MTARA
MTARA Club Meetings, Workshops and Field Training
MTARA Club Meetings, Workshops and Field Training
The Mountain Top Amateur Radio Association, MTARA, is located in the communities within the San Bernardino National Forest including Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs and Green Valley Lake, California. We welcome members and visitors from any area.
We are a group of licensed amateur radio operators and friends, young and old
The Mountain Top Amateur Radio Association, MTARA, is located in the communities within the San Bernardino National Forest including Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs and Green Valley Lake, California. We welcome members and visitors from any area.
We are a group of licensed amateur radio operators and friends, young and old, who wish to promote the amateur radio hobby through mentoring, license testing, communications training and community service in a fun, friendly and active environment.
Mountain Top Amateur Radio Association is a State of California Unincorporated Association and State Registered Charitable Trust. IRS 501(c)3. MTARA is a copyrighted trademark.
MTARA Club Meetings, Workshops and Field Training
MTARA Club Meetings, Workshops and Field Training
MTARA Club Meetings, Workshops and Field Training
MTARA is now meeting once again at our regular location at the Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church.
We are also holding Radio Workshops and Field Trainings during the year once again.
Activities
MTARA Club Meetings, Workshops and Field Training
Activities
Helping Other Hams and our Community
- Monthly Meetings
- Weekly Nets
- Elmer (Mentoring)
- Communications for Special Events
- Programming Radios
- Teaching License Classes / VE Testing
- Emergency Communications
- Other
About Amateur Radio
About Amateur Radio
About Amateur Radio
Ham Radio is the ability to communicate -- across the street, around the world, or even with people and satellites in space! Even when the power's out, and the land lines and cell phones don't work, with a battery, a radio, and a wire, ham radio is there.
Ham Radio lets us enjoy life-long friends, and a hands-on technical education
Ham Radio is the ability to communicate -- across the street, around the world, or even with people and satellites in space! Even when the power's out, and the land lines and cell phones don't work, with a battery, a radio, and a wire, ham radio is there.
Ham Radio lets us enjoy life-long friends, and a hands-on technical education. It provides the resources and encouragement to experiment with new things and to design and build on the latest communications technologies.
You can't say that the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon! You can go anywhere you want, without boundaries, and amateur radio can help you get there! - by Doug Lamb, K4EK
News
About Amateur Radio
About Amateur Radio
Field Day 2025
Field Day was Saturday, June 28th. We had plenty of activities planned as well as our member raffle too. Activities started at 10:00 am and ended at 4:00 with the drawings for the raffle prices.
Tour de Big Bear
the Tour de Big Bear will be held on August 2nd, 2025. Over MTARA members will be providing the communications
Field Day 2025
Field Day was Saturday, June 28th. We had plenty of activities planned as well as our member raffle too. Activities started at 10:00 am and ended at 4:00 with the drawings for the raffle prices.
Tour de Big Bear
the Tour de Big Bear will be held on August 2nd, 2025. Over MTARA members will be providing the communications along the different ride distances for the over 2000 riders.
Kodiak 100
MTARA members will be supporting the HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathon event in Big Bear. Dates are October 9 to 11.
Gran Fondo
The Gran Fondo mountain bike ride will be held once again in Big Bear on September 13th. MTARA members will be located along the mountain area trails, aid stations and in SAG vehicles providing communications to support the event.
Club Officers and Committees
President - Vic Marquez, KK6WKI
Vice President - Lorna Polly, KJ6GFS
Secretary -Gail Brarmann, KM6GBN
Treasurer -Nancy Karlson, K6CUB
Past President - Lorna Polly, KJ6GFS
Education/Membership - Tracy Lenocker WM6T
Net Control Operators
Debbie, WB6LVC
Vic, KK6WKI
Gail, KM6GBN
Jaye, KJ7AHK
Gary, AA6GJ
Lorna, KJ6GFS
MTARA Information
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NEXT MEETING
The next club meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 5th at 7:00 pm at the Lake Arrowhead Community Presbyterian Church on Highway 173 just above the entrance to Lake Arrowhead Village. This meeting will be very special. In addition to our regular meeting presentations we will have a Zoom presentation by Cezar, VE3LYC. Cezar is one of the co-leaders for the Bouvet Island DXpedition scheduled for February 2026.
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