August 2019 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:28567] Anyone attending the national APCO show in Baltimore Tuesday?
by Bob Famiglio, K3RF 12 Aug '19

12 Aug '19

I am attending the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) manufacturer's show and demos tomorrow at the Baltimore Convention Center. While I attend in my capacity as an APCO member and a fire service official, I usually have my ARRL credentials (Red Badge) on as well to fly the flag. Many hams in attendance are also radio officers in Public Safety in one capacity or another and where their ham call. Anyone else from HQ or the board attending the show tomorrow by chance? Bob Famiglio, K3RF Vice Director - ARRL Atlantic Division 610-359-7300 www.QRZ.com/db/K3RF

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[arrl-odv:28546] ARDC - Amateur Radio Digital Communications - A Likely Gamechanger for Amateur Radio
by Richard J. Norton 10 Aug '19

10 Aug '19

As most of you are aware, a group of Radio Amateurs has recently sold some Internet addresses related to ham radio and will be using the funds received to benefit Amateur Radio. At the request of ARRL Foundation president David Woolweaver, K5RAV, I have connected with Phil Karn, KA9Q, who appears to be heading the group. Phil Karn is a technical ham and a retired VP of Qualcomm. Among other things, he is active in the technical end of Winlink operations. The group sold 25% of its IP addresses, all of them believed to be unused since bring acquired. >From Phil - The group is *ARDC - Amateur Radio Digital Communications:https://www.ampr.org/ <https://www.ampr.org/> and see https://www.ampr.org/giving/ <https://www.ampr.org/giving/> Be patient,it's still very much under construction.It's a 501(c)(3) at the moment. I'm told we'll have to transition it toa foundation with different tax rules, but tax law (especially fornonprofits) is not my specialty so I'll defer to the experts.Informal request: if you refer to us as the group that sold Internetaddresses, please refer to us as the group that sold UNUSED internetaddresses. To my knowledge, the block in question (44.192.0.0/10 <http://44.192.0.0/10>) wasNEVER advertised to the regular internet routers, i.e., traffic withthose addresses never flowed on the "real" Internet. For reasons I don'tcompletely understand, the German network used some of them internallymuch as you probably use the 192.168.1.0/28 <http://192.168.1.0/28> block on your home network,so their internal operation is completely unaffected by the sale. Andthey're renumbering anyway.We sold 1/4 of the original address space, which was 44.0.0.0/8 <http://44.0.0.0/8>. Westill have 44.0.0.0/9 <http://44.0.0.0/9> and 44.128.0.0/10 <http://44.128.0.0/10>. * Our interchange of information was cordial and potentially productive. We have similar objectives for ham radio. The amount of money ARDC received for the addresses was not provided to me, but based on the reported selling prices for IP addresses, it is believed to be between $50 and $90 million dollars. This likely means that ARDC has substantially more financial resources than the ARRL, with its total assets of approximately $35 million and squirreled nestegg of approximately $20 million. We reviewed the nature of a number of groups with financial assets dedicated to various aspects of ham radio. Karn was unfamiliar with those centered on on-the-air activities such as DXing and contesting, but seemed open to the value they bring to the overall Amateur community. Specifically, we discussed ARDC's near-term scholarship plan, which was pegged at about twice the total value of all the scholarships awarded by the ARRL Foundation. Karn presently funds a couple of scholarships by himself through the Foundation for Amateur Radio, so he was familiar with that group. At this time, I don't believe that ARRL Foundation's somewhat costly scholarship program will interest ARDC. ARDC likely will have a reasonably significant impact on Amateur Radio. The need for the ARRL or any other ham radio group to raise significant money is substantially diminished. Our problem is to find useful projects to fund. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:28554] Please indicate your approval for the circulated minutes
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 10 Aug '19

10 Aug '19

Attached please find the final minutes of the July meeting. At this time, would each director send me their approval or disapproval. Per the standing orders, once eight approvals the minutes may be published on the web site and sent to the membership reflector of those who have signed up to receive them. That should happen Monday morning when the office is back open. Thanks, and have a great weekend... 73 Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary - American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio (r) 860-594-0236 dhenderson(a)arrl.org<mailto:dhenderson@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:28563] Re: Final minutes approved?
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 10 Aug '19

