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ARRL In Action: What Have We Been Up To
Lately?
August 1, 2002
This feature is a periodic update of what the
ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of
July.
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ARRL Lab Supervisor Ed Hare, W1RFI, and
RFI Specialist John Phillips, K2QAI, met with FCC Special Counsel for
Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth at ARRL Headquarters. As a result, improvements
will be made in the way ARRL and FCC cooperate on power-line cases.
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The first ARRL Certification and Continuing Education course on
satellite communications began July 1 with a full class of 50 students. A
second class started July 29.
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At its July 19-20 meeting, the ARRL Board
of Directors voted, effective with the January 2003 issue of QST,
to move "Section News" and contest line scores to ARRLWeb. The Board also
named the winners of the Maxim and McGan Memorial awards, as well as a number
of educational and technical awards. Minutes
of the meeting can be found on ARRLWeb.
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The
ARRL Emergency Communications Courses received a shot in the arm when word was
received that ARRL will receive a $181,900 homeland
security grant from the US government to train
Amateur Radio operators in emergency communication. The grant received an impressive amount of coverage from media outlets
around the country.
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The ARRL
2001 Annual Report is available online, or printed copies can be
requested from Jennifer Hagy, N1TDY.
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Technical
Relations Manager Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, was in Geneva for two weeks as a member
of the US delegation to the International Telecommunication Union Special
Committee on Regulatory and Procedural Matters related to the World
Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03).
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Several ARRL representatives officiated
or participated in the 2002 World Radiosport
Team Championship in Finland: Chief Executive
Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, served as co-chairman (with OH2NCS) of the judging
committee; New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI, and Assistant to
the CEO Dave Patton, NT1N, were competitors; and Membership Services Manager
Wayne Mills, N7NG, and Sales & Marketing Manager Dennis Motschenbacher,
K7BV, were referees.
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HR 4720
has gained additional congressional sponsors. The bill is aimed at providing
relief to amateurs faced with private deed covenants, conditions and
restrictions--CC&Rs--in erecting antennas.
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Chief Executive Officer David Sumner,
K1ZZ, attended the 2nd Radio Amateurs of Canada National Convention in Vernon,
British Columbia.
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ARRL/VEC Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, was
among the Volunteer Examiner Coordinators who met in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
July 26.
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ARRL members voted during July for the
winner of the QST Cover
Plaque Award for the July 2002 issue.
The winner of the Cover Plaque for June was Ron Block, KB2UYT, for his article,
"Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station."
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The ARRL Foundation
has provided a $3000 grant that will aid a SETI
League radio telescope project.
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Responding to an FCC request for comments
on its spectrum policy, the ARRL has told the FCC that marketplace forces
should not determine Amateur Radio spectrum allocations and that interference
management is a technical, not an economic, issue.
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More than 150 Texas amateurs--most of
them working through the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)--supported flood response and relief efforts
in flood-ravaged areas of Texas.
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ARRL
Laboratory Supervisor Ed Hare, W1RFI, spoke at the ARRL Arizona Section
Convention in Flagstaff. His subjects: RFI (his specialty) and a brand new
one--QRP for the Non-QRPer.
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The Contest Branch Online soapbox
is proving to be extremely popular. Field Day postings are the most numerous at
the moment.
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Assistant Technical Editor Brennan Price, N4QX, spoke at
the ARRL Georgia State Convention in Gainesville. Brennan, who recently
transferred from the Regulatory Information Branch, presented an overview of
regulatory issues of current interest.
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