Club becomes an ARRL Affiliated Club. 1955 Leo Michaelis W5WHU is president. Larry Price, then W5TIA, is the clubs vice president. Constitution is still in force and is still on file with the University. DX stations must work 25 Arkansas stations including five club members, US stations must include 10 club members.
Activity continues to be heavy throughout the sixties, again with the emphasis on traffic handling.
Dr. Cannon remains trustee and faculty advisor through 1961. W5YM and W5YJ, Oklahoma State University's club have a Field Day style competition at Ft Gibson Lake in Oklahoma. The next morning the two clubs drive to the Tulsa Hamfest. 1963 ARRL Section Net Certificate awarded. A new station is custom built in the penthouse of the building along with a new radar and microwave lab.