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.

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NSRA Repeaters

• All the following repeaters has the club callsign of NS1RA

• 145.470- Danvers (PL of 136.5) (Echolink-IRLP)

• 146.880- Salem, (PL of 118.8)
• 223.880- Danvers (PL of 136.5)
• 442.800+ Danvers (Color Code 4) DMR See DMR Info Here
• 53.850- Danvers (PL of 71.9)
• 927.750- Salem (PL of 131.8)

Repeater Status -- As of 07/11/2021

*** 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 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:

• Introduction to the Internet
• Vince Kajunski, New England Region Director of the F.C.C.
• Royal Mime Productions, a mime/clown/balloon artist and entertainer
• The NSRA Annual Silent Auction
• OSHA, Electrical Safety with 'live' demonstrations
• Carter Allen of WBCN, 104.1FM
• and more....

Meeting Photo's Coming Soon!!!

Download K1NUN - Eric Falkof's "QRP" Presentation  QRP.ppt
Download K2AJY - Gary's "IOTA" Presentation  IOTA.ppt

Amateur Radio Exam Sessions

Exams are being held on the fourth Saturday of each month, 12:00pm, at Danvers Central Fire Station.  E-mail our Exam Session Coordinator KB1LYJ at nsradio dot org for information (no links to prevent spam).

EXAM LOCATION:
Danvers Central Fire Station
64 High Street
Danvers, MA

Reservations only!! NO WALK-INS.  Capacity is limited per session for social distancing.

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What to Bring to an Exam Session