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RARS Officers and EXciter Editors
Through the Ages
(1969—Present)

YearPresidentVice PresidentSecretaryTreasurerEXciter Editor(s)
1969 Paul McLeod
WB4KDT (f)(sk)
Edward Alderman
WA4PEN (f)(sk)
Robert Workman
WA4ZZN (f)
Bill McDowell
K4CIA (f)
Dave Langley
W4YDY (c)
Tom Alexander
WA4OTA (c)(sk)
1970 Edward Alderman
WA4PEN (f)(sk)
Lee Johnson
WA4ZNA (c)
Robert Workman
WA4ZZN (f)
Bill McDowell
K4CIA (f)
Dave Langley
W4YDY (c)
Tom Alexander
WA4OTA (c)(sk)
1971 Edward Alderman
WA4PEN (f)(sk)
Lee Johnson
WA4ZNA (c)
Robert Workman
WA4ZZN (f)
Bill McDowell
K4CIA (f)
Dave Langley
W4YDY (c)
Tom Alexander
WA4OTA (c)(sk)
1972 Lee Johnson
WA4ZNA (c)
Tom Martin
K4CQJ
Chuck Littlewood
W4RUH (l)
Bill McDowell
K4CIA (f)
Dave Langley
W4YDY (c)
Tom Alexander
WA4OTA (c)(sk)
1973 Lee Johnson
WA4ZNA (c)
Tom Martin
K4CQJ
Chuck Littlewood
W4RUH (l)
Bill McDowell
K4CIA (f)
Dave Langley
W4YDY (c)
Tom Alexander
WA4OTA (c)(sk)
1974 Al Clement
WA4DKZ
Sherman Starnes
W4TZU (sk)
Chuck Littlewood
W4RUH (l)
Jesse Hodges
W4EEL (sk)
Dave Langley
W4YDY (c)
Tom Alexander
WA4OTA (c)(sk)
1975 Al Clement
WA4DKZ
Dave Thomas
K4SAN
Chuck Littlewood
W4RUH (l)
Paul Thoburn
WB4MKY
Charles Swindell
WB4DCM
Tom Alexander
WA4OTA (c)(sk)
1976 Chuck Littlewood
W4RUH (l)
Dave Thomas
K4SAN
Jim Leatherwood
WA4BOV
Paul Thoburn
WB4MKY
Charles Swindell
WB4DCM
C.T. West
WD4HSI (sk)
1977 Chuck Littlewood
W4RUH (l)
Dave Thomas
K4SAN
Jim Leatherwood
WA4BOV
Paul Thoburn
WB4MKY
Charles Swindell
WB4DCM
C.T. West
WD4HSI (sk)
1978 Chuck Littlewood
K4HF (l)
Dave Thomas
K4SAN
Jim Peeler
WA4YOM (sk)
Paul Thoburn
WB4MKY
C.T. West
WD4HSI (sk)
1979 Chuck Littlewood
K4HF (l)
Ron Oates
AA4VK
Jim Peeler
WA4YOM (sk)
Bill Feeham
WB4EOV (sk)
C.T. West
WD4HSI (sk)
1980 Doc Cobb
W4YXZ (sk)
Ron Oates
AA4VK
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
Bill Feeham
WB4EOV (sk)
C.T. West
WD4HSI (sk)
1981 Doc Cobb
W4YXZ (sk)
Phyllis Wainwright
N4CKM
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
Bill Feeham
WB4EOV (sk)
C.T. West
WD4HSI (sk)
1982 Doc Cobb
W4YXZ (sk)
Phyllis Wainwright
N4CKM
Marty Silver
KA4IWX (sk)
Bill Feeham
WB4EOV (sk)
Frank Weiss
KY4W
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
1983 Doc Cobb
W4YXZ (sk)
John Swain
WD4ODT (sk)
Marty Silver
KA4IWX (sk)
Norm Plaks
KN4G (sk)
Frank Weiss
KY4W
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
1984 Bruce Eggers
WA9NEW (l)(sk)
John Swain
WD4ODT (sk)
Marty Silver
NY4H (sk)
Norm Plaks
KN4G (sk)
Frank Weiss
KY4W
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
1985 Bruce Eggers
WA9NEW (l)(sk)
Murray Hake
W6MVZ (sk)
Roger Moates
W3EZR
Norm Plaks
KN4G (sk)
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
1986 Bruce Eggers
WA9NEW (l)(sk)
Murray Hake
W6MVZ (sk)
Sue Meyer Parks
WB4USX
Norm Plaks
KN4G (sk)
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
1987 Bruce Eggers
WA9NEW (l)(sk)
Chuck Gleason
