IN-Newsletter Vol. 41, No. 18 May 25, 2016 - Covers the period May 15-21. Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events LoTW Study Committee July 13 @ 10:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee July 14 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Programs & Services Committee July 14 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Second Board Meeting July 15-16 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT CEO Office The office will be closed Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. Have a safe and enjoyable Holiday weekend! Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY The July issue of QST has been uploaded to the printer. The July/August issues of QEX and NCJ are being produced. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Dayton Hamvention 2016 is history! Our advance team arrived on Wednesday to begin setting up our large exhibit area, ARRL EXPO. This was our 11th year supporting ARRL's "show within a show," which has become a popular feature of Hamvention. ARRL EXPO included 22 unique exhibits covering nearly 9,000 square feet of the exhibit hall. Our team included over 125 people: volunteers, officials, and staff. Traffic on Friday and Saturday was brisk, which was most apparent throughout the big ARRL Store. New exhibits, including one to spotlight the yearlong National Parks on the Air event, saw regular interest from convention goers eager to speak with our program representatives and volunteers. Authors Glen Popiel, KW5GP - author of High Speed Multimedia for Amateur Radio and Arduino for Ham Radio - and J.K. George, N3BB - author of Contact Sport: A Story of Champions, Airwaves, and a One-Day Race around the World - signed a lot of books as they met and talked with visitors at our "Meet the Authors" table. A significant highlight on Saturday was our first-ever ARRL Youth Rally. Eighteen young people participated in the all-day Rally, which required advance online registration. They were led by professional educators Tommy Gober, N5DUX, and Jennifer Gober, KE5LNK. The kids engaged in hands-on activities, which included a small electronics construction project, and setting-up a backpack portable station and antenna. Their day ended with an HF operating experience, supported by a group of contest clubs eager to introduce the young newcomers to on-air operating. On Saturday night, a handful of our officials and staff were graciously invited to attend the Hamvention Awards Convocation. Awards included: Amateur of the Year - Joe Taylor, K1JT; Technical Achievement - John S. Burningham, D.I.T., W2XAB; Special Achievement Award - Special Achievement Award: Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU; Club of the Year - Rocky Mountain Ham Radio, N0SZ. ARRL sponsored six of the Hamvention forums, including an Amateur Radio Disaster and Emergency Communications Panel, moderated by Mike Corey, KI1U. The panel included experts from VoIP WX Net and VoIP Hurricane Net, US Army MARS, US Air Force MARS, Hurricane Watch Net, SATERN, the ARRL Field Organization, Department of Homeland Security SHARES, and the National Hurricane Center. Tom Gallagher was seen everywhere - enjoying introductions with dozens of manufacturers, exhibitors, and industry representatives. Tom also supported a Q&A during our Youth Rally - eliciting some great ideas from the next generation of radio amateurs. Jen Glifort posted daily ARRL News<http://www.arrl.org/news> briefs from Hamvention. We posted photos and videos throughout the convention to ARRL's Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153798991842408.1073741892.20069212407&type=1&l=22e0872969> page. The show wound down on Sunday, and within an hour following closing - ARRL EXPO was packed-up, and wrapped-up. Over 1,000 membership applications were returned from ARRL EXPO at Hamvention. By Tuesday, these had all been processed by our staff into the membership recordkeeping system. Emailings are being prepared for the Memorial Day weekend, promoting publications, products, and membership. New editions of The ARRL Extra Class License Manual and ARRL's Extra Q&A are now available in the Kindle e-book format from Amazon. Bob Inderbitzen is readying materials to support our booths at the upcoming Northwestern Division Convention in Seaside, Oregon, June 5-7, and the International Exhibition of Radio Amateurs in Friedrichshafen, Germany, June 24-26. Summary of Sales and