Using the BARC Website

Finding Your Way Around

A few things about the site's navigation that are worth knowing:

  • The top menu has dropdowns. Hover over (or tap, on mobile) "Home," "Events & Programs," or "Resources" to see a list of sub-pages open underneath.
  • "Events & Programs" has a wider menu with two columns — "On the Air" activities (Repeaters, POTA, Digital Radio, Contesting, etc.) on one side, "Club Programs" (Field Day, Tech Night, Presentations, etc.) on the other.
  • Most content pages have their own left-hand sidebar with related pages grouped together. If you're looking for something related to the page you're on, check the sidebar first.
  • Breadcrumbs (the small "Home › Section › Page" trail at the top of most pages) show you where you are and let you jump back up a level.
  • On mobile, the top menu collapses into a hamburger icon (☰) in the upper right — tap it to open the full navigation.

Downloading Documents

Club Presentations

The Presentations & Documents page (under Events & Programs → Club Programs) has a searchable library of past club presentations, organized into categories like Field Day, Antennas, Digital Modes, and more.

  • Use the search box at the top to find something by title or presenter name.
  • Click any category heading to expand or collapse that group.
  • Each document has a PDF button — click it to open the file in a new tab.
Newsletter (Full Quieting)

The Newsletter page always shows the current issue front and center, plus the 5 most recent issues below it. Each issue has two options:

  • Read Online — opens the PDF in a new browser tab
  • Download — saves the PDF directly to your device

There's also a highlighted Article Index link in the sidebar — a spreadsheet listing every article that's ever run in Full Quieting.

Club Documents

Bylaws, officer info, and other official club documents live under Home → About BARC in the top menu, with their own sidebar to move between them.

Submitting a Presentation

Have an idea for a Tech Night topic or a monthly meeting presentation? On the Presentations & Documents page, look for "Submit a Topic" in the sidebar. Clicking it opens a short form right on the page — fill in your name, callsign, presentation title, and a bit about what you'd like to cover, and it goes straight to the Programs Coordinator.

Logging In & Passwords

🔧 Coming soon. A full member login area — with password management, an online member directory, and profile settings — is planned as the next phase of the website project. It isn't live yet. We'll announce it once it's ready.

For Officers: Creating a Post

If you've been given an account with posting access, here's how to publish something to the site:

  1. Go to bellbrookarc.org/wp/wp-admin and log in with your username and password.
  2. In the left-hand menu, click Posts → Add New.
  3. Give your post a title, then write your content in the main box below it.
  4. To add a photo, click the + button in the content area and choose Image.
  5. On the right-hand side, assign a Category and set a Featured Image.
  6. Click Publish when ready — or Preview first to check how it looks.
  7. To edit later, go to Posts → All Posts and click Edit.

Not sure if you have posting access, or need an account set up? Contact the webmaster below.


Something not working? Let us know — no detail is too small.
Doug Hayward, K8DRH — dhayward@systemspoint.com

BARC In The Park!

BARC in the Park – September 13, 2025

Mark your calendars! On Saturday, September 13, BARC is heading outdoors for “BARC in the Park”
at beautiful Cowan Lake State Park. We’ve reserved the Dance Pavilion for the day, giving us plenty
of room to operate radios, experiment with antennas, and just enjoy time together in the fresh air.
Radio Fun for Everyone

  • POTA Activation – Never tried Parks on the Air? This is the perfect chance! We’ll have multiple
    radios and antennas ready to go. Whether you want to run QRP, pass the mic around to stir up a
    pileup, or bring your own gear, you’ll be on the air in no time.
  • September VHF Contest – Test your station and your skills! Rules can be found here. For your
    logs, the park’s Maidenhead grid square is EM89.
  • Fox Hunt – Sharpen your direction-finding skills in a fun hidden transmitter hunt. Bring your HT if
    you have one (we’ll have loaners and directional antennas available too). Foxhunting isn’t just
    fun, it’s a real-world skill used to track down interference, lost aircraft, lost boats, and more.

    Lunch & Fellowship

    We’ll be serving lunch at 11:00 am. If you’d like to eat with us, please RSVP by Saturday, September
    6 by emailing ki5vnb@gmail.com so we can plan food accordingly.

    Getting There


    For the easiest GPS directions, set your destination to “Cowan Lake Disc Golf Course” (not just
    “Cowan Lake”, that’ll send you to the wrong side of the park).

    Pavilion GPS coordinates: 39.38261, -83.90313

    Bonus Activities

    Cowan Lake offers more than just radio! Bring the family and enjoy the disc golf course, archery
    range, and beach nearby.

    Helpful Links

    Sign up for POTA → Help/Getting Started → Sign Up for POTA
    POTA FAQ
    ARRL September VHF Contest Rules

    We’re looking forward to a full day of radio, food, fun, and fellowship. Come out, make some con-
    tacts, chase a fox, and enjoy the camaraderie that makes BARC special. See you at the park!