Welcome to Lakes Region Repeater Association (LRRA) – with web site at W1BST.org. We are the premier non-profit amateur ham radio association located in the rural Lakes Region of New Hampshire. We actively promote 2 way radio, also known as ham radio. Our 100 plus volunteer members are friendly and knowledgeable. If you are a first time visitor and are curious about this great hobby, we provide testing for ham licenses, have fun get-togethers (monthly breakfasts and monthly newsletters), and are ARES affiliated for emergency communications. We also are home to 6 repeaters. Three are located on Bennett Hill in Ossipee, one on Mt. Rowe in Gilford and two on New Durham Ridge, New Hampshire. Please join our great group of ‘ham radio enthusiasts’. Donations are always appreciated to help manage the maintenance and operation of the repeater network and other community service activities. Whatever the frequency you use, ‘Happy DX’ing and networking’. A hearty “73”
NEWS & EVENTS
( LRRA acknowledges privacy concerns and protections of private information and does not disseminate to any parties without permission.)
***We Do testing for ham licenses and upgrades. When you’re ready just contact us.***
Breakfast Schedule
Sunday 7AM May 11, 2025 Flipside Restaurant, 566 Main St, Laconia, NH 03246
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Smith River Canoe and Kayak Race
May 17, 2025
Good afternoon everyone.
I am reaching out in regards to this year’s Canoe race. If you would like to be a part of the Lakes Region Repeater Association’s communication support for this event, please reply to this email! Many of you have participated or expressed interest in years past.
This year, the race will be on Saturday May 17th. It begins at 1:15pm and we will again plan to meet at Albee beach in Wolfeboro at 11:00 am for setup, communications testing and breaking off to our assigned station locations. Typically we would be completed within a couple hours of race start.
I hope you will be interested in supporting the Club for this event and look forward to hearing from you.
For those returning volunteers, please feel free to reply with a preferred station location if applicable.
Thanks
Keith Tuttle
KC1PRT
603-833-5397
Smith River Canoe and Kayak Race. LRRA provides communications support for this event. It is an opportunity for us to use Ham radio in community service.
Contact: Keith Tuttle KC1PRT
Email: keithtuttle78@gmail.com or w1bstclub@gmail.com
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LRRA Sponsored Ham Event for Adult Ed At Kingswood High School in Wolfeboro
This two night class included demonstrations and hands-on experiences with radio technologies, opportunities for questions and answers, and resources towards pursuing a Amateur Radio License. The second night expanded upon those topics and included an opportunity to take the exam for your radio license.
Whether you are new to the hobby, or wish to renew this is a wonderful opportunity for in-person learning led by knowledgeable and helpful Hams.
LRRA Represents Amateur Radio at the Farm, Garden, and Forest Expo at Deerfield Fairgrounds, NH
What can be better than talking frequencies, repeaters, and all things radio with a backdrop of chainsaws, tractors, greenhouses, and food trucks? ( to name a few!) Eighty percent of farms in NH are family farms, not factories. Support farmers, farm stores, farmers markets and 4-H!!!
Thank you K0BCL,W1ALA, W1DND, N1FRG, W6KMH for holding court, and KB1RFS for sponsoring LRRA’s place among amazing vendors. We had many visitors, young and seasoned.
Near-Fest at New Boston
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Masonic Lodge Wolfeboro, NH. Sunday April 13, 2025. The Radio Club enjoying a delicious breakfast and great conversation.
HamFest 2025
Our HamFest 2025 was a great success in spite of a snowstorm! Below are our winners for the Baofeng UV-17R radios. Thank you Baofeng for your donations!
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Vintage Electronics Flea Market
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Field Day 2025
June 28 & 29, 2025
Field Day! LRRA will be at Castle in the Clouds
(https://www.castleintheclouds.org/), like Field Day in 2024, but in a slightly different area (more outreach-friendly). Many thanks to Chuck Clark from Castle in the Clouds for working with LRRA again this year.
The 2025 Field Day Committee is beginning preparations for the event. Co-chair Tisha Hoaas/N1FRG is open to suggestions and ideas for how to make this event more social and welcoming to all levels of Hams (and visitors), as well as realistic emergency communication preparedness practice.
Email: tishadaniels@pm.me or w1bstclub@gmail.com
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Breakfast Schedule
Sunday 7AM May 11, 2025 Flipside Restaurant, 566 Main St, Laconia, NH 03246
Sunday 7am June 8, 2025 Masonic Hall, 35 Trotting Track Rd, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, price $15 cash at door.
Sunday 7am July 13, 2025 The Village kitchen, 734 Whittier Hwy, Moultonborough, NH
Sunday August 10, 2025 Masonic Hall, 35 Trotting Track Rd, Wolfeboro, NH 03894, price $15 cash at door.
Association News
IRLP and 900 MHz Repeater: Check out the new page re our connection to the Internet Radio Linking Project, our 900 MHz repeater and associated links.
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UFB New England
Now the 442.100 on the digital side is linked part time to UFB as a test trial. Check it out! Many repeaters linked together in Maine and New Hampshire on Fusion.
WO1VES.com
The 442.100 on the digital side is linked part time to the Wolfe Den network during their net times (see newsletter). Check it out. Many repeaters linked together in Mass and NH on Fusion.