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[arrl-odv:34953] Recognizing Staff
by Art Zygielbaum 11 Jul '23

11 Jul '23

Following up on a conversation I've had with many of you and based on your encouragement, I propose recognizing the ARRL HQ staff for the good work they do. For background, I began to think about how we might honor ARRL HQ Staff for their effort, contributions, and devotion. At first I thought it would be good to do "something" for long-time employees who had passed away. After discussions with Diane Middleton, several of you, and, through Diane, some senior staff, it appears that the most meaningful thing to do is to recognize all of the staff at HQ. Diane proposed a bench to be placed in the staff outdoor lunch/break area appropriately annotated with recognition from board members. So here's what I propose. Let's place a bench, as Diane suggested, and mark it with the following plaque or engraving: "In appreciation of ARRL staff, with gratitude for their dedication to furthering ARRL’s mission. ARRL Board of Directors. [insert date of dedication]." The cost of the bench is about $3,000. I will guarantee that amount and given the long lead-times I asked Diane to proceed with ordering the stone. Since the bench is from the members of the board, please consider a donation (in any amount) to support this effort. The donation may be in the form of a check made out the ARRL with Staff Bench in the memo line. 73, Art -- Arthur I. Zygielbaum, K0AIZ ARRL Midwest Division Director Member, Executive Committee Member, Programs and Services Committee Member, ARRL Foundation Board ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio®

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[arrl-odv:34951] Image of the sun
by McIntyre, Kristen, K6WX (Dir, PD) 09 Jul '23

09 Jul '23

I’m in LA and I took a short break from work to go to Griffith Observatory<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_Observatory>. They have a display of the real time image of the sun. I snapped a (not great) pic of the solar disc. How many sunspots do you see? Check out the huge one near the south pole. Hopefully the IARU HF World Championship, which I’m sadly missing, is having some great propagation. [IMG_0352.jpg]

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[arrl-odv:34950] FW: A&F Committee Report (Doc #11)
by Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO) 08 Jul '23

08 Jul '23

FYI From: Ryan, Jeff, K0RM (Dir, RM) <k0rm(a)arrl.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 9:54 PM To: ExecAdmin <ExecAdmin(a)arrl.org> Cc: Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO) <dmiddleton(a)arrl.org> Subject: A&F Committee Report (Doc #11)

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[arrl-odv:34949] FW: ARDF Committee Report for July 2023 Board Meeting
by Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO) 08 Jul '23

08 Jul '23

FYI From: Charles Scharlau <charles.scharlau(a)gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2023 7:59 AM To: ExecAdmin <ExecAdmin(a)arrl.org> Cc: ARDF Committee <ardf(a)arrl.org>; Temples, Phil K9HI (VD,NE) <k9hi(a)arrl.org> Subject: ARDF Committee Report for July 2023 Board Meeting Dear ARRL, Attached, please find our Radio Orienteering (aka, ARDF) Committee report for July 2023, which I am submitting in support of the ARRL Board of Directors meeting scheduled for July 21-11. This report is labeled as Document 21. In addition, please find Attachment #1, which describes the results of the 22nd USA Radio Orienteering Championships. Please let me know if you received this email and its attachments, and please let me know if there is anything else I can provide. Thank you & 73, Charles E. Scharlau NZØI ARRL ARDF Committee Co-coordinator Gerald Boyd WB8WFK ARRL ARDF Committee Co-coordinator

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[arrl-odv:34948] IN-NEWSLETTER
by Martin, Sabrina 07 Jul '23

07 Jul '23

Attached is the IN-NEWSLETTER, covering weeks from June 3 - June 30. Sabrina Martin Executive Assistant ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio(r) 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860)594-0242 [cid:image001.png@01D9B0E8.C8461E40]

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[arrl-odv:34770] 60-Meter Notice Released by the FCC
by david davidsiddall-law.com 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

