Subj : Delta Division News To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 04 2021 11:33:10 Greetings Delta Division Members and Amateurs! We are coming out of the pandemic now and we are seeing more in person club meetings, events, and gatherings with our fellow amateurs. I had a wonderful in person visit with the members of the Batesville ARC at their May meeting and it felt normal. Not a new normal, but simply normal. That is a great feeling! We also have an in person ARRL Board meeting scheduled for July 15-17 in Connecticut for the first time since January 2020. Through all of this, for many, they have reconnected to amateur radio and our numbers have grown within the ARRL. Let's not let the momentum slip, let's run those classes, conduct those exam sessions and grow the hobby and the Amateur Radio Service! Vice Director Hudgens, WB4RHQ and I will be out and travelling to meetings and hamfests for the remainder of 2021 and it will be good to see all our friends. QRZ? I would like to congratulate past ARRL Delta Division Director, ARRL VP and ARRL President Joel Harrison on his recent election to the office of Secretary for the International Amateur Radio Union- IARU. This is indeed another honor for our Division having both the ARRL President and the IARU Secretary! Joel succeeds Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, the past ARRL CEO as IARU Secretary. We look forward to working with Joel again in the coming years. On the subject of in person events, we have one this weekend: The 2021 Carter Strong Swap-Fest in West Monroe, LA. Everyone is invited to attend but remember, Covid -19 measures may be in effect per local ordinances, and all participants must be checked in. There is a $5.00 Admission Fee at the gate – Kids 12 and under free with an adult! Tent Area $5.00 for one 10X10 Spot. Spots are limited, this is a bring your own tent and table. Tailgating $10.00 per 10X10 spot.. sell right out of the back of your vehicle. Flea Market Tables $5.00 PER table and Vendor Tables are available. Raffle tickets will be sold at $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00. We will see you there! As we are aware, the FCC has made changes to the RF-exposure rules that change the ways that radio stations can determine whether they are exempt from the need to do a routine RF-exposure station evaluation. To answer the questions HQ staff are receiving about these changes, ARRL has prepared an RF-exposure FAQ to help hams understand the new rules. Please use the ARRL webpage link below to explore the topic. http://www.arrl.org/rf-exposure Hurricane Season is here. We will be having a Delta Division ARES/Emcomm Leadership meeting in a few days to discuss the matter and make our contingent plans for 2021. We will get the word out on the exact date and time shortly. Please check your equipment and go-kits. PPPPP! Until next time, 73 ES DX DE K5UZ WB4RHQ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Delta Division Director: David A Norris, K5UZ k5uz@arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .