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Section Manager
Peter Stohrer, K1PJS
Section Emergency Coordinator
Wayne Santos, N1CKM
Section Traffic Manager
Joe Burke, W1INC
Affiliated Club Coordinator
Al Shuman, K1AKS
Public Information Coordinator
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Technical Coordinator
Jim Fowler, KA1SU
State Government Liaison
Bill Nelson, KA1PTW

Affiliated Club Coordinator - Al Shuman, K1AKS

First licensed in 1987, as KA1QZT, later N1FIK, and currently
K1AKS. General class licensee also a member of Air Force MARSD Call sign,
AFA1SH.  

New Hampshire Section Manager from (1992-1999, then again
(2000-2005),and a third time (2008-2013)  

Held numerous club and Field Organization positions,
beginning with:
ACC (1989)
Assistant Section Manager
(1989-1992)
NH QSO Party Chairman from
(1992-2002)
Official Relay Station
Official Emergency Station
 
Founder and first president (1991-1993) of the now defunct
Amoskeag Radio Club in Manchester. At its peak boasted of 135
  members. 
President of the NHARA a council of clubs (1990- 1997) 
Co-Chairman of the Manchester New England Division Convention
(1993).
Chairman of the Manchester New England Division Convention
(1995). 
President Granite State Amateur Radio Association -Manchester
(2005-2006)
Volunteer Examiner (since
2006) 
Section Emergency Coordinator
(2008-2013)
Member of Skywarn (since 1994)
 Graduate of EC-01, 02, and 03 -Suite of ARRL Emergency
Training Courses 
Organized and directed members of the Field Organization for
the successful passage of two pieces of NH
Legislation.
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The first prohibits cities and towns from taxing as real
estate towers, antennas and support structures. (QST August 94. This was
considered to be landmark legislation as it was the first of its kind and to
date, no other state is known to have this level of protection for its
Amateurs. The second, Al spearheaded the passage of PRB-1 (tower
pre-exemption) into State Law (QST December 1996). At the time, only two other
States had PRB-1 codified in to State law.  
 
Worked with the NH Governor’s office to convert NH
Proclamation from “Amateur Radio week” to “Amateur Radio month” which recognizes
our contribution throughout the years.  

Designed a number of club patches including both the NH
Section patch and the NH ARES patch.
 
Al’s wife, Judi hold the call K1HUL

The ACC is the primary contact and resource person for each Amateur Radio club in the section, specializing in motivating, providing assistance and coordinating joint activities of radio clubs. The ACC is appointed by, and reports to, the Section Manager.
Requirement: Full ARRL membership
Responsibilities:
  • Get to know the Amateur Radio clubs' members and officers person to person in his section. Learn their needs, strengths and interests and work with them to make clubs effective resources in their communities and more enjoyable for their members.
  • Encourage affiliated clubs in the section to become more active and, if the club is already healthy and effective, to apply as a Special Service Club (SSC).
  • Supply interested clubs with SSC application forms.
  • Assist clubs in completing SSC application forms.
  • Help clubs establish workable programs to use as SSCs.
  • Approve SSC application forms and pass them to the SM.
  • Work with other section leadership officials (Section Emergency Coordinator, Public Information Coordinator, Technical Coordinator, State Government Liaison, etc.) to ensure that clubs are involved in the mainstream of ARRL Field Organization activities.
  • Encourage new clubs to become ARRL affiliated.
  • Ensure that annual reports (updates officers, liaison mailing addresses etc.) are forthcoming from all affiliated clubs.
Recruitment of new hams and ARRL members is an integral part of the job of every ARRL  appointee. Appointees should take advantage of every opportunity to recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field Organization programs, and our abilities to serve the public.

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