Frequency suggestions for North Shore?

[knfmn]

I apologize if this has been covered already, but I live on the north shore, very near Gloucester and I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for frequencies I should program into my radio when I start messing with it? I ordered a Baofeng UV-5R. Thanks!

 

[chaser001]

Jump on the Gloucester repeater from CAARA. My may also be able to hit Westford & Derry.

If you have the programming cable for the Baofeng download Chirp and program the radio that way. Chirp can download the repeaters from repeaterbook.com and save you having to handjam them in.

2M MA repaters:
http://www.repeaterbook.com/repeate...ystem=%&coverage=%&use=%#sthash.P1f1IWio.dpbs

70CM MA repeaters:
http://www.repeaterbook.com/repeate...ystem=%&coverage=%&use=%#sthash.Acl3pXJu.dpbs

 

[one-eyed Jack]

What bands? Repeater directories are online. Jack W1FKG.

 

[chaser001]

What bands? Repeater directories are online. Jack W1FKG.

not to knock on you jack but his radio

Baofeng UV-5R

only does 2M & 70CM; unless you hack it...then it'll do 1.25M too; but I've not heard good things about how well it does 1.25

Also -OP on the baofeng there is a yahoo group for it that you may want to join.

 

[knfmn]

not to knock on you jack but his radio only does 2M & 70CM; unless you hack it...then it'll do 1.25M too; but I've not heard good things about how well it does 1.25

Also -OP on the baofeng there is a yahoo group for it that you may want to join.

Excellent! Thank you for the help.

I do have the programming cable for the Baofeng (or I should within the next hour or so!) and I've already downloaded CHIRP and been poking around in it, familiarizing myself. Thanks again for the tips.

 

[chaser001]

another thing i like about chirp is that you can set the memories to block transmit. I have a the police frequencies of a couple of towns saved in my baofeng and blocked transmit so i don't accidentally key up their feq.

 

[cockpitbob]

The NS1RA's Danvers 2M machine is very popular.