Indiana University Amateur Radio Club
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Indiana University Amateur Radio Club or K9IU is the amateur radio
club at Indiana University, Bloomington. The club is involved in a wide range of amateur radio activities, including contesting and local community service (for example, the Hilly hundred
).
, both with IRLP links. The club runs a weekly net
, and has a shack in the Indiana Memorial Union
's west tower (the "student activities tower"), with two HF rigs. Antennas include an HF beam, and are located on top of the tower where the shack is located.
, the physics department had been licensed under the call 9YAG. The club was founded by 1925 and was licensed under the call W9IU by 1930. Later, the club's call was changed to K9UAN, and in 1960 it moved to a shack at the Indiana Memorial Union
. The club's current call sign, K9IU, was issued in 1962.
Amateur radio
Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
club at Indiana University, Bloomington. The club is involved in a wide range of amateur radio activities, including contesting and local community service (for example, the Hilly hundred
Hilly hundred
The Hilly Hundred is an annual, two day, non competitive bicycle tour through Greene, Monroe and Owen Counties in southern Indiana. The ride takes place over one weekend in the middle of October, when most of the fall foliage is changing colors. It consists of two days of 50-mile routes, for a...
).
Facilities and services
K9IU currently operates a 2-meter and a 70cm repeaterAmateur radio repeater
An amateur radio repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level amateur radio signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation...
, both with IRLP links. The club runs a weekly net
Amateur radio net
An amateur radio net, or simply ham net, is an gathering of amateur radio operators. Most nets convene on a regular schedule and specific frequency, and are organized for a particular purpose, such as relaying messages, discussing a common topic of interest, in severe weather , emergencies, or...
, and has a shack in the Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana Memorial Union
The Indiana Memorial Union is a student union building at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is located at 900 E 7th Street....
's west tower (the "student activities tower"), with two HF rigs. Antennas include an HF beam, and are located on top of the tower where the shack is located.
History
In the early 1920s1920s
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, the physics department had been licensed under the call 9YAG. The club was founded by 1925 and was licensed under the call W9IU by 1930. Later, the club's call was changed to K9UAN, and in 1960 it moved to a shack at the Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana Memorial Union
The Indiana Memorial Union is a student union building at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is located at 900 E 7th Street....
. The club's current call sign, K9IU, was issued in 1962.