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SOFTWARE WAS WHAT TRULY HELD HIS ATTENTION, AND BEGAN WORKING AS A SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER.  THAT WAS A GREAT MOVE FOR ME, HE SAID, BECAUSE SUBSEQUENT JOBS
REQUIRED SOMEBODY WHO COULD DEVELOP SOFTWARE, WHILE HAVING AN INTIMATE
HARDWARE UNDERSTANDING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO EMBEDDED SYSTEMS.  THE
RADIO COMMUNITY MY HONEST FAVORITE ASPECT OF HAM RADIO IS HELPING PEOPLE,
NOJI SAID, WHETHER THATS THROUGH ASSISTING WITH ANTENNA INSTALLATIONS,
PROGRAMMING RADIOS FOR FOLKS, OR TEACHING RADIO CLASSES AND SERVING AS A
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VOLUNTEER EXAMINER VE.  IN ADDITION TO BEING A VE, NOJI IS ALSO A CERT
INSTRUCTOR AND ARES VOLUNTEER.  HE MAINTAINS HIS OWN WEBSITE, WHICH
FEATURES EVERYTHING FROM GUIDES TO LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO RESOURCES FOR RADIO
OPERATORS.  I LOVE TO POST STUFF ON MY WEBSITE, HE EXPLAINED, ESPECIALLY
FOR NEW HAMS, AND THE ULTIMATE HAM RADIO GLOSSARY.  NOJI ALSO SERVES AS
PRESIDENT OF THE UTAH VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB UVARC, FORMED 5 YEARS AGO
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