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 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

ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio™
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It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Herbert Cole, AI6AT, as East Bay SEC.

Herbert Cole most recently served as the Emergency Coordinator - Training, for the Contra Costa County ARES / RACES program, and is a Lead Instructor and Incident Commander for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District CERT program. He has a B.A. from California State University Bakersfield, an Emergency Management Certificate from Western Washingtion University, and is currently working toward completion of the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) credential. He has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the International Association of Emergency Managers to present at this years National Conference on Community Preparedness. The conference will be held in Washington D.C. and Herbert will be speaking on the topic of “Integrating ARES into CERT During Disaster Operations.”

First licensed in 2005, Herbert came to Amateur Radio with the single minded purpose of Emergency Communications. He has since upgraded to Amateur Extra and is interested in all aspects of Amateur Radio, especially QRP (CW and Phone) and AmSat from remote locations. His current mode of choice is CW and he can be found most nights hanging around 7.114 on 40 meters.

I am excited about having such a well qualified and committed member as part of my team. All emergency communication related reports can now be
sent to Herbert with copies to me. As always, you can contact me directly with any questions or concerns.

Please welcome Herbert and offer him your complete cooperation and assistance in his new post.

73
Jim Latham
Section Manager
East Bay
ARRL- the national association for AMATEUR RADIO

Don Rickerd, W8BQD was recently honored at PACIFICON 2008 for 50 years as an ARRL member. Don was presented a certificate from ARRL by East Bay Section Manager Jim Latham, AF6AQ.

Don was born in 1925 and grew up in rural Michigan during the Great Depression. He always had an interest in radio, and built many crystal radio sets during his teenage years. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and spent many months at Pearl Harbor at the close of World War II, installing radars on board the ships.

Don’s technical career kept him busy at a variety of jobs until he joined the staff of WKAR-TV at Michigan State University as a video engineer, where he worked until his retirement in 1987.

Licensed briefly as a Novice in the early 50’s, Don studied for and passed the Technician test in 1957.

Members of the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club remember Don as an active member from the start, home-brewing most of his early equipment, including his first 6 meter rig, SWR bridge, and various other projects from QST magazine. He regularly spent Saturdays climbing towers for the local hams.

In the early 60’s Don worked with two others to build the first 2-meter repeaters in and around Lansing. John Hackman remembers Don’s major contribution as the settler of squabbles between him and Al Van Dyke, the third member of that technical trio. Don was a founding member of the Lansing Civil Defense Repeater Association and served on its board for many years.

Other Central Michigan hams remember Don as a true gentleman, ready to take on any task in the club that needed doing. To this day, younger members recall Don as an elder statesman of the group, and they miss him greatly since he relocated to California in 2004.

Don currently resides in Concord with his daughter and stays active on 20 meters, keeping a daily schedule with friends from Michigan to Arizona.