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About WØQQQ
WØQQQ's elected officers guide the club’s activities, outreach, compliance, budget, and organizational responsibilities. The presidency is reserved for an active K-State student, but other officer positions welcome participation from any club member eager to support amateur radio in a collaborative environment. Officers are elected in the first meeting of spring semester.
Take a look at our constitution for more information on our organizational structure and bylaws.
Current elected officers of the club.
- President: Garrett Greathouse, KFØUSR
- Secretary: Tommy Theis, KEØVUM
- Treasurer: David Yoder, KAØJPM
- Station Manager: James Klassen, ABØZW
- Activities Manager: Mahaila Hickman
- FCC Trustee: Jeff Sheldon, KC5QBT
Current and past members, grouped by decade.
- 2020s - Present
- 2000s - 2010s
- 1980s - 1990s
- 1960s - 1970s
- 1940s - 1950s
- 1920s - 1930s
At the heart of WØQQQ's station is an ICOM IC-7300, the club’s primary transceiver, used in both digital and analog modes to make contacts across all HF bands. The radio connects to multiple antennas, including an HF loop, CW dipoles, and a Yagi that can be oriented directionally to make contacts across the world. The ICOM IC-7300 is also connected to the club's desktop, enabling club operators to make contacts over FT8 and other digital protocols. The radio is web-accessible on the RCForb client - search for WØQQQ - orb ID 22288.
Lean more about the ICOM IC-7300:
Getting started in a new hobby can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. These resources are here to guide you as you explore the exciting world of Amateur Radio.
Note: These links were migrated from our old site and are in the process of being updated.
WØQQQ PAGES
- Manhattan-Area Frequency Chart
- 10-Codes
- Solar Activity and HF Propagation
- W1AW Schedule
- Amateur Radio Clubs (ARCs) of the Big 12
AMATEUR RADIO IN GENERAL- Amateur Radio Worldwide (HF Radio.org)
- Broadcast vs. Ham Radio
- Dayton Hamvention
- DXer.Com
- FCC
- FCC - Amateur Radio
- HamRad: Amateur Radio Search Engine
- Myron WØPBV's FREE Batteries for Hams Page
- On All Bands, by DX Engineering
- QRZ Main Page
- Radio Kit Guide.com
AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE (ARRL)- Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service - registration form (PDF)
- Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARRL)
- ARRL Letter Weekly Issues
- Ask the Doctor (Submit a technical question.)
- Audio News (weekly)
- Band Plan Charts
- Callsign Renewals
- Columbia ARC Go Kit Competition/Exhibition
- Contests (All)
- DX Bulletins
- DXCC
- Find an Amateur Radio Exam Session
- General Bulletins
- Getting Licensed
- How to Get Started in Amateur Radio (ARRL)
- Insurance
- Kansas Section - ARRL
- Keplerian Data Bulletins
- License Manuals
- Membership
- Midwest Division
- Midwest Division Newsletter - Latest Edition (PDF)
- On-the-Air Activities
- Outgoing QSL Bureau
- PART 97
- Propagation Bulletins
- Radio Waves quarterly newsletter
- School Club Roundup
- Store
- The Doctor Is In (biweekly podcast on iTunes)
- The Doctor Is In (biweekly podcast archive)
- What is Ham Radio?
ANTIQUE RADIO- Antique Electronic Supply
- Antique Radio Restoration & Repair
- AntiqueRadio.com
- AntiqueRadio.com Links
- David's Antique Radio Links by KAØJPM
- EverythingRadio.com
- John's Vintage Radio and Speaker Reconing
- Nostalgia Air - Antique Radio Resources
CALLSIGN DATABASES- Amateur Radio License Map (lookups by Zip Code, etc.)
