David Coursey, N5FDL, is Emergency Coordinator for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of San Joaquin County, California. He is also ACS/RACES officer for the City of Tracy, CA, and manages an amateur radio program for the San Joaquin County Emergency Medical Services Agency. He is a co-founder of the Tracy Amateur Radio Club.

An Extra Class licensee, Mr, Coursey is also a Life member of the ARRL, 17 year member of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Communications Unit, and a 5 year member of the Manteca Amateur Radio Club

Licensed for more than 25 years, David Coursey received his amateur radio training at age 22 in a class taught in his hometown, Dallas, by former ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP. At the time, David was a radio news reporter (KLIF) and newspaper columnist and active in the Dallas County RACES Skywarn program.

He remained involved in journalism in the Dallas area until 1991 when he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he upgraded from code-tested Technician to Amateur Extra.

He is also a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT-B), SARTECH II, HazMat first responder for operations and decon, and holds other certifications. He spent nearly five years as a disaster responder for the American Red Cross.

He is also a member of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection volunteer program.

David is mostly active on local repeaters and 20M PSK.

He is self-employed as a writer and consultant.

Please visit his web site: www.n5fdl.com.