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[arrl-odv:35644] FW: Student Memberships - Thank You!
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

FYI From: Drew Mortensen <dmortensen(a)harborcreeksd.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:34 AM To: Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) <dminster(a)arrl.org> Subject: Student Memberships - Thank You! Mr. Minster and the ARRL Board of Directors, As a high school principal, and Lifetime Member of the ARRL, I want to express my most sincere thanks for your recent approval of free ARRL memberships for students. This decision, coupled with many others, is helping to make Amateur Radio accessible to the next generation. Your willingness to make bold choices that benefit youth will, in time, be repaid through the dedication and enthusiasm that new minds bring to our wonderful community. Thank you, and keep up the good work. Kind regards, Drew Mortensen - AC3DS Harbor Creek High School Advanced Technologies Group - KC3SGV

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[arrl-odv:35637] And It Came To Pass
by John Robert Stratton 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

All HR 4006 has given birth!!! It is the proud father of S.3690 — the Senate companion filed by Sen. Wicker with Sen. Blumenthal as co-sponsor. _______________________________________ 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:35632] ARRL Associate Memership for Full Time Students under the age of 21
by Propper, David, K2DP (VD, MW) 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

All, I would like to share with you a photo of one of our newest licensees, Charlie Harltey, KF0OOP. This photo was taken at Saturday’s ARRL Midwest Division Convention / Winterfest Hamfest sponsored by the St. Louis and Suburban Radio Club. Charlie is 18 and a freshman at Webster University, St. Louis, MO. He is a Sound Engineering major at the University and also an accomplished musician, playing both bass guitar and the upright string base. Charlie recently received his technician class license ! The photo shows Charlie completing his ARRL Associate Membership Application under the watchful eyes of proud grandpa, Bob Heil, K9EID. Charlie surprised his grandfather with his FCC license as a birthday present for Grandpa ! As I explained to Charlie and his grandfather, I will hold his Associate Membership application for submittal until you let me know that the “system” is ready to process this new class of membership for full time students aged 21 and younger. Also attached is a photo of the team representing the ARRL at the Midwest Division Convention/ Winterfest Hamfest. Left to right in the photo are Dave Propper, K2DP, Vice Director ARRL Midwest Division; , Tom Beebe, W9RY, Section Manager, Illinois and Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, ARRL Director of Emergency Management. By the way, if you would like to use either of these photos for publication (website or magazine) I have received verbal authorization from both Bob Heil and Charlie Hartley to use these photos with ARRL publications, etc. 73, Dave, K2DP Dave Propper, K2DP Member, ARRL Programs and Services Committee Board Liaison, ARRL RF Safety Committee Chair, ARRL Historical Committee ARRL Midwest Division Vice Director 314-225-5167 (mobile) k2dp(a)arrl.org<mailto:k2dp@arrl.org> [cid:20175ECC-78E8-49C2-A88E-F0BB775E0AE1][cid:6BC54F56-2CDF-40B6-B3F7-60F5311B7076]

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[arrl-odv:35635] In-News: January 13th – January 26th Edition
by Danielle Bialoglowy 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Good afternoon, Please see attached the January 13th – January 26th edition of the In-News weekly newsletter. Thank you, Danielle Danielle Bialoglowy Executive Assistant ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main St. Newington, CT 06111 dbialoglowy(a)arrl.org<mailto:dbialoglowy@arrl.org> www.arrl.org

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[arrl-odv:35631] 2024 Committees
by k5ur＠aol.com 26 Jan '24

26 Jan '24

Hi all: Attached are committee assignments for 2024. Every member on the Board has an assignment. I want everyone to push the envelope and gets things done. I hope that at the end of the year we can look back at the work accomplished and see that we made a difference! 73,Rick - VP5/K5UR

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[arrl-odv:35558] My BDL trip
by Michael Ritz 24 Jan '24

24 Jan '24

Just a note that due to an impending ice storm in Portland this afternoon and tonight, United has already canceled my flight out for tomorrow. Probably for the best anyway, as it would have been 35 miles of a white knuckle driving to the airport for me. So, I am now booked to leave PDX Thursday AM on a different airline, and not arriving in Hartford until late that evening. I will have to find somebody to run the scheduled PSC meeting, but I'll deal with that in a separate e-mail on the PSC reflector. Diane, I will not be able to attend the dinner Thursday evening. I'll contact the hotel and cancel the Wednesday night stay there Safe travels everyone! Mine is not starting out so well.... 73; Mike W7VO

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[arrl-odv:35615] Assistant Directors
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

In the course of normal housekeeping after board elections, Mike Walters brought to my attention that there are currently over 300 Assistant Directors identified in the system. Some of the designations go back to the 1970's. I have asked Mike to please give each of you the list of Assistant Directors currently designated for your division. Please annotate the list for any edits, including deletions and additions and return to Mike for processing. Thanks. David

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[arrl-odv:35602] ARRL Member Bulletin for January 21, 2024
by Minster, David NA2AA (CEO) 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

