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[arrl-odv:25752] E&E Votes
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 25 Sep '16

25 Sep '16

Ladies & Gentlemen: Just a few moments ago, Director Pace telephoned me from a remote area of Eastern Washington State where he is without internet connectivity. At the recommendation of President Roderick, he asked me to record his votes in the manner as follows: 1. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee finding Doug Rehman<https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/suite>, K4AC, ineligible for re-election? _______Yes ____X___No 2. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee regarding the ethics complaint by Doug Rehman<https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/suite>, K4AC, requesting disqualification of Greg Sarratt<https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/suite>, W4OZK? _______ Yes _____X____No Accordingly, I record a "No" vote in both questions. Respectfully, Tom Gallagher Secretary

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[arrl-odv:25744] Fwd: E&E Votes
by David Norris 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

1. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee finding Doug Rehman, K4AC, ineligible for re-election? _______Yes ___X____No 2. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee regarding the ethics complaint by Doug Rehman, K4AC, requesting disqualification of Greg Sarratt, W4OZK? ____X___ Yes _________No No to both. 73 David A. Norris, K5UZ Director, Delta Division Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: David Norris <k5uz(a)suddenlink.net> > Date: September 23, 2016 at 3:01:18 PM EDT > To: k5ur(a)aol.com > Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:25738] E&E Votes > > My votes are as follows: > > 1. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee finding Doug Rehman, K4AC, ineligible for re-election? _______Yes ___X____No > > > 2. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee regarding the ethics complaint by Doug Rehman, K4AC, requesting disqualification of Greg Sarratt, W4OZK? _______ Yes ______X___No > > No to both. > > 73 > > David A. Norris, K5UZ > Director, Delta Division > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 23, 2016, at 12:25 PM, Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> wrote: >> >> Hi all: >> >> There are two issues before the Board concerning decisions of the Ethics and Elections Committee. First, Doug Rehman asked for review per Bylaw 41 of the decision by the E&E Committee that he is not eligible for re-election (ODV:25723). Second, Doug requested a review of the determination by E&E that Greg Sarratt is qualified as a candidate for election (ODV:25724) based on a complaint Doug filed with the E&E Committee. You have received two reports from the E&E that CEO Gallagher circulated, one on each issue. >> >> We need to have a vote on whether or not either or both of these decisions of the E&E Committee should be reviewed. There will be two separate votes. If a majority of the Board votes no, then the respective matter will be deemed concluded. If a majority of the Board votes yes, then on that respective matter we will proceed to decide whether a majority of the Directors wishes to reverse the decision of the E&E Committee after review. >> >> Therefore, I am asking that each Director vote on each of the following questions: >> >> 1. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee finding Doug Rehman, K4AC, ineligible for re-election? _______Yes _______No >> >> >> 2. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee regarding the ethics complaint by Doug Rehman, K4AC, requesting disqualification of Greg Sarratt, W4OZK? _______ Yes _________No >> >> Doug has requested review by the Board of Directors and that the votes be recorded. Accordingly, please respond to ODV so your votes can be recorded by the Secretary. It is important to have these two issues resolved quickly so please try to vote sometime over the weekend if possible. >> >> 73 >> Rick >> >> ... >> _______________________________________________ >> arrl-odv mailing list >> arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org >> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:25743] 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest Rules
by Kermit A Carlson 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Kermit Carlson Fermilab PO Box 500 MS339 Batavia, IL. 60510 kermit(a)fnal.gov<mailto:kermit@fnal.gov> Begin forwarded message: From: "Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ" <w9jj(a)arrl.org<mailto:w9jj@arrl.org>> Date: September 23, 2016 at 3:33:07 PM CDT To: Contest <contest(a)arrl.org<mailto:contest@arrl.org>> All, Attached are the Rules for the ARRL's new "222 MHz And Up Distance Contest". Please distribute widely. The event will get underway August 5, 2017. Any questions can be directed to me or to contest(a)arrl.org<mailto:contest@arrl.org>. 73, Bart Jahnke, W9JJ Contest Branch Manager ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm) 225 Main St Newington CT 06111 860-594-0232 w9jj(a)arrl.org<mailto:w9jj@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:25742] E&E Votes
by Dr. David Woolweaver 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

