GMRA EchoLink Social Net
7:30 PM Eastern
Join on the 146.880 MHz repeater or via EchoLink. Check-ins often come from across the country!
EVERY WEEK
Weekly On-Air Nets
All amateur radio operators are welcome to check in.
GMRA “Roy Net”
7:30 PM Eastern
Join the weekly Roy Net on the 146.880 MHz repeater or via EchoLink.
Veterans Net
7:30 PM Eastern
Meet with fellow operators on the 146.610 MHz repeater. Everyone is welcome.
Notice: The 146.880 repeater in Greenbelt, MD is currently in a state of diminished range due to the antenna having been removed from the WSSC water tank while it is being rehabilitated. All NETS normally held on the 146.880 repeater have temporarily moved to the 146.610 repeater in Bladensburg, MD., and to Echo Link Node #796114. Once the water tank repairs are completed and the antenna is back on top, the NETS normally scheduled for the 146.880 repeater will return.
CLUB TRADITION
Annual Business Meeting & Luncheon
GMRA typically holds its annual business meeting and luncheon during the first or second week of January.
The meeting was moved from December to January so that the club's business records could include the full previous calendar year. In 2003, amateur radio equipment door prizes were awarded for the first time.
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Annual meeting photograph
SOCIAL GATHERINGS
Not currently scheduled
Monthly Luncheon
GMRA previously held an informal luncheon on the first Saturday of each month at noon at The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille in Burtonsville, Maryland. It was a chance to meet the people you've spoken with on the air.
The monthly luncheon has been suspended since 2020.
It has not restarted following the COVID-19 cancellation. If enough members are interested, GMRA may resume the event.
Interested in bringing it back? Email gmra@live.com and let the club know.
Previous location: The Greene Turtle, 15660 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866 · (301) 421-4012 · Restaurant website ↗
Club Tours & Visits
GMRA occasionally arranges tours of local attractions, sometimes with lunch or visits with other radio clubs. Past destinations include:
National Cryptologic Museum Fort Meade, Maryland
Historical Electronics Museum Linthicum, Maryland
National Air and Space Museum near Dulles Virginia
Radio and Television Museum Bowie, Maryland
Future tours will be announced on this page and members will be notified by email. Suggestions are welcome at gmra@live.com.