February 2021 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:31945] ODV QRV for upcoming contests?
by Michael Ritz 08 Feb '21

08 Feb '21

I'll be on the air for the CQ WPX RTTY test next weekend, hiding behind the WW7E callsign, then I'll be on for ARRL DX CW under my own callsign the following weekend. I hope to work some other "red badges" those weekends! ;-) 73; Mike W7VO

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[arrl-odv:31939] Southeastern Convention - Huntsville Hamfest is ON
by Mickey Baker 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Who’s coming? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mark Brown <mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com> Date: Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 10:38 AM Subject: Convention status for Huntsville Hamfest To: Mickey Baker <fishflorida(a)gmail.com> Hi Mickey, you've probably heard the news that Huntsville Hamfest will be hosting the SE Division convention. Privately: Some encouraging news from a meeting at Von Braun Center last Wednesday. In short, the draconian rules that were in place last year have moderated to the point where it’s feasible to host our event. Mask mandate for everyone. Aisles 12’ minimum (we had 8 & 10’ so we’ll have to adjust) Aisle traffic can be bi-directional. Entry & exit doors can be dual-use. The venue is still at 50% capacity but they gave us South Hall 2 for free so it brings our visitor limit up to where we can make it work. No extra insurance requirements except for the standard million dollar liability coverage. My feeling at the moment is that the positives: Hamcom (Plano TX) event closed permanently last year pent-up demand - the last nationwide event was Orlando in Feb 2020 vaccine roll-out by August should be well underway weighed against the negatives: some vendors are prohibited to travel until 2022 some people will stay home out of fear / caution .... we should have a successful and safe event. When I looked at our website the other day with fresh eyes, I was dismayed to see we still have Greg W4OZK's photo on the home page. With your help I'd like to fix that. Can you send me a photo of you - preferably beside other league people at some ham function? Thanks & 73, Mark ----- Forwarded Message ----- *From:* Ewald, Steve, WV1X <wv1x(a)arrl.org> *To:* mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com <mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com> *Sent:* Friday, February 5, 2021, 11:19:27 AM CST *Subject:* Convention status for Huntsville Hamfest Hello, Mark. Thank you for writing. I am pleased to report that Director Mickey Baker, N4MB, has approved ARRL Southeastern Division Convention status for the Huntsville Hamfest on August 21 – 22, 2021. Please note that Eric Casey, KC2ERC, is no longer on the ARRL Headquarters staff. I have just now been assigned to help handle the coordination responsibilities related to ARRL hamfests and conventions, and I am beginning to learn about the various procedures involved with the this program. Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, is helping me to learn more about the details of this program, and Bob asked me to pass along his “hello” to you. Now that your convention status has been approved, one of the next steps that we would like to take is to post the Huntsville Hamfest as the Southeastern Division Convention on the ARRL Hamfest & Convention Calendar. http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search While looking over your application, I noticed that the URL for the Huntsville Hamfest is not listed yet. Would you prefer that I wait until I receive the URL from you before posting the event on the ARRL Web page? I look forward to working with you. Best wishes to you and everyone with the Huntsville Hamfest as planning continues for the convention this coming August. 73, Steve Ewald, WV1X Supervisor, Field Organization Team *ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio®* 860-594-0265 sewald(a)arrl.org ===================================== *From:* Mark Brown <mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com> *Sent:* Thursday, February 4, 2021 3:29 PM *To:* Casey, Eric KC2ERC <ecasey(a)arrl.org> *Subject:* Fw: Southeastern Division Hamfest Application Hi Eric. Just to fill you in... we met with the Von Braun Center this week and grew more confident that we'll be able to host this. Any timeline on a decision of whether we'll be a Division or State level event? Thanks & 73, Mark N4BCD Huntsville Hamfest Chairman ----- Forwarded Message ----- *From:* "ecasey(a)arrl.org" <ecasey(a)arrl.org> *To:* "mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com" <mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 04:36:03 PM CST *Subject:* Southeastern Division Hamfest Application === Your ARRL Hamfest/Convention Application === ARRL Division: Southeastern Event Type: Division Convention Event Name: Huntsville Hamfest Event Date: August 21, 22, 2021 Event Time: Saturday 9 AM — 4:30 PM, Sunday 9 AM — 3 PM Event City: Huntsville Event State: AL Event Sponsor(s): Huntsville Hamfest Inc Event Facility: Von Braun Center Event Facility Address: 700 Monroe St SW <https://www.google.com/maps/search/700+Monroe+St+SW?entry=gmail&source=g> Special Features of Event: D, F, H, Q, R, S, V, OTHER Other Features (optional): Youth Lounge Exams being given: Exams NOT Sponsored by ARRL Talk-In Freq: 146.94 100 Hz Advance admission fee: $10, Children aged 12 and under Free At-door admission fee: $10, Children aged 12 and under Free Table fee: $40. Does not include admission. Event Web URL: http:// Public contact name: Mark Brown Public contact call sign: N4BCD Public contact address: 146 Smith Mill Rd <https://www.google.com/maps/search/146+Smith+Mill+Rd+Fayetteville,+TN+37334…> Fayetteville, TN 37334-6839 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/146+Smith+Mill+Rd+Fayetteville,+TN+37334…> Public contact phone: 2565038887 Public contact fax: Public contact email: mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com Chairman name: Mark Brown Chairman call sign: N4BCD Chairman address: 146 Smith Mill Rd <https://www.google.com/maps/search/146+Smith+Mill+Rd+Fayetteville,+TN+37334…> Fayetteville, TN 37334-6839 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/146+Smith+Mill+Rd+Fayetteville,+TN+37334…> Chairman phone (day): 2565038887 Chairman phone (eve): 2565038887 Chairman email: mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com Funds available: n/a Funding source(s): prior year break-evens Anticipated attendance: 5000 Profit disposition: door prizes and non-profit clubs for providing volunteers Form submitter name: Mark Brown Form submitter call sign: N4BCD Form submitter email: mark.n4bcd(a)yahoo.com Date/Time submitted: 27-Jan-2021 2236Z -- “Ends and beginnings—there are no such things. There are only middles.” Robert Frost

