Greetings! Can you tell that “Fall has fell”? Leaves and temperatures are falling, Halloween has come and gone, and Thanksgiving is just a few short weeks away.
And our benevolent overseers in Washington have given back the hour that they stole from us back in March.
How about using that extra hour of sleep that we all (supposedly) got to plan on attending the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Decatur Amateur Radio Club. It will take place in the basement auditorium of the Morgan County Courthouse at 6:30 on Tuesday, November 4th. Please come early! As always the building is will be secured, and we must station someone upstairs to open the door. Once the meeting starts, the door attendant usually comes downstairs to the meeting, and if you’re late you can do some late “trick or treating” with some fine law enforcement officers who may enjoy reviewing their Halloween skills with the unauthorized presence of an unusual person or two in the courthouse parking lot. It’s your choice.
We’ll be electing officers for 2026, so have some alternative nominations ready if you’d like to send one of the current officers into retirement. We’ll also discuss various issues and start planning for the coming year.
Speaking of the coming year, it’s not too early to pay your dues for 2026 and beyond. If you pay in November or December you’ll get those two months for FREE. That’s 14 months for the price of 12. Everyone likes a bargain, right? Dues are $20.00 per year, and additional family members are $5.00 each. See a club officer at the meeting or mail it to DARC, PO Box 9, Decatur, AL 35602-0009.
The club meeting should be streamed on Microsoft Teams. If you are unable to attend, log into the meeting on your computer or phone 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
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the 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. December 6th 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 (an 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.
Check out the roster of current club members 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, November 4th, 2025, at the Morgan County Courthouse at 6:30! Be there, and be on time!
