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 100 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.
Repeater Status -- As of 05/03/2023
| 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 (+) | DMR | Danvers | OPERATIONAL |
| EchoIRLP | #4427 | NS1RA/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 Monday (or Tuesday on Monday Holidays) night of each month (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.
| The NSRA meetings are open to all. |
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 KB1LYJ 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
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NSRA's 2023-2024 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: | W1PAC | |
| 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... | ||