{"id":32,"date":"2020-06-23T18:41:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T18:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mar.foundation\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T13:26:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 20% auto;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amateurs-Helping-Amatures-e1599673788866.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><strong>Sorry, Page under construction.\u00a0 Please check back soon.<\/strong><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><span class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"color: #076738;\">Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 50%;\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"color: #076738;\">Maine Amate<\/span><span class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"color: #076738;\">urs Helping Amateurs<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"color: #076738;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-123\" style=\"font-family: NonBreakingSpaceOverride, 'Hoefler Text', Garamond, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 22px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"New ham registration plate\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-1568x784.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF-450x225.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/KM1ARF.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">As amateur radio operators in the state of Maine, we want to make sure that the infrastructure will be there for future generations to use.\u00a0 Please go to the projects tab.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 50%;\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"color: #076738;\">Join MARF<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Our members are the people who help keep the lights on, who populate the supportive committees, who help us make the important decisions regarding who will receive aid and how much.<\/p>\r\n<br \/><br \/><br \/><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"border-radius: 14px; background-color: #076738;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mar.foundation\/index.php\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mission<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"border-radius: 14px; background-color: #076738;\" href=\"https:\/\/membership.mar.foundation\/\">Membership<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\">Legendary CBS newsman Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, who held the title of &#8220;Most Trusted Man in America,&#8221; passed away Friday, July 17, 2009,\u00a0 narrated this video a few years ago.\u00a0 It is still applicable today.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\">\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARRL Amateur Radio Today\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZpdUb1YJ-HU?start=21&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color: #003a53;\"><strong>Upcoming Meetings<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #003a53;\">Meetings of the board and officers take place monthly on the second Saturday of the month and are open to the general membership. Those meetings which begin at 9:00 AM, are currently held on Zoom.\u00a0 Contact w2gpj@arrl.net for an invite.\u00a0 Annual meeting will be in person at: TBD<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color: #003a53;\"><strong>Donate <\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #003a53;\">As you can well imagine, funding projects can be challenging at times. If you would like to donate or know of someone that could be convinced to donate to our mission let us know. Our goal is to make that process as easy as possible.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" style=\"border-radius: 14px; background-color: #003a53;\">Donate<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color: #003a53;\"><strong>Upcoming events<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color: #003a53;\">The annual meeting of the Foundation is scheduled to take place each May.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color: #003a53;\">Take a look at our calendar to see a full list of meetings and events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, Page under construction.\u00a0 Please check back soon. Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Maine Amateurs Helping Amateurs &nbsp; As amateur radio operators in the state of Maine, we want to make sure that the infrastructure will be there for future generations to use.\u00a0 Please go to the projects tab. Join MARF Our members are the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home - Maine Amateur Radio Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home - Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sorry, Page under construction.\u00a0 Please check back soon. Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Maine Amateurs Helping Amateurs &nbsp; As amateur radio operators in the state of Maine, we want to make sure that the infrastructure will be there for future generations to use.\u00a0 Please go to the projects tab. Join MARF Our members are the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-11T13:26:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home - Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.mar.foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Amateurs-Helping-Amatures-e1599673788866.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-23T18:41:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-11T13:26:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.mar.foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Amateurs-Helping-Amatures-e1599673788866.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.mar.foundation\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/09\\\/Amateurs-Helping-Amatures-e1599673788866.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/\",\"name\":\"Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\",\"description\":\"Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mar.foundation\\\/home\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Home - Maine Amateur Radio Foundation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Home - Maine Amateur Radio Foundation","og_description":"Sorry, Page under construction.\u00a0 Please check back soon. Maine Amateur Radio Foundation\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 Maine Amateurs Helping Amateurs &nbsp; As amateur radio operators in the state of Maine, we want to make sure that the infrastructure will be there for future generations to use.\u00a0 Please go to the projects tab. Join MARF Our members are the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/","og_site_name":"Maine Amateur Radio Foundation","article_modified_time":"2026-04-11T13:26:40+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/","url":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/","name":"Home - Maine Amateur Radio Foundation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amateurs-Helping-Amatures-e1599673788866.jpg","datePublished":"2020-06-23T18:41:24+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-11T13:26:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amateurs-Helping-Amatures-e1599673788866.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.mar.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amateurs-Helping-Amatures-e1599673788866.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/","name":"Maine Amateur Radio Foundation","description":"Maine Amateur Radio Foundation","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mar.foundation\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}