IN-Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 32 November 12, 2014 - Covers the period November 2-8. Upcoming Meetings and Events LoTW Study Committee November 14 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee November 15 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Director/Vice Director Elections November 21 Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli reports that the next membership campaign will mail November 17. Holiday-themed (Thanksgiving and Black Friday) membership appeals have also been prepared for bulk email distribution throughout the month. A "thank you" lunch for ARRL HQ volunteers and tour guides was held on Thursday, November 13. The core of 30 tour guides have welcomed thousands of visitors to Headquarters throughout the organization's Centennial year. Jackie Ferreira reports that readership surveys are being conducted with randomly selected ARRL members and subscribers for our journals QST and QEX. The information gleaned from the online surveys will be used for editorial planning, marketing, and to explore other improvements including digital publication considerations. We introduced a digital edition of The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual to Amazon's Kindle Store, selling 140 copies in the first week. The project was completed with help from Production Department staff, who managed the file conversion of Ham Radio License Manual to a digital book. Having a digital edition responds to increasing demand from readers who prefer digital publications and online content, and furthers our interest to expand beyond traditionally printed books. Feedback from members following our promotion of the Kindle edition on ARRL's Facebook Page has been overwhelmingly positive. Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 11/7/2014 983 848 10/31/2014 1,217 334 10/24/2014 938 880 10/17/2014 1,814 120 Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 2 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 3-5 Business Days Field Organization/Public Service Team Chuck Skolaut compiled and forwarded the monthly ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the IARU Region 2 Monitoring Coordinator. Supplies were sent out to several Official Observers. Several reports of an Over the Horizon Radar signal heard on 10 meters were received. The FCC was advised of a problem operator returning to local 2 meter repeaters in Nevada. A report of unlicensed users in Iowa on 2 meters was reported and forwarded to the OOC. Chuck Skolaut and Steve Ewald continued to fill in for regular W1AW staff members who were away from the office and fill-in as Headquarters tour conductors when volunteer tours guides were already on tour. They also assisted guest operators at W1ØØAW. ARRL Simulated Emergency Test reports continue to be submitted. Although October 4-5 was the focal-point weekend for this year's SET, many Sections and local ARES groups among others are encouraged to hold their SETs on other weekends to maximize participation and activity. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 11/27-11/28 Holiday All Staff 12/25-12/26 Holiday Bob Allison 11/26 PTO `` 12/5-12/8 PTO `` 12/17 Jury Duty `` 12/22-12/24 PTO Steve Capodicasa 11/24-11/26 PTO `` 12/12 PTO Joe Carcia 11/14 PTO `` 12/5 PTO `` 12/12 PTO Lauren Clarke 11/25-11/26 PTO `` 12/24 PTO Steve Ewald 11/25-12/5 PTO Jackie Ferreira 11/21 PTO `` 12/15 PTO `` 12/29-12/31 PTO Steve Ford 11/24-11/28 PTO Scott Gee 12/24-12/29 PTO Dan Henderson 11/14-11/16 Indiana State Convention, Ft. Wayne, IN `` 11/24-11/26 PTO `` 12/17-1/6 PTO Gail Iannone 12/19-1/2 PTO Debra Johnson 11/24-11/26 PTO Harold Kramer 12/18-12/29 PTO Lisa Kustosik 11/24-11/26 PTO Sean Kutzko 12/12-12/19 PTO Diane Petrilli 12/22-12/24 PTO `` 1/26-1/30 PTO Barry Shelley 11/18-11/20 Risk Strategies, Chicago, IL Chuck Skolaut 11/24-12/1 PTO