10 Aug '19

Hi Bud Yes, I have received sufficient approvals for the minutes. I am not able to post them to the website or send out the membership email, as I am not at the office. I will post Monday. 73 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 ________________________________ From: Bud Hippisley <bud(a)w2ru.net> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2019 8:18 PM To: Henderson, Dan N1ND <dhenderson(a)arrl.org> Subject: Final minutes approved? Just between you and me — Did you get an 8th AYE vote? I counted seven votes visible to all of us on ODV, but figured some would send their replies to you alone. 73 — Bud

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[arrl-odv:28552] Fwd: Delivery by email: attached letter from ARSFI Directors
by Mark J Tharp 09 Aug '19

09 Aug '19

Just in case they missed anyone on the Board. Mark, HDX

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[arrl-odv:28547] IN-Newsletter August 9 2018
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 08 Aug '19

08 Aug '19

Please see this week's IN-Newsletter for updates from your colleagues. Happy Friday!

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[arrl-odv:28532] Fwd: Quartz: Domino’s Pizza delivers a game-changing case to the Supreme Court - ADA Website Case
by John Robert Stratton 08 Aug '19

08 Aug '19

ADA for websites is in the news again. See article. _______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS Director West Gulf Division Office:512-445-6262 Cell:512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 *_______________________________________*** *Domino’s Pizza delivers a game-changing case to the Supreme Court * You might imagine that the internet has made life easier for people with disabilities, who can now access the same conveniences as everyone else without having to go to physical locations. However, that is not necessarily the case. The web is not a tangible place but its spaces still present obstacles to some, and the... Read in Quartz: https://apple.news/ABbb3kb-aQzS-mp9W7EzOZw

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[arrl-odv:28537] Final Minutes
by Henderson, Dan N1ND 07 Aug '19

07 Aug '19

Attached please find the final minutes ready for your consideration. Per the standing orders, a formal request for your approval will go out in 48-hours. On Friday afternoon, I will send an email to ODV requesting your approval. Once they are approved, they will be posted on-line, circulated to the membership opt-in list for that purpose, and the news story of the meeting will be posted. Since they are going out on Monday, that should all occur on Monday. Thanks and 73 Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary - American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio (r) 860-594-0236 dhenderson(a)arrl.org<mailto:dhenderson@arrl.org>

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[arrl-odv:28510] ARRL Board Book Poll
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 06 Aug '19

06 Aug '19

Dear Officers, Directors and Vice Directors: At the most recent Administration & Finance Committee meeting, there was a discussion regarding whether the ARRL should switch to paperless Board meetings, as more and more organizations are doing for a number of reasons. The Committee asked that a poll be taken of all current ODV members as to their preference. Please use this survey link to indicate if you support switching to electronic Board Meeting books: https://doodle.com/poll/3nue2tgitssi3ca2 Thank you for your time and participation. Respectfully, Carla Carla Pereira, KC1HSX Executive Manager ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242 http://www.arrl.org/

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[arrl-odv:28530] ARRL Board Book Poll
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 06 Aug '19

06 Aug '19

Dear Members of the ODV: As noted in the original email, this poll is being done at the request of the A&F Committee after several Committee members noted other Board meetings they attend had gone paperless. A cost-analysis and comparison has not been conducted yet, as the intention of this poll was to first gauge whether there was enough interest to warrant further investigation. That said, we would more than likely be looking at using one of the many Board Meeting portals now available. (A board portal is a cloud-based app or program that replaces hard copies of books and facilitates secure digital communication between members of a board.) You would simply log on to the portal via your laptop, tablet, or phone, whichever you prefer for access to all available documents. Again, this poll was only done to see if there is enough interest in going to an on-line option before any time is invested in researching available options. After all ODV members have responded to the Doodle pole, the results will be provided to the A&F Committee and based on their direction, options will be investigated. If you have not responded to the Doodle pole, please do so at your earliest convenience. Respectfully, Carla Pereira, KC1HSX Executive Manager ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242 http://www.arrl.org/

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