On January 7, 2007, the Door County Amateur Radio Club was fifty seven years old. However, there was a radio club in Door County before that, 84 years ago, in 1923, and at least one member is still living, Granted, this club was a group of people of whom some were interested in building radios, and some were interested in communicating by radio, but everybody was an amateur in radio then. Only a few companies were building radio equipment; in fact, most radio amateur transmitting equipment was "home brewed" up until the end of World War II.

A radio club was officially organized among 19 radio amateurs and fans at the Sturgeon Bay High School according to the January 19,1923, issue of the Door County News.