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ARLB062 BOD meeting highlights
 
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ARRL Bulletin 62  ARLB062
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  July 18, 1994
To all radio amateurs 
 
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ARLB062 BOD meeting highlights
 
The Board of Directors met in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, July 15,
1994.   The following is a summary of the meeting's highlights:
 
The ARRL Spectrum Committee has been asked to study the bands
between 420 MHz and 300 GHz to enable a better understanding of
present and future activities in this region of  the spectrum,
giving priority to those bands subject to spectrum reallocations by
the government.
 
The Board commissioned an RF Safety Committee to advise the Board
and staff on safe operating practices for the development of policy
and educational methods and materials.  Members to be selected by
the President.
 
The ARRL Professional Media Award was created to recognize media
professionals who make distinguished contributions to the  public
image of Amateur Radio.
 
In recognition of more than ten years of successful SAREX missions
aboard space shuttle flights, the Board expressed its gratitude to
the SAREX Working Group.  The Board commended the group for its
efforts to make Amateur Radio communications a part of future space
missions, including the Space Station.
 
Jonathan M. LeBretton, N1MJM, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was
selected as the 1993 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award winner.
 
James Dalley, W0NAP, of Centerville, Utah, was selected as the Herb
S. Brier Volunteer Instructor of the Year.
 
The Board picked Sheila Perry, N0UOP, of Bloomfield, Missouri, as
the 1993 Professional Educator of the Year.
 
Rick Campbell, KK7B, of Chassell, Michigan, was selected at the
winner of the Technical Excellence Award for his article,
''High-Performance, Single-Signal, Direct-Conversion Receivers,''
appearing in the January 1993 issue of  QST.
 
The Board tabbed Len Winkler, KB7LPW, of  Phoenix, Arizona, as the
recipient of the Philip J. McGan Silver Antenna Award, which
recognizes outstanding achievement in the public relations arena.
The Board thanked all Amateurs for their public relations efforts.
 
The staff was commended for developing and implementing strategies
for responding to the 13-cm band challenges posed by the government
reallocation plans.
 
The Board noted the selection of ARRL Technical Relations Manager
Paul Rinaldo, W4RI as a member of the US delegation to ITU
Plenipotentiary Conference, and congratulated him for his excellent
service as an international representative of Amateur Radio.
 
The Contest Advisory Committee will study the possibility of
expanding the scope of the 10 GHz contest to include all bands above
10 GHz, and report back to the Board at its 1995 Annual Meeting.
 
The Contest Advisory Committee will study the possibility of adding
a club competition to all VHF/UHF contests and sprints.  The
committee will also consider establishing a Summer Sprint series.
 
The Board selected Peoria, Illinois, as the site of the 1996
National Convention.  The convention will be held September 13-15
under the sponsorship of the Peoria Area Amateur Radio Club.
 
Dallas/Ft. Worth was selected at the site of the 14th ARRL Digital
Conference to be co-sponsored by the Tucson Amateur Packet Radio
Corporation (TAPR) and the Texas Packet Radio Society in September
1995.
 
The full story of the Board meeting will appear in September QST.
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