IN-Newsletter
Vol. 37, No.
12
April 2, 2014 -- Covers the
period March 23-29.
Upcoming Meetings and
Events
Administration & Finance
Committee
April 12 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT
Centennial Convention
Committee Meeting
May 6 @ 3:30pm in
Newington, CT
Programs & Services
Committee
May 10 @ 9:00am in St.
Louis, MO
Regulatory
Information
Reported by Dan Henderson,
N1ND
We continue to do daily reviews
of new and/or tagged-for-tracking state legislation through the LexisNexis
StateNet site. The ability to have ARRL staff review legislation on a
timely basis has worked well, allowing us to weed out legislation that would not
affect or impact the Amateur Service as well as be able to monitor progress of
legislation that could affect Amateurs and alert appropriate field officials.
We continue to spend time each
week “fine-tuning” the programs, forums and training track for the July
Centennial Convention. We are looking at several possible options for
recording some of the more high-profile presentations that can be made available
on-line to members who are unable to attend the event. We also are looking
into options to do a possible video stream of several of the highlight parts of
the convention, including the keynote speaker and the Saturday midday
presentation. No final decision has been made on this topic. We are
also working with the facilitators for the Thursday training tracks to publicize
the various speakers and topics that will be included in each of their daylong
events. Up-to-date listings for the Thursday speakers and topics can be
found on the www.arrl2014.org
website by clicking on the “Presenters and Forums” tabs near the top of the
page.
The usual day-to-day queries and
workload of the Regulatory Branch continue. As usual at this time of year,
we are getting many queries about reciprocal licensing. We have been
working with Ed Savela, K8EA, who has been working on a contract for land he
wishes to build a home on in Vestavia Hills, AL. The property is not
covered under a CC&R but the city of Vestavia Hills has a less-than-clear
zoning ordinance related to Amateur Radio support structures. Because he
is in the time-period of due diligence under which he can void the contract, he
is looking to ascertain how much of a “fight” he would face if the city wished
to oppose his proposed towed. We have provided his personal attorney with
some relevant PRB-1 materials, along with having had several phone conversations
with him on PRB-1.
Congratulations are in order for
the Washington State ARRL team who were successful in getting an exemption for
Amateur Radio towers written in to a recently passed tower-marking bill.
The bill would have required specific antenna markings and paintings to alert
low-flying aircraft (such as crop dusters). This is similar to a bill
passed last year in Idaho, as well as another bill currently being addressed by
the Colorado Section Manager and his team.
We continue to work on managing
the data processing issues and many queries related to things in the Contest
Branch as the job search for a contest manager continues. With the recent
printing of certificates for the January 2013 VHF and the 2013 ARRL
International DX contests, things are back on schedule for contest
certificates. We are waiting an order of DX contest plaques in order to
fulfill the plaque backlog. Data for the 2014 RTTY Roundup was received,
processed and the various tables sent to the author recently. The full
results for the 2013 CW Sweepstakes are available on-line, including the
searchable database. The full 2013 Phone Sweepstakes results will be
posted soon. The 2013 10-Meter and 160-Meter data have been processed and
the various results sent to the authors. All email and phone calls to Contests@arrl.org or the Contest
Department voicemail are current.
A reminder that the 2014 ARRL
Field Day Site Locator is on-line and active with over 200 locations listed by
various clubs in 40 states and several Canadian provinces being listed.
The locator is found at http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
Sales and
Marketing
Reported
by Jackie Ferreira, KB1PWB
Diane Petrilli reports we ended
March with 163,547 members, a gain of 410 members over February (a loss
of 15 was forecasted). We are now 1,148 members over goal
year-to-date. On-time renewals for March is 74.57% vs. 74.21% last
March.
March product sales were at
$206,021, falling short of the sales forecast of $250,500. Direct sales
were $120,433; dealer sales were $85,588. New titles contributed the
following in sales to the “Other Books” category: Your First HF Amateur Radio
Station ($14,010, 754 copies) and Even More Wire Antenna Classics Volume
3 ($4,492, 426 copies).
ARRL has introduced a new app
for locating the frequencies of Amateur Radio repeaters in the US and Canada,
The ARRL Repeater Directory®…Powered by Travel Plus™. Android phone
and mobile device users can download the app from Google Play™. An
activation code to download the app is bundled in each copy of The ARRL
Repeater Directory®, and can be purchased separately. An Apple iOS
version of the app is coming soon.
