DELARA NEWS is the monthly publication of the Delaware Amateur Radio Association, Delaware OH.
October, 2019 VOL 38 Number 10
Welcome
This is the official newsletter of a great ham radio club! Our DELARA family appreciates what
you’re doing with the hobby! Why not take a few minutes and write out what interests you in
our hobby! We have room for your article always! Send it to Stan [at] standi.com by the end of
the month.
The Prez’s Shack
When the baseball season winds down and the football season starts getting exciting, it must
mean that the end of the year is approaching. As I write this, one might step outside and think
the air temperature says late July even though leaves are fluttering off of the trees. It does look
like, though, more football-friendly weather will be here soon.
It is hard to read some amateur radio related web sites and not see talk of the lack of sunspots
and how poor propagation conditions are. Nonetheless, as a few people in our club has
noticed, there are times when things open up and contacts with stations way far away can be
made. It is a little more challenging, but surprises are there. I have also been reading some
issues of QST from 2009 and it is like you could copy and paste those articles from then to
today. We just love to complain.
I have also been following articles about discoveries of exo-planets, planets that orbit stars
other than our own. Some of these stars are of a type that pump out much ionizing radiation
which might make for some exciting propagation on a suitable planet. Unfortunately, these
stars also seem to have the habit of blasting out large clouds of radiation which would make for
a pretty tough life on those planets.
Back to business, please take a little time to join us at our next meeting. It is Wednesday,
October 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Delaware Red Cross, 380 Hills-Miller Rd. Our meetings and events
are open to everybody so come on out!
CUL, Joe, AA8TA
When it’s more
than a hobby
Amateur Radio is the best hobby in
the world! But there are times
when the purpose and scope
change- according to a primary
function listed in Part 97, we take
on the role of emergency
communicators.
Be it a hurricane, forest fire, lost
child, or anything in between
amateurs step up to serve their
community.
In order to do that correctly, we
simply must practice. This edition
contains some extra reports about
amateur radio in emergencies- and
the exercises we use to improve
our service.