I am uncomfortable voting on such significant matters without hearing directly from Director Rehman. Voting without hearing both sides of an issue is contrary to common sense and fairness. As a courtesy to a fellow Director, Director Rehman should be allowed to present his side of these matters. David -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 9/23/16, Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> wrote: Subject: [arrl-odv:25738] E&E Votes To: arrl-odv(a)arrl.org Date: Friday, September 23, 2016, 12:25 PM Hi all: There are two issues before the Board concerning decisions of the Ethics and Elections Committee. First, Doug Rehman asked for review per Bylaw 41 of the decision by the E&E Committee that he is not eligible for re-election (ODV:25723). Second, Doug requested a review of the determination by E&E that Greg Sarratt is qualified as a candidate for election (ODV:25724) based on a complaint Doug filed with the E&E Committee. You have received two reports from the E&E that CEO Gallagher circulated, one on each issue. We need to have a vote on whether or not either or both of these decisions of the E&E Committee should be reviewed. There will be two separate votes. If a majority of the Board votes no, then the respective matter will be deemed concluded. If a majority of the Board votes yes, then on that respective matter we will proceed to decide whether a majority of the Directors wishes to reverse the decision of the E&E Committee after review. Therefore, I am asking that each Director vote on each of the following questions: 1. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee finding Doug Rehman, K4AC, ineligible for re-election? _______Yes _______No 2. Should the Board review the decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee regarding the ethics complaint by Doug Rehman, K4AC, requesting disqualification of Greg Sarratt, W4OZK? _______ Yes _________No Doug has requested review by the Board of Directors and that the votes be recorded. Accordingly, please respond to ODV so your votes can be recorded by the Secretary. It is important to have these two issues resolved quickly so please try to vote sometime over the weekend if possible. 73 Rick ... -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:25734] Votes
by Rick Roderick 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Good morning all: Please review the two packages of info from E/E. I'll be setting a vote on each. 73 Rick - K5UR Sent from my iPhone

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[arrl-odv:25732] Report to the Board Concerning Doug Rehman’s Ethics Complaint #1 Against Greg Sarratt, W4OZK Election Qualification
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Gentlemen: The Ethics & Election Committee has asked that this report be distributed to the ARRL Board of Directors and Vice Directors forthwith. Respectfully, Thomas J. Gallagher Secretary Tom Gallagher – NY2RF Chief Executive Officer ARRL Headquarters ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™ 860 594 0404 cell 704 907 7158 tgallagher(a)arrl.org<mailto:tgallagher@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:25724] Appeal of E&E Decision Concerning W4OZK
by Doug Rehman 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Please find attached correspondence with the Ethics & Elections Committee and supporting information. The primary document is "Emails Concerning Complaint Against W4OZK.pdf". This complainant should have resulted in Greg Sarratt's disqualification for one or both of two ethics violations: 1. Accepting monetary and/or in kind campaign contributions from amateur radio retailer Gigaparts 2. Failing to disclose an ongoing relationship with an amateur radio retailer Note that Sarratt had this relationship in 2013 as a sitting Director running for reelection. Per Bylaw 41, I hereby request a review by the full Board of Directors of the below decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee. I also request a roll call vote "Decisions of the Ethics and Elections Committee may be reviewed by the Board of Directors upon the written request of any candidate for that office or five or more Directors. Review shall be limited to the materials submitted to the Ethics and Elections Committee. A majority of the Board of Directors is required to change any decision of the Ethics and Elections Committee." Doug K4AC

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[arrl-odv:25731] Report to the Board Concerning Doug Rehman, K4AC Re-Election Qualification
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 23 Sep '16

23 Sep '16

Gentlemen: The Ethics & Election Committee has asked that this report be distributed to the ARRL Board of Directors forthwith. Respectfully, Thomas J. Gallagher Secretary 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:25727] Fw: BPL ? DejaVu all over again ?
by Kermit Carlson 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Hello - Remember BPL ? This story in the Wall Street Journal sure looks odd, but I am inquiring with hams that work atAT&T to determine how this proposed system operatesand what possible problems could arise from the frequencieson which it operates. I will let you all know what I find out, if someone has thetechnical details please contact me offline, 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-to-test-broadband-over-power-lines-1474411…

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[arrl-odv:25728] Fw: Fw: BPL ? DejaVu all over again ?
by Kermit Carlson 21 Sep '16

21 Sep '16

Hello Bob - The implementation will be interesting to watch. G-Line as it wascalled guides a wave along a single conductor, and I believe that last timeI read about an amateur trying G-line on UHF was in the 70's. I remember seeingthis in old E&M books as a transmission line example. I wonder whichportion of their design is the subject of the patent. It will be importantto watch what frequencies they try to use for their test trials. The interesting aspect is that AT&T will tout this as cutting-edgeand spend funds to develop a new technology yet totally ignore theadvantage of fiber-to-the-customer (or fiber-to-the-home) which is available in many countries. 73, Kermit W9XA From: Bob Vallio <rbvallio(a)gmail.com> To: Kermit Carlson <w9xa(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 10:57 PM Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:25727] Fw: BPL ? DejaVu all over again ? Thanks, Kermit. There's plenty of stuff on this system to be found on a Google search. It's in the 5G 28 GHz, 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 64-71 GHz spectrum. Probably not going to be cheap! Nice chatting with you, tonight. 73, Bob W6RGG On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 7:50 PM, Kermit Carlson via arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> wrote: Hello - Remember BPL ? This story in the Wall Street Journal sure looks odd, but I am inquiring with hams that work atAT&T to determine how this proposed system operatesand what possible problems could arise from the frequencieson which it operates. I will let you all know what I find out, if someone has thetechnical details please contact me offline, 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA http://www.wsj.com/articles/ at-t-to-test-broadband-over- power-lines-1474411386?mod= WSJ_TechWSJD_NeedToKnow ______________________________ _________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/ mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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