The TARA Net
The weekly TARA net is conducted every Monday evening at 1900 (7:00PM) on
the WA6RJA repeater on 146.235 MHz, with a +600 kHz input offset and 127.3 Hz PL.
Simplex check-ins on 146.235 MHz are also accepted.
Please join us and check in on the net. Visitors are always welcome.
The on-air net is your authoritative source for the latest TARA news and messages. Checking in to the weekly net helps TARA members keep their equipment and operating skills working smoothly.
Since June 1999 the
South Coast Radio Amateur Network, SCRAN,
has generously given permission for registered TARA volunteers to share the
otherwise private WA6RJA repeater for personal communications as well as official
TARA nets and activations.
We encourage TARA members to join and support SCRAN.
Calendar Activities
Our TARA Calendar lists TARA events and other Torrance Disaster Service events, and local ham radio and other events of special interest TARA members. In addition, the summary of upcoming events is a quick way to check on what's happening in the next couple of weeks. (Both of these are typically updated weekly, along with the weekly TARA messages. Please let me know about events I've missed.)
Regular monthly TARA Board of Directors meeting
First monday of the month, 7:30 PM (after the TARA net) at the Torrance Police Department. All interested TARA members are invited to attend and participate.
Here to let you know what is going on is the latest TARA Board of Directors meeting Agenda (.pdf file) that I have availible. This may be the agenda for the upcoming meeting, or some recent past meeting. Please remind me if this gets seriously out of date.
Monthly TARA Zip Captains lunch
First tuesday of the month, 12:30 PM. Inquire for this month's location. TARA members and visitors are invited to attend this social (no business) get-together.
Disaster Volunteers' Picnic
Sponsored by the city of Torrance, the annual summer volunteers' picnic is a thank-you for the thousands of hours of unpaid effort donated to the city. All of the city disaster volunteer groups are invited.
Gala TARA Holiday Dinner
In December, TARA members and families kick off the holiday season with the social event of the year, the TARA Holiday Dinner — in 2007 to become the combined Torrance Disaster Service Volunteers dinner!