Become a Community Member
The mission of the Lake Washington Ham Club is to create a positive and welcoming environment for all amateur radio operators and enthusiasts where everyone can learn, enjoy the hobby, explore new challenges, and build life-long friendships.
Our monthly club meeting and social events are free and open to all. We do not require that you have a current amateur radio license to participate. We do ask that all participants show respect to one another as peers and conduct ourselves to earn that respect at all times.
Annual donations
Many hams stretching back decades have pitched in to support the club through their annual donations, gifts of time, and other resources. Collectively, these contributions enhance the capabilities and opportunities that make LWHC the special place that it is. Club activities, repeaters, and other infrastructure are funded through our community members.
Community Members get access to our Groups.io email group for great discussions, resources, opportunities to serve on committees, membership in the LWHC ClubLog league and access to our vibrant amateur radio community.
The email group is moderated so there may be a delay between the time that you make the request to join and the request completing. If you have made the request to join the group and you do not get a response within a day or so, contact Brian, KB2S (kb2s@lakewashingtonhamclub.org).
How to join the club
Please email or mail the following information to us to begin the process:
Your name
Call sign
Email address
Home mailing address
City/State/Zip code
Contact phone number
Send the above to K7LWH@lakewashingtonhamclub.org so that we can enter you into our database. This database is not given to any third parties or sold to advertisers. It is only kept for the purposes of running relevant club activities. If you have any questions about the process please contact Brian, KB2S (kb2s@lakewashingtonhamclub.org).
Making an annual donation
Many local companies, such as Microsoft Corporation and Boeing, have matching gift programs for non-profits, including reimbursement for volunteer hours. Contact your HR department to check to see matching funds can be made available from your employer.
For your convenience, we accept donations through PayPal. If you want to pay online, fill-in your call sign below and choose a checkout option to initiate the transaction.
Alternatively, you may mail donations to:
Lake Washington Ham Club
P.O. Box 2432
Kirkland, WA 98083
Applying for lifetime membership
Life Memberships are offered to current club members in good standing. A member in good standing is one that pays their dues and participates in club activities.
Details of the Life Membership program are:
- The fee is $75 as a one-time fee. Life Membership is subject to the approval of the club’s Board of Directors. In the event your request is denied, your one-time fee will be refunded. While the standard way to become a life member is through this one-time fee, the Board may also consider large donations of funds or equipment as a valid criterion for Life Membership.
- Each call sign requires the one-time payment of life membership fee. No family plan will be considered.
- The club waives the annual membership dues for Life Members for their lifetime. Non-transferable.
- If a life member moves away and if the member requests it, the account would be placed on inactive status and could be reactivated by a simple request later on.
- We request that the Life members verify and/or update their contact information for the roster at least once a year.
IMPORTANT: To continually improve the program, the Life Membership program is subject to change at the discretion of the club’s Board of Directors. If changes are implemented, details of the changes will be published 90 days prior to the changes becoming effective. In an extraordinary event, the club’s Board of Directors reserves the right to revoke a Life Membership. If this happens the member’s one-time fee will be refunded minus the annual renewal rate for each year as a Life Member.
Name | Call | Lifetime Membership |
---|---|---|
David Condon | KI7YP | Honorary Life Member, Founding Board Member |
John Schurman | AA7UJ | Honorary Life Member, Founding Board Member |
Conrad Thompson | N7DUO | (SK) Honorary Life Member, Founding Board Member |
Horace Hamby | N7DRW | Honorary Life Member, Previous Board Member |
Chris Shriver | KE7EBL | Honorary Life Member, Previous Board Member |
Marc Allen | WM7RA | Life Member since January 2021 |
Gregg Allyn | W7BXF | Life Member since January 2021 |
Boris Antsev | KJ7G | Life Member since January 2021 |
“dB” Baker | WA3DB | (SK) Life Member since January 2021 |
Amy Baker | KI7LTY | Life Member since January 2021 |
Curt Black | WR5J | Life Member since January 2021 |
