Qualifications: Basic and Morse code (5 WpM),1995; Advanced, 2009; Restricted Operator's Certificate (Maritime), 2007.

Organizations and Activities:

Global Emergency Communications (GEM), 2011 - Present http://www.gem-int.org or http://www.globalemcomm.net

Youth Education Amateur Radio Society - British Columbia, 2008 - Present (Director) http://www.rac.ca/YEP

International Radio Emergency Support Coalition, 2007 -11 (Liaison Officer - Canada) http://www.irescintl.com

Swiftsure International Yacht Race (Communications Team), 2004 - Present http://www.swiftsure.org

Friendship Amateur Radio Society - Canada, 1999 - Present (Director; Participant, Friendship Radiosport Games, 2001) http://www.islandnet.com/~jyoung/FARSC

British Columbia Provincial Emergency Radio Communications Service, 1996 -2009 http://www.percs.bc.ca

CARHA Pacific Cup Hockey Tournament (Communications Team), 2007 and 2008 http://www.carhahockey.ca

Victoria Tall Ships Society (Communications Team), 2005 and 2008 http://tallshipsvictoria.ca

Scouts Canada: Pacific Jamboree (Communications Team), 2007; Jamboree on the Air http://www.scouts.ca

Westcoast Amateur Radio Association, 1996-2001 http://www.ve7vic.ca

City of Victoria Emergency Management Agency (Year 2000 Emergency Communications Team), 1999-2000 http://www.victoria.ca/cityhall/departments_vep.shtml

Royal Victoria Marathon (Communications Team) http://www.royalvictoriamarathon.com

Contact via Radio:

HF: Provincial Emergency Radio Communications Service: VE7PEP, 3735 kHz and 7060 kHz

VHF: Provincial Emergency Radio Communications Service: VE7PEP, 147.57 MHz; Westcoast Amateur Radio Association: VE7VIC, 146.84 MHz

IRLP: Westcoast Amateur Radio Association: VE7VIC (1030)

EchoLink: VE7XAT (347561)

AirMail: ve7xat@winlink.org

Contact via Internet:

Skype: ve7xat

Twitter: ve7xat

Facebook: Douglas B Pattison

Emergency Communications (EchoLink):

Europe: *ERASPAIN* (4036), *NOTFUNK* (359723), *RAYNET* (488531), DF0BZS (119669), DF0BZS-L (159633), EA2CPG-R (452314) & G7NIZ (83856).

Africa: ZS6BUU (116628).

Asia: *BOUSAI* (99080), *BOUSAI-2* (578248), JR5YAU (343626), VU2NRO-L (133488) & VU2NRO-R (133507).

Oceania: *VKEMCOMM* (270177), VK3RTL-L (494986) & ZL2ROB (234071).

North America: *AB2M* (88953), *DCF-ARC* (336037), *KA1AAA* (269929), *LA_ARES* (390164), *LDSHAMS* (17388), *NCBM* (464863), *SARACS* (472461), *WW-MARA* (173882), KA4EOC (75458), N5REO-R (62763), N5ZXJ-R (1947), N6EMA-R (367437), N9QWH-L (3571), VE3EMO (284777), VE5EOC (472968), VE7EOK (222091), VE7LFD (204577), VE7PEP (47063), VE7RAH-R (49290), VE7SWF (203385), VE7XMR-L (26557), VE7VCT (166729), WA7WWM-L, WC5GC-R (552099), WJ4EOC (450413) & WW4EOC-L (401882).

South America: 9Z4FZ-R (257246) & HB9SLM-L (51330).