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[arrl-odv:25063] Agenda for Tonight
by k5ur＠aol.com 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Hi all: I hope everyone impacted by the recent winter storms came through it OK and with no antennae damage. I had a lot of ice and 8 inches of snow at my QTH. Lost some wire antennas due to ice but fixed them over the weekend. Also, I hope everyone that needed K5P and VP8STI has them in the log. Shown below, and attached, is the agenda for the meeting tonight. 73, Rick - K5UR -------- SpecialBoard Meeting Agenda January25, 2016 1.Call meeting to order 2.Dave Sumner - Roll Call 3.Dave Sumner report on discussions with CEO candidate regarding start date and date to assume positions ofCEO and Secretary 4.Motion to elect CEO 5.Motion to elect Secretary 6.Adjourn ...

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[arrl-odv:25061] A normal day in South Texas
by Dr. David Woolweaver 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

Temperature today is 67 F. I did not notice any ice or snow this morning. A normal day in South Texas. David

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[arrl-odv:25059] Re: A Normal Monday in Newington
by ebhudgens 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

8 inches over ice here but melting now. Should all be gone by tonorrow. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: David Norris <k5uz(a)suddenlink.net> Date: 01/25/2016 10:45 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Marty Woll <n6vi(a)socal.rr.com> Cc: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:25058] Re: A Normal Monday in Newington Wow! Mike and Brennan got buried! We had 6-8 inches in Central AR with thunder sleet and thunder snow early Friday AM. It's all melting away now. 73 David A. Norris, K5UZDirector, Delta Division Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2016, at 9:27 AM, Marty Woll <n6vi(a)socal.rr.com> wrote: It’s clear here with temperatures likely to hit the 80’s later this week. Still waiting for the real El Nino. 73, Marty N56VI From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Mike Lisenco N2YBB Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 7:06 AM To: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ; arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:25052] Re: A Normal Monday in Newington Good Morning from snowy NYC -- We got around 31 inches of snow in my part of Brooklyn. Over the course of the storm, I had to get out in the backyard a number of times to clear an area for the dogs to go. White-out conditions during the storm made that difficult. And then, to avoid shoveling 31 inches at once, we went out 3 times during the course of the storm to clear the front steps, yard and a path on the sidewalk for anyone crazy enough to be out and about. NYC actually shut down all roads at 2:30 pm on Saturday, something I’ve never, ever seen happen. The car is buried and will stay in its spot for some days. The last place I want to be is out driving. The main roads will eventually be cleared, but the sidestreets will be impassible for a couple more days. I got an email from Rick Lindquist on Saturday during the worst of the storm asking if my SMs or SECs had reached out to me. I had to laugh to myself as no one was going anywhere! I told him that all I was going to do was not to talk to anyone, drink hot chocolate, and alternately watch the storm or watch TV – AFTER I GOT VP8STI!!! (12, 15 AND 20 cw). You think we had it bad? Look at their condx. Anyway, it’s another Monday morning. The sun is shining. The snow in the backyard is yellow. The melt begins. All is right with the world! CUL at the meeting this evening. 73 de a warm and insulated Mike N2YBB From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 8:41 AMTo: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:25049] A Normal Monday in Newington While folks to the south of us got pounded, here in northern Connecticut Saturday’s storm amounted to just a few inches of snow – nothing out of the ordinary. So we’re fully functional this morning. 73,Dave K1ZZ _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv_______________________… arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:25055] From the CEO and Secretary
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

ARRL Officers and Directors: As the Board has identified a suitable candidate for Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the ARRL, and in anticipation of his being elected as CEO and Secretary effective April 18, 2016, I hereby give notice that I will resign as CEO and Secretary effective as of that date. Sincerely, David Sumner, K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:25046] New CEO Announcement on arrl.org?
by Bob Vallio 25 Jan '16

25 Jan '16

I have received e-mail asking who the new CEO may be. I have not been able to find it on arrl.org. Is it posted? Thanks, W6RGG

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[arrl-odv:25042] Draft Minutes
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Attached are draft minutes of last week's Board meeting. Please review and let me have any suggested changes. The draft is not ready for formal approval at this time; that comes later. 73, Dave K1ZZ

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[arrl-odv:25043] FCC and pirate radio
by Tom Frenaye 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

