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Payroll Tax Bill Includes Provision for Amateur Radio Study

This Bill could be a substantial Earth shaker in the next few months, as that it does lots more than just provides a payroll tax deduction for all American workers.. It also dives into the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio in emergencies and disaster relief. It also will identify and even possibly eliminate impediments to Amateur Radio where unreasonable or unnecessary private land use restrictions are at..

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Ohio House Bill 158 Is Approved By Senate Committee, Moves To Full Senate Vote

House Bill 158 (aka "PRB-1 for Ohio"), the legislation that will codify federal restrictions on local zoning of amateur station antenna structures, passed the Senate’s State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee yesterday, after the 6th hearing for this Bill.

The Bill is now given a green light to proceed to the Ohio Senate Floor for a full vote of the Senate. The Ohio Senate is not expected to convene for any voting for the next three weeks.

This is the furthest we have ever moved such legislation through the State House. I would like to thank Nick Pittner, K8NAP, State Government Liaison, and his team for their time and support in seeing this legislation progress through its stages.

As the time draws closer to the Senate meeting for vote, we will let all the Amateur Radio Operators in Ohio know how to contact their State Senator to ask for their support when the vote is called.

73,

Frank Piper, KI8GW

December 07, 2011

The Twentieth Annual Newsletter Contest…

It is almost time again for the Annual ARRL Ohio Section Amateur (Ham) Radio Newsletter Contest. This contest has become very popular, and our clubs throughout Ohio annually are looking for the contest scores. There have been obvious improvements to the newsletters over the years, and that was the objective of the Ohio Section...”

Now the rules:

A.) An eligible newsletter must be regularly published at least four (4) times per year by an Ohio Amateur Radio organization. The Ohio Section Journal and the newsletter for any club that the current PIC is affiliated with, along with any first place winner in the past five (5) years are not eligible. Although past winners are still encouraged to keep me on their mailing list.

B.) Each organization submitting a newsletter for the contest must enter at least two (2) issues starting with October 2011 for judging. All Amateur organizations that have regularly been sending newsletters to the Ohio PIC are automatically entered (as long as these publications qualify under rule A, or C if applicable). Unless you are automatically entered, the deadline for entries is Friday, July 01, 2012, and all entries must be in the hands of the Ohio PIC by that date.

** In order to assure your newsletter has been entered, a list of all newsletters received for entry into this contest will be

posted on the PIC webpage. Inquiries about entries are to contact the PIC directly. E-mail to: PIC

C.) Electronic (Web based) produced newsletters may also enter. However, they must represent their printed newsletter in all formats. For example, if photos or clipart appear in the printed material, it must also appear in the electronic version as well. Non-amateurs, in the Public Relations industry will do the judging. They will be judging on style (15%), content (35%), service to membership (35%), and clarity of presentation (15%). Style means newsletter design of all pages. Content means amount of useful information contained in the newsletter. Service to members means amount of information using individual members’ names. Clarity of presentation means readability of the newsletter including accuracy of English grammar.

D.) No entries can be returned, but a list of the judges’ points will be available at the Ohio Section Conference and published in the next edition of the Ohio Section Journal. All decisions of the judges on content and eligibility are final. The Ohio PIC only serves to certify entries, to provide the judges with entries, and to announce their decisions only.

E.) The decision of the judges is final.

If you don’t have me on your mailing list, please include me… If you’re not sure that you are entered into the contest give me a call, or drop me a line.

Send your newsletters to:

Jack Sovik, KB8WPZ

1925 Country Side Drive
Youngstown, OH 44515

or email to:

kb8wpz(at)arrl.net

Newsletters Entered
CQ	DELARA NEWS	WAVE BENDER	Q-FIVER
CCARA NEW LETTER	ZERO BEAT	CARA COMMUNICATOR	RADIOGRAM
FEEDBACK	WATTS HAPPENIN'	SPIRIT OF 76 AND 88	WEST PARK RADIOOPS LOG
SAARA SPEAKS	OH-KY-IN ARS

The Public Information Officer (PIO)…

Public Information Officers (PIO’s) are appointed by and report to the ARRL section Public Information Coordinator (PIC) generally upon the recommendation of an affiliated club and with the approval of the Section Manager (SM).

