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[arrl-odv:35279] False Financial Information Being Sent to Members
by Richard Norton 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

I've received communication from a member questioning the validity of information about ARRL finances that is being sent to members. Based on the analysis below, I believe thismember's suspicion is valid. An email from Mr. Minster, contained the following - An Important Message about ARRL LifeMembership and Printed Magazines Dearxyz Thisletter is to explain a recent decision taken by the ARRL Board of Directorsabout the future of printed magazines (QST and On theAir specifically) and how this affects you, one of our loyal Life Members. LifeMembership was created in 1968 to raise money to help ARRL overcome a projecteddeficit in the budget. The introduction of Life Membership worked, however, theprogram has not sustained its ability to fund the full cost of annual dues forits members since 1973. In recent years, ARRL has only been able towithdraw $26 for each Life Member to fund $49 in dues. A program thatclearly demonstrates loyalty to ARRL to this very day lost its way financially,and we were loath to modify or eliminate this program. The sentence shown in bold is factually untrue. The Board, through the A&F Committee, settled on anumber that it felt represented a fair cost of carrying the Life Members, as itis required to do under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The numberswere also approved as being appropriate each year by the League's auditors,CohnReznick. The adequacy of the LifeMember reserve is further evaluated every few years by an independentactuary, as was done in 2022 by the actuarial and benefits consulting firm, Hooker and Holcombe. For many years the Board didallocate $26 a year, not because it couldn't allocate more, but because bothmanagement and the auditors felt $26 was the appropriate, fair, amount. Bear in mind that ARRL incurs lower cost to handle Life Members for reasons such as lack of need to solicit or process membership renewals or give anybooks or other incentives for renewing, . At the suggestion of Hooker and Holcombe, in 2022 the A&F Committee upped the $26 to $33 ayear. In the 2022 ARRL AnnualReport’s Statements of Financial Position, under current liabilities, thecurrent portion of deferred life membership dues was $626,706 for 2022 and $620,392 for 2021. With 18,801 (2022)and 18,883 (2021) Life Members this works out to roughly $33 per LifeMember. That’s a far cry from $26. The League’s financial accounts show a totalreserve of nearly $500 per Life Member. Even ignoring any earnings on these funds, that’s about fifteen years’ worthof services at the present rate, not exactly a precarious position given theaverage Life Member age of 69 years old and rising. It should be beneath ethical standards for an organizationconcerned with serving its members to resort to misleading our membership.The email sent to our Life Members mischaracterizes the nature of the Life Member withdrawal, misstates theactual amount, and falsely implies inadequacy of the life member funds. 73, Dick Norton, N6AA

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[arrl-odv:35207] Congress & HR 4006
by John Robert Stratton 19 Oct '23

19 Oct '23

All We were advised this morning that Congresswoman DeLauro (D-CT-3) will be added as co-sponsor to HR 4006. That means with Cong. DeLauro we have 5 sponsors/co-sponsors: Three Democrats and two Republicans. _______________________________________ 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:35274] Another Congressman Stands To The Line
by John Robert Stratton 19 Oct '23

19 Oct '23

All Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX-11) has become a co-sponsor of HR 4006. _______________________________________ 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:35273] Coy Day - N5OK
by k5ur＠aol.com 18 Oct '23

18 Oct '23

I have the sad news to report that Judy Coy, wife of DirectorEmeritus Coy Day, N5OK, passed away on Monday. Coy served on the Board for 12years and was West Gulf Division Director for 10 years before resigning in 2009.He has stayed active in ARRL matters and currently serves on the DXAC. Coy is a personal friend. Coy and I worked on a number ofcommittees and assignments together over the years. My sincere condolences toCoy, his family and friends. 73, Rick – K5UR

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[arrl-odv:35272] Fw: hobbies
by Mike Raisbeck 18 Oct '23

18 Oct '23

Interesting article, forwarded to me by Tom Frenaye, Maybe we should put more effort into getting old farts (like most of us) into Radio. Mikek1twf ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Tom Frenaye <frenaye(a)pcnet.com>To: Raisbeck, Mike, K1TWF (1st VP) <k1twf(a)arrl.org>Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10:47:33 AM EDTSubject: hobbies https://scitechdaily.com/unlocking-the-global-secret-to-senior-happiness-th… — Tom Frenaye, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093. c: 860-597-4539 h: 860-668-5444

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[arrl-odv:35268] Fw: IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Dr Shikik Johnson SHARES HF Radio
by Mike Raisbeck 18 Oct '23

