# Any hams in NYC? **URL:** \ **Category:** NY - New York\ **Created:** [September 6, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137 "2023-09-06T21:47:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KE2BIT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@KE2BIT](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KE2BIT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/1 "2023-09-06T21:47:10Z")
New ham here, based in midtown. Anyone around NYC? I haven’t been able to make much contact in the metro area but maybe I’m not looking in the right place! ---
**Author:** ![N0WRL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/n0wrl/32/38628_2.png) [@N0WRL](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N0WRL)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/2 "2023-09-07T20:05:23Z")
Welcome David! We’re just getting this community up and running - should be more here within the month once we officially launch! For now, hello from the CEO here in Georgia 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Wonderful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/mr_wonderful/32/1812_2.png) [@Mr\_Wonderful](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/Mr_Wonderful)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/3 "2023-10-20T11:50:33Z")
Hello KN4NEH Not a HAM yet, but I’m working on it. I will test in November. Looking forward to making contact. I am in the Lower East Side/ Chinatown. Judging by What I found at the ARRL website, the nearest HAM club to us, is about 42 miles away in New Jersey. 73 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![KE2BIT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@KE2BIT](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KE2BIT)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/4 "2023-11-22T19:46:58Z")
Did you test yet? If not, best of luck! Hope to connect once you’re on the waves ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Wonderful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/mr_wonderful/32/1812_2.png) [@Mr\_Wonderful](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/Mr_Wonderful)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/5 "2023-11-22T22:51:18Z")
Hello David Nelson here No I haven’t even found a place to test yet. Where did you test? Have you found any clubs in NYC? Nelson ---
**Author:** ![KR2EMS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/kr2ems/32/19305_2.png) [@KR2EMS](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/KR2EMS)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/6 "2023-12-03T02:30:50Z")
Nelson, You can go to the ARRL website to find a test location the link is attached here. > **[Find an Amateur Radio License Exam in Your Area](http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session)** > > The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the U.S. with news, information and resources. The other option you can do is an online testing service which you can also find on the ARRL website or use this link. > **[Can you take the ham radio license test online? – Ham Radio Prep](https://hamradioprep.com/ham-radio-license-test-online/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyKurBhD5ARIsALamXaFLjoaw1ZsEjbskxUUOa5uQgxSvIX_YTlSQHBkzd45ToQ5qzqdaoBoaAskMEALw_wcB)** > > YES! The FCC released a public notice confirming that ham radio license tests may be held remotely. Here are the top VECs that offer online testing. I did both Tech and General were in-person and my Extra was online using Parc VE testing. The online is very convenient and has the most dates and times to choose from. Also, the process of filing to the FCC is only 1 or 2 days by the online VEC. My license was updated within 48 hours. If you go with an online test you can’t review the questions once you answer a question another one pops up as compared to in person, so you have to know the answer to the question 100%. In-person you have a chance to go over the test before submitting it in, but, once it’s submitted that’s it you can’t ask for it back. The in-person takes a bit longer to process the paper work. Good Luck, 73 Peter KR2EMS ---
**Author:** ![N0WRL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/n0wrl/32/38628_2.png) [@N0WRL](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/N0WRL)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/7 "2023-12-03T16:06:00Z")
We just added a new features to help you find members near you! Go to the logbook and click Member Directory, then click Find Members Near Me, and you can find other members in your area 🙂 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/americanradioclub/original/2X/b/b517852e9e1ace50ec3b6e1748ab67394472704f.png) ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Wonderful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/mr_wonderful/32/1812_2.png) [@Mr\_Wonderful](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/Mr_Wonderful)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/8 "2023-12-04T21:48:00Z")
Thanks for the info. It looks like I’ll be testing on the 20th 73 Nelson ---
**Author:** ![WB2EHG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.worldradioleague.com/wb2ehg/32/31103_2.png) [@WB2EHG](https://community.worldradioleague.com/u/WB2EHG)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://community.worldradioleague.com/t/any-hams-in-nyc/5137/9 "2024-12-07T03:36:27Z")
KE2EMK, Eric from Coney Island, Brooklyn. President of [Kings County REACT](https://kcreact.org)