November 2022 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:34297] FW: Passing of George Lillenstein, AB1GL
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 22 Nov '22

22 Nov '22

Very sad news. I spoke at the Newington ARL not that long ago. It was their first meeting after COVID. The room took a moment to say things they were feeling about being back together. George said "I really miss Mary Hobart." Mary was their President for a number of years while at ARRL. Hopefully after battling cancer, he can rest in peace. He was a wonderful volunteer. David From: Faasen, Jon, AA1EZ <jfaasen(a)arrl.org> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2022 3:28 PM To: HQ Staff <hqstaff(a)arrl.org> Cc: bob.lobley59(a)gmail.com; Charlie (Skip) Colton <clcolton(a)att.net>; Cianciolo, Paul, W1VLF <pcianciolo(a)arrl.org>; Comcast <nq1g(a)comcast.net>; DAVID LESSO <delesso(a)comcast.net>; George Carbonell (N1RMF(a)frontier.com) <N1RMF(a)frontier.com>; GEORGE LILLENSTEIN <glillen(a)cox.net>; gpapp(a)snet.net; jpoland4 <jpoland4(a)cox.net>; w1yff <w1yff(a)yahoo.com>; Richard Lawrence <kb1dmx(a)gmail.com>; tbrooks.ct <tbrooks.ct(a)gmail.com>; walldan54(a)att.net Subject: Passing of George Lillenstein, AB1GL With much sadness I must report of the loss of George Lillenstein, AB1GL. George was a dedicated and motivated Volunteer at W1AW, continually on the air and helping our visitors to get on the air, make contacts and have a pleasurable and memorable visit. George served as the President of the Newington Amateur Radio League (NARL) from 2017 to 2022. George was the Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) and Division Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for the Connecticut Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). George was an active member in the BEARS of Manchester Amateur Radio Club. Furthermore, George was active on the National Traffic Service (NTS), WESCONN and Nutmeg radio nets. George's battle with Cancer ended early Friday Morning November 18, 2022. Only a few weeks ago in his declining health, George attended the ARRL Open House helping visitors to get on the air. George has earned a special place in our hearts for his unparalleled dedication and enthusiasm for Amateur Radio, the ARRL and the many friends and ARRL visitors he has inspired through his many years of service. Currently, there are no funeral details or donation links for the family available. [cid:image001.png@01D8FDBC.F3C45940] Thank you for contacting the ARRL! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. 73 Jon AA1EZ --... ...-- / .--- --- -. / .- .- .---- . --.. Jon D. Faasen, AA1EZ Member Services Representative & Volunteer Coordinator ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio(r) 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1400 USA Telephone: 860-594-0387 or 1-888-277-5289 Email: jfaasen(a)arrl.org<mailto:jfaasen@arrl.org> Web: www.arrl.org<http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:34290] Today's Meeting
by david davidsiddall-law.com 21 Nov '22

21 Nov '22

Your meeting is still up, live, and accessible. I logged off when not moved to the waiting room. Just now I logged back on assuming that I would be placed in the waiting room. Instead I was taken directly to the live meeting. So I logged off and will not be available unless someone emails me to log on. Dave 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:34289] Special Board Meeting Link
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 20 Nov '22

20 Nov '22

The link below should be used to access the Special Board Meeting called for Monday, 11/21/22 at 1pm Eastern. Questions and requests for additional information should be posed during the meeting tomorrow. Any questions can be answered by E&E and/or our CT Counsel. The attorneys who will be present are: https://www.murthalaw.com/our_people/edward-spinella https://www.murthalaw.com/our_people/taruna-garg Thanks. David Time: Nov 21, 2022 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85270744489?pwd=K21oUUoxNFY0VVdxcXZiRjBDd3lRUT09 Meeting ID: 852 7074 4489 Passcode: 896456 One tap mobile +19294362866,,85270744489#,,,,*896456# US (New York) +13017158592,,85270744489#,,,,*896456# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 852 7074 4489 Passcode: 896456 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbjlvcimwr

