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Club Officers Elected for 2015

At the November meeting the club elected officers for 2015.  They begin serving at the January club meeting. The officers for 2015 are: President –…

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Field Day Aftermath

Field Day is over a month gone, and some of us are just now recovering from the long weekend.  Special thanks to the club’s Vice-President,…

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CQ Field Day! W4ATD Field Day!

It’s Field Day time again!  For the 61st consecutive time, the Decatur Amateur Radio Club will operate stations for Field Day. We will be operating…

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March 2014 Meeting Change

The club officers have decided that the club needs regular sustenance, or at least a change of scenery. Therefore, we are scheduling the regular meeting…

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February Meeting Demo

At the February meeting, the Vice-President, Craig McClure KJ4LAA, demonstrated a software-defined 2-meter receiver (SDR) that he has built. His presentation was held in the…

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Club Officers for 2014

At the November meeting the club elected officers for 2014.  They begin serving at the January club meeting. The officers for 2014 are: President –…

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Field Day 2013 Official Post-mortem

The ARRL has posted the 2013 Field Day results. We didn’t do very well this time. Here’s the breakdown for W4ATD, our club station: Overall: …

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Equipment Sale

In 2012, long-time club  member Bill Hacker – W4CB passed away. He collected a lot of radio and test equipment that his widow has asked…

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Another One In The Books

Field Day 2013 is over.  We had a great time at Point Mallard.  Thanks to all those who came out and participated, even if you…

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Amateur Radio Week in Decatur

Vice-President David Stephenson was instrumental in getting a special proclamation issued by the mayor of Decatur, Don Kyle. June 17th through 23rd is Amateur Radio…

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