I am pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Tate, N6WM, as Assistant Section Manger for DX and Contesting.

Chris is well known in the bay area as an avid contester and DX chaser.  Originally licensed as KI6LGJ in 2007, Chris has eclipsed  his brief 3 years in the hobby through his enthusiasm, energy and dedication.

Locally Active in the East Bay Section in the Livermore Amateur Radio Klub (LARK), previously as a board member and activities coordinator, he currently writes a monthly article for contesting and DX chasing in their newsletter.  Chris has expanded his participation and leadership beyond the local club level, and is now Vice President and Contest Chairman for the Northern California Contest Club (NCCC) after serving a year on the board of this regional organization.

Chris is an extremely active contester and DX chaser.  He is a member of the “big gun” and world known contest team of CQ Contest Hall of Fame member and East Bay resident Ken, N6RO as well as a founding member and contest coordinator for the newest big gun station to go qrv in the bay area, the K6LRG contest station in Livermore.

Active on CW, RTTY and SSB, Chris regularly participates in multi-op and single op amateur radio contest efforts from these stations, and has won numerous awards over the last several years in both collaborative multi-op efforts as well as single op competitions, most recently winning the Pacific Division for mixed mode (CW/SSB) in the 2009 ARRL 10 meter contest, Placing in the top 10 box in the NCJ North American QSO Party RTTY, and achieving the position of 3rd place, World in the ARRL RTTY Roundup contest(first place Pacific Division, Second place North America) amongst many others.

Chris’s DX awards include membership in the DX Century Club (DXCC# 43,293) as well as multiple Worked All States awards, including the newly introduced Triple Play Worked All States(TPWAS #417) that required working all states on CW, SSB and Digital modes, all confirmed via the ARRL Logbook of the World.

Please join me in welcoming Chris to his new role as ASM.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of David Haycock, KI6AWR as Assistant Section Manager (ASM) for Education and Training.

David has had a life long interest in radio beginning in his high school days many years ago. He currently holds an Extra Class license and lives with his wife Elizabeth (K0EAH) in a small HOA compromised town house in Alameda . Lack of space and HOAs are not enough to enforce radio silence however. He is fortunate to have a balcony large enough to squeeze in a Buddipole so operations on all bands (including 80m!) are possible. His first grandson Kyle was born on Field Day 2004 which he considers a great omen for keeping radio interests in the family.

David is currently President of the Amateur Radio Club of Alameda (ARCA) and an active VE.  He is a passionate Elmer and together with Paul Bailey Gates (KA6GEM) has put on many classes to help newbies get their license and just as importantly get on the air.  He is very excited about the opportunity to help expand Elmering throughout the Bay area.

David’s roles and responsibilities as ASM will include:

• Coordination and publicity for license classes, VE sessions and educational events in the East Bay
• Resource for class training materials
• Instructor training
• Special training classes
• Assistance in designing classes for new training / educational needs

Please join me in welcoming David to his new role as ASM.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Ryan Lee, K3SFG, as the new Assistant Section Manager for Youth Activities for the ARRL East Bay Section. Ryan is from Fremont, 14 years old, in the eighth grade, and one of the founders of the new Youth Net that will start on April 10 on the N6NFI Repeater. He looks forward to getting more kids and teens involved in Amateur Radio and working with others who share the same goal. Besides radio, Ryan has many other hobbies and activities. He is a huge Giants fan (K3 San Francisco Giants) and baseball collector. Ryan usually displays some of his collectibles at the Alameda County Fair. He not only watches baseball, he plays little league too and is in his sixth season. Ryan has also been playing the piano for about six years. There is a lot that will hopefully happen for the youth of Ham Radio, especially with PACIFICON in October.

Please join me in welcoming Ryan to the East Bay Section Leadership Team. I encourage you to take advantage of Ryan’s interest in, and enthusiasm for, encouraging youth participation in our great hobby and service.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Chris Quirk, W6CJQ, as the new District Emergency Coordinator for Contra Costa County. Chris brings to the position a working knowldedge and understanding as to how ARES can support groups such as CERT, Red Cross, and other non-governmental organizations. He has been active as a volunteer in the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District as a CERT member, CERT Leader, and ARES member in support of CERT communications. Over the years he has been an active public service volunteer in support of communications, and has served as the communications manager/coordinator for several large regional events. I look forward to working with Chris and ask that you extend to him congratulations and support as we begin the process of reshaping the ARES program within Contra Costa County.

Sincerely,

Herbert Cole; AI6AT

Section Emergency Coordinator
East Bay

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Jim Duarte N6SSB has been appointed Emergency Coordinator (EC) for the Oakland and Piedmont area.

As EC, Jim will direct the local activity of ARES®, the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service. He will coordinate emergency responses to local served agencies by ARES members, manage relationships with those served agencies, collaborate with other Amateur Radio entities such as RACES and local clubs, promote ARES membership, and coordinate and encourage operator training.

Here in the East Bay Section, Jim joins other Emergency Coordinators, each of whom has jurisdiction over a geographical area. John Rabold KS6M, as District Emergency Coordinator (DEC), coordinates the ECs in Alameda County. The four DECs in the section report to Herbert Cole AI6AT, Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC).

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization, is eligible for membership in ARES. The only qualification, other than possession of an Amateur Radio license, is a sincere desire to serve.

Any amateur can register in ARES (or update an earlier registration) by printing the ARES registration form and giving it to the EC for his or her area or other ARRL official. The ARES registration form, FSD-98, is located at http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/forms/fsd98.pdf

In the East Bay Section, ARES members are encouraged to hold certificates of completion in certain FEMA and ARRL courses, to be proficient in the handling of radio message traffic, and to participate in local Amateur Radio training and public service activities.

Congratulations and thank you, Jim!

John Rabold KS6M
District Emergency Coordinator for Alameda County, East Bay Section
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