Biography

Tony Scalpi, N2VAJ, recently passed OCSD background, and we are pleased to announce that he is now a member of County of Orange RACES.
Tony was born in Beacon, New York, and graduated from Manhattan College with a BSEE. He was first licensed in 1993 as a Technician and worked his way up to Extra Class. He is presently employed as a Senior Program Manager for an electronics manufacturer. Soon after getting his license, he joined the Putnam Emergency and Amateur Repeater League (PEARL). PEARL is very active in public service and emergency preparedness in the Putnam County area of New York State. Tony was active in RACES/ARES after passing the background check through the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. Major responsibility was the civilian evacuation around the Indian Point nuclear power plant, with drills reviewed yearly by FEMA. Tony was also a member of the Mount Beacon Amateur Radio Club (MBARC), in which he served as a technical aid.
Tony moved to Sunnyvale, California, in 1997, and joined the Sunnyvale Amateur Radio Emergency Service (SARES) organization. He passed the background check with the Sunnyvale Police Department and attended training classes with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department. He served as a Disaster Service Worker for Santa Clara County and City of Sunnyvale. He moved to Southern California in 2010, and works and resides in the City of Orange.
Tony is an AMSAT Project Team Member for the AO-85 (FOX-1A) Satellite. He solved a technical problem and was given a plaque from AMSAT for work on AO-85. He is an ARRL and Catalina Amateur Repeater Association (CARA) member, an Orange County Amateur Radio Club (OCARC) Director at Large, and a member of the Southern California Antique Radio Society (SCARS). He is an active participant in the California Rescue Communications 40 Meter Net (Gordon West Net). Tony is active on 80 meters to 1.2 GHz, DMR, analog, and digital.

Equipment

Kenwood TM-V71A Mobile Use
Kenwood TS-480SAT Mobile Use
Yaesu FT-8900R Home
YAESU FTM-100DR Home
Alinco DJ-G7T
Alinco DJ-G29T
YAESU FT1DR
Yaesu FT DX 1200 HF/50MHz Transceiver Home
Yaesu FT-897D Field and Hiking Use
Yaesu FT-817ND Portable Use
ICOM 746 PRO Back Up
ICOM 706 MK2G Back Up
Alinco DR-235 MIII(220)Home Use
EVERY HT MADE HI HI including 220, 900 MHz & APRS
Yaesu FTM-10R Motorcycle
Yaesu FTM-10SR
ICOM AH4 Tuner
Yaesu FC-40 Tuner
Super Antenna Dipole
Super Antenna MP1 Portable
Ventenna HFp - Vertical
Spider Dipole
Piglet radio controller
TE2 Home Brew Antenna
10-12M Bazooka Antenna
6M Bazooka Antenna