Contact Us

Email Contacts

General inquiries:  info@rats.net

Membership application, renewal, and status questions:  secretary@rats.net

Donations, dues payments, and other finance inquiries:  treasurer@rats.net

Requests to use the club's repeaters for a special event or net:  trustee@rats.net

Questions or feedback about the club's RF systems, such as the repeaters, AREDN mesh, other club equipment:  techcomm@rats.net

Club election biography submissions, voting questions:  election@rats.net

Presentation ideas or requests:  programs@rats.net

Mailing Address

RATS
PO Box 70613
Henrico, VA 23225

Board of Directors

The RATS Board of Directors consists of five directors and four officers:  President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.  All positions serve staggered two-year terms with the President, Vice President, and three directors elected in even-numbered years;  Secretary, Treasurer, and two directors in odd-numbered years.  There is no limit on number of terms served.  The election process begins in April of each year with selection of a Nominating Committee.  Voting is conducted electronically in July.  All active Full Members in good standing (Individual, Family, or Life) have a vote and are eligible to run for office. 

Officers

Jefferey S. Walton KN4SYE
President
president@rats.net | kn4sye@members.rats.net 

Judith N. LeHuquet N4JDI
Vice President
vp@rats.net

Robert D. "Doc" Ellis, Sr. W4RYQ
Treasurer
treasurer@rats.net

Steven V. Crow KG4PEQ
Secretary
secretary@rats.net | kg4peq@members.rats.net 

Directors

Reid A. Barden N1VCU
Director (Even)
n1vcu@members.rats.net

William L. Catogni, Jr. N4WLC
Director (Odd)
n4wlc@members.rats.net

Robert K. Marshall KI4MCW
Director (Even)
ki4mcw@members.rats.net 

H. Wayne Scarberry K9WVU
Director (Even)
k9wvu@members.rats.net

Nathaniel B. Wooley W1OLE
Director (Odd)
w1ole@members.rats.net 

Committees, Projects, and Other Workgroups

It takes a lot of active people to keep the club running, and our committees, special project teams, and other workgroups are where a lot of the heavy lifting is done.

Some committees are defined in our bylaws.  Others are created by the Board of Directors.  Teams can be assembled as-needed to tackle specific projects or to provide ongoing services such as our Codeplug Project and Elmer Program.  If you are interested in serving with one of these groups, use the contact information below to get in touch with us.

Technical Committee

Committee email address:  techcomm@rats.net 

Steven V. Crow KG4PEQ
Committee Chair, W4RAT Trustee, DMR Specialist
techcomm-chair@rats.net | kg4peq@members.rats.net 

Reid A. Barden N1VCU
Control Operator
n1vcu@members.rats.net

William L. Catogni, Jr. N4WLC
Control Operator, RDF/QRM Team Member
n4wlc@members.rats.net

Robert D. "Doc" Ellis, Sr. W4RYQ
Control Operator

Michael A. "Mike" Friedman W4MAF
Control Operator, Yaesu System Fusion Specialist

James H. "Jay" Lovelady KD4BPZ
Control Operator, DMR Specialist

A. Brewer Pedin, III W4MGA
Control Operator, RF Technical Specialist

Raymond J. Robins KB4OJB
Control Operator, RDF/QRM Team Member
kn4ojb@members.rats.net 

Elmer Program and New Ham Outreach

Elmer team email address:  helpdesk@rats.net 

Nathaniel B. Wooley W1OLE
Team Leader
w1ole@members.rats.net

Michael J. "Chevy" Chevalier KK4OWU
Team Leader, New Ham Outreach
kk4owu@members.rats.net

William L. Catogni, Jr. N4WLC
n4wlc@members.rats.net

Steven V. Crow KG4PEQ
kg4peq@members.rats.net 

Robert K. Marshall KI4MCW
ki4mcw@members.rats.net

Michael D. Miller KN4VA
kn4va@members.rats.net

Kenneth W. Viar, Jr. KU4SMC
ku4smc@members.rats.net

Jefferey S. Walton KN4SYE
kn4sye@members.rats.net

Public Service Committee

Committee email address:  volunteer@rats.net

James E. "Jim" Rubin W4PKR
Committee Chair
w4pkr@members.rats.net

William L. Catogni, Jr. N4WLC
n4wlc@members.rats.net

David E. "Dave" White W4IIA
dwhite@rats.net

Nathaniel B. Wooley W1OLE
w1ole@members.rats.net

Codeplug Project

https://codeplugs.rats.net/
Codeplug team email address:  codeplug-request@rats.net

Steven V. Crow KG4PEQ
Team Leader
kg4peq@members.rats.net

Michael D. Miller KN4VA
kn4va@members.rats.net

Additional contributions from:
Robert K. Marshall KI4MCW
Robert D. "Doug" Mitchell, Jr. N4HDF
Andrew D. Wiley KK4SHO

Program Committee

Committee email address:  programs@rats.net 

Nathaniel B. Wooley W1OLE
Committee Chair
programs-chair@rats.net | w1ole@members.rats.net

William L. Catogni, Jr. N4WLC
n4wlc@members.rats.net 

Nominating Committee

Committee email address:  election@rats.net

This committee is appointed annually by the RATS Board of Directors.  There are no active appointments at this time.