The Stourbridge and District Amateur Radio Society (StARS), holding the call sign G6OI, was founded in 1938 by Alec Higgins G8GF and Donald Rock G8PR with support from J. Timbrell G6OI, initially holding meetings at the Toc ‘H’ Club Room in Lower High Street, Stourbridge, before suspending activities during World War II while key members maintained contact. Post-war, meetings resumed in 1946 at King Edward VI School, and in 1947 the society affiliated with the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), subscribed to Short Wave Magazine (until 1952), and joined the short-lived Association of Midland Radio Clubs. The 1950s saw visits from prominent RSGB figures like Arthur Milne G2MI in 1949 and John Clarricoats G6CL in 1950, as well as the Mayor of Stourbridge in 1955; meeting venues shifted to Brotherhood Hall in 1957 due to cost increases, with the society’s first National Field Day (NFD) entry that year on Clent Hills. By 1959, current rules were ratified, and in 1961 meetings moved to Foley College of Further Education amid accommodation issues, coinciding with NFD wins in 1961 and 1962, plus five Affiliated Societies contest victories by 1962; the club call sign G6OI was allocated in August 1962 after J. Timbrell relinquished his personal call. Further relocations included Longlands School in 1965, a short-lived club room at Scout H.Q. in 1968 (abandoned in 1969 due to low support), and incorporation of the Old Swinford Hospital School Radio Club G4CVK in 1969. The society excelled in contests throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, with NFD wins in 1967 and 1968, VHF NFD entries from 1969 onward placing as high as 24th in 1971, and individual members like Tom Cashmore G3BMY dominating top-band contests, Brian Kennedy G3ZUL winning International Amateur Television Contests in 1972-1973, and others serving as RSGB representatives. Membership stabilized at around 35 from surrounding areas like Dudley and Kidderminster, with assets including transmitters, receivers, and antennas for field operations, and annual trophies like the Alec Higgins Rose Bowl introduced in 1961. As of 2008, the society continued weekly Monday evening meetings at 8pm at Oldswinford Hospital School in Heath Lane, Stourbridge. In recent times, as of late 2025, StARS remains active, hosting a club net every Thursday night on 145.325 MHz and welcoming visitors to join.