Launching this week is a blog series dedicated to letting the club and the community get to know the club’s Board of Directors.
This week’s “Get to Know” series spotlight is on Doug Eiserloh, WF5O, JARC President.
What are your aspirations for the club this year?
Make the club a better place to practice our hobby. Over the past few years, many things that will be beneficial to the club have been placed on the “to-do list”. COVID-19, along with other issues, has not allowed those things to be done. My goal is to take one or two things at a time and see them through to completion. This has worked well with the adoption of the updated bylaws, repair of the 444.000 MHz repeater, and the placement of new VHF/UHF antennas on the club’s tower. With each completion, the club improves its ability to help the community and support the members in their amateur radio endeavors.
How long have you been licensed?
39 years
How long have you been a JARC member?
20 years
How long have you been a JARC officer?
This is my second term as President of the club. I served in 1986 as well. I’ve previously served as Vice President in 1985 and 2020. Until 2020, I was a Director for 6 years.
What mobile radio do you use?
Icom ID-880H
Which HT(s) are you using today?
Icom AT2
and
Kenwood HT-D74A
Which HF radio do you currently use?
Yaesu FT-102
and
Icom IC-7100
What was your first ham radio?
Swan 500C
Favorite HF antenna style?
For the low HF bands, the Inverted V. For the upper HF bands, the SteppIR. The JARC clubhouse has both of these antennas.
When logging QSOs, which software do you use?
QRZ and N1MM
Which ham radio site(s) do you regularly visit?
DXSummit.fi, QRZ, ARRL, Ham Radio Outlet, and Gigaparts
What are some of your favorite ham radio activities?
Antenna building, grid chasing on FT8, and contesting.
What are some other non-ham radio hobbies or activities of yours?
Tennis, fishing, and amateur rocketry
What’s your profession?
I’ve been with AT&T for 44 years. I started in engineering in 1977 and held several Outside Plant Engineer positions for the first 18 years. In 1995 I became the Engineering Network Technical Manager for Southeast Louisiana. In 2007 I moved into my present position as an Engineering Support Manager.
Where can you typically be found on the air?
On the club’s 444.000MHz FM repeater and on 20 meters and 40 meters on FT8.
Check back next week for the next part in the series with our remaining club officers and directors.
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