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[arrl-odv:26180] The Other QSL Bureaus
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Ladies & Gentlemen: As you are aware, we've made some changes in pricing and procedures at the outgoing QSL bureau. However, there are also a dozen incoming bureaus operating today. One of these is the W1-QSL bureau managed by Eric Williams, KV1J. I have attached his annual report to HQ on the operation of W-1. This report sets the standard for being comprehensive and informative. There are a couple of features I would highlight to you: 1. The report is timely: delivered within 30 days of closing the year. 2. Adequate assets are maintained in order to meet all identified current and future obligations to clients. (Eric has identified a shortfall between assets and liabilities pre-dating his arrival and which he is attempting to reduce over time.) 3. The report provides a six-year historical graph of card volumes (for trend analysis) plus clarifying comments about extraordinary (one-time-only) items like Centennial. Notice that after subtracting the Centennial cards from the totals, the net number of cards processed is declining significantly, from approximately 166,000 in 2014 to 120,000 in 2016. 4. His list of W-1 bureau accomplishments demonstrates what is possible to achieve through a process of continuous improvement-nobody's resting on laurels. 5. His discussion of organizational changes indicates succession planning underway-a critical requirement for a volunteer group. 6. His plans for next year show specific action steps to achieve break-even status. If he achieves that goal, he will no longer require ARRL HQ subsidy. Also, providing "clients" web access to their accounts will relieve inquiry service burden. The process and the software used by the W-1 bureau was developed by the W-1 team from readily available Microsoft applications. Eric has indicated his willingness to share this software with all incoming bureaus. Currently, HQ spends roughly $20,000 annually subsidizing these bureaus. Adoption of W-1's approach would enable all bureaus to achieve sustainability over the next few years. Please call if you have questions. Gallagher 1/31/17

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[arrl-odv:26177] New Twist on BPL?
by Tom Abernethy 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

GM, AT&T plans to deliver fast Internet over power poles: http://usat.ly/2jQSEgR An interesting twist on BPL for sure. 73, Tom - W3TOM

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[arrl-odv:26175] Minutes January 2017 ARRL Annual Meeting
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Please find attached the minutes for the 2017 ARRL Annual Meeting. A call for a vote will be sent out sent later in the week. Thanks and 73 Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary - American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0236 dhenderson(a)arrl.org<mailto:dhenderson@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:26174] FCC Bureau Chief Appointments by new FCC Chairman Pai
by Christopher Imlay 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Here are the new Bureau Chiefs: *http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0002/pai-appoints-fcc-office--bureau-chiefs/280200 <http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0002/pai-appoints-fcc-office--bureau-chief…>* Only Julie Knapp is a holdover that we know. The new Wireless Bureau chief and the Enforcement Bureau chief are not known to us at all. We will have to set up meetings with both right away to give them Amateur Radio 101 and a list of our issues. Ideally, we could have some meetings with Commissioners at the same time, preferably involving Tom. -- 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:26164] IN-New Jan 27 2017
by Pereira, Carla 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

