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\ Elmer Forum \ Wednesday, February 12 - 7:30 PM \ \ \ \ Do you have questions or are you looking for advice or input\ on:\ \ -how to use your ham radio license? -getting on the air?\ \ -buying equipment? - getting your License?\ \ -info about local ham resources? -programming your radio?\ \ -new operator questions? \ \ MMRA hosts a forum on ZOOM to help answer questions like those above. Everyone is invited whether licensed or not. You do not need to be a member of the MMRA. Whether you have been licensed for weeks or for years you may be able to help answer questions \ from others.\ \ This is an online meeting and is open to all. More Information\ | \
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\ February Business Meeting \ Wednesday, February 19th - 7:30 PM \ \\ | \
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\ April Business Meeting \ Wednesday, April 16th - 7:30 PM \ \\ | \
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\ May Membership Meeting \ Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM \ Twenty Things I\'ve Learned While Curating the Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications - K6KJN \ \ Annual Elections will be held followed by Kay\'s presentation \ \ \ This is a hybrid meeting. You can join in-person or by Zoom.\ Location: New England Sci‑Tech, Inc., 16 Tech Circle, Natick Directions \ \\ | \
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\ June Business Meeting \ Wednesday, June 19th - 7:30 PM \ \\ | \
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\ July Business Meeting \ Wednesday, July, 20th- 7:00 PM \ This is a zoom meeting.\ \ PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOW A ZOOM ONLY MEETING \ \ \\ | \
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\ MMRA at Northeast HamXposition - August 22-23-24-25 \ at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough\ \ \ MMRA is hosting a seminar "Introduction to MMRA" on Sunday the 25th at 12 noon. This is an opportunity to learn more about out club. \ \ MMRA will also be running the Fox Box, operating on 145.63 MHz and hidden somewhere on the hotel grounds. Bring your best DF skills and try to find it!\ | ||
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\ September Membership Meeting \ Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 7:30 PM \ Interactions between Antennas in a 10/15/20m Stack\ Larry Banks - W1DYJ \ I have used this stack of antennas since 2010. I have never understood some of what I was hearing. Modeling discovered some counterintuitive patterns.\ Location: New England Sci-Tech, Inc., 16 Tech Circle, Natick Directions \ \\ | \
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\ October Business Meeting \ Wednesday, October 16th - 7:30 PM \ This is a Zoom meeting.\ \ \ \ \\ | \
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\ November Membership Meeting \ Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at 7:30 PM \ Programing Your Radio with CHIRP Dave Hornbaker - N1DCH \ CHIRP is a free, open-source tool which is used to program radios.\ CHIRP runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Currently, CHIRP supports over 500 radios.\ Dave will discuss CHIRP installation, choosing the proper cable, and importing and exporting.\ Location: Marlborough Central Fire Station, 215 Maple St (RT 85), Marlborough, MA Directions \ \\ | \
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\ December Business Meeting \ Wednesday, December 18th - 7:30 PM \ This is a Zoom meeting.\ \ \ \\ | \
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\ January VE Session \ Saturday, January 18th - 9:15 AM \ \ Location: Marlborough Public Library, Meeting Room 2, Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ Additional information on MMRA VE sessions available ve@mmra.org\ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ February VE Session \ Saturday, February 15th - 9:00 AM \ Sponsered by Algonquin Amateur Radio Club Flea Market \ Location: 1 Lt Charles W. Whitcomb School Directions \ \ \ Additional information on MMRA VE sessions available ve@mmra.org\ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exa\ m session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | \
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\ March VE Session \ Saturday, March 23rd - 9:00 AM \ \ Location: Marlborough Central Fire Station, 215 Maple St (RT 85), Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ Additional Information on MMRA VE sessions: ve@mmra.org\ \ \ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ April VE Session \ Saturday, April 20th - 9:00 AM \ \ Location: Marlborough Central Fire Station, 215 Maple St (RT 85), Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ \ \ \ Additional Information about MMRA VE sessions:\ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ \ VE contact email: ve@mmra.org\ \ \ \ | \
