BARC 2024 Dues Now Payable!
This information is also available by clicking the Membership tab at the top of the page. Yearly dues are $15.00 per person or $18.00 per family for both new and returning members. New members who are also newly licensed hams can choose to receive a free year’s membership or a new handheld radio with a […]
Read more →BARC BAR Repeater Now On The Air
The BARC Build-A-Repeater (BAR) that was designed and built over several Tech Night sessions this fall has been completed and is now on the air. The repeater is located in the clubhouse in downtown Bellbrook and is mainly for local communication, but is available for any use. Thank you to Tim Procuniar, N8NQH, for leading […]
Read more →December Full Quieting Now Available!
Ray Hitt, N8VMX, has released the December issue of Full Quieting, The BARC newsletter. This issue is again filled with lots of great information about setting up a Pi-Star hotspot, a couple of useful antenna designs, and a cautionary tale for all hams so be sure to check it out. Of course, the newsletter also […]
Read more →November Full Quieting Now Available!
The November edition of the BARC Newsletter is now available! Full Quieting is full of great article about club happenings, DMR radio programming, POTA operation, building a battery box, and the usual Lunch Bunch and event information. You can read this month’s issue by clicking on the Newsletter tab on the menu above or by […]
Read more →October Full Quieting Now Available!
The October 2023 edition of the BARC Newsletter Full Quieting is now available. Ray Hitt, N8VMX, has put together another great issue with tons of information including understanding DMR, Fall Field Day and AF Marathon photos, experiences with the Wolf River Coil antenna, and tape measure radials, as well as the usual Coordinator updates, Lunch […]
Read more →R9 Antenna is Up!
After several years of delays and planning, the R9 Vertical antenna is finally installed on the rooftop! The R9 is a vertical antenna that covers all bands from 80m through 6m and will give us a much needed additional HF antenna option in the clubhouse for DX’ing and contesting. A foldover mount was installed several […]
Read more →September Meeting Presentation
The September Membership Meeting presentation on Digital Modes: Rig Control and Logging is now available for viewing. John Westerkamp, W8LRJ, continued with Part 2 of an earlier presentation on rig control and logging for voice modes. You can view the presentation by clicking on the Programs…Membership Meetings menu item above or by clicking here.
Read more →Lions Club Parade Needs Volunteers
Saturday August 19, 2023, 4 P.M. will be the Bellbrook Lions Club parade. The BARC club supports this event as a public service event and is typically the end of our public service events for the summer. I need at least 12 club members to assist with emergency communications and staging of line up of […]
Read more →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 →July Membership Meeting
The Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club will hold its July Membership Meeting this Thursday, July 20, at 7:00 pm at the clubhouse. As usual, there will be a social beginning at 7:00 pm followed by the business meeting at 7:30 pm. If you have any Covid-like symptoms, please join us via Zoom. This month’s presentation will […]
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