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NEW SECTION MANAGERS APPOINTED IN WEST VIRGINIA AND NEW MEXICO  PHILLIP
GROVES, N8SFO, HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS ARRL WEST VIRGINIA SECTION MANAGER.
GROVES, OF BECKLEY, SUCCEEDS THE LATE CHARLES HARDY, WV8CH, OF
FAYETTEVILLE, WHO DIED ON JUNE 14.  GROVES, 56, HAS BEEN A RADIO AMATEUR
SINCE 1991 AND IS ACTIVE WITHIN THE ARRL NATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM NTS AS NET
CONTROL STATION FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA MID DAY NET AND THE NTS EIGHTH REGION
NET, AND, AS NEEDED, ASSISTS WITH THE EASTERN AREA NET.  HE IS A MEMBER OF
THE PLATEAU AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION AND THE 8 RIVERS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.
HE WILL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CURRENT TERM, WHICH EXTENDS TO SEPTEMBER
30, 2017.  ED JAMES, KA8JMW, WAS APPOINTED IN JUNE AS ARRL NEW MEXICO SM.
JAMES, OF ALBUQUERQUE, SUCCEEDS BILL KAUFFMAN, W5YEJ, WHO RESIGNED AFTER
SERVING SINCE 2012.  JAMES WILL COMPLETE THE REMAINDER OF THE CURRENT TERM,
WHICH CONTINUES THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.  A HAM FOR 35 YEARS, JAMES HAS
SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT SECTION MANAGER OF NEW MEXICO SINCE 2012, AND
CURRENTLY SERVES AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
HE RETIRED FROM SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES FOLLOWING A 30 YEAR ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING CAREER.  FCC NEWS FCC INVITES COMMENTS ON PROPOSED RULES FOR
NEW LF AND MF AMATEUR ALLOCATIONS THE FCC HAS INVITED COMMENTS ON ITS
RECENT PROPOSALS TO AUTHORIZE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATION ON TWO NEW BANDS AN
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