Our Next Meeting Will Be on September 18th

The MTARA does not hold meetings in July or August. 

We hope you have a safe and enjoyable summer!

Our Guest Speaker for September will be:

William Boutelle

William will present a brief history of Indian Motorcycles

Everyone is welcome! - Click Here for Directions to the meeting.
Doors open at 7:00 PM, the Meeting will begin promptly at 7:30PM

Please Note: Following the Guest Speaker's presentation,
there will be a vote taken on the Consitutional Amendment
presented at the May Meeting. All MTARA members are
encouraged to attend. Only current members in good standing
will be able to vote. 

For details on the amendment, please see your May Intermod, or click here.

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Anyone up for a Foxhunt?

Polish up yer guns- git yer dogs fed! Time to go git  the little critters! Naw... The weather is getting warmer and gas prices are a whole lot better- we are still interested in getting our hunts up and running! So, let's plan a Foxhunt!

If you would be interested in participating in Foxhunting, drop me an email and let me know! We will be planning an "entry level" (read as 'easy') hunt to start and increase the difficulty as we get better.

If there is enough interest, we can also plan a few seminars to get everyone up to speed!!

Hunts are held on the 146.94 repeater (146.340 input) so those at home can enjoy and join in the fun. Signal levels and/or other pertinent info from base stations are always welcome!

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Are you a member of the MTARA???

Our repeater systems are costly to maintain! We depend upon your support
to keep our equipment running, and as we are doing now, to upgrade our machines.

While everyone is welcome to use our repeaters, we kindly request
that frequent users help support the system that they rely upon for their frequent
communications, personal and club announcements.

Would you like to help the MTARA? Would you like to help support the
system you use? Click here to join up! (html format)
 
Click here for .pdf format

 
Who are the members who
support our system?
Our Roster

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MTARA Packet Seminar a Success!

As a result of the success of the recent session, a future
session is in the planning stages.
This next seminar will be aimed at
How to Work Packet as a Mode

Watch this space for more information as to
when this second seminar will be held.

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Using the MTARA Repeaters-
Our Club requires users to uphold the FCC regulations
Please read our
Standard Operating Procedures & Repeater Etiquette
A compilation of operating procedures useful to the
 New and Not-So-New repeater user
Link to .pdf format

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IRLP and EchoLink Node

The MTARA IRLP and EchoLink Nodes are ACTIVE on our 146.670 Repeater

The MTARA is participating in the IRLP and EchoLink Programs, allowing our repeater to be linked to other amateur radio operators across the world. You may hear amateurs from distant locations connecting into our system.

The ability to initiate a connection to other nodes is available to all MTARA members. Any member who would like to use this feature can request connection instructions by sending an email to Paul, N1FI 

Although EchoLink and IRLP are separate systems, our repeater participates in both on a first come-first served basis. This means that when our repeater is connected to one system it cannot connect to the other, thus maintaining the separation of the two systems. To learn more about these additions to our system-
Click here for IRLP
Click here for Echolink

Thanks to Dana-KB1AEV, Bob LaFlamme-W1SQ, and Ray Webber-KA1JJM for all their work in bringing this feature to our members.

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Club Badges available!!

Click here to choose the design you would like!

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Questions or Comments?

Please click here to email our Board of Directors
Your thoughts and suggestions are welcome!

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MTARA Discussion Group

Do you have a topic you would like to discuss?
Have a technical question you need answered?
Want to sell some equipment or are you looking for an item?

Click here to visit the MTARA Forum

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Public Service Events

Disaster Preparedness

The Massachusetts Task Force for Emergency Preparedness and People
Requiring Additional Assistance has released its report, which was two
years in the making. Basil Maurice, KB1PQZ a member of the MTARA
and this Task Force, has made available a copy of this report
(in standard and large type) to us. For the elderly, those with disabilities
and anyone involved with Emergency Preparedness, please read
this well prepared and concise report.

