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ARRL Michigan Section (MI)Section Manager
Dale R. Williams, WA8EFK 291 Outer Dr Dundee, MI 48131-1014 734-529-3232 wa8efk@arrl.org |
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Greetings Michigan Amateurs: PRB-1: The ARRL Michigan Section PRB1 Committee would like to announce some developments in our efforts to get the PRB-1 exemption codified into Michigan Law. Representative Steve Lindberg, N8UZP,(D-Marquette) forwarded our proposed bill, the Michigan Emergency Communications Preservation Act to the Legislative Services Bureau to be drafted into the proper language for submission to the House. The Bill has now been given the proper form, a new title and has been submitted to the Committee for Inter-Governmental and Regional Affairs, with Representative Lindberg as Sponsor. It is now known as House Bill # 5556, an amendment to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. How did the Bill become a Zoning Act? Representative Lindberg felt that our proposed bill was in fact a Zoning Act versus a Communications Act. His plan is to modify an existing law, the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. The Michigan PRB-1 Committee and your Section Manager discussed this and determined that we would enthusiastically support Rep. Lindberg’s strategy. The Bill now also includes a “height clause” (i.e. if we stay below the specified height, local governments would not allowed to challenge it except in unusual circumstances). A copy of Bill 5556 can be found at http://www.prb1michigan.org/id17.html. It is the PRB1 Committee's intention to introduce a similar bill through the Michigan Senate. We are currently seeking support from several potential Senate Sponsors. Should you have a solid connection with your Senator, we ask you to consider working directly with us to solicit the Senator’s support for our Bill. If you would like to tackle this approach, please contact PRB-1 Committee Project Manager Len Todd, N8AGS, at n8ags@arrl.net. The process of getting PRB-1 codified is a long and involved one, but we are making headway. If you’d like to lend your services to the effort or to make a supporting contribution, please contact Len, N8AGS at the address above. PLANS: In the discussion phase right now is a plan for the ARRL Michigan Section to host some advanced training sessions. Our initial look is at some amateur radio –related microprocessor applications. This would include some easily programmed micros which can be readily applied to specific uses. At this point, we need to get a feel of the level of interest this may produce. Please let me know if you would like to attend such a class. (WA8EFK@ARRL.NET) Location and dates will be set after we determine the level of interest and put the class lesson plan together. CLUBS: The following Amateurs were elected to GCARES Board of Directors for 2012. Director of Engineering, KF8UI, Director of Specialized Communications, K8RWB; Secretary, KC8ZXF. Lapeer County ARA's new officers are: President, KB8TAR; Vice President, KC8TAR; Secretary, KC8KAB; Treasurer, KD8VP. Hiawatha 2010 Officers are President, KG8NK; Vice President, WD8PAJ; Secretary, W8QQE; Treasurer, KD8JIP; Board members, KB0P, N8GBA, N8TEV. And a correction for Blossomland ARC's officers as reported last month, the Secretary is W8ALK, and the Treasurer is KB8VIM. NETS: Michigan nets reporting for September (in order of traffic count): MiTN, MiVHF, SEMTN, MACS, UPN, TMMTN, WSSBN, NLEUP, Motor City, MiARPSC, Kent County Red Cross, Chelsea, GLETN. An interesting phenomenon occurred in October, as the NTS membership efforts very closely approached the activity level of the ARES. The NTS team contributed 3160 Operator-hours for a $63,985 in-kind contribution to our citizens, while the Michigan ARPSC contributed 3275 operator hours for a total of $66,235 to the citizens of Michigan. Not to play down the effort of the ARES, but this is an outstanding effort on the part of our state's traffic handlers. You will find the complete reports on ARPSC, ARES, NTS via links at: http://www.arrl-mi.org/. REPORTS: Here are some additional ARPSC stats for the month of October: Total number of ARES members: 2059, Number of ECs reporting: 29, Drills, tests and training sessions: 181, Public Service Events: 24, Emergency Operations: 13, Total number of ARES operations: 218. Station Activity Reports (SARs) for October, 2009: WB9JSR 739, WB8WKQ 623, AC8AR 257, K8RDN 231, K8LJG 198, KD8AAD 143, K8AMR 87, KC8MLD 57, KB8GT 54, WB8RCR 50, W8RNQ 46, W8QZ 28, NX8A 21, WD8USA 16, KD8CYK 5, WA8OOH 5, KC8BMV 5, WD8CJN 2, KC8ZGB 1, KC8LXS 0, VE3DWI 0. Public Service Honor Roll Reports (PSHRs) for October, 2009: AC8AR 435, NX8A 294, WD8USA 246, KD8AAD 231, WB8RCR 206, K8RDN 170, K8MFK 155, WB9JSR 145, AB8JR 124, KJ8O 119, N8GUZ 115, KB8POD 109, K8AMR 107, KB8GT 105, WB8WKQ 80, WF5X 79, N2NGQ 75, KC8SZR 74, N3BEL 74, W8JJR 55, KD8CYK 55, W8QZ 51, WD8CJN 45, N8NTC 30, KE6YRC 30, N8LBS 30, KD8KTL 30, KD8ATK 29, K8ABZ 25, KE8UM 25, KD8CMD 25, WB8NXP 20, W8HIU 15, WD8KTW 15, AK8I 15, K8UP 15. To report your net’s monthly activities, contact wb8rcr@arrl.net. Complete monthly net report details are at http://www.mi-nts.org/netreport.php. All nets are encouraged to report and this especially includes all local ARES and RACES nets. PSHRs and SARs should be filed monthly with WB8RCR. You can access a simple reporting form at: http://www.mi-nts.org/PSHR_entry.shtml to provide your reports to John. In all cases, reporting by radiogram is encouraged – let's keep the NTS busy 73 until next month, Dale WA8EFK