June 2021 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:32477] ARRL Board Meeting Materials: Formal Notice and Full Agenda
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 16 Jun '21

16 Jun '21

To Officers, Directors and Vice Directors of the ARRL, Please find the following attachments in advance of the 2021 Second Board Meeting: * Formal Meeting Notice - Please read the notice thoroughly as it contains new information and will likely address many of your questions * Full Agenda - The full Agenda (Document 1) with document numbers for your committee reports; please note, there are new committee reports * Accommodation Form - Please return this form to Dee Methe no later than June 25 to guarantee your room hold (if you have not done so already) * Conflict of Interest Form - Please return your signed Conflict of Interest statement to Dee if you have not already. Please be reminded that per By-Law 45 - f. Annual Statements: The failure of a Board Member or Vice Director to sign such statement on a timely basis will render that Board Member or Vice Director ineligible to serve or continue to serve. * Meals - Finally, please be sure to return your selections (and those of your spouse if applicable) to Dee Methe by Friday, June 25, and clearly state any food allergies/restrictions. Please let me know if you have any questions once you have reviewed all attachments. Respectfully, Carla Pereira, KC1HSX Executive Manager ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242 http://www.arrl.org/

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[arrl-odv:32474] Transportation to HQ
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 15 Jun '21

15 Jun '21

To Members of the ODV: For planning purposes, please be aware we have arranged for a coach bus to transport everyone from the hotel to HQ for the grand reopening, and back to the hotel in time for scheduled meetings. Exact pick-up and drop-off times will be communicated once the itinerary is finalized. Respectfully, Carla Pereira, KC1HSX Executive Manager ARRL Newington, CT 06111 860-594-0242 http://www.arrl.org/

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[arrl-odv:32475] BOARD CONFIDENTIAL: Ad Server
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 15 Jun '21

15 Jun '21

This is to keep you in the loop on something related to the Ad Server. We were contacted by the FBI this morning. Our ad server is on a list of targets by a known group of hackers. The explanation from the FBI is below: "Here's some background information that brought the FBI to the ARRL: Since May, 2020 the FBI has been investigating the Greenflash Sundown Exploit Kit and malvertising campaign named Tag Barnakle. Tag Barnakle is the naming convention given by the security firm Confiant for actors exploiting advertisement servers in order to facilitate the distribution of malware. According to Confiant, Tag Barnakle takes advantage of vulnerable advertisement servers in order to allow the actors to hijack legitimate advertisement traffic, and divert it to PropellerAds. The FBI has identified the advertising server at domain ads.arrl.org as historically being compromised by Tag Barnakle actors. Open source research for the domain ads.arrl.org revealed it was historically associated with the domain avacaelum.com. This domain is known to have been used by Tag Barnakle actors." We have been successful in creating an environment that is capable of responding to attacks and neutralizing them so that they no longer affect members. We have not advertised or shared our capability as we do not want the hackers to build an exploit that goes around what we've built. Another interesting note: we are redeploying the server that previously ran the ad server. When we returned that servers access to the Internet, within minutes it came under attack. We are now logging thousands of attempted login hacks on that server. Once we change the IP address, that will no longer be an issue but it is clear that the hackers want to force their way back into that server. It is also worth noting that this has been going on for years, not months. I am guessing that only recently their efforts to push their PropellerAds links have become more aggressive making their presence more noticeable to members. Those are the headlines. If you have any specific questions, please let me know.

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[arrl-odv:32473] dropbox
by Mark J Tharp 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

Hello all my fine ODV and select HQ friends! As I am currently the head idiot in my office, I inadvertently dropped a folder into the old PSEWG folder that should not be in that folder. So if you get a notice that a change was made, please disregard and ignore. I will correct this as soon as the folder finishes uploading, so I can download and stuff it where it belongs. I don't remember who all was on the psewg mail list, and it looks like that has been discontinued. Thanks for ignoring it. :) Mark, HDX, head idiot in charge of stupid moves on a Monday.

