Announcing Fall Field Day!
What is everybody’s favorite BARC operating/social event? Field Day, of course! With that in mind, the Planning and Field Day Committees decided that it would be a great idea to have a second Field Day in the fall. We got together with the Education Committee and settled on a Fall Field Day in conjunction with […]
Read more →Station Updates Completed for QSO Party!
Thanks to the hard work of Glenn Rodgers (KE8LZD), Paul Sushereba (K9SUS), Paul Sharp (KD8OPN), Ken Cornett (N8SPW), Stu Holzer (K8ST), Tom King (KT8TDK), myself and others, the Communications Center updates and Station moves have been completed and we are ready for the Ohio QSO Party this Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the clubhouse! Pictures […]
Read more →Ohio QSO Party at the Clubhouse
We will be working diligently this week to get the stations set up again so we can host an Ohio QSO Party at the clubhouse next Saturday, August 27, 2022. The QSO Party runs from 12 noon until midnight. We will likely be operating from 12 noon until around dinner time or 6 pm; later […]
Read more →Operating Afternoon at Ohio State Parks on the Air
The September Operating Afternoon will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2022, to coincide with the Ohio State Parks on the Air Event. We will operate from John Bryan State Park near the Mountain Bike Trail parking area just before the road that continues to the observatory. We will begin setting up anytime after 8 […]
Read more →W8ASA Tops in SA 10M Contest!
Congratulations to Ken Gunton, W8ASA, who took 1st Place in the USA and North America and 9th in the World in the South American 10 Meter Contest!! The contest was held March 12-13, 2022, and Ken competed in the Single-Op Low Power/Mixed category. Ken listed Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club as his club so BARC got […]
Read more →ARRL Rookie Roundup
ARRL’s contest for newly licensed operators (3 years or less) is coming up on April 10th. This is an excellent opportunity for new hams to get on the air and practice your skills, and learn some new ones. Many of the operators you will contact are also new hams, so it is a slower paced […]
Read more →North American QSO Party at BARC!
The BARC clubhouse will be open from 1 pm until about 5 pm (depending on interest) this Saturday, January 22, 2022, for the North American QSO Party. The NAQP is a contest to contact as many amateur stations in North America as possible. The contest is a great way to become familiar with the BARC […]
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