Operating Afternoon: APRS
The next Operating Afternoon topic is a popular one and by request: APRS. Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is an amateur radio-based system for real-time digital communication of information of immediate value in the local area. It can be used to track other hams, send messages, broadcast weather station telemetry, and many other things. The […]
Read more →Fall Field Day Fun!
What a fun day and did we luck out on the weather! Twelve BARC members enjoyed a beautiful day at John Bryan State Park last Saturday for the first annual Fall Field Day. We arrived early, set up our antennas and radios, and were on the air at 10 am. Several members got to test […]
Read more →Fall Field Day This Saturday!
Please join us for the first annual BARC Fall Field Day at John Bryan State Park this Saturday, September 10, 2022. We will be operating from 10 am until 6 pm for the Ohio State Parks on the Air Event as W8DGN. All are welcome to join us for the social event or to get […]
Read more →September Full Quieting Now Available!
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.
Read more →Ohio QSO Party Fun!
On Saturday, August 27, 2022, the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club was able to break in the new communication center setup by participating in the Ohio QSO Party. The goals were to contact as many Ohio counties as possible and to be contacted by as many stations inside and outside Ohio as possible. Severn intrepid operators […]
Read more →August Membership Meeting
The Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club’s August Membership Meeting was held one week early on Thursday, August 11, 2022, due to the Lions Club Festival. Ray Hitt, N8VMX, presented the results from the 2022 BARC Field Day as well as a summary of results from the past several years. Field Day was a very fun event, […]
Read more →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 →Station Updates Completed for QSO Party!
Thanks to the hard work of Glenn Rodgers (KE8LZD), Paul Sushereba (K9SUS), Paul Sharp (KD8OPN), Ken Cornett (N8SPW), Stu Holzer (K8ST), Tom King (KT8TDK), myself and others, the Communications Center updates and Station moves have been completed and we are ready for the Ohio QSO Party this Saturday, August 27, 2022, at the clubhouse! Pictures […]
Read more →Lions Club Parade
BARC members were out in full force supporting the Lions Club Parade last Saturday, August 20. Operators are normally stationed throughout the parade route to keep things moving and alert net control of any issues. Unfortunately, the parade had to be cancelled due to severe weather in the area. Next up, the spring 2023 Sugar […]
Read more →Ohio QSO Party at the Clubhouse
We will be working diligently this week to get the stations set up again so we can host an Ohio QSO Party at the clubhouse next Saturday, August 27, 2022. The QSO Party runs from 12 noon until midnight. We will likely be operating from 12 noon until around dinner time or 6 pm; later […]
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