Amateur Radio Organizations
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Bay State Radio
Bay State Radio is a community resource for amateur radio operators in the Boston metro area. Our goal is to make it easy to find information about local nets, public service events, and amateur radio activity across the region.
Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS)
Billerica, MA
The Billerica Amateur Radio Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Amateur Radio through instruction, fellowship, public service and encouragement of participation.
Boston Amateur Radio Club (BARC)
Boston, MA
The Boston Amateur Radio Club is a non-commercial association of persons interested in the Amateur Radio Service.
Cape Ann Amateur Radio Assocation (CAARA)
Gloucester, MA
CAARA, an ARRL Affiliated Club, located at 6 Stanwood St. in Gloucester Massachusetts, operates the 2 meter W1GLO repeater on 145.130 MHz (– input, with a 107.2 PL tone) with antennas located on the AT&T tower in the Blackburn Industrial Complex also in Gloucester. It has an average effective radius of 60 miles, and serves eastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Rhode Island, southern New Hampshire, and maritime mobile stations.
Central Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association (CMARA)
Holden, MA
The Central Massachusetts Amateur Radio Association welcomes all amateur radio hobbyists and those interested in learning about amateur radio in the Central Massachusetts area. We have a great group of dedicated members who are very friendly and always ready to help a new ham get started in becoming a part of our community.
Eastern Massachusetts ARRL
The Eastern MA ARRL field organization serves some 2600 ARRL members who live in the eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, encompassing the counties of: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk.
Falmouth Amateur Radio Society (FARA)
Falmouth, MA
FARA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, consisting of a dedicated group of over 200 volunteer radio operators, offering technical training, amateur license exams and education. Providing both routine and emergency communications support to the Falmouth community and the region. Communications is provided for notable events such as the Falmouth Road Race, and the Cape Cod Marathon. Local area emergency shelter operations and EOC support are also provided by FARA.
Framingham Amateur Radio Society (FARA)
Framingham, MA
FARA was founded in 1933 and is one of the oldest ham-radio clubs in America. FARA has a varied, dynamic group of people, including persons of all ages, interests, and experience. We are located in the City of Framingham, about 20 miles west of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. FARA sponsors a wide range of activities, from radio contests to our annual Field Day operations, and family social events.
Greater Boston Mesh
Boston, MA
The Greater Boston Mesh is a volunteer-led, open community project focused on building a secure and reliable off-grid communication network throughout the greater Boston area, using affordable, low-power radio devices. The area has two parallel networks running on MeshCore and Meshtastic.
Ham Radio Boston
https://www.hamradioboston.org/
Boston, MA
This site exists to be a resource to the Amateur Radio Operators that volunteer their time, talent, equipment, and FCC licenses to support the runners and organizers of the Boston Athletic Association's Boston Marathon.
Harvard Wireless Club
Cambridge, MA
Thank you for your interest in the Harvard Wireless Club, call sign W1AF, the amateur radio club at Harvard University. Whether you are a student, staff member, alum or affiliate interested in learning more about ham radio or becoming a club member, we're interested in meeting you. In the 21st century, amateur radio remains intellectually challenging, personally fulfilling, and filled with opportunities for public service, both during your years at Harvard and afterward.
MIT Radio Society
Cambridge, MA
The MIT Radio Society is a student-run organization intended for MIT students, faculty, and staff. New student members are always welcome.
Mass Bay Radio Communications Association
Boston, MA
We are a 501c (3) organization enjoying GMRS Technical Education, communicating locally with friends and family, and emergency communications.
Minuteman Repeater Organization (MMRA)
Boston, MA
MMRA is a non-profit organization providing communications infrastructure and volunteers for community and emergency events. We operate and maintain a system of over twenty repeater systems in Eastern and Central Massachusetts which are made available to provide communications at public events such as the Boston Walk for Hunger, the Boston Marathon, the Head of the Charles Regatta, and many other charity walk and bike events.
