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		<title>Field Day Shortfall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s Field Day activity is over.
We didn&#8217;t do so well.
Last year we scored over 9,900 total points.  This year&#8217;s score looks like it will be a bit under 2,300.
There was a notable lack of operators this year.  Some who normally help us were unavailable.  Those of us who were there did the best we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=99</link>
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		<title>CQ Field Day from W4ATD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Field Day time again!

The DARC will operate from Point Mallard Park in Decatur again this year.  We will be in the picnic shelter behind the main stage.  If you need directions, check out the Field Day Locator on the ARRL website.  Setup starts at 9:00 on Saturday morning.
We desperately need operators!!  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=84</link>
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		<title>A Busy June On The Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June will be here shortly, and there are a couple of very important activities.
The first is the Alabama QSO Party on June 5th and 6th.  See their website for details and rules.
The 2nd activity is, of course, Field Day.  It will be the last full weekend of the month, June 26th and 27th.  We will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=80</link>
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		<title>A New Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 has arrived with a shiver!  That gives all of us a good excuse to sit beside some warm radio equipment and try to make contacts all over the world with fellow ham radio enthusiasts.
Our club meetings are, as usual, on the 1st Tuesday of each month.  We&#8217;d like to see some more faces show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=74</link>
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		<title>The &#8216;09 FD Results Are In!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ARRL has posted the results of the 2009 Field Day.  We did pretty well for ourselves!

Here&#8217;s the breakdown of the scoring.
W4ATD (GOTA call KB4CAY) was credited with 9,922 points overall with 3,143 QSO&#8217;s total.
We were #59 out of 2,612 total entries.
We were #12 out of 502 total entries in class 2A
We were #4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=58</link>
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		<title>Officers for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The club has elected officers for 2010.  They are:
President &#8211; Bob McKenzie K4MLR
Vice-President &#8211; J. Lester Christophe W5GSU
Secretary &#8211; Richard Matthews KB4CAY
Treasurer &#8211; Ray Frederick KD4VCW
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		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=68</link>
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		<title>Dave Knight W4ZJY &#8211; Silent Key</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is with sadness that we report the passing of Dave Knight, W4ZJY.  Dave  was a life member of the ARRL, former member of our club, and was extremely active on the air.  His call sign   regularly appeared in QST magazine in the &#8220;Field Organization Reports&#8221;   His call [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=55</link>
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		<title>Field Day WOW!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year&#8217;s Field Day was a real bust!  We made up for it this year.
We ran the usual 2 stations, plus the &#8220;Get On The Air&#8221; (GOTA) station.  We even had a dedicated 6-meter rig this time.
Our overall total score was over 9,900 points!  That, folks, is a record!
Now we wait for October/November and see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=52</link>
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		<title>Field Day 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It&#8217;s almost here!  Field Day is the event that our club really looks forward to every year.
This year we plan to do better than last year.  Of course, looking at last year&#8217;s dismal score, that should be pretty easy!
We will operate from Point Mallard Park again, as we have in recent years.  We will have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=33</link>
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		<title>And the survey says . . .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have taken a survey of our members about the interests for programs for our club meetings.  We have received some excellent responses and are trying to figure out how to best meet the interests and needs of the club.
Come join us at our meetings on the first Tuesday of each month and learn more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.darc-w4atd.org/DARC-Blog/?p=30</link>
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