SECTION MANAGER REPORT
October 31, 2022
Dan Ringer, K8WV
West Virginia Section Manager
** DID YOU KNOW?
Something new is coming to town! Actually, something new is coming to Town Hall. A Roanoke Division Town Hall on-line meeting to be exact. Your chance to talk with Division and Section leaders! SAVE THE DATE: December 12, at 8:00 p.m. An invitation will be sent at a later date, with contact instructions! Stay tuned!
** UPCOMING WEST VIRGINIA HAMFESTS & CONVENTIONS
None currently scheduled. If your group is planning a Hamfest, flea market or any similar activity, be sure to list it with the ARRL so that everyone interested can learn or it and participate. http://www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-application
** NEW WEST VIRGINIA HAMS!
As of November 2, 2022
Steven W Johnson, KE8VVO, Bluefield, WV 24701-7894
Jason A Anderson, KE8VVZ, Oakvale, WV 24739-2279
Brian Blankenship, KE8VVA, Princeton, WV 24739-8997
David E Todd, KE8VUP, Princeton, WV 24740-2807
Wanda S Wyatt, KE8VUQ, Dunmore, WV 24934-3410
Anthony A Toliver, KE8VUU, Gap Mills, WV 24941-0086
William M Harris, KE8VVI, Clendenin, WV 25045-9528
Alice K Morrison, KE8VTS, Ripley, WV 25271-6644
Amy R Rose, KE8VTE, Ripley, WV 25271-6732
Jennifer A Howard, KE8VUY, Charleston, WV 25303-0939
Marilyn J Padon, KE8VTO, Charleston, WV 25303-2213
Robert W Nunley, KE8VXB, Charleston, WV 25314-2538
Timothy B Troup, KE8VTU, Martinsburg, WV 25401-1825
Madison M Eyer, KE8VXU, Charles Town, WV 25414-4487
Joseph L Craft, KE8VXQ, Gerrardstown, WV 25420-4128
Donna L Moore, KE8VSM, Fort Gay, WV 25514-7462
David A Huff, KE8VTG, Glenwood, WV 25520-9462
Jacob I Clark, KE8VTK, Omar, WV 25638-0300
Seth T Light, KE8VUX, Daniels, WV 25832-9600
Kevin J Wriston, KE8VUS, Oak Hill, WV 25901-2192
Faith S Johnson, KE8VUZ, Sophia, WV 25921-1086
Gary R Tincher, KE8VUV, Lerona, WV 25971-0370
Lee T Cook, KE8VTL, Glen Dale, WV 26038-1524
Thomas Blake, KE8VXR, Moundsville, WV 26041-2011
Joseph L Roberts, KE8VWJ, Vienna, WV 26105-1917
Dwayne S Hodges, KE8VWT, Morgantown, WV 26501-9804
Jakob A Loverde, KE8VWR, Morgantown, WV 26505-2082
Donovan D Lawson, KE8VWQ, Morgantown, WV 26508-2312
Cole A Hodges, KE8VWU, Fairmont, WV 26554-3906
Douglas O Freeman, KE8VSK, Worthington, WV 26591-9131
William D Radcliff, KE8VWN, Tioga, WV 26691-4011
Congratulations! Welcome to the greatest hobby on Earth!!
And congratulations, too, to the VE’s who made these exam sessions possible!
CLUB PRESIDENTS: See someone above from your county? Invite them to a
club meeting! Get them on the air and involved! (Addresses can be found
at http://www.arrl.org/fcc/search)
** HELP WANTED:
Unfortunately, WV hams have been seriously restricted in our ability to engage in public service events during the past couple of years, or to do much other than operate. So, it’s more important than ever to let people know what we do to be ready to respond when help is needed! The positions of Public Information Officers and Emergency Coordinators are designed to fill these needs. Please consider volunteering!
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
Each ARRL affiliated club should have a designated Public Information Officer (PIO)! Basically, the PIO is the club public relations officer, and is nominated by their club and appointed by the Section Manager. You can read the official position description at http://www.arrl.org/public-information-officer.
EVERY CLUB NEEDS ONE! Contact k8wv@arrl.org.
