Jan. 11, 2022 – The ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, is pleased to report the re-election of George W. Miller, W3GWM to a third 2-year term as section manager for the 34 counties of Eastern Pennsylvania (EPA). Miller resides in Wyalusing, PA.
As the Eastern PA (EPA) ARRL section manager, Miller is responsible for managing a team of volunteers that offer the following:
1. Emergency and backup communications for emergency management agencies and other disaster relief organizations, during public safety incidents, weather disasters and other local and national emergencies.
2. Outreach to youth organizations like the Scouts and others with an interest in Amateur Radio both as a hobby and as a public service
3. A source of information and education about Amateur Radio for appointed and elected government officials in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4. A public information service providing media in Pennsylvania with news releases on issues of importance to Amateur Radio and our communities in Eastern Pennsylvania, as well as an informative YouTube Television series – What Hams Do… aimed at the general public.
5. A liaison to the more than 50 ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio Clubs in the 34 counties that comprise the Eastern PA Section of the ARRL.
Miller was first licensed as an Amateur Radio Operator by the Federal Communications Commission in 1979. He spent decades in the armed forces of the United States in various communications roles. His service includes 26 years in the US Air Force Reserve and an earlier stint with the US Coast Guard. In more recent years, Miller ran his own IT consulting firm and authored or co-authored 5 books on computer programming. He was also the Technical Editor for Compute! Magazine as home computers became a standard fixture.
In addition to managing the EPA section, Miller is also a leading ‘traffic’ handler, i.e., an amateur radio operator who passes emergency communications from one part of the country to another. He serves as ‘net control’ – the on-air meeting manager for Amateur Radio Operators engaged in handling emergency messages – for a variety of daily and weekly meetings that ensure there’s a trained cadre of experts to maintain regional and national communications when disaster disrupts phone and internet service.
As section manager, George has made his mark, even in these difficult pandemic times, as a constant presence in the ham radio community. His regular in-person and remote presentations to ARRL affiliated clubs regarding traffic handling and other Amateur Radio activities are highly regarded by the thousands of hams in Eastern PA.
Learn more about the EPA Section: https://epa-arrl.org
George Miller, W3GWM