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1. Roll Call
2. Moment of Silence
3. Consideration of the Agenda for the meeting
4. Approval of the Minutes of the 2000 Annual Meeting
5. Reports by the Officers
6. Reports on Legislative and Technical Regulatory Affairs
7. Receive Reports and Consider Recommendations of the Committees
8. Directors' motions
1. Pursuant to due notice, the Board of Directors of the American Radio Relay League, Inc., met in annual session at the Hilton Hartford Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut on Friday, July 21, and Saturday, July 22, 2000. The meeting was called to order at 8:36 AM EDT, July 21, with President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, in the Chair and the following Directors present:
Bernie Fuller, N3EFN, Atlantic Division
Edmond A. Metzger, W9PRN, Central Division
Jay Bellows, K0QB, Dakota Division
Rick Roderick, K5UR, Delta Division
George Race, WB8BGY, Great Lakes Division
Frank Fallon, N2FF, Hudson Division
Wade Walstrom, W0EJ, Midwest Division
Tom Frenaye, K1KI, New England Division
Greg Milnes, W7OZ, Northwestern Division
James Maxwell, W6CF, Pacific Division
Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, Roanoke Division
Walt Stinson, W0CP, Rocky Mountain Division
Frank M. Butler, W4RH, Southeastern Division
Fried Heyn, WA6WZO, Southwestern Division
Coy Day, N5OK, West Gulf Division
Also present without vote were Joel M. Harrison, W5ZN, First Vice President; Kay C. Craigie, WT3P, Vice President; John Kanode, N4MM, Vice President; Rodney J. Stafford, W6ROD, International Affairs Vice President; and David Sumner, K1ZZ, Executive Vice President and Secretary. Chief Financial Officer Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY, was present in his capacity as an officer of the Corporation.
Also in attendance at the invitation of the Board as observers were the following Vice Directors: William Edgar, N3LLR, Atlantic Division; Howard Huntington, K9KM, Central Division; Twila Greenheck, N0JPH, Dakota Division; Henry Leggette, WD4Q, Delta Division; Gary Johnston, KI4LA, Great Lakes Division; J.P. Kleinhaus, W2XX, Hudson Division; Bruce Frahm, K0BJ, Midwest Division; Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, New England Division; James Fenstermaker, K9JF, Northwestern Division; Robert Vallio, W6RGG, Pacific Division; Les Shattuck, K4NK, Roanoke Division; Evelyn Gauzens, W4WYR, Southeastern Division; Art Goddard, W6XD, Southwestern Division; and David Woolweaver, K5RAV, West Gulf Division. Also present were General Counsel Christopher D. Imlay, W3KD; Publications Manager Mark Wilson, K1RO; Membership Services Manager Wayne Mills, N7NG; Field and Educational Services Manager Rosalie White, K1STO; Technical Relations Manager Paul Rinaldo, W4RI; Legislative and Public Affairs Manager Steve Mansfield, N1MZA; and Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President David Patton, NT1N. Present as guests of the Board were Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Vice President Ken Pulfer, VE3PU, Director Emeritus Tod Olson, K0TO, and John Chwat and Derek Riker of Chwat and Company. Apologies for inability to attend were received from Treasurer James McCobb, W1LLU, and Vice Director Marshall Quiat, AG0X, Rocky Mountain Division.
2. The assembly observed a moment of silence in recollection of Radio Amateurs who have passed away since the previous Board meeting, especially Max Gavin, W5ODF; Art Ideker, W5CAM; Corval Lile, N0BBJ; Louis Varney, G5RV; and George 'Dewey' Wilson, W7HF.
3. On motion of Mr. Heyn, seconded by Mr. Metzger, the Minutes of the 2000 Annual Meeting were ADOPTED.
4. On motion of Mr. Race, seconded by Mr. Milnes, the agenda of the meeting was ADOPTED as presented.
5. Mr. Pulfer conveyed the greetings of the Radio Amateurs of Canada, Inc., and thanked the Board for its continuing cooperation. He added that the working relationship between RAC and ARRL is always good and views are shared on most issues.
