Section Manager
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In the American Radio Relay League
(ARRL) and the Radio Amateurs of Canada
(RAC), the section manager is an elected volunteer who implements and manages ARRL / RAC programs in the section, which is an administrative division of the organization that consists of a state, or part of state for the ARRL and a province or group of provinces for the RAC. The section manager is elected by the members of the organization who reside in the Section and holds office for a two-year term. There are no term limits.
ARRL / RAC programs include emergency communications
, message traffic relay, technical activity / problem-solving / radio-frequency interference investigation and mitigation, volunteer monitoring, government relations, public relations in the general community, information services for amateurs, and cooperation with affiliated clubs. For each of these areas, the section manager appoints a leadership official to oversee the specific pertinent activities. These leadership individuals are collectively referred to as the cabinet.
Cabinet positions include:
The section manager also appoints volunteers to serve within these program areas to include official emergency station, official bulletin station, official observer, public information officer, asst. section emergency coordinator, district emergency coordinator, emergency coordinator, official relay station, local government liaison, and technical specialist.
The cadre of ARRL/RAC volunteers in any given Section serve at the pleasure of thdanager and are available to help other members or the Amateur Radio community at large by providing leadership and assistance in various areas of interest.
In addition to managing these programs, the section manager also assists members with questions, issues or problems dealing with the organization's products and services; maintains liaison with the frequency coordinating body in the jurisdiction; maintains a relationship with the local field office of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC)(US only) and maintains communications with members in the Section via email bulletins, web pages and personal visits to Amateur Radio club meetings, hamfest
s and conventions.
There are currently 71 sections in the ARRL, (United States) and 8 sections in the RAC (Canada).
American Radio Relay League
The American Radio Relay League is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the USA. ARRL is a non-profit organization, and was founded in May 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford, Connecticut...
(ARRL) and the Radio Amateurs of Canada
Radio Amateurs of Canada
Radio Amateurs of Canada , known in French as Radio Amateurs du Canada, is a member-based, non-profit organization of amateur radio enthusiasts in Canada...
(RAC), the section manager is an elected volunteer who implements and manages ARRL / RAC programs in the section, which is an administrative division of the organization that consists of a state, or part of state for the ARRL and a province or group of provinces for the RAC. The section manager is elected by the members of the organization who reside in the Section and holds office for a two-year term. There are no term limits.
ARRL / RAC programs include emergency communications
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
In the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications...
, message traffic relay, technical activity / problem-solving / radio-frequency interference investigation and mitigation, volunteer monitoring, government relations, public relations in the general community, information services for amateurs, and cooperation with affiliated clubs. For each of these areas, the section manager appoints a leadership official to oversee the specific pertinent activities. These leadership individuals are collectively referred to as the cabinet.
Cabinet positions include:
- Assistant section managers
- Affiliated club coordinator
- Bulletin manager
- Official observer coordinator
- Public information coordinator
- Section emergency coordinatorSection Emergency CoordinatorIn the American Radio Relay League and the Radio Amateurs of Canada, the Section Emergency Coordinator is the assistant to the section manager for amateur radio emergency communications preparedness...
- Section traffic managerSection Traffic ManagerThe Section traffic manager is an appointed position within the American Radio Relay League field organization. The STM is appointed by the ARRL section manager to supervise traffic handling organization at the section level—that is, to coordinate all traffic efforts within the section,...
- State government liaison
- Technical coordinatorTechnical CoordinatorThe American Radio Relay League technical coordinator is a section-level official appointed by the Section Manager to coordinate all technical activities within the section...
The section manager also appoints volunteers to serve within these program areas to include official emergency station, official bulletin station, official observer, public information officer, asst. section emergency coordinator, district emergency coordinator, emergency coordinator, official relay station, local government liaison, and technical specialist.
The cadre of ARRL/RAC volunteers in any given Section serve at the pleasure of thdanager and are available to help other members or the Amateur Radio community at large by providing leadership and assistance in various areas of interest.
In addition to managing these programs, the section manager also assists members with questions, issues or problems dealing with the organization's products and services; maintains liaison with the frequency coordinating body in the jurisdiction; maintains a relationship with the local field office of the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC)(US only) and maintains communications with members in the Section via email bulletins, web pages and personal visits to Amateur Radio club meetings, hamfest
Hamfest
A Hamfest is a convention of amateur radio enthusiasts, often combining a trade show, flea market, and various other activities of interest to amateur radio operators . In the United Kingdom the term rally is more commonly used for amateur radio conventions...
s and conventions.
There are currently 71 sections in the ARRL, (United States) and 8 sections in the RAC (Canada).
See also
- American Radio Relay LeagueAmerican Radio Relay LeagueThe American Radio Relay League is the largest membership association of amateur radio enthusiasts in the USA. ARRL is a non-profit organization, and was founded in May 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford, Connecticut...
(ARRL) - Radio Amateurs of CanadaRadio Amateurs of CanadaRadio Amateurs of Canada , known in French as Radio Amateurs du Canada, is a member-based, non-profit organization of amateur radio enthusiasts in Canada...
(RAC) - Amateur Radio Emergency ServiceAmateur Radio Emergency ServiceIn the United States and Canada, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and emergency communications...
- National Traffic SystemNational Traffic SystemThe National Traffic System is an organized network of amateur radio operators sponsored by the American Radio Relay League for the purpose of relaying messages throughout the US and Canada....
- Amateur radioAmateur radioAmateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
- Amateur radio operatorAmateur radio operatorAn amateur radio operator is an individual who typically uses equipment at an amateur radio station to engage in two-way personal communications with other similar individuals on radio frequencies assigned to the amateur radio service. Amateur radio operators have been granted an amateur radio...