What is the North Shore Radio Association all about?

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.


NSRA Repeaters

Digipeaters

Repeater Status -- As of 11/27/2011

145.470 (-) PL 136.5 Danvers OPERATIONAL     On Split Antenna's  
146.880 (-) PL 118.8 Salem OPERATIONAL                                       
223.880 (-) PL 136.5 Danvers

OPERATIONAL                                       

442.800 (+) PL 136.5 Danvers

OPERATIONAL                                       

446.625 (-) PL 88.5 Salem

OPERATIONAL                                       

53.850 (-) PL 71.9 Danvers OPERATIONAL                                       
927.750 (-) PL 131.8 Salem OPERATIONAL                                       
EchoIRLP #4427 on 145.47 R OPERATIONAL                                       
       
144.390   Danvers APRS
I-Gate
OPERATIONAL                                        
       

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The club's mailing address is:

North Shore Radio Association
PO BOX 3724
PEABODY MA 01961


The NSRA Meetings

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

Amateur Radio Exam Sessions

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 K1EEA at nsradio dot org for information (no links to prevent spam).

EXAM LOCATION:
Danvers Central Fire Station
64 High Street
Danvers, MA 01923
N42 33.721 W70 55.958

*NEW* FCC Drops Morse Code testing for ALL Amateur License Classes!
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Upcoming NSRA Exam Dates:
   
    None on December 24, 2011 Due to X-Mas Eve
    January 28, 2012
    February 25, 2012
    March 24, 2012
    April 28, 2012
    May 26, 2012
    June 23, 2012 (At the Carriage House in Endicott Park in Danvers, MA)
    July 28, 2012
    August 25, 2012
    September 22, 2012
    October 27, 2012
    November 24, 2012
    December 22, 2012
 


What to Bring to an Exam Session
Driving Directions


 

NSRA's 2010-2011 Board of Directors
all email  Callsign @ nsradio.org

President: Richard Savage, KB1LYJ
Vice President: Eric Austin, K1EEA
Secretary: Jim Cavanaugh, KD1FW
Treasurer: Eric Horwitz, KA1NCF
Director: Herb Ryan, W1KVQ
Membership: Eric Horwitz, KA1NCF, &
Kathy & Rick Savage, KB1LPW/LYJ - Badges
email memberships at nsradio.org
Club Trustee: Lou Harris, N1UEC
Committees
Committee: Chairperson Members
Audit: W1KVQ N1UEC
Bylaws:    
Education:    
Emergency Response Team Coordinators KA1NCF - North Shore DEC
KB1KQW - Eastern MA ASEC
All of the members
Entertainment: K1HRA & W1DUW  
Field Day Event: N1UGM FD Committee
Fund Raising: ???  
Membership: KA1NCF KB1LPW, 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: N1QEH and the Net Control Operators
Venturing Crew 47 See crew47.nsradio.org  
Many more to be added...