Section Manager Report To Your Local Radio Club Thursday May 4th Springfield

The Five Pillars

Emergency Communications Training Radio Clubs Instructors and Examiners ARRL Field Organization

Radio Clubs Joining of like minded individuals Combining resources for Repeaters Hamfests Technical Activities (Fox Hunts, etc) Special Service Organization

Emergency Communications Helping Served Agencies Weather Spotting Who knows your group? Common need, Common goals Technical readiness

Instructors & Examiners Initiation to operate (Club or Personal) Demonstrations of Techniques Operating Practices New Mode Introduction Introductory Classes Testing Sessions

Spectrum Defense Interference Resolution Wireless Industry Cooperation FCC Rules Enforcement International Amateur Radio Union

Books, Videos and CDs Online Training Recruitment, Mentoring and Licensing Ham Radio News Youth Activities

Advancing the Radio Art Experimentation and Education Digital Communications The ARRL Laboratory – Technical Information Service – Trusted Product Reviews – Radio Spectrum and RFI/EMC Engineering

QST Magazine Operating Awards and Contests Technical and Regulatory Information Equipment Insurance Find it all Online!

Section Goals Build an organization that communicates Recruit those that have ideas for growth Attend a few Hamfests, events and club meetings Ensure that voices are heard State wide IL ARRL Membership at 4,854 Amateurs Central Division Membership at 10,572

Ron Morgan, AD9I IL/SM Activated in 1975 Lives in Tazewell County Member of PAARC, SVRC, SMC, CIDXCA Learned to use CW at 64 years old. Multiple DXCC’s Brought the 1996 ARRL Convention to Peoria

Section Manager www.ad9i.com Retired from Caterpillar as a Senior Engineer Trained as an electrician Taught High School STEM at ICCS Received 2 Patents in Chemistry with Cat Research Currently Education & Training Manager at MMS, Inc