[ARRL logo-and-logotype black gold vertical] IN-Newsletter Vol. 41, No. 38 October 28, 2016 Covers the period October 15-21, 2016 Upcoming In-Person Meetings and Events LoTW Study Committee November 11, 2016 @ 10:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee November 12, 2016 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Board Meeting, Semi-Annual January 20 - 21, 2017 @ 8:00am in Windsor, CT Field Organization/Public Service Team Reported by Steve Ewald WV1X Leona Adams reports that James Ferguson, N5LKE, of Searcy, has been nominated to run for the Arkansas Section Manager position. Dale Temple, W5RXU, the current Arkansas Section Manager, has previously announced that he will not seek a new term of office. Dale, of North Little Rock, has been the Section Manager since 2011. Jay Urish, W5GM, of McKinney, has been nominated to run for the office of Section Manager in North Texas. Jay previously served as the North Texas Section Manager from 2009 to 2011. Nominating petitions for this particular Section Manager election are due at Headquarters by December 9, 2016, and the new terms of office are set to begin on April 1, 2017. Steve Ewald wrapped up work on the Field Organization Reports column for December QST, and 2016 Simulated Emergency Test reports from across the country are arriving in a steady stream at Headquarters. Field Services & Radiosport Reported by Dave Patton, NN1N DXCC Paper/Fieldcheck Processing Time 2 Weeks Logbook Processing Time 1-2 Days Lab Reported by Ed Hare, W1RFI Membership Contact Walter Hampton, a blind ham who frequently calls for technical advice, wanted ideas on articles he could write to encourage young people to become hams. I suggested that he just needs to do things he is capable of-like spending time to talk to people who show up on repeaters-it can be very discouraging to new and potential hams if there is nobody to talk to on all the repeaters. Doing a lot of little things like that may be more important than trying to make that big contribution. Radio Frequency Interference Mike Gruber reviewed the 2017 Handbook chapter on RFI for the upcoming 2018 revision. Mike Gruber revised the p1897 document per the last p1897 Working Group meeting. Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY The December 2016 issue of QST is at the printer. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Diane Petrilli conducted a handful of targeted emails, including some campaigns promoting membership by license class. She is also preparing materials for a membership mailing in November. While visiting a friend in North Carolina, Diane made a connection with a student and school teacher at the New School Montessori Center in Holly Springs. Diane shared some ARRL resources and a care package with the Upper Elementary students, and they're now working toward their Technician class licenses. Yvette Vinci prepared a report for the recent Executive Committee Meeting with a listing of the elected Life Members since the last EC meeting-209 new Life Members. Yvette prepared a reminder emailing to members with a summary of "What's trending" in November QST, taking advantage of some early analytics she had collected. The notification was sent to 121,009 members on Wednesday, October 19. Yvette and Diane continue to participate with an interdepartmental team to define the criteria for programming a new membership system. Jackie Ferreira has been busy promoting the new editions of The ARRL Handbook and ARRL Operating Manual. She has also completed targeted emailings promoting a variety of publications and products, license manuals, the new DXCC List, and the 2017 ARRL Calendar. Bob Inderbitzen is in regular contact with Hamvention organizers as they continue to plan the event's relocation to a fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio next year. No commitments have been made for ARRL's participation at 2017 Hamvention. Summary of Sales and Marketing Department telephone group, reported by Yvette Vinci: Week Ending Calls Answered Calls Per Hour Total Talking Duration Average Speed of Answer 10/21/2016 856 19.0 27:37:20 13 seconds 10/14/2016 729 16.2 22:13:20 9 seconds 10/7/2016 828 18.4 27:53:18 11 seconds 9/30/2016 787 17.4 30:05:46 11 seconds Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity, reported by Steve Capodicasa: Week Ending Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 10/21/2016 988 574 10/14/2016 832 427 10/7/2016 1,462 415 9/30/2016 1,206 342 Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations Leona Adams 11/11 PTO Bob Allison 11/03 - 11/04 Club Travel, PA " 12/26 - 12/30 PTO Steve Capodicasa 11/07 PTO Lauren Clarke 10/26 - 10/31 PTO " 11/22 - 11/23 PTO Steve Ewald 11 28 - 12/06 PTO Jackie Ferreira 10/28 PTO Steve Ford 10/28 PTO 11/07 PTO 11/11 PTO Tom Gallagher 10/28 PTO 11/04 - 11/07 PTO 11/08 - 11/09 DX Energy Tour and Presentation to Mercer County ARC, Pittsburgh, PA " 11/10 National Association of Broadcasters Show, NYC " 11/18 PTO " 12/08 Princeton University Meeting, Princeton NJ Dan Henderson 11/10 - 11/13 Indiana Section Convention, Ft Wayne IN Gail Iannone 10/07 - 01/09 Sick Leave Sean Kutzco 11/09 National Association of Broadcasters Show, NYC Barry Shelley 11/04 PTO Yvette Vinci 11/03 - 11/04 PTO Sincerely Compiled by, Carla Pereira, Assistant to CEO