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Recent Exciter Posts
- Welcome New Members – July, 2026Keith W Gosnay, WV5TPeter B Hyland, KJ5RGZWilliam A Quaglia, KI6HDASuzanne M VanLancker, KJ5KIA
- Welcome New Members – June, 2026Carlos H Boy, KJ5QKWBrian K Cooper, KJ5QQDJerry E Drake, KJ5QODEli Gabalden, KJ5QQRLeonard E Pruitt, KG5DNOBarry J Simpson, KJ5QCY
- Welcome New Members – May, 2026Lori J Goin, KJ5PSHJames Robins, KJ5PSI
- Welcome New Member – April, 2026James G Massey, KF4MA
- Welcome New Members – March, 2026Derreck Barnhill, KJ5PEKRichard F Biggs, KJ5BXTBenjamin T Bryan, KJ5PEVDonald Crescenzo, KJ5PEFMax E Fox, KJ5ORCEdmund Griffith, KJ5PEXCorrine D Milligan, KJ5ODXThomas S Milligan, KJ5OEAFarris Mitchell Jr, AE5HOStephen C Renshaw, KJ5PDIPhilip J Scammel, KJ5PEYWilliam J Windscheif, KJ5PBV
- Club Meeting Minutes – February 23, 2026Recorded by Nancy Graff AG5MQ Eric Gildersleeve KD7CAO welcomed one first time guest. Presentation: Presentation was Cybersecurity and Amateur Radio by Cliff Hemming KG5HHL Club Apparel & Merchandise: DCARA Apparel and other branded merchandise is available at the following website The club gets a small percentage of each purchase. https://shop.printyourcause.com/campaigns/dcara-w5ngu ARES: The ARES website has… Read more: Club Meeting Minutes – February 23, 2026
- Welcome New Members – February, 2026Rodney E Alexander, N5MECSteven A Bartz, KJ5ONQJeremy E Boren, KJ5ONCRon R Huebner, KG5RRHKeith R Mason, KJ5ONDDavid A Meeks, KJ5ONEMark H Rutledge, WQ8EWilliam Z Smith, K5WZSJeff Whitmire, KJ5MKP
- Welcome New Members – January, 2026Bryant Carruth, KJ5GJXHayley L Chan, KJ5NIBJames R Taylor, KJ5NGJ
- Officers’ Meeting Minutes – January 6, 2026Prepared by Nancy Graff AG5MQ Present: Eric Gildersleeve KD7CAO, Gerald Marchant WB5NZV, Landon Elfenbein N5AET, Sara Ann Stevens KE5MZT, Jeff Minear WA9JAM, Mike Chittenden AE5IV, Cliff Hemming KE5HHL, Bayles Melton KG5UJM The power point slides for the January 26, 2026 meeting were reviewed. Presentation: Presentation will be Cybersecurity and Amateur Radio by Cliff Hemming KE5HHL… Read more: Officers’ Meeting Minutes – January 6, 2026
- Officers’ Meeting Minutes – September 9, 2025Prepared by Nancy Graff AG5MQ Present: Eric Gildersleeve KD7CAO, Gerald Marchant WB5NZV, Sara Ann Stevens KE5MZT, Cliff Hemming KG5HHL, Laurie Hemming KG5QIX, Stewart Rabinowitz KE5UT The power point slides for the September 22, 2025 meeting were updated. Presentation: Presentation September National Preparedness Month by Michael Porter KF5LDJ. Christmas Dinner Planning: Eric has tentatively secured a… Read more: Officers’ Meeting Minutes – September 9, 2025
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Current Contents of The Exciter
- Welcome New Members – July, 2026
Keith W Gosnay, WV5T
Peter B Hyland, KJ5RGZ
William A Quaglia, KI6HDA
Suzanne M VanLancker, KJ5KIA - Welcome New Members – June, 2026
Carlos H Boy, KJ5QKW
Brian K Cooper, KJ5QQD
Jerry E Drake, KJ5QOD
Eli Gabalden, KJ5QQR
Leonard E Pruitt, KG5DNO
Barry J Simpson, KJ5QCY - Welcome New Members – May, 2026
Lori J Goin, KJ5PSH
James Robins, KJ5PSI - Welcome New Member – April, 2026
James G Massey, KF4MA
- Welcome New Members – March, 2026
Derreck Barnhill, KJ5PEK
Richard F Biggs, KJ5BXT
Benjamin T Bryan, KJ5PEV
Donald Crescenzo, KJ5PEF
Max E Fox, KJ5ORC
Edmund Griffith, KJ5PEX
Corrine D Milligan, KJ5ODX
Thomas S Milligan, KJ5OEA
Farris Mitchell Jr, AE5HO
Stephen C Renshaw, KJ5PDI
Philip J Scammel, KJ5PEY
William J Windscheif, KJ5PBV