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[arrl-odv:32472] Board Motion Hopengarten 1
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

To ODV: Attached please see "Motion Hopengarten 1 - NCRA" for your consideration. This file has also been uploaded to the Dropbox file. Respectfully, Carla Pereira, KC1HSX Fred Hopengarten, Esq. K1VR Hopengarten(a)post.harvard.edu<mailto:Hopengarten@post.harvard.edu> Six Willarch Road www.antennazoning.com<http://www.antennazoning.com> Lincoln, MA 01773 781.259.0088

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[arrl-odv:32471] IC, June 15, 8:30 Eastern
by Niswander, Rick 13 Jun '21

13 Jun '21

Sign-in information is below for the June 15 Investment Management Committee meeting at 8:30pm Eastern. Frederick (Rick) Niswander, PhD, CPA, CGMA Professor of Accounting East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858 Rick Niswander is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91605727609?pwd=OFBueTZxRWNvL1NvV1VKSms4c3liUT09 Meeting ID: 916 0572 7609 Passcode: 369044 One tap mobile +19294362866,,91605727609#,,,,*369044# US (New York) +13017158592,,91605727609#,,,,*369044# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 916 0572 7609 Passcode: 369044 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acCqltkUxK

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[arrl-odv:32470] QSO Today Ham Expo
by Michael Ritz 12 Jun '21

12 Jun '21

Just a note that I just received a message from Eric Guth that I am officially re-invited as a seminar presenter at the next virtual QSO Today Ham Expo event in August. Thanks to Mr. Minster for making that happen. This means that others here that were planning on putting on seminars for that event can now feel free to submit them for consideration. 73; Mike W7VO

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[arrl-odv:32469] Ritz Motion #2, Standing Order 13
by Michael Ritz 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

See the attached Board motion (Ritz #2) that I will be sending to Carla and Dee for consideration in July. I wanted to provide the history on this motion before the meeting so we don't need to spend time with it there. (It seems that every time I deep-dive into something related to ARRL documentation I get "stuff" on my shoes, this is yet another example): The history: The PSC received a nomination motion from HQ staff for the Doug DeMaw, W1FB Technical Excellence Award a couple of months ago. I was reviewing the motion sent by staff against the documentation for the award, and noted a discrepancy in the vetting process between what was in the Director's Workbook (Section 12.3), and what was in the motion and ARRL website. (Surprise!) One said the award was "judged by the ARRL Lab Staff", and what staff actually uses is a panel consisting of "ARRL Technical Advisors", which is not limited just to Lab members. I worked on a Board motion fix the Director's Workbook to match reality, and to make it match how ARRL staff actually vets for the award. To keep me from having to go through the work to fix this with a formal Board motion, Carla dived in on her own and fixed the Director's Workbook to make everything match. (Whether or not she has the authority to make autonomous changes to an ARRL governance document is another issue....) So today, while working another issue, I found that how the staff vets for this award also conflicts with existing Standing Order 13. In short, it shows "judged by the PSC", which itself is also different than what the Director's Handbook originally stated as mentioned above. In other words, how Staff actually handle the award was different than both the Director's Workbook, and Standing Order 13, (which themselves differed). Confused yet? So, to fix this I need to now officially remove Standing Order 13 via a Board motion, so the only document left is what is currently contained within the Director's Workbook, and now matches how staff handle the award. Sorry for the bandwidth, but now you know the "rest of the story". Thanks! 73; Mike W7VO

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[arrl-odv:32468] (no subject)
by Pereira, Carla, KC1HSX 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

Please see this week's IN News for the latest from HQ. Have a great weekend!

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[arrl-odv:32465] BOARD CONFIDENTIAL - E&E - For Internal Use Only
by Baker, Mickey, N4MB (Dir, SE) 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

A question regarding the ethics of a board member giving a presentation during an election cycle at an event sponsored by the League was referred to the Ethics and Elections Committee. The committee has reviewed the facts and determined that as long as the candidate understands that there should be no campaigning during the presentation, we find that there is no reason under current Rules and Regulations, By-laws, or Articles of Association, to prevent any candidate, including an incumbent director, from attending an ARRL sponsored or sanctioned event and making a presentation on any topic during an election cycle. Mickey Baker, N4MB Chair, Ethics and Election Committee For: Jeff Ryan, K0MB Tom Abernethy, W3TOM -- Mickey Baker Director, Southeastern Division ARRL Phone (561) 320-2775 Email: n4mb(a)arrl.org

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