John Litz (NZ6Q) Appointed as San Joaquin Valley Section Manager

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John Litz, NZ6Q, has been appointed as the ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section Manager to succeed Dan Pruitt, AE6SX, who died on 27th December 2019. Litz will complete the remaining term of office that runs through 30th June 2021. ARRL Radiosport and Field Services Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, made the appointment, effective immediately, after consulting with Pacific Division Director Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT, and San Joaquin Valley Section Leaders. Litz, from Stockton, California, was first licensed in 1974, and he is an ARRL Life Member. He is active in many facets of amateur radio and has served as an Assistant Section Manager in San Joaquin Valley for the past year.

2019 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results

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2019 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results

A new Director and Vice Director have been elected in the ARRL’s Southeastern Division, based on results from ballot tabulations on Friday 15th November 2019, in the 2019 ARRL Board of Director elections. Mickey Baker, N4MB, defeated incumbent Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, 2,132 votes to 1739 votes. Also, challenger James Schilling, KG4JSZ, (1,356 votes) defeated incumbent Vice Director Joseph Tiritilli, N4ZUW, (1,209 votes) and challenger Jeff Stahl, K4BH, (1,281 votes).

In the other contested race, incumbent Director John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, defeated challenger Madison Jones, W5MJ, to be re-elected as Director of the West Gulf Division. The vote was 2498 for Stratton and 1,405 for Jones.

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RSGB Board Changes

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RSGB Board Changes

The RSGB Board plays an important role in the strategic direction of the Society

To ensure that it is able to continue to do this efficiently, it has co-opted two experienced RSGB Members to assist the Board until the AGM in April 2020.

This follows recent Board changes when Mark Jones G0MGX, Simone Wilson M0BOX and Chris Callicott, G4DJJ resigned from the Board.

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