West Virginia
Contact Information
- Section Name:
- West Virginia
- Contact:
- Dan Ringer K8WV
- Daytime Phone:
- 304-292-1999
- Evening Phone:
- 304-292-1999
- Email:
- k8wv@arrl.org
Basic Information
- Division:
- Roanoke
- Description:
-
SECTION MANAGER NEWSLETTER
April 30, 2024
Dan Ringer, K8WV
West Virginia Section Manager
** DID YOU KNOW?
We’re all pretty excited to have the encyclopedia of the world available to us via the library known as the Internet. Yet many of us are upset at the possibility that our favorite print publications might soon be available only via that same electronic medium. Let’s take the ARRL’s QST for example. As an ARRL member you can access, read and PRINT any QST article from 1915 to the present. Impressive isn’t it? AND all of the League’s other periodicals are available also!Yes, I like to be able to take my copy of QST to the bath . . . er, bedroom, but that what laptops and tablets are for. I’m going to like “Ereading” the whole history of amateur radio without having to handle musty old magazines!
** UPCOMING WEST VIRGINIA HAMFESTS & CONVENTIONS
05/05/2024 - Jackson County ARC HamfestLocation: Ripley, WV
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: Jackson County ARC
Website: http://www.jcarc.net
08/10/2024 - Tri-State Amateur Radio Association HamfestLocation: Huntington, WV
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: TARA
Website: https://www.qsl.net/w8va/Would your group or club like to host an ARRL WV Convention? Contact k8wv@comcast.net for more information!
If your group is planning a Hamfest, flea market or any similar activity, be sure to list it with the ARRL as soon as you have a date and location so that everyone interested can learn of it and participate. http://www.arrl.org/hamfest-convention-application** NEW HAMS!
As of April 5, 2024
Linda Langridge, KF8AOX, Princeton, WV 24739-7040Thomas D Dillon, KF8AJX, Princeton, WV 24740-3328
Clay L Young, KF8ANY, Pineville, WV 24874
Austin Boothe, W8ABP, Ballard, WV 24918-5127
Douglas W Rider, KF8AMG, Hillsboro, WV 24946-8857
Ryan Bass, KF8AQV, Dunbar, WV 25064-2404
James L Tate, KF8AQU, Eleanor, WV 25070-0352
Chad A Adkins, KF8ARN, Eleanor, WV 25070-1118
Steven C Hoover, KF8ANK, Elkview, WV 25071-9372
Michael J Miller, KF8AOZ, Elkview, WV 25071-9425
Jonathan N McCallister, KF8AQS, Red House, WV 25168-7588
Stacey L Wheeler, KF8ASA, Ripley, WV 25271-5143
Eliott L Bales, KF8AOE, Walton, WV 25286-9098
Alicia R Raab, KF8AKE, Charleston, WV 25314-1863
John S Carr, KF8AJZ, Charleston, WV 25314-1863
Abbey Powell, KF8ARM, Martinsburg, WV 25401
Jeremiah M Collins, KF8ALS, Gerrardstown, WV 25420-3050
Richard Garbett, KF8AQB, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-5955
Wesley R Anderson, KF8AMV, Hedgesville, WV 25427-6264
Joshua Householder, KF8AQN, Hedgesville, WV 25427-7383
Jon E Paananen, KF8AKW, Kearneysville, WV 25430-0621
Christopher L Woodie, KF8ALA, Kearneysville, WV 25430-2581
Eddie Householder, KF8ANN, Kearneysville, WV 25430-6503
Tyler W Jarrett, KF8AKA, Culloden, WV 25510
Samuel Dawson, KF8AJQ, Culloden, WV 25510-9153
Douglas Sellards, KF8ARH, Naugatuck, WV 25685-0021
Gary W Matty, KF8AKF, Huntington, WV 25705-1906
Dalton W Brandstetter, KF8AJW, Beckley, WV 25801-9454
Joshua L McKinney, KF8AIZ, Daniels, WV 25832-9538
Earl M Mayfield, KF8AMR, Fayetteville, WV 25840
Larry D Montgomery, KF8ANX, Mullens, WV 25882-1550
Richard K Charlton, KF8ARZ, Wheeling, WV 26003-4500
Mathew J Wood, KF8ASD, Wheeling, WV 26003-5350
David L Fish, KF8AOV, Moundsville, WV 26041-2043
Dylan Richards, KF8AJM, Parkersburg, WV 26101-6717
Matthew S Wilson, KF8AKC, Vienna, WV 26105-1141
Marcus Whited, KF8AJD, Davisville, WV 26142-0277
Jason M Claypoole, KF8ARV, Buckhannon, WV 26201-9625
Robert J Cooke, KF8ARX, Morgantown, WV 26501-4533
Mahbubur Rahman, KF8ALK, Morgantown, WV 26501-6717
Michael J Riley, KF8AQR, Arthurdale, WV 26520-0398
Joshua Pierson, KF8AJP, Fairmont, WV 26554-9148
Joshua E Cottrell, KF8ANI, Sutton, WV 26601-1232
Dewayne A Lichliter, KF8ALY, Capon Bridge, WV 26711-9424
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)
Patrick Clark, K8TAC
Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC)
Ed Messenger, N8OYY
State Government Liaison (SGL)
Vacant
Section Traffic Manager (STM)
Kenneth D. Caplinger, WV8KDC
Section Youth Coordinator
Vacant
Technical Specialist (TS)
Randy Crowe, N8OZY
Rich Clemens, KB8AOB
West Virginia Officials
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Section Manager,
Dan Ringer K8WV
Assistant Section Manager -
State Government Liaison
Nathaniel A. Burdette WV8NAB -
Assistant Section Manager
Michael E. Maxson W8SI -
Section Emergency Coordinator
Edward J. Messenger N8OYY -
Assistant Section Manager
Charles Mark Kraham W8CMK -
Section Youth Coordinator
William W. Howard WV8WH -
Section Traffic Manager
Kenneth D. Caplinger WV8KDC -
Assistant Section Manager
Michael L. DeHaan KD8ZMV -
Affiliated Club Coordinator
Spencer W. Graham WT8WV