Wow, 1500 actions against pirate broadcasters since 2003. That sounds like a sufficient level of enforcement (125/year). The map is interesting. incompliancemag.com/fcc-maps-enforcement-actions-against-pirate-radio-opera… I wonder what the total for ham radio enforcement is? -- 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:25040] Call for Special Board Meeting
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

ARRL Board Members: Pursuant to Article 4 of the Articles of Association and Bylaw 26, a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors is hereby called for 9:00 PM EST Monday, January 25, 2016 solely for the purpose of electing a Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. The meeting will be conducted by teleconference. Instructions on how to participate will be sent separately. David Sumner, K1ZZ Secretary

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[arrl-odv:25038] Fw: Letter to FCC
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Good Morning Executive Committee (with cc to the ODV) -- As you know, the Hudson Division has been plagued with malicious interference on our VHF and UHF repeaters for years. We have had no relief from the FCC, despite repeated pleas for remedy made by ARRL to the FCC. All requests for help have consistently fallen on deaf ears. In our most recent visit to Washington on behalf of our H.R. 1301 effort, Chris Imlay W3KD and I had the opportunity to meet with Congressman Peter T. King (R-NY-3) where we discussed this issue. Mr. King, a long time supporter of Amateur Radio and also very concerned about the malicious interference of licensed services, offered to send a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on our behalf. In keeping with the instructions of the Board to report to the ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee, attached is a copy of the letter. The letter is important to ARRL in more than just asking for help in the Hudson Division. It is an indication that our legislative efforts are building a brand with our legislators. It shows that we can establish relationships with our Representatives that will help us in matters other than one specific Bill. It underscores the importance of maintaining a presence in Washington through both our consultants and our own efforts. And it offers us avenues of redress that, until now, we were unable to access. And, of course, it brings to the forefront the issue of enforcement, or the lack thereof. Perhaps the next venue for legislative activity. 73 de Mike N2YBB - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division Chairman, ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org From: Mike Lisenco N2YBB Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 9:12 PM To: Woodward, Ryan Cc: Imlay Christopher ; Frank McCarthy "The Keelen Group" ; Rick Roderick K5UR Subject: Re: Letter to FCC Ryan - Thank you so very much for forwarding to us a copy of Congressman King’s letter to Chairman Wheeler. I will be sending this out to all of our members in Long Island (as well as New York City). I can’t begin to tell you how grateful we are for his intervention on our behalf. Please convey our sincere and deepest thanks to Rep. King. Would you please let us know what response he gets from Mr. Wheeler. Thank you. Best regards, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mike Lisenco, N2YBB Director, Hudson Division Chairman, ad hoc Legislative Advocacy Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 917-865-3538 n2ybb(a)arrl.org From: Woodward, Ryan Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 6:25 PM To: McCarthy Frank Cc: Imlay Christopher ; Lisenco Mike Subject: RE: Letter to FCC Hello Frank, Chris and Mike, I wanted to let you know that Congressman King sent the attached letter to the FCC on Friday. Please let me know if you have any questions, Ryan From: McCarthy Frank [mailto:fmccarthy@keelengroup.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 12:30 PM To: Woodward, Ryan Cc: Fogarty, Kevin; Imlay Christopher; Lisenco Mike Subject: Letter to FCC Ryan, Thanks again for joining us for last week’s meeting with Congressman King. Per that discussion and Mr. King’s suggestion, attached is a draft letter from the Congressman and Steve Israel to FCC Chairman Wheeler. Obviously feel free to edit as needed; we just wanted to get the ball rolling. Please feel free to reach out to me, Mike or Chris with any questions or concerns you might have. Thanks again. Frank Frank McCarthy The Keelen Group 202-506-2061 (Office) 703-597-2390 (Cell) fmccarthy(a)keelengroup.com

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[arrl-odv:25035] Tom Gallagher
by k5ur＠aol.com 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Hi all: Good news! Tom Gallagher has accepted the job offer. Dave Sumner will be arranging a Board meeting so we can elect Tom as CEO and Secretary. I know that it's difficult to keep things like this confidential, but I'd like to ask that we do so and hold off on any formal comments until the Board has actually made the election. Thanks. 73, Rick - K5UR ...

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