PIO’s are usually club publicity chairpersons and must be full ARRL members. Training for PIO’s should be provided regularly on a sectional or regional basis by the PIC and/or other qualified people.

Good "grass roots" public relations activities involve regular and frequent publicizing of amateur activities through local news media plus community activities; school programs; presentations to service clubs and community organizations; exhibits and demonstrations; and other efforts which create a positive public image for Amateur Radio.

The purpose of public relations goes beyond column inches and minutes of air time. Those are means to an end--generally, telling a specific story about hams, ham radio or ham-related activities for a specific purpose. Goals may range from recruiting potential hams for a licensing course to improving public awareness of amateurs' service to the community. Likewise, success is measured not in column inches or air time, but in how well that story gets across and how effectively it generates the desired results.

For this reason, public relations are not conducted in a vacuum. Even the best PR is wasted without effective follow-up. To do these best PR activities must be well-timed and well-coordinated within the amateur community, so that clubs, Elmers, instructors and so on are prepared to deal with the interest the PR generates.

Recruitment of new hams and League members is an integral part of the job of every League appointee. Appointees should take advantage of every opportunity to recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field Organization programs, and our abilities to serve the public.

Specific Duties of the Public Information Officer:

1.) Establishes and maintains a list of media contacts in the local area; strives to establish and maintain personal contacts with appropriate representatives of those media (e.g., editors, news directors, science reporters, etc.)
2.) Becomes a contact for the local media and assures that editors/reporters who need information about Amateur Radio know where to find it

3.) Works with Local Government Liaisons to establish personal contacts with local government officials where possible and explain to them, briefly and non-technically, about Amateur Radio and how it can help their communities

4.) Keeps informed of activities by local hams and identifies and publicizes those that are newsworthy or carry human interest appeal. (This is usually done through news releases or suggestions for interviews or feature stories)

5.) Attempts to deal with and minimize any negative publicity about Amateur Radio and to correct any negative stories which are incorrectly ascribed to Amateur Radio operators

6.) Generates advance publicity through the local media of scheduled activities of interest to the general public, including licensing classes, hamfests, club meetings, Field Day operations, etc

7.) Works with the section PIC to identify and publicize League-related stories of local news interest, including election and appointment of local hams to leadership positions, QST articles by local authors or local achievements noted or featured in QST

8.) Maintains contact with other League officials in the local area, particularly the Emergency Coordinator and/or District Emergency Coordinator. With the PIC, helps prepare an emergency response PR kit, including general brochures on Amateur Radio and specific information about local clubs. Distributes them to EC’s and DEC’s before an emergency occurs. During emergencies, these kits should be made available to reporters at the scene or at a command post. The PIO should help summarize Amateur Radio activity in an ongoing situation, and follow up any significant emergency communications activities with prompt reporting to the media of the extent and nature of Amateur Radio involvement

9.) Assists the section PIC in recruiting hams for the section's Speakers Bureau; promotes interest among community and service organizations in finding out more about Amateur Radio through the bureau and relays requests to the PIC

10.) Helps individual hams and radio clubs to develop and promote good ideas for community projects and special events to display Amateur Radio to the public in a positive light

11.) Attends regional training sessions sponsored by section PIC’s

12.) Becomes familiar with ARRL Public Service Announcements (PSA’s), brochures and audiovisual materials; contacts local radio and TV stations to arrange airing of Amateur Radio PSA’s; secures appropriate brochures and audiovisual materials for use in conjunction with planned activities

13.) Keeps the section PIC fully informed on activities and places PIC on news release mailing list