Contact Information
Eric Falkof, K1NUN
2 Hickory Hill Rd
Wayland, MA 01778-1212
Tel: 508-659-6146
Email: k1nun@arrl.net
Biographical Information
Eric Falkof was first licensed in 1960, in the shadows of the Sputnik launch. After learning Morse code for the Boy Scouts, he discovered people talking to each other while he listened to an old console-style short wave radio. Within a year, he was one of those talking people and hasn’t looked back since.
Ham radio, he believes, is like a three-legged stool. His interests focus on the concept of ham radio as a contact sport – you cannot really know what you have done or what you are doing until you make contact with another person. ‘People to people’ is a fundamental aspect of hamming, and this is the first leg of the stool.
Of course, there is a technical side to balance the social side, and learning through experimentation (and failing a lot!) is a second leg to the radio platform.
The third side of the platform, the side that stabilizes the other two and allows them to stand up, is service. Public service justifies the other two and it is an excellent way to get out with other people, sharing this hobby we all love.
Eric has worked on CW, SSB, AM, FM, SSTV, RTTY, and digital modes. He builds and operates QRP gear, and destroys “green” (military) radios while trying to revive them. He has operated mobile on HF and V/UHF. Simple antennas and stealth operation round out his curiosity, since he knows he will have to give up his tree-studded lot one day. He is an engineer at HP and lives in Wayland with his wife, Nancy, KB1OCP.
Technical Coordinator Description
The ARRL Technical Coordinator (TC) is a section-level official appointed by the Section Manager to coordinate all technical activities within the section. The Technical Coordinator must be an ARRL Full member holding a Novice class (or higher) amateur license. The Technical Coordinator reports to the Section Manager and is expected to maintain contact with other section-level appointees as appropriate to insure a unified ARRL Field Organization within the section. The duties of the Technical Coordinator are as follows:
1. Supervise and coordinate the work of the section’s Technical Specialists (TSs).
2. Encourage amateurs in the section to share their technical achievements with others through the pages of QST, and at club meetings, hamfests and conventions.
3. Promote technical advances and experimentation at vhf/uhf and with specialized modes, and work closely with enthusiasts in these fields within the section.
4. Serve as an advisor to radio clubs that sponsor training programs for obtaining amateur licenses or upgraded licenses in cooperation with the ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinator.
5. In times of emergency or disaster, function as the coordinator for establishing an array of equipment for communications use and be available to supply technical expertise to government and relief agencies to set up emergency communications networks, in cooperation with the ARRL Section Emergency Coordinator.
6. Refer amateurs in the section who need technical advice to local TSs.
7. Encourage clubs to develop, and TSs to serve on, RFI and TVI committees in the section for the purpose of rendering technical assistance as needed.
8. Be available to assist local technical program committees in arranging suitable programs for ARRL hamfests and conventions.
9. Convey the views of section amateurs and TSs about the technical contents of QST and ARRL books to ARRL HQ. Suggestions for improvements should also be called to the attention of the ARRL HQ technical staff.
10. Work with the appointed ARRL TAs (technical advisors) when called upon.
11. Be available to give technical talks at club meetings, hamfests and conventions in the section.
Recruitment of new hams and ARRL members is an integral part of the job of every ARRL appointee. Appointees should take advantage of every opportunity to recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field Organization programs, and our abilities to serve the public.