Author: Darrell Davis KT4WX

POLK COUNTY ARES EMERGENCY COORDINATOR RETIRES, NEW EMERGENCY COORDINATOR APPOINTED.

Robin Retzloff AF1RE will be retiring as Emergency Coordinator for Polk County ARES on December 31, 2015.  Retzloff served five years as Emergency Coordinator for Polk County ARES.  Mike Green AG4LT, Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Shelter Operations, will succeed Retzloff as the new Emergency Coordinator effective on January 1, 2016.  Green has been a licensed radio amateur for several years, has extensive experience in public service as a Polk County Deputy Sheriff, a Polk County Volunteer Firefighter, and is also currently a volunteer for the American Red Cross Polk County Chapter.

Robin Retzloff AF1RE

Mike Green AG4LT

The ARRL West Central Florida Section would like to thank Robin for his five years of service to Polk County ARES and the West Central Florida Section and wishes to welcome Mike as the new Emergency Coordinator for Polk County ARES.

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DAVE ROCKWELL W4PXE, RETIRES AS PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR, NEW SECTION PIC APPOINTED

On January 11, 2016 Dave Rockwell W4PXE, will retire as the West Central Florida Section Public Information Coordinator (PIC).  West Central Florida Section Manager Darrell Davis KT4WX, has appointed Ken Treffinger K4RSQ, to assume the responsibilities of the ARRL Public Information Coordinator position. Ken is an ARRL Public Information Officer (PIO) and has gained previous public relations experience from his years of public service.  Dave and Ken have already begun working together in order to create a smooth transition in January. The ARRL West Central Florida Section wishes to recognize Dave for his years of service to the Section, and thank him for serving as the Public Information Coordinator.

Dave Rockwell W4PXE

Ken Treffinger K4RSQ

Rockwell will continue service with his other ARRL station appointments as an ARRL Net Manager for the Eagle Net, the NTS traffic net for the West Central Florida Section, an ARRL Official Relay Station, and an ARRL Technical Specialist.

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THE WCF PRESSER ISSUE #12 DECEMBER 2015 IS NOW PUBLISHED

The WCF PRESSER Issue #12 for December 2015 has just been published here on the Section website, the ARRL website, and to the ARRL Section Email List for those who are ARRL members and are signed up for Section/Division news.

For the PDF version of this newsletter and past issues go to http://arrlwcf.org/home/the-wcf-section-presser-arrl-west-central-florida-section-news/  Starting with this issue, the PDF version will contain any associated media (pictures, sound, video, etc.)

The following are headlines from Issue #12 of THE WCF PRESSER:

• ARRL WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT THE 40TH ANNUAL TAMPA BAY HAMFEST:
• 2016 ARRL NATIONAL CONVENTION COMING TO ORLANDO HAMCATION THIS HAMFEST SEASON.
• 2ND ANNUAL WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA SECTION TECHNICAL CONFERENCE – HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EOC:
• ARRL NATIONAL PARKS ON THE AIR COMING TO A NATIONAL PARK NEAR YOU.
• UPCOMING HAMFESTS IN THE SECTION:
• THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON IS HISTORY. PREPARE FOR THE WINTER STORM SEASON:
• CHECK OUT THE SECTION WEBSITE – http://www.arrlwcf.org:
• THE SECTION ARES AND INFORMATION NET COMPILING AN NCS ROSTER:
• AMATEUR RADIO PARITY ACT OF 2015 COMPANION BILL (S 1685) PASSED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE. UP TO 114 COSPONSORS OF THE HOUSE BILL (HR-1301):
• HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER:
• SECTION TRAFFIC MANAGERS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2015 By Doug Williams N2DW – Section Traffic Manager:
• SECTION ARES REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2015 By Randy Payne K4EZM – Assistant Section Manager:
• HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL. REMEMBER WHAT IS IMPORTANT:
• SECTION MANAGERS CONTACT INFORMATION AND CONCLUSION:

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SECTION MANAGER GOES BACK TO SCHOOL, VISITS ARRL HEADQUARTERS FOR WORKSHOP

On Thursday September 17^th Darrell Davis KT4WX, went to ARRL Headquarters in Newington, CT for a Section Managers workshop that all new Section Managers are required to attend following their election or appointment. Davis attended the Section Managers workshop on Friday September 18 through Sunday morning September 20^th, which included many good presentations about the programs of the ARRL, a very nice tour of ARRL Headquarters, and time to operate from W1AW. Davis attended the workshop with eighteen other recently elected or appointed Section Managers, including the Steve Szabo WB4OMM, Northern Florida Section Manager and Jeff Beals WA4AW, Southern Florida Section Manager.

Davis said, ” I would like to thank Steve Ewald WV1X, his staff, and all the staff at ARRL Headquarters for all the work they did in providing this conference for all the new Section Managers who attended”.

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MIKE GRUBER W1MG FROM ARRL LAB TO BE AT THE TAMPA BAY HAMFEST IN DECEMBER

Mike Gruber W1MG, the Electromagnetic Compatibility Specialist from the ARRL Laboratory will be our special guest speaker at the Tampa Bay Hamfest on Saturday December 12^th. The Tampa Bay Hamfest is the annual host for the ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention.  Gruber will be doing a forum at the Tampa Bay Hamfest and will be at the ARRL Forum as well.

Gruber is the ARRL liaison to the FCC cooperative agreement on power line noise and his areas of expertise include: Locating Power Line Noise, RFI Abatement, and Antique Radio

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