North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Student Amateur Radio Society Records
UA 021.428
Special Collections Research Center
4.0 Linear feet
1930-1995
The records of the North Carolina State University Student Amateur Radio Society contain meeting minutes, rosters of members, newsletters, club information, log books of radio activities, and QSL cards documenting calls. The Society operates under the callsign W4ATC.
The Student Amateur Radio Society (also known at various times as the Amateur Radio Club and the Amateur Radio Society) was first established at NC State in 1930 or 1931, and was still active in 2008.
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Reference Staff.
5 archival boxes, 1 archival half box, 3 card boxes
North Carolina State University. Student Amateur Radio Society.
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Transferred from the North Carolina State University Student Amateur Radio Society
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Student Amateur Radio Society Records, UA 021.428, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information note
Processed by Cate Putirskis,
2008 May
Encoded by Cate Putirskis,
2008 May
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Historical Note
The Student Amateur Radio Society (also known at various times as the Amateur Radio Club and the Amateur Radio Society) was first established at NC State in 1930 or 1931. The club was licensed under the callsign W4ATC, which it was still using in 2008. The Student Amateur Radio Society has operated out of many different locations around campus during its nearly 80 years of existence, actively exchanging greetings with other amateur radio operators from around the world.
For more information about the history of the Student Amateur Radio Society, visit their
website.
Scope and Content Note
The records of the North Carolina State University Student Amateur Radio Society contain meeting minutes, rosters of members, newsletters, club information, log books of radio activities, and QSL cards documenting calls. Materials range in date from 1930 to 1995.
Organization of the Collection
Files and logs are arranged alphabetically by topic, and then chronologically therein. QSL cards have been kept arranged as recieved, and do not follow any discernable order. W4ATC QSL cards have been separated from the other QSL cards, and can be found in a file in Half Box 6.
North Carolina State University--Students--History.
North Carolina State University. Student Amateur Radio Society.
Amateur radio stations--North Carolina
College students--North Carolina--Societies, etc.
Student activities--North Carolina
Accounts
1
1
1950-1951
Correspondence and Financial Records
1
2
1970-1990
FCV-1 Converter
1
3
undated
General Information
1
4
1955-1975
General Information
1
5
1966-1972
General Information
1
6
1967-1975
General Information
1
7
1969-1975
General Information
1
8
1973-1990
General Information
1
9
1984-1995
General Information
1
10
1989-1990
General Information
2
1
1994-1995
History of the club
2
2
1995
Letterhead
2
3
Jan. 1990
Licensing Classes Manual, American Radio Relay League
2
4
1971
Licensing Information
2
5
undated
Log Book
2
6
20 Oct. 1936 - 23 Nov. 1938
Log Book (W4ATC-K4WAI Sweepstakes)
2
7
19-26 Nov. 1949
Log Book
2
8
20 Nov. 1954 - 4 May 1955
Log Book (#7)
2
9
1 Dec. 1954 - 29 Mar. 1955
Log Book (#8)
2
10
5 May 1955 - 16 Mar. 1957
Log Book (#9)
2
11
16 Mar. 1957 - 19 Mar. 1958
Log Book (#10)
2
12
19 Mar. - 19 Oct. 1958
Log Book (#11)
2
13
19 Oct. 1958 - 19 Feb. 1959
Log Book (#12)
2
14
20 Feb. - 30 Oct. 1959
Log Book (#13)
2
15
31 Oct. 1959 - 28 Jul. 1960
Log Book (#14)
2
16
28 Jul. - 5 Nov. 1960
Log Book (#15)
3
1
8 Nov. 1960 - 15 Mar. 1961
Log Book (#16)
3
2
15 Mar. - 22 Jul. 1961
Log Book (#17)
3
3
25 Jul. - 24 Sept. 1961
Log Book (#17)
3
4
25 Jul. 1961 - 24 Mar. 1962
Log Book (#18)
3
5
22 Mar. - 27 Nov. 1962
Log Book
3
6
7 Feb. - 5 May 1963
Log Book
3
7
5 May 1963 - 8 Feb. 1964
Log Book (#21)
3
8
8 Feb. 1964 - 4 Apr. 1965
Log Book (#22)
3
9
8 Apr. 1965 - 8 Mar. 1966
Log Sheets
3
10
1967
Log Sheets (1 of 2)
3
11
1968
Log Sheets (2 of 2)
3
12
1968
Log Sheets (1 of 2)
4
1
1969
Log Sheets (2 of 2)
4
2
1969
Log Sheets (1 of 2)
4
3
1970
Log Sheets (2 of 2)
4
4
1970
Log Sheets (1 of 2)
4
5
1971
Log Sheets (2 of 2)
5
1
1971
Log Sheets (1 of 3)
5
2
1972
Log Sheets (2 of 3)
5
3
1972
Log Sheets (3 of 3)
5
4
1972
Meeting Minutes
5
5
1947-1948
Meeting Minutes
5
6
1949-1950
Meeting Minutes
5
7
1950-1951
Membership Rosters
6
1
1967
Membership Rosters
6
2
1991-1995
Newsletter
6
3
Jan. 1972
QSL cards (1 of 3)
7
1930-1980
QSL cards (2 of 3)
8
1930-1980
QSL cards (3 of 3)
9
1930-1980
Technician article
6
4
Mar. 1992
W4ATC QSL cards
6
5
1958-1994