About David Coursey, N5FDL
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David Coursey, former columnist for CNET, eWeek.com, Computerworld, PC World, and other technology publications has turned his attention to his first love: Radio.
His blog, N5FDL Amateur Radio, gives him a chance to write about his involvement in amateur radio, emergency communications, and related topics.
First licensed in 1983, Coursey holds an Extra class amateur radio license. Although he began his Amateur Radio career in Dallas, he now lives in California’s Central Valley, east of San Francisco.
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A Life Member of the American Radio Relay League, the national organization for Amateur Radio, he is an appointed official of its Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). As ARES Emergency Coordinator for San Joaquin County, he is responsible for providing emergency communications to hospitals, county departments, cities, and other agencies in the Stockton, CA area.
He is a co-founder of the Tracy Amateur Radio Club and organizes emergency communications for the city’s fire department. Coursey is also a Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician, certified Basic Life Support instructor, and trained in a variety of emergency skills and subject areas.
For the past 16 years, he has been a member of the Sheriff’s Communications Unit in San Mateo County, CA.
His personal web site is www.coursey.com.
