Subj : Delta Div Hamfests
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 10 2021 20:17:27


Greetings Delta Members!

Hurricane Ida pushed ashore on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
This was the most powerful storm to hit the LA and MS coasts in decades
causing some serious destruction in her wake. I want to commend those of
you who spent tireless hours the past days helping the response and
recovery operations that are still ongoing. Amateur radio came through
as the communications bulwark again as most commercial and public service
systems failed or temporarily went dark. Several of you in LA and MS have
spent days bringing the messages through and providing that lifesaving
electronic link to the world. Hams save lives! Yes, we do and to those of
you in ARES/RACES or any of our served agency and NGO partners who have
worked those hours and are still providing our valuable services, we thank
you again.  We will have a more detailed story coming out via these emails,
the ARRL ARES Letter, QST and possibly CQ. 

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THIS WEEKEND'S EYEBALL QSO EVENT:

Queen Wilhelmena Hamfest, ARRL Arkansas State Convention

Start Date: 09/10/2021
End Date: 09/11/2021

Location: Queen Wilhelmina State Park
3877 Hwy 88 West
Mena, AR 71953

Website: http://menahamfest.net

Sponsor: Queen Wilhilmena Hamfest Association

Talk-In: 146.790

Public Contact: James Carnathan , N5AD
200 Loftis Creek Ln Mena, AR 71953
Phone: 479-243-4921
Email: n5ad@att.net

In case you may have missed it, we are making progress with
enforcement:

August 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report

09/09/2021

The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL
and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enhance compliance in
the Amateur Radio Service.  This is the VM Program Report for August
2021.

! Licensees in Pawcatuck, Connecticut; Wamego, Kansas; Valley Cottage,
New York; Long Valley, New Jersey; Columbia, South Carolina, and
Maryville, Tennessee, were sent Advisory Notices concerning operation on
frequencies that were set aside for Haiti earthquake emergency
communications by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2
Emergency Coordinator.

! Licensees in Prineville, Winston, Silver Lake, and Roseburg, Oregon;
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Houston, Texas, were sent Advisory
Notices concerning failure to identify, as required by Section 97.119(a)
of the FCC Amateur Radio Service, pursuant to a nationwide rule
compliance review of operations on 3.819 MHz and 3.953 MHz.

! A former licensee in Seabrook, Texas, was sent an Advisory Notice
concerning operation with an expired license.

! An FT8 operator in Orion, Michigan, was sent to an Advisory Notice
reminding him of the 200 W power limit on 30 meters.

! A licensee in New Caney, Texas, was sent a final notice that his case
was being referred to the FCC for license revocation or deletion of
voice privileges from his license.

! A Good Operator commendation was sent to an operator in Roseville,
California, for Exemplary Amateur Procedure on May 21, 2021, during the
40-meter California Rescue Communications Net.

The revised total for VM monitoring in July was 5,746 hours — the
highest number of hours monitored since the inception of the VM
Program.

The IT staff at ARRL Headquarters completed work on an automated system
for Volunteer Monitors to report monthly monitoring hours and Incident
Reports.

- Thanks to Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Volunteer Monitor Program
Administrator

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Ed and I will see you at Mena tomorrow!

73 ES DX

DE K5UZ                                                   WB4RHQ

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