA-50] - 6/25/2015 Rep Newhouse, Dan [WA-4] - 6/25/2015 Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-5] - 6/25/2015 73 de Mike N2YBB

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