6. Mr. Metzger conveyed the greetings of the ARRL Foundation. He reported that the Foundation's assets remained above the $2 million mark and noted that $37,000 in scholarships was distributed last year.
7. At this point, President Haynie and Executive Vice President Sumner presented 50-Year Membership plaques and pins to Mr. Butler and Mr. Metzger. (Applause.) Mr. Sumner also presented a certificate from the Union of Radio Amateurs of Russia to Vice President Kanode rewarding him for his participation in the MIR Contest. (Applause.)
8. The officers reported on their activities during the first half of 2000. President Haynie began his report with comments regarding his and staff's efforts to expand and improve the League's relationship with the FCC. He continued with remarks about the tremendous year so far with regard to positive publicity for Amateur Radio--especially those stories associated with the van Tuijls' tragic episode with pirates off the coast of Honduras. Other topics covered by President Haynie included the effects of restructuring, progress on "The Big Project," and the ARRL's participation in the upcoming WRC 2003 where the misalignment of the 7 MHz band will be given attention.
9. First Vice President Harrison supplemented his written report with comments about restructuring, events at the international Ham Radio hamfest in Friedrichshafen, Germany and the Phase 3D satellite launch.
10. Vice President Craigie delivered an in-depth presentation regarding "The ARRL Education Project" aka "The Big Project," which will harness the country's known uses of Amateur Radio in the classroom and refine, expand, and promote such use in far greater numbers. This initiative will seek funding from private and corporate sponsors--especially from those organizations that value an Amateur Radio background in their potential employees. At this point, Vice President Craigie yielded the floor to Mr. Bodson.
11. On motion of Mr. Bodson, seconded by Mr, Frenaye, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL shall create a long-term program promoting the application of Amateur Radio in American primary and secondary education. The program will be called the Amateur Radio Education Project. The project will create comprehensive resources to be provided to educators for the incorporation of Amateur Radio as an effective teaching strategy in such subjects as geography, language arts, mathematics, electronics, and physics. The Board was in recess from 10:00 AM until 10:25 AM.
12. President Haynie introduced three new Directors, each of whom then introduced his new Vice Director: Bernie Fuller, N3EFN, of the Atlantic Division, and his Vice Director Bill Edgar, N3LLR; Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, of the Roanoke Division and his Vice Director Les Shattuck, K4NK; and Coy Day, N5OK, of the West Gulf Division and his Vice Director David Woolweaver, K5RAV. He also recognized the attendance of Director Emeritus Olson, K0TO.
13. Vice President Kanode supplemented his written report with comments about the improvement of the physical appearance of headquarters, and the progress made in the Membership Services Committee.
14. International Affairs Vice President Stafford supplemented his extensive written report with a presentation about the "harmonization" of the 7 MHz band. The 7 MHz misalignment issue is now on the agenda for the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2003 and it is imperative that the ARRL do the utmost to achieve a 300 kHz exclusive assignment for Amateur Radio around 7 MHz. The Board was in recess for lunch at 12:02 PM until 1:07 PM reconvening with all persons hereinbefore mentioned and Don Durand, ARRL's Information Services Manager.
15. In the absence of Treasurer McCobb, Chief Financial Officer Shelley relayed information regarding ARRL's investment portfolio. Investments are valued at approximately $15 million.
16. Chief Financial Officer Shelley discussed ARRL's financial condition and the positive effects of restructuring, the net result being that ARRL is approximately $330,000 ahead of budget projections for the first six months of the year. He continued with discussion of plans to replace three outdated software packages. Mr. Durand described the proposed changes and answered questions.
17. Executive Vice President Sumner referred to his extensive written report on the activities within HQ. He also touched on the after effects of restructuring and the excellent work of volunteers and staff with the design and implementation of the first stages of the ARRL Certification--Continuing Education Program. Mr. Durand left the meeting at 3:00 PM.
