Spring Tune-Up Coming Soon!
The annual BARC Spring Tune-Up will be held on Sunday, June 9th, at the clubhouse from 2-4 pm. This is the time to have equipment checked … especially anything purchased at Hamvention. We will be able to professionally test radios for: *Receive sensitivity *CTCSS decode *Transmit frequency accuracy *Transmit power out *Transmit modulation level *Transmit CTCSS encode […]
Read more →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 →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 →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 →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 […]
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 →Fall Field Day Fun!
We had a very fun and successful Fall Field Day up at Buck Creek State Park in Springfield last Saturday, September 9, 2023. It was a gorgeous day (a little cool early in the morning before the sun was higher) and we all enjoyed playing radio, fellowship, and of course the food! Many thanks to […]
Read more →Ohio QSO Party
This Saturday, August 26, is the Ohio QSO Party. We will be opening the BARC clubhouse to work this contest beginning at 12 noon. If you would like to learn more about the clubhouse antennas and radio stations as well as working a contest, come on out. New hams and those who have never worked […]
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