Greetings! Look at all the colors starting to appear! And the migratory birds are doing their southbound thing. The temperature is falling (unfortunately the rain isn’t!). Many folks really enjoy Autumn when it finally shows up.
As the calendar winds down into the beginning of a new season and a new month, the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Decatur Amateur Radio Club will take place in the basement auditorium of the Morgan County Courthouse at 6:30 on Tuesday, October 7th. Please come early! The building is always locked, and we must have someone stationed upstairs to open the door. Once the meeting starts, the door attendant usually comes downstairs to the meeting, and you’ll get to enjoy meeting some fine law enforcement folks who may enjoy practicing their skills for Halloween on the unauthorized presence of an unusual person or two in the courthouse parking lot.
We’ll discuss various issues and start planning for the coming year. Already! We need to select officers for 2026. The election will take place at the November meeting, but this is the time to nominate someone who you feel will make a great club officer for any of the positions. See one of the current officers with your nominations.
The club 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. November 1st and December 6th 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 (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, October 7th, 2025, at the Morgan County Courthouse at 6:30! Don’t be late!
