Lakeshore Repeater Association
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President:
Tom Burger KA9JKA
Vice President:
Catherine Markstrom KC9EOW
Secretary:
-OPEN-
Treasurer:
James Markstrom KB9MMA
Trustee:
Alex Voss N9RGX
Technical Chair:
Gene Haney WB9ZKY
Regular meetings are held quarterly on the Last Tuesday of January, April, July and October at 7:00 pm
American Red Cross Building
4521 Taylor Avenue
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine County Ham Radio Information Line:
(262) 886-9612 x109
info@kr9rk.org
The Lakeshore Repeater Association is an Amateur radio organization located in Racine, Wisconsin and operates the VHF 2 Meter communications repeater on 147.270 MHz as well as the 70 centimeter repeater on 442.00 MHz. The club operates the repeaters under the Amateur Radio callsign of KR9RK/R.
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Purpose
The Lakeshore Repeater Association's function is to provide Amateur Radio repeater service to the Southeastern Wisconsin area.
Function
The repeaters help local hams provide support to many local community services such as parades, various community walks and races, the local Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and most important of all, they are available for any emergency that may arise.
Support
Over the years, many local Hams put in hundreds of hours of time, others donated equipment and money to get the repeater into operation. Maintenance is still a volunteer effort by the few technically qualified to do so. The Lakeshore Repeater Association and its members receive no money for their services nor are they allowed to by Federal law. This is strictly a volunteer organization. If you use a repeater, help share the cost of the support and maintenance by joining your local repeater club. Donations are also accepted by all Amateur Radio organizations.
History
In 1975 Amateur Radio operators came together to create the Lakeshore Repeater Association. Due to the close relationship with the Southeast Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross, Amateur Radio operators were allowed to install the 2 Meter repeater equipment in the Red Cross Building at 4521 Taylor Avenue in Racine, WI.
Over the years, the 2 meter system was expanded by adding outlying remote receive sites to extend coverage. The first remote site is in Union Grove, WI. The second site is Northwest of Franksville, WI and is unique in that it is solar powered. The third site is in Kenosha.
A second UHF repeater was later added. The UHF repeater is located between Racine and Kenosha, WI on a tower at 360 feet.
See also
External links
- The Lakeshore Repeater Association, KR9RK
- Join the Racine Hams yahoo group to get updates and meeting reminders!
