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. CAARA also operates the W1GLO repeater on 224.900, and the W1GLO 443.700 (with a PL tone of 107.2) digital Fusion repeater located on the AT&T tower in the Blackburn Industrial Complex, with Cape Ann coverage. Both are available for club use. Listen live on the web here

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The Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association mission is to:

  • Provide health and safety communication services for emergencies and disasters on Cape Ann and in other areas when requested
  • Provide health, safety and coordination services for community events
  • Maintain disaster and emergency readiness by conducting regular simulation drills and participating in national disaster simulations
  • Educate and train new amateur radio operators and to maintain a well-tuned disaster team
  • Conduct FCC testing for new licenses and those wishing to upgrade
  • Provide educational services and demonstrations to local area schools and community organizations such as the Boy Scouts
  • Conduct public demonstrations
  • Assist public utilities, such as the Mass Electric Company, in finding radio frequency interferences that could potentially harm or hinder emergency communication activities
  • Create a positive, supportive environment for our members that promotes camaraderie and fellowship.

Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association members will serve the public unselfishly, will not take any form of remuneration for their services, and will only undertake activities that are 100% for the general good.

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You keep up with friends and family with Facebook. Now keep up on all the CAARA activities and fun! Join the club in the official CAARA Facebook group! If you are new to Facebook, this is a good reason to join! Meet fellow hams and maybe meet a few new friends in the process. The group is wide open to the world so you never know who you may meet. Join us today and write on our wall, add a few pictures or video of your ham radio activities! Follow us on Twitter! @w1glo The Association is one of the few amateur radio clubs that has its own emergency building. Located at 6 Stanwood Street in Gloucester, it includes a permanent HF station with a rotating beam and vertical antenna along with a 2-meter packet station and 2-meter voice and 220 MHz transceivers. The club was formed in 1977 and we are a 501 (C) 3 non-profit charitable organization with approximately 100 members. See directions and a map to our building.

Upcoming CAARA Events

Regularly Scheduled Meetings. Unless noted all scheduled meetings are held at our clubhouse on 6 Stanwood Street in Gloucester.

The next Directors Meeting will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 11:00am.
The next Members Meeting will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 12:00pm.
The next VE Exam Session will be on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 9:00am.

Club Net Operations

Sunday Evening 2 Meter Net (CAARAnet) at 9:00pm on 145.130MHz with a 107.2 PL tone.

This is an open and informal net that disseminates club news, A.R.R.L. Bulletins and traffic of interest to the ham radio community and prepares operators for emergency communications work. All are invited to check into the net as club membership is not a requirement.

The CAARA club net is also available and accessible via Echolink. W1GLO-R will connect you to our Cape Ann repeater on 145.130 MHz.

The 6PM Net W1GLO Gloucester 2-Meter Repeater, 145.130 -.6 MHz, PL 107.2 The friendliest regional net with nationwide and international participants.

Our net meets every Monday and Wednesday at 6PM for a round table discussion of a variety of fun and timely topics! Here you will find a variety of material including upcoming and previous topics we've covered: //sites.google.com/view/6pmnet.

We log our net using NetLogger, using the AIM chat feature of that program for sharing links etc. We welcome all HAM radio enthusiasts no matter where you are from or what level of experience you have! Please Join Us!

If you would like more information about CAARA or any of its programs, events, membership, etc. please email us at: . Thank you for your interest in CAARA.

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