Biography

Affiliations:
1) Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Communicator
2) Northeast Iowa Radio Amateur Association (W0MG) Member
3) Johnston Amateur Radio Society (JARS) Member (North Carolina)
4) Port City Amateur Radio Club (New Hampshire)
5) The American Legion Amateur Radio Club (TALARC) Member
6) Southern Electronics Group (VK6SR) Member (Western Australia)

ARRL Member: YES

ARRL Extra Class VE: Accredited through 11/10/2033

Laurel Amateur Radio Club VE: Certified as of 01/19/2024

SKCC # 25959

QCWA # 38877

Ten-Ten # 52720

100WattsID # 5636

GMRS Callsign: WRNP991

Restricted Radiotelephone Operator (RR00223124)

NWS SKYWARN Training completed:
Advanced SKYWARN Storm Spotter
Advanced Severe Spotter Talk
Winter Weather SKYWARN
SKYWARN Spotter Convective Basics
Role of the SKYWARN Spotter

FEMA training completed:
1) IS-66 - Preparing the Nation for Space Weather Events
2) IS-100.C - Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
3) IS-200.C - Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200
4) IS-700.B - Introduction to the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
5) IS-800.D - National Response Framework, An Introduction
6) IS-802.A - Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2—Communications

DHS/CISA training completed:
AUXCOMM - February 24-26, 2023

First licensed: 1978 - KA0CWA (Iowa)

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Explorer QRZ-1
Kenwood TS-50S
NW Digital Radio - Amateur Radio ThumbDV
Yaesu FT-60R