18. General Counsel Imlay's report covered many issues and centered on the 2400 --2450 MHz band. He yielded the floor to Vice Director Goddard who discussed how the Los Angeles Office of Public Safety is attempting to gain sanctioned use of this band for its helicopter-based video transmissions. Mr. Imlay also discussed the dynamics surrounding ARRL's petition for reconsideration for strengthening of PRB-1. The Board was in recess from 2:47 PM until 3:07 PM.
19. Mr. Mansfield, Manager of Legislative and Public Affairs, supplemented his written report with introductions of John Chwat and Derek Riker of Chwat and Company of Alexandria, VA. Chwat and Company has been working with Mr. Mansfield "on The Hill" and has been of tremendous assistance to ARRL's advocacy work in Washington. Mr. Mansfield reported that time is running out for adoption of the Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act in this Congress.
20. Mr. Rinaldo, ARRL's Technical Relations Manager, delivered his report on the numerous activities of his office including work for the IARU, WRC-2000, Americas TELECOM 2000 and several ITU Study Groups.
21. Mr. Roderick, as Chairman, presented the written report of the Membership Services Committee. Major issues addressed by the Committee included the 15 meter DXCC rollout and the progress of the DXCC 2000 program and the DXCC Challenge Award. The 12 and 17 meter DXCCs will be added in January 2001 thus rounding out the program. Mr. Roderick yielded the floor to Mr. Patton for an update on the electronic QSLing Project. The EQSL project will proceed with written specifications for an automated system incorporating extensive electronic security measures. The Committee also discussed the progress of the DXCC Card Checking Program and will re-evaluate at the next Board meeting. The MSC will be developing a set of goals and criteria to send to the Contest Advisory Committee for a study of the Club Contesting program. The Membership Services Manager was tasked with studying the possibilities for managing a QRP DXCC.
22. Mr. Race, as Chairman, presented the extensive written report of the Volunteer Resources Committee, and reviewed committee work on the National Convention concept, Club 2000 Achievement Award Program issues, and the success of the Dayton Hamvention/ARRL National Convention.
23. On motion of Mr. Milnes, seconded by Mr. Bodson, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL Board of Directors selects Rick Campbell, KK7B, of Portland, Oregon, as the recipient of the 1999 Doug DeMaw, W1FB, Technical Excellence Award for his article, "A Binaural I-Q Receiver," which appeared in the March, 1999 issue of QST. (Applause.)
24. On motion of Mr. Milnes, seconded by Mr. Maxwell, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL Board of Directors selects Dan Calzaretta, NX9C, of Portland, Oregon, as recipient of the 1999 ARRL Professional Educator of the Year Award. (Applause.)
25. On motion of Mr.Heyn, seconded by Mr. Bodson, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL Board of Directors selects Allen Wolff, KC7O, of Sierra Madre, California, as the recipient of the 1999 Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award. (Applause.)
26. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by Mr. Fallon, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL Board of Directors confers upon Brian P. Mileshosky, N5ZGT, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the 2000 Hiram Percy Maxim Award. (Applause.)
27. On motion of Mr. Day, seconded by Mr. Roderick, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL Board of Directors selects Al Ward, W5LUA, of Allen, Texas, as the recipient of the ARRL Microwave Development Award. (Applause.)
28. On motion of Mr. Bodson, seconded by Mr. Heyn, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL Board of Directors selects Terry Fox, WB4JFI, of Falls Church, Virginia, as the recipient of the ARRL Technical Innovation Award. (Applause.)
29. On motion of Mr. Fallon, seconded by Mr. Maxwell, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL Board of Directors confers upon Diane Ortiz, K2DO, the 2000 Philip J. McGan Memorial Silver Antenna Award. (Applause.)
30. On motion of Mr. Race, seconded by Mr. Stinson, it was unanimously VOTED that an Ad Hoc Committee on National Conventions shall be appointed by the President. The task of this committee shall be to articulate the purposes and goals for holding ARRL National Conventions and to identify appropriate ways to measure the success of National Conventions. The committee will submit its report to the Board at the Annual Meeting in January, 2001.
