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Archives for May 2020

General Meeting Monday June 1, 2020 at 7:00PM

May 28, 2020 by John Comanzo

The June SARA meeting will be held via Zoom

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

Field Day 2020 and Annual Business Meeting

DATE: Monday, June 1, 2020

TIME: 7:00 PM

Speaker: Tim Long W2UI and James MacMurray N2UZQ

Tim Long got his start in amateur radio in 1961 when he passed his Novice exam given by his scoutmaster WA2FFJ and received call WN2KHQ. That call sign became WB2KHQ, then WA4DXR, then WB2SPN, and now W2UI. Tim has served SARA in various positions including many years as Secretary, two stints as Vice President, two tours as President, and countless years as Treasurer (dues cheerfully accepted). Tim holds BSEE and MSCS degrees and is now retired after a career with Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp. in West Milton. Besides ham ra- dio antenna work and Field Day, Tim enjoys golf.

James MacMurray was born in 1972 and grew up in Scotia. James was licensed in 1993 and received his Extra while going to college for Data Communications. He is past president of SARA, current treasurer for SMARA, Emergency Coordinator for Schenectady County ARES, and Assistant Section Manager for Eastern NY. He has served as a Director for SARA for the past 6 years and served SMARA as a past President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Currently James is a full time Employee Retirement Examiner 3 for the State of New York Office of the State Comptroller. James has interests in VHF/UHF weak signal, HF phone, and HF Digital contesting.

The June meeting is also our annual business meeting, including our annual election of Board Members and Officers. Officers and Board of Directors Nominations for 2020-2021 are as follows:

President: JR Hotaling N2PEQ
Vice President: Jim Silva KC2ZVK
Secretary: Jim Stewart K2PK
Treasurer: Tim Long W2UI
Board Member: Bob Saltzman WB2ARK
Board Member: Skip Evans W2YJL
Board Member: James MacMurray N2UZQ
Board Member: Terry Saunders N1KIN

Please plan to attend this meeting.

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About SARA

The Schenectady Amateur Radio Association (SARA) was established in 1930. The club station, K2AE, is the Henry Primm Broughton Memorial Station. SARA operates repeaters onĀ  2 meters (147.06 MHz.), and on 70 centimeters (444.200 MHz.) which are located at the top of Crawford Hill in Schenectady County near New York State Thruway exit 26.

The club is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliate and has about 100 members from all over New York State’s Capital District (Albany, Schenectady, Troy), and beyond.

For additional information about the ARRL see https://arrl.org

Last updated: 31-August-22