Jamboree on the Air
Join us in the clubhouse this Saturday, October 15, at 1 pm as we participate in the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) with a local Boy Scout troop and Cub Scout troop. We will show the scouts how to make contacts with other scouts over HF, DMR, and local VHF radios. For more information about […]
Read more →Operating Afternoon APRS Presentation
Last Sunday during Operating Afternoon, we learned about APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System). Jim Dean, W8UD, explained the history of APRS and dove into the details of APRS packet formation and decoding. Jim provided several examples and operated his Raspberry Pi running Direwolf (a software TNC) connected to his Yaesu mobile radio. Randy Allen, KA0AZS, […]
Read more →Operating Afternoon: APRS
The next Operating Afternoon topic is a popular one and by request: APRS. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio-based system for real-time digital communication of information of immediate value in the local area. It can be used to track other hams, send messages, broadcast weather station telemetry, and many other things. The […]
Read more →Fall Field Day Fun!
What a fun day and did we luck out on the weather! Twelve BARC members enjoyed a beautiful day at John Bryan State Park last Saturday for the first annual Fall Field Day. We arrived early, set up our antennas and radios, and were on the air at 10 am. Several members got to test […]
Read more →Fall Field Day This Saturday!
Please join us for the first annual BARC Fall Field Day at John Bryan State Park this Saturday, September 10, 2022. We will be operating from 10 am until 6 pm for the Ohio State Parks on the Air Event as W8DGN. All are welcome to join us for the social event or to get […]
Read more →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 →Operating Afternoon: Logging Presentation
John Westerkamp, W8LRJ, presented a special tutorial on logging at the August Operating Afternoon last Sunday, August 7, 2022, at 2:00 pm at the clubhouse. Despite the on-going construction on the new station setup, one station was made operational up front. John provided a detailed description of applying for a Log of the World account […]
Read more →Special Logging Tutorial
The August Operating Afternoon will feature a special tutorial on Logging presented by John Westerkamp, W8LRJ. As usual, Operating Afternoon is always the first Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm at the clubhouse (Sunday, August 7, 2022, at 2:00 pm). The tutorial will focus on logging phone (voice) contacts. John will discuss the overall […]
Read more →July Membership Meeting
Jim Dean, W8UD, the BARC Education Coordinator gave an excellent presentation on design wire antennas and the effects of height and orientation as well as how to trim the antenna to meet your needs. The talk focused on the simple dipole and the off-center fed dipole in both horizontal and inverted-V configurations. You can view […]
Read more →Free Remote Stations for Youth Operators
Remote Ham Radio (RHR) is providing free air time on remote stations for youth operators! Expand your passion with the magic of amateur radio! As a RHR youth member you will have UNLIMITED access to a growing dedicated Youth Network of stations. We are hard at work adding stations so you can spend more time […]
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