[HCRA] Attention: Hams in New England, this pertains to you:

[Larry Krainson]

Attention: Hams in New England, this pertains to you: NASHUA, NH: Fred
Kemmerer, AB1OC, has announced his intention to run for the position of
ARRL New England Division Director. Kemmerer has a long history of helping
individuals to become licensed, learn new skills, and become active in the
Amateur Radio Service. Fred has also served as President of the Nashua Area
Radio Society, a club that has provided many hams licensing and development
programs over the past six years.

“I believe that Amateur Radio clubs and interest groups play an essential
role in bringing new hams into the Amateur Radio Service and in helping
hams to develop new skills,” said Kemmerer. “As New England Division
Director, I will work with clubs and individuals in New England to help
them expand their role as mentors and create a world-class environment for
learning based upon Amateur Radio.”

Fred, AB1OC, also serves as an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station) Mentor and Ground Station, helping schools around to world
to participate in STEM learning based upon Amateur Radio. “I will help
groups and individuals in New England to create projects and programs to
bring Amateur Radio to young people across the division,” said Kemmerer.
“Amateur Radio provides a tremendous opportunity for youths to learn about
technical topics and to develop valuable skills that they can use
throughout their lives.”

Kemmerer has been an active amateur for over 10 years with a broad range of
Amateur Radio interests. “I enjoy many aspects of the hobby, including
DXing, contesting, EmCom activities and Field Day, satellites, station
building, and weak signal operating on the VHF and higher bands. One of
Amateur Radio’s most important strengths is its tremendous diversity and
range of interests and activities. We need to work across New England and
the ARRL to grow our hobby and protect our spectrum by encouraging our
hobby’s broad use.”

Fred, AB1OC, continues to devote considerable time and energy to license
new hams and help all hams to upgrade their licenses and get on the air.
“I’ve had the pleasure to lead a team of hams who have taught license
classes, enabling over 350 people to earn a license or upgrade over the
past five years.” Kemmerer has created some innovative approaches to new
ham development and getting hams on the air. “We created a very popular
program called Ham Bootcamp, designed to help both new and experienced hams
get on the air, build their stations, and participate in new operating
activities.” The last Ham Bootcamp drew over 480 participants from across
the United States. “I hope to help clubs and individuals around New England
and across the ARRL to develop successful programs to license and assist
hams to get on the air and have fun in new activities,” he added.

Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, is an electrical engineer by training and holds
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in EE. He has served in many business
leadership roles, including Chief Technology Officer, VP and General
Manager of a large data networking and communication business, and a
Project Leader at Bell Laboratories in the development of wireless and
wired data communications technologies. Fred has also served on the FCC’s
Technical Advisory Committee where he assisted the FCC in developing public
policy related to wireless and broadband communications. Fred holds an
Amateur Extra license and has been quite active on the air logging over
90,000 contacts on the HF and higher bands over the past 10 years.


Larry, W1AST


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