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) (Echolink-IRLP)
Repeater Status -- As of 07/11/2021
| 145.470 (-) | PL 136.5 | Danvers | OPERATIONAL On Split Antenna's |
| 146.880 (-) | PL 118.8 | Salem |
OPERATIONAL - ANALOG/FUSION |
| 223.880 (-) | PL 136.5 | Danvers | BEING REPAIRED |
| 442.800 (+) | Danvers
- DMR "Color Code 4" |
OPERATIONAL | |
| 53.850 (-) | PL 71.9 | Danvers | OPERATIONAL |
| 927.750 (-) | PL 131.8 | Salem | OPERATIONAL |
| EchoIRLP | #4427 | on 145.47 R | OPERATIONAL |
| APRSIGate | NS1RA-2 | DAnvers | OPERATIONAL |
*** 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 week of each month on Monday or Tuesday (Monday Holiday) (except July and August) at 7:30PM. The location of our meetings are NOW at the Peabody Municipal Light Plant Auditorium 201 Warren St Ext. 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 Winthrop American legion. E-mail our Exam Session Coordinator KB1LYJ at nsradio dot org for information (no links to prevent spam).
EXAM LOCATION:
Winthrop American legion
Lower level
31 Hermon St Winthrop, MA
Reservations only!! NO WALK-INS. Capacity
is limited per session for social distancing.
*NEW* FCC Drops Morse Code testing for ALL Amateur License Classes!
Click here for more information
What to Bring to an Exam Session
NSRA's
2021-2022 Board of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Committees | ||
| Committee: | Chairperson | Members |
| Audit: | N1UGM | N1UEC |
| Bylaws: | ||
| Emergency Response Team Coordinators | KB1KQW - North Shore DEC KA1NCF - NSRA ARES | All of the members |
| Entertainment: | K1HRA & B.O.D. | |
| Field Day Event: | KA1NCF | FD Committee |
| Membership: | KA1NCF | KB1LYJ, KB1LPW, KB1KQW |
| Technical: | NS1RA | KA1NCF, N1UGM, K1EEA, KB1KQW |
| VE Exams: | KB1LYJ | and the VE crew... |
| Webmasters: | KA1NCF & KB1KQW | |
| Sunday Night Net: | WO1VES | and the Net Control Operators |
| Many more to be added... | ||