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[arrl-odv:31938] IN Newsletter February 5, 2021
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Please see this week's IN News, attached. Happy Friday! [cid:image003.png@01D6FBDB.CEF3C4A0]Carla Pereira, KC1HSX Executive Manager ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242 http://www.arrl.org/

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[arrl-odv:31922] And while we're on the topic of voting ...
by Mike Raisbeck 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Folks, It's been some time since we have discussed the matter of redefining some division boundaries. Yes, I know just how unpopular this is as a Board topic; it has bubbled up several times during my tenure. No one wants to do it but to ignore it is to condone a very substantial unfairness in the value of the individual vote of our members. At the moment, the individual votes in the Dakota Division (all 3241 of them) have 4.6 times the clout of individual votes in the Southeastern Division (all 14,943 of them). QUESTION 1 - is there anyone on this Board that feels this is fair? QUESTION 2 - is there anyone on this Board who believes this is acceptable? QUESTION 3 - is there anyone on this Board willing to admit that s/he doesn't have the [name-your-favorite-vital-body-part]'s to do anything about it? If anyone answers "yes" to any of these, please present your opinion and arguments to the Board so we can discuss. So, what ARE we going to do about it ?? MikeK1TWF1st VP

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[arrl-odv:31920] Re: Request for meeting to appeal E&E determination
by Mike Raisbeck 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Folks, A couple of very quick observations on this: 1 - We need to step back and look at the reasons why we have have ethics standards. They are to protect the League, pure and simple. Although I suppose that in the present case one might come up with a few scenarios in which Ria's stance as an advisor to ARDC might somehow lead to substantial conflict, such scenarios are more than a little contrived. When lawyers are having a few beers at the local pub after a hard day of beating each other up in court, they refer to such a contrived list as a "Parade of Horribles." They are generally invoked by litigants who haven't another leg to stand on. 2 - the stance of this matter at the moment is an appeal to the Board. I would not expect new materials or arguments to be presented as part of such an appeal, but that is what appears to be going on. MikeK1TWF1st VP

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[arrl-odv:31918] FW: ARRL Board of Directors to Reconsider the Use of Electronic Balloting
by Mike Raisbeck 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Hmm .,, We're not talking about state or national elections. The fate of the world does not rest on who is elected Vice-Director from the Podunk division. Of course, we should apply any level of security that can be easily and seamlessly applied. But let's not take ourselves too seriously here. Any system that we adopt had best be unobtrusive enough that it won't deter voters MikeK1TWF1st VP -----Original Message----- From: hopengarten(a)post.harvard.edu To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, Feb 4, 2021 10:00 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:31912] FW: ARRL Board of Directors to Reconsider the Use of Electronic Balloting #yiv6828570590 #yiv6828570590 -- filtered {}#yiv6828570590 filtered {}#yiv6828570590 filtered {}#yiv6828570590 p.yiv6828570590MsoNormal, #yiv6828570590 li.yiv6828570590MsoNormal, #yiv6828570590 div.yiv6828570590MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;}#yiv6828570590 a:link, #yiv6828570590 span.yiv6828570590MsoHyperlink {color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv6828570590 a:visited, #yiv6828570590 span.yiv6828570590MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv6828570590 span.yiv6828570590EmailStyle17 {color:windowtext;}#yiv6828570590 span.yiv6828570590EmailStyle18 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv6828570590 .yiv6828570590MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv6828570590 filtered {}#yiv6828570590 div.yiv6828570590WordSection1 {}#yiv6828570590 Thought y’all might like to see this. WC1M is a serious person. -Fred K1VR From: wc1m73(a)gmail.com [mailto:wc1m73@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2021 9:46 PM To: k1vr(a)arrl.org Subject: ARRL Board of Directors to Reconsider the Use of Electronic Balloting ARRL Board of Directors to Reconsider the Use of Electronic Balloting Hi Fred, Hmmm. Are you involved in this? I spent 10 years as an investor and Director of a startup I co-founded to do Internet Voting (not just organizational voting but the real deal – government elections, which we actually did in the U.K.) It’s a long, long story. Of course, the company failed. Given the recent election, I’m sort of glad it did. No doubt, the conspiracy theorists would have been all over us. I believed deeply in the crypto we invented to do secure elections, and still do, but I’m quite skeptical about the systems used by companies that support electronic voting (as well as so-called electronic voting pioneers like Estonia.) Speaking as the guy who designed the crypto security for LoTW, the process for which has been hated by many amateurs, it takes a lot to make a cyrpto systems secure. If the Board decides to do this, the security algorithms and protocols offered by the vendor need to be vetted by experts. 73, Dick WC1M | | Virus-free. www.avast.com | _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

