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Email Contacts
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
Mailing Address
RATS
PO Box 70613
Henrico, VA 23255
Board of Directors
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.
Board email address: board@rats.net ⏩
Messages sent to this address may be temporarily held for moderation as a spam control measure.
Officers
Officers
Jeff Walton KN4SYE
President
president@rats.net | kn4sye@members.rats.net
Judi LeHuquet N4JDI
Vice President
vp@rats.net | n4jdi@members.rats.net ⏩
Robert "Doc" Ellis W4RYQ
Treasurer
treasurer@rats.net | w4ryq@members.rats.net ⏩
Reid Barden N1VCU
Secretary
secretary@rats.net | n1vcu@members.rats.net
Directors
Directors
Bill Catogni N4WLC
Director (Odd)
n4wlc@members.rats.net
Michael "Chevy" Chevalier KK4OWU
Director (Even)
kk4owu@members.rats.net
Steve Crow KG4PEQ
Director (Odd)
kg4peq@members.rats.net
Rob Marshall KI4MCW
Director (Even)
ki4mcw@members.rats.net
Wayne Scarberry K9WVU
Director (Even)
k9wvu@members.rats.net
Committees, Projects, and Other Workgroups
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
Technical Committee
Committee email address: techcomm@rats.net
Steve Crow KG4PEQ
Committee Chair, W4RAT Trustee, DMR Specialist
kg4peq@members.rats.net
Reid Barden N1VCU
Control Operator
n1vcu@members.rats.net
Bill Catogni N4WLC
Control Operator
n4wlc@members.rats.net
Robert "Doc" Ellis W4RYQ
Control Operator
w4ryq@members.rats.net ⏩
Mike Friedman W4MAF
Control Operator, Yaesu System Fusion Specialist
Jay Lovelady KD4BPZ
Control Operator, DMR Specialist
Brewer Pedin W4MGA
Control Operator, RF Technical Specialist
Public Service Committee
Public Service Committee
Committee email address: volunteer@rats.net
Jim Rubin W4PKR
Committee Chair
w4pkr@members.rats.net
Bill Catogni N4WLC
n4wlc@members.rats.net
Dave White W4IIA
dwhite@rats.net ⏩
Nathaniel Wooley W1OLE
w1ole@members.rats.net
Elmer Program and New Ham Outreach
Elmer Program and New Ham Outreach
Elmer team email address: helpdesk@rats.net ⏩
Nathaniel Wooley W1OLE
Team Leader
w1ole@members.rats.net
Michael "Chevy" Chevalier KK4OWU
Team Leader, New Ham Outreach
kk4owu@members.rats.net
Reid Barden N1VCU
n1vcu@members.rats.net
Robert Baskette K4BWD
k4bwd@members.rats.net
Michael Cairoli KM4WSA
Bill Catogni N4WLC
n4wlc@members.rats.net
Steve Crow KG4PEQ
kg4peq@members.rats.net
Tom Hall AI4TH
Will Jackson KR4CE
Allen Koon KR4DRY
Rob Marshall KI4MCW
ki4mcw@members.rats.net
Keith McKernan AI4RN
ai4rn@members.rats.net
Michael Miller KN4VA
kn4va@members.rats.net
Ray Robins KN4OJB
kn4ojb@members.rats.net
Marcus Stevenson WB5LFS
Kenny Viar KU4SMC
ku4smc@members.rats.net
Richard Waller KA4OHM
Jeff Walton KN4SYE
kn4sye@members.rats.net
Dave White W4IIA
dwhite@rats.net ⏩
Program Committee
Program Committee
Committee email address: programs@rats.net
Nathaniel Wooley W1OLE
Committee Chair
w1ole@members.rats.net
Bill Catogni N4WLC
n4wlc@members.rats.net
Codeplug Project
Codeplug Project
https://codeplugs.rats.net/
Codeplug team email address: codeplug-request@rats.net
Steve Crow KG4PEQ
Team Leader
kg4peq@members.rats.net
Michael Miller KN4VA
kn4va@members.rats.net
Additional contributions from:
Rob Marshall KI4MCW
Doug Mitchell N4HDF
Activities Committee - NEW!
Activities Committee - NEW!
Committee email address: <Coming soon>
Rob Marshall KI4MCW
Committee Co-Chair
ki4mcw@members.rats.net
Jeff Walton KN4SYE
Committee Co-Chair
kn4sye@members.rats.net
This new committee was approved at the October 2025 Board meeting. A member roster will be available soon.
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