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[KB6NU] Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Will Succeed David Sumner, K1ZZ as ARRL CEO
KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog /////////////////////////////////////////// Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Will Succeed David Sumner, K1ZZ as ARRL CEO Posted: 27 Jan 2016 06:32 AM PST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kb6nu...m_medium=email This from our MI Section Manager: 01/26/2016 Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, of West Palm Beach, Florida, will succeed DavidÂ*Sumner, K1ZZ, as the chief executive officer of ARRL, effective AprilÂ*18. In that role, he will oversee all activities at ARRL HeadquartersÂ*in Newington, Connecticut. Meeting in a special webinar session onÂ*January 25, all 15 ARRL Directors voted to elect Gallagher as CEO andÂ*Secretary, positions that Sumner will relinquish on April 18. GallagherÂ*will join the ARRL staff as CEO-Elect on February 29, and a transitionÂ*period will follow. “I am excited by the prospects of ARRL’s Second Century, but I amÂ*equally mindful of Dave Sumner’s enormous 4-decade contribution toÂ*our organization and of the extraordinary contributions he has made toÂ*advancing the art and science of Amateur Radio, to growing our ranks,Â*and to expanding the sheer enjoyment of ham radio around the world,”Â*Gallagher said. Gallagher said he is looking forward to attending the ARRL 2016Â*National Convention, hosted by the Orlando HamCation, February 12-14.Â*Licensed in Pennsylvania in 1966 as WA3GRF (and later N4GRF in NorthÂ*Carolina), Gallagher is a member of the West Palm Beach Amateur RadioÂ*Group. He describes himself as “an incurable HF DXer and inveterateÂ*tinkerer” and credits his first visit to the Franklin Institute’sÂ*Amateur Radio station W3TKQ in 1963 for inspiring his interest in hamÂ*radio. Amateur Radio led to an early career in broadcasting. He was aÂ*cameraman and technician with WGBH-TV in Boston, the CBS TelevisionÂ*Network, and Metromedia’s WIP Radio in Philadelphia. He joins ARRL following 3 decades as an international investment bankerÂ*and financial services executive. His career has included seniorÂ*leadership positions with JP Morgan Chase & Co and CIBC Oppenheimer &Â*Co in New York, and with Wachovia Capital Markets in Charlotte, NorthÂ*Carolina. He has also served as an adjunct professor at the WalshÂ*School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and as CEO of theÂ*Secondary School Admission Test Board in Princeton, New Jersey. Gallagher has served on boards, both public and non-profit, includingÂ*two NYSE companies, the NPR affiliate in Charlotte, the Executive BoardÂ*of The PENN Fund at the University of Pennsylvania, and TheÂ*International Center of Photography. Gallagher graduated magna cum laude with a BA from the University ofÂ*Pennsylvania, and he holds an MBA from The Wharton School. He is aÂ*graduate of The Lawrenceville School, where he held the Nicholas NoyesÂ*scholarship. In addition to ham radio, Gallagher enjoys sal****er fishing andÂ*sailing which, he confesses, is sometimes just an excuse to operateÂ*maritime mobile.Â*At his Florida home along the Intracoastal Waterway, Gallagher hasÂ*maintained a fairly low Amateur Radio profile, with a wire antennaÂ*that, he says, works well into Europe and Latin America. He also has aÂ*40 meter Windom. “I would like to work Asia when I get a better HFÂ*antenna solution,” he said. Gallagher has both modern and vintageÂ*stations as well as a high-speed multimedia (HSMM) digital repeater. Gallagher and his wife Lindy Allyn divide their time between West PalmÂ*Beach, Florida, and Manhattan. They have three sons. He plans to returnÂ*to Connecticut; hed lived previously for 13 years in New Canaan. The post Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, Will Succeed David Sumner, K1ZZ as ARRL CEO appeared first on KB6NUs Ham Radio Blog. /////////////////////////////////////////// Amateur radio in the news: class a huge success, NPOTA, tower woes Posted: 26 Jan 2016 11:51 AM PST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kb6nu...m_medium=email Amateur radio class a huge success.Â*This year’s Amateur Radio Technician class was a huge success. This class started out with nine inquiring applicants and settled with a group ofÂ* five very interested and focused individuals. Aksarben ARCÂ*coming to Homestead.Â*In coordination with the National Park Service Centennial, members of the Aksarben Amateur Radio ClubÂ*will be communicating around the nation, and possibly outside of the United States, at Homestead National Monument of America on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They will be based out of the Education Center.Â*This is part of the National Parks on the Air program sponsored by the American Radio Relay League. Radio operators throughout the nation will be communicating with each other and spreading information about national parks through 2016 and to show people the capabilities of amateur radio and how it can benefit the general public.Â*“The Centennial of the National Park Service is here and during this year there will be opportunities to engage in unique activities,” Superintendent Mark Engler said in a press release. “We are very excited for the hamÂ*radio operators from the area to use the park all year long to participate in this program.” Ham radio operator asked to take down tower.Â*A federally licensed amateur radio operator said he plans to sue the city for harassment in regards to a radio tower he was forced to remove. Adams Street resident Karl Reed said the city violated his First Amendment rights and failed to give him due process when it threatened to fine his landlord $2,500 a day if the tower was not removed. 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