[BCVHFA] Fwd: ARRL GLD Election--Vice Director Candidate

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>Gary Johnston, KI4LA, Candidate for Vice Director of the Great Lakes Division
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>I love amateur radio, and I believe amateur radio deserves quality 
>leadership. I want to have the opportunity to again be part of this 
>Division's leadership team as your Vice Director. I have been licensed for 
>32 years, and believe I am highly qualified to serve.
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>Over the past 3 years since serving as Vice Director and Director, I have 
>provided leadership as chair of two Great Lakes Division Conventions, 
>served as division webmaster for greatlakes.arrl.org, and have received 
>EC-1 certification. And I have traveled from Sault Ste. Marie and Lupton 
>Michigan to Murray and Louisa Kentucky, and throughout Ohio promoting 
>amateur radio and the League.
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>I have worked in amateur public service providing communications support 
>in several disasters over the years, including tornados, floods, hurricane 
>Marilyn in the Virgin Islands, and with the FBI and NDMS during the 1996 
>Atlanta Olympic bombing www.nku.edu/~johnston/atlanta.html. I have worked 
>as as an EC then DEC, then as an Assistant Director to 5 Directors before 
>serving as Vice Director and Director.  I am a university professor and 
>computer consultant.
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>My main interests include keeping the airwaves clean and protected, 
>regulations enforced, and spectrum properly managed. I will work actively 
>to counter the many threats we face such as unlicensed RF devices, tower 
>restrictions and unfiltered BPL.
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>I enjoy working CW and DX, as well as APRS and high speed multimedia. I 
>have traveled the world with my FM rig, receiving several reciprocal 
>licenses from Austria to Australia.
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>In 1997 I was voted NKARC Ham of the Year for my efforts in helping the 
>club to secure a grant and repeater site on an AT&T cellular tower.
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>For more information see my home page at www.nku.edu/~johnston/hambio.htmlx.
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>I will sincerely appreciate your vote.
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>73, Gary KI4LA