The people who work in the ARRL Lab have a broad range of Amateur Radio and professional experience, ranging from QRP to microwave and electromagnetic compatibility to RF equipment testing. Meet the team, who supports ARRL members with their technical inquiries.
Meet the Lab
George Spatta, W1GKS
Lab Manager
Performs product testing of amateur radio equipment; develops, modifies and implements test procedures; documents results of product tests and reviews for publication in ARRL publications and videos; serves as liaison to external companies and organizations concerning product testing processes and results.
Richard Ciervo, W1CIE
Senior Lab Engineer
Rick is responsible for testing amateur radio products to support Product Review for QST. You can also find him reviewing technical articles, writing Lab Notes, crafting test fixtures and gizmos to support product testing and lab activities, and talking on the phone to members when they have questions. He was first licensed in 2007 and when he has time to get on the air, you'll find him working the CW end of the bands. Before coming to the league, he managed high-end projects for Mark Levinson, managed software, hardware and innovation groups at Timex Corporation and designed home audio products at Krell Industries. Besides amateur radio, he is passionate about music (writing, performing and recording), model rocketry and messing around with any old, abandoned tech that was once the heralded as The Way of Things To Come. In 2021 he completed the French Way of the Camino de Santiago, but, sadly, forgot to bring his radio.
John Jobin McAuliffe, W1DRF
Digital RF Engineer
Assists amateur radio operators with technical questions related to digital modes and programming; develops digital solutions and implementations for the ARRL and EmComm; and keeps technical information and resources up to date with the latest digital protocols and software.
Areas of expertise: Software Defined Radio, Digital Communication Protocols, Mesh Networks, Embedded Systems, and Programming
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