Clubs as Hubs?

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Amateur Radio Clubs in the Somerset area of the UK are being invited to take part in a local day conference later this year to find ways of supporting each other, connecting with people in a rural setting, and growing the hobby.

Richard, G4JJP, one of the organisers, said: “Increasing age, declining membership, and apparent irrelevance don’t have to define Amateur Radio. But we do need to change the way we connect with each other and with interested groups if we are to halt the decline.”

The Chairmen of seventeen clubs in the Somerset area have been invited by MidSomerset Amateur Radio Club to discuss the proposal with their members. Richard said: “We’ve already had great support from Clubs as far apart as Glastonbury and Exeter, and the local RSGB reps have offered some great new thinking. The idea of Clubs as ‘Hubs’ in a wider network is one idea that we will be exploring”

More Information - http://www.wessexham.co.uk

New AMSAT President Clayton Coleman (W5PFG)

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New AMSAT President Clayton Coleman (W5PFG)

At a special meeting held via teleconference, the AMSAT Board of Directors elected Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, President. Coleman previously served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2017-2019 and also served as AMSAT’s Secretary during this time. He has also volunteered in several other capacities for AMSAT, including chairing the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium held aboard the cruise ship Carnival Liberty.

Coleman’s first introduction to amateur radio in space was with SAREX and Mir. An interest in setting up an AX.25 BBS and nodes led to him trying out the Mir Personal Message System (PMS) and digipeater to make contacts in the early 1990s. It wasn’t until a visit from a friend in 2011 that Coleman was bitten by the OSCAR bug and began his AMSAT journey chasing operating awards.

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Barry Shelley (N1VXY) - Interim ARRL CEO

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The ARRL Board of Directors did not elect Howard Michel, WB2ITX, as the ARRL Chief Executive Officer

Beginning Monday 20th January 2020, Barry Shelley, N1VXY, will become interim CEO.

Mr. Shelley was ARRL’s Chief Financial Officer for 28 years and CEO during 2018 before his retirement. The board has created a search committee to select the next CEO. More details on this and other matters which took place at the board meeting will be released shortly.

ARRL - https://www.arrl.org/news/barry-shelley-n1vxy-to-become-arrl-interim-ceo