President - Joe Plunk, NS4E

This is Joe's second year on the Board, but he has always had a desire to get his amateur license. While attending a 2017 Boy Scout training event he was challenged to complete the Woodbadge course. Joe took this opportunity to get his Amatuer Radio License and offer to teach the Radio Merit Badge. He took and passed his Technician license with the Delta Club in August of 2018. Later that year he earned his Woodbadge having successfully completed his five tasks. In November of 2021 he upgraded to Extra and received his current call in March of 2022. After joining the Delta Cub in 2022 he was asked in the fall to assist with Net Control duties on the 1st and 5th Tuesdays as well as substituting when needed for the nightly Delta Club net. He is currently an assistant teacher for the General and Extra license classes that the club teaches. He enjoys talking with friends on local repeaters as well as participating in contests. As an Eagle Scout, he remains active in the local Boy Scout community. He is currently working on achieving his "Worked All States" (WAS) and his DXCC. His hobby pursuits would not be possible without the support of his spouse, son, and two daughters. He can be reached via email at NS4E@access-tech.com. 

I wanted to get into ham radio years ago, but was admittedly too lazy to do it:  a decision I now regret.  I wish I would have known just how helpful and gracious all of these hams were back then so that I could have joined this community sooner.  I have enjoyed getting to talk to people from all over on the radio waves and find it amazing just how well radio works (if conditions are right).  I mostly talk on 2m, 1.25m, and 70cm bands, but do bust out the HF rig every now and then when time allows to see what is going on in the world.  One day I will eventually upgrade to Extra and do some more HF stuff; but for now, I am still trying to soak up all the time I have with my kids before they grow up and watching them smile while I talk to others on the local repeaters fills me with joy.  I look forward to hearing you all on the air and serving this club to further the hobby.  

 This is Perry's first year on the Board.  He has been an amateur radio operator and Delta Cub member since 2016. He has an Extra class license. His uncle, an active ham for many decades, got him started and has helped him with advice and equipment. Perry is a member of the Delta Club VE Team and helps to teach Delta's amateur radio license classes.  He is a Volunteer Examiner for ARRL, Laurel and WCARS VECs.  He is also a Registered License Instructor for ARRL.  Perry called the Saturday edition of the Delta Club Information Net for several years, and currently serves as an alternate net control operator. He enjoys FT8, D-Star, DMR and talking with friends on local repeaters. 

Jim was first licensed as a No-Code Tech in 1991, while attending college in Savannah, Georgia. He then spent the next 27 years with very few HF privileges. Upon moving from Southeast Michigan to the Mid-South in 2018, Jim was pleased to find an active ham radio community and soon joined the Delta Amateur Radio Club. 

With the assistance of the club’s license training classes and their knowledgeable instructors, Jim quickly upgraded to General in December of 2018, followed by Amateur Extra in April of 2019.

Jim is pleased to be able to serve as club treasurer for his third year. 

Joe received the ARRL Herb S. Brier 2012 Instructor of the Year award. This is his nineteenth year as Director of Training. Joe has been instrumental in over 619 hams earning their Technician license, 248 their General and 108 their Extra. He is an ARRL Life Member and also the ARRL Delta Division Assistant Director for the Memphis area. Joe has been licensed and a Delta Club member since 1976 after receiving his Conditional Technician license. He upgraded to General in 2000. Joe earned his Extra Class license in 2002. He received the Delta Club Ham of the Year award in 2007 and in 2015. Joe was ARRL's primary organizer for the ARRL 2005 Toy Drive warehouse for Katrina refugee children's toys. He is an ARRL, Laurel and WCARS VE for FCC testing. Joe actively participates in public service events, and in ARES as Shelby County ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Hospital-Ham Radio Coordination. He is also a Medical Reserve Corps volunteer for the Shelby County Health Department. For many years in September Joe has ventured to Mount Nebo (Arkansas) with a group for the VHF/UHF contest. In 2010 he got interested in amateur satellite communications using a handheld radio and Elk antenna. Joe was the Shelby County ARES Emergency Coordinator in 1983 and the ham radio coordinator for Memphis area National Weather Service Skywarn Net from 1976 to 1982. He is married to Beverly Rauch, W4BBJ. You can contact Joe via email. 

This is Mike’s 5th year on the Board of Directors. Mike became interested in Ham Radio while he was a youth in the Boy Scouts of America. Mike has been involved in Volunteer Fire Fighting since 1992 and became a Licensed EMT in 2001. Mike received his undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis in 2000 and his graduate degree from the University of Arkansas in 2015. Mike worked with Dave Church (his Elmer) and Dave introduced Mike to the Delta Club and the Classes they offered. Mike received his Technician License in 2015 and upgraded to General in 2019.

 Adam White, K4SPB, has been a ham since 2016 after growing an interest in propagation and technology while researching CB radio. His favorite radios are all Motorola digital (P25 and DMR) and his current interests are repeater building, HF digital, and POTA. Adam operates a BBS node on VHF with packet RMS capabilities.

Adam is a graduate student at Georgetown University, has been a paramedic for over 12 years and lives in Cordova with his wife, 2 dogs, and roughly 20 chickens, geese, and turkeys.   

 Dan's interest in electronics began as a youth playing with electronic kits.  This fascination for electronics led to a BS degree in Electrical Technology from Purdue University. in 1990, he became a licensed ham. In 2023 after a month of self study upgraded to Extra. Dan has also served as a reserve firefighter/EMT with Bartlett since 1990. Dan's interest are DMR, anything repeaters, public safety monitoring, field day activities, and going to Dayton every year.