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QST DE W1AW
HR ARRL BULLETIN NR 5 ARLB005
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS
NEWINGTON CT JANUARY 23, 1989
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
THE ARRL BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN HARTFORD ON
JANUARY 20 AND 21. PRESIDENT PRICE, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SUMNER
AND COUNSEL IMLAY ALL REPORTED ON ASPECTS OF THE TIRELESS AND MANY
FACETED CAMPAIGN TO RETAIN THE ENTIRE 220 TO 225 MHZ BAND. THE MOST
RECENT ACTION WAS TO REQUEST ORAL ARGUEMENT ON THE ARRL PETITION FOR
RECONSIDERATION OF THE FCC DECISION LAST AUGUST TO REALLOCATE 220 TO
222 MHZ TO THE LAND MOBILE SERVICE.
IN OTHER FCC MATTERS, THE BOARD SET OUT GUIDELINES FOR REPLY COMMENTS
IN PR DOCKET 88 139, CONCERNING REWRITE OF THE AMATEUR RULES. ARRL
WILL FILE IN FAVOR OF EXPANSION OF THE SIX METER REPEATER SUBBAND
DOWN TO 51 MHZ IN PR DOCKET 88 527, WITH USE OF THE BAND TO BE
DETERMINED BY DETAILED BAND PLANNING. THE BOARD ASKED ITS OFFICERS
TO FOLLOW UP ON PRB 3, CONCERNING SPECIAL CALLSIGNS. IT REAFFIRMED
THE LEAGUE POSITION THAT ALL AMATEUR COMMUNICATIONS FOR NEWS MEDIA
MUST MEET ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE FCC FOUR PART TEST. THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PLANS OF ACTION TO BRING ABOUT
A HIGHER LEVEL OF FCC ENFORCEMENT OF THE AMATEUR RULES AND TO CAUSE
FCC TO USE THE AUTHORITY GIVEN IT BY CONGRESS TO CONTROL THE IMMUNITY
OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO RFI. REGULAR SUMMARIES OF GOVERNMENT
ACTIVITY RELATED TO AMATEUR RADIO ARE TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LEAGUE.
TURNING TO ARRL AFFAIRS, DIRECTORS TURNBULL, GRAUER, MENDELSOHN AND
FRENAYE WERE ELECTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DIRECTORS METZGER
AND BUTLER, AND DICK EILERS, W0YZV WERE ELECTED TO THE ARRL
FOUNDATION BOARD, AND DAVE SUMNER WILL REPLACE PERRY WILLIAMS AS ARRL
SECRETARY. THE HQ WAS AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH DEVELOPMENT AND
PURCHASE OF A SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE THE DXCC PROCESS. WASHINGTON STATE
WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO ARRL SECTIONS ALONG THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. A
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE WAS ADOPTED FOR THE ARRL VEC. THE EIGHTH ARRL
COMPUTER CONFERENCE WAS SET FOR OCTOBER 7 IN COLORADO SPRINGS. HQ
IS TO IMPLEMENT AN EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY PROGRAM. SEVERAL MOTIONS
WERE ADOPTED IN SUPPORT OF THE ARRL NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE
COMMITTEE, ANERCOM. SEVERAL MOTIONS WERE ADOPTED TO IMPROVE THE
PROCESS OF ELECTING DIRECTORS AND VICE DIRECTORS.
THE ARRL WILL VOTE TO RATIFY THE NOMINATIONS OF RICHARD BALDWIN,
W1RU FOR REELECTION AS PRESIDENT AND MICHAEL OWEN, VK3KI TO BE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION, IARU. THE BOARD
ALSO VOTED TO SUPPORT FOUR OF SIX PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE IARU
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS. THE BOARD COMMENDED ARRL VOLUNTEERS
INVOLVED IN THE PILOT NEW HAM RECRUITMENT PROJECT IN FLORIDA.
APPRECIATION WAS EXPRESSED TO AMSAT AND ESPECIALLY RICH ENSIGN,
N8IWJ FOR BRINGING AMATEUR WORK IN CONNECTION WITH SKITREK TO THE
ATTENTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE. OUTGOING CHAIRMAN JOHN PARROTT, W4FRU,
WAS APPLAUDED FOR HIS WORK WITH THE DX ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE COMPLETE MINUTES OF THE MEETING WILL BE PRINTED IN THE MARCH
ISSUE OF QST AR