[ARRL logo-and-logotype black gold vertical] IN-Newsletter Vol. 42, No. 9 March 10, 2017 Covers the period February 25 - March 3, 2017 Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events: ARRL Executive Committee Meeting March 25, 2017 @ Denver, CO Administrative & Finance Committee Meeting March 26, 2017 @ Denver, CO Hamvention 2017 May 19 - 21, 2017 @ Xenia, OH SEA-PAC 2017 June 2 - 4, 2017 @ Seaside, OR Business Services Reported by Debra Jahnke, K1DAJ We're pleased to welcome back Diamond Antenna Corporation, after a long absence, with a full page spread each month in QST. In addition, Flex Radio has also expanded their presence in QST with a second full page and Elecraft has taken the "Feature" banner spot on the LoTW Website recently vacated by DX Engineering. On the flip-side, due to evaluating advertising resources, Main Trading Company has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend their campaign of one and two page print QST spreads (including Cover 3 of QST) for the time being. Commline (Jun's Electronics) will be taking Cover 3 for the May issue after a QST absence of several years. Chief Executive Office Reported by Tom Gallagher, NY2RF [Ralph Crumrine N0KC with Ron Cowan KB0DTI plaque presentation] Each month, one article in QST is selected by a poll of QST readers online (at http://www.arrl.org/cover-plaque-poll) as that month's favorite article. Carla Pereira sends each winning author a plaque featuring that month's cover with their name and article title engraved. Occasionally, that division's Director, Vice Director, or Section Manager will present the plaque to the winner formally at an event or club meeting. The January cover plaque was presented to winner Ralph Cumrine, N0KC, by Kansan Section Manager Ron Cowan, KBØDTI, who kindly shared a photo of the presentation. The second episode of "60-Second Century" with Tom Gallagher was filmed last week. "60-Second Century" is a one-minute video companion to Tom's monthly editorials for QST. The new episode will be uploaded to ARRL's YouTube and social media sites soon. In the meantime, you can watch the first episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdkRr8BYb9E. Tom also travelled to Florida to visit with the convention bureaus of Broward and Palm Beach counties, scouting potential event locations for future events. While in Florida he also met with five South Florida radio clubs over the weekend, accompanied by Joe Tiritilli, N4ZUW, Vice Director, Southeast Division. Education Services Reported by Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Teacher Registration Instructor Registration Graduation Kit Requests License Class Listings 11 12 1 13 Debra worked on tracking down erroneous data in instructor feedback reports, and resolving data input/interface issues with IT. We are now receiving feedback from the new instructor reporting system. We received 42 reports on 87 listed classes since the launch of the program in late October, reflecting 705 hours of volunteer instruction. Debra sent out an online survey to past recipients of Education & Technology Program grants with questions about the use of the equipment and student exposure and involvement with ham radio. ARISS Contacts: * March 1, a direct contact between students at the Ecole Albert Camus, Rueil-Malmaison, France, College Marcel Pagnol, Rueil-Malmaison, France, and Ecole "Robespierre B.", Rueil-Malmaison and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG was successful. Education/Field Services Reported by Mike Corey, KI1U Shui Se Pho, a 7th grader at the Grace Academy, became the first student to become a licensed ham radio operator through ARRL's after-school program at the Academy, taught by Mike Corey. Look for more information about Shui Se and the program in an up-coming editorial from Tom Gallagher. Field Services Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Field Organization Leona Adams reports that Rhode Island Section Manager Bob Beaudet, W1YRC, of Cumberland, has been nominated to run for a new term of office. Bob has been Section Manager since 2002. Utah Section Manager Mel Parkes, NM7P, of Layton, Section Manager since 1999, has been nominated to run for a new term of office. Nominating petitions for this particular Section Manager election cycle are due on Friday, March 10, and new terms of office begin on July 1. Leona and Steve Ewald are assisting (with materials, information and resources) the group of new, incoming Section Managers who are starting their terms of office on April 1. See last week's IN Newsletter for a list of these Section Managers. Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY Members of the Production, Education, and Advertising Departments met with Scott St. Onge to discuss the functionality of ARRL's e-newsletter tool. The April 2017 digital edition goes live today, March 10th, online and across all apps. PageSuite is updating the reader on the Kindle Fire app to improve the function of downloading editions. Radiosport Reported by Norm Fusaro, W3IZ Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 2 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 1 - 2 Business Days 2017 DXCC Applications 2,027 2017 WAS Applications 289 2017 VUCC Applications 71 Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R February product sales were $214,245, falling short of the sales forecast of $226,625. Direct sales were $131,294; dealer sales were $82,951. A large amount of the shortfall is attributed to less than predicted sales of the Ham Radio License Manual, which outpaced our forecasts for most of 2016 due to exceptionally large orders from one major reseller. Royalties earned on sales of our Kindle e-books were $6,945 ($15,719 year-to-date). ARRL earned $3,279 for royalties attributed to the ARRL Visa Credit Card in February. The largest source of program growth is email conducted by ARRL on behalf of US Bank. YTD (Jan & Feb), ARRL has earned $6,378. In 2016, ARRL earned total royalties of $47,910 -- a 7% increase over 2015. There are 2,669 open cards. ARRL earns royalties on newly opened cards and on net purchases. Jackie Ferreira reports that an emailing promoting ARRL's Hands-On Radio books contributed 143 orders that included both volumes over the weekend. In May, we will introduce a new book: International Antennas, published by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB). The book is a compendium of contributions from RSGB, ARRL and the Wireless Institute of Australia. We have supplied marketing contributions for a new ARRL publication being readied by the Publications Dept: Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur, written by Ward Silver. Yvette Vinci, with others, completed tasks to support planning for the new membership system. Bob Inderbitzen reports that planning for ARRL's participation at Hamvention is ongoing. He negotiated eight ARRL-sponsored forums, and recruited presenters. REMINDER: board and staff members supporting our exhibits and activities at Hamvention, May 19-21, should complete and submit the following online registration form by March 31: http://www.arrl.org/hamvention-arrl-team-registration. The online registration form will help us organize room reservations, badges, apparel and staffing for the event. Our registration tally to date is 51 ARRL Team members. Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations Leona Adams 03/31 PTO " 04/07 PTO Bob Allison 04/07 - 04/10 PTO " 05/18 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Margie Bourgoin 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Steve Capodicasa 03/13 PTO Joe Carcia 03/17 PTO " 03/21 PTO " 03/24 PTO " 03/31 PTO " 04/05 - 04/13 PTO " 05/26 PTO " 07/05 - 07/07 PTO " 07/14 PTO " 07/21 PTO " 07/28 PTO " 08/04 PTO " 08/07 - 08/11 PTO " 08/18 PTO " 08/25 PTO " 10/09 PTO Lauren Clarke 03/06 - 03/10 PTO " 03/16 PTO " 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Michael Corey 03/28 - 03/31 National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Governing Board Meeting, Las Vegas, NV " 05/15 - 05/18 National VOAD Conference, Houston, TX " 05/18 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Steve Ewald 03/10 - 03/11 Nebraska State Convention, Lincoln, NB " 03/29 - 04/07 PTO Jon Faasen 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Steve Ford 03/16 PTO Norm Fusaro 03/14 Frankford Radio Club Meeting, PA 03/15 - 03/17 PTO " 05/18 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Tom Gallagher 03/24 - 03/27 Executive Committee and Administrative and Finance Committee Meetings, Denver, CO " 03/31 PTO " 04/18 Penn Fund Executive Board Meeting, NYC " 04/21 - 04/23 Delaware State Convention, Georgetown, DE " 05/18 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH " 06/01 - 06-04 SEA-PAC, Seaside, OR Regina Galuppi 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Perry Green TBD Medical Leave Mike Gruber 04/19 IEEE EMC Society, Batavia, IL " 05/18 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Ed Hare 03/09 - 03/13 Louisiana Section Convention, Rayne LA and PTO Dan Henderson 03/14 PTO " 03/24 - 03/27 Executive Committee and Administrative and Finance Committee Meetings, Denver, CO " 04/13 - 04/22 Presentation at Mt Airy VHF Society's annual ARRL Night and PTO Bob Inderbitzen 03/23 - 03/26 Texas State Convention, Houston, TX " 03/30 - 04/03 Nevada State Convention, Las Vegas, NV " 04/14 - 04/15 Roanoke Division Convention, Raleigh, NC " 05/17 - 05/22 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Sabrina Jackson 05/18 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Debra Johnson 03/29 - 04/03 NSTA National Conference, Los Angeles, CA Sean Kutzko 03/09 - 03/12 PTO " 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Kimberly McNeill 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Dave Patton 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Michael Scharr 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Becky Schoenfeld 04/10 - 04/13 PTO " 05/18 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Barry Shelley 03/24 - 03/27 Executive Committee and Administrative and Finance Committee Meetings, Denver, CO " 03/28 Risk Strategies, Chicago, IL Yvette Vinci 05/17 - 05/21 Dayton Hamvention, Xenia, OH Sincerely Compiled by, Carla Pereira, Assistant to CEO