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[arrl-odv:34288] EC-FSC regular Zoom meeting
by Dale Williams 20 Nov '22

20 Nov '22

The next regular Zoom meeting for the Emergency Communications - Field Services Committee will be Sunday, November 20 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The proposed agenda is attached. Regards, Dale Williams WA8EFK Chairman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dale Williams is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Dale Williams' Zoom Meeting Time: Nov 20, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82409746375?pwd=SjAzTDJCZEs5TEF4R2NPZWt2VXVqQT09 Meeting ID: 824 0974 6375 Passcode: 096528 One tap mobile +19294362866,,82409746375#,,,,*096528# US (New York) +13017158592,,82409746375#,,,,*096528# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US Meeting ID: 824 0974 6375 Passcode: 096528 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kcrj1urMZd

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[arrl-odv:34287] The new election process
by Art Zygielbaum 19 Nov '22

19 Nov '22

You've all seen the results from the Southeaster Division election. Here's a bit of background. A total of 4,485 electronic and paper ballots were processed. For the Director position, there were 25 under votes and 2 over votes. For the Vice Director position, there were 57 under votes and 3 over votes. An under vote is where no candidate is checked. An over vote is where more than one candidate is checked. About 100 (I think that's the right number) members voted both via paper and electronically. In this case, the electronic ballot was used and the paper ballot ignored. Of the 4,485 ballots, 3,396 or 75.72% were electronic. The remaining 1,089 or 24.28% were on paper. There were 14,151 ballots distributed. So 31.69% of the ARRL members in the Southwestern Division voted. During the Southeastern Division election three years ago, about 4,000 ballots (all paper, of course) were received. The tabulation of electronic ballots was continuous throughout the election period. It took about 2 hours to count and validate the paper ballots starting at noon today, the end of the election period. Election Services Company pulled about 100 of the paper ballots and compared the results of the electronic scan of the ballot to one determined by a human looking at the ballot. Through out the process if there was an ambiguity in the scanning of the paper ballots -- over or under voting, those ballots were examined by a human operator to determine, for example, whether a correct but faint mark had been made or if a check mark happened to extend into a neighboring check box. I was impressed by the quality of the work and the efficiency of the process. 73, Art K0AIZ -- Arthur I. Zygielbaum, K0AIZ ARRL Midwest Division Director Chair, Ethics and Elections Committee Member, Programs and Services Committee ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio®

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[arrl-odv:34286] Election Results
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 18 Nov '22

18 Nov '22

Good afternoon, Today, under the audit of Art Zygielbaum, E&E Chair, Election Services tallied the electronic and paper ballots for the Southeast Division election. The results are: SOUTHEAST DIVISION, DIRECTOR: Mickey Baker, N4MB 2785 James Schilling, KG4JSZ 1000 John Willis, KB4DU 673 Mr. Baker was declared elected. SOUTHEAST DIVISION, VICE DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Beals, WA4AW 1516 Andrew Milluzzi, KK4LWR 1287 Neal Sulmeyer, K4EA 859 Joseph Tiritilli, N4ZUW 763 Mr. Beals was declared elected. All of the newly elected officials will take office at noon on January 1, 2023. Newly elected ODV members will begin receiving access to the ODV reflector on Monday. Have a great weekend. David

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[arrl-odv:34285] Request For Information To Assist The Board In Its Monday Called Meeting
by John Robert Stratton 18 Nov '22

