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Vol. 34, No. 27

July 6, 2011  --  Covers the period June 26-July 2.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Administration & Finance Committee

July 14 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT

Programs & Services Committee

July 14 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT

Annual Board Meeting

July 15-16, 2011 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT


Development

Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH

The report to the ARRL Board of Directors was prepared for the July 15-16 meeting.

The Education & Technology mail campaign finally hit the street.  The goal for this mailing is $65,000.

The report from Albuquerque on the Teachers Institute there was mailed to the current and former donors.  To date donors have contributed $80,000 to support this professional development initiative.

The Spectrum Defense Fund has reached $151,119 or 43% of the 2011 goal.

The Diamond Club has reached $171,558 or 61% of the 2011 goal.



Production/Editorial

Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE

We reviewed printer’s proofs for the 2010 DXCC Yearbook.

Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed the ARRL Letter and produced and voiced ARRL Audio News for June 30, 2011.



Sales and Marketing

Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R

June ended with 156,797 members—a gain of 172 members over May.  74% of June 2011 expirees paid on time (vs. 75% last June).  For the first 6 months, membership is up 322 members--196 members ahead of goal.  Direct mail and targeted e-mail solicitations continue to be the greatest contributing factors to membership growth.

Membership acquisition among new licensees is strong. 21.39% of new hams licensed in March joined ARRL within 4 months (March - June).

Several targeted emails contributed 473 new members during the month, a new record—just exceeding the 469 members recruited by email in December.

June product sales were $242,765, exceeding the sales forecast of $237,058. Direct sales were $146,894; dealer sales were $95,871.  This was a strong second quarter—with sales exceeding the forecast goal by $23,412.

The warehouse crew fulfilled 868 packages for publication and product orders, 538 membership premiums, and QST mailing supplements.



Membership & Volunteer Programs

Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N

DXCC Branch     Credits Applications   
2010 Carryover  156,929 1,155  

2011 Received   500,937 4,465  

Cumulative Total        657,866 5,620  

2011 Processed  539,529 4,602  

Remaining       118,337 1,018  

Processing Time                  8 Weeks       

 Logbook of the World

Category       

June 2011       % Change

Jan – June 2011
QSO Records Entered Into System 351,970,150     9%     

QSL Record Matches      41,999,960      13%    

Logs Processed  2,227,830       18%    

Active Certificates     63,289  9%     

Registered Users in System      42,122  10%    

Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries  June 2011      
Maintenance     798    

Initial Setup Inquiries 986    

Award Related Concerns  378    

Customer Usage Issues   535    

Phone Calls     196    

Total  
2,893  

Field Organization/Public Service Team

Leona Adams reports that incumbent Section Manager Rob Griffin, K6YR, has been nominated to run for a new term of office as Santa Barbara’s Section Manager for the next term of office that starts in January 2012.  Bill Kauffman, W5YEJ, has been nominated to run for New Mexico Section Manager for the next term also starting in January.  Thanks to the Mailroom Staff, the Georgia and Western Washington Section Manager election ballots were sent to members in these respective sections last week and before the July 1 mailing deadline.

Steve Ewald worked on and turned in the September QST Public Service column to our Production Department.  Many Section Managers and Section Leaders have been reporting on successful and fun tours of their respective sections during Field Day weekend in order to visit as many Field Day camps as the time and schedules would allow.

Chuck Skolaut helped address a number of questions this past week including the use of FRS radios in a foreign country, identifying a remote station, selling equipment to a foreign amateur, operating overseas and the ROS mode.  Several complaints of CB stations causing interference to the ham bands were received.  A beacon on 30 meters is being checked, and OOCs in South Carolina and Georgia are investigating reports of interference to local repeaters.  Chuck was also a tour guide around headquarters, conducted morning code practice, and assisted visitors who operated W1AW.



Sincerely Compiled by,

Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ

Assistant to the CEO

Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations

Leona Adams             7/22            Vacation

Margie Bourgoin 8/18-8/23       Vacation

Joe Carcia              7/1-7/8         Vacation

    ``                  7/15            Vacation

    ``                  7/22            Vacation

    ``                  7/29            Vacation

    ``                  8/5-8/12        Vacation

    ``                  8/19            Vacation

Steve Ford              8/8-8/12        Vacation

     ``                 8/18-8/25       West Virginia State Convention, Weston, WV/Vacation

Mike Gruber             7/11-7/15       Vacation

    ``                  8/20-8/27       Vacation

Joel Hallas             8/10-8/16       Vacation

Ed Hare         8/5-8/7         Midwest Division Convention, Cedar Rapids, IA

Dan Henderson           7/5-7/8         Vacation

     ``                 7/15-7/16       BOD Meeting, Windsor, CT

     ``                 8/5-8/7         Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Taos, NM

Mary Hobart             7/14-7/16       BOD Meeting/Committee Meeting, Windsor, CT

Amy Hurtado             7/8             Vacation

    ``                  7/15            Vacation

Gail Iannone            6/24-?          Sick Leave

Bob Inderbitzen         7/25-7/29       Vacation

       ``                       8/8-8/12        Vacation

Joel Kleinman           7/7-7/8         Vacation

Harold Kramer           7/14-7/16       BOD Meeting/Committee Meeting, Windsor, CT

Lisa Kustosik           7/14-7/16       BOD Meeting, Windsor, CT

Bill Moore              8/20-8/21       Alabama State Convention, Huntsville, AL

Dave Patton             7/22-7/25       W0DXCC, Leavenworth, KS/Vacation

     ``                 8/25-8/28       JARL Ham Fair, Tokyo, Japan

Diane Petrilli          7/8             Vacation

    ``                  7/22            Vacation

     ``                 7/29            Vacation

     ``                 8/5-8/12        Vacation

     ``                 8/26-9/2        Vacation

Allen Pitts             7/20-7/22       Vacation

    ``                  7/28-7/29       Vacation

Brennan Price           7/13-7/16       BOD Meeting/Committee Meeting, Windsor, CT

      ``                        8/5-8/6         Texas State Convention, Austin, TX

John Proctor            6/22-7/8        Vacation

Chuck Skolaut           8/20-8/22       Kansas State Convention, Salina, KS

Dave Sumner             7/14-7/16       BOD Meeting/Committee Meeting, Windsor, CT