The Radio Association of Western New York (RAWNY) is celebrating 100 years as a continuously operating Amateur Radio Club.  The club actually formed earlier than 1917 as the Radio Association of Buffalo, but in February of 1917, the club changed its name to the Radio Association of Western New York when it was determined that club members were coming to meetings from suburban locations such as Niagara Falls, Dunkirk, Jamestown, and even Erie, Pennsylvania. RAWNY is perhaps the second oldest Amateur Radio club in the United States after the Radio Club of Hartford (Connecticut) which was the earliest predecessor of the American Radio Relay League.

RAWNY (W2PE) is proud of the fact that we have had over 95 years of American Radio Relay League affiliation. We are in the Western NY Section of the ARRL‘s Atlantic Division. The ARRL is a non-commercial, national association of radio amateurs. We have been associated since November 20, 1920.  RAWNY was awarded the “Distinguished Service Award” by the Atlantic Division of the ARRL in recognition of significant contributions to the division and the amateur radio community.

We are a general interest club currently with 66 members, and we support and encourage all aspects of amateur radio. Our meeting programs cover everything from antennas to power supplies; home brewing to ham radio operating practices.

Please see our website for more details and we look forward to hearing from you!

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