This page contains a listing of ARRL Field Appointments that the Western Massachusetts section is actively searching to fill. All of these appointments require full, active ARRL membership. If you are an ARRL member in the Western Massachusetts section that meets the stated requirement of the appointment and are interested in it, please apply!
Section Staff Appointments
Assistant Section Managers (ASMs)
Assistant Section Managers assist the Section Manager with general leadership matters. ASMs may also take on specific tasks or duties that require coordination of section staff resources on multiple levels. Requires full ARRL membership. If interested, please contact the Section Manager.
State Government Liaison (SGL)
The section’s State Government Liaison is the primary contact for all governmental affairs having the potential to affect amateur radio. The SGL helps inform legislative and regulatory entities of the importance in amateur radio considerations in each bill, and potentially helps muster a section wide amateur radio publicity campaign to bills as needed. Requires full ARRL membership. The WMA SGL will be expected to work in lockstep with the EMA SGL as they would both be working to the same goals with the same state government. If interested, please contact the Section Manager.
Public Information Coordinator (PIC)
The section’s Public Information Coordinator provides public relations for the section. They give regular and frequent information about amateur services to the public via the local media, school programs, presentations to civic groups, exhibits and demonstrations. They also promote the distribution and airing of ARRL public service announcements and other audiovisual material, and public awareness of club recruiting and training activities. Requires full ARRL membership. A professional public relations, journalism experience, or background in dealing with the public media is preferred but not required. If interested, please contact the Section Manager.
Section Traffic Manager (STM)
The Section Traffic Manager supervises the traffic handling organization at the section level–that is, to coordinate all traffic efforts within the section, regardless of mode or National Traffic System affiliation, so that routings within the section and connections with other networks and digital traffic nodes will result in orderly and efficient traffic flow. Marcia KW1U from the EMA section has been kind enough to cover as our STM as well, but we are looking for a local STM to assist. The applicant must be familiar with traffic handling on all modes. Requires full ARRL membership, and must hold a Technician class license or higher. If interested, please contact the Section Manager.
Regional Appointments
District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for:
Franklin County
Hampshire County
Northern Worcester County
This District Emergency Coordinator is the main coordinator of ARES within the assigned district. Requires a Technician class license or higher, full ARRL membership, and the commitment to take ARRL Intro to EmComm (EC-001) within 1 year. If interested, please contact the Section Emergency Coordinator.
Local Appointments
Emergency Coordinators (ECs)
We need Emergency Coordinators for most local areas throughout the section. They are responsible for leading up the ARES program implementation in the local area they are assigned to (generally a large city or multiple smaller communities). They work with the DECs and the SEC to plan ARES activities, tests and procedures in the area, as well as to promote of ARES membership. They foster relationships with the local emergency response community to help coordinate ARES responses when activations are required. Requires a Technician class license or higher, full ARRL membership, and the commitment to take ARRL Intro to EmComm (EC-001) within 1 year. If interested, please contact the Section Emergency Coordinator.