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[arrl-odv:31912] FW: ARRL Board of Directors to Reconsider the Use of Electronic Balloting
by hopengarten＠post.harvard.edu 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Thought y'all might like to see this. WC1M is a serious person. -Fred K1VR From: wc1m73(a)gmail.com [mailto:wc1m73@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2021 9:46 PM To: k1vr(a)arrl.org Subject: ARRL Board of Directors to Reconsider the Use of Electronic Balloting ARRL Board of Directors to Reconsider the Use of Electronic Balloting <http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-of-directors-to-reconsider-the-use-of-e lectronic-balloting> Hi Fred, Hmmm. Are you involved in this? I spent 10 years as an investor and Director of a startup I co-founded to do Internet Voting (not just organizational voting but the real deal - government elections, which we actually did in the U.K.) It's a long, long story. Of course, the company failed. Given the recent election, I'm sort of glad it did. No doubt, the conspiracy theorists would have been all over us. I believed deeply in the crypto we invented to do secure elections, and still do, but I'm quite skeptical about the systems used by companies that support electronic voting (as well as so-called electronic voting pioneers like Estonia.) Speaking as the guy who designed the crypto security for LoTW, the process for which has been hated by many amateurs, it takes a lot to make a cyrpto systems secure. If the Board decides to do this, the security algorithms and protocols offered by the vendor need to be vetted by experts. 73, Dick WC1M -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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[arrl-odv:31914] FCC Filing re VEC Expansion
by david davidsiddall-law.com 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

ODV, Attached is a copy of ARRL’s comments filed today addressing the FCC’s Public Notice requesting comment on whether additional VECs are needed. HQ staff, Maria Somma in particular, were very helpful in preparing ARRL’s position and filing. Please direct any questions my way. 73, Dave K3ZJ David R. Siddall Managing Partner DS Law, PLLC 1629 K St. NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 direct: +1 202 559 4690 Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited. This e-mail is intended solely for the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, it is prohibited to disclose, copy, distribute, or use the contents of this email and its attachments. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all electronic and physical copies of the e-mail message and its attachments. Unintended transmission shall not constitute waiver of attorney-client or any other privilege. Thank you.

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[arrl-odv:31908] Fwd: LOTW
by Mickey Baker 04 Feb '21

04 Feb '21

Several emails this morning that logs are not getting processed. Is there a reporting system in place for these type complaints? Thanks, Mickey N4MB ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Stephen Sprayberry <steve(a)sprayberry.net> Date: Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 10:04 AM Subject: LOTW To: Mickey Baker <n4mb(a)arrl.net> Good Morning Mickey, Thanks for speaking to the club last week! We enjoyed it. I think we need a plumber…. Steve Sprayberry steve(a)sprayberry.net (772) 287-9198 Home (561) 373-1851 Mobile -- “Ends and beginnings—there are no such things. There are only middles.” Robert Frost

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[arrl-odv:31910] FW: [iaru-news:1579] IARU Receives Gift of hamradio.org Domain
by Rodney Stafford 04 Feb '21

04 Feb '21

This news item just hit the IARU web site a few minutes ago. 73, Rod Amateur Radio W6ROD ARRL Int’l Affairs Vice President www.flickr.com/rodstaffordphotography From: iaru-news <iaru-news-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ (IARU Secretary)" <dsumner(a)arrl.org> Date: Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 9:28 AM To: iaru-news <iaru-news(a)arrl.org> Subject: [iaru-news:1579] IARU Receives Gift of hamradio.org Domain IARU Receives Gift of hamradio.org Domain Andrew J. Wolfram, KI7RYC, has donated the hamradio.org domain to the International Amateur Radio Union for non-profit educational use to promote the amateur and amateur-satellite services. In accepting the gift IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, said: “The hamradio.org domain offers a unique opportunity for which we are deeply grateful to Andrew. It is our intention to develop a website that can serve as a focal point for anyone, anywhere, who may be seeking information on amateur radio, which is better known as ‘ham radio’ by the general public.” The IARU is the global federation of national amateur radio organizations with member-societies in more than 160 countries and separate territories. Since its founding in 1925 the IARU has successfully defended and expanded access to the radio spectrum by licensed radio amateurs internationally. _______________________________________________ iaru-news mailing list iaru-news(a)reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/iaru-news

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