‰ NOW 40 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2012 QST PAGE 75‰ BINKLEY MAYHEW, THREE SONS WILLIAM W. MAXWELL, W2WM, OF DELAND, FLORIDA, RICHARD A. MAXWELL, W8KHK, OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA AND JOHN R. MAXWELL, K4JRM, OF GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA AND DAUGHTER SUSAN M. GLASNAPP, EX KC4UBZ, OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA. MORE DETAILS OF MAXWELLS LIFE AND WORK ARE AVAILABLE ON HIS WEBSITE AT WWW. W2DU. COM. WALT MAXWELL, W2DU PUBLIC SERVICE AT GROUND ZERO DISASTER AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ONE HAMS STORY SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, THE DAY OUR WORLD CH CONTENT OF THE ORDER CAN BE FOUND AT WWW. FEDERAL NEWS RADIO. COM/ 519/ 2933910/ OBAMA ASSIGNS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES FOR KEEPING GOVERNMENT CONNECTED IN CASEOF EMERGENCY. 2011 ARRL ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE THE ARRL ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2011 NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE REVIEWS THE MAJOR EVENTS OF THE YEAR AND DOCUMENTS THE RENEWED GROWTH OF BOTH THE ARRL AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ARRL MEMBERSHIP GREW, TOTALING 157,813 MEMBERS AT YEAR END. ACCORDING TO ARRL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DAVID SUMNER, K1ZZ, AMATEUR RADIO IS FLOURISHING DESPITE CHALLENGES ON MANY FRONTS, AMATEUR RADIO AND THE ARRL WERE IN BETTER SHAPE AT THE END OF 2011 THAN AT THE BEGINNING. IN SEPTEMBER, WE REACHED A MILESTONE IN AMATEUR LICENSING, WITH 700,000 INDIVIDUALS LICENSED BY THE FCC, AND REACHED 702,056 AT THE END OF DECEMBER, UP R86 PERCENT FOR THE YEAR. SUMNER NOTED THAT ARRL MEMBERSHIP ALSO GREW AT R86 PERCENT, EXACTLY THE SAME RATE AS THE LICENSING NUMBERS. WHILE MEMBERSHIP IS STILL SHORT OF ITS ALL TIME HIGH, WE HAVE ACHIEVED FIVE STRAIGHT YEARS OF GROWTH, STRAIGHT THROUGH THE RECESSION, HE SAID. THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER POSES NO THREAT TO THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE ON JULY 6, THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ADDRESSES NATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS NS/EP COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CONTRARY TO SOME CONCERNS RAISED IN A FEW AMATEUR RADIO CIRCLES, THE ORDER DOES NOT APPEAR TO CONTAIN ANY THREAT TO THE AMATEUR SERVICE OR ITS ABILITY TO CONTINUE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. IT ALSO POSES NO THREAT TO AMATEUR SPECTRUM. THE PURPOSE OF THE NEW ENTITY, WHICH WOULD BE CREATED BY THIS ORDER WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, APPEARS TO BE TO PLAN FOR FUTURE NS/EP COMMUNICATIONS AND TO ENSURE SURVIVABILITY, HARDNESS AND INTEROPERABILITY, AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP A LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR NS/EP COMMUNICATIONS, SAID ARRL REGULATORY INFORMATION MANAGER DAN HENDERSON, N1ND. BASED ON THE AMATEUR SERVICES ONGOING, POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OFFICIALS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, IT IS HARD TO ENVISION THAT ANY NEW MANAGEMENT PLAN WOULD NOT INCLUDE AMATEUR RADIO. NOTHING IN THIS ORDER DIRECTLY AFFECTS AMATEUR RADIOS DAILY OPERATIONS. THE FULL TEXT OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER CAN BE FOUND AT WWW. WHITEHOUSE. GOV/ THE PRESSOFFICE/ 2012/ 07/ 06/ EXECUTIVE ORDER ASSIGNMENT NATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. A GOOD SUMMARY OF THE ‰ END OF 40 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