EMERGENCY COORDINATORS
We have several openings for Emergency Coordinators. Ideally, we would have one in each county. It is a serious position. You can read about it here: http://www.arrl.org/emergency-coordinator
Basic requirements: Technician-class license or higher; full ARRL membership, and achievement of Level 3 qualifications. (Must, within the period of 1 year, from the issuance of this document or appointment as EC, whichever comes later, or such further time period as authorized by the SM, complete all of the requirements for Level 3 qualification.)
In addition to the basic requirements it is important that an EC make a good impression when dealing with governmental officials, have excellent speaking and writing skills, work well with others as both a leader and a follower, and make monthly, timely reports to the SEC. Contact n8oyy@arrl.net for more information.
** CLUBS!
Are you looking for a club? Contact Spence Graham, WT8WV@arrl.net. He’s the Section Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC). He’ll hook you up an ARRL Affiliated club or clubs close to you. You can also go to the West Virginia State Amateur Radio Council(WVSARC)website https://www.qsl.net/wvsarc/ and check “Club Contact for new members.” It lists some clubs that are not ARRL Affiliated.
If there isn’t a club near you, and you’d like to start one, we can help with that. Don’t know how to organize a club? We can help with that, too! Contact K8WV@arrl.org.
** CLUB PROGRAM?
If you’re planning your club’s program schedule, and would like to
have a WV Section ARRL Official present a program, send a request with
the necessary date/time information to K8WV@arrl.org. We’ll get
something set up! Want to do it by Zoom? We can schedule that for you!
** SECTION CABINET
No one person can coordinate all the activities involved with the
West Virginia Section. Here are the volunteers who make it happen, with
the assistance of many others.
Section Manager
Dan Ringer. K8WV
Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC)
Spencer Graham, WT8WV
Assistant Section Manager (ASM)
Mark Charles Kraham, W8CMK
Michael E. Maxson, W8SI
Public Information Coordinator (PIC)
Cory Sickles, WA3UVV
Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC)
Ed Messenger, N8OYY
State Government Liaison (SGL)
Nathan Burdette, WV8NAB
Section Traffic Manager (STM)
Kenneth D. Caplinger, WV8KDC
Section Youth Coordinator
William W. Stewart Sr, W2BSA
Technical Coordinator (TC)
Randy Crowe, N8OZY
Rich Clemens, KB8AOB
You can contact any of the cabinet members by email to <callsign>@arrl.net.
** WV SECTION STM REPORT
| WV Section NTS Traffic Reports – October 2022 |
| Submitted by Kenneth Caplinger, WV8KDC WV STM |
| HF Nets Reporting | Stations | Traffic | Time Minutes | Sessions | Net Manager |
| WV Fone Net | 725 | 31 | 447 | 31 | WV8KDC |
| WV CW Net Early | 158 | 6 | 231 | 31 | KD8G |
| WV CW Net Late | 105 | 26 | 190 | 31 | KD8G |
| WV ARES/RACES | 18 | 0 | 12 | 1 | N8OYY |
| TOTAL | 1006 | 63 | 880 | 94 |
| ARES/RACES/2 Meter Nets | Stations | Traffic | Time Min. | Sessions |
| District 6 ARES/RACES | 75 | 6 | 91 | 5 |
| KARC | 113 | 0 | 224 | 5 |
| Pendleton Co. ARES | 22 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| BDARC | 35 | 0 | 84 | 4 |
| Pocahontas Co. Coffee Net | 219 | 0 | 789 | 13 |
| Easteren Panhandle Traf Net | 332 | 2 | 492 | 31 |
| PHARC | 23 | 0 | 86 | 3 |
| WV Multi County ARES | 85 | 0 | 135 | 4 |
| PCARC | 109 | 0 | 170 | 5 |
| District 4 ARES | 18 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| CWVWA (Analog) | No Report | |||
| CWVWA (C4FM) | No Report | |||
| WV WL2K Net | 114 | 0 | 5760 | 4 |
| Total | 1145 | 8 | 7895 | 81 |
| 6 Meter Net | Stations | Traffic | Time Min. | Sessions |
| Pocahontas 6 meter net | 56 | 0 | 195 | 4 |
| DIGITAL | Stations | Traffic | Time Min. | Sessions |
| DAREN |
| Station Activity Report (SAR) – October 2022 | |||||
| Station | Orig | Rec | Sent | Del | Total |
| Total | |||||
| Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) – October 2022 | |||||||
| Station | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total |
| TOTAL | |||||||