Our members have diverse interests including VHF FM repeaters (using VHF radios to talk with other local amateurs), weak signal VHF/UHF (talking to stations hundreds or thousands of miles away on VHF, UHF, and microwave frequencies), Public Service (providing communications for events like the March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon, disaster communications, and assisting government agencies with emergency communications), DX (talking to stations in foreign countries), Contesting (competing to make contact with as many other stations as possible), fox hunting (locating hidden transmitters), digital (computer communications via radio), and many other aspects of the hobby. In addition to the radio equipment installed in our clubhouse, LARA maintains three repeaters (two VHF and one UHF), a mobile communications trailer for public service and emergencies, and several VHF digital communications stations. The UHF repeater is also connected to the EchoLink network allowing amateurs around the world to connect to it via the Internet.
