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Quick Info

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  • Open and regular meetings on the 4th Wednesday each month 8:00–9:30 pm. Unlicensed people welcome. More details on Eventbrite.
  • Main simplex frequency: many of us have been monitoring 147.42 MHz FM
  • Repeaters:
N2ROW, located in Brooklyn, NY:
Receive frequency: 441.100 MHz
Transmit frequency: 446.100 MHz (i.e. +5 MHz shift)
PL tone: 136.5 Hz
N2JDW, linked to N2ROW, located in Manhattan (tip: try N2ROW first):
Receive frequency: 449.025 MHz
Transmit frequency: 444.0250 MHz (i.e. -5 MHz shift)
PL tone: 123.0 Hz

N2YCR Club

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N2YCR is the call sign of the club affiliated with NYC Resistor. You do not need to be a member of Resistor to be a member of NY2CR, nor do you need to be a licensed amateur radio operator (though of course we hope you'll become licensed with our help). We intend to post more information about the club and club events soon. For now, follow the activity on the #n2ycr channel on Discord to learn more. If you want to become a member, start the process by saying hi there. It does not cost any money to become a member of the radio club. The club is open to any and all who can make it to a physical meeting once in a while in the Resistor space. The default entrance to Resistor requires going up approximately five stair steps. If this presents any challenge at all, reach out on Discord and we'll happily accommodate you with a ramp.

One note is that Resistor is an 18+ space. If you're under 18, we unfortunately cannot allow you to come to club meetings. However, you're welcome in the Discord and on outings if you have a parent/legal guardian to accompany you.

Member List

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N2YCR was rebooted on Nov 9 2024 with a new set of officers and a new member list.

Officers:

  • President and Trustee: Woody Poulard - KC1VOP, General
  • Vice President: Evan Boyar - NR8E, Extra
  • Treasurer: Cyril Engmann - KE2DTG, Technician
  • Secretary: Todd Mazierski - KE2AEQ, Extra

Regular members who have elected to have their names shared:

  • Cody McMahon - KC3LLC, Extra
  • Robert "Bobby" Zeydelis - KE2EJY, Technician
  • Allison - KE2DJS, Technician
  • Grayson MacKenzie - KE2FFF, General
  • Ken - unlicensed
  • Raymond/Carl - unlicensed
  • David - unlicensed
  • Erica Huang - KE2FCP, General
  • Sanjay - KN6ALW, Technician
  • Kat - unlicensed
  • Stephen - VE9***
  • Joel Sandin - KD2WQI, General
  • Alex Appel - KD2YTK, General
  • Seth Elgart - KE2GCP, General
  • Ray Ewan - VE3HWY, Advanced
  • MZG - Technician
  • Caroline G. - unlicensed
  • Joel P. - N0XMA, General
  • Tea - KE2FRP
  • Matt C. - KE2FIL, General
  • Valerie D. - KE2GCN, General
  • Taylor Skidmore - KC9ZOW, General
  • Andrew Morrison - W2ASM, General
  • Jennifer - unlicensed
  • Jonathan - KD2QGU, General
  • Frank Chiarulli - KD2UIW, Technician
  • Max A - unlicensed
  • Ed - KE2CAS, General
  • Rodrigo "Roy" Martinez - KC1VMD, General
  • Loelin - unlicensed
  • Joy D. - unlicensed
  • Blair Kitchen - KE2EHU, General
  • AIKAE - unlicensed
  • adethabani - unlicensed
  • Eric Deuser - KE2GIZ, General
  • James Patten - WC1A, Extra
  • Esther - unlicensed
  • Slaine McCloud - unlicensed
  • micro - N1KRO, General
  • Seth - unlicensed
  • Brian Tigre - unlicensed
  • Andy - K2NDY, Technician

Equipment

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  • Rooftop ladder-line-fed multiband antenna (currently awful)
  • off-center fed dipole tuned for 40m
  • a dipole tuned for 2m (and XXm)
  • dual band 2m/70cm x50a diamond base station antennae
  • ton of HTs (~6 baofengs, some others)
  • Not actually in the space, but many of us have NanoVNAs which if you ask nicely in the chat, you'll almost certainly be able to borrow

Topical Areas

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  • VHF/UHF: the 2m/70cm bands, most often (but not always!) used for local voice communication. All you need is an HT (handie-talkie) to get started!
  • Ham Satellites: Communicating with fast moving orbital radios
  • Repeater: Repeaters provide radio coverage over vast distances
  • APRS: APRS is the Automatic Packet Reporting System - it can transmit location tracking for people or things, or weather data, or other sensor data that you might enjoy.
  • CW: Morse code! Old-timey beeping. A power-efficient method to communicate long distances.
  • Field Radio: Playing portable radio outside where there's less noise
  • Kenwood TH-D7 Tips and Tricks: Tips and tricks for the Kenwood TH-D7 handheld transceiver (HT) including satellite duplex operation and memory editing software.
  • Ham Radio/CATS: aprs but better

NYCR Ham To-Do

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  • Build repeater?

Upcoming Satellite Passes

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Please see this page.

Ham Radio Properties (For tagging on this Wiki)

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Properties

Ham Radio Suppliers

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Ham Radio/Supplier

Inclusivity

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We aim to create an inclusive, encouraging, and diverse environment for our club. As with all NYC Resistor events, meetings are governed by the NYC Resistor Code of Conduct. We are also proud to join other clubs making the Amateur Radio Inclusivity Pledge.

Getting licensed

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Overview

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There are 3 exams: Technician, General, and Extra. Passing each of these gives you more privileges, and you must have passed all previous exams to get these increased privileges. Typical operators are at the General level, meaning they have passed both the Technician and General exams. The exams are all multiple choice, 35 questions long for Technician and General, and 50 questions long for extra, and are taken out of much larger question pools which can be seen online. They cover regulations, best practices, and theory around amateur radio. You may sit for any or all of the exams available on your test day. Good luck!

Resources

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