Club Information  

The SIU Amateur Radio Club is a Registered Student Organization on the Carbondale campus.  While it has always been a student club, membership is open to the community and many of its activities involve hams from throughout southern Illinois. 

The current club president is David Hogan, N9VWA, a senior in Engineering Technology.  The club advisor is Professor Jeff Lindsey, K5AAK and the Station Trustee is John Mead, W9OW. 

Club Station

The club maintains a station that offers good facilities for HF and VHF operation and SW listening.  The shack is located in Room D-46 of the Engineering Building.  The following equipment is in use:

            HF station –  TS 940 transceiver

                                  SB 220 2KW amplifier

                                  Cushcraft A-3 20, 15, 10 Meter beam

                                  Butternut 80 through 10 Meter vertical

            VHF station- Icom 2 Meter all mode transceiver

                                  Alinco 2 Meter FM transeiver

                                  TNC

                                  Horizontal and vertical Yagis

The club also has a variety of electronic test equipment.

History of the Club

  The SIU Amateur Radio Club is one of the oldest student organizations on the Carbondale campus.  It was founded in 1935 and was affiliated with the Synton National Radio Fraternity for many years.  In the early years the club operated a station in Parkinson Laboratory. Later stations were located in Pulliam Hall, the Communications Building and The Engineering and Technology complex.  Today the club shack is on the ground floor of the D wing of Engineering. 

The Callsign

The club callsign, W9UIH was originally issued to the SIUC chapter of the Synton fraternity when the club was organized in the 1930s.  The club operated with the callsign WA9FGX for a period in the late 1970s-early 1980s.  Station Trustee and advisor  Mike Hoshiko, W9CJW  worked to recover the original callsign in the 1980s.  Today, the club retains its historic call thanks to Mike’s efforts.

CQ Alumni

Do you have stories, photos, QSL cards or anything else that could add to our history of amateur radio at SIU?  We would like to hear from you.  Please contact John, W9OW jmead@siu.edu.