<<072413.doc>> IN-Newsletter <<Microsoft Word Picture>> Vol. 36, No. 29 July 24, 2013 -- Covers the period July 7-20. Upcoming Meetings and Events Director/Vice Director Elections November 15 LoTW Study Committee November 15 @ 9:00am in Newington, CT Administration & Finance Committee November 16 @ 8:30am in Newington, CT Media & Public Relations Reported by Sean Kutzko, KX9X I completed the work on the 2012 Annual Report. I also continue to handle several questions a week related to Field Day log submissions. We fulfilled a PR literature request for a ham in Garfield Heights, OH, who is going to make a presentation to their city council about their antenna zoning ordinance dating to the 1980s. Allen Pitts had a video crew in ARRL HQ on Thursday, July 18 to do some shooting for the Centennial video project. Development Reported by Lauren Clarke, KB1YDD We are pleased to welcome Jay Close, KØGEO, as the 130th member of the Maxim Society. A Spectrum Defense mailing to 45,000 went out last week. Payments for the 82 awarded scholarships through the ARRL Foundation will be mailed this week. The Second Century Campaign has reached $5,219,496 in gifts and commitments through June 30, 2013. Production/Editorial Reported by Becky Schoenfeld, W1BXY The September 2013 issue of QST has been released to the printer. Sales and Marketing Reported by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R Congratulations to new parents Jackie Ferreira and her husband Joe on the arrival of their baby boy, Joseph James, born on June 24. Bob Inderbitzen reports that June product sales were $190,271, short of the month's sales forecast of $228,308. Direct sales were $107,806; dealer sales were $82,465. Direct sales were down nearly $34k from June 2012. Sales for the first half of the year were $1,577,572, exceeding forecast by $48,792-and on par with recent years. Royalties earned for the ARRL Visa credit card totaled $19,231 during the first half of the year ($17,604 for Jan-June 2012). This affinity membership benefit contributes ~$30K of revenue each year. U.S. Bank has supported our participation in this program since March 2005. Bob has completed negotiating a contract renewal with US Bank, reviewed by General Counsel Chris Imlay. Diane Petrilli prepared the email notification for the August 2013 edition of digital edition of QST, distributed to ARRL members on Friday, July 12. The distribution list included 113,140 members. To date, we have increased the number of members who have voluntarily opted to receive digital-QST-only to 5,097 (1,759 are international members). Interdepartmental meetings were held to plan the final stages of testing for the new direct ordering & fulfillment system. The new system integrates ordering and fulfillment across the ARRL Information System (AIS), accounting system, and ARRL web store. Our department's testing team includes Yvette Vinci and Kim McNeill (for order processing), and Steve Capodicasa (warehouse). Trip Report: There were 88 membership applications (180 membership years) collected at our exhibit at the International Amateur Radio Exhibition held in Friedrichshafen, Germany June 28-30. Dues totaled $9,048. The applications included acquisition of 33 new members-mostly referrals from existing ARRL members attending the event. The convention was attended by 15,300 visitors. ARRL representatives included International Affairs Vice President Jay Bellows, K0QB and staff members Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, and Dave Patton, NN1N. The team promoted ARRL membership, DXCC and ARRL Awards, QST (including the digital edition), and next year's national Centennial Convention. We also enjoyed greeting a handful of ARRL members who traveled from the US to Germany to attend the convention. An ARRL Volunteer Examiner team, led by Mitch Wolfson, DJ0QN/K7DX, proctored the US Amateur Radio license examinations in an administrative building on the convention site. They tested over 20 candidates. Bob posted photos throughout the event to ARRL's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151542482817408.1073741834.20069.... Summary of warehouse fulfillment activity (reported by Steve Capodicasa): Week of Packages fulfilled Member Premiums 7/8/2013 725 704 7/15/2013 645 614 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 and Steve Ewald conducted some morning code practice runs at W1AW on behalf of vacationing staff in recent weeks. They also served as HQ tour guides to visiting groups and some who operated at W1AW for a while. Membership and Volunteer Programs staff assisted with tour guide duties on Friday, July 12, for a group from the 10-10 International Convention that was held in Windsor Locks. Chuck and Steve also gave considerable support to the ARRL Board and the Programs and Services Committee meeting. Radio amateurs from Virginia and Eastern New York and Indiana successfully completed requirements to become Official Observers over the past couple of weeks. Also, a radio amateur from Arizona applied and was approved to become a member of the ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch. Chuck Skolaut compiled the monthly Intruder Watch monitoring report and forwarded it to the IARU Region 2 Coordinator. In addition, Chuck also prepared and sent the monthly Official Observer Summary to all OOs, OOCs, and Section Managers. Unlicensed truckers have been reported using 2 meters in Montana and regional Official Observers are checking it. Also, a report and question was received regarding a beacon operating on 30 meters. Michigan Section Manager Larry Camp, WB8R, has been nominated to run for another term of office. Nominations for this particular Section Manager election cycle are due at Headquarters by September 6, and the new terms of office will begin on January 1, 2014. Leona Adams has been providing administrative support to our Field Organization. She also noticed an increased number of submissions of Section Manager travel expense reports. Summertime activities such as Field Day and travel to conventions and hamfests have kept Section Leaders' schedules very busy. This year's Section Manager Workshop is scheduled for September 20-22 at ARRL HQ. A dozen new Section Managers, who have started their terms of office within the last year, have been invited to attend. Steve finished up proofreading and editing work for September QST's Field Organization Reports column and the announcement for the 2013 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test. Sincerely Compiled by, Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ Assistant to the CEO Hamfest/Member Contact/ARRL Representative/Meetings/Vacations All Staff 9/2 Holiday Bob Allison 8/1-8/9 PTO Joe Carcia 7/26 PTO `` 8/2-8/9 PTO `` 8/16 PTO `` 8/23 PTO `` 8/30 PTO Steve Ewald 7/29-8/6 PTO Steve Ford 8/26-8/30 PTO Mike Gruber 8/26-8/30 PTO Dan Henderson 8/5-8/9 PTO Bob Inderbitzen 8/16-8/19 Alabama State Convention, Huntsville AL `` 8/30-9/2 North Carolina Section Convention, Shelby, NC Harold Kramer 8/5-8/15 PTO `` 8/16-8/18 Alabama State Convention, Huntsville AL Sean Kutzko 7/22-7/26 PTO Diane Petrilli 8/2-8/9 PTO `` 9/20-9/30 PTO Dave Sumner 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