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   ARLX003 Retired ARRL Staff Member Walt Ireland, WB7CSL (SK)   
      
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   Special Bulletin 3  ARLX003   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  January 22, 2014   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
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   ARLX003 Retired ARRL Staff Member Walt Ireland, WB7CSL (SK)   
      
   Retired ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Walter Ireland, WB7CSL,   
   of Henderson, Nevada, died January 20. He was 76. Ireland spent 11   
   years on the staff of the League's Technical Relations Office (TRO)   
   in Fairfax, Virginia, retiring in 2008. Prior to arriving at ARRL in   
   1997, Ireland spent 37 years in a variety of roles working for the   
   federal government, including for the Voice of America (VOA), where   
   he was involved with building HF broadcast stations.   
      
   "Walt contributed to the ARRL's preparations for the World   
   Radiocommunication Conferences (WRCs) in 2000, 2003, and 2007,"   
   recalled ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. "His expertise in HF   
   broadcasting was especially valuable prior to WRC-03, where we   
   gained a significant improvement in the 40 meter band."   
      
   At the request of the FCC, Ireland in 1997 accepted the chairmanship   
   of US Working Party 6E - which dealt with HF broadcasting -   
   remaining through WRC-07. Ireland was selected as vice chair of   
   informal working groups of the FCC WRC Advisory Committee in   
   preparation for WRC-03 and WRC-07. In addition to his involvement in   
   shifting HF broadcasters out of a part of 40 meters, he also took   
   part in efforts to protect Amateur Radio frequencies from synthetic   
   aperture radar, broadband over power lines (BPL), and ultra-wide   
   band (UWB) systems.   
      
   During his ARRL tenure, Ireland served as the chief instructor for   
   ARRL Amateur Radio Administration Course for Regulators (ARAC),   
   sponsored by the United States Telecommunications Training Institute   
   (USTTI) and held at ARRL Headquarters. He was an ARRL member and an   
   alumnus of Central Michigan University, Chaminade University of   
   Honolulu, and Baltimore Technical Institute.   
      
   After moving to Nevada, Ireland worked for several years with the   
   Henderson Police Department as a crime analyst.   
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