What was your “Aha!” moment that first pulled you into the world of amateur radio? All during my high school years my father and I were heavily into CB Radio. We had a Moonraker 4 on the house . It was a huge 4 element beam quad antenna. The base rig was a Cobra 2000…
Winlink Adventures – the art of email over radio
It was back in the summer of 2025 when I first saw a Winlink demonstration. Several SCRC Club were working on it in the parking lot outside the club house. Being a retired IT professional I was instantly hooked. I went home and the very next day I had my station operational on Winlink, connecting…
Suffolk County Radio Club Breaks New Ground with Inaugural Remote VE Session.
The Suffolk County Radio Club (SCRC) hit a significant digital milestone yesterday, Sunday February 8th, successfully conducting its very first fully remote Volunteer Examiner (VE) session. While the club has a long-standing history of fostering the amateur radio community, this move into the virtual testing space signals a bold, forward-looking leap into the future of…
Winter Field Day ’26
New Club Member Dan KD2AWJ OPERATING 10 meters during Winter Field Day 2026.
New Tech, Old Habits: Why the Future of Ham Radio is in the Hacker Ethos
The Following is a guest commentary from one of our Club Members Joe NE2Z Last weekend I attended Ham Radio University (HRU). In years past I would check the schedule to see if it’s worth the travel time from the Mid-Hudson Valley. This year the schedule looked impressive enough to make the trip. There was no need…
Ham Radio University: My First Time as a Presenter
Going into Ham Radio University, I was already excited just to be there. I was getting to experience my first HRU while also getting to present at the event. I had finished my slides the week before, but I still kept going over them again and again, making sure I really knew what I was…
Radio Club Tech Night October 2nd, 2026 at 7pm
Longwood Youth Sports Association (LYSA), 210 Meadows Blvd W, Yaphank, NY 11980, USA
NEXT CLUB MEETING is October 26th, 2026 7PM
Longwood Youth Sports Association (LYSA) 210 Meadows Blvd W, Yaphank, NY 11980, USA
SCRC invades Long Island Maker Faire
On Sunday September 14,2025 , members of the club set up a booth at Stony Brook University , showcasing what our club is all about. For the second year in a row the club was invited to set up a booth at Maker Faire. Members of the club set up a variety of projects to…
SCRC members support SpaceHacks
The Suffolk County Radio Club (KE2EFX) , supported a presentation for the Tesla Science Center Wardenclyffe to High School Students at the Suffolk County Radio Club. The Tesla Science Center Wardenclyffe was supported by other teams such as Teachers from Suffolk County Community College, Brookhaven National Lab and a Retired Colonel from Space Force. At…







