Check Out These 2026 ARRL Initiatives!
https://www.arrl.org/america250-was
LARA welcomes six new members who passed the FCC Technician Class Examination on 10-29-2025. Pictured are Mike Schlee (LARA President), William Nevid, Kevin Xu, Zackary Malmberg, Irene-Mae Hrab, Alec Ventresca & Ben Jerome Flora. Congratulations!
We are sad to report the recent passing of N2JCP, Joseph Pascuzzi. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
The next LARA Meeting will be Wednesday, 1-28-26, 7:00 PM at the Cambria Volunteer Fire Company, 4631 Cambria Wilson Rd, Lockport, NY. VE sessions for those who desire to obtain or update their Ham Radio License will be held at 7:30 PM at the Fire Hall.
New SwapNet Items posted here:
http://n2yjj.synology.me/swapnet.html
Pictures of 2025 LARA Hamfest posted here:
https://www.lockportara.us/lara-summer-hamfest-2025
Pictures of 2025 LARA ARRL Field Day posted here:
Every Monday and Friday, a group of HAM Radio operators meets at Tim Horton's, Wright's Corners at 11 AM to get together and shoot the breeze.
For those HAM Radio Operators that have DMR Hotspots, LARA has a Talk Group on the TGIF Network. TG name is LARA. TG ID is14094
Welcome to our 2025-2026
Officers and Board Members
Officers:
President Mike Schlee KB2TRU
Vice President Jim Meahl KB2JM
Secretary Mark Christensen KB2GD
Treasurer Open
Board Members:
Gary Smith WB2GLU Term ends August 2030
Jim Bradley N2BIC Term ends August 2029
Angelo Delbalso WA2NNZ Term ends August 2028
Ronald Dusen WB4RON Term ends August 2027
Tony Stokes KN1M Term ends August 2026
The W2RUI Repeater Has Moved!
A lot has changed this year with The Lockport Amateur Radio Association. Our repeater has moved to a new location on Upper Mountain Road near Mt View Dr. Our antenna is now at the top of a 250 ft tower, which gives us twice the coverage of our old site. That site's antenna was at 80 ft. We can now be heard as far south as Cuba, NY and as far north as Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Our repeater is a Yaesu DR-2X which accepts both analog and Fusion on the input. We have a CTCSS tone of 107.2 Hz. All are welcome to key up and say hello. Someone is always listening! Last but not least, we have added Allstar to our repeater with a remote node. Our node# is 60050. If you are interested, try it out and have some fun!
Enjoy!
Mike KB2TRU President
Here are some photographs of the new site.