From: estey@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com
Subject: Candidates for HF STA Reps
Organization: Honeywell Systems & Research Center
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:28:12 GMT

To ALL SYSOPS:
Please forward to any HF STA stations you might be aware of.
Thanks!
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On August 26th, Dave Sumner (K1ZZ), ARRL Executive Vice President mailed
a letter to each HF unattended automatic STA participant.  This letter
explained the recent ARRL Executive Committee action deferring
consideration until November 14th of the draft petition for rulemaking
concerning automatically controlled data operation on HF frequencies.  
Included was a ballot for selecting five candidates from the "STA community".

These five people, which the STA community as a whole will select, will
represent us at a meeting with the ARRL Digital Committee targeted for
September 26th.  It is essential that these five individuals be logical
and non-emotional in their presentation of our data - they must be our
"sales people" and must convince the Digital Committee to alter their
current proposal.

A "working group" on Internet has been focusing on the issues and strategy 
for many weeks and has been kicking around names of some potential HF STA 
reps.  Our concern is that those chosen to represent us must form a well
balanced negotiating team comprised of individuals with complementary and
specific skills.  If selection is made randomly of people whose names just
"come to mind" we will not get the well-balanced negotiating team we need!

No one is telling you, as a STA-participant how to vote.  We want you to
know who is available - and what their specialties are.  So that you may have
a better idea of who potential candidates are, a list for your consideration
has been prepared.  Feel free to add to, delete from or disregard this list!


Candidates:
Hank Oredson, W0RLI (OR) 
Author of W0RLI BBS software.  One of the original "visionaries".  Spent most
of the STA period on 14.098 Net and now back on 14.109 Net.


Tom Clark, W3IWI (MD)
Extremely active in AMSAT.  Also one of the original "visionaries"!  On
TAPR Board of Directors.  Active on 14.109 Net and others.

David Speltz, KB1PJ (NH)
Very active on both AMTOR and packet providing long-haul links to Europe.
CEO of major Boston hospital and "seasoned" negotiator. 

John Lind, KD7XG (CA)
Represented STA-participants at ARRL National Convention and was key in
getting further discussions set-up.  Good negotiator (Calm but determined!)
Active on 14.109 Net.

Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD (AZ)
"Mr. TAPR" to many.  One of the origianl packet pioneers.  Presented his own
proposal at ARRL National Convention which seemed to represent common ground 
for ARRL and us.  Past officer in TAPR and the "brains" behind many TAPR kits!

Carl Estey, WA0CQG (MN)
Is conducting a survey of STA participants.  This research will be presented
at Digital Committee/STA Reps meeting.  Active on both 14.109 and 10.147 Nets.

Mike Baugh, W8AKF (Was IN, now CA)
Net manager for 3.610; 7.097; 10.147 and 14.098 Nets.  Very operations 
orientated.

A few further notes:  The ARRL will pay travel costs for the meeting.  It is 
likely that travel will occur on Friday afternoon/evening; meetings all day 
Saturday; several hours of meetings on Sunday followed by return home.  
Several "candidates" have cautioned of potential time-schedule conflicts so
we strongly want the ARRL Digital Committee to consider October 3rd as an 
alternate date - which works better for many!

All STA participants are encouraged to also indicate on the ballot if they
will participate in a transitional STA when the current STA expires on
January 13, 1993.


73
Carl Estey WA0CQG
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The nonsense here is of my own making - no one else would want credit!