Story County Amateur Radio Club

Serving Ames, Nevada, and all of Story County Iowa since 1961

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May 4, 1961

Photo of the ARRL Certer of Affiliation Certificate for the Story County Amateur Radio Club

SCARC affiliates with ARRL

1969

Front side of the Story County Amateur Radio Club QSL card for W0YL. The card has the text: W. L. "Tiny" Cassell Memorial Station.
Back side of the Story County Amateur Radio Club QSL card for W0YL. The card has the text: Wallace L. Cassell (1899-1966) Licensed as 9YL, W9YL and W0YL. Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University 1939 to 1966.

SCARC adopts W0YL callsign

After Wallace Cassell death, his call sign W0YL was transferred to SCARC as a memorial station.

1982

SCARC aquires the Ames Repeater

SCARC absorbed the Ames Repeater Association. With this merger, SCARC added the Repeater Manager officer position and a separate repeater fund.

May 4, 2011

50 year anniversary certificate of the ARRL affiliation

50 year anniversary of ARRL affiliation

2017

IAQP logo

SCARC becomes IAQP organizor

The Ottumwa Amateur Radio Club has passed the organizational responsibilities for the annual Iowa QSO Party to SCARC.

2023

VEs at the January 28th, 2024 session. Pictured are Claus (AE0S), Ron (KN0R), Skip (AD0H), Michael (N1XK), Chuck (WA0ROI), and Bill (WI0JK)
VEs at the January 28th, 2024 session.

SCARC VE Team created

SCARC members Claus Niesen (AE0S), Ron Nelson (KNOR) and Bill Boswell (WI0JK) form the Laurel VE team. The first testing session was held on October 22nd, 2023.