Three new Board of Directors Installed

The GERATOL Net is pleased to announce the installation of three new Directors to the Board:

Chairman of the Board: Mark, K9MQ is our new Chairman of the Board

Mark is a long time participant in the GERATOL Net, and holds GERATOL # 2359, which he received in 2004. Mark is no stranger to Worked All States efforts, having achieved his WAS Phone, CW, Digital and RTTY. Mark has also served as the ARRL Technical Specialist for the Indiana section.

Vice Chairman of the Board: Nelson, K1NF is our new Vice Chairman of the Board

Nelson holds GERATOL # 2328 and hails from the state of Maine. In addition, Nelson has been very active on the net in recent years, contributing his time in support of our Special Event Call sign K1G last year, setting up scheduling and band allocations for our operators to run K1G. His efforts put K1G on the airwaves throughout the period of activity, bringing attention to our net.

Secretary: Kevin, N1KL is our new Secretary. Kevin holds GERATOL # 1371 and has been active on the net since 1988. Kevin also serves as our Website Administrator and Public Relations officer.

Treasurer: Bob, AI4IL who hails from the state of GA, and holds GERATOL # 2403 will remain in the position of Treasurer. Bob wears many other hats including; Awards Manager, Net Information Officer and Net Control Coordinator.

We would like to congratulate our newest Board members, and thank them in advance for their service to our net. In addition, we wish to thank previous board members, and a special thanks to our long time BOD Chairman, Frosty – W0FP, who became a Silent Key last year.

NEXT STEPS:

In his new role as Chairman, Mark would like to make sure everyone is aware of some upcoming efforts:

• Mark will be conducting the first of our semi-annual BOARD Meetings. He is targeting the end of November for that meeting, which will take place on the net frequency of 3.668 prior to a regular net start time.
  
• In addition, Mark is asking ALL GERATOL members, with our without GERATOL numbers, to provide him with suggestions for the net going forward. Anything from new awards or certificates, to net activities, etc. Whatever ideas you have, and would like to share with the new BOD, please forward them to the net Secretary, N1KL via an email to n1kl@arrl.net
  
• The exact date and time for the upcoming meeting will be announced on the net, and via this website, so please stay tuned so you can participate.