31. It was moved by Mr. Race, seconded by Mr. Bodson, that By-Law 41 be amended by adding the following language to the list of volunteer programs on which the Volunteer Resources Committee makes recommendations: "The Volunteer Consulting Engineer Program," and "Educational Initiatives." A roll call vote being required, the question was decided in the affirmative with all Directors voting aye.
32. Mr. Butler, as Chairman, presented the report of the Election Committee with the emphasis being on the upcoming fall elections.
33. President Haynie presented the report of the Executive Committee and yielded the floor to Mr. Bellows who reported on the activities and recommendations of the Ad Hoc Antenna Case Assistance Committee. The Ad Hoc Antenna Case Assistance Committee recommended the creation of a four-member Voluntary Panel of Experts to evaluate requests for supplemental funding of antenna cases. ARRL funding of federal appeals, with a cap of $10,000, would be available in those rare and infrequent cases in which there was significant issue of law of benefit to the wider Amateur community, substantial merit on the facts of the case as presented at the administrative and trial levels, a likelihood of success on appeal, and substantial financial participation at the appellate level by the Amateur or the local Amateur community. A memorandum of understanding between the Amateur, the Amateur's counsel and the Panel would be required, setting forth the issues to be addressed on appeal and the legal theories to be advanced. Funding would be provided only on the unanimous decision of the Panel and would come from contributions to the Legal Research and Resource Fund. The report also made specific recommendations for improved legal and engineering resources to be available to Amateurs and their counsel from the ARRL.
34. On motion of Mr. Fallon, seconded by Mr. Bellows, it was unanimously VOTED that the Board of Directors adopts the recommendations of the Executive Committee regarding the report of the Ad Hoc Antenna Case Assistance Committee. (Minute 33.)
35. Mr. Harrison, as Chairman, presented the report of the Enforcement Task Force and described the committee's meeting with Mr. Hollingsworth of the FCC regarding pending Amateur Auxiliary cases and pending enforcement actions. The Board was in recess from 5:25 PM July 21 until 8:34 AM July 22, reconvening with all persons hereinbefore mentioned except Mr. Durand.
36. Mr. Stinson, as Chairman, presented an extensive report on the activities of the Administration and Finance Committee. The first topic covered was the information technology upgrade recommended by staff based upon the Board's request that the ARRL continue to invest in web-based delivery of member services, including products and information. The ARRL presently relies on three primary software products (that are written in an outdated and unsupported database program--FoxPro 2.6) to manage its operations in accounting, membership records, and DXCC. In view of the ARRL's strategic objectives, the committee recommends that a new system be developed that integrates the Web, DXCC, membership management, and accounting by utilizing up-to-date, mainstream technologies and applications and relying on strong technology partners for help with implementation and on-going support (the Enterprise Software Proposal). On Motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by Mr. Roderick, it was unanimously VOTED that the following resolution is adopted.
WHEREAS, the current enterprise business software systems are outdated, inflexible, inefficient, and difficult to support, and
WHEREAS, the current systems are unsuited to e-commerce and web-based transactions,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the IS Department is authorized to invest up to one million and twenty five thousand dollars in a new hardware and software system in accordance with the specific proposals approved by the A&F Committee.
37. Mr. Stinson, as Chairman, continued with his report on behalf of the Administration and Finance Committee by discussing problems with the arrl.net e-mail forwarding service, which is much more popular than anticipated. With over 35,000 loyal members using the service the committee recommended the addition of professional, offsite hosting services to guarantee a high level of reliability and security for our members who are using @arrl.net as their primary e-mail address. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by Mr. Heyn, it was unanimously VOTED that the following resolution is adopted:
WHEREAS, the arrl.net service has grown to over 35,000 users; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the service maintain a high degree of reliability;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chief Financial Officer is authorized to spend up to $17,000 for additional hardware and up to $2125 per month for additional fees and services for arrl.net.