PRAA Recommendations.pdf                       PRAA Recommendations Large Print.pdf

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Many Thanks to our Donors!
We would like to thank the following individuals for their donations
in the calendar year 2007:

ROBERT WEST- W1AVK	ALBERT & SUSAN GRIMALDI - KB1XG & MRS.	BOB MENEGUZZO - K1YO
RON & LYNDA CARROLL - N1DJM & N1DOO	PETER BEAUREGARD - KI1I	PAUL & CINDY LOIERO - N1FI & K1ISS
RICHARD HODGE - KB1ONM	DAN DRONEY - KB1NKP	CHRISTINE STERRITT - K1CPS
JOHN W. PLASTER - K1VOI	WARREN & JACQUELINE HUDSON - KB1NTQ	GREG JARVIS - KA1KNW
ERIC TULLER - N1QKO	RALPH GEDNEY - KB1LEW	JOHN W. NOBLE SR. - W1JWN
STEVEN SEALS - AB1HG	DONALD C. JOHNSON - K7UGQ	EDWIN PUTNAM - K1UE
JOHN BENNETT - N1RHV	RICK CHRISTIAN - N1JTB	JEROME BYCUL - AK1Y
RICHARD ERICKSBERG - KB1JOP	STEPHEN MCGRATH - N1EOE
SHAUN MURPHY - KB1GEH	JEANNE KELLER - AB1FQ

To date in 2008, we are grateful for the donations we have received
 from the following members:

ED MELLO - KB1PLT	JAMES & LUCY RAE - W1RAE & W1HOT	JOHN BENNETT - N1RHV
DON TALBOT - W1DRT	RICHARD GAGNE - NA1V	HANS VANDERLEEDEN - N1LKC
LAD NAGURNEY - WA3EEC	RON FOURNIER - KA1VWW	NICK FLANNERY - KB1FRF
JOSEPH BOUDREAU, JR. - W1NMQ	BOB SIANO - W1RFS	STEVE McGRATH - N1EOE
TOM DOYLE - N1MUV	BOB MENEGUZZO - K1YO	JIM HARRINGTON - KB1JVF
MARY ELKINS - N1TOY	RON & LYNDA CARROLL - N1DJM & N1DOO	ELAINE GEDNEY - KB1LEZ
RICHARD HODGE - KB1ONM	ED PUTNAM - K1UE	CHRIS ERICKSON - WB1ACE
PETER BEAUREGARD - KI1I	ALBERT & SUSAN GRIMALDI - KB1XG & MRS.
The following individuals have made donations to the MTARA in memory of Robert Decarolis, N1LKA, who became a silent key. Bob was a long-time member and supporter of the MTARA.
EARL LIZOTTE	ROBERT AND SYLVIA CRAFTS	JAMES AND JUDY FUNDERBURG
ERNEST AND MAE SMITH	MATHEW AND THERESA KINLOCK	CERNACK BUICK, INC.
ENACE AND JUDITH LOCOCO

 So far, the following members have made donations in 2009:

JEROME BYCUL - AK1Y	JACK BENNETT - K1JAB	BRADLEY SCOTT - KB1RRP
RON & LYNDA CARROLL - N1DJM & N1DOO	RICHARD & CATHLEEN WHEELER - N1KXR & KB1REF	DALE CUNNINGHAM - NK1D
PAUL KELLIHER - NF1G	JOE BOUDREAU - W1NMQ	PAUL & CINDY LOIERO -  N1FI & K1ISS
VINCENT MOTTO - K1AH	STEVE McGRATH - N1EOE	PAUL WING - K1WVX
JOHN GALLAGHER - KE4TND	ROBERT MAREK - KB1MIL	BRADLEY SCOTT - KB1RRP
DON TALBOT - W1DRT	JOYCE & ROY LANE - KB1NOY & KB1MWH	ERNIE BRAMUCCI - K1EJB
JOHN & CHRIS STERRITT - K1VOI & K1CPS	KEN LABONTE - KB1RBX	CHRIS ERICKSON - W1ACE
JOHN NOBLE - W1JWN	BLAINE FORBORT - K1QV	ARTHUR VON MARSCHALL - K1PUP
MARTY OPPENHEIMER - N2HLA	MARK FARMER - KB1HCD	RICHARD HODGE - KB1ONM
RICHARD GAGNE - NA1V	RONALD FOURNIER - KA1VWW	ROBERT ARNOLD - KB1QHI
ED PUTNAM - K1UI	DAN DRONEY - KB1NKP	LAD NAGOURNEY - WA3EEC
TOM DOYLE - N1MUV	ALBERT & SUSAN GRIMALDI - KB1XG & MRS.	GEORGE COLLINS - KC1V

These donations help to assure the viability of our organization and
the perpetuation of our service to the public.

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