[SADXA] Elections for SW Division Vice Director.

[Jerry]

...just noticed the announcement at the ARRL site

_For all the SADXA members keep in mind who comes to our meetings and 
does his presentation so willingly and al__so, he will be at the club in 
May.  AA7A is the guy._

W6XI

http://www.arrl.org/news/three-way-race-under-way-for-southwestern-division-vice-director-slot


    Three-Way Race Under Way for Southwestern Division Vice Director Slot

03/08/2017
A three-way race has shaped up to fill the ARRL Southwestern Division 
Vice Director’s chair. The candidates are Edward J. “Ned” Stearns, AA7A, 
of Scottsdale, Arizona, who served in the position briefly more than 10 
years ago; Lawrence “Grant” Hays, WB6OTS, of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and 
Frank Westphal, K6FW, of Chino, California. The ARRL Board Ethics and 
Elections Committee has reviewed the petitions received for all three 
candidates and certified them as eligible to run.
According to his candidate statement, Hays, an ARRL Life Member and a 
licensee for more than 50 years, has been active in the Amateur Radio 
Emergency Service (ARES), the National Traffic System (NTS), and the 
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), as well as in Army MARS. 
He is a veteran CW, voice, and digital traffic handler and served as NTS 
Pacific Area Staff RN12 net manager and digital hub. He has taught 
licensing classes and is a Volunteer Examiner.
Stearns, a radio amateur for nearly 54 years, said in his candidate 
statement that he is a recently retired RF systems engineer who credits 
his Amateur Radio background for his career success. Stearns said he 
considers ARRL the best hope to maintain the Amateur Radio Service and 
access to its spectrum. He served as Southwestern Division Vice Director 
in 2005-2006. Since then he has given talks and demonstrations about 
Amateur Radio to clubs and groups.
In his candidate statement, Westphal, an ARRL Life Member, said he wants 
to give something back to Amateur Radio, which started him on his 
professional career managing the communications division of a public 
safety agency. He has been licensed since 1975 and has been active in 
MARS and RACES. He is a past president of the Tri-County Amateur Radio 
Association and has been an active Volunteer Examiner since the program 
began.
All ARRL members living in the Southwestern Division as of March 10 may 
vote and will receive ballots in the mail. Ballots will be mailed by 
April 1 and are due back at noon (ET) on May 19 and will be counted that 
day at ARRL Headquarters.



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# Grant Hays, WB6OTS. 
<http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/Grant%20Hays%20WB6OTS.jpg> Grant 
Hays, WB6OTS.
# Ned Stearns, AA7A. 
<http://www.arrl.org/images/view/News/Ned%20Stearns%20AA7A-2.jpg> Ned 
Stearns, AA7A.
Frank Westphal, K6FW. 
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Frank Westphal, K6FW