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[arrl-odv:26019] IN-Newsletter Dec 16 2016
by Pereira, Carla 16 Dec '16

16 Dec '16

[ARRL logo-and-logotype black gold vertical] IN-Newsletter Vol. 41, No. 44 December 16, 2016 Covers the period December 3 - December 9, 2016 Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events Logbook Study Committee January 18, 2017 @ HQ, Newington, CT New Director and Vice Director Orientation January 18, 2017 @ HQ, Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee Meeting January 19, 2017 @ HQ, Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee Meeting January 19, 2017 @ W1AW, Newington, CT Annual Board Meeting January 20 - 21, 2017 @ Windsor, CT ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention January 27 - 29, 2017 @ Hatillo, Puerto Rico Chief Executive Office Reported by Tom Gallagher, NY2RF The founder of RFinder came to ARRL HQ to meet with Tom Gallagher and Steve Ford to discuss our on-going partnership with them regarding publication of the Repeater Directory. Tom was invited to a lunch meeting with State Representative Gary Byron at the State Capital. The visit included a tour of the Capital building. Representative Byron is very active in supporting Newington businesses, and has made efforts to keep the ARRL involved. Tom was the featured guest on the December 7 episode of "Ham Nation", hosted by Bob Heil. Ham Nation is broadcast around the world and covers a broad range of topics. The live recording of Ham Nation is simulcast on 5085 kHz WTWW<http://wtww.us/> shortwave. Please use the link below to watch the interview with Tom: https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation/episodes/277?autostart=false Tom was the guest speaker at the Meriden ARC Christmas party on December 8. The event included presentations of awards HAM of the Year and Elmer of the Year. The evening was hosted by Dr. Ed Snyder, a generous financial supporter of ARRL initiatives. [ARRL 60th Cake]Tom was also the guest speaker at the Fair Lawn ARC 60th Anniversary dinner in Fair Lawn, NJ on December 9. There were approximately 70 attendees for Tom's presentation and they are still receiving positive feedback on the evening. ARRL surprised the ARC with a beautiful birthday cake featuring the ARRL logo. Development Reported by Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD Contributions as of November 31, 2016 Diamond Club Spectrum Defense Education & Technology Legislative Issues Advocacy Misc. Unrestricted $311,374 $190,437 $182,231 $48,273 $104,009 CEO Tom Gallagher, PR Manager Sean Kutzko and Lauren Clarke met with a donor interested in endowing to support the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative. We are working out final details for a gift agreement. Education Reported by Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ ARISS A direct contact via W2IR with the Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) in Schenectady NY was successful Saturday, December 10. Local television station WRGB produced a story that gave accurate representation of amateur radio's role in the event. You'll find the story at: http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/local-high-school-students-chat-up-astrona… Other contacts supported during the week include a telebridge with students at Collège Jean Charcot, Saint Malo, France and a direct contact via R9HP with Tomsk Polytechnic University, in Tomsk, Russia. Amateur radio slow-scan images were transmitted from the ISS Service Module as part of the Moscow Aviation Institute MAI-75 education experiment. The transmissions were received by schools with ham radio stations and by ham operators and shortwave listeners in parts of Europe and Russia. Education & Technology Program Debra continues to work on finalizing the schedule for the Teachers Institute next summer, researching ad buys for publicity, managing the production of a video about the TI, and the development of revisions to the instructional boards used in the Teachers Institute. On December 7, Debra met with the education sub-committee of the PSC for an organizational webinar with the project teams that the committee has organized to review activities of the ARISS program, the Teachers Institute, and the development of license instructor support materials. Field Organization Reported by Steve Ewald, WV1X Leona Adams reports several Section Manager nominations arrived prior to the Friday, December 9 nomination receipt deadline. There will be an election in Kentucky. Steve Morgan, W4NHO, of Owensboro, Kentucky, was nominated, and he will run against current Kentucky Section Manager Alan Morgan, KY1O. There will also be an election this winter in Iowa. Paul Cowley, KB7VML, of Ames, Iowa, has been nominated to run, and current Iowa Section Manager Bob McCaffrey, K0CY, has also been nominated to run for another term of office. Brent Boydston, KF5THB, of Henrietta, Texas, has been nominated run for the North Texas Section Manager's position, and he will face Jay Urish, W5GM, of McKinney, Texas. Chris Brewer, N5GMJ, who was previously nominated, decided to withdraw his