[CQ-Contest] New ARRL Contest Branch Manager

[W2CE]

The following was n today's ARRL Letter


DAN HENDERSON, N1ND, IS NEW ARRL CONTEST BRANCH MANAGER
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Dan Henderson, N1ND, says he's not a big-time contester, but he enjoys
competing on a casual level. He also feels that his broad view of the
hobby gives him the perspective he needs to be the League's new Contest
Branch Manager. The 43-year-old Asheville, North Carolina, native joined
the HQ staff this fall (September 30 was his first day) promising to
make the Contest Branch "more responsive, more timely, and more
accurate." He says he'll also seek better ways for contesters to
transfer logging data to ARRL HQ.

What Henderson says he will not attempt is to "mess with successful
contests." His philosophy is that contesting is beneficial on more than
one level "as a means of promoting enthusiasm" within the hobby.

Henderson's "Yankee" call sign really has more to do with his alma mater
in Indiana than with New England. It stands for "Number One Notre Dame."

A ham for approximately 27 years now, Henderson says his parents
enrolled him in an Amateur Radio class as a "bored high school kid." He
got his first (of several) Novice licenses in 1971 (he was WN4YMV and
WN4QQN among others; as one ticket expired, he'd retake the test and get
another).

Once beyond his serial-Novice phase, he progressed to Extra within six
months. Henderson, who was WA4QQN for about 20 years, has served as an
AEC, EC and DEC for more than 15 years and was active in developing VE
exams in the early days of the WCARS/VEC. Over the years, he says, he's
been very active in local club activity with an emphasis on Elmering and
public service.

Before coming to ARRL Headquarters, Henderson taught high school in
North Carolina and West Virginia and at the college level in North
Carolina, Vermont, Georgia and Alabama. 

Henderson says his favorite operating event is the ARRL International DX
Contest CW, and he's in the process of joining the Yankee Clipper
Contest Club. But he'd like to see some entry-level events, "maybe an
Elmer-type contest" as a replacement to the Novice Roundup that pairs
new hams with experienced hams to build interest among newcomers.

Dan Henderson welcomes your comments and suggestions. Contact him at
dhenderson at arrl.org, or call him at 860-594-0232.

 
       73, Bob, W2CE

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   Robert Reed, W2CE                        W2CE at prodigy.net
   1991 Route 37 West - Lot 109             W2CE at aol.com
   Toms River, New Jersey  08757

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