18 Nov '22

David and ODV David, as I advised earlier this afternoon, following is a respectful request for information to assist the Board. The matters placed before the Board in the called meeting of the Board of Directors for Monday, November 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm EST are serious and carry potentially profound consequences for individuals and the League. In order to render fully informed and legally supportable decisions in accordance with our fiduciary duties on the multiple matters for which there is a called meeting it prudent that we have access to all available relevant information and that any contemplated actions arising from or based on such possible decisions be fully disclosed. Based on multiple statements in the Ethics & Election Committee Report and the disclosures in CEO Minster’s odv-emails of 11.13.22 and 11.14.22, it appears there is relevant, and possibly outcome-determinative information, relevant to the issues and contemplated actions that has not been made available to the Board in advance. To be specific: the E&E Committee report discloses that it held multiple meetings with “Connecticut Counsel” and “ARRL Connecticut Counsel” (Report Pages 1, 4 and 5) on which it asserts it based its recommendations. It also implicit that “Connecticut Counsel” also communicated with President Roderick and CEO Minster and possibly other Members of this Board regarding E&E’s considerations. “Connecticut Counsel” and “ARRL Connecticut Counsel” are not identified; their identity is relevant and should be shared with the Board. The tasking of “Connecticut Counsel,” the communications and disclosures provided to “Connecticut Counsel,” the communications between the E&E Committee, President Roderick, CEO Minster and any other Board Members, and all recommendations of “Connecticut Counsel” to any of the foregoing are of singular important to the Board’s ability to evaluate the report of the E&E Committee. In addition: CEO Minster in his 11.13.22 “Notice of Special Meeting” asserts the “timing of this meeting is of the essence” — “as there are legal actions ARRL is contemplating.” In his 11.14.22 odv-email response to Director Ritz, CEO Minster again asserts “we have been advised by CT Counsel that time is of the essence with regard to legal considerations.” Perhaps “time is of the essence”, but neither the basis for the assertion “time is of the essence” nor the nature and targets of any “legal actions” have been disclosed to this Board. These are matters about which the Board should have time to reflect before the Monday meeting. It appears there may have been extensive communication and consultation with legal counsel, resulting, based on the statements of both the E&E Committee and CEO Minster, in opinions on which action has been taken or on which action is intended to be taken. To reach any fully informed decision on any of these consequential issues, it would be prudent for the Board to have access to these communications and opinions prior to being called to approve or disapprove them. This is a respectful, but formal request that the following be provided to the Board of Directors prior to the 11.21.22 called meeting: With Regard To the “Director Ria Jairam Conflict of Interest Report”: (1)The identity of all “Connecticut Counsel” or “ARRL Connecticut Counsel” involved in the development and rendition of the “Director Ria Jairam Conflict of Interest Report”; (2)All communications by and between such attorneys and the E&E Committee, President Roderick, CEO Minster and any other Member of the Board of Directors with regard to the investigation and rendition of the “Director Ria Jairam Conflict of Interest Report”; (3)Any tasking and all opinions and/or recommendations of such counsel with regard to the investigation and rendition of the “Director Ria Jairam Conflict of Interest Report”. With Regard To “Legal Actions” and “Legal Considerations”: (1)The identity of all “Connecticut Counsel” or “ARRL Connecticut Counsel” who have advised that the “timing of this meeting is of the essence” or that “time is of the essence”; (2)The nature of such “actions” and/or “considerations”; (3)The intended target(s) of such “actions” and/or “considerations”; (4)Any tasking to legal counsel regarding such “actions” and/or “considerations” and whether counsel has been retained to initiate such actions or have been authorized to prepare and research such actions; (5)All opinions and recommendations of such counsel regarding the necessity or advisability of such “actions” and/or “considerations”; (6)All opinions and recommendations of such counsel regarding the risks and probable outcomes of such “actions” and/or “considerations”. Assuming we are all attempting to render fair and prudent decisions, which I believe we are, the requested information should assist us in achieving that goal. -- ______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS 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:34281] Comments on Scheduled Jiaram Meeting
by Richard Norton 18 Nov '22

