The Cherryville Repeater Association (CRA) is a very active club of licensed amateur radio operators and and their families, most of whom live within 50 miles or so of Flemington, New Jersey, but some of whom live as far away as Wichita Falls, Texas.  Membership is open to any ham, and potential new members are encouraged to come meet us at club meetings.

Based in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and founded in 1973, CRA maintains  an extensive Repeater System on 2 meters with multiple voting receive sites linked to the main transmit site located at the Hunterdon County Communications complex in Cherryville, New Jersey (between Clinton and Flemington).

The main 2 meter repeater is coordinated on 147.375 MHz ( + 600 kHz) PL 151.4.  Receive sites are in Cherryville, Glen Gardner (Mt. Kipp), Bloomsbury, Kingwood Townswhip, Murray Hill, and Linvale, providing coverage from Interstate 80 to Philadelphia, and from Allentown, PA to Long Island, NY.  In addition to the extensive 2 meter Repeater network on 147.375, Cherryville also maintains a second 2 meter repeater on 147.015, and repeaters on 224.120, 444.850 and 446.475.

CRA is an ARRL Special Services Club which provides "Community Service Through Communication".  Providing logistical coordination for parades, health and welfare communication for triathalons, walkathons, horse trials, boy scout activities, school activities, and other places people gather keeps our members busy throughout the year.

Members also respond in times of community emergency.  The club is closely affiliated with Hunterdon County Office of Emergency Management.  Many club members are also members of ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) and RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) and the National Weather Service SkyWarn program.  Trained in the special techniques required of emergency communication, we assist local government, police, and Red Cross in times of disaster (hazardous materials spills, flood evacuation, ice storm shelter activities, etc.)  We helped coordinate communications during the Delaware River Flood in 1995.  We are always on standby to assist wherever and whenever we are needed.

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