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Established April, 1998
by Bert Bruins, N2FPJ, SK; and Chris Linck, N2NEH
Upcoming Meetings and Events:
Our next Regular Monthly Meeting:
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Our next VE Session:
October 8th, 2016
East Greenbush Community Library
See our Newsletter page for photos of our periodic display at the East Greenbush library along with news of our various activities.
Saturday, May 13th, 2017.
See the Events page for our meeting events schedule
We have a new NEWSLETTER!
Members are getting it mailed to them right now.
Note: all links to the photo site and Hamfest & Field Day announcements open in a new window
Organized in 1998, the East Greenbush Amateur Radio Association, an ARRL affiliate, is committed to providing emergency services, educational programs, and operating resources to the amateur radio operators and residents of the Capital Region of New York State. The club station is W2EGB; the club also has several VHF and UHF repeaters open to club members or the public. Monthly meetings are held, along with VE sessions, an annual Hamfest, and a Field Day site; the club also provides radio support for a number of local events.
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Youth Activities (.pdf document) |
Despite the development of very complex, modern communications systems — cell phones, the internet — amateur radio has been called upon repeatedly to provide communications in crises when these systems have failed, failed perhaps because they are so complex. Amateur radio operators (also called "hams") are well known for our communications support in disaster and post-disaster situations.
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