Biography

License Grant - Amateur Extra Class; AC8YA Vanity Call Sign 15MAR2019
License Grant - Amateur Extra Class 31JAN2019
License Grant - General Class 22NOV2017
License Grant - Technician Class; KE8FNJ Systematic Call Sign 23NOV2016
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EC-016: Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs (EC-016) ARRL 13MAY2020
Prerequisites:
• IS-2200: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 10MAY2020
• IS-00288: The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management 28APR2020
FEMA Professional Development Series Certificate, FEMA Emergency Management Institute 04/27/2020
Prerequisites::
• IS-00120.c: An Introduction to Exercises
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 23MAR2020
• IS-00230.d: Fundamentals of Emergency Management
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 30MAR2020
• IS-00235.c: Emergency Planning
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 15APR2020
• IS-00240.b: Leadership and Influence (IS-00240.b)
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 19APR2020
• IS-00244.b: Developing and Managing Volunteers (IS-00244.b)
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management 27APR2020
• IS-288.a: The Role of Voluntary Organizations in Emergency Management
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management 28APR2020

EC-001-S: Emergency Communication - ARRL 21FEB2020
Prerequisites:
• IS-100.c: Incident Command System, Introduction to the
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 17JAN2020
• IS-0700.b: National Incident Management System, Introduction to the
o Issuing authority Emergency Management Institute 18JUL2019

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) - Washtenaw County, Michigan 07FEB2020
Prerequisites:
• IS-0700.b: National Incident Management System, Introduction to the
o Issuing authority Emergency Management Institute 18JUL2019
• IS-0800.c: National Response Framework, Introduction to the
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 02JAN2020
• IS-100.c: Incident Command System, Introduction to the
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 17JAN2020
• IS-0200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 20JAN2020
• IS-0706.b: NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid, an Introduction
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 22JAN2020
• IS-00271.a: Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk 2nd Edition
o Issuing authority FEMA Emergency Management Institute 24JAN2020

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Equipment

My station to date:
Icom IC-7100
Icom IC-7300
Icom ID-880H
ICOM SM-50 MIC
MFJ Enterprises MFJ-299 Desktop Console MIC
End-Fed Horizontal 1/2-Wave (MFJ-1982, multiple band) as inverted-V (northeast to north)
MFJ-Versa Tuner II (MFJ-969)
HEATHKIT Electronic Keyer (I built around 1977)
YAESU/Henry Radio Tempo One in restoration
ARROW J-Pole (2M/70cm) 20-feet above the radio room