nomination. As noted in an earlier edition of IN News, there will be a three-way Section Manager race in Arizona this winter with Steven Wood, W1SR, Rick Paquette, W7RAP, and Virgil Silhanek, K7VZ. James Ferguson, N5LKE, of Searcy, Arkansas, was the only Section Manager nominee. He will succeed Dale Temple, W5RXU, as Section Manager starting in April, 2017. Dale, who has been Section Manager since 2011, decided not to run for a new term of office. The following incumbent Section Managers were the only nominees in their respective sections after the December 9th deadline passed. Their new terms of office will also begin April 1, 2017: Malcolm Keown, W5XX (Mississippi); George Forsyth, AA7GS (Montana); Carl Gardenias, WU6D (Orange); Jack Mitchell, N7MJ (Wyoming). Field Services Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N On Saturday and Sunday, Dec 10 and 11, staffers Bob Allison, Kathy Allison, Dave Patton, Bob Inderbitzen, and Tom Gallagher travelled to Greenwich CT to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the first TransAtlantic signal reception by Amateurs in 1921. They were joined by N1ALF, N1BCG, WA1SFH, WV2ZOW, KB3WFV, NY3B, K9FJ to build a 3A Field Day style station in a school gymnasium with the goals of putting N1BCG into amateur logs around the world, making a push to activate the AM mode, and establish contact with GB2ZE in Ardrossan, Scotland, where the original first reception occurred. The BBC covered the event on the Scotland side with video, audio and interviews. In 1921, ARRL sent Paul Godley, 2ZE, over to Scotland with a fancy Armstrong receiver to listen to the week-long series of transmissions from 1BCG in Greenwich (and other transmitting stations mostly on the East Coast of the US.) Radio Club of America members built the station in Greenwich at the QTH of BCG. This event in 1921 was later called the world's first DX contest by W3LPL! Today's RCA also helped sponsor the special event sending its newly elected Vice President and a Board member, who both did a great job on the air. A total of 517 QSOs were logged using N1BCG through poor to fair conditions on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17 and 10 meters. Clark, N1BCG, who conceived this event and helped with the organization, obtained this call sign years ago to honor this significant event in the history of radio. Thanks to Tim Duffy, DXengineering, Joe Carcia, Mike Gruber, Sean Kutzko, Becky Schoenfeld, and Lindy Gallagher for their help in pulling-off this event. W1AW Reported by Joe Carcia, NJ1Q Joe updated the web code practice files and their archives, as well as the weekly CW code practice QST source web page. He also readied operating equipment - and constructed antennas for 80, 40, and 20 meters - that were used with the N1BCG Transatlantic Reception Anniversary Special Event (held on Sunday, December 11). Scott worked on fast and slow code practice texts for the upcoming week. He also processed VUCC certificates and endorsements. Media & Public Relations Reported by Sean Kutzko, KX9X PR Manager Sean, KX9X returned to work on December 9 after being hospitalized December 5. He will be taking it slow for the remainder of 2016. National Parks on the Air crested 975,000 QSOs over the December 10/11 weekend. IT is inevitable that NPOTA will reach 1 million contacts by 2016. Sean produced ARRL Audio News with Carla Pereira on December 9. He also distributed a press release concerning HR1301 not being passed in the 114th Congress, and ARRL's vow to push for it again in the 115th Congress. Membership Reported by Diane Petrilli, KB1RNF November ended with 164,453 members. This represents a loss of 601 members from October; a loss of 856 was forecast. We are 464 members ahead of the year-to-date goal. The greatest sources of acquisition for the month were the web site and direct mail. The on-time renewal rate for November is 66.65% vs. 70.93% last November. A dozen+ holiday-themed e-mails are being prepared to promote membership this month. E-mails will also be sent to online Guests and users of ARRL's Online Exam Review for Ham Radio. The last membership mailing for 2016 was sent Friday, December 9; the January mailing will be sent January 13. Radiosport Reported by Norm Fusaro, W3IZ DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 2 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 1-2 Days Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations Leona Adams 12/27 - 12/28 PTO Bob Allison 12/26 - 12/30 PTO " Jackie Ferreira 12/27 - 12/30 PTO Steve Ford 12/22 - 01/02 PTO Norm Fusaro 12/22 - 12/27 PTO Tom Gallagher 12/14 - 01/03 PTO " 01/27 - 01/29 ARRL Puerto Rico State Convention, Hatillo, PR Scott Gee 12/12 - 12/13 PTO " 12/23 - 12/27 PTO " 02/20 - 02/24 PTO Perry Green Medical Leave Dan Henderson 12/05 - 01/09 Medical Leave Gail Iannone 10/07 - 01/09 Sick Leave Bob Inderbitzen 12/28 - 12/30 PTO Debra Johnson 12/19 PTO " 12/23 PTO Sean Kutzko 12/22 - 12/30 PTO Lisa Kustosik 12/15 - 12/16 PTO " 12/22 - 12/23 PTO Monique Leveque 12/21 - 01/02 PTO Carla Pereira 12/23 PTO Diane Petrilli 12/16 PTO Sincerely Compiled by, Carla Pereira, Assistant to CEO

