[OKDXA] ARRL News Item - W5DX

[N5OK]

Sierra,

We are very fortunate to have you with us.

73, Coy

Coy C Day, N5OK
20685 SW 29
Union City, OK 73090
H(405) 483-5632 C(405) 448-2368
n5ok at arrl.net


On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 5:51 AM Dallas Shell via OKDXA <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Sierra,
>
> This a great press release about you.  We are honored to have you as as a
> member of our DX group. I love to see family members carry on family
> members call signs. My wife Paula, N5ILS, and I both got our private pilot
> license on the same day in 1988.  We flew Cessna 150 and 140’s so we have a
> couple of hobbies in common with you. You are fortunate to have been able
> to work in jobs that aligned with you interests.  Best wishes to you in all
> that you do.  I look forward to meeting you in person some day.
>
> 73’s
> Dallas Shell, N5FEE
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Apr 1, 2023, at 4:04 AM, Jeff Martin <jeffk5we at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > ARRL Welcomes Sierra Harrop, W5DX, as Public Relations and Outreach
> Manager
> > 03/31/2023
> > ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® is pleased to welcome
> Sierra Harrop, W5DX, to its headquarters staff as Public Relations and
> Outreach Manager. Harrop brings 20 years of experience as a
> multi-award-winning television storyteller, producer, and host to the role.
> She leads ARRL’s outreach and communications strategy to promote the
> awareness and value of the Amateur Radio Service to the public at large,
> and to show the value of ARRL and the contributions of its
> member-volunteers. Harrop also leads the teams responsible for ARRL News
> and the association’s social media presence.
> >
> > Harrop was first licensed in 1999 as a teen and has been an active radio
> amateur since. “I grew up in a family of hams, and it has been an important
> part of my entire life,” she said. Both of her parents were active hams, as
> is her brother. “I grew up with a tower next to my swing set and a ham
> shack down the hall from my childhood bedroom,” she said. Harrop’s call
> sign had been her late father’s.
> >
> > ARRL recruited Harrop from an 11-year stint with the Aircraft Owners and
> Pilots Association (AOPA) in Frederick, Maryland, where she had been
> creating content about aviation for the national membership association.
> Prior to that, she spent time as a news anchor, reporter, and storm chaser
> for several television stations in her native Oklahoma and Texas. “Amateur
> radio was always onboard my storm chasing vehicles. I was live on TV
> warning the public directly, but simultaneously transmitting reports to the
> National Weather Service via amateur radio repeaters,” she recalled.
> >
> > Harrop has been appointed by ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, to
> chair the Public Relations Committee. She will also develop and support
> ARRL’s extensive all-volunteer network of Public Information Coordinators
> (PICs) and Public Information Officers (PIOs).
> >
> > Harrop shared her excitement about her new role at ARRL. “To have the
> opportunity to work every day and advance a hobby that has meant so much to
> me and my family is the honor of a lifetime,” she said. “The work is
> meaningful, and I look forward to telling the story of ARRL and its
> members, far and wide.”
> >
> > Harrop is a certificated pilot with endorsements for tail wheel,
> high-performance, and complex airplanes. She enjoys flying in the
> backcountry of the American West, and especially landing off-airport to go
> camping. Her favorite aspects of ham radio are HF DXing and working VHF
> simplex while aeronautical mobile. “I love the global community of amateur
> radio and the new friendships it leads to,” she said.
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