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ARLX014 ARRL Pacific Division Director Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT (SK)

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Special Bulletin 14 ARLX014
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 2, 2020
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX014 ARRL Pacific Division Director Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT (SK)

ARRL Pacific Division Director Jim Tiemstra, K6JAT, of Oakland,
California, died October 30. An ARRL Life Member, he was 65.

"Jim was passionate about ham radio and a dedicated member of the
ARRL Board of Directors," ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, said.
"He devoted himself to the members of his Division and always strove
to do what was best for amateur radio and its future. His knowledge
and leadership were significant and will be missed by the many who
worked with him and had the pleasure to know him."

Tiemstra was ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director from 2009 through
2017, sitting on the Administration and Finance, and Programs and
Services Committees of the Board. He became ARRL Pacific Division
Director in January 2018. Currently, he was a member of the
Administration and Finance Committee, the Legal Structure Review
Committee, chair of the Legislative Advocacy Committee, and an
advisor to the Amateur Radio Legal Defense and Assistance Committee,
among other Board assignments.

Licensed in 1970 as WN9ELU in Chicago, Tiemstra was the president of
his high school radio club in Illinois. Early on, he built most of
his own gear from Heathkits. In 1977, he married Lilah Greene,
KE6EHD, and they moved to California, where Tiemstra became N6OIK,
later choosing K6JAT as a vanity call sign. He'd also held V26JAT
and 3D2TJ and had operated from Curacao and Hawaii.

Primarily a contester and DXer, Tiemstra had been a DXpedition
member and had long been involved in the public service aspects of
the hobby. As a member of the Oakland Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES) group, he was among those responding to the Loma
Prieta earthquake in 1989 and the Oakland Hills firestorm in 1991,
receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from the American Red Cross.
He championed the Emergency Communication Ham Operation (ECHO)
proposal to install amateur radio equipment in his city's emergency
operations center and in each of its 30 fire stations.

Tiemstra worked with his ARES group to gain RACES recognition, wrote
the RACES Operations Manual, and was instrumental in forging a
formal Letter of Understanding with the City of Oakland. Jim served
as Oakland's RACES Radio Officer for more than 14 years, was on the
mayor's Emergency Management Council, and was ARRL East Bay Section
Emergency Coordinator. In 2002, he was recognized by the Oakland
Fire Department as Community Volunteer of the Year.

In 1998, Tiemstra incorporated the Oakland Radio Communication
Association (ORCA), an ARRL affiliated club, was a founding
director, and became its first president. He served as trustee of
the club's call sign, WW6OR.

Tiemstra retired in 2018 as a federal practitioner in the private
practice of law. He was an ARRL Diamond Club and Maxim Society
member.

He and his wife have twin sons, Robert and Matthew, KI6IHP.
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ARLX015 Former West Virginia Section Manager Ann Rinehart, KA8ZGY
(SK)

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Special Bulletin 15 ARLX015
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 25, 2020
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX015 Former West Virginia Section Manager Ann Rinehart, KA8ZGY
(SK)

Former West Virginia Section Manager Ann Rinehart, KA8ZGY, of South
Charleston died on November 20 of COVID-19 complications. An ARRL
Member, she was 85.

ARRL Roanoke Division Vice Director Bill Morine, N2COP, said, "She
was one of our Division's pioneering women - consistently gracious,
yet firm in her efficient management of the Section."

Rinehart served as West Virginia Section Manager from 2005 until
2013. She also served as an Official Emergency Station and was the
Affiliated Club Coordinator in West Virginia in 2001. Rinehart was
an Assistant Section Manager from 2017 until her death.

Rinehart was a nurse and administrator at Charleston Area Medical
Center. She belonged to the West Virginia State Amateur Radio
Council and the Kanawha Amateur Radio Club. Due to COVID-19
restrictions, no service will be held at this time.
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ARLX001 Former RAC President John "Hoppy" Hopwood, VE7RD (SK)

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Special Bulletin 1 ARLX001
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT January 12, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX001 Former RAC President John ''Hoppy" Hopwood, VE7RD (SK)

Former Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) President John Farrell "Hoppy"
Hopwood, VE7RD, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, died on
December 8. He was 91. Hopwood was instrumental in the founding of
RAC and was inducted in 2015 as a member of the Canadian Amateur
Radio Hall of Fame.

