Robert Wareham, N0ESQ, Appointed as Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director

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ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has named Robert Wareham, N0ESQ, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, as Rocky Mountain Division Vice Director. Wareham will serve the remaining term of Jeff Ryan, K0RM, who assumed the position of Rocky Mountain Director upon the resignation of Dwayne Allen, WY7FD.

“I have worked side-by-side with Robert for many years addressing issues that could have an effect on Amateur Radio, and I am pleased he is joining me at the Division level to continue these efforts”
— Jeff Ryan K0RM

An ARRL Life Member, Wareham has been serving as Colorado Section Emergency Coordinator since 2011. He previously served in the Field Organization as Colorado’s State Government Liaison and as Public Information Officer. An attorney, Wareham assisted in drafting the bill that created the Colorado Auxiliary Emergency Communications Unit (AuxComm) in 2016. AuxComm is a unit of the Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) and is managed by Colorado ARES leadership under a Memorandum of Understanding.

Wareham also was instrumental in drafting a provision exempting Amateur Radio licensees from a hands-free cell phone bill, and for drafting a bill codifying the provisions of the limited federal pre-emption known as PRB-1 into Colorado law. He has been providing pro bono legal assistance to Colorado Amateur Radio clubs for many years.

Wareham will serve the remainder of the Vice Director’s term, which runs through 2019.

Former ARRL Headquarters Book Team Supervisor Jan Carman, K5MA, SK

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R. Jan Carman, K5MA (ex-W5SBX, W3JXS), who was a member of the ARRL Headquarters staff from 2001 until 2003 died on 13th November 2018. An ARRL Life Member, he was 76.

Carman’s career spanned the fields of aerospace, oil-field equipment, industrial control and instrumentation, underwater acoustics, communication systems, manufacturing automation and consulting. Carman held bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and he was active with the University of Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Club (W3ABT).

His Amateur Radio interests included contesting, DXing and VHF/UHF weak signal work. He is a member of the DXCC Honor Roll and the First Class CW Operators Club (FOC). He also was a member of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club. He was a past president of the Texas DX Society.

ARRL Director and Vice Director Election Results Announced

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ARRL has announced the results of contested elections for Director and Vice Director. Ballots were opened and counted on November 16 in seven contests within five ARRL Divisions.

ARRL Central Division Director Election

  • Kermit Carlson, W9XA 1,898

  • Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L 1,755

Mr. Carlson was declared elected.

ARRL Hudson Division Director Election

  • Ria Jairam, N2RJ 1,292

  • Mike Lisenco, N2YBB 1,239

Ms. Jairam was declared elected.

ARRL New England Division Director Election

  • Fred Hopengarten, K1VR 1,432

  • Tom Frenaye, K1KI 1,383

Mr. Hopengarten was declared elected.

ARRL Northwestern Division Director Election

  • Mike Ritz, W7VO 1,589

  • Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ 1,308

  • Horace Hamby, N7DRW 495

Mr. Ritz was declared elected.

ARRL Northwestern Division Vice Director Election

  • Mark Tharp, KB7HDX 1,368

  • Daniel Stevens, KL7WM 1,228

  • Delvin Bunton, NS7U 767

Mr. Tharp was declared elected.

ARRL Roanoke Division Director Election

  • George Hippisley, W2RU 1,891

  • Dr. James Boehner, N2ZZ 1,365

Mr. Hippisley was declared elected.

ARRL Roanoke Division Vice Director Election

  • William Morine, N2COP 1,742

  • John Humphry, W4IM 1,505

Mr. Morine was declared elected.

All newly elected officials will take office at noon on 1st January 2019.