18 Oct '23

Hi Folks, Found this in my in-box today. I must say that I didn't know anything about this "SHARES HF Radio Program" program, which apparently does emergency HF coordination of some sort with government stations. Before I dig in, does anyone on the Board have knowledge of this. Perhaps I've been hiding under a rock ... ?? Thanks,MikeK1TWF ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: IEEE eNotice <enotice(a)enotice.ieee.org>To: "k1twf(a)arrl.net" <k1twf(a)arrl.net>Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 10:16:53 PM EDTSubject: IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Dr Shikik Johnson SHARES HF Radio If you are having trouble reading this message, click here for the web version. To view complete details for this event, click here to view the announcement IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Dr Shikik Johnson SHARES HF Radio Program IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Dr Shikik Johnson SHARES HF Radio Program IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Series: Dr Shikik Johnson SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency (HF) Radio Program: Communication Emergency System and Methods During emergencies including natural disasters, accidents, and terrorism, for example during 9-11, the communications network can become compromised with associated risks to individuals and the community creating a humanitarian crisis. For people with disabilities and compromised health, loss of communication can result in very poor outcomes. Dr. Shikik Johnson will present the (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency): https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/programs/shared-resources-shares-high-… SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency (HF) Radio program provides an additional means for users with a national security and emergency preparedness mission to communicate when landline and cellular communications are unavailable. SHARES members use existing HF radio resources to coordinate and transmit messages needed to perform critical functions, including those areas related to leadership, safety, maintenance of law and order, finance, and public health. National security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) personnel need to transmit critical messages to coordinate emergency operations even when traditional means of communicating via landlines and cellphones are damaged or destroyed. The SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency (HF) Radio Program, administered by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Coordinating Center for Communications (NCC), provides an additional means for users with a NS/EP mission to communicate when landline and cellular communications are unavailable. SHARES members use existing HF radio resources of government, critical infrastructure, and disaster response organizations to coordinate and transmit emergency messages. SHARES users rely on HF radio communications to perform critical functions, including those areas related to leadership, safety, maintenance of law and order, finance, and public health. This program also provides the emergency response community with a single interagency emergency message handling and frequency sharing system. SHARES promotes interoperability between HF radio systems and promotes awareness of applicable regulatory, procedural, and technical issues. More than 3,290 HF radio stations—representing over 590 federal, state, and industry organizations located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several locations overseas—are resource contributors to the SHARES HF Radio Program. Nearly 500 emergency planning and response personnel participate in SHARES. Approximately 200 HF radio channels are available for use by SHARES members. Membership in the SHARES program is voluntary. SHARES is available on a 24-hour basis and requires no prior coordination or activation to transmit messages. Members consult the SHARES Handbook to find stations, frequencies and/or Automatic Link Establishment (ALE) addresses of participating organizations they need to communicate/coordinate with. Participating SHARES HF radio stations accept and relay messages until a receiving station is able to deliver the message to the intended recipient. Dr. Shikik Johnson joined AT&T in 2013 as an Electromagnetic Analyst to work on the now called AirGig™ project. His extensive experience in electromagnets and materials merged with the disciplines of Electrical Engineering and Materials facilitated interest in communications technologies using light. Dr. Shikik Johnson worked on microwave-active materials in an attempt to design low-powered miniaturized solid-state devices. Part of his focus involved what role highly polarizable ions situated in the prototypical perovskite-type crystal structure can play in dynamically tuned microwave antennas. This work led to novel discoveries in microwave impedance matching techniques over wide frequency ranges which are very valuable today in the midst of emerging 5G technologies. Awards and Honors Include: NSF International Research; Alfred Sloan Fellowship; NASA Space Consortium Scholarship; 40 patents with AT&T pertaining to the AirGig™ Project. Dr. Shikik Johnson has extensive experience in electromagnets and materials earning his PhD from Penn State Intercollege Graduate Program in Materials, Materials Research Laboratories (MRL) under Robert Newnham where he was able to custom tailor his education merging the disciplines of Electrical Engineering with Materials to facilitate his interest in communications technologies using light. While at MRL, Shikik worked on microwave-active materials in an attempt to design low-powered miniaturized solid-state devices. Part of his focus involved what role highly polarizable ions situated in the prototypical perovskite-type crystal structure can play in dynamically tuned microwave antennas. This work led Shikik to novel discoveries in microwave impedance matching techniques over wide frequency ranges which are very valuable today in the midst of emerging 5G technologies. Shortly before his PhD work, Shikik worked for the Department of the Navy under the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego (SSC-SD) where he worked side by side with scientists and engineers from diverse backgrounds on low-observable communications technologies. In fact, it was his experience at SPAWAR that led Shikik Johnson to go back to school to further his studies in the areas of Electromagnetics in order that he could gain a better understanding of how light interacted with materials. After attaining his PhD in 2005 Shikik spent 3 years in the Mediterranean at the Univsersitá degli Studi di Salerno (University Students of Salerno) in southern Italy (from 2006-2009) where he worked as co-Principle Investigator funded by the International Research Fellowship Program on Cantor dust mathematical schemes applied to Fractal microwave antennas. There Dr. Shikik Johnson gained insights on how the European technical community conduct research which proves valuable today when forging international partnerships. Dr. Shikik Johnson has received numerous fellowships, namely, NSF International Research Program, Alfred Sloan Fellowship, NASA Space Consortium Scholarship, Penn State Minority Fellowship, Penn State Research grant, Penn State Initiation Research grant, General Motors Scholarship, and most recently Shikik Johnson is the principal Inventor of 40 patents with AT&T pertaining to the AirGig Project. Relatively recently, in 2015 Shikik became an Amateur Radio operator and currently runs the SHARES program at AT&T's Middletown NJ station. Born in the row homes of South Philadelphia, Dr. Shikik Johnson has traveled a colorful path to this point with a long road ahead yet to be discovered. Date and Time - Date: 17 Nov 2023 - Time: 07:30 PM to 08:30 PM - All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) - Add Event to Calendar iCal Google Calendar Location Katherine Grace August is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Series: Dr Shikik Johnson Time: Nov 17, 2023 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82905430550?pwd=ei9zaEpmanlPVEI2ajhSd3VsaE5Sdz09 Meeting ID: 829 0543 0550 Passcode: 160964 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,82905430550#,,,,*160964# US +19292056099,,82905430550#,,,,*160964# US (New York) --- Dial by your location · +1 646 931 3860 US · +1 929 205 6099 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) · +1 360 209 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 · +1 253 205 0468 US · +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) · +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 829 0543 0550 Passcode: 160964 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kvKiVE3ox Hosts - IEEE New Jersey Coast Section SIGHT - New Jersey Coast Section Jt. Chapter,IM09/C16 - Northeastern USA - Region 1 - New Jersey Coast Section Affinity Group,WIE - New Jersey Coast Section - Contact Event Hosts Registration - Starts 17 October 2023 09:26 PM - Ends 17 November 2023 07:28 PM - All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) - No Admission Charge - Speakers Dr. Shikik Johnson Agenda IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Dr Shikik Johnson SHARES HF Radio Program Introductions: Dr. Shikik Johnson Host and Panel Attendees Presentation Discussion IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Taenzer Webinar Dr Shikik Johnson SHARES HF Radio Program IEEE New Jersey Coast Section SIGHTNew Jersey Coast Section Jt. 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[arrl-odv:35258] Re: Cruz & Johnson
by Richard Roderick 16 Oct '23

