Jeff Reihardt, AA6JR
 
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  Name: Jeff Reihardt, AA6JR
Jeff Reihardt, AA6JR
 
Topic: Operationg Digital HF
Location: Santa Fe Room
Date & Time: Friday 4 - 4:50 PM
 
* Life Member of the ARRL. Former chairman, ARRL National Public Relations Committee. Public Information Coordinator, Santa Barbara Section since 1994. Nominee for ARRL’s Philip J. McGan Silver Antenna Award for efforts supporting public relations. Speaker on Ham PR at Dayton and divisional conventions.

* Author of several feature articles published in Amateur Radio journals including QST, CQ, WorldRadio and 73 Amateur Radio Today. Author of “Magic In The Sky” and Mobile Operations columns that appear in CQ.

* Active in government affairs, former Mayor, Council Member and Planning Commissioner for Agoura Hills, CA. Co-authored the city’s Amateur Radio antenna ordinance and have made recommendations on same to other localities. Participant in governmental discussions on RF issues (Amateur Radio, Cellular and Personal Communications). Have met with district Congressman to discuss Amateur Radio matters.

* Professional in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations. Manager of Public Affairs for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District; part owner of a general-purpose marketing firm with a broad base of clients. Communications clients include Alinco, AOR and others. Have been active in media/communications field for over 30 years, includes experience as on-air broadcast personality and news reporter, editor, public relations specialist, major league sports marketing and sponsorships, and financial services marketing.

* Active in several aspects of Amateur Radio including emergency services (Malibu Fires and California Earthquakes), teacher of licensing classes and classes on digital modes, Volunteer Examiner, guest lecturer for schools, service clubs and response agencies. Served two terms as chairman of TASMA (1999~2000).

* Member of the ARRL, Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club, MARAC, APA Digital Communications Network, Agoura Hills Disaster Response Team (Communications Committee), Handi Hams. Former member of San Fernando Valley ARC, Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, AMSAT, L.A. County Sheriff’s Disaster Communications Service.

* Amateur Radio has been a family pursuit with spouse, Melissa - KD6BIT (General); daughter Jessica - KD6ARA (General) and son Steven - K6SJR (Extra).

* Amateur Radio interests include HF, VHF and UHF bands. Modes of interest are phone, digital (Voice, PSK31, Packet, APRS, G-TOR, PACTOR, AMTOR, RTTY) and CW. Enjoy County Hunting, DX contacts, special event station certificate collecting, traffic handling, space shuttle and ISS contacts. Achieved CQ’s USA-CA Worked All US Counties, ARRL WAS 75 Meter Extra Class award and DXCC.

* Have raised many thousands of dollars for Amateur Radio projects including construction of a regional packet radio network and coordinated the L.A. County Sheriff’s DCS Van project.


   
   
   
     
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