MTARA

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. 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.

MTARA is now offering weekly VHF/UHF and HF nets as well as our new Virtual Field Trips and Elmer sessions. 

The Virtual Field Trips and Elmer sessions are offered once a week on Thursdays at 2:00 pm on Zoom. As of 6/3/2021 we have hosted 80 sessions. A list of the planned sessions are below:

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS

ZOOM Meetings

As of 1/1/2021

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• June 24 - What do the button one your HT mean and do, Tracy , WM6T
• July 1 -  Understanding Repeaters and Reverse / Field Day Review, Vic, KK6WKI and Tracy WM6T
• July 8 - Virtual Field Trip - Nevada Open Road Challenge, WM6T, K6DDZ and others
• July 15 - Using Your Multimeter, Gary, AA6GJ.
• July 22 - Grounding for Lightning Protection, Tracy, WM6T
• July 29 - TBD
• August 5 - Understanding Grid Squares and Location Tools, Tracy, WM6T.
• August 12 - Tour de Big Bear Recap
• August 19 - Resources and Wildfires
• August 26 - NO ZOOM SESSION
• September 2 - COAX Cable and Connectors, WM6T
• September 9 - NO ZOOM SESSION
• September 16 - Overview of Winlink and SARTrack, Gary, AA6GJ
• September 23 - NO ZOOM SESSION
• September 30 - NO ZOOM SESSION
• October 7 - CANCELLED
• October 14 - NO ZOOM SESSION - PACIFICON
• October 21 - 10:21 Net for Great Shakeout in lieu of Zoom Session
• October 28 - CANCELED due to a ham class that day
• November 4 - EMCOMM Mapping - Gaia
• November 11 - NO ZOOM SESSION
• November 18 - EMCOMM Mapping - Google Earth Pro
• November 25 - NO ZOOM SESSION - Thanksgiving
• December 2 - Session Postponed to December 9
• December 9 -  EMCOMM Mapping - SARTrack
• December 16 - TBD
• December 23 - NO ZOOM SESSION
• December 30 - NO ZOOM SESSION

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

Field Day 2020

 Field Day is Saturday, June 27th. This year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we are encouraging all members to do Field Day from Home or out in the field/forest.    

Kodiak 100

MTARA members will be supporting the Kodiak 100 two day event in Big Bear. Dates are August 14-15, 2020. There is a chance it might be postponed for a month or two. Check in later. 

Kids on Public Lands

KOPL has been cancelled for 2020 and the organizing committee has decided after 21+ year to end the program. 

Gran Fondo

The Gran Fondo mountain bike ride will be held once again in Big Bear. This year it is on September 26th, 2020. MTARA members will be located along the mountain area trails, aid stations and in SAG vehicles providing communications to support the event.