Welcome to Lakes Region Repeater Association – W1BST.org. We are a non-profit, rural amateur radio association located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. We actively promote 2 way radio, also known as ham radio, and our members are friendly and knowledgeable. If you are a first time visitor and are curious about amateur radio, we provide testing for ham licenses, have fun get-togethers, and are ARES affiliated for emergency communications. We also are home to 3 repeaters located on Bennett Hill in Ossipee, New Hampshire.
NEWS & EVENTS
LRRA Amateur Radio Happenings
Association Tidbits
Welcome
Congratulations to new ham Matt MaCarthy/KC1OJG who recently passed the technician test. Big thanks to VE’s Jane/W2REX, Frank/W1WU and Sharie/k1TQ for continuing to provide this service in a safe manner during these challenging times.
Association Facebook Page
The association maintains a Facebook Group Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/915759308535515
(or just search for W1BST on the main Facebook page). We will be using that site to post more timely information and members who have Facebook accounts are encouraged to join this group . We also welcome all members of the association to post your thoughts, ideas, and ham radio experiences there for the rest of the LRRA community share. Membership is free.
From the Association Treasurer:
Hello members and friends of LRRA.
We are into our 2021 Fiscal year and it’s time to renew your dues if you haven’t done so already. There are two ways to pay – Mail and PayPal. Details can be found at: https://www.w1bst.org/join-renew/
Funds from association dues are used for recurring expenditures such as liability insurance, property insurance, state fees, post office box fees, internet, and web hosting as well as system maintenance and upgrades.
From the Technical Committee:
Tower /Site Update.
Work on the first phase of the tower project which involved the installation of a platform at 115ft and the relocation of most of he association’s antennas has been completed. During the relocation, the 2 Meter Telewave antenna was upgraded with two additional dipole bays (generously donated by several anonymous donors) and we have already seen an increase in the reach of the antennado to its increased gain. There is still some adjustments and tweaks that need to be made to fully optimize the system post-relocation, but these are in the very capable hands of Frank/W1WU, Bob/N1EUN and the rest of the technical committee. More photos can be found under the tab – about us – at the top. Scroll down to the photo-gallery.
Introducing Echo Link
EchoLink® software allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using streaming-audio technology. The program allows worldwide connections to be made between stations, or from computer to station, greatly enhancing Amateur Radio’s communications capabilities. There are more than 200,000 validated users worldwide — in 151 of the world’s 193 nations — with about 6,000 online at any given time.
Echo Link is currently connected to our 2 meter repeater full time with an RF link. And sometimes crossed linked to our 6 meter repeater (51.64).
Echo Link W1BST/R, Node number is 875273.
Wires X Digital
Our UHF repeater (442.100) is currently operating in digital mode and sometimes connected to the Wolfe Den Network via an RF link to Wires X. Users can change the Wires X room/node from their Wires X capable radios for world wide communications.
Our 6 meter analog repeater (51.64) is sometimes crossed linked.
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Want to become an Amateur Radio Operator? Our organization has volunteer examiners that can administer your individual testing as needed. You can contact us by clicking on the “contact us” tab at the top. If you are looking for study material and resources for ham licensing look at column on left entitled “License Practice tests and Resources.”
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Check out the Repeaters Tower drone video courtesy of KC1HGN Mike Galiberti from Blue Fin Studio.
Click Below
https://vimeo.com/user67289248/
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Enhanced communication with seamless interoperability. Serving amateur radio with 3 repeaters from Bennett Hill in Ossipee in the Lakes Region, White Mountains of New Hampshire and on 
at W1BST-R Ossippe, NH. And Fusion C4FM Digital.
Webmistresses: Jane Greer, Sharie Cohen