The Board was in recess from 9:55 AM until 10:06 AM.
38. Mr. Stinson continued his report with a detailed analysis of the ARRL's main membership benefit--QST. Recent advances in printing technology have reduced the cost spread between a black and white page and a color page to the point that the committee recommends making QST a full-color publication. Additionally the committee recommends increasing the size of QST to minimum of 176 pages per issue. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by Mr. Maxwell, it was unanimously VOTED that the following resolution is adopted:
WHEREAS, QST is a major benefit of League membership; and
WHEREAS, the use of color substantially improves the content, graphic design and interest in a magazine; and
WHEREAS, the cost of producing a full color magazine has become more affordable;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Publications Manager is directed to print QST in full color.
39. On motion of Mr. Stinson, seconded by Mr. Butler, it was unanimously VOTED that the Publications Manager is directed to publish QST with a minimum of 176 pages per issue.
40. Mr. Stinson finished his discussion of the Administration and Finance Committee's activities with a progress report regarding the possibilities for the hiring of a Development Director and staff.
41. Mr. Harrison, as Board Liaison, supplemented the written report of the SAREX Working Group. Projections for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) are that there will be Amateur activity on 2 meters and 70 centimeters in October when the first (Expedition 1) crew will be settling in. On motion of Mr. Walstrom, seconded by Mr. Fallon, it was unanimously VOTED to extend the ARRL Board's sincere appreciation and thanks to John and Karen Nickel, WD5EEV and WD5EEU, for their work with NASA at the Johnson Space Center in support of the SAREX/ARISS Working Group's efforts to place Amateur Radio on the International Space Station.
42. Mr. Harrison, as Chairman, presented the report of the Technology Task Force. Based on input from the Technology Working Group, the Task Force recommends the ARRL proceed to spearhead the development of digital voice for the Amateur Service. On motion of Mr. Frenaye, seconded by Mr. Maxwell, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL proceed with the development of digital voice for the Amateur Service. The President shall appoint a group of individuals knowledgeable in the field of digital voice from the international Amateur community and industry. The group shall report to the Technology Task Force and shall submit an initial report at the 2001 Annual Meeting.
43. Mr. Huntington, as Board Liaison, supplemented the extensive report of the RF Safety Committee with news of ARRL assistance to an ongoing study being performed by Dr. Kenneth Cantor of the National Cancer Institute.
44. Mr. Kleinhaus, as Board Liaison, reported on the activities of the Public Relations Committee. There were many significant exposures of Amateur Radio to the public led by the van Tuijl pirate shooting off the coast of Honduras, the big screen movie Frequency, and ARRL's Kid's Day and Field Day.
45. Mr. Frenaye, as Chairman, supplemented the report of the Historical Committee with an informative discussion of the mechanics of identifying, cataloguing, storing, and displaying archival material that is located at Headquarters and in fact throughout the country. The Fund for the Preservation of Amateur Radio Artifacts (established by the ARRL Board in 1986) has a balance of approximately $90,000.
46. Mr. Bellows presented the written report of the Ad Hoc Antenna Case Assistance Committee, whose recommendations were endorsed by the Executive Committee and adopted by the ARRL Board earlier in this meeting.
47. Mr. Stinson, as Chairman, summarized the activities of the ARRL Industry Advisory Council. The highlights of the report included the committee's proposal of four radio-related items to be standardized amongst manufacturers (DC power connector, base station microphone connector, sound card interface, and serial port interface), the "best ever" sales report from the Dayton Hamvention/ARRL National Convention 2000, and a Ham Radio promotion brochure recommended for inclusion in Family Radio Service equipment packaging.
48. Mr. Fuller, as Board Liaison, presented the report of the President's Roundtable. The President's Roundtable has met three times with two primary missions: (1) advise the ARRL President of the availability of significant endowment funds, and (2) provide entrée to the inner circles of the constituencies they represent for the purpose of maintaining the ARRL as the preeminent voice of Amateur Radio. Recent results of the Roundtable include the commitment of MFJ Products to include ARRL brochures with its products--more such cooperation with manufacturers and retailers is expected.
