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RCARC and the Boiled Owls Will Be Joining Forces at Caumsett Park
Field Day is Friday June 21 Through Sunday June 23
Setup Starts Friday June 21 at 2:00 PM
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Radio Central's June Meeting:
Wednesday June 26
History of RCA Radio Central
Guest Speaker Bob Lundquist, KA2KDB

"Social Half Hour" starts at 6:30 PM
Meeting starts at 7:00 PM
Middle Country Public Library in Centereach

You are invited to attend Radio Central Amateur Radio Club's June meeting on Wednesday June 26 at 6:30 PM at the Middle Country Library in Centereach.
Our June meeting will be a look at the RCA Radio Central facility, presented by Bob Lundquist, KA2KDB. Bob was the station manager of RCA Radio Central in the late 1970s up until its final de-commissioning in 1977. He and George, W2KRM, assembled a fascinating collection of photos and historical information. Join us on June 26 to learn about our club's namesake and celebrate a piece of Long Island's proud and rich history in the development of wireless communication.
Radio Central Amateur Radio Club meetings are open to non-members as well as members. Anyone interested in Amateur Radio or wireless history is welcome to attend.
Our 2013 General Meetings will be at the Middle Country Public Library in Centereach. You can get directions to the Middle Country Public Library here.

Build-It Night 2013

We talked a few ideas for a club kit build for 2013 at the January meeting. Pictured above is a neat little 40 meter 5-watt CW transmitter, available for $32.00, that has all of the inductors built into the PC board. Here is a list of other candidate kits that we compiled in 2012. Of course, we are not limited to this list. It's just a stating point for ideas. If you have other suggestions please drop me a line at .
Radio Central Tuesday Night Weekly Rag Chew Net

Radio Central Amateur Radio Club hosts a weekly club information and rag chew net that meets Tuesday nights at 8:00 PM on the Radio Central Amateur Radio Club repeater. The purpose of the net is to further the general knowledge of the local ham community, to bring local hams together through the use of the Radio Central club repeater, and to talk about any subject that is of interest to the group. All licensed hams, club members and non members alike, are welcome to check in and join the group.

Radio Central Tour of Old RCA Grounds Saturday March 14

We had a turnout of five hearty Radio Central members for an enjoyable club outing touring the old RCA property in Rocky Point. Dick, K2RFP, was our tour guide. Weather was ideal and everyone survived the six mile hike nicely. We took a bunch of photos and plan to create a presentation for a future club meeting. Here are a couple of photos we took Saturday.

Remnants of an old boiler room. Photo by KA2JAK.

One of the original wooden towers. Photo by AB2UW.

Farm of old porcelain insulators. Photo by K2RFP.

Left to right: Neil, KC2KY, Richie, KB2ZPB, Dick, K2RFP, Bill, AB2UW, and Rocky, KA2JAK. Photo by KC2KY.

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