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.