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The ARRL Letter
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John E. Ross, KD8IDJ [ mailto:jross@arrl.org ] , Editor | November 21, 2024

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In this Issue:
â-¢25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day December 7, 2024 
â-¢Committee Proposes Revisions to ARRL By-Laws 
â-¢Fall Season Section Manager Election Results 
â-¢New Video Promoting YouTube Telethon to Benefit Teachers Institute 
â-¢Amateur Radio in the News 
â-¢ARRL Podcasts 
â-¢In Brief... 
â-¢Announcements 
â-¢The K7RA Solar Update 
â-¢Just Ahead in Radiosport 
â-¢Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day December 7, 2024

[http://www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition]


SKYWARNTM Recognition Day (SRD) is December 7, 2024. The annual event is
celebrating its 25th anniversary. SRD was established in 1999 by the National
Weather Service (NWS) and ARRLÂ® to commemorate the contributions of SKYWARN
volunteers. Using amateur radio and other means of communication, SKYWARN
spotters provide real time ground truth to NWS offices. The ham-volunteers
can also provide vital communications between NWS and local emergency
management officials when other means go down.


In a video posted to the SRD web page, National Weather Service Director Ken
Graham, WX4KEG, said the information ham radio operators and other SKYWARN
volunteers provide is critical. "I, along with the entire National Weather
Service, want to acknowledge and thank you for your invaluable service to the
communities we serve."

 
There will be a SRD special event from 0000 - 2359 UTC on the day. The
objective is for all amateur stations to exchange QSO information with as
many Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters and National Weather Service Stations as
possible on the 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands. 

 
ARRL will be on the air during the event from the ARRL Radio Laboratory
station, W1HQ, using the call sign WX1AW. ARRL Public Relations and Outreach
Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX, said SRD is a great opportunity to welcome
non-ham SKYWARN volunteers to explore amateur radio. "Storm spotting was my
original draw into ham radio. I watched a large tornado tear up my community
on May 3, 1999, and was listening via my mom's 2-meter mobile radio to
spotter reports being relayed to the NWS Norman, Oklahoma, office. I knew I
wanted to be a part of that and within months I was licensed. Amateur radio
was my path into that community service and has been the hobby of a lifetime
ever since," she said. 

 
ARRL has a web page to help those interested with getting licensed. Find
details at www.arrl.org/getting-licensed [
https://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] .

 
Spotters are encouraged to register for SRD at
www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition [
http://www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnrecognition ] . There will be participation
certificates available after the event.


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Committee Proposes Revisions to ARRL By-Laws

In an ARRL Member Bulletin [
https://www.arrl.org/news/committee-proposes-changes-to-arrl-by-laws-42-and-46?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] emailed to members on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, ARRL International
Affairs Vice President Rod Stafford, W6ROD, shared the work completed over
the last year by a Board Committee.

 
At the 2024 ARRL Annual Meeting held in January, the Board of Directors
unanimously voted to approve the establishment of a committee to assure the
existence of a set of ethical standards and guidelines for Board Members as
called for in ARRL By-Law 42. In addition, the committee was tasked to review
By-Laws 42 (Ethics and Elections Committee) and 46 (Conflict of Interest
Policy) for possible revision.


The committee has finalized its recommendations and this week, presented its
report and proposed By-Law revisions. The committee's work, including their
report and documents pertaining to proposed By-Law revisions, is readily
available for review at www.arrl.org/by-laws-update [
https://www.arrl.org/by-laws-update?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL&_zs=voEho&_zl=Kn8A3&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ARRL
] . Members with any questions or concerns should contact their Division
Director.


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Fall Season Section Manager Election Results

[http://arrl.org]


On Tuesday, November 19, ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters for the
ARRL South Carolina Section Manager election that was conducted this fall. 


ARRL members in South Carolina have elected incumbent Matthew Crook, W1MRC,
to continue as their Section Manager with a new term of office starting on
January 1, 2025. Crook received 296 votes, and his opponent, Billy Irwin,
K9OH, of Anderson, received 223 votes.


Crook, of Lexington, has been Section Manager since July 1, 2024, when he was
appointed to fulfill the term of office when then-Section Manager Jon
Gendron, NJ4Z, moved out of the Section to accept a new job. 

 
Southern New Jersey will welcome a new Section Manager starting in the New
Year. Ron Fish, KX1W, of Galloway, ran unopposed after Tom Preiser, N2XW,
decided not to run for a new term of office. Preiser has been the Southern
New Jersey Section Manager since January 2019. 

 
The following incumbent Section Managers were unopposed, and they will begin
new two-year terms of office on January 1, 2025: Jon McCombie, N1ILZ (Eastern
Massachusetts); Cecil Higgins, AC0HA, (Missouri); Matthew Anderson, KA0BOJ
(Nebraska); Jim Mezey, W2KFV (New York City-Long Island); Rocco Conte, WU2M
(Northern New York), Joe Shupienis, W3BC (Western Pennsylvania), and Michael
Douglas, W4MDD (West Central Florida).


Dr. Duino
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