49. Mr. Frenaye, as Board Liaison, presented the report of the Contest Advisory Committee, which considered one Sweepstakes item presented to it and is recommending no changes.
50. Mr. Walstrom, as Board Liaison, presented the report of the DX Advisory Committee, and noted the addition of two new entities to the DXCC List: East Timor (4W), and the Chesterfield Islands of New Caledonia (FK/C). A new DXAC Chairman will be appointed soon to replace Wayne Mills, N7NG, who joined ARRL staff as the Membership Services Manager.
51. Mr. Sumner, on behalf of Joe Moell, K0OV, ARRL ARDF Coordinator, presented a report on the activities involving Amateur Radio Direction Finding. The ARRL provided funding to help defray the costs of the ARRL's team to travel to Nanjing, China to compete in the 10th ARDF World Championships. The ARRL Team Leader will be Dale Hunt, WB6BYU. The Board was in recess for lunch from 12:03 PM until 12:53 PM at which time Mr. Chwat and Mr. Riker left the meeting, and ARRL Lab Supervisor Ed Hare, W1RFI, joined the meeting.
52. Mr. Bodson, as Chairman, made a detailed presentation on the activities of the RFI Task Group that included extensive work on the Pacific Gas and Electric noise problems, and the AT&T/Phonex wireless modem jack problems (interference at 3.53 MHz). AT&T management has been responsive and has helped to eliminate over 26,000 of the 56,000 wireless modem jacks that operated at 3.53 MHz and were installed across the country. RFI threats to Amateur Radio are on the increase and Part 15 devices are leading the way causing the ARRL to begin a comprehensive Part 15 information page on its web site.
53. Mr. Shattuck, as past President of QRP Amateur Radio Club International (QRP ARCI), presented QRP ARCI's "Special Recognition Award" and QRP ARCI's "The President's Award" to Mr. Hare to recognize his work with and for QRP and for his work in reviving "The Tuna Tin 2" for publication in QST. (Applause.)
54. At this time, President Haynie presented ARRL Vice Director pins to the three new Vice Directors: Mr. Edgar, Mr. Shattuck, and Dr. Woolweaver. (Applause.) Mr. Hare left the meeting.
55. The Board next moved to consider Directors' motions. On motion of Mr. Fuller, seconded by Mr. Butler, it was unanimously VOTED that the ARRL will expand its relationship with the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of America reaffirming the League's commitment to the youth of America.
56. On motion of Mr. Fuller, seconded by Mr. Metzger, it was unanimously VOTED that the Board of Directors authorizes the President to execute, on behalf of the ARRL, a memorandum of understanding with REACT International, Inc. in the form previously circulated to the board.
57. On motion of Mr. Bellows, seconded by Mr. Frenaye, it was unanimously VOTED that the following resolution is adopted:
WHEREAS, the ARRL VEs and the ARRL VEC have administered and processed Amateur Radio license examinations to more than 30,000 applicants between April 15 and June 23, 2000; and
WHEREAS, in the first 6 months of 2000 the ARRL VEs and the ARRL VEC have served more than 3 times as many applicants as during the same period a year ago; and
WHEREAS, the effort, enthusiasm and dedication of ARRL VEs and the ARRL VEC has been instrumental in the success of the implementation of Amateur license restructuring;
NOW THEREFORE, the ARRL Board of Directors extends its sincere appreciation and thanks to ARRL VEs and ARRL VEC for their efforts above and beyond the call of duty.
58. On motion of Mr. Roderick, seconded by Mr. Fallon, it was unanimously VOTED that the following resolution is adopted.
