DELARANEWS
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.
DELARANews
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.