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

July POTA SIG Meeting At Caesar Creek

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The July meeting of the POTA SIG will be at Caesar Creek Gorge State Nature Preserve US-7847 rather than the clubhouse. We will attempt an activation and enjoy the evening. Meeting time is 6:30 pm.

Fall Field Day Fun!

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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 […]

Photos From Clifton Gorge POTA

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A group of BARC operators setup at Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve to operate Parks on the Air last Friday, june 16. To prepare for the arduous mission, the group first visited Clifton Mill for a wonderful breakfast and social. We mainly operated just inside the park in the parking lot with Rob DeSonia, WS8M, […]

POTA Activation at Clifton Gorge

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The POTA SIG (Parks on the Air) will be activating this Friday, June 16, at the Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve in Clifton, OH. We will meet at 9 am at the Clifton Mill Restaurant for breakfast. Following breakfast, we will move to Clifton Gorge and set up near one of the parking lots. Watch […]

POTA SIG Meeting June 6

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Our next meeting is  6th June @ 6:30 PM at the BARC clubhouse There is now a BARC POTA Email reflector for anyone interested in POTA: We are planning a group Activation and Breakfast at Clifton Gorge. There are two state park location nearby. You do not need equipment to join us. All license levels […]

POTA Mailing List

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The POTA SIG (Parks on the Air Special Interest Group) at BARC has a mailing list where you can ask questions, announce activations, or summarize results. If you would like to join the mailing list, send a request to Bob French, AC8ZU, the POTA SIG Coordinator. You can learn more about POTA by clicking on […]

First POTA SIG Meeting

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The first meeting of the POTA SIG will be at the BARC clubhouse on Tuesday, May 2nd, at 6:30 PM. Found an interesting quote… “I love doing POTA – Parks on the Air activations. I love the challenge of making ham radio contacts all over the world and visiting national parks, state parks and other […]

POTA SIG Coordinator Announced

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More and more BARC members have a growing interest in learning about and participating in Parks On The Air (POTA). As the new Education Coordinator, I wanted to form a group focused on POTA to discuss and show others how to activate a park, how to hunt for parks, and how to use the POTA […]

POTA Fun and SIG

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A group of intrepid BARC members spent the afternoon at John Bryan State Park on a beautiful day last week and activated Parks on the Air (POTA). After throwing up a simple end-fed halfwave (EFHW) antenna over a tree and attaching the feedpoint to the shelter, the operators got to work. All radios were operated […]