16 Oct '23

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[arrl-odv:35264] Executive Assistant
by Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO) 16 Oct '23

16 Oct '23

Good morning, Sabrina Martin as informed us that she will be leaving ARRL on October 27th. She has decided to pursue her Masters Degree full time. As sad as we are to see her go, we wish her well in her next chapter. I will be working with HR to fill the position. 73, Diane Middleton, W2DLM Chief Financial Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio(r) 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860)594-0225 [cid:image001.png@01DA0005.6CDA6720]

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[arrl-odv:35247] Cruz & Johnson
by John Robert Stratton 15 Oct '23

15 Oct '23

All We have a 10.20.23 in-person meeting with Sen. Ted Cruz at his Houston office. We will have multiple, local AR reps in the meeting, including at least one elected office holder. The purpose of the meeting is to persuade Sen.Cruz to be our lead Senate sponsor. We also have a 10.24.23 dinner in DC with Cong. Bill Johnson and one other Congressman. It would be beneficial to our cause if we were to tender contributions to their campaigns. I will be tendering contributions to both. We are advised that $250 and up are reasonable contributions. If you can't hit that mark, any contribution would be beneficial. These contributions MUST be individual, non-corporate donations — and NO — any contribution cannot be reimbursed from your Director's budget. No contribution is too small. If you wish to contribute to either Johnson or Cruz, you may make your check payable to "Bill Johnson Campaign" or "Ted Cruz Campaign" and send them to me. I will see to it that our lobbyists deliver your donations along with mine to the appropriate campaign person. _______________________________________ 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:35246] BBC Picks Up on Citizen Science in Ham Radio & the Eclipse
by david davidsiddall-law.com 09 Oct '23

09 Oct '23

The BBC has a good article about the amateur radio citizen science investigations during the upcoming eclipse. https://tinyurl.com/mwthtsbu. (Info for ham participation is here: https://hamsci.org/seqp-faqs.) 73, Dave K3ZJ

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