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OARC Votes to Change Dues Structure

At our November 18 membership meeting, the club voted to reduce membership dues and to include additional categories of membership. Individual dues are reduced to $15.00 per year from the previous amount of $20.00 per year. A new membership tier for families where more than one licensed ham reside at the same address as well as unlicensed family members who may be interested in becoming a licensee or just participating in club activities has been created for just $20.00 per calendar year. Previously, the dues for each licensee or associate member in a household was $20.00 per year. The new category offer a family a significant dues savings.

In addition, a student category was created for full-time students in elementary or high school under the age of 18 and not already covered by a family membership with annual dues of just $5.00 to try and encourage more of our local youth to explore and become involved in amateur radio.

Membership dues are for January 1 through December 31 each year, and there is no proration; however, a new member joining in the last quarter of the year who has not been a previous member of the Owensboro Amateur Radio Club for the preceding twelve-months dues shall be paid in full for the coming calendar year.