Lake County Amateur Radio Association (LCARA)

Lake County, Ohio

Silent Key

Posted on by ekopcak77

Reno Tonsi, WT8C, is now a silent key. He passed away quietly in his sleep, February 27th, at home.

   < A memorial for Reno will be held at Brunner, Sanden Dietrich Funeral Home, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, Ohio on March 6, 2020 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM.  Service will be at 12:00 followed by a luncheon at the funeral home.  If you wish to make a charitable donation in Reno’s name, Make a Wish and Toys for Tots were his favorites.>

Silent Key

Posted on by ekopcak77

Our Vice-president and friend Larry Caskey K8LPC became a Silent Key February 7th, at 4:45 pm. Lawrence P. “Larry” Caskey, age 60, was the beloved husband for 32 years of the late Donna (nee Brendy); cherished son of the late Larry J. and Doris; dearest brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle and friend of many, was born in Cleveland on May 10, 1959. He was a resident of Chardon for 31 years and prior to that Mentor. Larry grew up in Mayfield Heights and graduated from Mayfield High School. When Larry was younger, he took RTA to get to work downtown, where he met his future wife Donna at a coffee shop. He was affiliated with many organizations such as Tri County Traffic Training Net, Vice President of Lake County Amateur Radio Association, Geauga County Amateur Radio Association, Ohio Single Sideband Net, and a member the American Radio Relay League. Larry worked at RTA as a dispatcher, promoted to Safety Director, and was a licensed electrician. He enjoyed riding his Harley Motorcycle and traveling to Vegas with his late wife Donna and playing golf. Larry will be remembered as a social, generous and friendly man. He was witty and kind. Larry will be dearly missed.

 

LCARA

Posted on by we3brink2243

Welcome

Founded in 1978 as a 501(C)3 charitable organization, the Lake County Amateur Radio Association of Ohio (LCARA) is a group of FCC licensed Amateur Radio Operators. We are affiliated with the American Radio Relay Leauge as a Special Services Club, ARES and Sky Warn  serving Lake County and the surrounding area. Our mission is to fostering the advancement of Amateur Radio through education, mentoring (Elmers), regular ARRL/VE testing, and public service. We are headquartered at the Lake County History Center where we maintain a fully functional amateur radio station, available for use by licensed club members, including a display of many ham related artifacts.

The Association owns and operates three FM repeaters that cover all of Lake County using our club call-sign N8BC.

Operational activities include weekly VHF and HF Nets, annual operating events such as NVIS Day, ARRL Field Day, OSPOTA, and other Public Service events.

Our ARES team participates in the annual SET exercise, PNPP / FEMA bi-annual drill with the Emergency Operations Center of Lake County, and is otherwise available to assist all safety forces in the event of disaster, emergency or with other needs when called.

Each month we publish a newsletter called “The Patch”. This publication summarizes club news, activities and contains columns from both members and nonmembers on subjects pertaining to the hobby or of general interest, copies of which are available for viewing or download.

The Association meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm. Locations vary by season and are listed on this site and in “The Patch”.  As with all organizations, meetings allow you to keep up to date on club activities, meet new Hams, exchange information, and to get involved with the club’s activities and many other aspects of building, operating, maintaining and improving your station. You do not have to be a member to attend.

Should you wish to join our club, an application form is available for download from this site.

If you have any questions or comments, reach us via the “Contact Us” tab.

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