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    • ATV
    • Digital Voice
      • Comparison of DV Modes
      • D-Star
        • D-Star Linking
        • D-Star Registration
      • DMR
      • C4FM (Fusion)
      • M17
    • EchoLink & IRLP
    • Repeater Rules
    • Repeater Weather
    • Meshtastic
  • About Us
    • COVID Statement
    • Club Announcements
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    • Communicating with You
    • Contact Us
    • History of the Club
      • Award Recipients
      • Charter Members
      • History Summary
      • Photos, Videos
      • Members-Special
      • News of the Club
      • Past Officers
      • QSL Cards
      • Rocky Ridge Group
      • Silent Keys
      • W6CX
      • W6LGW
    • Join/Renew/Update
    • Officers & Chairs
    • Official Documents
      • Articles of Incorporation
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    • Store
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  • Activities
    • Auction
    • Campout Party
    • Digital Systems
      • DMR
      • NBEMS
      • Winlink
    • DX & Contests
    • Emergency Communications
      • Wilderness Protocol
    • Field Day
    • Holiday Banquet
    • Leap Day Net
    • Nets on MDARC Systems
    • Nets on Other Systems
    • Pacificon Table
    • Vehicles
      • Trailer
      • Van
  • Operating Aids
    • Azimuthal Map
    • Calling Frequencies
    • CTCSS (PL)
    • Greek Alphabet
    • Latitude, Longitude, UTM
    • Lending Library
    • LSB or USB?
    • Metric System
      • Metric Units
      • Metric Prefixes
      • Metric Conversions
    • Morse Code
    • Operating Procedures
    • Phonetic Alphabet
    • Q-Signals & Prosigns
    • Roman Numerals
    • RST System
    • UTC Time
    • Weather Channels
  • Resources
    • Basics
    • Clubs in NorCal, NV
    • Donate to MDARC
    • Equipment
      • Dipole Length Calcs
      • Dipole Tuning
      • HF Equipment
      • IP Codes
    • Getting Started in Ham Radio
      • 1. License Class Description
      • 2. Getting Your First License
      • 3. Upgrading Your License
      • 4A. Getting On the Air
      • 4B. Getting On the Air-HF
      • 5. Choosing Your First Radio
      • 6. What Do Hams Do
      • 7. Where did “Ham” Come From?
    • Glossary
    • Links of Interest
    • Other Ham Groups
  • Regulations
    • Amateur Radio Bands
    • Amateur Radio Regulations
    • Emission Designators
    • FCC Monitoring Stations
    • License Copy Acquisition
    • Line A, Line C
    • Obtain an FRN
    • Secondary Status
    • Spectrum
  • Safety
    • Electric Current in the Human Body
  • Technical
    • Coax & Ladder
    • Conductor Properties
    • Constants and Formulas
    • Decibels
    • Peak Envelope Power
    • Periodic Table
    • Schematic Symbols
    • Skin-Effect
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      • Auxiliary Classes
      • On-Line Resources
      • Exam.Tools
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    • Repeater Systems
      • ATV
      • Digital Voice
        • Comparison of DV Modes
        • D-Star
          • D-Star Linking
          • D-Star Registration
        • DMR
        • C4FM (Fusion)
        • M17
      • EchoLink & IRLP
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      • Repeater Weather
      • Meshtastic
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      • Communicating with You
      • Contact Us
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        • Award Recipients
        • Charter Members
        • History Summary
        • Photos, Videos
        • Members-Special
        • News of the Club
        • Past Officers
        • QSL Cards
        • Rocky Ridge Group
        • Silent Keys
        • W6CX
        • W6LGW
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      • Officers & Chairs
      • Official Documents
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      • Store
      • Managing Gmail
      • Managing Groups.io
    • Carrier Newsletter
    • Activities
      • Auction
      • Campout Party
      • Digital Systems
        • DMR
        • NBEMS
        • Winlink
      • DX & Contests
      • Emergency Communications
        • Wilderness Protocol
      • Field Day
      • Holiday Banquet
      • Leap Day Net
      • Nets on MDARC Systems
      • Nets on Other Systems
      • Pacificon Table
      • Vehicles
        • Trailer
        • Van
    • Operating Aids
      • Azimuthal Map
      • Calling Frequencies
      • CTCSS (PL)
      • Greek Alphabet
      • Latitude, Longitude, UTM
      • Lending Library
      • LSB or USB?
      • Metric System
        • Metric Units
        • Metric Prefixes
        • Metric Conversions
      • Morse Code
      • Operating Procedures
      • Phonetic Alphabet
      • Q-Signals & Prosigns
      • Roman Numerals
      • RST System
      • UTC Time
      • Weather Channels
    • Resources
      • Basics
      • Clubs in NorCal, NV
      • Donate to MDARC
      • Equipment
        • Dipole Length Calcs
        • Dipole Tuning
        • HF Equipment
        • IP Codes
      • Getting Started in Ham Radio
        • 1. License Class Description
        • 2. Getting Your First License
        • 3. Upgrading Your License
        • 4A. Getting On the Air
        • 4B. Getting On the Air-HF
        • 5. Choosing Your First Radio
        • 6. What Do Hams Do
        • 7. Where did “Ham” Come From?
      • Glossary
      • Links of Interest
      • Other Ham Groups
    • Regulations
      • Amateur Radio Bands
      • Amateur Radio Regulations
      • Emission Designators
      • FCC Monitoring Stations
      • License Copy Acquisition
      • Line A, Line C
      • Obtain an FRN
      • Secondary Status
      • Spectrum
    • Safety
      • Electric Current in the Human Body
    • Technical
      • Coax & Ladder
      • Conductor Properties
      • Constants and Formulas
      • Decibels
      • Peak Envelope Power
      • Periodic Table
      • Schematic Symbols
      • Skin-Effect

