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Central
Division Director
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Kermit Carlson W9XA
1150 McKee Street
Batavia, IL 60510
(630) 879-0983
w9xa@arrl.org
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Central
Division Vice Director
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Carl Luetzelschwab K9LA
1227 Pion Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
(260) 637-6988
k9la@arrl.org
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NEWS
FLASH - NEWS FLASH - NEWS FLASH - NEWS FLASH
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US
Representative Adam Kinzinger receives ARRL
Barry Goldwater Award
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Photo l to r: Mr.
Chris Imlay W3KD ARRL Chief Consul, Mr. Adam
Kinzinger, Mr. Kermit Carlson, Director ARRL
Central Division,
Mr. Mike Lisenco N2YBB, Director ARRL Hudson
Division and Chairman of the ARRL
Legislative Action Committee., |
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July
12th, 2017 - Kermit Carlson,
Central Division Director, presented the ARRL
Barry Goldwater Award to US Representative
Adam Kinzinger (IL-16). Mr Kinzinger was
presented the ARRL Barry Goldwater Award for
introducing the Amateur Radio Parity Act, HR
555.
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companion bill, SB 1534, has been introduced
into the Senate. ARRL President, Rick Roderick,
K5UR, has asked all amateurs to write the
Senators in support of the Amateur Radio Parity
Act. Click here for more
information on how you can help support SB
1534. |
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IEEE EMC Society 2017 Meeting
Success!
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May 1, 2017 -
The Chicago Chapter of the IEEE EMC Society
held it's meeting on April 19th and all
reports are it was a huge success! The "most
enjoyable evening" was attended by over 200
IEEE members and amateurs. Those attending
provided a very gracious and sizable donation
to the ARRL Spectrum Defence fund as well.
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K9CT New ARRL Central
Division Contest Advisory Committee Rep
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11, 2017 - For over 18 years Mr.
Gregory Clark, K9IG, of Franklin, Indiana has
served as the Central Division’s representative
to the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee (CAC).
Having been appointed by Mr. Ed Metzger W9PRN in
1999, K9IG has been recognized as a
guiding presence on this important body.
His work on this Committee has helped the
decision-making process of the ARRL Board
regarding HF Contesting during the term of three
Central Division Directors. Greg has announced
his retirement from this committee position
effect today. I would like to
express my sincere gratitude for his service to
the League and amateur radio over the past two
decades. Thank you Greg ! |
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am a pleased to announce that Mr. Craig
Thompson, K9CT, of Trivoli, Illinois
has accepted the appointment as the ARRL Central
Division Representative to the ARRL
Contest Advisory Committee. Craig's
accomplishments in amateur radio contesting
includes many first place contest finishes and
he holds several contest records. Craig is an
ARRL Life Member, a member of the NIDXA,
CW ops, A-1 Operators, the Maxim
Society, and he is Board member of the
NCDXF. Craig also presently serves as the
President of the Society of Midwest Contesters. |
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I
look forward to working with Craig as part of
the ARRL Central Division team.
73, Kermit Carlson W9XA |
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| HR 555 passes the US House of
Representatives |
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JANUARY
23, 2017 - Greetings; It is with
great pleasure that I can relate that the
Amateur Radio Parity Act, HR-555, has passed the
House of Representatives and is now on the way
to the Senate. The bill passed by unanimous
consent late Monday afternoon January 23rd,
2017. For the whole story, please
see...
73, Kermit Carlson W9XA |
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| HR 1301 passes the US House
of Representatives |
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September 12, 2016 - Late
breaking news. At 6:29 P.M. EDT, H.R 1301 as
amended was considered on suspension and
passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
It now goes to the U.S. Senate for
consideration. Thank you to all who helped
sign letters to their Representative. 73,
Kermit W9XA
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| Carl
Luetzelschwab, K9LA, Appointed new Central
Division Vice-Director |
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July 21, 2016 -
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, in
consultation with Central Division Director
Kermit Carlson, W9XA, has appointed R. Carl
Luetzelschwab, K9LA, to become the new Central
Division Vice Director. He fills a vacancy
created when Carlson became Director with the
recent retirement of Dick Isely, W9GIG.
Luetzelschwab is a resident of Ft. Wayne,
Indiana. Licensed since 1961, he is an ARRL
Life Member and is well known in the amateur
community.
He is a frequent contributor
to many ARRL publications, and had previously
served as the Editor of the ARRL's National
Contest Journal. He is an active contester and
DXer, having achieved DXCC #1 Honor Roll as
well as having earned 160 Meter DXCC. He is
considered one of the leading authorities on
HF propagation and has been a frequent
presenter at many hamfests and conventions,
including W9DXCC, Dayton Hamvention, and DX
University.
“I plan to bring lots of
energy to the job and to be visible to the
members of the Central Division,"
Luetzelschwab said. "It is an honor to serve
and give back to the Amateur Radio service for
all that it has given me over the years. I am
looking forward to working with Kermit
Carlson, W9XA, whom I have known for a number
of years. And I would like to give a big thank
you to retired director Dick Isely, W9GIG, for
his friendship and many years of service. I
hope to emulate his visibility and
approachability.”
Luetzelschwab is married to
Vicky, AE9YL, and together they have
participated in several DXpeditions, including
YK9A, OJØ, and numerous trips to ZF, operating
as ZF2LA and ZF2YL. He retired in 2013 after
41 years as an RF Design Engineer with
Motorola and Raytheon (formerly Magnavox).
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| ARRL Central
Division Director - Dick Isely, W9GIG, Steps
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July 19, 2016 - Saying it
was time that the ARRL Central Division had a
younger leadership, Central Division Director
Dick Isely, W9GIG, of Saint Charles, Illinois,
has resigned from the League's Board of
Directors. He has been succeeded by Vice
Director Kermit Carlson, W9XA, of Batavia
Illinois.
"I'm 77 years old, and I still have pretty
good health, despite my slow recovery from a
shingles attack that hit me last December,"
Isely said in a public announcement. "However,
it's time that you have a younger Central
Division Director." Isely and Carlson were
re-elected last year without opposition, and
Isely expressed confidence that Carlson would
"do a better job" in the Director's chair.
Isely tendered his resignation during the
July 2016 ARRL Board of Directors meeting over
the weekend in Windsor, Connecticut, and
acting on Carlson's nomination, Isely's Board
colleagues elected him as an ARRL Honorary
Vice President.
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Former ARRL Central Division Director, Dick
Isely W9GIG |
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"I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and
talking with many of you over these many
years, and, from time to time, there will be
future opportunities for the activity,"
Isely's announcement concluded.
During his time on the Board, Isely served as
a member of the ARRL Executive Committee as
well as on the Board's Administration and
Finance and Membership Services committees. He
chaired the CEO Search Committee after former
ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ announced his
retirement in 2015. Isely also has been among
the ARRL Board members to promote the Amateur
Radio Parity Act on Capitol Hill.
Isely became the ARRL Central Division
Director in 2001, succeeding Ed Metzger,
W9PRN, and he was an ARRL Foundation director
from 2007 until his resignation from the
Board. He had served as ARRL Foundation vice
president since 2008. ARRL Great lakes
Director Dale Williams, WA8EFK, has been named
to replace Isely on the ARRL Foundation Board.
Isely is a graduate of the University of
Missouri and a retired US Navy and American
Airlines pilot. He's an ARRL and an AMSAT Life
Member and has been a radio amateur since
1977. Isely helped organize the National
Frequency Coordinators' Council and served 4
years as a director.
ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, is
expected to soon announce a successor to
Carlson to fill the now-vacant Vice Director's
seat. The ARRL Central Division is comprised
of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
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