Jim Hull    W9JGH

W9JGH@ARRL.net

Technical Specialist (TS)
For a section team to be effective in one of the most important arenas in Amateur Radio, technology, there must be a cadre of qualified, competent Technical Specialists (TSs). "Advancement of the radio art" is a profound obligation we incur under the rules of the FCC. TSs help meet this obligation.

Appointment by the SM, by recommendation by the TC,  the TS supports the TC in two main areas of responsibility: Radio Frequency Interference, and Technical Information. TSs can specialize in certain specific technical areas or can be generalists.
Affiliated Club Coordinator
The ACC is the primary contact and resource person for each Amateur Radio club in the section, specializing in motivating, providing assistance and coordinating joint activities of radio clubs. The ACC is appointed by, and reports to, the Section Manager.
      Hello, my name is Jim Hull and my call sign is W9JGH!
   I was first licensed in June 2012 as KC9WFY.  A couple of months later I upgraded to General and in September 2012, got the vanity call sign of KW9JGH.  At the Dayton Hamvention in May 2013, I upgraded to Extra and dropped the K in my prefix. Now just W9JGH.  And before you ask, Yes, I am a "no code" Extra.
   My QTH is 16 miles west of Chicago in a town called Brookfield. Here I have a small suburban lot and a modest station consisting of a KIO Hex Beam at about 20 feet on my garage and a Butternut HF9. For HF I have an Icom 7610 and for a backup radio a Kenwood TS-2000 that also serves as my 2 meter, 70 centimeter and 23 centimeter radio. I also have a Kenwood TK-630 for 33 centimeters and a Btech GMRS-50X1 for GMRS. And yes, I have a Radio Shack TRC-449 for 11 meter.
   I work a lot of FT8 & FT4 DX. I also enjoy contesting but with my modest station, I am not very successful.  As you may have figured out from the above statements, I am very much into trying all different things ham radio related. I joined several clubs and enjoy the camaraderie and social aspect of ham radio clubs.
   I am the past president and current Director of The Chicago Suburban Radio Association and the web master for this page as well as several other clubs.