About Us: Covid Statement| Club Announcements | Committees | Communicating With You | Contact Us | History of the Club | Join/Renew/Update | Officers & Chairs | Official Documents | Store | Managing Gmail | Managing Groups.io


History of the Club: Award Recipients | Charter Members | History Summary | Photos, Videos | Members-Special | News of the Club | Past Officers | QSL Cards | Rocky Ridge Group | Silent Keys | W6CX | W6LGW


History

of the

Mt. Diablo Radio Club


“Study the past if you would define the future.”

Confucius


"There is a history in all men's lives."

William Shakespeare



This section of the web site is to capture the history of the the Mt. Diablo Radio Club, before it disappears forever.

If you have interesting information about the club's past, a document, a photo, or even a memory, please send it to us; so the rest of us may enjoy learning where we came from. 

Much of the history of MDARC would not be available here without the generous donation of treasure troves of documents; including a summary of the first several years of the Club, photos, past Carrier editions, past membership directories, newspaper clippings, online research and many other items; from the following people. Thank you.

* Pete Tormey, N6QGN

* Pete Harris, KE6ZIW

* Brad Sage, K5JPR

* John Schulze, KR6CR

* Dick Brown, KT6X

* Tom Deeble, KA6SIP

* Matthew Vurek, N4DLA

* Jerry Gardner, W6UV

* Dave McIntyre, KG6ACD

* Jim Tittle, K6SOE


Also, a great deal of thanks goes to our Outreach Chair, Dick Wade, WM6G, for helping to scan and upload all these documents.


This is a living section of the web site; always growing. Please check back occasionally to see what's new.


Thank you.

  • History Highlights of the Club

  • Award Recipients

  • Carrier Newsletters

  • Founders and Charter Members of MDARC

  • History of the Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club; January 2, 1947 through December, 1976 (PDF, 1.8 MB)

  • News of the Club

  • Past Officers

  • Rocky Ridge Repeater Group (RRRG)

  • QSL Cards of Members

  • Silent Keys

  • Special Club Members (Honorary & Lifetime Members)

  • Videos, Photos

  • W6CX

  • W6LGW


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