<<071410.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 33, No. 28 July 14, 2010 -- Covers the period July 4-10. Upcoming Meetings and Events Vice Director Orientation: July 14, 2010 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Programs & Services Committee: July 15, 2010 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Administration & Finance Committee: July 15, 2010 @ 8:30am - ARRL HQ Second Board Meeting: July 16-17, 2010 @ 9:00am in Windsor, CT Regulatory Information Reported by Dan Henderson, N1ND The week since returning from Friedrichshafen was spent on the usual "catching up" activities. Over 40 phone calls and several hundred emails were cleared. We also have spent considerable time finalizing several items for visiting directors. We began the daily procedures for preparing the list of Logs Received for 2010 ARRL Field Day. All indications are that it was a successful year for Field Day. In spite of the technical glitches, 1,620 groups registered the Field Day site with the on-line locator - an increase from the final tally of 1,602 that used the site in 2009. One week after the event, 959 submissions have been received through the b4h.net web application. Thanks to all who handled the last-minute queries before Field Day and special thanks to the crew of the Maritime Radio Historical Society station, K6KPH, who again retransmitted the annual W1AW Field Day bulletin on several occasions/bands/modes. Considerable time was spent with NC Section Manager Bill Morine, N2COP, trying to address a tower ordinance being proposed by an amateur in Cleveland County. The ordinance proposed by the amateur appears to be overly restrictive and is not supported by the majority of amateurs in the county. At the request of Morine, we spoke with county officials and offered some suggestions, which the county appears amenable to consider. However, the amateur who filed the petition requesting the ordinance has stated he is going to pursue his proposal instead. Morine and other NC ARRL officials will attend the hearing to present their compromise proposal. We continue to work with General Counsel on an antenna issue in Midwest City, OK and the amateur ticketed for cell phone use in NY State. We received the May-June report of pending state legislation from Chwat and Company and are reviewing it for potential concerns. Media & Public Relations Reported by Allen Pitts, W1AGP Posted even more Field Day related Media Hits to website. Took part in initial meeting on internal emergency planning. Making preparations and arrangements for presentation at AIDF conference in DC next week. Wrote and posted the July issue of CONTACT! Designed and received initial materials to be used in ARES 75th celebration in September, with more to come. Wrote department Board report and aided in report of PRC. Wrote Media Hits column for QST. Development Reported by Mary Hobart, K1MMH The new newsletter, Spectrum Defense Matters, mailed to 40,000 prior donors and members about a week ago. We are still awaiting first responses. Next week an email will go out with a link to a PDF of the newsletter. The Education & Technology Campaign is in production. Development is preparing reports for the Second meeting of the ARRL Board and the A & F meeting. Margie Bourgoin and Maryann Macdonald have been assisting Lisa Kustosik with preparation of the Board Notebooks. Checks have been prepared for the 2010 ARRL Foundation Scholarships. Production/Editorial Reported by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE Khrystyne Keane wrote and distributed The ARRL Letter and voiced and produced ARRL Audio News for July 8, 2010. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Bob Inderbitzen is pursuing a couple of new product opportunities, building on the groundwork laid during Harold Kramer's visit to MFJ Enterprises last month. Among these is a code practice oscillator kit, following specifications developed by ARRL and to be produced by MFJ. A prototype was delivered last week and received high marks from staff throughout the organization. Amy Hurtado participated in an IT planning meeting involving the future integration of the e-store with our fulfillment infrastructure. Diane Petrilli is developing a membership survey. The survey will address interest in a variety of membership benefits including preferences for online magazines. Jackie Ferreira continues to fine-tune the new e-store, collaborating with the IT group on items that require additional programming or development. A recent addition to the e-store is an alphabetized list of our 395 product offerings: http://www.arrl.org/list-all-products. During the last week, the warehouse crew fulfilled 584 packages for publication and product orders, 551 membership premiums, and QST mailing supplements. Membership & Volunteer Programs Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N Contests IARU HF ended at 1200 UTC on Sunday morning. 24 hours after the event, we have 1,470 logs received. We have received 1,033 logs for June VHF. The log submission deadline is July 14. DXCC Branch Credits Applications 2009 Carryover 171,945 1,287 2010 Received 381,601 3,158 Cumulative Total 553,546 4,445 2010 Processed 507,259 4,133 Remaining 46,287 312 Processing Time Weeks Logbook of the World Category June 2010 % Change Jan - June 2010 QSO Records Entered In System 289,080,239 10% QSL Record Matches 31,022,901 15% Logs Processed 1,548,021 20% Active Certificates 52,226 10% Registered Users in System 34,571 10% Logbook (Email Only) Inquiries June 2010 Maintenance 847 Initial Setup Inquiries 814 Award Related Concerns 238 Customer Usage Issues 672 Phone Calls 325 Total 2,896 Thanks to Bill Moore, NC1L and Chuck Skolaut, KØBOG, for covering the morning station operations on Tuesday through Friday for the vacationing Joe Carcia, NJ1Q. Scott worked on fast and slow code practice files for the first part of the month of July. He also assisted the DXCC department with the editing of applications. For the prior week, Joe processed one Qualifying Run endorsement. He processed all regular QSL card requests. He created the W1AW July Qualifying Run texts. Joe also updated the web code practice files and the web Qualifying Run schedules. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Staff Absentee List Leona Adams 7/23 Vacation Steve Capodicasa 9/13-9/17 Vacation Joe Carcia 7/16 Vacation `` 7/23 Vacation `` 7/30 Vacation `` 8/6-8/13 Vacation `` 8/20 Vacation `` 8/27 Vacation Michael Cory 7/30-8/6 APCO Conference, Houston, TX `` 8/20-8/22 Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, AL Scott Gee 8/2-8/4 Vacation `` 8/30-8/31 Vacation Mike Gruber 8/23-8/27 Vacation Joel Hallas 7/14-7/20 Vacation Dan Henderson 7/16-7/17 BOD Meeting `` 9/24-10/3 Ten-Tec Hamfest,(TN)/W4DXCC/SEDCO/Vacation `` 10/14-10/18 Pacificon Mary Hobart 7/15-7/17 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting `` 7/23 Vacation `` 8/11-8/13 Vacation Amy Hurtado 7/14-7/26 Vacation Gail Iannone 7/12-7/16 Vacation Bob Inderbitzen 8/4-8/5 Training `` 8/6-8/9 Vacation `` 8/23-8/27 Vacation Joel Kleinman 8/5 Vacation `` 8/23 Vacation Harold Kramer 7/15-7/17 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting `` 7/29-8/6 Vacation Lisa Kustosik 7/15-7/17 BOD Meeting Sean Kutzko 7/15-7/16 Vacation `` 8/16-8/25 Tokyo Ham Fair Greg Kwasowski 7/21-8/5 Vacation Zack Lau 7/12-7/23 Vacation Monique Levesque 7/19-7/23 Vacation Dave Patton 8/6-8/7 Texas State Convention, Austin, TX Diane Petrilli 8/4-8/5 Training `` 8/23-8/27 Vacation Allen Pitts 7/26-7/28 Vacation Brennan Price 7/15-7/17 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting Steve Sant Andrea 8/30 Vacation Barry Shelley 7/15-7/17 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting `` 8/9-8/20 Vacation `` 8/26-8/27 Vacation Dave Sumner 7/15-7/17 Committee Meeting/BOD Meeting