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[arrl-odv:26017] Thursday Night
by James F. Boehner MD 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

Sounds great, Rick. I look forward to the presentations and discussions. ’73 de JIM N2ZZ Director – Roanoke Division Serving ARRL members in the Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina sections ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio™ From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 11:40 PM To: arrl-odv(a)arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:26015] Thursday Night Hi all: Tom and I were talking earlier this week about the informal Thursday night session before the Board meeting in January and I suggested that we consider two presentations. One by Brian on the OO Study and the other by Tom on NTS and 21st Century Communications Plan. This will give all of us a chance to get an up to date status report and have some dialogue about each. Thanks. 73 Rick - K5UR ...

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[arrl-odv:26013] 5900 MHz band
by Brian Mileshosky 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

For everyone’s situational awareness…not sure where within 5900 MHz spectrum these are destined. Word from within a Colorado ham organization: "WYDOT (Wyoming DOT) has built out the 5.9 GHz infrastructure along I-80 in Wyoming, under a USDOT grant. The USDOT also funded build outs along highways in the midwest and Florida. I went to a state Emergency Management seminar this summer in Casper, where the USDOT folks did a dog and pony show. They have installed the mobile radios in fleet trucks that use I-80 in Wyoming, at USDOT expense, to try it out, and in all state vehicles. The 5.9 GHz band already has a lot of users, like microwave ovens, amateur radio, and wi-fi." 73, Brian N5ZGT ================ http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_top/406282906.html <http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_top/406282906.html> Government to require cars be able to talk to each other by JOAN LOWY <>, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure under a rule the Transportation Department proposed Tuesday. Officials say the technology holds the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths and transform driving. Vehicle-to-vehicle communications, or V2V, enables cars to transmit their locations, speed, direction and other information ten times per second. That lets cars detect, for example, when another vehicle is about to run a red light, is braking hard, changing lanes or coming around a blind turn in time for a driver or automated safety systems to prevent a crash. The technology has the potential to prevent or mitigate the severity of up to 80 percent of collisions that don't involve alcohol or drugs, officials said. "V2V will provide 360-degree situational awareness on the road," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "We are carrying the ball as far as we can to realize the potential of transportation technology to save lives." The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers said it is reviewing the proposal, but sees V2V as complementary to automated safety features that are increasingly being added to vehicles. Automakers and the government have been working together on developing technology for more than a decade. Under the department's proposal, V2V systems would be required to "speak the same language" through standardized messaging. The Federal Highway Administration plans to separately issue guidance to help transportation planners integrate two-way wireless technology into roadway infrastructure such as traffic lights, stop signs and work zones. Cars could communicate information on road conditions to the infrastructure, which could then be passed along to other vehicles as they come along. Traffic lights would know when to stay green to avoid unnecessary waiting and reduce congestion. There is a 90-day comment period, and officials said they expect it will be about a year before a final rule is released. The proposal calls for 50 percent of new vehicles to have the technology within two years after a final rule is issued, and 100 percent of vehicles with four years. It would still take years or even decades after that for the full potential of V2V to be realized. That's because V2V can prevent collisions only among vehicles equipped with the technology. It takes decades for the entire fleet of vehicles on the road to turn over. But the process of spreading V2V throughout the fleet may go faster if, as expected, devices are developed that enable motorists to add the technology to older vehicles. Some automakers aren't waiting for the final rule. General Motors has said previously that it plans to include V2V in some 2017 Cadillacs. The 