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Compiled
by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE
Managing Editor
jkleinman@arrl.org
September 1, 2006
This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information--is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of August.
The FCC unanimously adopted a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) in response to several petitions for reconsideration of its BPL rules -- including one from ARRL.
Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart represented ARRL in Bad Bentheim, Germany, where she accepted the Golden Antenna Award for humanitarian communications service. It was awarded for the ARRL's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Midwest Division Vice Director Bruce Frahm has acceded to the position of Director following the untimely death of Wade Walstrom, who had served as Midwest Division Director since 2000.
Incumbent Section Managers in Ohio and Idaho won re-election in the only two contested races of the current SM election cycle.
President Joel Harrison discussed the future of the Amateur Radio Service at the New England Division Convention in Boxboro, Massachusetts.
Along with President Harrison, Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler and IARU President Larry Price, DXCC Manager Bill Moore attended the Huntsville Hamfest. Bill took part in a DXCC and LoTW forum and (along with volunteers W5ZN and K4ADK) checked cards for ARRL awards. Along with volunteer K1BD, Bill also checked cards at the New England Division Convention.
Atlantic Division Director Bill Edgar and Membership Manager Katie Breen attended the ARRL Western New York Convention in Buffalo. Katie also gave a presentation on "Why Should I Consider Amateur Radio for my Boat?" to the US Power Squadrons Governing Board. Finally, she and Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen set up the ARRL booth and met ARRL members during the New England Convention in Boxboro, Massachusetts.
Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer spoke at the Texas State Convention in Austin. West Gulf Director Coy Day and Vice Director Dr David Woolweaver also attended.
Roanoke Division Director Dennis Bodson took part in the West Virginia State Convention at Jackson's Mill. Media Relations Manager Allen Pitts was the key speaker.
Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills provided various DXCC services at the annual Tokyo Ham Fair.
Chuck Skolaut gave a talk on the Official Observer program at the Kansas State Convention in Salina. Midwest Director Wade Walstrom and Vice Director Bruce Frahm also attended.
The only contest in the current election cycle for Director and Vice Director seats is in the Roanoke Division.
The 13th Conference of IARU Region 3 was held in Bangalore, India August 7-11. Representing the ARRL, which has Full members in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, were International Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary David Sumner and Chief Technology Officer Paul Rinaldo. The IARU International Secretariat was represented by Vice President Tim Ellam. All four also attended a meeting of the IARU Administrative Council in Bangalore August 12-14.
The October issue of QST and the September/October issue of QEX were released to the printer.
Representatives of the New York Metro chapter of InfraGard visited HQ to learn more about Amateur Radio and how the two organizations can cooperate during emergencies.
The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for July is Paul J. Graziani for his article "Tune in a Beacon Station."
Registration opened for ARRL Emergency Communications (Levels I, II and III), Technician Licensing, Radio Frequency Propagation, Antenna Modeling, HF Digital Communication, Antenna Design and Construction, RFI, Analog Electronics, VHF/UHF--Beyond the Repeater and Digital Electronics on-line courses. To learn more, contact Certification and Continuing Education.
The DXCC program has added language to its Accreditation Criteria to minimize difficulties stemming from online DXpedition logs. These operations have been approved for DXCC credit: KH8SI, K1ER/KH8, KS6FO/KH8, WH7S/KH8, K8YSE/KH8, AH7C/KH8 and KH6BK/KH8 -- Swain's Island, for contacts made from July 28 through August 2, 2006.
Allen Pitts fulfilled requests for another 2600 Hello campaign brochures.
Mark Spencer completed the final two 2006 Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology, one at HQ and one at Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, New Jersey. The program recently added another 36 schools in 20 states to bring the total to 207.
The process of replacing 16 W1AW antennas (14 HF, one for 2 meters and one for 70 cm) with new aluminum from M2 Antenna Systems began August 29.
Chuck Skolaut reported several apparent intruders to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Monitoring System.
Steve Ewald distributed 2006 Simulated Emergency Test information to Field Organization leaders.
Dan
Henderson handled a number of PRB-1 and CC&R queries, and developed a
PowerPoint presentation on those subjects for presentation at conventions.
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