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[arrl-odv:26159] FCC Chairman Pai Congratulates House Energy and Commerce on Passage of H.R. 555
by James F. Boehner, MD 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Oh, this is good! He actually knows who we are! So, when the bill passes there should be no pushback, and perhaps he may go a bit further than the bill requires. We can all hope. ’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 Christopher Imlay Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:32 PM To: arrl-odv Cc: fmccarthy(a)keelengroup.com; mkeelen Subject: [arrl-odv:26157] FCC Chairman Pai Congratulates House Energy and Commerce on Passage of H.R. 555 Attached. Pai believes that H.R. 555 is an important, bipartisan bill that will help amateur radio operators. See attached. -- 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@ARRLORG <mailto:W3KD@ARRL.ORG>

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[arrl-odv:26157] FCC Chairman Pai Congratulates House Energy and Commerce on Passage of H.R. 555
by Christopher Imlay 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Attached. Pai believes that H.R. 555 is an important, bipartisan bill that will help amateur radio operators. See attached. -- 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:26156] Draft Minutes January 2017 Annual Meeting
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Attached please find the working draft of the minutes for the 2017 ARRL Board Annual Meeting just completed. Please forward any changes/corrections to me as soon as possible. Procedure is that when I have received no changes in the previous 48 hours, I then prepare the final minutes and distribute, after which an email vote on their approval will be called. Thanks for your prompt attention! 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:26152] HR 588, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Ladies & Gentlemen: At yesterday's House Session, immediately before HR 555 was passed, the House of Representatives passed HR 588, Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act. The bill provides funding to the FCC to study ways to improve the reestablishment of broadband networks specifically following a natural disaster. https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr588/BILLS-115hr588ih.xml. Since disaster communications is part of our world, I draw your attention to the proposed bill for several reasons. 1. ARRL ought to be a natural candidate for participating in the study by the FCC which the bill is funding. Our subject matter expertise would enhance any research. In addition, we ought to claim a seat at the table merely to oversee our own interest here. 2. There will undoubtedly be funding via grants or RFP's since no government agency actually performs this kind of work: it's delegated to contractors. I believe ARRL's Lab might be a qualified contractor. As Frank McCarthy points out: we're better known now in Congress. 3. The Amateur Radio community already has some practical experience in building pop-up broadband networks using 2.4 MHz and higher devices. ARRL author, Glen Popiel, KW5GP published the definitive handbook on amateur mesh networks as recently as April 2016. 4. Emergency and disaster communications is quickly evolving away from analog voice to high speed data, as the sponsor of this bill has made clear, and participation in the process would enable us to keep pace with the changes. 5. And finally, the development of self-contained, plug and play, readily available and reliable HSMM-capable equipment from vendors like Ubiquiti has accelerated over the last two years and driven down the cost of creating these networks on a large scale. It is much easier and cheaper to create a HSMM mesh node than even three years ago. For these reasons, I have asked ARRL Laboratory manager, Ed Hare to evaluate on a preliminary basis the role which ARRL might play in the FCC research project and to enlist the assistance of Lab volunteer, Martin Ewing, AA6E. Dr. Ewing's experience with IT networks at Yale's Astronomy Department and his familiarity with grant applications would be helpful. I've asked Ed to report back his preliminary recommendations by next month's end. When they are available I will share them with you. By way of history, HSMM mesh has been suggested before as a network resiliency aid several years ago following Hurricane Sandy when New York City experienced wide-spread failure of commercial broadband networks. At the time, Senator Ron Wyden (D. OR) suggested that a National High Tech Response Team be created to deal with these kinds of failures. His initiative was publicized in The Wall Street Journal OP-ED on 11/27/12 entitled "Time for A High Tech Version of the National Guard" http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323330604578143073045710876 to which I responded, and the Journal also published, that we already have a high tech response team: 700,000 hams http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323901604578157180648688160. Wyden's proposal didn't get much traction from Congress or the administration at the time, but it appears with the passage of HR 588 that interest has been rekindled. This would appear to be an opportunity. Gallagher 1/24/17

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[arrl-odv:26148] Board Meetingh 2017
by Joseph Tiritilli 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

I would like to thank everyone whom I had the pleasure of meeting this past week. Kind of like taking a drink of water from a fire hose. Thank you all for making me feel welcomed. I really enjoyed the experience. Here's looking forward to doing it all again. I stand by waiting on the sidelines for any help to you that I can render. Again, thank you for your hospitality... Joey Jet Tiritilli N4ZUWDeerfield Beach FL

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[arrl-odv:26150] Board Meeting 2017
by James F. Boehner MD 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Joey, Welcome to the board family! ’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 Joseph Tiritilli Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 1:21 AM To: arrl-odv(a)arrl.org Subject: [arrl-odv:26148] Board Meetingh 2017 I would like to thank everyone whom I had the pleasure of meeting this past week. Kind of like taking a drink of water from a fire hose. Thank you all for making me feel welcomed. I really enjoyed the experience. Here's looking forward to doing it all again. I stand by waiting on the sidelines for any help to you that I can render. Again, thank you for your hospitality... Joey Jet Tiritilli N4ZUW Deerfield Beach FL

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[arrl-odv:26145] Parity Act and the Plan
by k5ur＠aol.com 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Hi all: Attached is a picture of the plan for the Parity Act that we all agreed to at the Board Meeting. As to the grandfather clause issue and HOA applicability issues, and those Directors who have members with those specific concerns, remember that we have a way to address their concerns per the plan. Hopefully, that will help you in your discussions with members and the information you send out in your newsletters. The points: 1. No change to language 2. Grandfather Clause a. Report Comments b. FCC Rulemaking Comments 3. HOA Applicability Issues a. FCC Rulemaking Comments We're on one page. Now let's get it done. 73 Rick - K5UR ...

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[arrl-odv:26129] HR 555 PASSES THE HOUSE!!!
by Mike Lisenco N2YBB 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

The House has just passed H.R. 555 on suspension. It now moves to the Senate for consideration. 73 de Mike N2YBB

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[arrl-odv:26130] HR 555
by Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Passed. 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:26122] Re: Diane Petrilli's Membership Research
by k5ur＠aol.com 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Tom: That was a nice presentation and good information, too. Thanks to you, Diane and Staff! Years ago, I thought the Directors received a list of people who didn't renew their membership, but I may be thinking of the SM's. Does anyone know if the SM's (or Directors) still get such a list for their Section? 73 Rick - K5UR ... -----Original Message----- From: Gallagher, Tom, NY2RF, NY2RF <tgallagher(a)arrl.org> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)arrl.org> Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2017 1:51 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:26121] Diane Petrilli's Membership Research Ladies & Gentlemen: I have attached copies of Diane Petrilli’s research on membership trends derived from the ReadEx Research work. I have included both the Friday morning presentation slide deck (Presentation_final.pdf) as well as an earlier presentation made to me, which is a bit more technical in its detail (2016 - Target Markets…pdf). The last includes some possible solutions formulated at the time it was created in the late fall. I’ve asked the team to perform a comprehensive re-think on solutions and bring together a broader constituency for the recommendations part. In July, you will hear more about it. Also included is the 40-page log of telephone and email surveys of discontinued membership contacts performed over the last two months. We have never, to my knowledge, actually reached out in a disciplined way to speak with our members departing. This is our first attempt, and although the survey methods don’t meet the usual standards of market research (bias adjustment, test questions, indirect solicitation of a response, stress testing, etc.) it’s not bad. The comments are very rich. Questions, please call or write. 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 _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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