2025 W5OBM Leadership

Stephen earned his Technician, General, and Amateur Extra licenses within his first month on the air. A Mississippi National Guard veteran, he brings tower-climbing expertise, HF enthusiasm, and SKYWARN experience to every meeting.

• Technician through Amateur Extra in 4 weeks
• Leadership background with the Mississippi National Guard
• Tower rigging and safety mentor
• SKYWARN severe-weather spotter
• HF operating coach

Doug is a mechanical engineer and biomedical inventor with nine patents. He documents homestead projects and POTA adventures on YouTube (His Way Homestead & CommanderBacon64), coordinates VE sessions, and is actively learning CW.

• Mechanical engineer • 9 patents in biomedical devices
• YouTube host for homesteading & ham radio content
• Woodworking & blacksmithing instructor
• POTA (Parks on the Air) hunter
• ARRL Volunteer Examiner liaison

Don relocated from Pittsburgh to Southaven with FedEx in 2021, joined OBARC in 2022, and now manages records and meeting minutes. He is a 16-year U.S. Army veteran with 26 years of IT and supply-chain leadership experience.

• 16 years of U.S. Army service
• 26 years in supply-chain IT leadership
• Master's in Systems Management (USC)
• Bachelor's in Journalism (USM)
• Maintains minutes, rosters, and club correspondence

Richard and his family have lived in Southaven for nearly two decades. A long-time Fedora Linux contributor and FreeDV/Codec2 developer, he keeps OBARC finances organized while mentoring members on solar power and digital modes.

• Fedora package maintainer for ham software
• FreeDV / Codec2 development team
• Station solar and backup power designer
• Emergency-preparedness advocate
• Club finance and reporting lead

Bobby is a retired AT&T executive with an MBA in Information Systems, two technology patents, and decades of systems-engineering leadership. He manages w5obm.com, repeater linking projects, and digital-mode infrastructure.

• Former CIO / VP in multiple corporations
• Holder of two technology patents
• Builds linking between analog & digital systems
• Maintains w5obm.com + cloud services
• Digital voice & repeater experimentation