KB4MDZ
Sue Meyer Parks
WB4USX
Tim Buchlmann
N4IQA (sk)
Ann Bradley
WA4APK
1988 Pete Thacher
N4HQZ (sk)
Chuck Gleason
KB4MDZ
Sue Meyer Parks
WB4USX
Tim Buchlmann
N4IQA (sk)
Vince Yakamavich
AA4MY (sk)
1989 Pete Thacher
N4HQZ (sk)
John Thomas
KK4JB
Sue Meyer Parks
WB4USX
Tim Buchlmann
N4IQA (sk)
Vince Yakamavich
AA4MY (sk)
1990 Jim DuBreck
N4BYO
Anita Kellum
KC4AQB (sk)
Ronny Reams
WA4MJF
Tim Buchlmann
N4IQA (sk)
Vince Yakamavich
AA4MY (sk)
1991 Jim DuBreck
N4BYO
Anita Kellum
KC4AQB (sk)
Ronny Reams
WA4MJF
Tim Buchlmann
N4IQA (sk)
Vince Yakamavich
AA4MY (sk)
1992 Walter Price
KM4BU
Rick Merkle
KA3PSK
Liz White
KO4CK
Tim Buchlmann
N4IQA (sk)
Mike Gingell
KN4BS (sk)
1993‡ Walter Price
KM4BU
Rick Merkle
KA3PSK
Liz White
KO4CK
Mike Murphy
WA4BPJ
Mike Gingell
KN4BS (sk)
1994 Rick Merkle
KA3PSK
Bill Lyon
KD4LLQ
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
Mike Murphy
WA4BPJ
Curt Phillips
KD4YU
1995 Rick Merkle
KA3PSK
Bruce Buck
KC4UQN
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
Mike Murphy
WA4BPJ
Curt Phillips
KD4YU
1996 Cyndi Wood
KD4ACW (l)
Bruce Buck
KC4UQN
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
Mike Murphy
WA4BPJ
Curt Phillips
KD4YU
1997 Cyndi Wood
KD4ACW (l)
Pat Fix
KE4FCJ
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
Mike Murphy
WA4BPJ
Curt Phillips
KD4YU
1998 Gary Pearce
K4AAQ (l)
Pat Fix
KE4FCJ
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
Mike Murphy
WA4BPJ
Walter Price
KM4BU
1999 Gary Pearce
K4AAQ (l)
Tim Nicholson
KF4RTX
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
David Fix
N4YTO
Dolly Sickles
2000 Jack Ritter
W0UCE (sk)
Tim Nicholson
KF4RTX
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
David Fix
N4YTO
Gary Pearce
K4AAQ (l)
2001 Tim Nicholson
KF4RTX
Bob Bryer
K1RCB (h)(sk)
Jeff Wittich
AC4ZO (l)(sk)
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Gary Pearce
K4AAQ (l)
2002 Bernard Blackmon
W4BRB
Bob Bryer
K1RCB (h)(sk)
Jim Walter
KG4FIJ
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Karl Ulrich
K4LNX
2003 Bernard Blackmon
W4BRB
Andy Peterson
NI4S
Jim Walter
KG4FIJ
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Denyse Walter
KG4CXR
2004 Andy Peterson
NI4S
Dick Bitner
W8HYD (sk)
Virginia Enzor
KG4PFA (l)
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Denyse Walter
KG4CXR
2005 Andy Peterson
NI4S
Dick Bitner
W8HYD (sk)
Dick Orander
KD4ISC
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Denyse Walter
K4DAW
2006 Dick Bitner
W8HYD (sk)
Selene Montgomery
KG4RMT
Dick Orander
KD4ISC
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Denyse Walter
K4DAW
2007 Dick Bitner
W8HYD (sk*)
Selene Montgomery
KG4RMT
Dick Orander
KD4ISC
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Courtney Enzor
KI4HOS
2008 Selene Montgomery
KG4RMT
Richard Kelly-Crapse
KB4TKQ
Dick Orander
KD4ISC
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Courtney Enzor
KI4HOS
2009 Selene Montgomery
