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W9HDG SET 2009Name - Travis J. Augustine 
Call sign - License Class: W9HDG - Amateur Extra
ARES/RACES Position County: 1st Assistant Emergency Coordinator - Skywarn/Digital Communications KC9PYB Trustee/Webmaster
ARES/RACES Position District: Assistant District Emergency Coordinator - Digital Technologies
ARES/RACES Position Section: State ARES/RACES HF Net Manager

I was first licensed in the Summer of 2006 as KC9JVC and soon thereafter met N9KNY (Dave) and KC9GRD (Joe) and got involved in public service with Marathon County Wisconsin ARES/RACES and SKYWARN, as well as volunteering with area events such as bike tours, The Wisconsin Badger State Games and Wisconsin Special Olympics through the local club. Dave and Joe also introduced me to contesting and I do enjoy partaking in that from time to time as well (mainly the WI QSO party and field day.) In the summer of 2007, I upgraded my license class to General and and my SKYWARN training to Advanced Level and am currently studying to get my Amateur Extra as well as getting current with all the ICS training requirements of ARES/RACES. Most recently, I got my vanity call of W9HDG. I chose this call in salute to the place that I still call home (and where I graduated High School class of '99 HDG standing for Hodag,) Rhinelander, WI., which I still call home even though I don't currently live there. My other Hobbies include Hunting and Working on computers every chance I get as well as occasional PC gaming and I can quite often be found at my parents house in the Oneida county area where I hope to move back to some day.