ODV, As expected, the FCC released the 60-meter Notice of Proposed Rulemaking late Friday. It is as discussed below. The entire document is at this link: FCC 60-Meter Notice of Proposed Rulemaking<https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-implements-and-proposes-final-acts-wrc-19-…>. The applicable paragraphs are 37–53. The paras. are unchanged from the draft. Para. 54 also is the same – proposing to update notification rules for those operating within limited geographic areas in the 420-450 MHz bands. (No substantive change is proposed, just who/how notification must be made.) 73, Dave K3ZJ From: "david(a)davidsiddall-law.com" <david(a)davidsiddall-law.com> Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 3:57 PM To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org> Subject: 60-Meter Notice Adopted by FCC ODV, Not infrequently the Commission elects to adopt non-controversial items before its public meeting by unanimous consent. That is the case with regard to its Notice in which it addresses the amateur 5 MHz (60 meter) issue, including the ARRL petition to implement the treaty allocation with changes. Yesterday (Apr 18) the FCC adopted the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to initiate a proceeding to implement provisions of the WRC-2015 and WRC-2019 treaties that had not been addressed earlier by the Commission. For amateurs, prominently among them is the allocation for 5 MHz (60-meter) spectrum. I do not expect any substantive change to paragraphs 37-53 in the draft linked below and described in my earlier email. As noted earlier, paragraph 54 separately proposes a technical update to notice requirements that would apply to amateurs within the existing 50-watt maximum areas in the 420-450 MHz band. I will forward the final Notice when it is released, but thought early notice of its adoption would help with any inquiries that come your way. I am also emailing a copy to HQ media staff for their use. 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. CONTAINS BOARD-ONLY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION From: "david(a)davidsiddall-law.com" <david(a)davidsiddall-law.com> Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 9:27 AM To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org> Cc: Jon Siverling <siverling(a)mindspring.com> Subject: 60-Meter Notice Before FCC on April 20 ODV, On April 20 the FCC will take up unfinished items from the WRC-2015 and WRC-2019 treaties. WRC-2023 is later this year, so I guess the FCC has discovered these unfinished items from the last two WRCs. The FCC releases drafts of its items three weeks before the public meeting at which they will be considered by the Commissioners. In this case the item the item of concern to us is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in which they put forward their proposals and issues open for consideration and will accept public comment before final decisions. The amateur 60-meter allocation will be considered in this proceeding. The 60-meter issue is difficult and I expect that it will be of some note and discussion in the amateur community generally. I regularly get questions about 60-meter operation. At WRC-2015 amateur radio did not succeed in getting the result it desired. A 15-kHz sliver was allocated that excluded 4 of the 5 channels that have been permitted as a temporary measure, and the power limit for amateurs was set at 15 watts EIRP (equivalent to 9.1 watts ERP). It’s an uphill battle because “almost” always the FCC simply implements WRC provisions such as these. In 2017 ARRL petitioned the FCC to implement the 60-meter WRC allocation with changes. We have since lobbied the FCC on 60-meter WRC implementation and, for reference, I included reports on this in my written semi-annual reports to the Board. We have advocated for continuing the current 100 watts limit throughout the band and for continued access to the 4 channels outside the International allocation in addition to the 15 kHz new allocation (which encompasses one of the current channels). Canada adopted this approach, which has been and will continue to be a big help to our efforts. The federal government is the holder of primary spectrum rights in this band. NTIA, on behalf of federal user agencies, adamantly opposed ARRL’s requests for greater 60-meter rights in the run-up to WRC-2015 and continues to oppose any variation from the agreed-upon WRC-2015 result. The outcome at WRC-2015 was to allocate only a 15 kHz segment for amateurs with the 15 watts EIRP power limit. (Some countries obtained slightly higher powers or other concessions “by footnote” but not the U.S., principally due to NTIA opposition.) NOTICE * In response to the ARRL’s petition, NTIA opposed anything other than the WRC-2015 allocation. In this Notice the FCC proposes to make the 15-kHz allocation (an expansion of one of the current channels) for general and high-class amateur licensees, but importantly does not propose a power limit or cessation of operations on the other 4 channels. Instead, the Commission describes the issues and requests comment thereon. This signals that at this time the FCC has not decided to accede to NTIA’s position. This is a positive position for us, since they did not propose to adopt the NTIA’s position on these issues but instead took a more neutral stance notwithstanding the Treaty provisions. There have been multiple conversations between the two agencies that have left this issue unresolved, and undoubtedly these will re-commence after the comment period on this Notice. * There is an additional minor tweak proposed in the NPRM, the purpose of which is to update the existing notice requirements for amateurs in geographic areas where amateur operations in the 420-450 MHz band generally are limited to 50 watts. A copy of the FCC document may be viewed at FCC NPRM 60-Meter Allocation<https://tinyurl.com/mr24kmdr>. I will be happy to respond to any questions. I plan to file comments consistent with our earlier petitions when the time comes, subject to any changes you may suggest. The deadline for comments is likely to be in June or early July. 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:34942] A&F July Meeting Agenda
by Ryan, Jeff, K0RM (Dir, RM) 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

All: A&F Meeting agenda is attached. 73, Jeff, K0RM

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[arrl-odv:34940] Fw: Board Meeting - Thursday
by k5ur＠aol.com 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

