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IN-Newsletter

Vol. 36, No. 25

June 19, 2013  --   Covers the period June 9-15.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Vice Director Orientation

July 17 in Newington, CT

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

Lab

Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI

Product Review

The ARRL Lab has received quite a few Amateur Radio Products for testing.  Bob Allison, working with Mark Wilson, has created a priority list of test work to be completed over the next few months.  The Lab’s test equipment should be returning shortly from the calibration lab.

Bob Allison tested and wrote a review on a digital field strength meter.

QST

Mike Gruber is nearly done with the Generator article—Joel Hallas is the handling editor.  Only two photos need to be shot next week.

RFI

Mike Gruber purchased a test instrument that will generate a simulated arc.  With the help of Joe Carcia, we will use it for additional testing of Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters.  So far, the only particularly problematic AFCI’s, in terms of RFI, have been a particular type of Eaton breaker.

Ed Hare and Mike Gruber attended a Cable TV Web meeting.

We had been asked by Ron Hranac, the Community Access Television representative on the ARRL RFI Committee, to provide some background on common RFI problems plaguing Amateur Radio.  Apparently, Community Access Television is also experiencing RFI problems from consumer devices and power line noise.

Electronic Publications

A couple complaints have been received about the Garmin loader software needed to install the TravelPlus GPS program—it isn’t user friendly.

ARRL Historical Collection

Bob Allison and Jonathan Allen worked together on a plan for cataloging items contained in the ARRL Historical Collection.

Membership & Volunteer Programs

Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N

DXCC

DXCC Branch     Credits Applications   
2012 Carryover  100,208 1,098  
2013 Received   556,636 5,732  
Cumulative Total        656,844 6,830  
2013 Processed  604,855 6,216  
Remaining       51,989  614    
Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time                6 Weeks
Logbook Processing Time         3-5 Business Days      

   Logbook of the World

Category       

May 2013        % Change

Jan – May 2013 
QSO Records Entered Into System 503,315,225     8%     
QSL Record Matches      72,026,256      12%    
Logs Processed  4,370,331       15%    
Active Certificates     87,036  6%     
Registered Users in System      57,900  6%     

Logbook Inquiries       May 2013       
Emails  1,591  
Phone Calls     123    
Total   1,714  

Sincerely Compiled by,

Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ

Assistant to the CEO

Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations

All Staff               7/4             Holiday

Leona Adams             7/5-7/12        PTO

Bob Allison             7/5             PTO

    ``                  8/1-8/9         PTO

Joe Carcia              6/28            PTO

   ``                   7/1-7/5         PTO

    ``                  7/12            PTO

    ``                  7/19            PTO

    ``                  7/26            PTO

Steve Ford              6/21            PTO

Scott Gee               6/21-6/26       PTO

Mike Gruber             6/21            PTO

    ``                  7/5             PTO

    ``                  8/26-8/30       PTO

Mary Hobart             7/18-7/20       Committee Meeting / Board Meeting

Gail Iannone            6/28-7/5        PTO

Bob Inderbitzen 6/25-7/3        Friedrichshafen Convention, Germany/PTO

Harold Kramer           7/18-7/20       Committee Meeting / Board Meeting

Lisa Kustosik           7/5             PTO

     ``                 7/18pm-7/20     Board Meeting

Sean Kutzko             6/27-6/30       Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Estes Park, CO

Zack Lau                7/1-7/5         PTO

Diane Petrilli          6/21            PTO

      ``                        7/5             PTO

      ``                        8/5-8/9         PTO

Barry Shelley           7/18-7/20       Committee Meeting / Board Meeting

Dave Sumner             6/21            PTO

      ``                        6/27-6/30       Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Estes Park, CO

      ``                        7/3-7/7         RSGB Centenary, Bedford, England

     ``                 7/12            PTO (WRTC test)

     ``                 7/18-7/20       Committee Meeting / Board Meeting

      ``                        7/26-7/30       Central States VHF Conference, Elk Grove Village, IL

      ``                        8/2-8/3         Great Lakes Division Convention, Columbus, OH

      ``                        8/21-9/8        PTO

       ``                       9/20-9/28       IARU Region 2 Conference, Cancun, Mexico