Club Officers

James was born and raised in Phillips County, Arkansas. He will always call this region – Home! His formative, educational was through home schooling.

In 2004, his journey into the world of amateur radio began when his path crossed Ronald Myers who had come to the area, setting up low power Christian Radio Stations. James’ home church was one of the installation sites. Assisting with the installation ignited James interest in radio broadcasting.

Fast forwarding to 2012, Ronald Myers, K9RWA, returned to the Phillips County area, renewing their friendship. James learned that Ronald was an amateur radio operator. Learning more about the hobby, James jumped into the Amateur Radio World. In 2014, he successfully obtained his FCC Amateur Radio Operator’s License, passing the Technician exam and became - KG5BPN. Over the course of the next few years, he dedicated himself to studying and developing his passion for the hobby. He successfully obtained his General Class & Extra Class licenses. Along with this accomplishment, he became an ARRL VE and assists W5HAR - HARC with FCC License Testing.

He is very active in the Club’s events and currently serves as Vice President.

Jeff was born and raised in Maine. Upon graduation from Cony High School, Jeff enlisted in the Army as a Radio Operator, 05E. Jeff’s first duty assignment was Turkish United States Logistic Command, (TUSLOG) Detachment 98, located in Erzurum Turkey. He was then assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma where he was temporarily assigned to the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS), call sign AAT6USD. Jeff then switched to Indirect Fire, Infantry and was back and forth between the states and Germany, mostly assigned to units that were part of the First Infantry Division.

Upon retirement from the military Jeff attended Phillips Community College and Delta State University where he earned his MBA. He holds an Amateur Extra Class license, as well as an Amateur Radio Relay League Volunteer Examiner Certificate.

Bobby became an ARRL Volunteer Examiner (VE) in 2022. He is a retired Solutions Engineer from AT*T and a Software Development Engineer with several large Hospitality and Travel related companies, most recently serving as the Global Vice-President of Computer Operations and Telecommunications for the second largest Travvel company in the world. He holds a BBA in Corporate Finance and Accounting and an MBA in Information Science.

The VE Liasion coordinates all testing requirements for the Helena Amateur Radio Club. Please arrange all your license testing needs through your VE Coordinator. Drop him an email if you would like to schedule testing at one of our monthly club meetings by clicking on: Schedule a Testing Session.

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