Licensing Exams

Anyone interested in obtaining or upgrading an amateur radio license should contact SARA’s Volunteer Examiner Coordinator via one of the board members.

Testing sites and dates can be found at ARRL exam locations.

The Schenectady Amateur Radio Association (SARA) was established in 1930. The club station, K2AE, is the Henry Primm Broughton Memorial Station. SARA operates repeaters on 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. 100.0 Hz CTCSS (PL) is required for access.

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, navigate to https://ARRL.org

List of all repeaters within about 60 miles of Schenectady – ordered by transmit frequency and by distance (in downloadable PDF).

Last updated on 23-June-2026