Greetings! The new year is here, and so is the usual cold, wet January weather. But there is also a lot of potential, new opportunities, and new knowledge and skills to be gained.
So let’s get started!
The basement of the Morgan County Courthouse Is a wonderful place to meet. So why not come experience it while attending the regular monthly meeting of the Decatur Amateur Radio Club? We will assemble in the basement auditorium at 6:30 on Tuesday, January 7th. Please come early! The building stays locked, and we have to have someone available to open the door. Once the meeting starts, the door attendant usually comes downstairs to the meeting, and you’ll get to enjoy the cool (or cold) night air in the parking lot.
We’ll be addressing our plans for the Winter Field Day event in a few weeks at the end of the month. We had a tremendous time and a phenomenal score this last year in the June Field Day event. Maybe we can do some radio work and get our club in the logs of a bunch of frozen hams!
We’ve got a few other matters of business to address. We’ll also welcome the new Vice-President Mark Russell KM4NKI to his official duties.
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 scheduling license testing 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. February 1st is our next scheduled testing date. 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.
See you on Tuesday evening, January 7th, 2025, at the Morgan County Courthouse at 6:30! Don’t be late!