2017 Mercedes E-Class sedans are also equipped with V2V. V2V's range is up to about 1,000 yards in all directions, even when sight is blocked by buildings or other obstacles. That gives the technology the advantage of being able to detect a potential collision before the driver can see the threat, unlike the sensors and cameras of self-driving cars that sense what's immediately around the vehicle. Industry and government officials see the two technologies as complementary. Ultimately, self-driving cars that are also equipped with V2V may be the answer to traffic congestion because they'll be able to synchronize their movements so that they can merge seamlessly and safely travel in long, closely packed caravans at higher speeds. That would improve traffic flow and increase highway capacity. To address cybersecurity, the proposal requires that V2V systems employ a security level of at least 128-bit encryption and comply with benchmarks of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. To protect privacy, V2V messages are anonymous - they don't contain any information on the driver, owner of the vehicle, make or model, vehicle identification number or license plate. The messages are also of brief duration and not retained, therefore it's not possible to use the messages to determine where a vehicle has been or to search for a particular vehicle among others on the road, said Debra Bezzina, an engineer with the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute who works on the technology. One hurdle facing the technology is preservation of its exclusive right to use the 5.9 Ghz radio spectrum that Congress specifically set aside for V2V years ago. Since then, an explosion in the number of wireless devices and skyrocketing demand for ever faster Wi-Fi has led to pressure from technology companies who want permission to use the same spectrum. The Federal Communications Commission is in the first phase of a three-phrase testing program to see if sharing the spectrum with Wi-Fi would interfere with V2V signals. Spectrum sharing should be allowed "only if it can be proven that no harmful interference occurs," the auto alliance said in a statement. "Any interference could result in a crash, or even worse, an injury or fatality." ___ Associated Press writer Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit contributed to this report.

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[arrl-odv:26012] W2RU - Bud Hippisley's Resignation
by James F. Boehner MD 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

To All, I announced this at the PSC teleconference on November 17th, but now that I re-reviewed the minutes which I circulated to the board, I see that this information was not included. President Rick brought this to my attention. My apologies for the omission. After the removal of the NTS Eastern Area Chair earlier this year, Bud W2RU was appointed by Rick to that position. I warned Bud that it was going to be a "rough ride", and it certainly proved itself to be so. Bud did everything he could do to keep the ARRL in the NTS structure within the Eastern Area. He did so admirably, with only the third region falling to RRI. However, we were unable to find leadership in the Central and Pacific Areas, so they fell quickly. Bud has come under criticism by some NTS individuals due to his appointment through the ARRL, which has to have been difficult for him. I know he was always looked up to by NTS participants as a leader, or perhaps even a hero. Now, after his appointment, there were some who described him as a Quisling. After Bud had an e-mail exchange with Mike Corey, I suppose he reached his last straw. He sent me his resignation below, to be effective concurrent with the PSC teleconference on November 17th. Bud is not asking for a public statement of his resignation. He is asking that his name be removed from the ARRL.org NTS page as Eastern Area Staff Chair, as he continues to get e-mails. Bud continues to be a strong ARRL supporter nonetheless. '73 de JIM N2ZZ Director - Roanoke Division Serving ARRL members in the Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina sections ARRL - The National Association for Amateur RadioT -----Original Message----- From: W2RU - Bud Hippisley [mailto:W2RU@frontiernet.net] Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2016 4:49 PM To: Boehner, James, N2ZZ Subject: Resignation Hi, Jim - It has been five months since I became Eastern Area Chair of NTS. As we discussed way back at the beginning, this was always meant to be a "temporary" appointment. Given recent events and ever-evolving personal circumstances and family commitments, I believe the time has come to tender my resignation. It seems to me appropriate to make it effective as of the close of Thursday's P&SC meeting. 73 - Bud, W2RU=

