Greetings! Since it’s the beginning of April, you can insert your own favorite April Fool’s prank here. I’m too busy trying to dig out from the tons of oak pollen in my yard and driveway. Plus there’s the ever-present threat of severe weather tonight.
Yep. It’s April. March part 2. February part 3. And the year is already 25% over!
April 1st (no fooling!) brings another regular monthly meeting of the Decatur Amateur Radio Club. We will gather in the basement auditorium of the Morgan County Courthouse at 6:30 on Tuesday, April 1st. Please come early! The building is always locked, and we have to have someone stationed to open the door. Once the meeting starts, the door attendant usually comes downstairs to the meeting, and you’ll get to enjoy whatever variety of night air shows up in the parking lot.
We’ll probably start talking about this year’s Field Day, which is scheduled for the 28th and 29th of June. Last year’s event was spectacular, and this year’s can be even better. Come prepared with ideas so we can plan as well as possible in advance.
The meeting should be streamed on Microsoft Teams. If you are unable to attend, log into the meeting on your computer and participate anyway!
Here is the online information:
- Title: DARC
- When: Occurs the first Tuesday of every month . . . from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
- Organizer: EMA Operator <MCCEMA@morgancounty-al.gov>
- Description: DARC monthly members meeting.
Microsoft Teams meeting
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If you have issues, please contact me at this email address or contact club president Thomas Garner KN4MDE at his address (his callsign @ outlook.com).
Please continue to spread the word to fellow hams or those who are wanting to take a test for a new or upgraded license that the Decatur club is still giving license tests every month on the first Saturday of each month. The testing sessions will be held in the Decatur Public Library on 6th Avenue NE (Highway 31) at 1:00. Please bring ID (especially your FRN, which is required on the license application) and your $15 fee. And, most importantly, PLEASE send an email to DecaturHamTest@w4atd.org so we can have the testing materials prepared and available for you. April 5th and May 3rd are our next scheduled testing dates. PLEASE NOTE: WE ALWAYS NEED VOLUNTEER EXAMINERS TO HELP WITH THE TESTING PROGRAM! If you want to help in some way (Extra class license is normally required), please let us know! And if you send an email and do not get a timely response, please let the secretary know.
Remember also that the roster of current club members is now online at www.HamClubOnline.com. Set up your free account and if you have paid your dues (and the Secretary has updated the database) you should see that you’re associated with the DARC. If there’s an issue, let us know.
Speaking of membership, we still need some of you to pay your dues for 2025. As always it’s only $20.00 for the year. If you have family members who would also qualify for membership, they are only $5.00 each. See one of the officers at the meeting or mail your dues to the address at the end of this email.
See you on Tuesday evening, April 1st, 2025, at the Morgan County Courthouse at 6:30! Don’t be late! We promise that we won’t have any practical jokes.
Maybe.
