February 2018 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:27102] Dayton Planning: registration http://www.arrl.org/hamvention-2018-arrl-team-registration
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 23 Feb '18

23 Feb '18

To: ARRL Officers, Directors and Vice Directors attending Hamvention, May 18-20, 2018 Hamvention is May 18-20 in Xenia, Ohio. The event has been sanctioned as the 2018 ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention. This message includes a summary of our planning for ARRL's participation at Hamvention. There is a registration link included for Board members who are interested in volunteering as part of the ARRL's Hamvention team. Please complete your registration before March 31, so we can meet the deadline for our hotel room block. ARRL Board officials may volunteer as part of the ARRL Team. Volunteers will each receive an ARRL exhibitor's badge (in lieu of purchasing a Hamvention ticket), and ARRL team shirts. TRAVEL EXPENSES: ARRL Officers, Directors, and the Great Lakes Division Vice Director may seek travel expense reimbursement, expensed to their respective ARRL budgets. We're returning to the same Marriott as 2017. ARRL's staff team and Board members will be housed at the Marriott on S. Patterson Blvd in Dayton, http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dayoh-marriott-at-the-university-of-d…. The hotel is 17 miles from the exhibition venue in Xenia. Our online registration form will capture your hotel registration information (please don't book directly with the hotel). ARRL's room block must be committed by the end of March. Each room includes 2 hot breakfasts and Guest Room Wireless Internet. Hamvention parking will be free, onsite, and no parking passes are necessary. Those requiring ADA/Handicap parking should visit the Hamvention website for instructions. Shuttles and golf carts will be going through the lots to facilitate easy access. If you're interested in volunteering, please complete and submit the following online registration form by March 31: http://www.arrl.org/hamvention-2018-arrl-team-registration. The online registration form will help us organize room reservations, badges, apparel and staffing for the event. Even if your plans are not entirely committed, please complete the form with your tentative information so we can develop counts for hotel bookings. The registration form should not be shared with anyone else. If you have a spouse, companion, or other family member accompanying you-and they're interested in volunteering with you-please have them complete a registration form, too (be sure they mention your participation, so we can associate their registration with your own). Thank you for your cooperation. Please contact me if you have any questions. 73 Bob NQ1R rinderbitzen(a)arrl.org<mailto:rinderbitzen@arrl.org> ________________________________ Staff Team ARRL Team Members for 2018 Hamvention(r) Mike Corey, KI1U - ARRL Public Service, and coordinator for 4 public service forums Ken Bailey, K1FUG - ARRL Public Service, and public service forum(s) Sabrina Jackson - Radiosport and DXCC Bart Jahnke, W9JJ - Radiosport, IGC, and IGC Forum Bob Allison, WB1GCM - Learning! booth; technical support Steve Ford, WB8IMY - ARRL News, Product Review, and other editorial, video Dave Isgur - ARRL Media and Public Relations, including social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, blogging, vlogging, video) Michelle Patnode - ARRL Media and Public Relations, including social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, blogging, vlogging, video) Dan Henderson, N1ND - staff liaison to SM Meeting (Thursday), staff liaison to Field Org booth, attend Membership Forum Yvette Vinci, KC1AIM - ARRL Membership and Store Jackie Ferreira, KB1PWB - ARRL Membership and Store Kim McNeill, KB1WUX - ARRL Membership and Store Margie Bourgoin, KB1DCO - ARRL Membership and Store Michael Scharr - ARRL Membership and Store, and freight logistics Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R - ARRL EXPO Manager Diane Middleton, KC1BQF - CFO Barry Shelley, N1VXY - CEO ETP Instructors: Tommy Gober, N5DUX - Amateur Radio Science & Technology Matt Severin, N8MS - Amateur Radio Science & Technology Exhibits and Booths * ARRL Development and ARRL Foundation (Clarke, Galuppi) * Learning! ARRL ETP Program (Gober, Severin, Allison) * ARRL Field Organization Volunteers (Henderson) * ARRL meet & greet area (Board and Officers) * ARRL Public Service (Corey, Bailey) * ARRL Radiosport and DXCC - DXCC Card Checking; ARRL Contests and Awards; QSL Bureau (Jackson, Jahnke) * ARRL Store & Membership (Vinci, McNeill, Bourgoin, Scharr, Ferreira) * ARRL Visa(r) Card - U.S. Bank * ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative * International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Operational Leads * ARRL EXPO Manager - Inderbitzen * ARRL News/event photography/Product Review/and other editorial - Ford * ARRL Media and Public Relations - Isgur, Patnode --end--

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[arrl-odv:27101] ARRL In News February 23 2018
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 23 Feb '18