- FCC License Search
- HF Radio.org Directory of Databases
- Manhattan and Nearby Counties de WØPBV
- QRZ Callsign Database
CENTER FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AT K-STATE- ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative
- Cheers for College Amateur Radio (by ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher)
- Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative (Facebook) •••
- Kansas Amateur Repeater Council
- Kaw Valley Amateur Radio Club (Topeka)
- Longwave Club of America
- Northeast Kansas Amateur Radio Club (KØHAM)
- Quarter Century Wireless Association
- Ten-Ten International
- Tips and Tonics for Healthier Radio Clubs
CW (MORSE CODE) TRAINING- A Learning Approach to Achieve QRQ by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- ARRL - Code Practice MP3 Files
- ARRL - Code Practice Schedule
- ARRL - Code Transmissions
- ARRL - Learning Morse Code (Links)
- CW Academy (Facebook)
- Daily Quotes in Morse Code
- DitDit.fm: 0 to 20 WPM in Nine Months
- DitDit.fm Podcasts
- Dits and Dahs: The ABCs of Morse Code Operating, by Ed Tobias, KR3E, $15.95
- FISTS CW Club
- Harvard Study on Morse Code Training (1943) (PDF) by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Just Learn Morse Code (software)
- Kansas CW Traffic Net: 3.547 MHz, Nightly, 7:00 & 10:00 P CT
- Learning CW Code (Facebook)
- Learning CW code / Get On-air Scheds (Facebook)
- Learning to Copy Two and Three Words at a Time by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Morse Camp
- Morse Code Ninja by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Morse Code Practice Videos by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Morse Code Speed vs. Proficiency (YouTube) by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Parks on the Air
- Text to Morse Code MP3 Conversion
- The CW Operators' Club
- WDØESF Slow Speed Net, 3.547 MHz, Mondays, 7:30 P CT
DX- AC6V DX Reference Guide
- DXer.Com
- HF Radio.org
- Prefix Finder - K4UTE
- QSL Routes -- Daily DX
- Rare DX Sound Clips 2019
- rec.radio.amateur.dx newsgroup (via Google)
- Zero Incoming QSL Bureau
DXCC PROGRAM (ARRL)- DX Bulletins
- DXCC Entities Lists (current and deleted)
- DXCC FAQ
- DXCC Program (home)
- DXCC Rules
- Outgoing QSL Bureau
- Zero QSL Bureau
ELECTRONICS- All About Electronic Circuits for Kids
- A Simple Guide to Electronic Components (video)
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering Glossary
- How a Vacuum Tube Works (video by Mr. Carlson, 27 min.)
- Video Crash Course in Beginner Electronics
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS- 2-meter ground-plane antenna plans (Hamuniverse)
- 2-meter ground-plane antenna plans (qsl.net)
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service - registration form (PDF)
- Amateur Radio Operators Preparing for the Worst (The Atlantic)
- Emergency Communications 101 (video)
- Emergency Communications Driving Increase in Amateur Radio Operators
- Emergency Communicator's Training Notebook (St. Louis Metro ARES/RACES)
- Go Bag Video (AmRRON)
- IARU Emergency Telecommunications Guide 2015
- Jim Foster's Go Kit Documents
- Make an Emergency Communication Plan
- RACES Plan for Kansas (draft, 1-2016)
- Severe Storm Safety and Information Show Schedule
- Where to go During a Communications Shutdown Site 1
- Where to go During a Communications Shutdown Site 2
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS- Advanced Battery Systems
- Advanced Electronic Applications (AEA)
- Ameritron
- Antennas.us
- Astron (power supplies)
- Bencher
- Coaxial Dynamics
- Comet Antennas
- Cubex Quad Antenna Co.
- Drake
- Elecraft Kits
- Field Components (RF connectors)
- Hal Communications
- Hamtronics
- Hy-Gain / Telex
- Icom America
- Kantronics
- Kenwood
- MFJ
- Mirage
- Mitchell Electronics (custom transformers and toroids)
- Nemal Electronics
- Optoelectronics
- Palomar Engineers
- Peter W. Dahl Co.
- Polyphaser
- QRO Technologies
- Ranger Communications
- RF Concepts
- SGC, Inc.
- Ten Tec
- Uniden
- Vectronics
- Vibroplex
- Yaesu
EQUIPMENT REPAIR
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS- All Electronics Corp. (components)
- Alltronics Corp. (components)
- Allied Electronics, Inc.
- Amateur Electronic Supply
- Arrow Electronics (millions of parts)
- Associated Radio
- Atomic Time
- Batteries America
- Battery Station
- Burghardt Amateur Center
- Cable Experts
- C&S Sales
- Circuit Specialists / Webtronics
- Communication Concepts
- Gigaparts.com
- Ham City
- Ham Radio Classifieds
- Ham Radio Outlet
- International Components Corp.
- MCM Electronics
- Mouser Electronics *****
- Nemal Cable and Connectors
- RADIODAN W7RF (Henry Amplifiers)
- Radio Works
- RF Parts
- Scanner World, USA
- Texas Towers
- The Ham Station
- The RF Connection
- Tucker Electronics
- Universal Radio / RF Fun
- Waytek Wire
EXAMS- Amateur Radio Practice Exams
- Exams for Amateur Radio Licenses - ARRL
- Exams for Amateur Radio Licenses - W5YI
- Find an Amateur Radio Exam Session - ARRL
- Ham Radio Playlist / Free Videos
FCC- FCC Amateur Radio Service Site
- FCC Form 605 Download (2014)
- FCC Site Map
- FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
- Radio Operator FCC User Profile and FRN Registration (2019)
FCC LICENSE RENEWAL - 2025 ($35)- Note: CORES = COmmission REgistration System
- Application Fee Instructions (ARRL)
- CORES Login (FCC)
- CORES Payment Process / Instructions
- CORES System Video Tutorials
- FCC Registration – LOGIN (CORES)
- FCC Registration System LOGIN
- License Search
HAM RADIO ETIQUETTE 101 WITH FAITH HANNAH, KD3Z- How to Call a Station in an HF Pile-up
- How to Make a Contact on a Repeater
- Playlist
- What Is DX Spotting?
