Boston  145.23  Repeater
 
The Boston Amateur Radio Club owns and operates a 2 meter repeater, located 
on the Federal Reserve Bank building in downtown Boston near South
Station. The antenna is located 620 feet above ground, providing a very 
wide area of coverage.  The repeater output frequency is 145.23 MHz and 
the input is 144.63 MHz.  This repeater is open for all to use and does not 
require any tones to access it.  There is a PL tone of 146.20 on the output 
for your convenience.
 
The club strongly encourages all users of the repeater to speak in plain
English.  Lingo found on some radio bands will only add confusion to those
not familiar with it and it may interfere with other stations trying to
relay  emergency traffic.
 
Every day various groups of people gather on 145.23.  These groups are
commonly referred to as "nets".  Each night at 8:00 p.m. the National
Traffic System net meets to pass messages to and from all parts of the
world. This net is very interesting to listen to and the net managers will
invite you to check-in and send a message or pass one on to its
destination.  The Boston  Amateur Radio Club net meets every Monday night
at 9:00 p.m.  The purpose of this net is to keep club members informed of
what's happening in the club and to answer any questions about the club or
ham radio in general for anyone who happens to be listening.  Each Tuesday
at 9:00 p.m. a group called the Eastern Mass. Public Safety net meets to
discuss issues for those involved or interested in Public Safety.  Thursday
and Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. you will hear the ATARA net which stands for
the Aleppo Temple Amateur Radio Association.  These are the guys with the
funny hats. But seriously, the ATARA net is a group of hams who are also
Shriners, well known for their Burn Centers that provide free medical care
to seriously burned children all over the country.