No Section Manager does the job alone. In addition to the National Traffic System and ARES staff each Section has a varied staff dedicated to various services. The ARRL National Traffic System and the Amateur Radio Emergency Services programs are detailed elsewhere on this web site. The others are detailed here.
If you are interested in joining the Western New York Section Field Organization you can apply via the Sections's Station Appointment Application Form.
Rapid dissemination of information is the lifeblood of any organization. The ARRL Bulletin Service, lead by the Section's Bulletin Manager and staffed by the ARRL Official Bulletin Stations provide that news service. Official Bulletins Stations retransmit W1AW Bulletins, local, national, and international news for the benefit of Amateur Radio Operators in various areas of their sections. They may use HF, Packet, or local VHF/UHF repeaters, and the modes of SSB, FM, or RTTY to do the job. In the Western New York Section the Rochester-Buffalo axis is served by the WNY Bulletin Manager Dwight B. Hill, K2KWK. Central New York is served by Official Bulletin Station Jon Storsberg, N2DCI. Doc Kinne, N2IKR, handles bulletin sessions in the Tompkins County area.
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The Official Observer program was set up more than fifty years ago to assist the Amateur Service in its self-policing efforts. The Official Observer program, part of the FCC Amateur Auxiliary, is not the "radio police" but acts to bring possible violations to a station's attention before the FCC does. In that way it is entirely helpful to Amateur Radio operators and not only informs them of possible harmful practices but also actually praises them when they hear good practices. In Western NY the Official Observers are lead by Nathaniel J. Harrington, K2DYB.
In a time when amateur antenna towers are being lumped in the same beauty contests as cellular towers by the general public, in a time when the amateur use of morse code seems backward to many people, and in a time when more and more folks are going after our spectrum on a daily basis the need for a Public Information Program is crucial. WNY's Public Information Coordinators Vivian E. Douglas, WA2PUU, and Edward A. Gutowski, W2GUT, along with a small army of Public Information Officers, strives to put the best face of Amateur Radio before the public. You can be sure that every good story you read in the press about Amateur Radio had a Public Information Officer behind it. In a time when "image is everything" it is the Public Information Program that keeps that good image in the minds of the public we serve. Every affiliated club should have a Public Information Officer appointee!
While laws affect everyone its true that some laws can effect the Amateur Radio Operator more than the general public. Our stations both require and can do things that are not readily understood by either the general public or many of our lawmakers. Enter WNY Section State Government Liaison Robert A. Levin, N2KYZ, and the Local Government Liaisons. These folks on both the state and local governmental levels keep an eye on our lawmakers and try to make sure that laws and ordinances being considered do not adversely affect Amateur Radio operations.
Even though we study and train to become efficient operators life teaches us that no one can do it alone. When the knock at your door comes from the neighbor who is having difficulty watching the ball come down on New Year's Eve because you're transmitting during Straight Key Night, its Western New York's Technical Coordinators Richard R. Farman, K2QR, William K. Hibbert, WB2VUO, and their staff of Technical Specialists who assist. The ARRL Technical Assistance Program functions to assist clubs in technical issues, encourage Amateurs to document and share their technical achievements, and helps cities, neighbors and Amateurs solve thorny RFI and TVI problems.