Amateur Radio and Wireless Technology Club

The BTHS Amateur Radio Club has a very long tradition of helping students to learn about all forms of wireless technology and training operators who provide communications when needed in response to emergencies such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and terror attacks. As part of that training, we practice by providing public service communications for events like the NY City Marathon, March of Dimes, etc.

Regular meetings on Thursdays at 4:30.

Current and new members welcome.

Meeting will be virtual until further notice.

To join send an email to Mr. Morgan at W2CXN@ARRL.NET

OUR SPECIAL ON-THE-AIR OPERATING EVENT

"SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP"

See the Photo Album "School Club Roundup."

The next SCR session (49th) will be during the week of
October 19-23, 2020.

Everyone is welcome.

In the best tradition of Amateur (Ham) Radio we have been using recently donated equipment and an improvised antenna. This demonstrates how and why we, the amateur radio operators can supply communications after disasters when other services have failed.

The club has received generous donations of a modern radio equipment from our alumni and friends. These have gone a long way in restoring our on-air capability.

The club has study guides and reference material for the use of students and staff. These materials are available for use in preparation for all three classes of Amateur Radio License.

Members and visitors are able to see and hear our station in operation.

For more information go to:

http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup

Watch for changes that may be coming.

See Mr. Morgan or check this page for more info.

We use our club amateur radio station equipment to talk to other ham radio operators all around the world. You can earn your own FCC license after a few hours of study. The passing grade is 74% for each exam. (How would you do on a Regents exam if the questions came only from the review book?)

The exam question pool for the entry level Technician Class license changed as of July 1, 2018. It will be used through June 30, 2022. Anyone interested in getting a license, should prepare and take the 35 question test with the current study materials.

The second level General Class license exam question pool effecitve July 1, 2019 to be used until June 30, 2023.

The third and highest level Extra Class license exam question pool effective July 1, 2020 to be used until June 30, 2024.

There are several exam practice websites, most are free.

Some examples: AA9PW.COM

http://arrlexamreview.appspot.com/

https://www.qrz.com/hamtest/

You will find others and also You Tube videos.

Come to a club meeting for more info and assistance.

The Amateur Radio and Wireless Technology Club is the oldest at Tech. It was started in 1921 at Manual Training HS and moved to Tech's original building near the Manhattan Bridge in 1922. Our alumni include many successful engineers, scientists, doctors, and other professionals.

Scholarships are offered through our national organization, the ARRL. See the ARRL Foundation for more info. www.arrlf.org

Regular meetings are held on Thursdays, virtually at 4:30 Contact Mr. Morgan for info on how to join.

Ask about the Scouts Radio Merit Badge.
Ask about how CAP (Civil Air Patrol) uses radio.
Ask how the Red Cross depends on ham radio operators for much of its communications.

Contact us at W2CXN@arrl.net

Join our BTHS-ARC@GROUPS.IO group by entering your E-mail address:

https://groups.io/g/BTHS-ARC

updated: 10-16-2020