Wichita Amateur Radio Club

06/11/2026

Our next FREE VE session is coming up on Saturday (6/13) at 9AM. We would love to see you there!

Location: MakeICT
5920 E. Mount Vernon Street, Wichita, KS

Please register at:

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06/07/2026

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06/07/2026

We welcome Justin Jackson, W0VCG to the Wichita Amateur Radio Club. Justin holds a General Class license.

06/06/2026

Do you want to join the Wichita Amateur Radio Club? We use HamClubOnline.com to manage club memberships. Just follow these steps:

1. Go to HamClubOnline and click Register New. Follow the on-screen prompts to set up your personal account using your email and amateur radio callsign (or your name/email if you don't yet have a license).

2. Log In: Use your newly created credentials to log into the main menu.

3. Find the Club: Select Apply for Membership with a HamClubOnline Club.

4. Enter Club Details: Search for the the WARC Club Callsign W0SOE.

5. Pay Dues: Follow the prompts to submit your application and pay any required club dues. The system processes payments via PayPal, but you generally do not need a PayPal account and can pay directly with a credit card.

We would really like you to join our club. We are learning together and that is more fun than learning alone.

06/05/2026

Field Day, 2026

Our 2026 Field Day operation will be at the Wichita Fire Regional Training Center (4780 E 31st St S, Wichita, KS.). All hams - and the public are welcome. We'll have 3 Primary stations and a "Get On The Air" (GOTA) station for those who aren't licensed to give it a try.
Setup is Friday 6/26 starting about 1PM
Operation is Saturday 6/27 at 1PM until Sunday 6/28 at 1PM
Leave a DM if you want more information.

06/02/2026

This photo was taken on this day in 2018 and shows John KF0M (WARC station trustee and Chairperson of our Technical Committee) working on the repeaters on top of the Wesley Medical Center.

05/10/2026

Outstanding VE Session today:
17 New Technician Class Licensees
1 General Class Upgrade
2 Extra Class Upgrades
1 Expired licensee passed Tech to regain his Extra.

This was our first Saturday session all on computer. Our sessions will now be monthly on the 2nd Saturday of the month. It seems to be a popular option.

Our next VE session will be June 13 at MakeICT

05/06/2026

To the Wichita Amateur Radio Club:

Welcome to Week 6 of our weekly discussion series on the amateur radio hobby. Let’s get into this week’s topic.

Every amateur radio operator has that one bin or drawer filled with "useful" connectors, adapters, and mystery cables. What is the most obscure or surprisingly helpful item you’ve pulled out of your stash to save a field day or fix a station emergency? We’ll be sharing some of our own "shack saves" and want to hear about the spare part that saved your day.

Drop your thoughts in the comments.

05/05/2026

It’s Trivia Tuesday at the Wichita Amateur Radio Club! As we continue our 2026 ARRL Year of the Amateur Radio Club celebration, we’re looking at the "hidden language" of the airwaves that has kept our transmissions orderly for over a century.

THE TOPIC: The Origin of "Q" Signals

THE QUESTION: We use Q-signals every day to shorten our exchanges—QRM, QTH, QSL, and so on. While these are now a staple of amateur radio, they weren't actually invented by hams. Which international organization originally developed the first list of 45 Q-signals in 1909 to facilitate communication between maritime radio operators?

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Post your guess in the comments! Are you a CW op who lives by the Q-code, or a phone operator who still uses "QSL" out of habit?

THE REVEAL:
Check back tomorrow morning for the verified answer and a look at how these three-letter codes became a universal language for radio operators worldwide!