 Chip
Margelli, K7JA, moves to Heil Sound Ltd
Well-known Amateur Radio industry personality Chip Margelli,
K7JA, has joined Heil Sound Ltd http://www.heilsound.com/
as vice president of sales and marketing.
Heil Sound President Bob Heil, K9EID, and his wife Sarah announced September
14 that Margelli will be responsible for all national and international
Amateur Radio sales and marketing plans.
Margelli, who for many years has been associated with the Yaesu Amateur
Radio brand and regularly fronted that manufacturer's hamfest concessions
all over the US, says he's "honored and excited" to be making
the move to Heil Sound.
"Heil Sound is a dynamic, growing, and creative enterprise, and
I look forward to being a part of their bright future," Margelli
commented.
Calling it "an historic day for Amateur Radio," Heil said Margelli
"brings his great passion and knowledge of Amateur Radio to this
new post." He cited Margelli's more than 40 years of experience and
expertise as a DXer, DXpeditioner, contester and top-notch CW operator
"along with his great knowledge of just about every radio in existence"
as assets that will benefit Heil Sound's dealers and customers worldwide.
Licensed since 1963, Margelli is an ARRL Life Member. He also belongs
to AMSAT and the Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA). He and his
wife Janet, KL7MF, live in Garden Grove, California.
Margelli has authored articles for QST, QCWA Journal, CQ and CQ VHF magazines.
His most recent contribution for QST was "Field Day 2003 from Cuba,"
which appeared in the December 2003 issue.
Margelli enjoys operating on all amateur bands from HF through UHF -
including "weak-signal" terrestrial and moonbounce work and
satellite operation - and has a special fondness for 6 meters. Beyond
ham radio, Margelli enjoys photography, astronomy and running marathons.
Margelli holds both bachelor's and master's degrees (political science
and business administration, respectively) from the University of Washington.
He speaks fluent Japanese.
In May 2005, Margelli and partner Ken Miller, K6CTW, enjoyed their "15
minutes of Amateur Radio fame" with an appearance on The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno on NBC. Using Morse code, the two radio amateurs went
head to head with US cell-phone text messaging champ Ben Cook and his
partner to see which mode would get the message through in the shortest
time. Margelli, Miller and Morse won hands down.
Outside of the realm of the Amateur Radio industry, Margelli and Heil
are longtime friends. An industry personality in his own right, Heil was
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in June on the basis of his
pioneering sound work with a variety of rock bands, including The James
Gang and The Eagles (see "Hall of Famer Bob Heil, K9EID: "It's
all Because of Ham Radio!" in Oct 2006 QST, p 49). Another Heil friend,
Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, plays in both bands.
Contact Margelli via e-mail Chip@heilsound.com
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