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Chicago Area Net Directory

Map of Northeast Illinois showing 33 amateur radio clubs, with club names and locations, including Chicago and suburbs, and Lake Michigan to the east.

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33 Northeast Illinois Amateur Radio Clubs (year est)

1)   Argonne Amateur Radio Club - W9ANL

1958

2) Big Thunder Amateur Radio Club - WA9GWM

1962

3) Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society (BARS) - K9BAR

1971

4) Chicago FM Club (CFMC) - WA9ORC

1965

5) Chicago Suburban Radio Association (CSRA) - W9SA

1924

6) DuPage Amateur Radio Club (DARC) - W9DUP

1948

7) Fox River Radio League (FRRL) - W9CEQ

1924

8) Grundy County Amateur Radio Club (GCARC) - KB9SZK

1923

9) Hamfesters Ham Radio Club - W9AA

1933

10) Kankakee Area Radio Society (KARS) - W9AZ

1929

11) Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club (KARC) - WA9CJN

1950

12) Lakeshore Radio Association (LRA) - KR9RK

1947

13) McHenry County Wireless Association (MCWA) - K9RN

1978

14) Metro DX Club of South Suburban Chicago - N9TK

1979

15) North Shore Radio Club (NSRC) - NS9RC

16) Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade (specialty group)

1980

2021

17) Northern Illinois DX Association (NIDXA)

1967

18) Rockford Amateur Radio Association (RARA) - W9AXD

1954

19) Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club (SARC) - K9IIK

1976

20) Six Meter Club of Chicago (SMCC) - K9ONA

1964

21) Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC) - W9SMC

1985

22) Society Radio Operators (SRO) - W9SRO (disbanded in 2025)

1940

23) Starved Rock Radio Club (SRRC) - W9MKS

1933

24) Suburban Technical Amateur Radio Systems (STARS)- KB9NTX

1974

25) Suburban UHF Amateur Repeater Society (SUFARS) - K9SA

1974

26) Tri-Town Radio Club - W9VT

27) Valley Amateur Repeater Association (VARA) - WR9ABQ

1932

1970

28) Western Area FM Amateur Repeater Club (WAFAR) - WB9AET

1975

29) Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs (WCRA) - W9CCU

1947

30) Windy City Amateur Radio Club (WCARS) - W9CRS

2024

31) York Radio Club (YRC) - W9YRC

1936

32) 220 MHz Guys Amateur Radio Club - WM9W

2011

33) The 415 Amateur Radio Club - N9WH

2019

Other Area Clubs

Central Illinois Radio Club of Bloomington - W9AML