26 July 2010 - Were back home
fighting the heat. Jean and I had a
great time at McMinn County Hamfest. It
grows more and more each year, the
threat of rain kept some away but those
that came out enjoyed a beautiful day
and lots of begins. Keep up the good
work guys and we will see you next year.
Next month is the Huntsville Ala Hamfest
Aug 21-22, we are looking forward to
seeing every one there.
The Gladeville Hamfest
is Nov 20. Please make your plans to
attend, we are looking forward to seeing
every one and having a great hamfest.
Remember to support your local Hamfest,
it takes a lot of time and work for the
clubs to put them on and its for your
enjoyment, so get out and see your
fellow hams and pick up some great
bargains.
73's
Glen Clayton W4BDB
Section Manager Tennessee
25 July 2010 -
Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator –
Interoperability Robert “Bob” Bruce Warren
Scott, W4ROX / AAR4HX / AAM4TN passed from
this life becoming a silent key. Those that
did not know Bob may have heard him filling
in on a Monday night session of the HF
Tennessee Combined Traffic ARES Net.
In addition to filling a
valuable roll in the ARES Section Cabinet
Bob served an as valuable roll in Army MARS
as Assistant State Army MARS Director plus
serving as Deputy Coordinator of ACS
(Auxiliary Communication Service) for
Hamilton County, TN.
73, Lowell WD4DJW
TN ARES SEC
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May 2010 - Lynn Lamb (W4NL) Inducted
into DX Hall of Fame East Tennessee DX
Association (ETDXA) member Lynn Lamb
(W4NL) on right in photo, was inducted
into the "CQ DX Hall of Fame" at the DX
Dinner on May 14, during the Dayton 2010
HamVention; along with Bob Locher
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14 May 2010 - We are having a time
trying to cope with the new ARRL web
site, but it seems they now have it
pretty well worked out. I hope each and
every one goes to the new site and lets
us know what you thank. I apologize for
the inconvenience it has caused, maybe
we can chalk it up to progress!!
Jean KE4OEQ ASM,
myself W4BDB SM TN and Lowell Bennington
WD4DJW SEC were able to attend hamfests
in Union City and Bartlett. We had
a great time at each and got to see and
talk with all our friends and meet
several new ones. I am looking forward
to our next one at Knoxville June 12.
It will be the state convention and we
will have a special guest, Bob Allison,
WB1GCM, Test Engineer from the ARRL HQ.
We hope every one will stop by and meet
Bob and make him feel welcome. Bob will
also give a presentation during the
Forum. Also in attendance will be Mickey
Cox K5MC Delta Division Director along
with David Norris K5UZ Vice Director and
of course myself W4BDB SM TN and Jean
KE4OEQ ASM.
I hope each and every
one avails themselves to your local
clubs and hamfest. Lets get the ham
spirit going. Field Day is coming up
June 26-27. Join in and make this the
biggest yet.
We have had major
flooding in the Nashville and West TN
areas. I wish to thank all the Amateur
Radio operators who participated in the
communication efforts in those areas.
There were many hams assisting in these
efforts along with the repeater owners
who linked their repeaters so there was
a good link across the state. It these
times when everyone steps up and shows
Ham Radio at its best.
73's
Glen Clayton W4BDB
Section Manager Tennessee
Delta Division
ARRL, the national association for
Amateur Radio™
860-594-0265
w4bdb@arrl.org
29 March, 2010 -
Shawn Stoddard, KG4OVQ appointed as SEC
- Administration. Shawn is a previous EC
for Hamilton County and has most
recently been the DEC for District 7.
Shawn will be compiling the monthly
reports and forwarding them on to the
ARRL so that our activities will show up
in QST.
24 March, 2010 -
Danny Herman, K4DHT ADEC for District 9
appointed as DEC. Danny has been serving
as the EC for Johnson County. Previously
Danny was the DEC and had to step down
to provide care for Mary. We are
saddened by Danny's loss and glad to
have Danny back.
Frank Metcalfe, AA4AE
EC for Montgomery County appointed as
DEC District 11. Frank is very active in
South BEARS and TN ARMY MARS.
23 March, 2010 -
Mike Otis, K0TIS resigned as DEC
District 9 due to health reasons. Thank
you Mike for your service and help
leading us through some challenges.
28 Feb 2010
– Mike Harris, N4ULM appointed as
District Emergency Coordinator –
District 4 (DEC Dist – 4). Mike holds a
General Class license and has completed
the FEMA Courses IS-100, IS-200, IS-300,
IS-700, IS-800 along with some 44 others
and has also completed the Department of
Homeland Security, Office of Emergency
Communications, “All-Hazard Type III
Communications Unit Leader Course (COML).
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20 Jan
2010 - Mark
Wills, AG4OA has resigned as Assistant
Section Emergency Coordinator -
Administration for health reasons.
Previously Mark served as ASEC - Special
Projects. Thank you, Mark, for your
service.
19 Jan
2010 - This
is to announce staffing of District
Emergency Coordinator and the creation
of two (2) new Districts.
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District 1 (West TN), Dwayne Duncan,
KD4KDF. Dwayne recently upgraded his
license to General class and has
completed ICS-100 and ICS-200. He
was formerly the EC for Haywood
County.
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District 2 (West TN), Jamie Hall,
WB4YDL is continuing.
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District 3 (West TN), Miles Rhodes,
KD4NHN. Miles has completed the
ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-700 and
ICS-800 courses and has been active
for a number of years in the WTARS.
In Middle
TN we formerly had three (3) Districts,
now there are five (5).
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15 Jan 2010 - Keith
Miller, N9DGK appointed as the Assistant
Section Emergency Coordinator – Middle
Tennessee (ASEC – Middle TN). For a
short time Keith served as the District
Emergency Coordinator of District 4 (DEC
Dist-4) in Tennessee. Before that he
served Rutherford County as Emergency
Coordinator (EC).
23 Dec
2009 - It is with great regret I have accepted the resignation of District 6 Emergency Coordinator Steve Haber, N1LHW. Steve has been serving as District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for many years. Steve has visited with most all of the Emergency Coordinators (EC) in the district and is well respected by all.
Lowell Bennington, WD4DJW
19
Dec 2009
- The
Bradley County ARES group
participated in the
Trail of Lights event at Red Clay
State Park this past Saturday December
19th. Team members helped set up
for the event, assisted with
parking, and provided communication
support.
18 Oct 2009
- We traveled to Gray ham fest this past
week end. It was a cool event and I mean
literally. Temperatures got down to cold
and spitting snow but it did not dampen
the tail gate’s or vendor inside. There
was a great turn out and lots of really
good equipment. I want to thank Charlie
and all his crew for their help and
hospitality; I look forward to next
year.
Well the
Chattanooga tail gate party is on for
next week and we will be looking for all
you guys and gals at their event, please
come out and support the group.
The SM election is
over and it seems we will be your SM for
another two years. I look forward to
meeting with all when you attend the ham
fest and your local club meetings. I
hope to attend more clubs this year and
help in any way we can.
73’s
Glen W4BDB SM TN
16-18 Oct
2009 - ATTENTION
All Scouts !!! Area Amateur Radio
Operators from Northwest Tennessee will
come together to present the 2009 52nd
Annual JOTA and Radio Merit Badge
Course. The
2009 Davy Crockett Fall Camporee
will also include….[...
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Howard L. Runions
ARRL Delta Division Asst.Director