[ARRL logo-and-logotype black gold vertical] IN-Newsletter Vol. 42, No. 3 January 27, 2017 Covers the period January 07, 2017 - January 20, 2017 Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events Southeastern Division Convention, February 9 - 13, 2017 @ Orlando, FL Hamvention 2017 May 19 - 21, 2017 @ Xenia, OH Chief Executive Office Reported by Tom Gallagher, NY2RF On January 10, Tom helped teach that evening's "Grace Academy Class Room." He and nine students from Grace Academy met in the school's library, where they reviewed what they've learned to date about becoming licensed Ham operaters. Members of the Board of Directors were at HQ last Wednesday and Thursday for meetings of the Logbook of the World Study Committee, Administrative and Finance Committee, Programs and Services Committee, as well as the New Directors Orientation. They all reported enjoying meeting and speaking with HQ staff. The Annual Board of Directors meeting was held at the Windsor Marriott January 19 - 21. Twenty-six agenda items were reviewed and discussed, contributed from Directors, Vice Directors, Officers and ARRL managers alike. Education Services Reported by Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Teacher Registration Instructor Registration Graduation Kit Requests License Class Listings 10 29 4 52 Instructor Activities Feedback reports about license classes are now being received through the new instructor reporting system. ARISS The Kenwood ad promoting donations for the ARISS program hardware upgrade project in the February issue of QST is generating good feedback and donations from the ham radio community, as has recent publicity in Newsline and Ham Nation. Debra reviewed proposed revisions to the ARISS Education Committee's Terms of Reference and provided comments. She also hosted the first of two Orientation Sessions for the next group of ARISS host organizations. ARISS Contacts There were 3 contacts the past couple of weeks, including one in Arizona. * January 11, a direct contact between students at the World Genesis Foundation (WGF), Goodyear, AZ. and Quartzsite in Motion, Quartzsite, AZ. and Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD. The local ham radio community has been working with local students engaging them in ham radio activities and preparing them for the contact for more than a year. Watch a short video of the interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNJ4mEdA3Qw. * January 12, a combined telebridge between students at Collège Saint-Guibert, Gembloux, Belgium and Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, KG5FY. * January 16, a telebridge between students at the Léon Blum High School, Le Creusot, France and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, KG5FY. Education & Technology Program A new video about the Teachers Institute produced by Vice Director Tom Delaney was published on ARRL's YouTube site at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo2ccNAKrb8 Debra met with Board members to discuss various projects in the Education Dept. Field Services Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Thanks to Bob Heil, K9EID, of Heil Sound, and Erwin Hübsch Neto, PY2QI/KK4CGD, of Radiohaus/America in Brazil, for their donations to W1AW. >From Heil Sound, the station received a Gold Grill PR781G Studio Microphone, a PR40 Gold microphone, a couple of PRO7-DY headsets (pink and red), a PS Elite 6 PRO-SET Elite headset with HC6 element, three FS-3 single footswitches, two "Topless" mic booms, and replacement PRO-SET Plus cords and PS3 cables. >From Radiohaus/America, W1AW received a "Callsight<http://www.radiohausamerica.com/produto.php?prod=1671>" lighted call sign display. This display is a LED-lit device that allows the user to change color, as well as flash rates, fade, etc. Joe processed one Qualifying Run certificate and one endorsement. He also processed regular QSL card requests. Joe worked briefly with Scott St. Onge from IT to resolve an issue occurring with the updates to the web code practice files archives. Joe worked on the APRS/WX setup using a RaspberryPi and a TNC-Pi for possible use with sending a portable APRS/WX stations for EMCOMM use. Field Organization ARRL members in Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky and North Texas have been returning their Section Manager election ballots. Ballots need to arrive at ARRL Headquarters no later than February 17, and the ballots will be counted on February 21. December activity reports from the Field Organization flowed into the Field Services Department over the past couple of weeks, and these reports were compiled for March QST's Field Organization Reports column. With encouragement from department staff members, we noticed a sizable increase in the number of Section Emergency Coordinator monthly activity reports for December and for the entire year of 2016, as well. Lab Reported by Bob AllisonWB1GCM QST Product Review Bob Allison, WB1GCM completed testing of a VHF/UHF digital/analog handheld transceiver. A data table was compiled and presented to QST Product Review Editor, Mark Wilson, K1RO. Bob is now testing another handheld, with TXCO testing lined up after that. RFI Mike Gruber, W1MG, responded to numerous telephone calls and emails related to RFI. Mike also chaired a meeting of p1897. Work continues on this important project, but it is slow, due to many factors outside of Mike's control. What's p1897? Stop by the Lab and ask Mike. Mike wrote a report about the activities of the EMC Committee for Kermit Carlson, W9XA, ARRL Central Division Director, who chairs this committee. Mike also facilitated an FCC filing and subsequent news story concerning illegal drone TV transmitters and also met with General Counsel, Chris Imlay, regarding FCC enforcement matters. TIS Zack Lau, W1VT, reports a very steady stream of telephone calls and emails into the ARRL's Technical Information Service. If you spend any time in the Lab, you will hear the Lab's TIS phone ringing frequently. Volunteers The Lab continues to process donated equipment. Pete Turbide, W1PT, has done excellent work making small repairs and cleanup to this equipment in preparation for auction. Lori Kosior, N1SMK, has done outstanding work with preparing and sending letters of acknowledgement to each donor. Laboratory Volunteer Martin Ewing, AA6E continues to be of invaluable service to the Lab, especially anything regarding software defined radios and their control of. Publications Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY The March 2017 issue of QST has been uploaded to the printer. Alli is working with PageSuite to improve image quality for iOS apps on iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches. The process should be completed by the end of the week. Additional feature requests have been put in with their developers, including a "Remember Me" cookie so members do not have to log in to every edition and bookmarks on apps. PageSuite's team turned off the page flipping sound that members found annoying. Alli is also working with Scott St. Onge to find webpages that have moved and to correctly re-order them under Fathom's Site Tree and Page Editor. Radiosport Reported by Norm Fusaro, W3IZ DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 3 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 1 - 2 Business Days Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Our staff supported a handful of tasks, reports, and meetings for the January 2017 Annual Board Meeting and Director/Vice Director Orientation. Some new graphics were produced for the image carousel on the website home page - including one to promote The ARRL Operating Manual. Yvette Vinci prepared the bulk email notification for the February 2017 digital edition of QST, distributed to ARRL members on Friday, January 13. The distribution list included 119,782 members. There were 12,456 unique visitors to Feb QST through Jan 24 (shared by Allison McLellan). Yvette reported that in January we processed 53 paid-in-full Life Memberships and 17 Life Membership pledges. Jackie Ferreira completed analyses for publication and product sales campaigns conducted throughout the second half of 2016. She is using the information to further hone future campaigns and promotions. Now Shipping: 2016 ARRL Periodicals on DVD<http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Periodicals-DVD-2016/>. This annual compilation DVD is perfect for members seeking an offline, digital archive of QST. The DVD contains fully-searchable and indexed PDFs, and also includes an entire year of our other periodicals NCJ and QEX. Bob Inderbitzen coordinated materials for ARRL's booth at the Southeastern Division Convention, which will be hosted by Orlando HamCation, February 10-12. Bob also coordinated display materials promoting the College Amateur Radio Initiative, with contributions from Sean Kutzko and Lauren Clarke. Thanks to Sue Fagan for her graphic designs. Hamvention is May 19-21. In December, Bob traveled to Dayton to meet with key members of the 2017 Hamvention Committee. During that visit, Hamvention proposed ARRL's exhibit space at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio - the new home for Hamvention. Our exhibit space will be significantly less than in the past -- approximately one-third of the size we occupied at the Hara Complex since 2005 (when Hamvention approached ARRL for help filling unsold exhibit space). This will impact our overall presence and the number of staff and volunteers which we will need to support our operation at the convention. ARRL's staff team and Board members will be housed at the Marriott on S. Patterson Blvd in Dayton. We will circulate registration and hotel reservation instructions to the Board in late January. 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 12/30/2016 (4 days) 668 18.5 30:18:48 10 seconds 12/23/2016 896 19.9 39:24:46 14 seconds 12/16/2016 955 21.2 38:05:58 11 seconds 12/9/2016 863 19.1 30:10:27 10 seconds 12/2/2016 1,129 25.0 43:55:31 16 seconds Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week Ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 12/30/2016 (4 days) 1,184 508 12/23/2016 1,078 579 12/16/2016 1,663 705 12/9/2016 981 360 12/2/2016 2,163 535 Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations Leona Adams 2/7 PTO Steve Capodicasa 02/06 PTO Joe Carcia 02/17 half day PTO " 02/20 - 02/24 PTO " 03/03 half day PTO " 03/31 half day PTO " 05/26 PTO " 05/07 PTO " 07/05 PTO " 07/21 PTO " 07/28 PTO " 08/04 PTO " 08/07 - 08/11 PTO " 08/18 PTO " 08/25 PTO " 10/09 PTO Steve Ewald 01/27 - 01/28 Mississippi State Convention, Jackson Steve Ford 01/27 PTO Norm Fusaro 01/23 - 01/27 PTO Tom Gallagher 02/10 - 02/12 Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando, FL Scott Gee 02/20 - 02/24 PTO Perry Green Medical Leave Bart Jahnke 02/09 - 02/12 Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando, FL Gail Iannone 10/07 - 02/05 Sick Leave Bob Inderbitzen 02/09 - 02/13 Southeastern Division Convention, Orlando, FL Debra Johnson 01/27 PTO " 01/30 PTO Sincerely Compiled by, Carla Pereira, Assistant to CEO

