[NCARC] Fw: ARRL Rocky Mountain Division update -- March 2008

Chris Howard chris at yipyap.com
Wed Mar 12 10:25:07 EST 2008 

> ========================================
> ARRL Rocky Mountain Division update
> March 2008
> ========================================
> 
> ===== Rocky Mountain Division website -- new domain name =====
> 
> Your Division's website has a new, easy to remember domain name:
> www.RockyMountainDivision.org
> 
> Please update your personal bookmarks.  If your club website still
> shows the old link, please inform your webmaster of the change.  Or, if
> your club website doesn't have a link to the Division website at all,
> please kindly ask your webmaster to add one!
> 
> This website along with Division emails, such as the one you're reading
> now, will serve as our primary means of communicating with the
> membership across our very large division.
> 
> ===== Honor the Young Ham you know! =====
> 
> Two prestigious awards dedicated to young hams are now accepting
> nominations -- the ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial (HPM) award, and the
> Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year (YHOTY) award.
> 
> Perhaps he or she is a member of your local club.  Perhaps he or she is
> the one you talk to on the air all the time.  Or perhaps he or she is
> someone you've mentored all these years.  Do you know a young ham who's
> gone out of his/her way for the betterment of ham radio and their
> surrounding ham community?
> 
> If so, please consider nominating that young ham for one or both of
> these awards.  Details on the HPM award can be found at
> http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/awards/hpm.html while details on the
> YHOTY award can be obtained from http://www.yhoty.org/
> 
> Please carefully note the deadlines for the HPM award (March 31) and
> the YHOTY award (May 30).  Also be aware that the more supporting
> documentation provided with the nominee, the better.
> 
> ===== Is your ARRL Affiliated Club information up to date? =====
> 
> Attention club officers:  Please refer to your club information
> provided at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubsearch.phtml and
> update any information that's out of date or missing.  If your club has
> a website, please be sure to list it as well.  The ARRL Affiliated Club
> search page not only ensures that the League has up-to-date information
> on your organization; it's also a widely used tool for hams and
> prospective hams to research clubs in their area.
> 
> If your club isn't affiliated with the ARRL, consider doing so! Details
> await your club leadership at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/
> 
> ===== The Ham Club Website: A Fantastic resource =====
> 
> The web has changed our lives in so many ways.  Specifically related to
> ham radio, it's transformed the way we buy and sell ham radio
> equipment.  It provides an abundance of technical information through
> only a few clicks of the mouse.  It even lets us verify that we've
> found a place in the logbook of rare DXpeditions (like Clipperton -- on
> the air right now!).
> 
> The web is also an essential tool for ham radio clubs.  Not only does
> it enable a club to provide information to it members, but it's also
> become one of the first places a potential member will go to research a
> club to join.  A club website is your signpost that says "This is
> who we are, and this is why you should join and get involved with
> us."  As they say, there's never a second chance to make a good
> first impression.  Your club's website (or lack thereof) may just be
> that first impression to a potential member out there.
> 
> The Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association (PPRAA) recently ran an
> excellent series in their newsletter, Zero Beat, on building a
> professional-looking and informative club website -- and you don't need
> to be an expert web designer to make it happen.
> 
> If your club is looking to create its first website, or if it wants to
> give a facelift to its existing site, please enjoy Steve Williams
> K0SRW's step-by-step article at the end of the November 2007, December
> 2007, and January 2008 issues of Zero Beat, available for download at
> http://www.ppraa.org/downloads.php
> 
> An effective website will not only keep your membership informed; it
> will also serve as a tool for marketing your ham club and attracting
> new members.  Ask around...there's bound to be a member or two in your
> organization who'd love to use Steve's article to make your great club
> even better!
> 
> ===== A Glance at ARRL Board Meetings =====
> 
> The ARRL Board of Directors meets twice a year -- in January and July
> -- to review policy matters which are carried out by the staff at HQ,
> and conduct other League business.  These meetings are usually held in
> Newington, Connecticut which provides an opportunity to meet up with
> ARRL staff at 225 Main Street.  (This year we met in Houston to avoid
> potential winter weather and spend time within its ham community).
> 
> The League's standing committees (Administrative and Finance, Program
> and Services, etc.) convene at Headquarters on the Thursday prior to
> the meeting to wrap up the business they've been conducting via
> teleconference and emails in the months prior.  Their recommendations
> to ongoing issues are finalized for presentation before the Board.
