In 1952 Ted Willett, W9NHE, and Earl Jenkins, W9LUQ, started a radio club now known as the “Fond du Lac Amateur Radio Club” with meetings held at KFIZ and other locations around town.

Over the years events have included participating in the ARRL Field Day contest, locating hidden transmitters (fox hunts) and communications for the "Winnebago marathon outboard motor races".

For many years Fond du Lac County was the only county that did not have a major Ham radio network in place. It was quite a struggle and required trips to Madison, but we finally got a state sanctioned network system in 1958.

Today, the club has resilient and enthusiastic membership interested in both carrying on some traditions of the past while embracing newer radio technologies. The club:

• Operates several VHF and UHF repeaters
• Enjoys monthly meetings to socialize and learn more about our diversifying hobby
• Publishes a monthly newsletter
• Maintains an active web and social media presence
• Collaborates with other local clubs to ensure robust area communications when called upon
• Provides communications support in local community events including parades, bicycle races, and emergency preparedness drills
• Continues the tradition of fox hunts
• Competes in radio contests
• Experiments with new modes and radio technologies