Tnx Dave, I guess you can chalk the Foxboro vs. Boxborough goof up to Midwestern ignorance of geography in the East. I appreciate the update on liaison with MARS. I missed Daves articles somehow. I had been a very active member of NAVMARS in the days before it became NAVMARCORPSMARS (however they spell this), but havent been involved for many years now. Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director Great Lakes Division, ARRL 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 Tel. 513-459-0142; E-mail k8je@arrl.org -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:08 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:14409] Re: Trip Report - New England Division Convention Boxborough is quite a distance from Foxboro, but some confusion is understandable. They don't play pro football in Boxborough (for some years, though not recently, it was arguable whether they did in Foxboro). We're certainly not resisting a closer relationship with MARS. We had a nice discussion in Dayton this year with the new Chief, Army MARS. She has even designated an ARRL liaison. There was a lengthy Web story posted a couple of weeks ago, written by none other than N1IN: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/08/10/2/. The same story was picked up in the August 11 ARRL Letter. There have a couple of recent MARS news items in QST. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Jim Weaver [mailto:k8je@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:48 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:14408] Re: Trip Report - New England Division Convention Joel, Interesting Foxboro report. One point I found interesting is the fellow who complained about coverage of MARS in QST, etc. Of course, I realize MARS isnt a ham radio service which is all one needs to know about his complaint, but neither is RACES. But, I digress . . . The interesting part is that yesterday I received an E-mail from a GLD member asking why ARRL doesnt seem to want to associate more closely with MARS. This was in response to a report hed read by Mary Hobart about developing close ties with different organizations. I suggested he write to Mary or to NN1N with his thoughts. Incidentally, I for one appreciate the effort you take to keep the Board, et al, informed of your activities. Jim