Ham Radio

Pittsylvania County Emergency Management "club" was developed because of the increasing amount of our CERT members who have become amateur radio operators for the purpose of providing the county with emergency communications in times of disaster. The idea of setting up a club and obtaining a callsign for our members originated in late 2005. Unfortunately we did not follow through with this idea until the death of E. L. "Bo" Martin Jr., who was a 911 Shift Supervisor with the agency and an avid ham. Bo's callsign was WB4KJR. After obtaining the systematic callsign KI4OTS, we applied for Bo's callsign with the love and full support of his widow Judy. Our ham radio equipment in our EOC and our mobile command center, as well as the organization itself are all dedicated in memory of Bo who's true loves were ham radio, public safety and helping people in times of crisis. Pittsylvania County Emergency Management is an active and enthusiastic supporter of Amateur Radio Emergency Communications and operates a multi-band/multi-mode amateur radio station at agency’s Emergency Operations Center. Its Mobile Emergency Operations Center is also equipped with identical amateur equipment. The amateur stations are maintained for our use during CERT, ARES, RACES and SKYWARN activations, and at other times as deemed necessary by the Pittsylvania County Emergency Management Director. Licensed amateur operators that are employees of the Pittsylvania County Department of Emergency Management operate the stations. Additionally, County CERT members work and train closely with our Emergency Management office and are available to be summonsed to operate these stations. Lastly, Pittsylvania County Emergency Management holds a reciprocal agreement with ARES and the owner of the K4AU repeater, on 146.700 MHz, as a primary source of backup emergency communications.

2005 Ham Class Graduates  

KI4KAF	WALKER, GERALDINE S
KI4KAG	SHORTER, ELIZABETH
KI4KAH	MAULDIN, JAMES S
KI4KAI	CAPRARIO, GERARDO J
KI4KAJ	GEYER, ELIZABETH C
KI4KAK	WALKER, EDDIE R
KI4KAL	ROACH, BILLIE J
KI4KAM	MOTLEY, AVERETT G
KI4KAN	COTE, MARY E
KI4KAO	GAULDIN, MADLYN M
KI4KAP	MILLS, LINDA R
KI4KAQ	OSBORNE, ELEANOR M
KI4KAS	SMITH, NANCY B
KI4KAU	HYLER, DAVID E
KI4KAV	HARRIS, PEARL D
KI4KOO	DAVIS, JAMES E - Coordinator
KI4KOP	MOTLEY, DONNA

Other CERT Hams  

K4MZ	Morgan, David - Deputy Coordinator
KI4JWD	Morgan, Susan - Instructor
KI4EJV	Mitchell, Christopher - Instructor
N4KSS	Myers, Mark T
N4XNI	Scott, Larry
KB4OGG	Stoots, Ruby
WD4AWL	Stoots, Willard
KE4RG	Talbott, Kenneth
KG4IXS	Vaughan, Richard

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