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REVISED Nov 2, 2005 09:06 ET
NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 1, 2005--Regulatory and FCC-related topics topped the agenda as the ARRL Executive Committee (EC) met for its regular fall meeting October 22 in Ft Worth, Texas. ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, chaired the session. Among other matters the EC agreed unanimously that the League go forward with the filing of a Petition for Rule Making asking the FCC to regulate amateur subbands by maximum bandwidth rather than by emission mode.
At its July meeting, the ARRL Board of Directors instructed the EC to complete a final review of the draft petition and file it at the Committee's discretion. In the interim, two ARRL directors and two vice directors requested postponing the petition's filing until the Board had the opportunity to revisit one issue. At issue was the possible provision of subbands below 29 MHz in which digital emission bandwidths greater than 3.5 kHz would be permitted.
After considering the procedural and substantive aspects of the request as well as the timing of the filing, the EC voted unanimously to direct ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, to file the petition as drafted in accordance with the Board's wishes, once the EC completes its final review. That appears likely to occur by year's end.
The EC also discussed the timing of a petition for rulemaking that would permit security of data for computer-to-computer communications on domestic transmissions above 50 MHz. The issue relates to the requirement to maintain privacy of certain client information transmitted on behalf of served agencies during emergencies. The EC decided it wanted a chance to review experience gained from Hurricane Katrina before moving forward with the petition, which the ARRL Board requested at its July 2004 meeting.
Imlay also reviewed the status of pending FCC items for the Committee. He reported that:
In other business, the EC discussed the underlying philosophy of the League's provisions defining the eligibility of officer or director candidates--Article 11 of the ARRL's Articles of Association--and whether a revision might be in order. The question arose after the League's Election and Ethics Committee determined that a nominee for an ARRL Board of Director's seat for the 2006-2008 term was ineligible to run because of the nature of his business connections. The EC reviewed and upheld the decision September 1 by teleconference. A proposal to amend Article 11 is expected to be offered by a Director at the Board's January meeting.
The EC also voted unanimously to present the ARRL President's Award to Mary Ann Crider, WA3HUP, for her contributions to the cause of international goodwill through her long service as a QSL manager and as manager of the ARRL Third Call Area Incoming QSL Bureau.
In addition to Haynie, Committee members present were ARRL First Vice President Joel Harrison, W5ZN; CEO and Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ; Southeastern Division Director Frank Butler, W4RH; Central Division Director George R. "Dick" Isely, W9GIG; Delta Division Director Rick Roderick, K5UR, and Midwest Division Director Wade Walstrom, W0EJ. Also attending in addition to Imlay were West Gulf Division Director Coy Day, N5OK; Great Lakes Division Director Jim Weaver, K8JE, and ARRL International Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD.
The minutes of the Executive Committee's October 22, 2005, meeting are available on the ARRL Web site.
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