May 2018 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:27224] In Newsletter May 4, 2018
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 04 May '18

04 May '18

Attached is this week's In Newsletter, with more information about Hamvention and new media coverage. Have a great weekend, and May the 4th be with you!

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[arrl-odv:27223] Minutes - April 21, 2018 EC Meeting
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 04 May '18

04 May '18

Attached please find the approved minutes of the April 21, 2018 Executive Committee meeting. They will be posted to the web and a story on the posted later today. At that time they will also be distributed to the email reflector set up for people who have requesting automatically receiving them. 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:27222] We're Back!!!
by John Robert Stratton 03 May '18

03 May '18

https://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2018/05/03/america-wins-last-man-sta… _______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS Vice Director Legislative Director West Gulf Division Office:512-445-6262 Cell:512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 *_______________________________________***

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[arrl-odv:27221] Appointment of OOs and OOCs
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY (CEO) 03 May '18

03 May '18

Good Afternoon: At its recent meeting, the ARRL Executive Committee decided to allow for the resumption of appointments for OOs and OOCs where needed geographically. Attached is the news story on the subject. We are also sending this notification to the SM reflector today as well in an attempt to keep them informed of the decision prior to its publication on the ARRL web site tomorrow. The full minutes of the Executive Committee meeting and the related web story, will be posted tomorrow as well on the ARRL web site. We wanted the Board and the SMs to have the story prior to the general population. I would appreciate you treating this information as "Board Confidential" until tomorrow when the new is public. 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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[arrl-odv:27220] News item worth reporting here
by Tom Frenaye 02 May '18

02 May '18

ARRL web news on the continuing problem on the west coast that Director Norton (and many others) has spoken up about. I can't believe W6WBJ still has a license... http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-case-attracts-attention-of-fcc-commi… Thought someone should be reporting it here. -- Tom ===== 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:27218] On-line Emergency Communications Course
by Shelley, Barry, N1VXY (CEO) 01 May '18

01 May '18

Good afternoon. As announced on the ARRL web site, we have suspended registrations for the Emergency Communications course, EC-001, due to the dissolution of the content platform provider, the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) effective July 1st. Reasons given by CTDLC include issues with funding from the State of Connecticut and Charter Oak State College, CTDLC's parent. We were already considering possible alternatives to CTDLC but this announcement took everyone by surprise. Although certainly a disruption, this isn't a terrible time for this to happen as we are preparing to roll out new content for the course and there is a proposal being presented to the PSC from the PSEWG to update and revise the AREX program. In addition, there are discussions within the A&F Committee regarding whether or not to charge for this course going forward. We do, however, have to find an alternative solution for delivery of the content. We are currently working on this. We will keep you informed as we move forward and decisions are made regarding an alternative delivery platform. 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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[arrl-odv:27217] Armageddon?
by John Robert Stratton 01 May '18

01 May '18

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/04/28/solar-activity-flatlines-weakest-sol… _______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS Vice Director Legislative Director West Gulf Division Office:512-445-6262 Cell:512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 *_______________________________________***

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