Our regular meetings are at the Southbridge Church, 15500 S. 73rd Ave. in Orland Park.

Our next activity is scheduled for January 16, 2026@ 7:00PM, our annual Winterfest! Please join us for a fun night out with your fellow Metro DX Club members and families. We already have nice prizes for this year's event with more to come. Family members are welcome.

Friday, January 16th, 2026   7:00 p.m.

Papa Joe's, 14459 South La Grange Road, Orland Park, IL 60462     708 403-9099

Family style menu includes soup, salad, pasta, chicken dish, meat dish, vegetables, potatoes, and dessert. Also included are coffee, tea, milk, and soft drinks.

The price this year is $35 per person, tax and tip included. Cash Bar.

Payment is due in advance by January 12th, 2026. Lee needs to call in our count to the restaurant a week before the event.

FIELD DAY 2026

Watch for plans for ARRL Field Day 2026.

Our meetings are normally held on the third Friday of each month. We also have an informal dinner gathering before our meetings . Watch for details.

For those who are members, joining via Zoom, please check out our Groups.io list. If you need our Zoom link, email N9TK at att DOT net.

Past ZOOM meetings are being graciously recorded by K9EL. Here is the link to the recordings: http://www.k9el.com/MetroDX/Meetings.htm

The Metro DX Club is proud to use the callsign W9TY that originally belonged to one of our members, Mr. Bill DeGeer, for the Bill DeGeer Memorial Station. Our club was founded in 1979 and has seen many changes over the years. One thing, however, has remained constant - our love of DX.

The Metro DX Club is an ARRL Affiliated club. All are welcome to join us at one of our regular meetings. Come enjoy the DX discussion, the program, and the refreshments!!

Our meetings are held at 7:00 P.M. normally on the third Friday of each month at the Southbridge Church, 15500 S. 73rd Ave. in Orland Park, IL. 

All are invited to become a club member! Annual dues are only $15.00. You can pay by check or PayPal to w9ty@arrl.net  if you wish. https://www.paypal.com

Becoming a member of our club is EASY!

A membership application can be printed and mailed to our address below.

Winter Fest Wrap Up 2024

The Club held its our annual Winterfest on Friday, January 19, 2024 at Papa Joe's restaurant in Orland Park. We had a nice turnout with 25 Metro members and guests attending. We were able to use their banquet room which allowed for more privacy and room to move around. 

Our new president, Patrick W9PDS passed out free door prize tickets and offered tickets to those interested in our 50-50 raffle. We had lots of nice door prizes. Our grand prizes included a UR5CDX paddle or similar valued up tp $150, a 2 meter handheld, and an ARRL Antenna Handbook. We sat down for a nice meal. There was more time later to mingle with everyone attending. It seemed like everyone had a good time.

We would like to thank our prize donors including Metro DX Club, K9LA, our ARRL Central Division director,  DX Engineering,  MFJ Enterprises,  KB3IFH QSL's, Andriy W9KM donating tool kits, Tony Martinez donating a new handheld and Laura making up gift bags for the ladies. Everyone won something. A beautiful plaque was presented to our outgoing president Jim N9TK for his many years of service and dedication to the Club.

A photo was also taken of the ILQP Club plaque Metro won again this year (3 in a row). Pictured are those attending Winterfest that participated.

We hope to see everyone again at 2025 WINTERFEST.

Lee WA9LEY