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

Build a Digital Clock Circuit

Good opportunity to complete a circuit project from start to finish. This is the 1st of two sessions. It does not matter what your current skills to solder components. If you have a soldering pencil, please bring it. If you would like as a coach please come join us. This is the session If your looking to have some fun and learn.

  • October 23rd & October 30th  at 7:00 PM DIY 6-Bit Digital Circuit Clock Kit DC 4.5V-5.5V Electronic Clock
    • Cost $10 / kit (our cost approximately $8.85, remainder to cover some spare components and will donate anything left to the club)
    • Will have kits available at membership meeting
    • Stu Holzer, K8ST, will lead the sessions
    • Stu showed the clocked built last Membership Meeting
    • Objective is to improve soldering skills and understand the build. Everyone will do there own soldering and diagnostic with guidance of other members. At the end you will totally the project yourself and ready to take on the next kit. Have Fun||
    • Looking for volunteers to coach other members
    • More to come
  • December 4th 7:00 PM – SB-101 project – Dan, N8IE
    • Dan will cover: safety, cleaning tips, basic troubleshooting and repair,
    • coupler that was 3D printed for Dan
    • demo how to tune vintage gear.
    • Should be a popular tech night
  • January 2024 – Email me if you have something like to present in January otherwise Ill go to my list of topics and presenters.
  • Possible Radio Orienteering  Event, TBD

Bob
AC8ZU