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MMRA at the Northeast HamXposition September 6-7-8


MMRA will be running the talk-in at the NortheastHamXposition (formerly Boxboro!) in September.
To celebrate the event, We will have fantastic door prizes (see below).

MMRA will also have reserved tables at the Friday DXCC dinner and Saturday banquet. Members can purchase seats at these tables at a reduced cost of $35 each (normally $40). To purchase seats or to get door prize tickets, go HERE.


For more information on the event, see their website.
1st prize: Icom IC2730A Dual Band Mobile transceiver
2nd prize: Yaesu FT-65R Dual Band Analog/Digital Handheld
3rd prize: ZumSpot USB Digital Hotspot
All MMRA members with paid-up 2-year memberships as of 11am September 8, 2019 will be eligible for the MMRA door prizes at the Boxboro Convention. Door prize winners will be selected at the convention at approximately 12 noon on Sunday September 8

Through August 31:
Door prizes tickets will be awarded for any additional donation made on the MMRA website.
7 tickets for every $10 donated
3 tickets for every $5 donated
1 ticket for every $2 donated

Example: $25 donation:
2 x $10 = 14 tickets
1 x $5 = 3 tickets
A total of 17 tickets

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Control Op Policy
The MMRA board has approved a new Control Operator Policy. This document is designed to provide guidance for on-air issues. You can find it here.


Upcoming Club Events
Annual MMRA Raffle at Northeast HamxPosition 2019
Sunday, September 8th - 12:00 - 13:00

Dave Hornbaker, N1DCH will lead a presentation on the MMRA repeater network followed by our annual raffle.

Location: Board Room, Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center, 242 Adams Place, Boxborough, MA 01719 Directions
Two Ideas for Skyhooks Larry Banks, W1DYJ
Wednesday September 19, 2019 - 7:30 PM

After purchasing a second home on the coast of Maine, Larry had to build a new ham station from scratch. This talk describes the concept, design, and implementation of an 18’ rotatable mast for a 6m Yagi, and a 34” mast for HF dipoles.
This is NOT a “how to” talk. It is an “ideas” talk and has some practical ideas for construction that you may be able to use yourself.

Location: New England Sci‑Tech, Inc., 16 Tech Circle, Natick Directions
Technical Information and Other Stuff (TIOS) net
Every Tuesday at 8:00PM Eastern

MMRA membership not required, all are welcome.

Location: Linked repeaters of MMRA



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