23 Feb '18

Attached is this week's In-Newsletter. Please read about what your colleagues are doing at the league. Happy Friday! Carla Pereira Assistant to CEO ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242

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[arrl-odv:27100] DXAC / CAC Representatives
by James F. Boehner MD 23 Feb '18

23 Feb '18

The Roanoke Division Reps have not changed, but I will ask both if they desire to continue to serve: DXAC: Gary Dixon K4MQG CAC: Don Daso K4ZA '73 de JIM N2ZZ Director - Roanoke Division Representing 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 Henderson, Dan N1ND Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:10 PM To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:27092] DXAC / CAC Representatives Sabrina Jackson in Awards program, has asked me check with each director to confirm their current representative to the DXAC and the CAC. She isn't quite certain she has any changes made over the past month or so, due to a couple of resignations. If you would, please email sjackson(a)arrl.org and Cc me with the names of your current appointees. If you have a vacancy, please indicate that as well. Thanks in advance! Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary - American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0236 <mailto:dhenderson@arrl.org> dhenderson(a)arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:27092] DXAC / CAC Representatives
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 22 Feb '18

22 Feb '18

Sabrina Jackson in Awards program, has asked me check with each director to confirm their current representative to the DXAC and the CAC. She isn't quite certain she has any changes made over the past month or so, due to a couple of resignations. If you would, please email sjackson(a)arrl.org<mailto:sjackson@arrl.org> and Cc me with the names of your current appointees. If you have a vacancy, please indicate that as well. Thanks in advance! 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:27098] Sabrina's email address
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 22 Feb '18

22 Feb '18

Apparently there is a second sjackson in the ARRL.org email profiles so Sabrina is sjackson2(a)arrl.org Sorry for the confusion! Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary, the American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio Phone: 860-594-0236

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[arrl-odv:27096] Central Division DXAC/CAC Representatives
by Kermit Carlson 22 Feb '18

22 Feb '18

Hello Sabrina, Dan et al; The Central Division representatives remainunchanged: DXAC Mr. James C. O'Connell W9WU CAC Mr. Craig A. Thompson K9CT 73, Kermit Carlson W9XA

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[arrl-odv:27091] 2018 Board Photo
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 21 Feb '18

21 Feb '18

Dear Members of the ODV, Attached is the Board photo from January's meeting. I think it looks great! Respectfully, Carla Carla Pereira Assistant to CEO ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242

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[arrl-odv:27090] In Newsletter February 16 2018
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Dear all: This week's In Newsletter is attached. Please be sure to check out the pictures and links in today's newsletter to catch up on some of the interesting things that have been going on. Have a great long weekend! Carla Carla Pereira Assistant to CEO ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242

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[arrl-odv:27089] Re: ELL - Technician Class Enhancements
by Tom Frenaye 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

At 04:15 PM 2/6/2018, Rod Blocksome wrote: >I've only had one hamfest (St. Louis) so far this year.Â They had no forums. >I did have one ham come up to me and "unload" about how ARRL is "spoiling" ham radio by "dumbing down the test".Â Otherwise, no other comments, either pro or con, were received. Rod - I didn't see any specific response to your comments, sorry for my delay. If you run into the same person again (or someone like him)... Our proposal does not change the exam. Technicians already have to be tested on HF plus digital and voice modes as part of the current exam (and they get CW on 80-40-15-10m, plus voice on 10m as a result). The change is to add more "relevant" modes to the HF access they have (80-40-15-10m digital and 80-40-15m phone). Yes, a couple of the Question Pool questions may need to be revised but that process is handled by the NCVEC QP Committee, not the FCC. One of the legacy issues we need to work on is that when Morse Code was eliminated as a requirement by the FCC, the QP Committee over reacted and decided to make the all of the exams harder to compensate. -- Tom >On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 1:38 AM, Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv <<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> wrote: >Anyone hearing any feedback on our plans to file a Petition for Rule Making seeking enhancements for the Technician Class? Just curious whether anyone has been getting comments from the field. >Â >73 >Rick - K5UR > >Â ... > >_______________________________________________ >arrl-odv mailing list ><mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>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 ===== 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:27088] Schedule
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY (CEO) 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

Good morning. Just a reminder, ARRL HQ will be closed on Monday, February 19th in observance of Presidents' Day. We will reopen on Tuesday morning at the normal time. As for my schedule, I will be in Washington, D.C. tomorrow meeting with Jon Siverling and attending a meeting of the United States ITU Association that Jon suggested would be beneficial. Next week, I will be out of the office on a long-planned trip. I will have access to e-mail and will be checking it periodically, likely in the mornings. If you need to reach me, Carla has my information in an emergency. 73, Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY Chief Executive Officer ARRL, Inc. The national association for Amateur Radio (860) 594-0212 www.arrl.org

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