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[arrl-odv:26011] N1BCG-GB2ZE: TransAtlantic Commemoration
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 12 Dec '16

12 Dec '16

Ladies & Gentlemen: Some good news. Our Sunday commemoration of the first transatlantic short wave signals produced more than 500 contacts with special event station N1BCG in Greenwich CT. We have not yet heard tallies from GB2ZE. Contact was made at 10:31 AM (1531Z) on Sunday morning. N1BCG sent the original message from Armstrong and Minton to Scotland, sent on the same date, 12/11/1921. The first transmission of the message by voice on 20-meter sideband; the second by CW on the same band. The BBC gave extensive coverage to the event on national BBC radio throughout the weekend. The website story can be found at: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-38262397 . The event, conceived and sponsored by ARRL, was co-sponsored by Radio Club of America, Radio Society of Great Britain and DX Engineering. The grandson of Paul Godley, 2ZE whom ARRL had dispatched to Androssan, Scotland for the tests beginning in the summer of 1921, was on hand in Greenwich CT to witness the Sunday morning activity. He brought with him Godley's original logs from the experiment and hundreds of photos and documents relating to his grandfather's work. Bruce Godley Littlefield, Paul Godley's oldest grandson has sent archived scans of all the material for ARRL's historical archives. Tom Gallagher - NY2RF Chief Executive Officer ARRL Headquarters ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 860 594 0404 cell 704 907 7158 tgallagher(a)arrl.org<mailto:tgallagher@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:26008] Fw: Parity Act
by Kermit Carlson 10 Dec '16

10 Dec '16

Hello All - A good catch looking online by our Illinois SCM Tom KA9QPN. The CAI is claiming good membership advocacy - on their website. This looks like we do have a need for a consistent response to the membership - and it does look as if there really was never a real compromise by the CAI..... 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Tom Ciciora <ttc2301(a)sisna.com> To: w9xa(a)yahoo.com Sent: Friday, December 9, 2016 5:55 PM Subject: Parity Act #yiv9670567193 #yiv9670567193 -- filtered {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}#yiv9670567193 filtered {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}#yiv9670567193 p.yiv9670567193MsoNormal, #yiv9670567193 li.yiv9670567193MsoNormal, #yiv9670567193 div.yiv9670567193MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;}#yiv9670567193 a:link, #yiv9670567193 span.yiv9670567193MsoHyperlink {color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv9670567193 a:visited, #yiv9670567193 span.yiv9670567193MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv9670567193 span.yiv9670567193EmailStyle17 {color:windowtext;}#yiv9670567193 .yiv9670567193MsoChpDefault {}#yiv9670567193 filtered {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv9670567193 div.yiv9670567193WordSection1 {}#yiv9670567193 We were told earlier this year that there was a viable compromise struck between CAI and the League on this matter. Then, I find the following on the CAI website: Over CAI’s objections, on November 18th, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 1685. As a direct result of CAI member advocacy, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) opposed S. 1685. Senator Nelson and Senator Schatz are senior members of the Commerce Committee and serve in leadership positions. With Senator Nelson and Senator Schatz actively opposed to S. 1685, it is unlikely the legislation will be approved in its current form by the full U.S. Senate.CAI will continue to pursue a compromise that respects the right of community associations to set standards concerning HAM radio towers and antennas, but also ensures amateur radio licensees can pursue their hobby. According to CAI member research, a super majority of community associations permit HAM radio broadcasting, but require prior approval of external towers and antennas. Preserving these rules and procedures is a key federal priority for CAI in 2016. So, either there was no compromise, or CAI reneged and sicced their pet Senator on us. I’m going to have to be able to explain this, and frankly I cannot. Per the above, the Bill was DOA in the Senate after committee approval because of CAI opposition; not a compromise. Someone of competent authority is going to need to explain this to the troops. I think that you know me to not be a conspiracy theorist or one to jump to conclusions. But, this sure looks peculiar. 73—Tom KA9QPN

