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

[Larry Krainson]

That's great. You'll get a chance this fall. We're just ramping up and
getting his info out there. He's a great guy too!

Larry, W1AST


   - HCRA President
   - Visit my Ham Radio club website at: www.HCRA.org
   - Team K2H - 13 Colonies Massachusetts State Manager



On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 9:50 PM Steve Berian <smpvs at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds great to me! He's got my vote!
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> *From:* hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net <hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of Larry Krainson <wb1dby at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, June 11, 2021 5:39:58 PM
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> *Subject:* [HCRA] Attention: Hams in New England, this pertains to you:
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> 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
>
>
>    - HCRA President
>    - Visit my Ham Radio club website at: www.HCRA.org
>    - Team K2H - 13 Colonies Massachusetts State Manager
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