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FACE GREATER RISK OF CATASTROPHIC DESTRUCTION OR DEGRADED MISSION
FUNCTIONALITY, IF STRUCK BY FRAGMENTS FROM RUSSIAS DESTRUCTION OF
KOSMOS 1408.  BANKSTON SAID AMSAT IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE
SITUATION AND HOPING FOR THE BEST.  SENATE CONFIRMS FCC CHAIRWOMAN
JESSICA ROSENWORCEL FOR A NEW TERM ON DECEMBER 7, THE US SENATE
VOTED 68 31 TO CONFIRM FCC CHAIRWOMAN JESSICA ROSENWORCEL FOR A NEW
TERM ON THE COMMISSION.  PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN APPOINTED ROSENWORCEL
AS CHAIR OF THE FC ARRL FCC COUNSEL DAVID SIDDALL, K3ZJ, DISCUSSED
RECENT EFFORTS AT THE FCC AND ON CAPITOL HILL ADVOCATING FCC ACTION
ON LONG PENDING PROCEEDINGS THAT ADDRESS AMATEUR RADIO CONCERNS.
SIDDALL ALSO ADDRESSED NEW LEGISLATION PENDING BEFORE CONGRESS THAT
WOULD SET DEADLINES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM BELOW
3R45 GHZ TO COMMERCIAL 5G PROVIDERS.  HE DESCRIBED ARRLS EFFORTS TO
OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR ALLOWING CONTINUED SHARING BELOW 3R45 GHZ ON A
NON INTERFERENCE BASIS.  FCC COUNSEL SIDDALL NOTED AN FCC NOTICE OF
PROPOSED RULEMAKING PS DOCKET 21 346 THAT IS LOOKING INTO WAYS OF
IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY DURING HURRICANES
AND OTHER DISASTERS.  HE SAID ARRL HAD SUBMITTED REPORTS TO FCC
STAFF DURING AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HURRICANE IDA.  SIDDALL
FURTHER NOTED THE PROGRESS OF THE ARRL RF SAFETY COMMITTEE IN
ADDRESSING AND CLARIFYING ISSUES CONCERNING AMATEUR COMPLIANCE WITH
FCC RF EXPOSURE RULES AND APPROPRIATE UPDATES TO THE RELATED FCC
BULLETIN.  HE CONCLUDED THAT THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE, UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF GREG LAPIN, N9GL, WILL BENEFIT EVERY AMATEUR IN THE
FUTURE TO MORE READILY ASSESS RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE AND TO MAKE ANY
ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED.  WEST GULF DIVISION DIRECTOR, EC MEMBER, AND
CHAIRMAN OF THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, JOHN ROBERT
STRATTON, N5AUS, UPDATED THE EC ON THE STATUS OF A RESOLUTION
INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS BY US REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE LESKO OF ARIZONA
TO DECLARE APRIL 18 AS NATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS DAY.
DIRECTOR STRATTON ALSO ADVISED THE EC THAT THE LEGAL STRUCTURE
REVIEW COMMITTEE WAS REVIEWING THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, BY LAWS,
AND STANDING ORDERS WITH AN EYE TOWARD RECOMMENDING ANY NEEDED
CHANGES AT THE JANUARY 2022 BOARD MEETING.  THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN ON DECEMBER 13.  FALL ARRL SECTION
MANAGER ELECTION RESULTS THE ONLY CONTESTED SEAT FOR SECTION MANAGER
SM IN THE FALL ELECTION CYCLE WAS IN KANSAS, WHERE INCUMBENT RON
COWAN, KB0DTI, OF LA CYGNE, CAME OUT ON TOP IN THE TWO PERSON RACE.
COWAN OUTPOLLED CHALLENGER LLOYD COLSTON, KC5FM, OF ARKANSAS CITY,
260 TO 225.  BALLOTS WERE COUNTED ON NOVEMBER 23 AT ARRL
HEADQUARTERS.  COWAN HAS SERVED AS KANSAS SM SINCE 2003.  HIS NEW 2
YEAR TERM BEGAN ON JANUARY 1, 2022.  IN ALABAMA, ROGER PARSONS,
KK4UDU, OF MULGA, BECAME THE NEW SM ON JANUARY 1, 2022.  PARSONS WAS
THE ONLY NOMINEE FOR THE POSITION.  HE HAS BEEN AN ASSISTANT SECTION
MANAGER AND A DISTRICT EMERGENCY COORDINATOR.  INCUMBENT SM JVANN
MARTIN, W4JVM, WHO HAS SERVED AS THE

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