KG4RMT
Karl Bowman
W4CHX
Charles Swindell
WB4DCM
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Courtney Enzor
KI4HOS
2010 Karl Bowman
W4CHX
Justin Pinnix
AJ4MJ
Charles Swindell
WB4DCM
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Courtney Enzor
KI4HOS
2011 Karl Bowman
W4CHX
Justin Pinnix
AJ4MJ
Charles Swindell
WB4DCM
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Courtney Enzor
KI4HOS
2012 Karl Bowman
W4CHX
Candy Orr
NC4CJ
Bob Chew
KI4YXM
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Courtney Enzor
KI4HOS
2013 Karl Bowman
W4CHX
Candy Orr
NC4CJ
Bob Chew
KI4YXM
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Cathy Downs
KA3QPU
2014 Candy Orr
NC4CJ
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Bob Chew
KI4YXM
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Cathy Downs
KA3QPU
2015 Murray Merner
K4MHM
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Bob Chew
KI4YXM
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2016 Dennis Keith
NC4DK
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Bob Chapman
NC1X
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2017 Dennis Keith
NC4DK
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Bob Chapman
NC1X
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2018 Carl Davis
W8WZ
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Tara Goodwin
W4TSW
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2019 Carl Davis
W8WZ
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Tara Goodwin
W4TSW
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2020 John Honeycutt
N8ZU
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Mark Kilmer
KM4JRH (sk)
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2021 John Honeycutt
N8ZU
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Mark Kilmer
KM4JRH (sk)
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2022 John Honeycutt
N8ZU
Tom Lewis
N4TL
Mark Kilmer
KM4JRH (sk)
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2023 John Honeycutt
N8ZU
Chuck Till
K4RGN
Mark Kilmer
KM4JRH (sk*)
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL
2024 Fin Gold
NC4FG
Chuck Till
K4RGN
Julie Royster
KT4JR
Greg Seamster
KE4PAX (l)
Tom Lewis
N4TL

Key:
(c) – Charter Member
(f) – Founding Member
(h) – Honorary Member
(l) – Life Member
(sk) – Silent Key
(sk*) – Became a Silent Key while in office
‡ QRZ.com went online in 1993


Callsign Changes:
Al Clement – WA4DKZ to N4VF in 1977
Virginia Enzor – KG4PFA to NC4VA in 2004
Jesse Hodges – W4EEL to W4JG in 1974
Lee Johnson – WA4ZNA to N4WYE in 1999
Chuck Littlewood – W4RUH to K4HF in 1978
Sue Meyer Parks – WB4USX to W2GHK in 1998
Tim Nicholson – KF4RTX to W4NOT
Gary Pearce – KN4AQ to K4AAQ in 2021
Curt Phillips – KD4YU to W4CP in 1997
Andy Peterson – NI4S to AA9P
John Swain – WD4ODT to W4JPS in about 1978
Denyse Walter – KG4CXR to K4DAW in 2004

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