ARRL has had the practice in the past of issuing highlights of board meetings to members right after the meeting. These are not minutes. These were shared with EC members yesterday in support of the bulletin. I will be sending these out to members later today. This will go a long way to demonstrate the attention being paid to transparency. David If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original at: http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin?issue=2024-01-21 [ARRL Member Bulletin] January 21, 2024 ARRL Member Bulletin Archive<http://www.arrl.org/member-bulletin> ARRL Home Page<http://www.arrl.org/> ARRL Board Approves Free Membership for Students. New Vice Presidents Elected. The ARRL Board of Directors met in Windsor, Connecticut, for its Annual Meeting, January 19 - 20, 2024. ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, presided over the meeting, and the Board welcomed Great Lakes Division Vice Director Roy Hook, W8REH, as a newly elected member to the Board. Here are highlights of some of the actions taken at the meeting: * Board members discussed proposed changes to By-Law 46, the Board's Conflict of Interest Policy, and decided to consider revisions at a later date. The Board unanimously voted to approve the establishment of a committee appointed by the ARRL President to affirm the set of ethics guidelines and standards for the Board. In addition to the guidelines, the committee will review By-Laws 42 (Ethics and Elections Committee) and 46 for possible revision. The committee will also engage with a competent legally qualified independent third party to handle all Ethics & Elections inquiries in the future. * The Board voted to make the ARRL Director's Workbook publicly available on the ARRL website. * The Board approved the reintroduction of ARRL Life Membership and 70+ Life Membership (for members of age 70 and over) on a revenue-neutral basis. At its July 2023 Second Meeting, the Board had suspended the Life Membership Program, pending the approval of an adjusted revenue-neutral program. * The Board approved two motions aimed at engaging young hams with a strong start to their lifelong journey with amateur radio and ARRL: * FREE ARRL Membership for Students. For decades, ARRL has offered a reduced dues rate for young hams, currently priced at $30 per year. At this meeting, the Board established a new option for a no-cost Associate membership for full-time students of age 21 and younger. * ARRL Student Coding Competition. The Board approved the creation of a coding competition that will challenge students 21 and younger to design a software application that meets the specifications established by ARRL. Awards of up to a total of $25,000 will be granted by an awards committee to the winning student(s). The terms and schedule for the competition will be determined by the committee. * With a goal of recruiting and developing greater participation in the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®), the Board has approved, at the recommendation of the Emergency Communications and Field Services Committee, a commitment to expand messaging and marketing for the program. * Government Relations. * The Board issued its strongest rebuke of efforts by the ad-hoc group "Shortwave Modernization Coalition" (SMC) to introduce high-power signals to the shortwave spectrum, including frequencies immediately adjacent to the Amateur Radio HF bands. The Board made a clear statement that the interests of the SMC are in conflict with those of ARRL and its membership, and has requested that the ARRL Volunteer Monitors explore ways to gather data on SMC station emissions. * The Board voted to expand ARRL's ongoing efforts to help hams who are faced with involuntary limitations that limit their amateur radio operations beyond the regulatory efforts being pursued in Washington. * ARRL Foundation. The Board heard a report ARRL Foundation President David Norris, K5UZ. The Foundation, which marked its 50th anniversary last September, provides philanthropic support for amateur radio by way of the ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program, Club Grant Program, and through other grands and funds. In 2023, the Foundation awarded 113 scholarships totaling over $600,000, through the generosity of individuals and clubs. Norris also recognized the generous commitment made by Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) which will fund over $2.1 million, over three years, to support scholarships, radio technology for classroom teachers, and amateur radio club grants. * Elections. * Officers. The Board re-elected ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, to a fifth 2-year term. The Board also elected Pacific Division Director Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, to be First Vice President, succeeding Michael Raisbeck, K1TWF. Northwestern Division Director Mike Ritz, W7VO, was elected Second Vice President, succeeding Bob Vallio, W6RGG. International Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD, was re-elected. The elections of McIntyre and Ritz to the Vice President positions mean that incumbent Vice Directors Anthony Marcin, W7XM (Pacific), and Mark Tharp, KB7HDX (Northwestern) will succeed as Division Directors, creating vacancies for Vice Director in those Divisions, which will be filled by appointment. * Executive Committee. As First Vice President, Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, will remain on the Executive Committee (EC), succeeding former Vice President Raisbeck. Directors re-elected to the EC include Dr. Jim Boehner, N2ZZ (Roanoke); Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC (New England), and Art Zygielbaum, K0AIZ (Midwest). Newly elected members include Jeff Ryan, K0RM (Rocky Mountain), and Bill Lippert, AC0W (Dakota). The complete minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors will be available soon on the ARRL website. The next meeting of the ARRL Board of Directors is scheduled for July 19 - 20, 2024. ________________________________ Copyright © 2024 American Radio Relay League, Incorporated. Use and distribution of this publication, or any portion thereof, is permitted for non-commercial or educational purposes, with attribution. All other purposes require written permission. [www.arrl.org]<http://www.arrl.org/>

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[arrl-odv:35627] Re: Phishing attempt
by Michael Ritz 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

This one was different than most in that it just wanted me to send a return e-mail: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Mike, Are you available this morning?I would like your response to a request I have, I'm in a meeting. I'll appreciate you send an email instead of calling at this time because I won't be able to answer calls. I await your response. Regards, Rick. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > On 01/23/2024 10:53 AM PST Sager, John, WJ7S (Treasurer) <jsager(a)arrl.org> wrote: > > > I received one as well. Nothing unusual. I usually receive one or two per week. The sending address is never Rick's. They typically ask for a bank balance or want me to arrange to get some gift cards. All are quickly deleted. > > 73, > John WJ7S > > > --------------------------------------------- > From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces(a)reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Michael Ritz <w7vo(a)comcast.net> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 11:11 AM > To: arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv(a)reflector.arrl.org> > Subject: [arrl-odv:35618] Phishing attempt > > Just a note that this morning I received a phishing attempt to my .org address through ARRL's Outook really appearing to be from Rick Roderick. But, it's missing both his callsign and a "73" at the end, so please ignore it if you get one... > > 73; > Mike > W7VO > > >

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[arrl-odv:35618] Phishing attempt
by Michael Ritz 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

Just a note that this morning I received a phishing attempt to my .org address through ARRL's Outook really appearing to be from Rick Roderick. But, it's missing both his callsign and a "73" at the end, so please ignore it if you get one... 73; Mike W7VO

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