The September meeting was held at Grace Lutheran Church at 240 Mastic Rd. Mastic Beach on Sep 21, 2021. The Board meeting started at 7pm and the General meeting followed at 8pm. As usual, the meeting was open to the public and was well attended. Many topics were discussed including upcoming events like the Suffolk…
SCRC Field Day, 2021
(post updated June 30, 2021)Field Day was a great success, we had a total of 77 people present, set up 3 HF stations, VHF, and UHF. We operated as “3A”. Food was good and the company outstanding, we had a great time. Present was Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine, Suffolk County Legislator Jim Mazzarella, ARRL…
RF Exposure Calculator
The Lake Washington Ham Club of Kirkland, WA has posted a great tool you can use to determine safe limits of RF exposure given various parameters including operating power, mode, transmit time, antenna gain, and operating frequency. Check out the tool here. The Javascript contained on this page was derived from a public domain BASIC…
Amateur License Exam – May 6
Have you been looking for somewhere to take the amateur radio test? SCRC will hold a “VE” (Volunteer Examiner) Session on the 6th of May at the United Church of Christ 335, Horseblock Road, Farmingville, NY 11738. Tests begin at 7pm. Bob N2OCH is the main point of contact. There is a limit of 20…
Additional Ham License date – Apr 1
Have you been looking for somewhere to take the amateur radio test? We have a “VE” (Volunteer Examiner) Session scheduled for the 1st of April (no, really! this isn’t an April Fools Day joke!) at the United Church of Christ 335, Horseblock Road, Farmingville, NY 11738. Tests begin at 7pm. Bob N2OCH is the main…
220MHz repeater back online
The 220 machine is up and running! The problem was the power supply went bad, and perhaps “went bad” is understating the issue – take a look at the image below. Mike, KD2UGQ was gracious enough to buy and donate a brand new 70 amp power supply to the club, Thank you Mike!
SCRC license test – Mar 25
Have you been looking for somewhere to take the amateur radio test? We have a “VE” (Volunteer Examiner) Session scheduled for the 25th of March at the United Church of Christ 335, Horseblock Road, Farmingville, NY 11738. Tests begin at 7pm. Bob N2OCH is the main point of contact. There is a limit of 20 people…
SCRC 2021 Election Slate
What follows is the current slate of officers and directors which will be voted on at our December monthly meeting. Anyone wishing to become an officer or director of the Suffolk County Radio Club please get in touch with Ken KD2DZZ or Richie KD2NJA to be placed on the ballot before the election! President Richie…
SCRC Oct Meeting – Trailer
The October meeting was held at the United Church of Christ 335 Horseblock rd. Farmingville on Oct 20, 2020. The Board meeting started at 7pm and the General meeting followed at 8pm. As usual, the meeting was open to the public but food and drink were not provided and all attendees were required to bring…
SCRC July meeting – Fldigi
The SCRC meeting was held on Tue, July 21, 2020 at the United Church of Christ at 335 Horseblock Rd. Farmingville, NY. Social distancing and masks were required and the meeting was available over zoom for those who were not able to attend physically. A quick board meeting was held starting at 7pm followed by…