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AS SM SINCE APRIL 2016.  AN ARRL LIFE MEMBER AND RADIO AMATEUR SINCE 2008,
ROBERTSON HAS BEEN SERVING AS LOUISIANA SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATOR.  THE
FOLLOWING INCUMBENT ARRL SECTION MANAGERS DID NOT FACE OPPOSITION AND WERE
DECLARED ELECTED FOR NEW TERMS OF OFFICE THAT BEGAN ON APRIL 1 JOHN FRITZE,
JR, K2QY EASTERN NEW YORK KARL BOWMAN, W4CHX NORTH CAROLINA JOE SPERONI,
AH0A PACIFIC DAVID KALTENBORN, N8KBC SAN DIEGO CHRIS STALLKAMP, KI0D SOUTH
DAKOTA, AND JOSEPH PALSA, K3WRY VIRGINIA.  IN SOUTH TEXAS, PAUL GILBERT,
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KE5ZW, WAS APPOINTED TO SUCCEED INCUMBENT SECTION MANAGER LEE COOPER,
W5LHC, WHO STEPPED DOWN IN MARCH, CITING TIME CONSTRAINTS.  COOPER HAD BEEN
SOUTH TEXAS SM SINCE 2009.  GILBERT HAS BEEN AN ASSISTANT SECTION EMERGENCY
COORDINATOR AND TECHNICAL SPECIALIST.  NTIA TARGETS PORTION OF 3R4 GHZ BAND
FOR POTENTIAL WIRELESS BROADBAND USE  THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION NTIA HAS IDENTIFIED 3450 TO 3550 MHZ FOR
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