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 Previous: It Seems to Us: ARRL v. FCC |  Next: The Amateur Amateur: Field Day: An Etude in Three Movements |
Compiled by Joel Kleinman, N1BKE
Managing Editor
jkleinman@arrl.org
July 2, 2007
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 June.
ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, expressed his appreciation to Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor after the senator introduced a BPL-related bill in the US Senate.
Installation of the Diamond Terrace at ARRL Headquarters is nearly complete.
Several members of the ARRL HQ staff, area hams and out of state visitors activated W1AW during Field Day weekend. FD groups are posting photos and written accounts of their experiences to the Soapbox site.
The ARRL has sent out more than 100 letters to repeater owners/trustees who have repeaters affected by the Pave Paws radars. The letters provided an update on the ongoing negotiations with the US Air Force. In response, most have reported that they have voluntarily reduced power.
Dave Brindle, K1WER, of Nashua, New Hampshire and Bob Hall, W8QHG, of Barboursville, West Virginia, achieved Top of the DXCC Honor Roll after completing confirmed contacts with BS7H, the Scarborough Reef DXpedition.
The ARRL Worked All States (WAS) award has been redesigned.
The following ARRL Certification and Continuing Education (CCE) program online courses begin July 6: Technician License Course (EC-010), Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Level 1 (EC-001), Radio Frequency Interference (EC-006), Antenna Design and Construction (EC-009), Analog Electronics (EC-012) and Digital Electronics (EC-013).
The August issue of QST and the July/August issues of QEX and NCJ have been printed and mailed. The 2006 Annual Report is available electronically or, upon request, in printed form.
Chuck Skolaut compiled and forwarded the ARRL Monitoring System/Intruder Watch report to the IARU Region 2 Coordinator.
US Virgin Islands Section Manager John Ellis is serving as the main liaison between the Hurricane Watch Net and ARRL HQ staff during the 2007 hurricane season.
Mark Spencer led two Teachers Institutes, one in Rocklin, California and one in Spokane, Washington. Mark and his wife Doris spent a good part of a week in EmComm support for a local wildfire emergency in Coleville, California, including offering their home as shelter.
The Executive Committee has approved seven new grants to Education & Technology Program schools.
The new editions of The ARRL General Class License Manual and General Q&A are available for sale.
Jon Bloom managed the process of switching the massive Logbook of The World QSO repository over to a more robust server.
Several staff members helped reorganize the ARRL HQ lobby publications and apparel display.
The June VHF QSO Party was held.
Staff travel: ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner took part in a meeting of International Telecommunication Union-Radio Communication Sector (ITU-R) Working Party 1A in Geneva, Switzerland. IARU President Larry Price, W4RA, ARRL Chief Technology Officer Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, and Sumner also took part in a meeting of ITU Working Party 8A in Geneva. Dan Henderson took part in the ARRL Forum at the Georgia State Convention/Atlanta Hamfest. Mary Hobart took part in the Northwestern Division Convention at Seaside, Oregon. Katie Breen attended the New York State Convention in Rochester and the Iowa State Convention in S Sioux City, Nebraska. David Sumner, Dave Patton and Maria Somma represented the ARRL at HAM RADIO 2007 at Friedrichshafen, Germany. Steve Ewald attended the National Citizen Corps Conference in Alexandria, Virginia. Khrystyne Keane gave a presentation at the West Gulf Division Convention in Plano, Texas.| Previous: It Seems to Us: ARRL v. FCC | Next: The Amateur Amateur: Field Day: An Etude in Three Movements |
