May 2019 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:28193] IN Newsletter May 31 2019
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 30 May '19

30 May '19

Please see this week's In News, attached. Carla Pereira, KC1HSX Executive Manager ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242 http://www.arrl.org/

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[arrl-odv:28192] No ARRL Letter This Week
by Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO) 29 May '19

29 May '19

Good evening, Just a quick note to remind everyone that this week there will be no ARRL Letter. This is one of the scheduled weeks off. There is a note on the website to inform our members. ARRL Audio News will still be distributed this week. 73, Diane Middleton, W2DLM Chief Financial Officer ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(r) 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860) 594-0225

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[arrl-odv:28189] Keith Pugh, W5IU - SK
by John Robert Stratton 27 May '19

27 May '19

For as long as I have been fortunate to be a member of this Board, Keith Pugh, W5IU, was at every Texas hamfest I attended promoting ARISS. He was a great ambassador for the program. Unfortunately, Keith passed away on May 24, 2019. Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair, has posted a very nice obituary for Keith on QRZ.com. See: http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/keith-pugh-w5iu-silent-key.659821/ We should post a news item about Keith and his passing. _______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS 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:28190] Re: Keith Pugh, W5IU - SK
by k5ur＠aol.com 27 May '19

27 May '19

So sorry to hear about Keith. Howard, can you please see that an appropriate news release is prepared on our website? 73Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: John Robert Stratton <N5AUS(a)n5aus.com> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Sun, May 26, 2019 6:32 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:28189] Keith Pugh, W5IU - SK For as long as I have been fortunate to be a member of this Board, Keith Pugh, W5IU, was at every Texas hamfest I attended promoting ARISS. He was a great ambassador for the program. Unfortunately, Keith passed away on May 24, 2019. Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair, has posted a very nice obituary for Keith on QRZ.com. See: http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/keith-pugh-w5iu-silent-key.659821/ We should post a news item about Keith and his passing.  _______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS Director Legislative Director West Gulf Division Office: 512-445-6262 Cell: 512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:28175] Amateur Radio demo to Red Cross and FEMA
by Michel, Howard, WB2ITX (CEO) 24 May '19

24 May '19

Dear Officers, Directors and Vice Directors, Today, in coordination with a high-level meeting of American Red Cross and FEMA executives at Red Cross HQ in Baltimore, Maryland, ARRL was able to demonstrate Amateur Radio’s ability to communicate when normal infrastructure is not available. Dozens of Amateur Radio operators along the East Coast (in ten states from Maine and Rhode Island to the Carolinas) provided a demonstration of Amateur Radio’s ability to deliver messages -- without commercial power, infrastructure or permanently established stations -- to officials of the American Red Cross and FEMA. As part of this demonstration -- a response to a major hurricane with mass casualties and major property damage striking the East Coast -- amateur radio operators at portable operating stations delivered messages to W1AW, ARRL’s permanent station in Newington, Connecticut, which served as the net control station. W1AW then delivered the messages to officials attending the joint FEMA- Red Cross meeting in Baltimore. The message transmission by amateur radio operators was be done via digital modes, which allowed for the transmission of data that was delivered to computer screens in Baltimore, thereby showcasing for the full range of capabilities of modern amateur radio technology. At 1400 UTC (10 AM EST) W1AW acted as NCS calling up stations on 20, 40 and 80m SSB. All stations in the field were operating Field Day style using portable antennas and non-commercial power. Once all stations were checked in by NCS they were each directed to switch to the digital sub-band and send their traffic using MT-63 1K. All traffic was received completely by NCS. At 1500 UTC (11:00 EST) W1AW then called the station at Red Cross Baltimore where MDC SM Marty Pittinger KB3MXM and his team were set up to receive the messages. Even though this was rehearsed last week, propagation was the only variable in the equation. The ionosphere cooperated and signals from Baltimore were perfectly readable and the blast of traffic was printing on their screen. The Red Cross execs were quite pleased and thanked W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia NJ1Q over the air on 40m SSB. ARRL Communications Manager David Isgur N1RSN arranged for two TV news crews to be on hand at W1AW for video and interviews, and we were able to generate coverage on the local Fox, ABC and CBS networks, and on NPR radio. PIOs at many of the sites involved, including western PA and northern NJ, were able to generate local media coverage of the demonstration as part of stories that highlighted agency preparations for the 2019 Hurricane Season. There was also local media coverage at the Baltimore meeting site. Red Cross officials at the sites in Newington, CT, and Baltimore, MD, expressed their expressed their admiration for the speed and quality of the transmissions. This was a very successful day for ARRL in its effort to let the media and general public know about the value that Amateur Radio can deliver during a public service emergency. While all ARRL staff was invited to join in support at W1AW, which many did, I’d like to personally thank all the staff and volunteers who made this great event possible, especially Norm W3IZ, Dave N1RSN, and Joe NJ1Q who put in many hours coordinating the many details needed so this activity worked smoothly! -- Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX Chief Executive Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Telephone: +1 860-594-0404 email: hmichel(a)arrl.org<mailto:hmichel@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:28186] 8 meter band petition
by rjairam＠gmail.com 24 May '19

24 May '19

Have a look at this petition from Michelle, KU3N. She does quite a lot of broadcast work as well. I personally don’t see this succeeding as other similar ones have been shot down (4 meter band by Glenn Zook, K9STH for example) but I would never say no to more spectrum. Ria N2RJ

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[arrl-odv:28181] 23.8 GHz Wx remote sensing Satellite could be affected by 24 GHz 5-G auction
by Kermit Carlson 24 May '19

24 May '19

Hello All A quick article from Grist 73, Kermit W9XA https://grist.org/article/5g-networks-could-throw-weather-forecasting-into-…

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[arrl-odv:28180] IN-Newsletter May 24 2019
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 24 May '19

24 May '19

Please see this week's IN-Newsletter featuring reports from various departments on Dayton Hamvention! Have a great holiday weekend!

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[arrl-odv:28174] ARRL Member forum
by Dale Williams 19 May '19

19 May '19

To: Rick Roderick Howard Michel Jim Tiemstra Bud Hippisley Riley Hollingsworth Dick Norton John Robert Stratton Fred Hopengarten Gentlemen, My sincere thanks for the outstanding effort applied by each of you at our ARRL Members Forum on Saturday.It really worked well. I received many very positive comments from our members as we left the forum room. I think the timing was excellent, all of the presentations linked well and having John and Fred ready in the wings to provide additional supporting material was quite effective. We were able to demonstrate a unified approach to the current Board objectives and that was clearly seen (and reported) by our attendees. 73, Dale WA8EFK

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[arrl-odv:28167] Volunteer-Monitor@arrl.org not working
by Kermit Carlson 16 May '19

16 May '19

Hello ALL - IT appears that there is a problem with the VM application email address. Bounced emails to the submission address hasbeen reported and one notable issue is that the rejected email bounce can sometimes end up in the applicant's spam folder. If the applicant doesn'tsearch the spam folder, they might never be aware thatthe application was never really delivered.So far this evening I have heard of 3 bounces and no successful submissions. See you in Dayton. 73, Kermit W9XA

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