Welcome to NEAR-900!
The New England Amateur Radio 900 MHz Network

NEAR-900 was founded in 2008 by GEMOTO and several repeater owners.  It is a growing network of linked repeaters providing 900 MHz coverage throughout New England.

The IRLP New England Reflector 912 Channel 5 (9125) is the central linking hub of the network.  You can see which repeaters are currently connected by checking the 9125 channel on the IRLP Status Page.  Non-900 MHz IRLP nodes are welcome to connect briefly as guests, while 900 MHz nodes are encouraged to remain connected for extended periods.  For more information, see our full Policy on the reflector's web site.

The NEAR900 network is also available via Allstar node W1ATD 60635 and EchoLink node W1ATD-L 249961 and the New England 900 MHz P25 Reflector 900 via Pi-Star and WPSD.

Because this is a wide area network of repeaters linked over the Internet, the following etiquette should always be followed:

• Key up and wait 2+ seconds before you start talking, as there are delays over the networks.
• Leave a minimum of 3 second breaks between transmissions. Without breaks, the system thinks you're all one person, and you'll time it out.
• Keep transmissions to less than 3 minutes to prevent system time out.
• You only need to ID every 10 minutes.
• No CB terms like "10-4", "good buddy", and "home 20".
• Break into a QSO only if you have something to add, not a radio check.
• Use the word "break" or "break break" only in emergencies.
• Phonetics are discouraged except when there's difficulty understanding or when announcing your callsign to Paul during the weekly net.
• No politics or religion conversation.
• Fix poor audio.

To help promote the use of 900 MHz in New England, Thursdays are designated as "900 MHz Thursdays".  Get on your local 900 MHz repeater and make at least one contact to participate!  You can also find your closest 900 MHz repeater by checking the New England Repeater Directory's 33-centimeter band database.

We also have a mailing list via Google Groups and a NEAR-900 Facebook group for active hams of the NEAR-900 community.  Topics include the latest surplus radios for sale, local repeater changes, radio programming and codeplugs, 900 day discussion and more!