Mark Beckwith, N5OT, was elected to serve as the club’s President at the Dayton CCC Annual Meeting. Mark is a top operator and brings the tremendous asset to the club that he is extremely well-connected in the contesting community. He seems to know everybody and vice-versa. He led the fund drive for the Europe tower and now we look forward to his leadership as PJ2T moves toward its 20th year. As president, N5OT also produces the club newsletter.
Gene Shea, KB7Q, was not present at the Dayton meeting, so of course we elected him Vice-President. Gene has been Mister Do Everything since he joined the group, serving as a contest team leader, the computer guru for the station, and moving us single-handedly into the realm of remote operations. Gene is a retired teacher, very patient and gifted at conveying difficult concepts, always has a smile, and is always gracious in dropping what he’s doing to be a tutor and support guy. He also put PJ2T on the EME map in a big was with 2 meter moonbounce earlier this year, very exciting to witness.
Jim Galm, W8WTS, has stepped down as President (term limits and heavy demands at work) but stays on as an officer in taking over as Treasurer. We thank Dave, VA7AM, for his many years of fast and efficient service at Treasurer for CCC. This is a big job and there’s something to do almost daily. Dave remains our Yahoo mail group administrator. If you are not getting lots of CCC mail, check with davidshipman@shaw.ca and he will fix it.
Station Equipment Lead Dr. Gary Hembree, N7IR, is graciously serving in his second year in this role. He’s responsible for all of the equipment inside the station, logistically and technically, except for the computer responsibilities outlined below, and has rapidly moved us to a better position as he implements technology in areas where the team previously lacked expertise. He’s brought talent and energy to PJ2T and we’re very appreciative.
Computer Operations Lead Gene Shea, KB7Q, administers all aspects of the PCs remotely and while on the island. He assures that proper releases of logging and all other software are installed, administers virus and security protection, and assures that any needed software licenses are paid up. This does NOT include troubleshooting and repair of PCs, which is the responsibility of the Station Equipment Lead, N7IR. Gene supports training when new software is installed.
Remote Operations Lead Gene Shea, KB7Q, controls and maintains all on-site devices needed to support remote operation. He plans upgrades and design, construction, testing, and acquisition of devices for needed for remote operation. Gene serves as the club’s technical consultant for remoting. He manages a scheme to maximize calendar availability for remote operation by building a workable economic scheme. KB7Q also handles collection and disbursement of remote access fees.
Outside Maintenance Lead That’s me – Geoff Howard, W0CG. Here’s the job description: Responsible for managing maintenance of existing antennas, towers, and feedlines. Recruits volunteers and hires paid workers using club assets in order to accomplish these responsibilities. Makes repairs and does maintenance himself when able. Develops plans for future antennas or changes in existing antennas and presents them to the club for discussion.
Station Strategic Planning Lead Jeff Maass, K8ND, manages our technical future. Develops and maintains ongoing lookahead plans for acquisition and implementation of new technologies, test s possible new equipment stateside and in Curacao, maintains overall block diagram documentation of entire station, and leads the discussion of new technical ideas among the membership.