 The USTTI Class of 2001: Front left to right are Samson Nyatia; Davie Mulambia; Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ; Paul Rinaldo, W4RI; Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA. Back row (left to right) are Jon Siverling, WB3ERA; Mohamed Ouhamou; Aron Kilangwa and Adeyinka Odunsi. |
NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 1, 2001--Students from five African nations and an observer from Canada recently attended the United States Telecommunications Training Institute/International Amateur Radio Union course on Amateur Radio administration at ARRL Headquarters. The course was held September 26-28.
Coordinated by USTTI and presented jointly by IARU and ARRL staffers, the program covers--among other topics--the International Telecommunication Union and ITU regulations, the IARU, spectrum management, emergency communication, digital communication, satellites, electromagnetic interference, international licensing, and Amateur Radio testing and licensing.
The trainees also constructed a simple 40-meter receiver in the ARRL Lab.
Attending this year's session were Samson Nyatia of Uganda, Davie Mulambia of Zambia, Mohamed Ouhamou of Morocco, Aron Kilangwa of Tanzania, Adeyinka Odunsi of Nigeria, and Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA, of Montreal, Canada. Lamoureux, an international member of ARRL, monitored the course and plans to teach it in French at a later date. All of the students are in occupations in their home countries that involve the use of telecommunications.
 ARRL Lab Test Engineer Mike Tracy, KC1SX, smiles approvingly after reviewing the 40-meter receivers made by the USTTI students as part of their class training. [ARRL Photos] |
Teaching the majority of the Amateur Radio Administration Course were ARRL Technical Relations Manager Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, and Technical Relations Specialist Jon Siverling, WB3ERA, of the ARRL's Washington, DC, office, and ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, of ARRL Headquarters.
Assisting from the ARRL Laboratory staff were Lab Supervisor Ed Hare, W1RFI; RFI Engineer John Phillips, K2QAI, and Test Engineer Mike Tracy, KC1SX.
Assistant to the Executive Vice President Lisa Kustosik, KA1UFZ, served as USTTI coordinator this year. Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President David Patton, NT1N, presented graduation certificates to the class.
For more information on USTTI, visit the USTTI Web site.
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