Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX
CEO & Secretary, ARRL
Dan Henderson, N1ND
ARRL Regulatory Information Manager
Dan has been a licensed amateur for nearly 50 years (in January 2020) and has been active in most aspects of the hobby at some time during that span. He has a background in History and Political Science and taught Political Science and Criminal Justice at several universities before coming to the ARRL in 1998 as the Contest Manager. Since June 2006, he has been the Regulatory Information Manager at the ARRL, and since 2016, he also serves as assistant Secretary of the organization.
As Regulatory Information Manager he is responsible for providing up-to-date information and handling queries on FCC rules and regulations, antenna restrictions, and related topics. He serves as the liaison with the US Air Force and Department on Defense on the PAVE PAWS interference mitigation project. Inquiries about reciprocal operating cross his desk. He serves as the administrator for the Volunteer Counsel and Volunteer Consulting Engineer programs. Over the past several years, he served on the committee to work with the FCC on developing the new Volunteer Monitor Program, that is scheduled to kick off in the fall of 2019 as the replacement for the Official Observer Program, serving as headquarters liaison to the VM program administrator.
As Assistant Secretary of the ARRL, Henderson serves as recording secretary to the ARRL Board of Directors, as well as secretary to the Board’s Executive, Programs & Services, and Ethics & Elections Committees.
David Norris, K5UZ
ARRL Director
Delta Division
David will lead the ARRL Forums. He was first licensed in 1976. He currently holds an Amateur Extra class license. David is a member of various ARRL committees and groups.
Keith Miller, N9DGK
Tennessee Section Manager
Keith is the current ARRL Section Manager for Tennessee.
He is responsible for carrying out the duties of the office in accordance with ARRL policies established by the Board of Directors and shall act in the best interests of Amateur Radio.
Keith brings a wealth of knowledge about issues affecting Amateur Radio and what may lie on the road ahead.
Website: www.tnarrl.org
D-STAR
John Davis, WB4QDX
John holds an Amateur Extra Class and has been licensed since 1969. He has been in wireless communications of various types throughout his professional career.
He built his first VHF repeater in 1975 in Nashville, his first UHF repeater in 1982 installed on Stone Mountain in Georgia and has been involved with VHF and UHF repeaters of various modes
Having professional roots in early cellular digital communications, he became interested in digital voice and data modes for Amateur Radio and in 2009 secured a $250,000 grant from Georgia Emergency Management Agency to build out D-STAR systems across Georgia.
John is currently involved with various digital modes and serves in the Georgia Section of ARES promoting and teaching digital modes for emergency communications. He has conducted D-STAR forums, seminars and training across the country including D-STAR InfoCon at Dayton Hamvention for several years.
Professionally, he is the system administrator and manager of a large P25 Public Safety communications system for Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Website: www.dstarinfo.com
D-STAR
Ed Woodrick, WA4YIH
Ed holds an Amateur Extra Class and has been licensed since 2000.
Ed started in digital radio 30 years ago with Civil Air Patrol, creating the National Digital Radio Network, combing HF and VHF packet networks for a cross continental data transfer network. Ed participated in the Peachtree Road Race for over 20 years and in the 90’s created a Packet Medical Response System that consisted of a database of all runners accessed by up to 10 medical facilities around the finish line. At each facility, a packet radio station was deployed and allowed operators to perform admits, discharges, and lookup patient information.
In 2008, Ed created DSTARInfo.com, one of the most popular D-STAR websites on the Internet. DSTARInfo.com provides a number of features that help users get on D-STAR, including the ability to update the database in the radios. Ed has led the Friday Evening D-STAR gathering at the Dayton Hamvention for many years and works alongside of John Davis, WB4QDX and Robin Cutshaw AA4RC to implement and maintain many of the Georgia based D-STAR repeaters.
Website: www.dstarinfo.com
Dr Gary Eiff, W3GME
President
McMinn County (TN) Amateur Radio Club
Gary is a recent addition to the Amateur Radio community getting his first license in 2016. However his interest in radio dates back to his early childhood and the influences of several neighbors who were ham operators. That interest led to electronic tinkering and eventually a career in Avionics (aircraft electronics).
An academic for 28 years after a brief period as an aircraft mechanic and avionics technician, he taught Aeronautical Engineering Technology at Purdue University. Following that, he was a Senior Scientist for the United States Navy stationed at Patuxent River Naval Air Station helping design, test and acquire tomorrow’s Naval Aviation platforms.
His interest in Ham radio encompasses all modes with a special interest in the various digital modes and emergency communications.
Forum Topic: APRS (Automated Position Reporting System)
Jason Johnston, KC5HWB
Creator & Host of Ham Radio 2.0
Through the courtesy of RFinder, Jason Johnston will be on hand at the RFinder Booth to tell you the latest and greatest in Amateur Radio. Jason will also present a forum “RFinder…A Revolution in DMR”.
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/kc5hwb