WHEREAS, the misalignment of the worldwide 7-MHz (40 meter) Amateur band has been a longstanding problem since 1938;
WHEREAS, previous attempts to realign the Amateur and broadcasting bands have been unsuccessful for various reasons;
WHEREAS, WRC-2000 has recommended that 7 MHz realignment be placed on the WRC-2003 agenda;
WHEREAS, the realignment of the band is of great importance to Amateurs in the United States and globally;
NOW THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the League hereby reaffirms the goal of attaining 300 kHz at 7 MHz worldwide, Amateur exclusive, and instructs the Executive Vice President to pursue the above objective and to take all steps reasonably necessary and appropriate to achieve the objective.
FURTHER RESOLVED, the International Affairs Vice President is tasked with working with sister societies and the International Amateur Radio Union in order to achieve the above stated objective.
59. On motion of Mr. Fallon, seconded by Mr. Race, it was unanimously VOTED that the Volunteer Resources Committee is tasked to study a proposal to conduct a nationwide ARRL School Science Fair project.
60. On motion of Mr. Walstrom, seconded by Mr. Heyn, it was unanimously VOTED that the following resolution is adopted.
WHEREAS, Jack Landis, W0PRF, of Des Moines, Iowa, has contributed to the health and growth of Amateur Radio in the Midwest for more than 50 years, and
WHEREAS, during that time he has mentored more than 500 Radio Amateurs who benefited from his personal involvement,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors in meeting assembled, July 22, 2000, that the ARRL National Certificate of Merit is hereby awarded to Jack Landis, W0PRF, in recognition of his lifetime of service to others through Amateur Radio.
61. On motion of Mr. Maxwell, seconded by Mr. Heyn, it was unanimously VOTED that the following resolution is adopted.
WHEREAS, Forrest Bartlett, W6OWP, has provided regular on-the-air code practice and ARRL code proficiency qualifying runs for over 50 years, and
WHEREAS, innumerable persons learned Morse code, sharpened their Morse skills and qualified for their Amateur licenses as a direct result of his efforts, and
WHEREAS, he has recently retired from his volunteer position, and
WHEREAS, he exemplifies the very best in Amateur Radio volunteerism,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ARRL Board of Directors congratulates Mr. Bartlett on his retirement, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ARRL Board of Directors confers the National Certificate of Merit to Forrest Bartlett, W6OWP.
62. On motion of Mr. Bodson, seconded by Mr. Race, it was VOTED that the following resolution is adopted.
WHEREAS, the ARRL petitioned (RM-8737) the FCC to make greater use of spread spectrum (SS) technologies, and
WHEREAS, the FCC, in response to the ARRL petition, adopted a Report and Order (WT 97-12) that removed the restrictions in the Amateur Radio Service that limit the SS emission types (e.g., spreading codes) that Amateurs may transmit, and
WHEREAS, the FCC believes that the changes identified in the Report and Order will allow Amateur Radio Service licensees to experiment with additional SS emission types, allow Amateur Radio operators to develop innovations and improvements to communications products and develop new communications technologies, facilitate the ability of the Amateur Radio Service to contribute to the development of SS communications by allowing Amateur stations to transmit and experiment with SS technologies currently used in consumer and commercial products, and promote more efficient use of spectrum allocated to the Amateur Radio Service,
RESOLVED, that the ARRL Board directs the Executive Vice President and the General Counsel to file a petition at the appropriate time with the FCC to permit Spread Spectrum emissions in the 219-220 MHz and 222-225 MHz band.
63. On motion of Mr. Day, seconded by Mr. Butler, it was unanimously VOTED that the Board of Directors authorizes the President to execute on behalf of the ARRL, a Memorandum of Understanding between the ARRL and the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc. that was dated April 5, 2000.
64. Those present were invited to make informal closing comments.
65. On motion of Mr. Heyn, seconded by the entire assembly, it was unanimously VOTED to thank Lisa Kustosik and staff for their support of the meeting.
66. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:44 PM. (Time in session as a Board: 12 hours, 8 minutes; direct authorizations, $1,042,000)
Respectfully submitted,
David Sumner, K1ZZ
Secretary
