BULLETIN MANAGER

Greg A. Tomerlin, K4KO
1562 Walnut Grove Road
Lebanon, TN 37090-7669
(615) 449-3810 - (615) 423-7249
k4ko@charter.net

[ Tennessee Phone Net Schedule ]

TN Phone Net Phone Net schedule with Net Control Stations

OFFICIAL BULLETIN STATIONS

AD4F	Charles E. Curle, Jr. 8719 Snowhill Rd. Ooltewah, TN 37363-9689 ad4f@arrl.net		K4CMY	Thomas E. Wolfe 5956 Crestview Dr. Hixson, TN 37343-3606 tewolfe@juno.com
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WI8X	Richard A. Wolf 4440 Royalview Rd. Knoxville, TN 37921-3128 (248) 669-9338 dwolfwi8x@juno.com			Official Bulletin Station VACANCY Apply Today
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If you have information that needs to be distributed to the Section, please contact the Bulletin Manager Greg Tomerlin or any of the OBS listed above. They will be able to assist you. You might also monitor the TN Phone Net for news from the Section. For a schedule of when the TN Phone Net meets and a listing of Net Control Stations, click the following link: TN Phone Net Schedule.

OFFICIAL BULLETIN STATION DESCRIPTION

A primary function of OBS appointees is to copy these bulletins directly off the air from W1AW--on voice, cw or RTTY/ASCII--and retransmit them locally for the benefit of amateurs in the particular coverage area, many of whom may not be equipped to receive bulletins directly from W1AW.

To serve the greatest possible "audience," OBS appointees who can send ARRL bulletins over vhf repeaters, and via uploading to packet bulletin board systems (PBBS) are of maximum usefulness and are much in demand. If possible, an OBS who can copy bulletins directly from W1AW (or the Bulletin Manager) should be assigned to each major repeater in the section. Bulletins should be transmitted regularly, perhaps in conjunction with a vhf repeater net, on a repeater "bulletin board" (tone-accessed recorded announcements for repeater club members), or via a RTTY or packet (computer) mailbox, if one is functioning locally. Duties and requirements of the OBS include the following:

OBS candidates must have a Novice class license or higher.
Retransmission of ARRL bulletins must be made at least once per week to maintain appointment.
OBS candidates are appointed by the Section Manager (or by the Bulletin Manager, if the SM so desires) and must adhere to a schedule that is mutually agreeable.
OBS appointees should send a monthly activity report (such as FSD-210.pdf or FSD-210.doc or an equivalent email) to the Bulletin Manager, indicating bulletin transmissions made and generally updating the Bulletin Manager to any OBS-related activities. This reporting arrangement may be modified by the Bulletin Manager as he/she sees fit.
As directed by the Bulletin Manager, OBS will include in their bulletin transmissions news of local, section and regional interest.

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.

BULLETIN MANAGER DESCRIPTION

Rapid dissemination of information is the lifeblood of an active, progressive organization. The ARRL Official Bulletin Station network provides a vital communications link for informing the amateur community of the latest developments in Amateur Radio and the ARRL. The ARRL Bulletin Manager is responsible for recruiting and supervising a team of Official Bulletin Stations to disseminate such news and information of interest to amateurs in the section and to provide a means of getting the news and information to all OBS appointees. The bulletins should include the content of ARRL bulletins (transmitted and sent over the Internet by W1AW staff), but should also include items of local, section and regional interest from other sources, such as ARRL section leadership officials, as well as information provided by the Division Director.

A special effort should be made to recruit an OBS for each major repeater and packet bulletin board (PBBS) in the section. This is where the greatest "audience" is to be found, many of whom are not sufficiently informed about the latest news of Amateur Radio and the League. Such bulletins should be transmitted regularly, perhaps in conjunction with a repeater net or on a repeater "bulletin board" (tone-accessed recorded announcements for repeater club members).

The Bulletin Manager must have a Technician Class license or higher, and maintain League membership. Bulletin Managers should be familiar with the position descriptions of the Official Bulletin Station. The duties of the Bulletin Manager include the following:

The Bulletin Manager is appointed by the SM and is required to regularly report to the SM concerning the section's bulletin program.
The Bulletin Manager is responsible for recruiting (and, at the discretion of the SM, appointing) and supervising a team of Official Bulletin Stations in the section. A special effort should be made to recruit OBSs for each major repeater and PBBS in the section.
The Bulletin Manager must be capable of copying ARRL bulletins directly from W1AW on the mode(s) necessary. The Bulletin Manager may, in some cases, be required to retransmit ARRL bulletins for OBS appointees who might be unable to copy them directly from W1AW or obtain them from the Internet.
The Bulletin Manager is also responsible for funneling news and information of a local, section and regional nature to OBS appointees. In so doing, the Bulletin Manager must maintain close contact with other section-level officials, and the Division Director, to maintain an organized and unified information flow within the section.

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