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[arrl-odv:26171] Board Book Files
by Pereira, Carla 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

Dear Members of the ODV: I've sent you all invitations to open both documents in my dropbox. It's also being added to the ODV section of the website by Monday. Regards, Carla Pereira Assistant to Tom Gallagher NY2RF ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio(tm) Tel:1-860-594-0242<tel:1-860-594-0242> Fax:1-860-594-0259 cpereira(a)arrl.org<mailto:cpereira@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:26170] Board Books
by James F. Boehner MD 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

Carla, Is it a possibility to put these files on the ODV site for download? In the meantime, I'll volunteer my dropbox. I have both files included in the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xxym1d3zbsb7chr/AACn6tl9Xky3MJPl15d6xwZSa?dl=0 '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 From: arrl-odv [mailto:arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org] On Behalf Of Pereira, Carla Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 2:37 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:26165] Board Books Dear Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors: Attached is the complete board book, including documents submitted during the meeting, and under separate cover, all motions submitted to date. Please let me know if you have any problems opening either document. Respectfully, Carla Pereira Assistant to Tom Gallagher NY2RF ARRL, the National Association for Amateur RadioT Tel:1-860-594-0242 Fax:1-860-594-0259 <mailto:cpereira@arrl.org> cpereira(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:26167] Re: Board Books
by Mike Raisbeck 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

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[arrl-odv:26165] Board Books
by Pereira, Carla 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

Dear Officers, Directors, and Vice Directors: Attached is the complete board book, including documents submitted during the meeting, and under separate cover, all motions submitted to date. Please let me know if you have any problems opening either document. Respectfully, Carla Pereira Assistant to Tom Gallagher NY2RF ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio(tm) Tel:1-860-594-0242<tel:1-860-594-0242> Fax:1-860-594-0259 cpereira(a)arrl.org<mailto:cpereira@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:26162] Emailing - Second Century 03.pdf
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Ladies & Gentlemen: Please find attached a .pdf file of the March 2017 editorial, Second Century, which went to press with QST today. Gallagher 1/25/17

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