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 at Ohio State Parks on the Air
The September Operating Afternoon will take place on Saturday, September 10, 2022, to coincide with the Ohio State Parks on the Air Event. We will operate from John Bryan State Park near the Mountain Bike Trail parking area just before the road that continues to the observatory. We will begin setting up anytime after 8 […]
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 →Spring Tune-Up
The monthly Operating Afternoon for May was shifted to Saturday, April 30, at 2 pm and kicked off a new tradition at BARC: the yearly Spring Tune-Up with Tim Procuniar, N8NQH. Members had the opportunity to test the specifications of their radios, optimize their radio settings, or even program their radios. Tim also brought a […]
Read more →BARC Spring Tune-Up
Announcing the annual BARC Spring Tune-Up, Sunday May 1, 2-4 pm at the clubhouse. This annual event is part of our Operating Afternoon Program. A few years ago the club held a Test & Tune event that was well received. We will now make this a yearly event. The Spring Tune-Up is a chance for […]
Read more →April Operating Afternoon
The first Sunday in April is coming up and I just wanted to remind everyone of our Operating Afternoon. We will get started at 2 pm Sunday afternoon and run until about 4 pm. This Sunday’s featured activity will be HF digital operations. We will set up a station to run WSJT-X modes and another […]
Read more →Operating Afternoon Chasing DX
Just a reminder, the monthly operating afternoon is coming up this weekend. We will get started at 2 pm on Sunday the 6th of March at the clubhouse. This month’s activity will be hunting DX. With the current solar activity there should be some opportunities on 15, 17, and 20 meters, maybe even 10. Just a reminder, […]
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