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IN-Newsletter
Vol. 36, No. 16
April 17, 2013 -- Covers the period April 7-13.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Administration & Finance Committee
July 18 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT
Programs & Services Committee
July 18 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT
Annual Board Meeting
July 19-20, 2013 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT
Production/Editorial
Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY
The May/June 2013 issue of NCJ is at the printer.
Steve Sant Andrea, AG1YK, activated W1HQ on Saturday, April 13, for the RMS Titanic Special Event to honor the memory of those who were lost in that tragedy. Using W1MGY (MGY was the Titanic’s call) he made a total of 100 Qs contacting 20 countries, 14 states and 1 maritime mobile.
Lab
Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI
News
Zack Lau W1VT was surprised to receive a certificate for his induction into the A-1 Operator Club!
Bob Allison celebrated his 5th year at the ARRL Lab on April 14th.
Product Review
Bob is currently testing a modern dual-band analog/digital handheld transceiver for product review. Bob tested yet another antenna tuner for Product Review.
The Data Tables of two storage oscilloscopes were compiled for Product Review and passed along to Mark Wilson, the Product Review editor.
Bob Allison and Steve Ford produced three Product Review videos for the June issue of QST. Videos of a high power linear amplifier, a selectable band-pass filter, and an automatic antenna tuner are featured.
RFI
Joe Carcia and Mike Gruber finished construction of a test fixture for measuring Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters for RF immunity.
QST
Mike Gruber is writing an article on emergency generator hookups. He just needs to finish the sidebars.
Ad Acceptance
Bob Allison tested an inexpensive dual-band handheld transceiver for advertising acceptance.
Sales and Marketing
Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R
Circulation and Member Services Manager Amy Hurtado has decided to leave the ARRL staff for a new job opportunity. Her last day is Friday, April 19. We thank Amy for her 7 years of dedicated service to the organization…and we’ll all miss her!
ARRL earned $8,017 during Q1 2013 for the ARRL Visa Card, administered by US Bank ($7,950 for Q1 2012). ARRL earns royalties for new cards issued, annual renewals (every 12 months a card remains open), and on card use. Email solicitations sent by ARRL continue to be the largest source of new card acquisition. Representatives for US Bank will help represent the ARRL Visa Card in our exhibit area at Dayton Hamvention in May.
May QST mailed to members April 2-8. The email notification for the digital edition was circulated to 113,552 members on Monday, April 15.
Final plans for ARRL’s participation at 2013 Dayton Hamvention are in full gear. Hotel confirmation numbers were emailed to team members. Materials shipping to Dayton need to be on the skids by or before May 7.
A large membership campaign will mail on April 29. This is the last large campaign until September.
Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity (reported by Steve Capodicasa):
Week of Packages fulfilled Member Premiums
4/8/2013 917 794
Membership & Volunteer Programs
Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N
Field Organization/Public Service Team
Chris Brewer, N5GMJ, of Saginaw, Texas, has been appointed the North Texas Section Manager as of April 30. Dave Patton, Manager of the Membership and Volunteer Programs Department, made the appointment after Walt Mayfield, KE5SOO, announced his resignation because of the press of work and family commitments. Dave received and reviewed Mayfield’s recommendation and consulted with Director Woolweaver before making the appointment official. Mayfield has been the North Texas Section Manager since October 2011.
Chris, N5GMJ, who is presently the Official Observer Coordinator in North Texas, will complete the current term of office as North Texas Section Manager that continues nearly two full years until March 31, 2015.
Chuck Skolaut compiled and forwarded the monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the IARU Region 2 Coordinator. Updated information regarding hang glider pilots using 2 meters in Northern Florida disclosed that several do, indeed, hold licenses but are negligent in properly identifying. After contact by an Official Observer, they indicated they would identify in the future.
A report was received from Arizona regarding interference to the amateur bands. Further investigation points to a pool pump as the source, and it’s in the process of being followed up on. Also, there is a new FCC District Director, Charles Cooper, at the Los Angeles District Office.
Sincerely Compiled by,
Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ
Assistant to the CEO
Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations
All Staff 5/27 Holiday
Bob Allison 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Joe Carcia 5/24 PTO
Lauren Clarke 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Mike DeChristopher 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Steve Ford 5/15-5/20 Hamvention, Dayton, OH / PTO
`` 6/10-6/11 Assoc. & Media Pub. Conference, Washington, DC
Norm Fusaro 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Scott Gee 4/17-4/19 PTO
Amanda Grimaldi 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Mike Gruber 5/3 PTO
`` 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
`` 6/3-6/7 PTO
`` 8/26-8/30 PTO
Ed Hare 4/16-4/17 IEEE meeting, Princeton, NJ
`` 4/18-4/22 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA
`` 4/23-4/27 PTO
Dan Henderson 5/16-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Mary Hobart 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Bob Inderbitzen 4/18 PTO
`` 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Karen Isakson 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Clare Isakson 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Deb Jahnke 5/16-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Harold Kramer 5/16-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Sean Kutzko 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Zack Lau 4/18-4/19 PTO
`` 7/1-7/5 PTO
Monique Levesque 4/22-4/26 PTO
Maryann Macdonald 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Kim McNeill 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Magdalena Owczarska 5/16-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Dave Patton 5/16-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Diane Petrilli 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
`` 8/5-8/9 PTO
Michael Scharr 5/15-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH
Dave Sumner 4/18-4/22 International DX Convention, Visalia, CA
`` 4/23 PTO
`` 4/24-4/26 Cubesat Workshop, San Luis Obispo, CA
`` 4/30 Washington, DC
`` 5/16-5/19 Hamvention, Dayton, OH