Charter Members

Founders and Charter Members of the Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club On January 2, 1947, Bud Stedinger W6CX, Lyle Gardenhire W6RUZ, Marion Doss, W6ICU and N.C. Dahl met at the home of Bud Stedinger to formulate plans for founding an Amateur Radio Club. O.W. Peterson W6LGW was also in attendance via radio.  A week later, January 9, 1947, the same five founders met at Bud Stedinger' s home to formulate and adopt a preamble and By-Laws for the Mount Diablo Amnateur Radio Club, Officers elected by acclamation were:             President:         Bud Stedinger W6CX             Vice President  D.W. Peterson W6LGW             Sec/Treas.:       Lyle Gardenhire W6RUZ Notice was given locally that MDARC had been founded and the first meeting would be held at the Walnut Creek Grammar School on January 17, 1947. Founders Founded January 9, 1947  President  Bud Stedinger  W6CX  Vice-President  O.W. Peterson  W6LGW  Sec. /Treas  Lyle Gardenhire  W6RUZ    Marion Doss  W6ICU    N.C. Dahl   48 Charter Members Charter Closed May 1, 1947  Bud Stedinger  W6CX    Don Lucido  W6BXE  O.W. Peterson  W6LGW    Jay Stinchfield  W6ZSB  Lyle Gardenhire  W6RUZ    John Hopkins  K6AQ  Marion Doss  W6ICU    Jim Allan  W6HSY  N.C.Dahl      Clayton Rowan    Jerry Fender      Tom Willson    Fred Caudel  W6DEX    Carol Messler  W6WJN  Dan Lynch      Brother Peter Doyce  W6WCQ  Jerry Shimmel  W6DMC    Leon Pate  W6JUW  Roy Swanson  W6DMA    Mario Chirone  W6DUB  Bill Reynolds      William Gentry  W6OKI  Bruce Fry      George Burton  K6MFI  George Bennett  W6GHD    Murray Douglas  W6CUG  Leo Leidy  W6YHQ    Chuck Patterson  W6ATR  Mary Ellen Peterson  W6PIR    Bob Rutherford    Jimmy Rankin      Inekie Romo    P.B. Williamson  W6JYW    John Post  W6MZZ  Bob Horwinski      Jim Ruys  W6UZX  Frank Latone  W6LJR    K.C.? Herrick  W6WOG  Dom Lucido  W6IDY    Jack Tait  W6IT  A Cortes      Russ Stedinger  K6ZBL  R.V. Fender      Fred Ernest    Forrest Curtis      Omar Day  W6OBJ  Ben Hall      Robert Hask                   Larry Archibald, W6JLE        Note: Possible additional charter member, per the Carrier, May, 1981.