18 Nov '22

As I expect to be in South Africa at the scheduled Zoom meeting time, and am unsure of Internet capability there, I present my thoughts here. If I am unable to make the meeting, and if there is to be a vote, I will request the Southwestern Division Vice Director to vote against any proposed disciplinary action and any other related legal actions. 1) Ms. Jairam could have requested E&E’s permission at an earlier date, but there is no reason to believe that any earlier submission of her request for determination would have resulted in a denial. Given that the Ethics and Elections Committee gave Ms. Jairam permission as it is fully authorized to do, regardless of timing, there is nothing else that can override that fact. Therefore, there is no case to be brought up against Ms. Jairam. 2) When the wife of then-Director Dwayne Allen went to work for CQ Magazine, arguably the best-known competitor to the League for magazine sales and contest sponsorship, management and the Board bent over backwards to find that the conflict was not meaningful and did not impose any recusal or other requirements or limits on Director Allen’s activities. What makes this case so different that the ultimate penalty of expulsion is even being considered? 3) The book is not likely to be a significant addition to Amateur Radio literature. There are many books and even free online resources that cover the same material. Although I have not read the book myself, I suspect that it mostly consists of the FCC test questions, as do many other sources of this information. If people are drawn to the ARRL for licensing information because of the League's stature, they are still likely to purchase an ARRL publication regardless of what other options are available. I would expect that this book would be likely to draw business away from books not published by ARRL. The financial impact of Ms. Jairam’s book is likely to be negligible, making any perceived conflict immaterial. 4) Somehow a book publisher saw potential value in Ms. Jairam's popularity from her web presence and convinced her to write a book. If this turns out to be an astute decision, I'm sorry that no one connected to the ARRL noticed and exploited this first. 5) To my knowledge as a member of the Administration & Finance Committee, there have been no discussions at A&F meetings concerning competitive publication sales or profit margins on such sales. Technician Test book revenues and costs are lumped in with those of other League publications. Neither Ms. Jairam nor other Directors are exposed to competitively sensitive information, nor are they involved with publishing or pricing decisions. 6) If the scheduled Zoom meeting is an attempt to remove Ms. Jairam from the Board, I hope that the entire Board is aware that it will be unlawful. Any such meetings must be held in person, according to either Connecticut law or Robert's Rules of Order whose use is specified in the League's defining documents. At this moment, I do not remember which, but we faced a similar situation a few years ago. If there is any truth to a rumor about the League hiring an outside PR firm to ameliorate any reactions of members that might arise if the League takes action against Ms. Jairam, that fact alone would appear to remove any doubt regarding the actual intent of this meeting. 7) It is likely that League Headquarters management will spend more money on lawyers and other expenses related to this action than could conceivably be lost in book sales. I expect to hear both the incurred costs of this proposed action to date and any projections of future such costs at the A&F Committee meeting in a few days. 8) Ms. Jairam's positive reputation in the ham community is such that, even if she were in the wrong here (which I don’t believe she was), significant damage would result to the ARRL’s image if any actions were taken against her. She appears to be particularly popular with younger hams. Management and the Board would be well advised to drop this matter entirely and concentrate on activity that might benefit ham radio and the ARRL itself. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:34283] FCC Asked to Grant Waiver for Pearl Harbor Commemoration
by david davidsiddall-law.com 18 Nov '22

18 Nov '22

ODV, W6HB heads the Battleship Iowa’s ham station activities. In August he arranged with military frequency coordinators for an Armed Forces Day-type cross-band operation to commemorate Pearl Harbor Day. When someone suggested to him that amateur stations are only allowed to engage in cross-band contacts with military stations on Armed Forces Day, he contacted HQ for advice. The “suggestion” is correct – Section 97.111(a) provides sets out permissible QSO partners, and the provision for military stations is limited to Armed Forces Day. I discussed this with the FCC staff, and the initial response was positive – the thought being that an exchange of emails would be sufficient. However, by the end of the day I was advised that the request would have to be cleared by NTIA – the spectrum manager for all federal government stations and the origin of the government authorization already in hand – and that a written request weas necessary for this to be processed. Since this operation already had been approved and frequencies assigned by the military side, I submitted a request earlier today after consulting with the EC. A copy is attached for your information. We’ll see what happens. One of my thoughts, beyond what is obvious, is that the situation is useful as a means to remind some at the FCC of the utility of Amateur Service cooperation with the military. Please direct any questions or concerns to me, thank you. 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:34280] A&F Meeting and Agenda
by Ryan, Jeff, K0RM (Dir, RM) 16 Nov '22

16 Nov '22

ODV: My apologies for the late notice--- I thought I had sent this to ODV earlier. Jeff, K0RM

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