Chicago Suburban Radio Association - W9SW

06/29/2018

Veterans Park - North Riverside, IL
We were 2A

04/24/2018

Are you ready for Field Day? It will be here soon. The CSRA will be back in North Riverside, IL operating as W9SW! More here!

Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.

11/05/2017

Thanks to Roberto WA9E for sending this along!

09/25/2017

CSRA is saddened to announce the passing of one of our members, Ray Fiorini KC9QCM. Service info:

Dressler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home
203 S Marion Street Oak Park Ill 708-788-3273

WAKE TUESDAY 9-26-2017 3-8 pm

FUNERAL WEDNESDAY 9-27-2017
Dressler, Brown, Williams 9:15

MASS 10:00 am St Giles Oak Park
Queen of Heaven Cemetary

09/18/2017

09/04/2017

Test your antenna at our ANTENNA SHOOTOUT, this coming Saturday!

Come one come all! The Great “CSRA Antenna Shootout I” event! Saturday September 9th at Veterans Park in North Riverside. This is the first of its kind so don’t miss out! The Chicago Suburban…

08/28/2017

Ham Radio and Hurricane Harvey.

Ham radio underwent a resurgence in the United States after Hurricane Katrina

08/15/2017

CSRA GENERAL MEETING - THURSDAY AUGUST 17, 2017 - 7PM

QSLs and QSLing featuring Ed WA9GQK

Part I of a two part presentation on QSLs and Logging. Ed, WA9GQK, will show how to get set up for QSL'ing so you can start receiving cards and certificates for those special stations you have worked.

Whether they are from some exotic DX, a Special Event station or just some other ham with whom you have made a memorable contact, collecting cards for these QSOs is one of the fun parts of ham radio and is tangible evidence of activity that you can enjoy for years to come.

Click here for directions! http://www.csraham.com/map.htm

06/27/2017

June 24 & 25, 2017

06/16/2017

The Chicago Suburban Radio Association will be in operation for Field Day 2017, Saturday June 24
through Sunday June 25 at Veteran's Park in North Riverside. All are welcome to attend or stop by to see the
24-hour on-air operation. http://www.csraham.com/csra-FD.htm

05/22/2017

CSRA GENERAL MEETING - NEW DATE AND LOCATION FOR MAY

THURSDAY MAY 25, 2017

The Club meets at

Off Broadway Pub
9048 Monroe Ave. in Brookfield.
Club members generally start to arrive around 6:30 PM. Come on out and enjoy dinner, drinks.
Discussion will focus on Field Day 2017!

http://www.csraham.com/

04/22/2017

Boy Scout event at Sante Fe Caboose. The scouts arrived at the caboose in canoes on the DesPlaines River to do a clean up. Vince NT9N and Tom N9TM operated W9SW on 20m using the wire dipole strung between the trees over the wooden deck.