Dave Baker | AF7TH | Life Member since January 2021 |
Vivian Bliss | KI7UBE | Life Member since January 2021 |
John Boal | K9JEB | Life Member since January 2021 |
Dan Chaney | KB7RYY | Life Member since January 2021 |
Ronald Fuller | AG7UF | Life Member since January 2021 |
Brett Grant | KI7YFP | Life Member since January 2021 |
Mark Griffith | KLOMO | Life Member since January 2021 |
Matthew Harris | KI7APY | Life Member since January 2021 |
Chaz Hitz | N7NNS | Life Member since January 2021 |
Jessica Jones | K7MMV | Life Member since January 2021 |
Toby Jones | KJ7ROQ | Life Member since January 2021 |
Rick Molloy | KZ0MB | Life Member since January 2021 |
Paul Nicholson | KI7E | Life Member since January 2021 |
Brion Norton | KB7UUE | Life Member since January 2021 |
Lisa Ann Owens | KI7WLS | Life Member since January 2021 |
Wayne Pommer | N5WAP | Life Member since January 2021 |
Jens Quistgaard | WA7JQ | Life Member since January 2021 |
Michael Radcliff | WA7AD | Life Member since January 2021 |
William Vaughn | KJ7BIH | Life Member since January 2021 |
Edward Walker | AG7DT | Life Member since January 2021 |
Larry Viesse | W7PAN | Life Member since February 2021 |
Javier Berrios | KG7ELE | Life Member since February 2021 |
Daniel Lipkie | K7NOW | Life Member since February 2021 |
David Chou | K7YFM | Life Member since February 2021 |
Cliff Corcoran | K7CWC | Life Member since February 2021 |
Andre Howard | AG7SH | Life Member since February 2021 |
Mike Stewart | KF7SPZ | Life Member since February 2021 |
John Sullivan | KG7WFQ | Life Member since February 2021 |
Ron Bailey | KF7REH | Life Member since February 2021 |
C. Beckmeier | W7CEB | Life Member since February 2021 |
David Fries | KJ7USN | Life Member since February 2021 |
Doug North | NR5W | Life Member since February 2021 |
Thomas Proehl | K7FZO | Life Member since February 2021 |
Tim Myers | KK7TM | Life Member since February 2021 |
Bob Morrison | KE7JL | Life Member since February 2021 |
David Williamson | KJ7LRE | Life Member since February 2021 |
Don Sayler | W7OXR | Life Member since February 2021 |
Jay Schmierer | K7LFE | Life Member since February 2021 |
Mike Blaszczak | K7ZCZ | Life Member since February 2021 |
Vic Owen | KB7GL | Life Member since February 2021 |
Jeff Livingston | KI7MMS | Life Member since February 2021 |
Eric Barendt | N7EWB | Life Member since March 2021 |
Kevin Westman | KW1GUN | Life Member since March 2021 |
Howard McVay | KD7MA | Life Member since March 2021 |
Rita Bailey Ikeda | KI7GSQ | Life Member since March 2021 |
Jaideep Chimni | W7JDC | Life Member since March 2021 |
Katherine Stewart | KJ7JCM | Life Member since March 2021 |
Gerry O’Brien | AG7NA | Life Member since March 2021 |
Janeen Olson | KE7RWJ | Life Member since March 2021 |
Richard Martorano | N7WIT | Life Member since March 2021 |
Bernard Littau | KE7FEQ | Life Member since April 2021 |
Jeffrey Milton | KJ7SGJ | Life Member since April 2021 |
John Murphy | W7JSM | Life Member since April 2021 |
Larry Bethurum | AF7RW | Life Member since April 2021 |
Steve Davis | KI7ICL | Life Member since April 2021 |
Andy Wright | KG7FCQ | Life Member since May 2021 |
Amy Hiedner | WA7SPE | Life Member since August 2021 |
S. Vercueil | KJ7USZ | Life Member since August 2021 |
Matt Harmon | KK7BBQ | Life Member since September 2021 |
James McMurdo | W7JYM | Life Member since December 2021 |
Davin Dhatt | KI7PMG | Life Member since December 2021 |
Philip Skrzypek | KJ7YWT | Life Member since December 2021 |
Jade Naaman | K7JDN | Life Member since December 2021 |
Damon Diessner | KJ7PXC | Life Member since December 2021 |
Robert Mutch | KG7WFO | Life Member since December 2021 |
Todd Lilleness | KG7VRV | Life Member since December 2021 |
John Newgas | G7LTQ | Life Member since December 2021 |
Vince Bersagol | KV7BSL | Life Member since December 2021 |
Ted Parker | KF7SDO | Life Member since December 2021 |
Dennis Heidner | KE7NKM | Life Member since December 2021 |
Mark Chase | AG7YT | Life Member since December 2021 |
Anton Sohn | K7APS | Life Member since December 2021 |
Steve Ramsayer | N7SRR | Life Member since January 2022 |
Sanjay Balachandran | KG7WXL | Life Member since March 2022 |
Lana Elder | KK7BRQ | Life Member since March 2022 |
Kirk Scarbrough | WA7KS | Life Member since March 2022 |
Walter Pierce | KC7C | Life Member since March 2022 |
Katherine Stewart | KJ7JCM | Life Member since April 2022 |
Thomas Kaikkonen | KK7RJJ | Life Member since April 2022 |
Andy Wright | KG7FCQ | Life Member since May 2022 |
Jack Wolfe | KI7RMU | Life Member since June 2022 |
Doug Mecham | N6DJM | (SK) Life Member since June 2022 |
Spencer Howard | KK7HHS | Life Member since September 2022 |
Jennifer Hoof | KK7BRR | Life Member since October 2022 |