ICOM IC-7300 OPERATING AND RESOURCE VIDEOS
KSU STUDENT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION- Center for Student Involvement ***
- OrgCentral ***
- Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment and Reviewing Complaints
- Student Amnesty Policy
- Student Involvement FAQs ***
- Student Involvement Policies
- Student Organization Conduct Code and Process for Discipline
- Student Organization Event Policy
- Student Organization Policies ***
- Student Organization Recognition Policy ***
- Student Organization Registration Policy
KSUARC HISTORY
NEWSGROUPS AVAILABLE VIA GOOGLE GROUPS- alt.ham-radio.packet
- rec.antiques.radio+phono
- rec.radio.amateur.antenna
- rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
- rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc
- rec.radio.amateur.dx
- rec.radio.amateur.equipment
- rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
- rec.radio.amateur.misc
- rec.radio.amateur.policy
- rec.radio.amateur.space
- rec.radio.info
- rec.radio.scanner
- rec.radio.shortwave
- rec.radio.swap
OPERATING- Band Plan Charts
- Does your HF signal crash your neighbor's DSL service?
- Download Actual Radio Calls (Gordon West - WB6NOA)
- Echolink
- Frequency Allocations Wall Chart (web page)
- Frequency Allocations Wall Chart (PDF)
- Ham Gallery (links, pics, sound clips)
- Ham Nation | Twit.TV
- HamRadio.world
- Ham Radio (dot) World (YouTube)
- Kansas Repeater Council
- KC Ham Link (for new licensees)
- Net Control Manager
- Public Service Events 101 (video)
- Repeater Directory for Kansas
- Sending Morse Code / straight key, paddles and iambic keying (video)
- Six Meters Worldwide
- Spectrum Scopes and Identifying Signals Visually, Kevin Loughin, KB9RLW
- Topeka Area Nets (Kaw Valley ARC)
- U.S. Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations (ARRL)
- Why Propagation Repeats About Every 27 Days
- Zen and the Art of HF Tuning (PDF) (de WSØI)
PROPAGATION- ARRL Propagation Bulletins
- PSK Automatic Propagation Reporter
- PSK Automatic Propagation Reporter - Map Display
- KC2G Worldwide MUF Map
- KC2G Worldwide MUF Map - What Is It?
- Long & Short Wave Radio Wave Uses | Electromagnetic Spectrum (YouTube)
- Radio Waves: What are Radio Waves, and How Do They Work? (YouTube)
- Solar Cycle Progression Graph - NOAA
- Space Weather for a Modern World (Tamitha Skov)
PUBLISHERS- Antique Radio Classified
- ARRL Publications
- Buckmaster Publishing
- CQ Magazine
- CQ Newsroom
- Go List
- Ham University (license preparation software)
- John T. Frye's Carl and Jerry (from Popular Electronics)
- Radio License Test Preparation Resources
SHORTWAVE LISTENING / GENERAL RADIO TOPICS- AntennaSearch.com
- Association of North American Radio Clubs
- Bookmarks and Links very impressive!
- FM Signal Locator
- Learn About Shortwave Listening (YouTube video)
- North American Shortwave Association
- Radio Locator
- short-wave.info
- SIGIDWIKI.COM Signal Identification Guide
- SWLing.com
- SWLing.com Blog
- SWL Links from NW7US
- TV Signal Locator
- World Radio TV Handbook
- WWW Shortwave Listening Guide
TECHNICAL- Antenna & Transmatch Field Manual, by Eric Weaver, NØEW
- Capacitors Explained (video), by The Engineering Mindset
- DX Commander: Antennas, Theory, Operating (YouTube)
- Electronics Tutorials
- How a Tube Works, by Mr. Carlson's Lab
- How to Install Messi and Paoloni UHF Coax PL 259 Connectors on Ultraflex 10 Coax Cable
- Lessons in Electric Circuits, by Tony R. Kuphaldt
- Mr. Carlson's Lab, YouTube Channel on troubleshooting and restoration
TIME- CST is 6 hours behind UTC, and CDT is 5 hours behind UTC (Convert both times to a 24-hour clock.)
- Central Time to UTC Converter (utctime.net)
- Central Time to UTC Converter (World Time Buddy)
- National Institute of Science and Technology Time
- NIST Radio Broadcasts FAQ
- NIST Telephone Time-of-Day Service
- U. S. Naval Observatory Time
- U. S. Naval Observatory Time Service Dept.
- Where Time Comes From (video)
- WWV Video Tour
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