Hi all: I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! The Board meeting is just a couple of weeks away. I lookforward to seeing everyone. The Standing Committee Chairs were notified sometime backabout our tight Thursday schedule, so most of you are probably aware of the schedulethrough your discussions in committee meetings or correspondence, but to makesure everyone knows, on Thursday we will have CAPTRUST make a Board presentationfrom 3-5 pm. Consequently, the committees holding meetings on Thursday willneed to adjust their agenda accordingly. Thursday evening after dinner we will have harassment trainingwhich is required for our D&O policy. Everyone needs to attend. We will have the usual pre-dinner social hour from 5-6 pm anddinner at 6:30 pm. Safe travels! With all of the flight delays andcancellations I’m hearing about in the news, let’s hope the problems will beworked out by then. 73,Rick – K5UR

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[arrl-odv:34938] Fwd: Some further thoughts re: Farmers Insurance -->"A heads up"
by McIntyre, Kristen, K6WX (Dir, PD) 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

Has anyone heard about anything similar to this? Gordo is apparently being denied a homeowner’s insurance renewal by Farmers, maybe requiring a new roof with no antennas ?!? And they apparently took drone pix without notifying him. Details here are sketchy. Dick, you might want to give him a call. I know that State Farm and Allstate have announced they won’t be writing new liability policies in California, and this may be some fallout from that. <https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/state-farm-allstate-home-i…> [64763af4085acb0018fee5bf.png] Where to get new home insurance in California now that State Farm and Allstate don't offer it<https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/state-farm-allstate-home-i…> businessinsider.com<https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/state-farm-allstate-home-i…> Begin forwarded message: From: Kelly Tuttle <wb6aaj626(a)gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: Some further thoughts re: Farmers Insurance -->"A heads up" Date: July 1, 2023 at 2:53:32 PM PDT To: "Kristen A. McIntyre" <kristen(a)alum.mit.edu> Cc: "Bart(K6VK) Lee" <kv6lee(a)gmail.com> Resent-From: <kristen(a)alum.mit.edu> Thought you two might be interested in this situation dealing with Gordon West 's home owners insurance. We have Farmers Insurance and they have not Droid me yet. Kelly WB6AAJ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gordon West <swmeow(a)aol.com<mailto:swmeow@aol.com>> Date: Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 6:53 PM Subject: Re: Some further thoughts re: Farmers Insurance -->"A heads up" To: Kelly Tuttle <wb6aaj626(a)gmail.com<mailto:wb6aaj626@gmail.com>> Hi Kelly and Marianna! Thanks for the insurance/spam overview. Yup, legit. The company advised our insurance agent, which we have had for 40 years, that the photos show cables on the roof, a roof with antennas on vent pipes, two tower using the side of the roof for a support, etc. They had close up pix, too. So, they demand a new roof with photos, and then they will renew us, as a 40 year member of their group. No cables on the roof, too, allowed. gordo On Friday, June 30, 2023 at 03:37:33 PM PDT, Kelly Tuttle <wb6aaj626(a)gmail.com<mailto:wb6aaj626@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Gordon, 1.) If the insurance company wrote you is the letter head litigatament? 2.) The person or person's name who contacted you do they really represent the insurance company? 3.) If they phoned you is that phone number litgatament with Farmers Insurance? 4.) Have you contacted the C.E.O. of Farmers? 5.) Does the correspondence include name or names that are not affiliated with Farmers Insurance? 5.) If this is a scam contact law enforcement and fill out a claim. List all the name(s) you received either by phone , email, or letter for law enforcement. List any phone numbers for law enforcement as well. Any information you have about the drone over your home may be useful as well. 6.) If you received a written notice are the signature(s) legitimate? The information above is what we learned after being financially scammed last December. I doubt we will ever see our money returned. We have not heard from the San Jose Police Department on our case for about 6 months . Now if we receive a phone call and its not in my directory the call is blocked. I wouldn't be taking down my antennas just yet. I have heard nothing about Farmer's Insurance using drones over policy holders homes. Nor have I heard anything from our agent in Fremont, CA. Sounds to me like someone(s) impersonating themselves as Farmers Insurance Company. They have a vendetta over antennas in your neighborhood. I would contact Bart Lee/K6VK/Walnut Creek, retired trial attorney about this. Anyway hope this is helpful. Blessings from our family to yours, Kelly and Marianna Tuttle WB6AAJ San Jose, CA Farmers Insurance policy holder 🙏🇺🇲🙏

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