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Archives for January 2021

General Meeting Monday February 1st, 2021 at 7:00PM

January 24, 2021 by John Comanzo

This SARA meeting will be held via Zoom

6:30—7:00 on air (147.06 Repeater)…Check-ins, announcements

7:00—8:30 PM (via Zoom)………….Speaker Presentation

(Zoom link to be sent out separately prior to the meeting)

The Broughton Family and Their Contributions to Radio

Speaker: Chris Hunter

Abstract: William Broughton and his father Henry made significant contributions to radio, both through amateur radio: Henry’s work with Tesla and William’s work as an engineer at GE. The Broughton family played a large role in the development of amateur radio locally and will be featured in a communications exhibit at miSci in 2022.

Chris Hunter oversees exhibition development and the technology history collections at miSci. He is a leading authority on the history of electrical and electronic technologies and has curated numerous exhibitions. In 2022 miSci plans a major exhibition, “Connected: The Evolution of Communication Technology,” in honor of the centennial of broadcast radio in the Capital Region.

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What is SARA?

The Schenectady Amateur Radio Association (SARA) was established in 1930. The Club Station, K2AE, is the Henry Primm Broughton Memorial Station. The Club operates repeaters on 6m (53.57 MHz), 2 m (147.06 MHz), 1.25 m (224.06 MHz), and 70 cm (444.20 MHz) which are located at the top of Crawford Hill in Schenectady County near NY State Thwy exit 26. The Club is an ARRL affiliate and has over 100 members from all over New York State’s Capital District (Albany, Schenectady, Troy) and beyond.