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   ARLB028 New Vice Director for Southeastern Division; Southwestern,    
   West Gulf Divisions Remain Unchanged   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 28  ARLB028   
   From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington CT  November 19, 2010   
   To all radio amateurs    
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB028   
   ARLB028 New Vice Director for Southeastern Division; Southwestern,   
   West Gulf Divisions Remain Unchanged   
      
   On Friday, November 19, ARRL staff members opened ballots for the   
   Director and Vice Director races in the Southeastern and West Gulf   
   Divisions and the Director race in the Southwestern Division. After   
   all the ballots were counted, there will be a new Vice Director in   
   the Southeastern Division, while the West Gulf Division leadership   
   team remains in place, as does the Director position in the   
   Southwestern Division. Terms for Directors and Vice Directors begin   
   at noon on January 1, 2011 and run for three years.   
      
   The following ran unopposed and were earlier declared the winner of   
   their elections by the League's Ethics and Elections Committee:   
   Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, and Vice Director Jim   
   Tiemstra, K6JAT; Rocky Mountain Division Director Brian Mileshosky,   
   N5ZGT, and Vice Director Dwayne Allen, WY7FD; and Southwestern   
   Division Vice Director Marty Woll, N6VI. The rules state that if a   
   candidate is running unopposed, he or she shall be declared the   
   winner without balloting.   
      
   Southeastern Division   
      
   Incumbent Southeastern Division Director Greg Sarratt, W4OZK, of   
   Huntsville, Alabama, faced two challengers for his position: Sherri   
   Brower, W4STB, of Vero Beach, Florida, and Doug Rehman, K4AC, of   
   Mount Dora, Florida. Sarratt was the winner, with 2074 votes. Rehman   
   came in second with 1555 votes, and Brower came in third with 1529   
   votes. Sarratt has served one term as Director; in 2007 he was   
   elected to replace long-serving Director Frank Butler, W4RH, who   
   retired.  Two candidates were seeking the Vice Director position in   
   the Southeastern Division: incumbent Jeff Beals, WA4AW, of   
   Loxahatchee, Florida, and Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, of Grayson,   
   Georgia. Hartlage was declared the winner, garnering 3573 votes;   
   Beals had 1615 votes. Beals was appointed Vice Director in June 2009   
   upon the death of Vice Director Sandy Donahue, W4RU.   
      
   Southwestern Division   
      
   Current ARRL Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA, of   
   Topanga, California, faced challenger Carl Gardenias, WU6D, of   
   Perris, California, with Norton the victor. Norton, who was seeking   
   his third term as Director, had 2218 votes, while Gardenias had 1132   
   votes.   
      
   West Gulf Division   
      
   Current ARRL West Gulf Division Director Dr David Woolweaver, K5RAV,   
   of Harlingen, Texas, faced Larry Essary, K5XG, of Lucas, Texas, in   
   the West Gulf Division Director race. With 2387 votes, Dr Woolweaver   
   was declared the winner; Essary received 1262 votes. Dr Woolweaver   
   previously served as Vice Director from 2000 to 2009 and became   
   Director upon the resignation of Coy Day, N5OK.   
      
   Incumbent West Gulf Division Vice Director John Robert Stratton,   
   N5AUS, of Austin, Texas, squared off against challenger Michael   
   Reynolds, W0KIE, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stratton won the race with 2427   
   votes; Reynolds had 1203 votes. In August 2010, Stratton was   
   appointed Vice Director after the resignation of John Thomason,   
   WB5SYT.  "It is great to see such an interest on the part of members   
   in this election," said ARRL Midwest Division Director Cliff Ahrens,   
   K0CA. "I would like to thank everyone for running and also thank the   
   ARRL members in the Southeastern, Southwestern and West Gulf   
   Division who participated. The big turnout shows the high level of   
   interest our members have in Amateur Radio."   
      
   Along with Ahrens, New England Division Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI,   
   and ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, served as   
   election tellers; Ahrens and Frenaye are members of the ARRL's    
   Ethics and Elections Committee. Erik Morrissey from the accounting   
   firm of J. H. Cohn LLP, served as the independent observer.  The   
   next scheduled Division elections are next fall for the ARRL   
   Atlantic, Dakota, Delta, Great Lakes and Midwest Divisions. In   
   accordance with League's Bylaws, ballots will be counted on November   
   18, 2011.   
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   Gentlemens' agreements ratified by IARU regions 1 and 2 have   
   designated a global "center of activity" frequency  in  each   
   of  the  international  hf  bands.  THese are similar to the   
   concept for weak signal calling and other center of activity   
   frequencies.  Three of these have been ratified worldwide.   
      
   THese  center of activity frequencies are where stations can   
   go to render or obtain emergency assistance.   
      
   WHen casually operating or  contesting  on  hf  please  make   
   yourself  aware  of  these  frequencies,  and give them some   
   space. Remember that often stations with emergency needs are   
   not  those  utilizing  high  gain antennas and maximum legal   
   power.   
      
   TO find out more, visit 14300.net or IARU web resources.   
      
      
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