Ham since
1982!!
Eric
Tofsrud N6OIM Amateur Radio Bio.
1982 - Technician
Plus class licensee (with Morse Code endorsement)
2000 - General
class licensee
1987-
Monterey Papal visit. Joint communications coordinator for ATV (Amateur Television).
Coordinated and worked with State OES and US Secret Service.
1984 - 1988
Moffett Field NAS Air Show joint communications coordinator. Built up several
portable ATV back packs, and supplied live video to air base security.
1982 - 1990 Local
city parades VHF, UHF voice communications, Packet
Radio communications.
1986 - 1988 The
Sequoia Century Western Wheelers 200 mile bicycle rally. SAG wagon support with
VHF, UHF voice communications and Packet Radio communications.
1986
- 1988 Participated in weekly ATV (Amateur Television) net. (900Mhz and 1.2Ghz)
1982
- 1991 Worked closely with local EC (Emergency Coordinator) and the city of Los
Altos. Provided Voice
communications and Packet Radio communications, for many events.
1985 - 1993 Held
ARES RACES AEC (Assistant Emergency Coordinator) position for the city of Los
Altos, CA.
1982
- 2000 Participated in yearly field day events.
1982 -
Experimenting with HF (CW) but my main activity is on VHF / UHF at this time.
1985 - Mexico city earthquake. H&W traffic handler via HF voice. (Palo
Alto chapter, Red Cross)
1983
- 1991 American Red Cross DAT "Disaster action team" VHF, UHF Voice
communications, Packet Radio communications and ATV. (Palo Alto chapter, Red Cross) Endorsements:
Shelter management, Mass care, Mass feeding, Records and reports, Radio
communications.
1989 - Attended
American Red Cross Disaster Institute in Sacramento. 1 full
week of training classes in Shelter management, Damage assessment, Records and
Reports, and Mass Care / Ffood Services.
1989 - Loma Prieta Earthquake, First responder. (Shelter management)
Independently opened first Red Cross shelter in the Mountain View area. Power and Phone's down. 100% Amateur Radio
communications during event. (Palo Alto chapter, Red Cross)
1982 - 1995
Extensive run with Packet Radio BBS Sysop operation (See N6IIU BBS timeline
link below)
N6IIU
Packet BBS Time Line (Palo Alto chapter, Red Cross)
1985 - 1990. Held
a board of directors position for SPECS W6ASH Repeater
hardware association. Provided technical assistance for club equipment
including 2 meters, 1.25 meters, and 70 cm repeaters. Independently rebuilt 1.25 meter repeater. Independently built up and maintained
club Doppler system. Organized and participated in many transmitter hunts.
1986
- 1988 Held ARRL ILT (Interference location team) position. Worked many confidential cases for local
clubs and groups.
1986 - 1988 Held
ARRL OO position (Official Observer)
1988 - Attended 3
day ERI (Emergency Response communications institute) seminar in Cupertino.
1983 - 1986
Member of National Weather Service Skywarn program.
(NWS Redwood City Office)
2006 - Installed
APRS in my 4X4. N6OIM-14
2007 - Present,
rejoined NWS (National Weather Service) Skywarn
program, Sacramento CA. Also maintain active weather data feeds to my sites
located within NWS, CWOP (Citizen Weather Observer Program) ID = AS790 / N6OIM,
Weather Underground, and WeatherBug.
2007 - Present,
Actively participate in daily Sacramento Valley Skywarn
Net (Skywarn ID# SA-113) (weather data collection
net, has existed since 1974), and the Sacramento region Emergency Managers
Noon Net.
2011 - Back on
HF. Currently have 10 to 160 Meter stations located at both home and office
locations, Active on 7.268.5 MHz 40 meter Noon Time Net (Western states)
and the 3.857 MHz Nightflyers net,
Midnight to 3:00am. Note, Nightflyers
net, disbanded due to nightly jamming ;-(
Enjoy working
world wide DX on 10 through 80 Meters.
2011 - Active on
UHF GMRS. (Hold current GMRS FCC License)
2012 - Purchased
a HF amp to compliment the home station. Ameritron
811H. (4 tube model) Previous owner had dropped the
unit, and there was significant damage inside the chassis. Rebuilt, added 10
Meter mod, and it's better then new!! (All said and done, financially, it ended
up being a very good deal at the end of the day..)
2012
-Active member of FEMA's Federal SHARES net. Participate in weekly check-in during the
region 9 SHARES net, representing my agency, just below 40 Meters.
2015 - Added HF
mobile capabilities to the lineup. Mobile now has 80-10 meters, 6 meters, along
with the existing 2 meters, 70 centimeters, and 2m APRS gear.
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Please visit the
site below, and listen to my Loma Prieta Earthquake audio tapes. I started the recording just a few Min's after
the main Loma Prieta m7.1 Earthquake of 1989. Find
4ea. 15 Min audio files.
Click here for
Earthquake audio tapes
'73, Eric, N6OIM