The Green Mountain Repeater Association
Serving Amateur Radio Since 1971
K3GMR 146.610 (-): Bladensburg
W3GMR 146.880 (-): Greenbelt
GMRA Events/Nets:
Monthly Luncheon
The Green Mountain Repeater Association holds an informal social luncheon, the first Saturday of each month at noon, at "Tubby's Diner" in Laurel, MD. Tubby's is located on route 198 (east) in between Route 29 and Interstate 95. Talk-in on the 146.610 or 146.880 repeaters. A variety of food to choose from at low to moderate prices and a chance to meet the members you have talked to on the air. Email messages and repeater announcements will remind members of the luncheon a few days prior to the Saturday and of cancellations due to inclement weather. Please join us!
* NOTE: The location recently changed to "Cactus Willy's" Buffet on U.S. Route 1 in Laurel, MD. This is a trial location, and it may change again. Please contact a board member via email or with any member on our repeaters for the correct location before attending.
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Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon
GMRA holds an annual business meeting/luncheon, typically the first or second week in December. In 2003, for the first time, free Amateur Radio equipment prizes were awarded. Click the links below for:
Periodic On-Air Events/Nets
Regularly scheduled on-air events/nets include:
- The GMRA Thursday Night Net begins at 7:30 pm weekly on the 146.880 repeater. Please check in and be recognized!
- 1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays of each month from 8:30 pm-9:00 pm: Prince George's County, ARES/RACES Net on the 146.610 repeater.
Tours
Periodically, GMRA will arrange for tours to local area attractions, which may include other clubs and lunch. Past tours have been to:
- The National Cryptologic Museum, Fort Meade, Maryland.
- The Historical Electronics Museum, Linthicum, Maryland.
- The new Air and Space Museum near Dulles airport, Virginia.
- The Radio and Television Museum, Bowie, Maryland.
Future tours/visits will generally be announced on this page, but members will always be notified of upcoming tours via email. Member suggestions for touring specific sites are most welcome and may be forwarded to the Activities Chairman Chuck Glenn, KV3G, at: kv3g