Welcome to Lakeshore Repeater Association KR9RK

 Join us in KENOSHA for a GREAT Ham Friendly Breakfast! 

Saturday January 25th, a Special Ham Friendly Breakfast on Tour will be at The Brat Stop, I-94 and Hwy 50 in Kenosha, 8:15am (opens at 8:00am!

 HT's are always welcome at the Breakfast table! Bring yours for show and tell!

LRA Q1 Quarterly Meeting
Tuesday, January 28, 2019. 7:00 – 9:00pm
Door open at 6:30 PM for membership registration. 

 Sturtevant Village Police Department Training Room, 2801 89th St, Sturtevant, WI 53177, USA IN THE TRAINING ROOM. Go to main entrance to access training room.

The Association meets quarterly on the last Tuesday of the month Quarterly at the Sturtevant Police Department in the Training Room, 2801 89th Street in Sturtevant, WI 53177. Meetings start promptly at 7:00 PM CST located in the Sturtevant Police Department training room. Annual membership dues are $25.00 annually or $100.00 for 5 full years. All LRA member’s and Amateur radio operators are encouraged to attend our meetings. 

 Your invited to attend the once a year event. To learn, get new information, and engage in discussion in finding out whats new in Ham radio DMR technology! Recommended for newbies, beginners that are new to DMR or need help with a specific area whether its programming your radio or just want to learn about how to use DMR ham radio to communicate with other hams like yourself all over the world!  We are booked and set in stone for the DMR Learning Clinic to be held in the Sturtevant PD Training room on Sunday Februray 23rd, 2020 at 3pm. Food will be served for all those that get hungry at the DMR Clinic! $5.00 chip in for something Delicious to eat! Soft Beverages will made available for additional costs.
Mark your calendars! PLEASE RSVP  if you plan to attend.  See calendar for complete details.

 With sincere appreciation of GENE HANEY WB9ZKY the LAKESHORE REPEATER ASSOCIATION honors you as 2019 DIRECTOR EMERITUS !

Gene was given this honored award at the LRA Christmas Party on December 8th, 2019. Congratulations to Gene as President Mike Waschbisch (Left) and Vice President Sean Marschke  (Right) handed the Director Emeritus award to Gene Haney WB9ZKY (middle) who has been a ham radio operator since 1976 and a long time charter member of the Association. The party was enjoyed by all members attending along with family and friends of the Association, A gift exchange,  door prizes, dinner, holiday music, LRA logo cake for desert and custom made decorations by Kristin Wasley - KD9NSL put a very special touch of Christmas spirit in the air for the party that evening! See members access page for more!

The main site was upgraded with a RF Voting System for 147.270 Mhz Repeater and a new CAT-800 3-port linking repeater controller with voice services. A WX-250 National weather alert system donated by Robin Mather - WB9COW was also installed for improved RACES and ARES net activation's on the 2m repeater.  3 x RF Voting Receive are now in service for Racine, Kenosha and Union Grove Areas on the 147.270 KR9RK repeater. These additional 2m receivers allow lower power portables to be used in those areas. The Downtown Kenosha receiver provides more coverage to North Eastern Illinois. Union Grove enhances portable coverage for West Racine, Kenosha and Walworth county areas. More receivers are in the plans for even more coverage into Oak Creek,  Milwaukee areas as well as Gurnee, and Libertyville areas of Illinois. These new additional 2m sites are planned for 2020. Special Thanks to Steve Miller - KB9LTE (pictured), Cole Weiss - N9CGW and Arron Broderick - WL7CTA for a job well on the main site upgrade installation performed on October 20th, 2019 !  See members page for more!

Main Site repeaters online. State of the Art continuous Ham Duty Motorola SLR series repeaters have cutting edge technology DMR digital and analog modes for reliable 24/7/365 use with automated battery backup charging system with full online diagnostics. Analog and DMR Digital receiver site voting sites are under construction and we need your continued support! Your donation to Lakeshore helps maintain its repeater sites, keeping them on the air with readiness to volunteer and serve in SE Wisconsin communities for a reliable emergency communications backbone when disasters strike!