Using the BARC Website

Finding Your Way Around

A few things about the site's navigation that are worth knowing:

  • The top menu has dropdowns. Hover over (or tap, on mobile) "Home," "Events & Programs," or "Resources" to see a list of sub-pages open underneath.
  • "Events & Programs" has a wider menu with two columns — "On the Air" activities (Repeaters, POTA, Digital Radio, Contesting, etc.) on one side, "Club Programs" (Field Day, Tech Night, Presentations, etc.) on the other.
  • Most content pages have their own left-hand sidebar with related pages grouped together. If you're looking for something related to the page you're on, check the sidebar first.
  • Breadcrumbs (the small "Home › Section › Page" trail at the top of most pages) show you where you are and let you jump back up a level.
  • On mobile, the top menu collapses into a hamburger icon (☰) in the upper right — tap it to open the full navigation.

Downloading Documents

Club Presentations

The Presentations & Documents page (under Events & Programs → Club Programs) has a searchable library of past club presentations, organized into categories like Field Day, Antennas, Digital Modes, and more.

  • Use the search box at the top to find something by title or presenter name.
  • Click any category heading to expand or collapse that group.
  • Each document has a PDF button — click it to open the file in a new tab.
Newsletter (Full Quieting)

The Newsletter page always shows the current issue front and center, plus the 5 most recent issues below it. Each issue has two options:

  • Read Online — opens the PDF in a new browser tab
  • Download — saves the PDF directly to your device

There's also a highlighted Article Index link in the sidebar — a spreadsheet listing every article that's ever run in Full Quieting.

Club Documents

Bylaws, officer info, and other official club documents live under Home → About BARC in the top menu, with their own sidebar to move between them.

Submitting a Presentation

Have an idea for a Tech Night topic or a monthly meeting presentation? On the Presentations & Documents page, look for "Submit a Topic" in the sidebar. Clicking it opens a short form right on the page — fill in your name, callsign, presentation title, and a bit about what you'd like to cover, and it goes straight to the Programs Coordinator.

Logging In & Passwords

🔧 Coming soon. A full member login area — with password management, an online member directory, and profile settings — is planned as the next phase of the website project. It isn't live yet. We'll announce it once it's ready.

For Officers: Creating a Post

If you've been given an account with posting access, here's how to publish something to the site:

  1. Go to bellbrookarc.org/wp/wp-admin and log in with your username and password.
  2. In the left-hand menu, click Posts → Add New.
  3. Give your post a title, then write your content in the main box below it.
  4. To add a photo, click the + button in the content area and choose Image.
  5. On the right-hand side, assign a Category and set a Featured Image.
  6. Click Publish when ready — or Preview first to check how it looks.
  7. To edit later, go to Posts → All Posts and click Edit.

Not sure if you have posting access, or need an account set up? Contact the webmaster below.

Something not working? Let us know — no detail is too small.
Doug Hayward, K8DRH — dhayward@systemspoint.com

Category: Newsletter

September Full Quieting Now Available!

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Ray Hitt, N8VMX, has put together another great issue of Full Quieting, the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club Newsletter. This issue has lots of great information about upcoming BARC events and an article about reducing noise in the shack using filters. You can read it by clicking on the Newsletter tab above or by clicking here.

August Full Quieting Now Available!

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The August 2022 edition of Full Quieting, the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club newsletter, is now available. You can view it by clicking on the Newsletter tab at the top of the page or by clicking here. Ray Hitt, N8VMX, the newsletter editor, asks that if you have anything for the September issue, please get it […]

July Full Quieting Now Available!

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You can view the July edition of Full Quieting by clicking on the Newsletter tab above or by clicking here. Didn’t publish any technical articles or Member bios this month, but I kinda expect things to slow down in the summer.  If you are doing any ham-related projects in July and want to share them […]

Full Quieting Special Field Day Edition

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Greetings, I’ve prepared the 2022 “highly packed with information” newsletter covering our 2022 BARC Field Day.  You can view the newsletter by clicking on the Newsletter tab above or by clicking here.  If you read all this, you won’t need to listen to my presentation at the Membership Meeting tomorrow night, but I hope you will […]

June Full Quieting Now Available!

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The June 2022 issue of the BARC Full Quieting newsletter is now available! Be sure to check out the highly entertaining bio from John Sellers, W8QEO! You can read it by clicking on the Newsletter tab above or by clicking here.

May Newsletter Now Available

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Ray Hitt, N8VMX, the Full Quieting Newsletter editor has completed the May edition! Lots of great articles and club information inside so enjoy. To read the newsletter, click on the Newsletter tab above, or click here. Remember that if you are a Club Officer or Coordinator to get your reports to Ray before the 23rd […]

April Newsletter Now Available!

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Ray Hitt, N8VMX, the Full Quieting editor has done a great job with the April newsletter. Be sure to check it out as it is filled with great information about the club specifically and amateur radio in general. Read your copy by clicking on the Newsletter tab above or by clicking here.

March Full Quieting Now Available

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The March 2022 edition of the BARC Newsletter, Full Quieting, is now available. Click on the Newsletter tab to read your copy or click below. Full Quieting March 2022

February Full Quieting Now Available!

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The February 2022 edition of the BARC Newsletter, Full Quieting, is now available. Click on the Newsletter tab to read your copy or click below. February 2022 Full Quieting

Full Quieting Now Available!

The January 2022 edition of the BARC Full Quieting Newsletter is now available. Click on the Newsletter tab to take a look.