September 2023 - arrl-odv - reflector.arrl.org

[arrl-odv:35195] Zoom Link for September 18 Board Meeting
by k5ur＠aol.com 16 Sep '23

16 Sep '23

Hi all: Below is the zoom link for the special board meeting next Monday, September 18, at 8:00 PM Eastern. 73,Rick - K5UR Topic: ARRL Special Board Meeting Time: Sep 18, 2023 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85663689118?pwd=9bDgIFc6gWPQ2W0lLwUARMatruQiWd.1 Meeting ID: 856 6368 9118 Passcode: 685519 --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,85663689118#,,,,*685519# US +13126266799,,85663689118#,,,,*685519# US (Chicago) --- Dial by your location • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 386 347 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: 856 6368 9118 Passcode: 685519 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kcF7HY0gwd

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[arrl-odv:35189] Fwd: very cool! from the Congressional Record of 9/12/2023
by Mark J Tharp 13 Sep '23

13 Sep '23

Ham Radio on the House Floor. Mark, HDX - This is from the US *Congressional Record*. 73, Rosalie K1STO CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4237 September 12, 2023 BOWMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I re- cently had the pleasure of visiting Bowman Middle School in Mitchell County to view the school’s Inter- national Space Station, ISS, contact project. Thanks to the diligent work of Dan Hopson, a STEM teacher at the school who has a penchant for securing these kinds of opportunities, this project was able to come to fruition. Students were able to ask a variety of questions in real time via ham radio to Warren Hoburg, a NASA astronaut who suc- cessfully traveled to the ISS on March 3 of this year. This impressive event was one that these students will surely remember as they continue their educational jour- neys. Hopefully, some will be inspired to engage in careers in STEM areas. Congratulations to Dan Hopson, Principal extraordinaire Amber Young, and the dedicated staff at Bowman Middle School who made this event and this learning opportunity such a suc- cess.

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[arrl-odv:35188] Market statistics
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 13 Sep '23

13 Sep '23

FYI In response to Director Ritz, these are the Amazon RANKINGS, of ALL books on Amazon, BASED ON SALES: ARRL Ham Radio Licensing Manual #2,539 (total business = 40,000 books/year) Gordon West Technician #28,627 (total business = 10,000 books/year) Ria Jairam Technician #154,400 KB6NU Technician #842,997 Both our books and Gordon West books are in all the national retailers (DXE, GigaParts, HRO) - the others are not. The bottom 2 books exist, but their sales are de minimis as are most of the other licensing manuals.

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[arrl-odv:35183] New Head of U.S. Delegation to WRC-2023 to be Named
by david davidsiddall-law.com 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

ODV, It was all but officially announced today that Steve Lang will replace Anna Gomez as head of the U.S. delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2023). Lang, a longtime State Department employee, is Deputy Assistant Secretary-International Information and Communications Policy and has been working with Ms. Gomez on WRC issues. His bio is at this link: https://www.state.gov/biographies/steve-lang/ There are several issues on the agenda of import to amateur radio, the most contentious of which is the terms of continued Amateur access to the 1.2 GHz band. More information here: https://www.iaru.org/no-agreement-in-itu-r-wp4c-on-the-measures-needed-to-p… 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:35181] Fwd: Sparky Examiner - HamTestOnline is NOT Going out of Business!
by John Robert Stratton 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

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[arrl-odv:35173] Request for Special Board Meeting
by Ryan, Jeff, K0RM (Dir, RM) 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

Mr. President: I hereby request a special board meeting to discuss a business opportunity per the A&F Committee recommendation. 73, Jeff, K0RM

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[arrl-odv:35172] A&F Special Meeting - Zoom link
by Ryan, Jeff, K0RM (Dir, RM) 11 Sep '23

11 Sep '23

All: Here is the link for our Special A&F Meeting, Monday, 9/11 at 8 PM Eastern Time. 73, Jeff, K0RM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81506786837?pwd=VndPL1JLOU9XTzhlcHZsZWpHNHBjZz09 Meeting ID: 815 0678 6837 Passcode: 620507

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[arrl-odv:35171] Re: [af-com:4198] Special Meeting
by John Robert Stratton 11 Sep '23

11 Sep '23

Jeff As as Standing Committee whose meetings any Director or Vice Director is entitled to attend and due to the importance of the pending matter, you do intend to send a Zoom invitation to the entire Board are you not? ______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS Director West Gulf Division Office:512-445-6262 Cell:512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 *______________________________________* On 9/8/23 6:10 PM, Ryan, Jeff, K0RM (Dir, RM) wrote: > A&F Committee: > > Looks like Monday, 9/11 at 8PM Eastern Time will work for everyone. > Please hold that date/time; details to follow. > > 73, > > Jeff, KØRM > > > > _______________________________________________ > af-com mailing list > af-com(a)reflector.arrl.org > https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/af-com

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[arrl-odv:35170] Special A&F Meeting
by Ryan, Jeff, K0RM (Dir, RM) 09 Sep '23

09 Sep '23

All: There will be a special A&F Meeting on Monday, 9/11 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The sole topic will be a discussion and recommendation to the full board with regard to a business opportunity. The League is currently in discussions with a third party under a non-disclosure agreement. Please do not discuss outside of the board. Thank you, Jeff, K0RM

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[arrl-odv:35168] Re: Notice to life members.
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 08 Sep '23

08 Sep '23

The Life Member opt-in emails omits those people who are Maxim Society or who have already designated their account to be digital delivery. There is a strange bug they’re trying to shake out now: I can’t imagine why anyone would feel they need to go back to the page multiple times, but in some cases it says they’re receiving On The Air when they’re not. We couldn’t recreate it but used support calls from yesterday to send to the programmer to figure out why it is doing that! David From: Mark J Tharp <kb7hdx(a)gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 12:21 PM To: Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) <dminster(a)arrl.org> Subject: Notice to life members. I got a call about an email that must have went to life members about opting in for QST? I can not find it, and don't see it in the junk mail. Could the system have filtered ODV out of the mailing or something? Thanks. Mark, HDX

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