Now Available: The ARR
Repeater Directory® 2014-2015 Edition (Pocket-size and Desktop Editions) and
ARRL Repeater Directory App: http://www.arrl.org/shop/What-s-New/
Summary
of warehouse fulfillment activity (reported by Steve
Capodicasa):
| Week of | Packages fulfilled | Member Premiums |
| 3/3/2014 | 1,008 | 410 |
Membership & Volunteer
Programs
Reported by Dave Patton,
NN1N
DXCC
| Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time | 4 Weeks |
| Logbook Processing Time | 3-5 Business Days |
W1AW
Joe processed five (5)
Qualifying Run certificates and four (4) endorsements. He created the
texts for the April W1AW Qualifying Runs. Joe also updated the code
practice text source web pages as well as the April W1AW and West Coast
Qualifying Run schedule pages. He installed the 4O3A high power band pass
filters in the broadcast racks. The next step will be cabling the
filters. Joe continues updating Logbook of the World with the various
W1AW/xx Centennial operations as well as sorting/storing the QSL card requests
being received for each operation.
Field Organization/Public
Service Team
Leona Adams thanks the mail
staff for prompt handling of ballots and statements for the upcoming Delaware
and Maine Section Manager elections which were mailed to members on March
27th.
Northern Florida Section Manager ballots and statements are
scheduled to be mailed by April 1st. A Section Manager
nomination petition was received for Scott Yonally, N8SY for the Ohio section
for the SM election term beginning October 1, 2014.
One amateur from Oregon
completed certification to become an Official Observer this week. Several
reports were received regarding radio station YHWH heard on 40 meters in the
western United States. Documentation was sent to the FCC regarding
interference to local 2 meter operation in Oregon which has been
identified. An unidentified signal was reported on 10 meters causing
interference to a wide frequency range, it was identified by the IARU Region 1
Monitoring Coordinator as an Over the Horizon Radar from Iran. A number of
complaints were received regarding operation occurring on 14313 and the FCC was
updated. Chuck gave a tour to a visiting amateur from
Ohio.
Sincerely Compiled
by,
Lisa Kustosik,
KA1UFZ
Assistant to the
CEO
Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL
Representative/Meetings/Vacations
All
Staff
4/18
Holiday
Allison
Barbieri
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
Margie Bourgoin
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
Steve
Capodicasa
4/14-4/17 PTO
Joe
Carcia
4/7
PTO
``
5/2
PTO
``
5/23
PTO
Lauren
Clarke
4/1-4/5 PTO
``
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
``
6/6-6/8 Northwestern Division
Convention, Seaside, OR
``
8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention,
Huntsville, AL
Mike
Corey
5/30-6/1 Nevada State Convention,
Virginia City, NV
``
8/8-8/10 Rocky Mountain Division
Convention, Albuquerque, NM
Steve
Ewald
3/31-4/8 PTO
``
5/2-5/4 South Carolina Section
Convention, Spartanburg, SC
Steve
Ford
4/16-4/17 PTO
Norm
Fusaro
4/18-4/20 Roanoke Division Convention,
Raleigh, NC
Scott
Gee
4/28-4/30 PTO
Mike
Gruber
5/2
PTO
``
6/2-6/6 PTO
``
6/27
PTO
Dan Henderson
4/21-4/30 PTO
``
5/9-5/11 PSC Committee Meeting, St.
Louis, MO
``
6/21-7/3 Friedrichshafen Hamfest /
PTO
``
8/1-8/2 Texas State Convention,
Austin, TX
``
8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention,
Huntsville, AL
Mary
Hobart
4/4-4/10 PTO
``
4/10-4/11 SCC Reception, Los Angeles,
CA
``
5/15-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
``
6/13-6/14 Ham-Com, Plano,
TX
Gail
Iannone
4/3
PTO
Bob Inderbitzen
4/3-4/6 PTO / AES Superfest,
Milwaukee, WI
``
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
``
6/6-6/8 Northwestern Division
Convention, Seaside, OR
``
6/13-6/14 HamCom, Plano,
TX
``
8/16-8/17 Southeastern Division Convention,
Huntsville, AL
Harold
Kramer
4/17 Mt. Airy
VHF Radio Club, Warminster, PA
Carol
Krukiel
5/15-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
Sean
Kutzko
4/21-4/25 PTO
``
6/6-6/8 Northwestern Division
Convention, Seaside, OR
Kim
McNeil
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
Diane
Petrilli
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
Michael
Scharr
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
Dave
Sumner
4/7
PTO
``
4/10-4/11am SCC Reception, Los Angeles,
CA
Yvette
Vinci
5/14-5/18 Dayton
Hamvention
