Clubs and Activities

Amateur Radio involvement and personal accomplishments.  AKA brag sheet 🙂

Clubbing

In chronological order…

The Wood County Amateur Radio Club – K8TIH
Joined while attending BGSU

  • Member (2002 – life)
  • EchoLink presentation (March 2005)
  • Webmaster (2005 – current)
  • Nominated and awarded Life Membership by Bill WD8JWJ (2012)
  • D-STAR presentation (February 2012)
  • Dongle Bits article series (2014 – 2015)
  • Digital Communications in Amateur Radio article series (2016 – 2017)

American Radio Relay League – W1AW


Dayton Amateur Radio Association – W8BI
Joined to support Dayton Hamvention

  • Member since 2011

TAPR
Joined for the innovations in computing and digital

  • Member since 2016

West Chester Amateur Radio Association – WC8VOA
Joined for their support of the Voice of America Museum


Activities

Cuyahoga County & Cleveland NWS Skywarn (2014 – 2015, 2020 – 2023)
I like thunderstorms.

  • Cuyahoga County Skywarn net control station
  • Cleveland Skywarn Backbone net control station

Ham Nation


National Parks on the Air

Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial – NM20 – October 22 & 23, 2016
This was one hell of a activation and good time.  Organized by Bob – K8MD and Andrew – WA8LIV.  Write-up by K8MD.


AmateurLogic.TV Sound Check Net, now called the “Logic Net” (monthly).

  • DVMIS for the net (2020-current)
  • Net control (2020, 2022-2023)


Other awards

Other accreditation


Training

  • Skywarn spotter (2000 – current)
  • FEMA NIMS IS-100, 200, 700, 800 (2020)

Public service events

  • Westlake Invitational Soccer Tournament
  • CVS Marathon
  • MS 150 Buckeye Breakaway (formally Pedal to the Point)
  • Holiday Parade (Bowling Green, Ohio)
  • Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
  • River Run

Inactive club memberships

Wood County ARES

  • Member (2005-2006)

The Lake Erie Amateur Radio Association – WB8CQR WR8ABC
Joined after getting licensed. Dad was a member and former Trustee.


Toledo Mobile Radio Association – W8HHF
Joined for their support of a large number of repeaters and nodes in the area

  • Member: 2020-2022

Ham radio and tech.