Arizona Section History

In May 1916 there were only two ARRL members in Arizona. By 1922 there were many members in Arizona and the ARRL now had Division Managers. In 1922 the position of Assistant Division Manager (ADM) was created as part of the Operating Department of the ARRL. The first ADM was:

H.L.Gooding

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Douglas

December 1922 – December 1925

In 1925 the ADM was part of the Traffic Department of the ARRL. The division was now called the Pacific Division and was managed by M.E. McCreery, 6ANL-6LJ, of Los Angeles. The Pacific Division included Arizona, Nevada, California and Hawaii. The ADM’s were:

D.B. Lamb	W6ANO	Mesa	December 1926 –December 1929
Russ Shortman	W6BWS	Phoenix	January 1930 – July 1931

In August 1926 the position of Section Communication Manager was formed under the ARRL Communications Department. This area was called the Pacific Division and included, Hawaii, Nevada, Los Angeles, Santa Clara Valley, San Francisco, Sacramento Valley, Arizona, Philippines and San Diego. The first two SCM’s were:

Earnest Mendoza	W6BJF-W6QC	Phoenix	August 1931 – August 1935
C.C. Day	W6LVG	Vail	September 1935 - September 1937

In Nov 1935 the Pacific Division was split and the Southwestern Division was formed and included Los Angeles, Arizona and San Diego was formed. The SCM’s were:

Victor C. Clark	W6KFC	Phoenix	October 1937 - June 1939
Cameron Allen	W6OIF	Phoenix	July 1939 – October 1939
Marson B Hull	W6KMM	Phoenix	October 1939 – November 1940
John K. Oliver	W6KOL	Nogalas	December 1940 – July 1942
Douglas Aitken	W6RWW	Prescott	August 1942 - February 1946

In 1948 Arizona became part of the 7^th call area. The Section Communications Manager’s were:

Gladden C. Elliott	W7MLL	Tucson	March 1946 - May 1950
Jim Kennedy	W7MID	Phoenix	June 1950 - May 1952
Albert Steinbrecher	W7LVR	Tucson	June 1952 – May 1956
Cameron A. Allen	W7OIF	Phoenix	June 1956 – March 1960
Kenneth P. Cole	W7QZH	Phoenix	April 1960 – March 1964
Floyd C. Colyar	W7FKK	Phoenix	April 1964 – September 1968
Gary Hamman	W7CAF	Phoenix	October 1968 - August 1974

In 1974 the title was shorted to Section Manager. The Section Managers are:

Marshall Lincoln	W7DQS	Wickenburg	September 1974 - March 1979
Willard Haskell	AC7D	Tucson	April 1979 - March 1981
Erich Holzer	N7EH	Tucson	April 1981 - March 1985
James E. Swafford	W7FF	Tucson	April 1985 - March 1991
Bernie Sasek	W0YOY	Tucson	April 1991 - March 1993
Clifford Hauser	KD6XH	Tucson	April 1993 – March 2005
Thomas J. Fagan	WB7NXH	Tucson	April 2005 -

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