W5YD, Mississippi State University Amateur Radio Club

W5YD, Mississippi State University Amateur Radio Club W5YD is one of the oldest, continuously active amateur radio clubs in the United States. Department of Commerce in January 1920. Mr.

It has its origins as the amateur radio station 5YD permit issued to Mississippi A&M by the U.S. The “W” was later added to MSU’s club call sign when the federal government brought all American stations into compliance with international agreements on radio station identification. W5YD operates from its station located in the Simrall Electrical & Computer Engineering Building on the Campus of Miss

issippi State University in the W.P. Gearhiser Ham Radio Club Room named after the late Gearhiser, who served as the faculty sponsor of the club for more than 35 years. Gearhiser was an amateur radio operator for over 75 years first getting licensed his freshman year at MSU. He went on to earn his bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering from Mississippi State in 1931 and 1932, respectively. As faculty sponsor he provided valuable leadership to amateur radio operators on campus. As the university’s superintendent of utilities for 15 years starting in 1960, he was also known as “the keeper of the chimes” for the Carillon Tower at the Chapel of Memories, programming the music that resounded over the campus daily. A duty he performed for years after his retirement in 1975.

W5YD working the Mississippi QSO Party today, graciously hosted by N4OGW
04/06/2024

W5YD working the Mississippi QSO Party today, graciously hosted by N4OGW

02/15/2024

The W5YD EchoLink node has been reactivated.

W5YD will be operating for ARRL Field Day this weekend. For anyone in our area, please feel free to visit us at Dorman L...
06/24/2023

W5YD will be operating for ARRL Field Day this weekend. For anyone in our area, please feel free to visit us at Dorman Lake. Otherwise, we hope to see you on the air!

02/13/2023

W5YD will be operating in the ARRL school Club roundup this week. We hope to be on every afternoon and evening until Friday the 17th. we currently are on 14.244MHz USB. Shoot us a DM if you want to know where we are currently operating.

W5YD club call activated at the club advisor's station, N4OGW, by club vice president, KG5XR, under the watch of Sora, t...
04/02/2022

W5YD club call activated at the club advisor's station, N4OGW, by club vice president, KG5XR, under the watch of Sora, the CAT-control supervisor, for the 2022 Mississippi QSO Party.

05/29/2021

Field Day 2021 is coming up! This year, field day is being hosted by W5YD along with MagARC and Lownes County Amateur Radio Club participating. The event will be returning to last year’s location of the Mary Holmes Community College in West Point. Field day takes place from Saturday, June 26th at 1pm to Sunday, June 27th at 4pm. Come out and see us, meet with other local hams and get on the air.

Congrats to the 3 new officers of the W5YD club :Logan, KN4TCK as president Colby KI5KRZ as vice president Patrick KM4VM...
04/24/2021

Congrats to the 3 new officers of the W5YD club :
Logan, KN4TCK as president
Colby KI5KRZ as vice president
Patrick KM4VMY as station manager
(This photo is from our March 2021 event on the Drill Field)

W5YD/100 is on the air! 😁
11/14/2020

W5YD/100 is on the air! 😁

Ham Radio is all about hands-on experimentation and applying principles of electronics. Here's one of the new members, K...
10/11/2020

Ham Radio is all about hands-on experimentation and applying principles of electronics. Here's one of the new members, KI5KRZ, building his own antenna and experimenting to find the best feed point taps on a j-pole.

The W5YD Amateur Radio Club hosted a ham radio license testing session on Saturday, October 10th. Two new members obtain...
10/11/2020

The W5YD Amateur Radio Club hosted a ham radio license testing session on Saturday, October 10th. Two new members obtained their tech licenses and two upgraded to general class. Congratulations to all!

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Mississippi State, MS
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