WHO ARE THE LAKE WALES RADIO AMATEURS ?
The LWRA (Lake Wales Radio Amateurs) was founded in 1974 by local Hams and has over 60 active members on the roster. We are an ARRL Special Service Club. We are the leaders in our Amateur Radio communities who provide active training classes, publicity programs and actively pursue technical projects and operating activities.
The group is made up of folks from all walks of life with one common interest: Amateur Radio. Our membership consists of year round local residents and “Snow Birds”. Our activities include local chatter on our repeaters, family picnics, QRP (low transmitter power operating), DX (long distance) chasing, contesting, digital voice and data communications, and ARES. Some build and experiment with radios and computers. We encourage anyone with an interest in two-way communications, electronics, computers, or just a desire to learn something new to please contact us or drop in on one of our meetings or picnics. Our Monthly meetings are open to both Ham’s and the general public. Please feel free to stop by and visit.
UPCOMING LWRA CLUB EVENTS
LWRA WEEKLY NET: Tuesday – 1930 – K4LKW UHF Repeater – 442.425 MHz, PL. 127.3 Hz.
LWRA WEEKLY RAGCHEW NET: Tuesday – 1945 or immediately following the conclusion of the LWRA Weekly Net – Either the K4LKW UHF Repeater (442.325 MHz – PL 127.3 Hz.) or the K4LKW VHF Repeater (147.330 Mhz – PL 127.3 Hz.). The net control station will announce which repeater the ragchew is to take place upon.
LWRA NEXT MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Thursday July 10, 2025 – 1900 – Lake Wales Fire Department, Station #1 – 253 W. Central Ave., Lake Wales, FL 33859. – Quarterly business meeting – Program to follow on ham radio opportunities in our area, which will be helpful to those new to the area, new to the hobby, or the seasoned ham looking for a new adventure.
LWRA NEXT QRP AND TAILGATE TECH: Saturday July 26, 2025 – 0900-1200 EDT – Simmers Young Park – 339 American Way, Jan Phyl Village, FL 33880 – Tailgate Tech Theme: Winlink P2P.
LWRA MONTHLY VOLUNTEER EXAM SESSION: Saturday August 2, 2025 – 0900 EDT – American Red Cross – 147 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881.
LWRA REPEATERS
Information:
- 147.330 MHz – PL 127.3 Hz. – Located near Lake Wales Senior High School – Lake Wales
- 442.425 MHz – PL 127.3 Hz – Located on the City of Dundee Water Tower – Dundee
Status (Since 11/20/23):
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147.330 MHz: ONLINE – Motorola Commercial Repeater – Antenna Position inverted and slightly lower – Since 11/20/23.
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147.330 MHz: ECHOLINK NODE: OFFLINE – New location for operation to be determined.
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442.425 MHz: ONLINE – Yaesu DR2X repeater – running in Automatic Mode Selection – Since 9/26/23.
LATEST LWRA BLOG POSTS
LWRA Ham Bytes – Week of 7/07/25
Great Monday! I hope everyone had a great holiday. As we get ready for the July meeting (a quarterly business meeting) we will have a […]
LWRA Ham Bytes – Week of 6/30/25
Good post Field Day Monday. I hope all of you were radioactive and enjoyed the weekend. I saw photos from some of the Field Day […]
LWRA Ham Bytes – Week of 6/23/25
Great Monday! You know I am never surprised when it comes to new hams. I received a call yesterday from a fellow studying for his […]
LWRA VOLUNTEER EXAM INFORMATION
The Lake Wales Radio Amateurs offer FREE Volunteer Licensing Exams with the Laurel VEC. These test sessions are offered free on the 1st Saturday of every month at the American Red Cross, Polk County Chapter in downtown Winter Haven. Registration is free. The deadline for registration is by 6:00 P.M., on the Thursday before exam day.
Please click on the License Exam tab in the menu at the top of the page for more information and how to register for an exam session.
CONTACTING THE LAKE WALES RADIO AMATEURS
Note: For the VE Exam Contact Form please click here for the VE Exam Registration Form