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
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.
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.
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
For Officers: Creating a Post
If you've been given an account with posting access, here's how to publish something to the site:
- Go to
bellbrookarc.org/wp/wp-adminand log in with your username and password. - In the left-hand menu, click Posts → Add New.
- Give your post a title, then write your content in the main box below it.
- To add a photo, click the + button in the content area and choose Image.
- On the right-hand side, assign a Category and set a Featured Image.
- Click Publish when ready — or Preview first to check how it looks.
- 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
