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: POTA

POTA In The Park

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On November 1, 2025, 9 am to noon,  BARC will hold a Parks on the Air (POTA) at John Bryan State Park and Clifton Gorge, located between Yellow Springs and Clifton, Ohio. If it looks like inclement weather, call or text Jim Gifford at 937-718-6126 or email Jim at james.gifford55@gmail.com to see if we are […]

October POTA Meeting

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On October 4, a Saturday, we will hold our POTA meeting at Sackett Wright Park in Bellbrook. We are doing this for two reasons: 1) See how different members set up antennas, so if you are a person who operates POTA, bring an antenna to show and tell; 2) observe to hear how POTA parks […]

BARC In The Park!

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BARC in the Park – September 13, 2025 Mark your calendars! On Saturday, September 13, BARC is heading outdoors for “BARC in the Park”at beautiful Cowan Lake State Park. We’ve reserved the Dance Pavilion for the day, giving us plentyof room to operate radios, experiment with antennas, and just enjoy time together in the fresh […]

POTA Meeting

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On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 6:30pm,  the POTA special interest group will meet in the meeting room at the new BARC location. At our last meeting there were questions about what POTA is and how is a POTA carried out. So, Jim Gifford N8KET will present a PowerPoint presentation: Introduction to POTA, with a Little […]

POTA SIG Tuesday, August 6, at 6:30 PM

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Dear BARC Members, You’re invited to our next Parks on the Air (POTA) Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting this coming Tuesday, August 5th at 6:30 PM, held at our new BARC Clubhouse: Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Schools Office3757 Upper Bellbrook Rd.Bellbrook, OH 45305 We’ll be discussing upcoming POTA opportunities happening after August 5th, including both local club activations […]

POTA Meeting Tonight April 1

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POTA Meeting tonight April 1, 2025, at 6:30 pm at the clubhouse. Topics: BARC POTA Email reflector for anyone interested in POTA: * The email reflector is for any BARC member to announce POTA activation open to others to join.* anything POTA related.* Email bobf@omegaiq.com bobf@omegaiq.com if you like to join the email reflector BobAC8ZU

January POTA SIG Update

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Location: BARC Club HouseDate & Time: Sunday, January 12th at 2:00 PM Everyone is welcome regardless of your license level or experience.                                                               i.      QRP                                                              ii.      20+ Watts BobAC8ZU

November POTA SIG Cancelled

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Due to the National Election Tuesday, I’m cancelling this month since I have conflicts for the rest of the month. Let me know if you want to meeting in December or hold off to March 2025. I’m going to send a separate email on a car-based HF rig for POTA. Bob   AC8ZU

Ohio State Parks on the Air

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Date & Time:  Saturday, September 7th, 2024 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location:  Hueston Room at Hueston Woods State Park Google Earth Link6301 Park Office Rd, College Corner, OH 45003 Google Map Directions Link Simplex Frequency to contact group: 146.52 Ohio Parks on the AIR: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (event ends at approximately […]