Club Meeting Information:
The Garden State Amateur Radio Association not only welcomes you to visit our web page, but you are most welcome to visit with us personally at our meetings which are held twice monthly.
We meet on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 7:30PM in the American Red Cross – Regional Office, Tinton Falls, NJ. This facility is open to the public and all Hams, friends of Hams, relatives of Hams, non-Hams, and wannabe-Hams are invited to attend our meetings. Click here to see a map of the location.
We publish a monthly newsletter called, “The Propagator.” If you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may view a recent edition, click on recent issue. If you don’t have the reader, you can get a free copy of the latest version from Adobe.
Membership Information:
Membership is open to everyone, and you need not be a licensed amateur radio operator. If you are a non-Ham, you will receive plenty of encouragement to pursue a license. Ham or not, you will thoroughly enjoy the activities and the fellowship of the community of amateur radio operators.
Please do come to our next meeting; and you might think about filling out this “GSARA Application Form” and taking it with you. What a great idea! If you wish to join by USMail, the mailing instructions are on the above application form. The application form is a PDF file and requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don’t have the reader, you can get a free copy of the latest version from Adobe.Whether you are an existing member or someone just looking, you might care to view our Constitution and ByLaws, a 6-page PDF file. After you study the constitution you may want to become our next president!
July 5, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Sorry to see Ft. Monmouth go. I was stationed there from 9/75 thru 5/76 for U.S. Army 26V20 MOS training. Was and still am licensed as WB8QZS and made friends at the K2USA MARS station and was able to operate there during off-duty using the K2USA callsign – what a rush! There was quite a QSL card collection in the stairwell leading upstairs if memory serves.
July 6, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I’m glad to hear you have fond memories of the station and K2USA. You remember correctly with the QSL collection being extensive. I don’t personally know of it being located on the stairs, but that is quite possible. More recently, many of the cards were hanging on the wall of the hallway between the studios. The collection of cards has moved to the former Camp Evans. A current tenant of the former camp, is the club OMARC. They have been entrusted with the K2USA call and all assoiciated awards and cards. Thanks for sharing your memory.
73,
Frank W2XYZ
January 5, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I have looked all over your site for info on the upcomming K2USA Special event that I read about in QST. Is this still on and is it going to be advertised here with QSL info??? Thank you.
I was an OP at the station in 66/67 and in RVN from 67/68 and Tobyhanna 69/70… Thank you
W1PE rwpeters@swbell.net
January 6, 2010 at 10:40 am
Thank you for your interest. Yes, the event is still on and the event info was not posted to the web site until recently due to last minute changes. We’re looking forward to working you on the air and looking forward to hear your stories about Fort Monmouth.
January 24, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Are visitors allowed to the site on the during the event?
WA2DGU
January 28, 2010 at 8:47 am
Rich,
I wish things were different, but Post security remains unchanged. The MARS Station is open to those having access to the Post, but Post access remains restricted to those with official business. Remember if you can’t work us on HF, we’re also available on the NJ Linked Repeater System (www.w2njr.org) via VHF/UHF which is also connected to Echolink and IRLP.