Long Island's Oldest Ham Radio Club Est. 1947
Click the image or title above to see photos from the Open House. An article is in the works. The event was featured in a Newsday article. https://archive.is/IGQaj Here is a video from a SCRC club member, Joe – WI2M on his YouTube channel Ham Radio on the Go, showcasing the Open House and Balloon…
Suffolk County Radio Club Open House Saturday, April 19th | 9 AM – 5 PMAt the Clubhouse — aka RF Wonderland Get ready for a full day of radio awesomeness, hands-on fun, and more nerdy excitement than a stack of freshly charged HTs. Here’s what’s in the mix: Wanna talk on the air? YOU CAN.Spin…
The 220 MHz band or also known as the 1.25 meter band in the VHF spectrum has always interested me. Most newly licensed hams tend to purchase a dual band 2m/440 MHz HT or mobile then eventually get on the 2m repeaters to start their ham adventures, me? I went a different route. After getting…
It is only the 5th day of 2025 and we are making club history again. Since the club now has it’s own Zoom license we have created a Zoom Room that is open to all members at anytime. You can access to SCRC 24 Hour Zoom Room login info on the ZOOM pdf which is…
As I sit here pecking away at my keyboard I am thinking about the progress the club has made this past year. 2024 was a banner year for the Suffolk County Radio Club. Club membership has exploded. We started 2024 with approximately 56 dues paying members. As we end 2024 we have 90 dues paying…
On a brisk Saturday morning under the cover of cloudy skies 6 members of the Brookhaven ARES group gathered for the pre-event briefing in the Smith Point Park parking lot. It was the morning of the 2024 Smith Point Bridge 5k for Literacy on September 07, 2024. Assignments were disseminated, the event route and protocols…
The monthly club breakfast was held on August 18, 2024 at McDonalds in Farmingville. Most arrived at 0800 but we still had members arriving after 9am. In total there were 15 or more members in attendance. We enjoyed a yummy breakfast and socialized as well as discussed some club related business in side conversations. The…
It was a hot and humid evening on Monday the 5th of August at 7pm when the Brookhaven ARES group met for their monthly meeting and SKYWARN Spotter training. The training was provided by Brian Ciemnecki, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service located at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton NY. The training was specific,…
At 6pm on July 24th the Suffolk County Radio Club in cooperation with the Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library hosted an Introductory to Amateur Radio presentation at the Moriches Branch of the library system. The event was promoted within the Library system media. 6 library patrons attended the hour long presentation, which started with short introductions of…
After the July SCRC club meeting Steve Bossert, K2GOG, gave the club a presentation about APRS via Zoom. Steve gave an in-depth analysis of what APRS is and is not while concentration on what APRS is capable of, more than just position reporting. The slide show was well organized and flowed smoothly. The presentation was…