Rookie Roundup
The ARRL Rookie Roundup Contest is next Sunday, April 21, 2024, from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm. We will open the clubhouse at 2:00 pm for the contest and would especially like to invite all new hams to try out the HF bands and learn about contesting. This is great preparation for the upcoming Field […]
Read more →March Full Quieting Now Available!
The Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club newsletter, Full Quieting, is now available. Ray Hitt, N8VMX, the newsletter editor, has filled this issue with some great tutorials on connecting the Xiegu G90 to a Raspberry Pi and using Node-Red for shack control. There is also an article on the upcoming April Total Eclipse and how to prepare, […]
Read more →Tech Night February 28 at 7:00 PM
The next Tech Night is Wednesday, February 28, at 7:00 pm at the clubhouse. Tim Procuniar, N8NQH, will present in-depth info on the spurious nature of some Chinese radios, along with a live demonstration. After the presentation, free testing of any handheld radio to determine if it has spurious output or not. The actual presentation […]
Read more →Winter Field Day Fun
What’s the difference between Field Day in June and Winter Field Day? Well, besides not having Dots’ Chicken, there was about a 50-degree deficit. But the chili supplied by the Westerkamps and the Macons, plus all the donuts, cookies, cornbread, sandwiches, chips, and coffee certainly made up for the missing chicken, but we cannot be as […]
Read more →North American QSO Party Success!
Wow! What a turnout for the North American QSO Party Contest last Saturday, our first BARC Operating Event of 2024. We had almost 20 members present and used all four radio stations for the contest. At least five attendees were new hams and several made their first HF contact! BARC members made over 100 contacts […]
Read more →North American QSO Party Saturday!
Our first Operating Event of 2024 will be TOMORROW Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the clubhouse. We will be working the North American QSO Party Contest from 1 pm until 5 pm or so. BARC Operating Events are a great time to learn how to use the clubhouse antennas and radios as well as learning […]
Read more →Tech Night on Wednesday, January 24
We are relaunching Tech Night on the 4th Wednesday of every month. Date: Wednesday 24th January 2024 Time: 7:00 PM Location: BARC Clubhouse Presentation: Handheld Antenna Comparison – In depth presentation with live demonstration. About 30 minutes Presenter: Tim Procuniar, N8NQH Background Knowledge that would be helpful: General Knowledge of Antennas All members regardless of […]
Read more →BARC Operating Events for 2024
I have put together a schedule of BARC Operating Events for 2024 for your planning purposes (see attached). Our first event will be the ARRL North American QSO Party on Saturday, January 20, at the clubhouse. Contests are a great opportunity for new members or new hams to get acquainted with the BARC radio stations […]
Read more →Yaesu FT-710 Users Group
If you have an FT-710 or are interested in learning a bit more about this HF radio, there will be a meeting at the BARC clubhouse next Wednesday, 10 January, at 16:30. A few of us will be there to talk about our radios and answer questions you might have. We can also help you […]
Read more →Winter Field Day
The Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club will work the Winter Field Day contest on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 12 noon until 6:00 pm. We will set up at 12 noon at the Paw Paw Pavillion in Hills and Dales MetroPark at 100 Deep Hollow Road, Kettering, OH 45419. The contest begins at 2:00 pm. Bring […]
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