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TIEMSTRA TOLD THE ARRL THAT HIS FAVORITE AMATEUR RADIO ACTIVITIES
ARE CONTESTING I SEEM TO HAVE MORE WALLPAPER THAN WALL DXING WITH 300
CONFIRMED ENTITIES AND DXPEDITIONS, A POOR BUT ADEQUATE EXCUSE FOR A
VACATION.  I HAVE OPERATED AS 3D2TJ, PJ2/K6JAT AND KH6/K6JAT AND FROM
V26DX, BUT I HAVE LONG BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE ASPECTS OF
AMATEUR RADIO.  AS A MEMBER OF THE OAKLAND ARES GROUP, TIEMSTRA RESPONDED
TO THE 1989 LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE AND THE 1991 OAKLAND HILLS FIRESTORM.
HE WORKED WITH OAKLAND AREA HAMS AND CITY OFFICIALS TO GAIN RACES
RECOGNITION AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FORGING A FORMAL LETTER OF
UNDERSTANDING.  IN ADDITION, HE ASSISTED OAKLAND ARES /RACES IN
SUCCESSFULLY CHAMPIONING A PROPOSAL TO USE POST FIRESTORM, BOND MEASURE I
FUNDS TO ACQUIRE AND INSTALL AMATEUR RADIO EQUIPMENT IN THE OAKLANDS
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND EACH OF ITS 30 FIRE STATIONS THIS HAS BEEN
DUBBED THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION HAM OPERATION ECHO SYSTEM.  TIEMSTRA
ALSO SERVED AS OAKLANDS RACES RADIO OFFICER FOR MORE THAN 14 YEARS.  IN
1998, TIEMSTRA ACTED AS THE INCORPORATOR OF THE OAKLAND RADIO COMMUNICATION
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ZL2AL/335 KG6AM/336 WC7N/331 K7NK/332 YS1AG/356 N4DV/378 DJ6NI/362
JA2KVD/353 W8NW/343 JA7KY/344 RA9AB/338 AF9H/337 KQ8M/341 KG8P/341
WD4NGB/335 K7NPN/331 YU1TR/337 N5JB/336 DJ6VM/362 JA2QPY/345 W8QWI/363
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