> 
> Some board members arrive early to greet hams across the country from
> W1AW.  The remainder of the Board arrives in Newington on Thursday
> evening for a quick bite to eat before taking part in an informal group
> discussion led by the President about a particular topic that is to be
> brought up in the board meeting.
> 
> Bright and early Friday morning the Board meeting commences, Roberts'
> Rules of Order in strict effect.  All officers, Directors,
> Vice-Directors, and special guests (e.g. President of Radio Amateurs of
> Canada, members of ARRL's Washington staff, etc.) fill a large hotel
> ballroom turned board room.  (The rooms at HQ are far too small to
> conduct the meeting there) Throughout the next two days a substantial
> number of standing, advisory and ad-hoc committees present their work
> from the past 6 months and the their resulting recommendations.  The
> Board then discusses such recommendations and chooses to accept or
> reject them.  Other reports and pressing issues are discussed over the
> weekend as well, some leading to motions at the recommendation of the
> board.  By Saturday evening the meeting is adjourned.
> 
> Reflecting personally on the whole occasion, the Board is composed of
> extremely dedicated and active ham radio operators who come from a
> variety of backgrounds -- engineers, doctors, judges, business owners,
> lawyers, and consultants.  They are rag-chewers, ARES/RACES folks,
> contesters, DXers, club leaders, special event station coordinators,
> ham record holders, and active from 160 meters through at least 47-GHz.
> All are passionate about our hobby and service, exactly like all of the
> members they've been elected to serve.
> 
> Minutes from Board meetings are always available for your review at
> http://www.arrl.org/announce/board.html
> 
> ===== Upcoming hamfests, tailgates & conventions =====
> 
> April 5 LarcFest (Longmont, CO) 
> April 26 Central New Mexico Spring Tailgate (Albuquerque, NM)
> April 27 Mesilla Valley Radio Club Bean Feed & Swapfest (Las Cruces,
> NM)
> May 24-25  Wyoming State Convention (Casper, WY) 
> June 7 Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Assn Megafest (Monument, CO)
> July 11-13  Rocky Mountain Division Convention (Bryce Canyon, UT)  
> August 17 Denver Radio Club Swapfest (Golden, CO)
> 
> Links to websites belonging to the above events are found on the Rocky
> Mountain Division site: www.RockyMountainDivision.org
> 
> If you're organizing a Hamfest, convention or tailgate, please consider
> having your event ARRL-sanctioned.  Sanctioning details can be found at
> http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/hamfests/
> 
> ===== 2008 Rocky Mountain Division Convention =====
> 
> This coming June the 2008 Rocky Mountain Division Convention will occur
> -- we'd love to see you there! Highlight July 11-13 on your calendars
> and please join your fellow League members in beautiful Bryce Canyon,
> Utah. Count on a bunch of excellent forums, equipment sales, fun
> competitions, great eyeball QSOs, and wonderful food, all at a gorgeous
> venue, and all in the company of hams from around the Division. More
> information can be found at http://www.utahhamfest.org/.
> 
> ===== Upcoming on-air activities =====
> 
> In addition to chewing the rag with fellow hams, here are some
> additional on-air activities which await you on the airwaves.
> 
> Clipperton Atoll DXpedition (TX5C): http://www.clipperton2008.org/
> Upcoming special event stations:
> http://www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html
> Upcoming contests: http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html
> Operating awards: http://www.arrl.org/awards/
> 
> ===== Final note... =====
> 
> Please touch base with your Section Manager if he can be of any
> assistance to you:
> 
> Jeff Ryan K0RM (Colorado): http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=CO 
> Don Wood W5FHA (New Mexico): http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NM 
> Mel Parkes NM7P (Utah): http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=UT 
> Chris Pritchard WY7UPR (Wyoming): http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=WY
> 
> 
> We also welcome you to contact both Dwayne and I with concerns,
> questions or ideas.  See you on the airwaves!
> 
> 
> 73,
> Brian Mileshosky N5ZGT, Rocky Mountain Division Director
> Dwayne Allen WY7FD, Rocky Mountain Division Vice-Director
> Division website: www.RockyMountainDivision.org
> 
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> ARRL Rocky Mountain Division
> Director: Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT
> n5zgt at arrl.org
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