The 1930’s
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1939 President- Ralph Pegram
Club membership and activity seems to wane this year. There are several board meetings to decide whether there should be a stock split, that is, return club certificates which were purchased for $10, and repurchase them to raise more money, or simply pay them off and start over. The club was able to pull together and keep the certificate system working, but it did carry through with a stock split. It was soon realized that there were many more certificate holders than actual active members. It seemed that the club had turned more into a business atmosphere rather than a radio club.
December, 1939 - The club asks Mr. Gordon Gray to assist them in their quest to let hams put their call signs on their license plates. Through the efforts of the club, the state passed a bill allowing hams their Vanity tags.
1938 President-William Crews
April, 1938 - W4NC earns Worked All States Certificate #440.
September, 1938 - F. E. Handy, communications manager for the ARRL addresses the club.
1937 President-
1936 President- C. R. Brewer, W4RA
October, 1936 - W4NC becomes the sponsor of the first place trophy for the ORS contest (Official Relay Station). It was dubbed as the "most desirable and biggest prize given in Amateur Radio.
December, 1936 - The club rolls out an 800 watt transmitter, deemed to be one of the most powerful ham stations in the country.
1935 President C. R. Brewer, W4RA
June, 1935 - W4NC takes first place in the Eastern division of the
ARRL Field Day operating from
August, 1935 - W4NC completes a 5 kW gasoline powered generator to serve as power source in the event of disaster.
November, 1935 - The club debuts its 600 watt transmitter, more powerful than the local AM broadcast station WSJS.
1934 President,- F. E. Beaudry
February, 1934 - A massive ice and sleet storm devastates
1933 President- Peter Blum, Jr.
December, 1933 - W4NC acts to relay results of the
1932 President - James Crump, W4ZN
February, 1932 - H. L. Caveness, director of the
March, 1932 - The club joins up with the Army to become an official relay station to aid the Military as well as the Red Cross.
March, 1932 - With the purchase of two lots of land from Clyde Brewer for $100, the club becomes the first amateur radio club to own its own property. The clubhouse was designed and built that summer, thus making the club only one in the nation to have their own clubhouse.
September 17, 1932 - Official opening the WSARC clubhouse, complete
with a barbecue and hamfest. The building was put up in three weeks, and the
two towers reached 65 feet in the air....all made with plaster lath and two by
fours. Painted white, many people remarked that they looked like "
1931 President -
Al Hege, W4ABT
September 25 & 26, 1931 – The club holds its first “Hamfest” at the Hotel Robert E. Lee and the
Carolina Theater (now the
The QST write-up on the convention is here.
December 17, 1930 - Several hams gather together to form the Winston-Salem Amateur Radio Club. This was a dinner meeting, and all agreed to meet again on the 28th to work out a name, discuss officers, and work on gaining a club call sign. The group gathered again on December 30, 1930, and using the call 4NC, they made contacts discussing the formation of their new club in hopes of gaining a section convention.