{"id":41,"date":"2016-04-06T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrrcwp.madriverradioclub.org\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2022-03-28T18:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T00:29:03","slug":"big-fish-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.madriverradioclub.org\/index.php\/big-fish-chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Fish Chronicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Chronology of those Members who have held the office\u00a0of MRRC President, who is often referred to as &#8220;The Big Fish&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Presidents are shown with the callsign they had when they held office<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableGreenbar\" border=\"0\" frame=\"VOID\" rules=\"NONE\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"86\" \/>\n<col width=\"348\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" width=\"86\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1971<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\" width=\"348\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dick Bennett, K8EHU<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1972<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dick Bennett, K8EHU<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1973<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dick Bennett, K8EHU<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1974<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dick Bennett, K8EHU<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"89\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1975<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jim Stahl, K8MR &amp;<br \/>\nRon Harps, K8NZ<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1976<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Ron Harps, K8NZ<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1977<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jim Stahl, K8MR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1978<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jeff Maass, K8ND<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1979<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">John Bostwick, AC8E<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1980<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Tim Duffy, K3LR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1981<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Bill Gaines, AD8P<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1982<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dave Pruett, K8CC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1983<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dave Pruett, K8CC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1984<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Bill Kelsey, N8ET<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1985<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Randy Farmer, W8FN<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1986<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Joe Warden, W8LNO<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1987<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">John Tymensky, N8CXX<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1988<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Ted Rachwal, K8AQM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1989<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jim Stahl, K8MR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1990<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dave Pruett, K8CC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1991<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dave Pruett, K8CC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1992<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Steve Miller, WD8IXE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1993<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Steve Miller, WD8IXE<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1994<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Goose Steingass, WD8LLD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1995<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Goose Steingass, WD8LLD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1996<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Bruce Lallethin, AA8U<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1997<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jeff Clarke, KU8E<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1998<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jeff Clarke, KU8E<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Tim Mitchell, K9TM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2000<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dave Pruett, K8CC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2001<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dave Pruett, K8CC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2002<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dennis Ward, KT8X<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2003<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Mike Tessmer, K9NW<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2004<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Mike Tessmer, K9NW<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2005<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Ken Meier, W8MJ<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2006<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Ken Meier, W8MJ<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2007<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jim Stahl, K8MR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2008<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jim Stahl, K8MR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2009<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Jim Stahl, K8MR<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2010<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Ian Hill, K8MM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2011<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Ian Hill, K8MM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2012<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Bob Hayes, KW8N<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2013<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Bob Hayes, KW8N<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2014<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Bob Hayes, KW8N<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2015-2017<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Dave Pruett, K8CC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"RIGHT\" height=\"31\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">2018-2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #262626; font-family: NotoSerif; font-size: x-large;\">Vic Kean, K1LT<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"h5ab-print-button-container\"><div class=\"h5ab-print-button h5ab-print-button-right\" style=\"cursor: pointer; color: #555\"><i class=\"fa fa-print fa-lg\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>print<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chronology of those Members who have held the office\u00a0of MRRC President, who is often referred to as &#8220;The Big Fish&#8221; Presidents are shown with the callsign they had when they held office 1971 Dick Bennett, K8EHU 1972 Dick Bennett, K8EHU 1973 Dick Bennett, K8EHU 1974 Dick Bennett, K8EHU 1975 Jim Stahl, K8MR &amp; 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