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[arrl-odv:25999] Re: Meeting with Senator Nelson's staff
by Mike Raisbeck 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

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[arrl-odv:26006] IN-Newsletter Dec 9 2016
by Pereira, Carla 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

[ARRL logo-and-logotype black gold vertical] IN-Newsletter Vol. 41, No. 43 December 9, 2016 Covers the period November 26 - December 2, 2016 Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events West Central Florida Section Convention December 09 - 10, 2016 @ Tampa, FL n1BCG Special Event December 11, 2016 @ Greenwich, CT Logbook Study Committee January 18, 2017 @ Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee Meeting January 19, 2017 @ Newington, CT New Director and Vice Director Orientation January 19, 2017 @ Newington, CT Annual Board Meeting January 20 - 21, 2017 @ Windsor, CT Chief Executive Office Reported by Tom Gallagher, NY2RF Tom Gallagher, along with Andy Shefrin, traveled to the Talcott Mountain Science Center to meet with the center's Director, Jonathan Craig. They reviewed how the center is using the computers ARRL donated to them earlier this year, and also discussed in detail the ham radio classes being taught at the center, and their work in encouraging amateur radio involvement. We look forward to ongoing interaction with them, and also view this as a means to extending ARRL's visibility in the local community. Planning and preparation continues for the Annual Board Meeting, January 2017. Education Reported by Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Teacher Registration Instructor Registration Graduation Kit Requests License Class Listings 5 18 0 16 Instructor Recognition Program Debra worked with IT to resolve some bugs in the instructor feedback system in the live environment that were not identifiable in the beta test environment. ETP Debra and instructors Tommy Gober, Larry Kendall and Bill Richardson reviewed the five grant applications received for the 2016-2017 school year and developed recommendations sent to the Board's Executive Committee to fund four of the applications. ARISS Contacts A telebridge contact with students at Michel LOTTE Junior High School in Belle Isle, France was successful Mon 2016-11-28. This was the first contact for French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, KF5FYG. Media & Public Relations Reported by Sean Kutzko, KX9X On Wednesday, November 30, to celebrate Mark Twain's 181st birthday, Sean activated a special event station from the Mark Twain House and Museum, while also live on Facebook. The event was very well received. He made 357 contacts from the Mark Twain House that day, and 600 during the week of the event. QSL cards have been pouring in all week. Sean was accompanied by a videographer during throughout the day, and a brief video of the event will be available on-line soon. The staff of the Mark Twain House and Museum have already indicated they are eager to work with ARRL on future events. ARRL's Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative Facebook group has reached 330 members (an increase of 50%) and "1,000 people talking about" stats since October 2016. Scott Westerman, W9WSW has been stirring the pot vigorously. Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY Alli has been working with PageSuite to demo and launch digital QST next week with ARRL member log-in credentials, which will be authenticated by a single sign-on created by Dennis Budd. New application builds with log-in credentials will follow from PageSuite pending Apple's approval of the iOS app. Digital archives 2012-present, digital QST FAQs, and the sample QST issue, have all been updated on the website to reflect the new digital provider and will be published when the January 2017 PageSuite issue goes live. Using feedback from Bob Inderbitzen, Alli is finalizing the PageSuite instructional manual; it will be linked to the QST webpage and the digital QST announcement e-mail to assist members with the transition. A news story announcing this platform change has been published in this Thursday's ARRL newsletter by Rick Lundquist. Radiosport Reported by Norm Fusaro, W3IZ DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 2-3 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 1-2 Days Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R November publication and product sales were $318,067, exceeding the sales forecast of $262,957. Royalties earned on sales of our Kindle e-books were $6,219 ($81,209 year-to-date). Year to date sales are $2,893,937, $60,319 ahead of forecast. Direct sales were $183,663; dealer sales were $134,404. Spurred-on by a handful of promotions conducted by mail and email -- we enjoyed high levels of ordering activity throughout the Thanksgiving