The North Shore Radio Association (formally the North Shore Repeater Association) is a non-profit Amateur Radio organization based on the north shores of Boston Massachusetts. Membership consists of approximately 125 people who share similar interests in electronics, radio, public service, computers and communications in general. The NSRA operates and maintains 4 ham radio voice repeaters and packet nodes that are open to all Licensed Amateurs.
The NSRA has been in existence since 1964, Original the club was based in Salem MA (that's why the witch in logo) and has members from many cities and towns on the North Shore as well as areas far away. Some of the local cities and towns are Danvers, Salem, Marblehead, Lynn, Beverly, Peabody, Saugus, and Swampscott. Some of the far away members are in Maine, Georgia, and Florida.
145.470- Danvers (PL of 136.5), full functions including phone patch.
All CTCSS tones on repeaters have the option to be turn off if needed. Dial "11" to turn off so that a non PL user can use the repeater, Please remember to turn PL back on with the code of "10"
Repeater Status -- As of 6/14/08
| 53.850 (-) | PL 71.9 | Danvers | INTERMITTENTLY OPERATIONAL -- WILL BE SERVICED THIS SUMMER |
| 145.470 (-) | PL 136.5 | Danvers | OPERATIONAL - PL
REQUIRED *ON SPLIT ANTENNAS - REDUCED COVERAGE IS POSSIBLE*** |
| 146.880 (-) | PL 118.8 | Salem | OPERATIONAL |
| 223.880 (-) | PL 136.5 | Danvers |
OPERATIONAL |
| 442.800 (+) | PL 136.5 | Danvers | OPERATIONAL -- NO FUNCTIONS |
| 144.390 | Danvers APRS | DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE | |
| 144.390 | Beverly I-Gate | DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE | |
| EchoIRLP | #4427 | on 145.47 R | OPERATIONAL |
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE: The 145.470 and 442.800 Danvers repeaters have been moved to the new site!!!! Please direct any questions to tech at nsradio dot org. Thanks! ***
The club's mailing address is:
North Shore Radio Association
PO BOX 3724
PEABODY MA 01961
Our regular club meetings are held on the Third Monday night of each month at 7:30PM. The location of our meetings is at the South Congregational Church 60 Prospect Street in Peabody, Massachusetts (talk-in 145.470/R). The meetings usually include some program or entertainment. Some of the meeting programs we have had in the past include:
Meeting Photo's Coming Soon!!!
Download K1NUN - Eric Falkof's "QRP"
Presentation
QRP.ppt
Download K2AJY - Gary's "IOTA"
Presentation IOTA.ppt
| The NSRA meetings are open to all. | Click here for Map & Directions |
Exams are being held on the fourth Saturday of each month, 12:00pm, at the Danvers Central Fire Station on High Street. E-mail our Exam Session Coordinator W1DFL at nsradio dot org or W1ZT at nsradio dot org for information (no links to prevent spam).
*NEW* FCC Drops Morse Code testing for
ALL Amateur License Classes!
Click here for
more information
Upcoming NSRA Exam Dates:
June 28, 2008 @ ARRL Field Day
July 26, 2008
August 23, 2008 -- CANCELLED Due
to BOXBORO Hamfest
September 27, 2008
October 25, 2008
November 22, 2008
December 27, 2008
What to Bring to an Exam Session
Driving Directions
NSRA's 2008-2009 Board of Directors
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| Committees | ||
| Committee: | Chairperson | Members |
| Audit: | W1KVQ | N1UEC |
| Bylaws: | N1UGM | |
| Education: | N1UGM | W1ZT |
| Emergency Response Team Coordinators | KA1NCF - North
Shore DEC KB1KQW - North Shore EC |
All of the members |
| Entertainment: | K1HRA & W1DUW | |
| Field Day Event: | N1UGM & WA1JG | FD Committee |
| Fund Raising: | N1UGM | N1UEC |
| Membership: | KA1NCF | N1UGM, AA1MO, KB1KQW |
| Newsletter: | KB1LYJ & KB1LPW | All Members |
| Scholarships: | -Open- | |
| Technical: | NS1RA | N1UEC, N1UGM, KA1NCF, K1EEA, KB1KQW |
| VE Exams: | W1DFL | and the VE crew... |
| Webmasters: | KA1NCF & KB1KQW | |
| Sunday Night Net: | KA1NCF & KB1KQW | and the Net Control Operators |
| Venturing Crew 47 | See crew47.nsradio.org | |
| Many more to be added... | ||