Hopwood spent his career in telecommunications, once working as a
telegraph lineman. In 1971, he formed a Systems Coordination Centre
(SCC) to help British Columbia Telephone Company and other large
business users to install new telecom networks, and he managed the
SCC until he retired in 1992.

Licensed in 1955, Hopwood was an early member of the Canadian Radio
Relay League (CRRL), the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation (CARF),
and ARRL. As Vice President of CARF, Hopwood encouraged the CARF and
CRRL boards to resume talks to consider creating one national
society.

"Merging the two societies was a complex and delicate process," RAC
said in remembering Hopwood. He worked with CRRL President Dana
Shtun, VE3DSS, who, RAC said, "shared the vision for a strong
national amateur radio society." Hopwood served as RAC's first Vice
President and subsequently was appointed as RAC President, retiring
in 1998 after six terms.
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ARLX016 ARRL Staffers to be On the Air from W1AW for Straight Key
Night

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Special Bulletin 16 ARLX016
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT December 30, 2020
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX016 ARRL Staffers to be On the Air from W1AW for Straight Key
Night

Members of the ARRL Headquarters staff will put W1AW on the air for
Straight Key Night (SKN). Set some time aside on New Year's Eve and
New Year's Day to take part in this annual ARRL tradition.

Information on Straight Key Night can be found at, http://www.arrl.org/straight-key-night .

SKN begins at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2021 (New Year's Eve in US time
zones) and wraps up at 2359 UTC. Not a contest, SKN is dedicated to
celebrating amateur radio's Morse code heritage. Bring out the
brass, get on the air, and enjoy casual CW contacts, preferably
using a straight key (hand key) or a semi-automatic key (bug).
Activity traditionally centers on CW segments in the HF bands (W1AW
will focus on 80, 40, and 20 meters).

Submit via email your SKN list of stations contacted and your votes
for "Best Fist" and "Most Interesting QSO" by January 31 to, straightkey@arrl.org .
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ARLX002 MARS Announces Schedule of Dates for 60-Meter
Interoperability

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From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT February 3, 2021
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX002 MARS Announces Schedule of Dates for 60-Meter
Interoperability

The Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) has announced dates in
2021 during which MARS members will operate on 60 meters for
interoperability with the amateur radio community. Some dates
coincide with quarterly Department of Defense Communications
Exercises (COMEX).

All exercises will begin on channel 1 as the initial calling channel
and move to other 60-meter working channels as may be appropriate.

"In addition to voice calls, I want to introduce passing ICS 213
messages in both voice and digital modes to enhance the overall
interop experience," said US Army MARS Chief Paul English, WD8DBY.

English continues, "Our exercises will yield the frequencies to
other scheduled exercises or mission activations, which may be
called by other agencies for interop support (e.g., hurricane,
wildfire, etc). We regularly instruct MARS members to work
cooperatively with the amateur radio community during the use of the
60-meter interop channels. We will continue to track our 60-meter
usage and activities."

English said he plans to provide a quarterly usage report of
60-meter interoperability activities.

The interoperability schedule is as follows:

February 23 - 27
Exercise: DOD COMEX 21-1
Location: CONUS

March 1 - 7
Exercise: Interop Outreach
Location CONUS

April 3 - 10
Exercise: Interop Outreach
Location CONUS

April 30 - May 6
Exercise: DOD COMEX 21-2

May 7 - 8
Exercise: Armed Forces Day Cross-Band Test
Location: CONUS

June 1 - 6
Exercise: Interop Outreach
Location CONUS

July 5 - 10
Exercise: Interop Outreach
Location CONUS

July 20 - 22
Exercise: DOD COMEX 21-3
Location: CONUS

August 2 - 8
Exercise: Interop Outreach
Location CONUS

September 1 - 6
Exercise: Interop Outreach
Location CONUS

October 1 - 31
Exercise: DOD COMEX 21-4
Location: CONUS
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