Nantucket Amateur Radio Association (NARA)
https://ema.arrl.org/nantucket-amateur-radio-association/
Nantucket, MA
The Nantucket Amateur Radio Association (NARA) is the local affiliate of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), a national organization established to promote and advance the art, science, and enjoyment of amateur radio. NARA began as a social group that brought together amateur radio operators (“hams”) of various interests: occasional operators, tinkerers and experimenters, members of the Nantucket Amateur Radio Emergency Service (NARES), and non-resident hams visiting the island.
New England Amateur Radio (NEAR)
Natick, MA
New England Amateur Radio Inc. (NEAR) is a non-profit corporation operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
New England Digital Emergency Communications Network (NEDECN)
The New England Digital Emergency Communications Network was created by the linking of several amateur radio digital repeaters, each with emergency power. Communications can be customized for Statewide and Regional configurations using talk groups and time slots.
New England Digital Radio
https://newenglanddigitalradio.com/wordpress/
Our primary aim is to provide a platform where Amateur digital radio operators can come together to exchange ideas, experiences, and knowledge. Whether you’re a seasoned operator or just getting started, our reflector offers a welcoming space to connect with fellow ham radio enthusiasts, explore and engage in meaningful conversations.
New England Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society (STARS)
Natick, MA
STARS is a club not only for adults, but for families and youth as well. STARS welcomes radio enthusiasts of all ages from New England and beyond. We meet both in Natick and on-line. Members include students, parents, mentors, and supportive individuals of all ages. STARS is supported by New England Sci-Tech (NEST) in Natick and is an affiliated club of the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL).
North East Amateur Radio Club (NEARC)
The NorthEast Amateur Radio Club has members from all over the north eastern part of the United States and as far west as Ohio!
North Shore Radio Association (NSRA)
Peabody, MA
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.
Pilgrim Amateur Radio Club (PARC)
Provincetown, MA
The Pilgrim Amateur Radio Club is a group of Ham Radio enthusiasts devoted to advancing all aspects of amateur radio. We serve the communities of Cape Cod, Eastern Massachusetts and beyond. Our mission is to recruit, train and help Ham Radio operators carry on the many traditions of amateur radio:
Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford, Massachusetts (PART)
Westford, MA
Welcome to PART of Westford, an ARRL Special Service Amateur Radio club serving Eastern Massachusetts! We have monthly meetings, breakfasts, kit-building sessions, and many operating and social events throughout the year, and we welcome everyone with an interest in Amateur Radio, whether licensed or not.
Port City Amateur Radio Club (PCARC)
Greenland, NH
The Port City Amateur Raio Club or PCARC is an ARRL affiliated amateur radio club located in the seacoast region of New Hampshire. The club has members not only from New Hampshire, but also from the surrounding New England states and beyond. The club’s membership is incredibly diverse. Members range in age from the teens to over 80 years old. Member experience is equally diverse. The club has experts in low power operating (QRP), contesting, antenna building, “home brewing”, DX’ing, APRS, digital modes, public service communications, satellites, and more.
Waltham Amateur Radio Association (WARA)
Waltham, MA
The Waltham Amateur Radio Association was founded in 1938. It presently operates 4 repeaters, all located on Prospect Hill in Waltham, MA.
Wellesley Amateur Radio Society (WARS)
https://www.w1tkz.org/about-us/
Wellesley, MA
We are the Wellesley Amateur Radio Society, a club of amateur (“ham”) radio operators and enthusiasts centered in the Wellesley, Massachusetts area who have a wide variety of interests within our hobby: providing emergency communications services for the public when the usual methods are unavailable; “talking” with other hams, both local and around the country and world, using many different methods, from voice to Morse code to digital modes, perhaps using our radios together with a computer; and buildng electronic things.
Worcester Emergency Communications Team
Worcester, MA
We are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit team providing communications services in large scale disasters and to charitable events within the Central Massachusetts area, mostly using amateur radio.