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

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"

Digipeaters

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


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 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
all email  Callsign @ nsradio.org

President: Mark Caron, N1UGM
Vice President: Richard Savage, KB1LYJ
Secretary: Jim Cavanaugh, KD1FW
Treasurer: Eric Horwitz, KA1NCF
Director: Herb Ryan, W1KVQ
Membership: Eric Horwitz, KA1NCF
Club Trustee: Lou Harris, N1UEC
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...