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\ May VE Session \ Saturday, May 18th - 9:00 AM \ \ Location: City Church Marlborough 72 Jefferson Street , Second Floor (Shoe Box Building), Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ \ \ Additional information on MMRA VE sessions available ve@mmra.org\ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ June VE Session \ Saturday, June 15th - 9:00 AM \ \ Location: City Church Marlborough 72 Jefferson Street , Second Floor (Shoe Box Building), Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ \ Additional information on MMRA VE sessions available ve@mmra.org\ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ August VE Sessions \ Saturday, August 24th - 9:00 AM Saturday, August 24th - 1:00 PM Sunday, August 25th - 10:00 AM \ \ Location: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Road W, Marlborough, MA, Westborough Room \ Directions\ \ More information on the VE sessions at HamXposition can be found HamXpositions VE Exams\ \ Additional information on MMRA VE sessions available ve@mmra.org\ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ September VE Session \ Saturday, September 21st - 9:15 AM \ \ Location: Marlborough Public Library, Meeting Room 2, Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ \ Additional Information on MMRA VE sessions: ve@mmra.org\ \ \ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ October VE Session \ Saturday, October 12th - 9:15 AM \ \ \ Location: Marlborough Public Library, David Meeting Room, Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ \ Additional Information on MMRA VE sessions: ve@mmra.org\ \ \ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ November VE Session \ Saturday, November 9th - 9:15 AM \ \ \ Location: Marlborough Public Library, David Meeting Room, Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ Additional Information on MMRA VE sessions: ve@mmra.org\ \ \ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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\ December VE Session \ Saturday, December 21st - 9:15 AM \ \ Location: Marlborough Public Library, Meeting Room 2, Marlborough, MA Directions \ \ \ \ Additional Information on MMRA VE sessions: ve@mmra.org\ \ \ \ \ The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. \ | ';
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Elmer Forum Wednesday, January 8 - 7:30 PM Do you have questions or are you looking for advice or inputon: -how to use your ham radio license? -getting on the air? -buying equipment? - getting your License? -info about local ham resources? -programming your radio? -new operator questions? MMRA hosts a forum on ZOOM to help answer questions like those above. Everyone is invited whether licensed or not. You do not need to be a member of the MMRA. Whether you have been licensed for weeks or for years you may be able to help answer questions from others. This is an online meeting and is open to all. More Information | ||
January Membership Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM Andy's Ham Radio Linux Andy Stewart - KB1OIQ Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) has created a software collection called "Andy's Ham Radio Linux" (AHRL) which has been available on Sourceforge for about 13 years. With over 100,000 downloads to date, this popular software collection contains programs covering a wide range of interests in ham radio. The current version can be installed on top of many flavors of Debian and Ubuntu Linux. AHRL also works on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5. The talk will cover what's new about Version 26, will also highlight some of the key pieces of software. Location: Marlborough Central Fire Station, 215 Maple St (RT 85), Marlborough, MA Directions All are welcome to join the meeting! If you would like to attend, email contact@mmra to request conference information. | ||
January VE Session Saturday, January 18th - 9:15 AM Location: Marlborough Public Library, Meeting Room 2, Marlborough, MA Directions Additional information on MMRA VE sessions available ve@mmra.org The FCC now requires all candidates to have an FRN number, Social Security numbers are no longer accepted at an exam session. Please see our VE Exam Page for more information. |
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Technical Information and Other Stuff (TIOS) net Every Tuesday - 8:00 PM All licensed amateurs are welcome, MMRA membership not required! Location: MMRA Linked Repeaters | ||
The full MMRA meeting calendar for 2024-2025 is available here. All times Eastern time zone |
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Video from the January 17, 2024 General Membership Meeting 10m FM Antenna to fit into my attic other meeting presentations |