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

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Become a member of the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club — W8DGN

Welcome to the Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club

To join BARC, you're welcome to come to any of our meetings or movie nights and join in person — or fill out the form below right now, print it, and send it in.

Yearly dues: $15.00 per person or $18.00 per family, for both new and returning members. New members who are also newly licensed hams can choose a free year's membership or a new handheld radio with a full year's dues payment. Dues are payable beginning in November for the following year, and must be paid by March 1 for Active Membership status.

ARRL Discounted Membership: As a BARC member, you're eligible for a discounted first-year ARRL membership when placed through the club. Ask a club officer for details.

Meetings: Held the 3rd Thursday of every month — social starts at 7:00 PM, followed by a business meeting at 7:30 PM then a presentation. All are welcome! Meetings are at the BARC clubhouse, 3757 Upper Bellbrook Rd., Bellbrook, OH 45305 — enter at the St. Pierre Education Center (the building with the antennas on top).

If you need help entering the building, call on the BARC repeater (147.045 MHz, + offset, 118.8 Hz tone) or the clubhouse phone at 937-310-1381, and someone will direct you to another entrance.

Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club
Bellbrook, Ohio
W8DGN
Membership Registration Form
Please fill out the form as completely as possible. We use your contact info for club updates and announcements. An annual Club Directory is published for current members only — if you'd prefer an item not appear in the Directory, just leave it blank or note it in Comments.
Date
Name
Call Sign & License Class
Street Address
City, State, Zip Code
Email Address
Home Phone Number
Cell Phone Number
Include on BARC E-Mails
Include on BARC Lunch List
Are you an ARRL member?
Area(s) of Interest
Comment(s)

Once you've filled this out, return it one of these ways:

  1. Print it and bring it to a monthly meeting along with your dues (cash or check made out to BARC).
  2. Print it and mail it, with a check made out to BARC, to: BARC Treasurer, P.O. Box 73, Bellbrook, OH 45305.
  3. Pay dues via PayPal Friends and Family to treasurer@bellbrookarc.org.
📧 Prefer to do it entirely online? Fill out this form, click "Print This Form" below, choose "Save as PDF" instead of a physical printer, and email the saved PDF to treasurer@bellbrookarc.org.
Revised August 2026
📧 Email It
Tip: click "Print This Form" first and choose "Save as PDF," then click "Email It" to open a pre-addressed email — just attach the PDF you saved before sending.