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
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- Member, joined as a Life member (2003)
- Volunteer Examiner [Great Lakes Division] (2008 – current)
- Technical Specialist [Ohio Section] (2015 – current)
- Technical Coordinator [Ohio Section] (2015 – current)
- Maxium Society member (2019)
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
- Member since 2019
- DVMIS for the Monday Night Net (since 2021)
- Ham Radio VoIP modes and the DVMIS (May 2021)
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
- D-STAR After Show net control station (2014 – 2020)
- Webmaster (2014 – current)
- Radio Reference/Broadcastify feed provider for Reflector 14 (2014 – current)
- 300th episode special event planning committee and digital special event station (2017)
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
- Winlink Wednesday Century Club (2023)
Other accreditation
- Laurel VE (2021 – current)
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.
- Member (1999 – 2018)
- Elected Trustee (2008 – 2018)
- Webmaster (2009 – 2019)
- Radio Reference/Broadcastify feed provider for the 146.880 repeater (2012 – 2019)
- Technical committee (2012-2019)
- Elected Vice President (2013 – 2018)
- Dongle Bits article series (2014 – 2015)
- Club net control station (2014 – 2016)
- Digital net assistant/NCS (2014 – 2019)
- Raspberry Pi presentation (August 2015)
- K1N Navassa Island DVD presentation (February 2016)
- SSTV presentation (September 2016)
- Installation of Yaesu DR-1X repeater (December 2016)
Toledo Mobile Radio Association – W8HHF
Joined for their support of a large number of repeaters and nodes in the area
- Member: 2020-2022