holiday. Additionally, we extended our Cyber Monday campaign into Tuesday, responding to feedback from members who were unable to place online orders on Monday due to high website traffic. All of these orders made for a busy week at the warehouse, where Supervisor Steve Capodicasa reported 2,163 parcels shipped by the end of the week (2,093 in 2015). Jackie Ferreira implemented a holiday-themed e-store campaign beginning December 1, featuring a variety of products and specials. The campaign requires participants to subscribe to a daily email. Already, 3,700 people have subscribed. Yvette Vinci reports that her team of Member Services Representatives handled over 1,000 phone calls during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday - a busy week! Yvette continues to participate with an interdepartmental team to define the criteria for programming a new membership system. She has been preparing 'use cases' for a variety of membership administration tasks. Bob Inderbitzen is traveling to Dayton on December 8 to meet with Hamvention Chairman Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, and other key members of the Hamvention Committee. He is planning ARRL's participation at 2017 Hamvention. Bob will also receive a personal tour of the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio - the new home for Hamvention. Summary of Sales and Marketing Department telephone group, reported by Yvette Vinci: Week Ending Calls Answered Calls Per Hour Total Talking Duration Average Speed of Answer 12/2/2016 1,129 25.0 43:55:31 16 seconds 11/23/2016 (3 days) 542 20.0 19:05:24 12 seconds 11/18/2016 823 18.2 27:08:25 12 seconds 11/11/2016 742 16.4 24:11:12 8 seconds 11/4/2016 812 18.0 28:23:40 11 seconds Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week Ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 12/2/2016 2,163 535 11/23/2016 (3 days) 878 288 11/18/2016 773 619 11/11/2016 856 481 11/4/2016 1,326 421 W1AW Reported by Joe Carcia, NJ1Q Thanks to Ken Bailey, Joe Carcia, Sean Kutzko, Chuck Skolaut, and Dan Wall for operating W1AW in Skywarn Recognition Day on Saturday, December 3. A number of contacts were made on HF and EchoLink, both with other WX stations as well as regular hams. Joe created the texts for the December W1AW Qualifying Runs. He readied the station for Skywarn Recognition Day. He also got the GPS functional with the WSPR project. Scott worked on slow and fast code practice texts for the upcoming week. He also processed VUCC certificates and endorsements. Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations Bob Allison 12/26 - 12/30 PTO " Joe Carcia 12/09 PTO Jackie Ferreira 12/27 - 12/30 PTO Steve Ford 12/22 - 01/02 PTO Norm Fusaro 12/22 - 12/27 PTO Tom Gallagher 12/09 Fairlawn ARC 60th Anniversary Celebration, Fairlawn, NJ " 12/14 - 01/03 PTO Scott Gee 12/23 - 12/27 PTO " 02/20 - 02/24 PTO Perry Green Medical Leave Dan Henderson 12/05 - 01/09 Medical Leave Gail Iannone 10/07 - 01/09 Sick Leave Bob Inderbitzen 12/28 - 12/30 PTO Debra Johnson 12/19 PTO " 12/23 PTO Sean Kutzko 12/22 - 12/30 PTO Lisa Kustosik 12/15 - 12/16 PTO " 12/22 - 12/23 PTO Monique Leveque 12/21 - 01/02 PTO Carla Pereira 12/23 PTO Diane Petrilli 12/16 PTO Sincerely Compiled by, Carla Pereira, Assistant to CEO

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[arrl-odv:26005] Year End Invoices
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

Good morning: As we're fast approaching the end of the year, it is the season for my annual plea regarding the timely submission of expense reports related to 2016. To be able to prepare accurate financial reports for the Board meeting, we need as much information about the year as we can get and the filing of requests for expense reimbursement are important to be able to report Division, Officer and Committee expenses properly. We are asking that you submit any expense reimbursement requests for 2016 expenses by no later than Wednesday, January 4, 2017 if possible. I realize that you probably won't have all your Division's administrative costs by that date but you can, if you wish, submit estimates for things like phone bills and we will simply accrue for those costs for the financial reports. When the actual bill arrives, just submit it for reimbursement as you would normally and we will take care of the proper accounting. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Have a happy and safe holiday season. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Financial Officer ARRL, Inc-The National Association for Amateur Radio(tm) 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 www.arrl.org<http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:26004] Re: Meeting with Senator Nelson's staff - Unleashing Wrath
by Mike Raisbeck 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

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