July Membership Meeting Presentations
The July Membership Meeting presentations are now available! Many thanks to Frank Beafore, WS8B, for a very interesting and informative presentation on the origins of radio. His engineering support staff helped out with several demonstrations including a simulation of the first Marconi radio. Thanks also go out to Ray Hitt, N8VMX, for summarizing the results […]
Read more →Field Day 2023 Results
The 2023 Field Day Results are in and the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club did a fantastic job! Not only was this year a fun, social event with many new members joining us, but we had great participation on the air. BARC had a total of 966 contacts for a point total of 1,356. The breakdown […]
Read more →Field Day 2023 Fun
Last weekend, June 24 and 25, the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club (BARC) took part in another ARRL Field Day. Club members worked together to set up several radio stations and antennas at Sackett-Wright Park in Bellbrook and then operated for 24 hours straight on generator, solar, and battery power only making contacts all over North […]
Read more →June Membership and Field Day
The BARC June Membership Meeting program covered the Field Day Plans for 2023. Ray Hitt, N8VMX, the Field Day Coordinator, presented an overview of our setup plans along with a timeline. We plan to operate as “4A OH” using the W8DGN club callsign. A reminder that if you are not officially signed up to be […]
Read more →Field Day 2023
Field Day is BARC’s largest event of the year (and everybody’s favorite social event!). All are welcome to join us! Here is this year’s information. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In Bellbrook, Ham Radio Operators On the Air for Nationwide Event June 24 – 25 Ham radio operators from the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club (BARC) will be […]
Read more →Winter Field Day Results
On Saturday, January 28, 2023, BARC members set up radios and antennas at Hills and Dales MetroPark and worked Winter Field Day. The weather cooperated and we weren’t too cold with a fire in the fireplace, just in case. BARC members shared tips on antenna building and radios as well as great conversation and food […]
Read more →Winter Field Day
The Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring a Winter Field Day on Saturday, January 28, from 1400 to 1800 EST at the Hills and Dales MetroPark Paw Paw shelter (2471 Deep Hollow Road, Kettering). It is a large protected shelter with plenty of parking, heated bathrooms, encircled with open areas backed by tall, bare trees […]
Read more →Calendar Updated
The BARC calendar has been updated with several contests and fun events for 2023. Be sure to keep an eye out for your favorite events! We would love to have you come out and join us either socially or to work a radio. If you have any events you would like added to the BARC […]
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 […]
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