Marketing Department telephone group, reported by Yvette Vinci: Week Ending Calls Answered Calls Per Hour Total Talking Duration Average Speed of Answer 5/20/2016 780 17.3 26:44:10 12 seconds 5/13/2016 764 16.9 23:24:06 11 seconds 5/6/2016 799 17.7 23:23:55 9 seconds 4/29/2016 832 18.5 29:07:34 8 seconds Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week Ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 5/20/2016 976 470 5/13/2016 835 420 5/6/2016 968 716 4/29/2016 1,042 550 Field Services & Radiosport Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Centennial QSL's returning from printer-more than 250,000 of 750,000 printed so far. DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 3 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 1-2 Days W1AW As expected, it was a busy Dayton week, with W1AW receiving many visitors who were on their way to attend Dayton Hamvention. Joe Carcia processed regular QSL card requests. He made a quick repair to one of the Icom amplifiers used in the broadcast racks. He also updated the W1AW QST code practice source web page. Joe constructed and installed a rotatable rack support for use in the ENG van. Scott Gee worked on fast and slow code practice files for the week. Scott also processed some VUCC endorsements and certificates. Field Organization/Public Service Team As a way to "kick-off" the activities for Dayton Hamvention, several Section Managers among others were on hand for the Section Managers' conference on Thursday afternoon, May 20, in Dayton, Ohio. Several more Section Managers were monitoring via the Internet. Thanks to Ohio SM Scott Yonally, N8SY, Tennessee SM Keith Miller, N9DGK, and Los Angeles SM David Greenhut for organizing this conference. Thanks, also, to Tom Gallagher, Rick Roderick, Mike Lisenco, Debra Johnson, and Steve Ewald, for making presentations during this conference. Leona Adams reports that Idaho Section Manager Ed Stuckey, AI7H, has been nominated to run for a new term of office. Petitions are due on June 10 for new terms of office beginning October 1. Chuck Skolaut compiled and sent the monthly Official Observer Summary to all OOs, OOCs, and Section Managers. One radio amateur from Connecticut successfully completed requirements to become an Official Observer this past week. A question about identifying on DMR repeaters and a complaint about operation on 7.248 MHz were received. A monitoring request was forwarded to the Georgia OOC to monitor for reported interference on a frequency. Research was done to supply information regarding the call sign of an Illinois ham in the 1960s. Chuck also conducted one code practice session and a qualifying run at W1AW. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 5/30 Holiday All Staff 7/4 Holiday Bob Allison 7/22-7/23 Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, OK Alli Barbieri 6/9-6/13 PTO Steve Capodicasa 6/13 PTO `` 6/27 PTO `` 8/22-8/26 PTO `` 9/19-9/23 PTO Joe Carcia 5/27 PTO Lauren Clarke 6/2pm PTO `` 6/13-6/21 PTO Steve Ford 7/5-7/15 PTO Norm Fusaro 6/3-6/5 Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, OR `` 6/22-6/27 International Exhibition, Friedrichshafen, Germany `` 8/5-8/7 Texas State Convention, Austin, TX `` 8/19-8/21 West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV Tom Gallagher 6/10-6/12 West Gulf Division Convention, Irving, TX `` 6/14-6/21 PTO `` 6/22-6/27 International Exhibition, Friedrichshafen, Germany `` 7/14-7/16 Committee Meetings/Board Meeting `` 7/22-7/24 Oklahoma Section Convention, Oklahoma City, OK `` 8/12-8/14 New Mexico State Convention, Albuquerque, NM Scott Gee 6/30-7/8 PTO Mike Gruber 5/31-6/3 PTO `` 8/22-8/26 PTO Ed Hare 5/23-5/26 IEEE EMC Society BOD meeting, San Francisco, CA `` 6/10-6/20 PTO Dan Henderson 5/31-6/3 PTO `` 6/10 PTO `` 6/29-7/1 PTO `` 7/14-7/16 Committee Meetings/Board Meeting Bob Inderbitzen 6/2-6/6 Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, OR `` 6/7 PTO `` 6/21-6/27 International Exhibition, Friedrichshafen, Germany `` 6/28-6/29 PTO `` 7/5-7/8 PTO Debra Johnson 6/16-6/23 PTO Lisa Kustosik 7/14-7/16 Board Meeting, Windsor, CT Sean Kutzko 6/17-6/19 Tennessee State Convention, Knoxville, TN Zack Lau 6/17 PTO Diane Middleton 6/14-6/17 PTO `` 7/19 PTO `` 7/25-7/29 PTO Barry Shelley 6/2 PTO `` 6/17-7/1 PTO `` 7/14-7/16 Committee Meetings/Board Meeting `` 7/18-7/26 PTO Chuck Skolaut 8/20-8/21 Kansas State Convention, Salina, KS Maria Somma 5/31-6/1am PTO Yvette Vinci 5/31 PTO
