[RTTY] ARRL board of Directors meeting this week

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Sounds like the members of West Gulf and Roanoke Divisions should be
lining up candidates to replace these two fools.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 1/13/2014 5:12 PM, Ben Antanaitis - WB2RHM wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm sorry, but my Roanoke Division  Director, Bodson, has informed me
> that he has no intentions of intervening in the matter of RM-11708,
> except to recommend or vote that it be supported by unanimous vote of
> the board, and any opposition to the matter appears to be from
> misinformation and misunderstanding of the issues and intent of the RM
> - as pointed out by the ARRL Reply on Comments.
>
> IMHO - This position might be because he was the Second to the original
> motions of adoption of the Ad-Hoc Committee report, made by West Gulf
> Division Director Woolweaver at the July 2013 ARRL Board Meeting:
>
>  From the official minutes of the
> 25. On behalf of the Ad Hoc Symbol Rate Rule Modernization Committee,
> Dr. Woolweaver(1) moved, seconded by Mr. Bodson(2), that:
> WHEREAS the symbol rate restrictions presently in Section 97.307(f) of
> the FCC Rules no longer reflect the state of the art of digital
> telecommunications technology; and
> WHEREAS it is in the interests of all amateurs to encourage both
> flexibility and efficiency in the employment of digital emissions by
> amateur stations;
> IT IS RESOLVED, that the General Counsel is directed to prepare and file
> a Petition for Rulemaking seeking the modification of Section 97.307(f)
> to delete all references to symbol rate and to apply to all amateur data
> emissions below 29.7 MHz the existing bandwidth limit, per Section
> 97.303(h), of 2.8 kHz.
> Mr. Norton moved, seconded by Mr. Bodson, to delete all after "symbol
> rate" in the last paragraph. After discussion the amendment was
> DEFEATED. After further discussion, the motion as originally proposed
> was ADOPTED.
>
> 26. On motion of Dr. Woolweaver, seconded by Mr. Bodson, the following
> resolution was ADOPTED:
> Whereas, the Ad Hoc Symbol Rate Rule Modernization Committee has
> completed its mandate,
> Be it RESOLVED that the Ad Hoc Symbol Rate Rule Modernization Committee
> is dissolved, and its members are discharged with thanks.
>
>   (1)David Woolweaver, K5RAV, West Gulf Division
> (2) Dennis Bodson, W4PWF, Roanoke Division
>
> 73,
> Ben - WB2RHM
>
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