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Marks Title --
ARRL Education and Technology Coordinator
His Biography:
Mark, WA8SME, has
been a ham radio operator for over 40 years and has also held the calls G5EPV,
DA1OY, and HL9AW.
Originally
from the Detroit Michigan area, Mark entered education as a second
career following a 20 year career as an Air Force Officer flying T-38,
B-52, U-2, and TR-1 aircraft.
He is
currently the ARRL’s Education and Technology Program (ETP) Coordinator.
His primary ETP responsibilities include developing curriculum leading
toward wireless technology literacy, providing assistance to teachers
implementing ham radio and related content in their school’s curriculum,
managing the ham radio equipment grant program for schools, and
instructing teachers in wireless technology literacy during the Teachers
Institutes.
Mark’s
current ham radio interests include ham satellites, CW rag chewing, and
adapting microcontroller technology to ham radio.
Mark is
also a county Emergency Coordinator(EC), Official Observer (OO),
Volunteer Examiner (VE), and volunteer instructor. |
