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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Other Area Amateur Radio Clubs

A directory of amateur radio clubs across Ohio and the region — BARC W8DGN
Amateur radio is a community. BARC maintains friendly relationships with clubs throughout the region — whether you're interested in EmComm, contesting, digital modes, or simply finding other hams to operate with, these clubs are a great way to get more involved. For Greene County ARES and Montgomery County ARES specifically, see Public Service & EmComm.

Ohio

Champaign Logan Amateur Radio Club Inc

City: Bellefontaine, OH
Call Sign: W8FTV
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://sites.google.com/site/champaignloganamateurradioclub/

Scioto Valley Amateur Radio Club

City: Chillicothe, OH
Call Sign: W8BAP
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Packet Radio BBS, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.qsl.net/w8bap/SVARC.html

Cincinnati FM Club Inc

City: Cincinnati, OH
Call Sign: WB8CRS
Specialties: General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://cfmc.us

OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society Inc

City: Cincinnati, OH
Call Sign: K8SCH
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Packet Radio BBS, Repeater, Tvi/RFI Committee
Section: OH
Links: http://www.ohkyin.org

Ohio Valley ARA

City: Cincinnati, OH
Call Sign: W4FU
Specialties: DX, General Interest
Services Offered: Club Newsletter
Section: OH
Links: Not listed

Queen City Emergency Net

City: Cincinnati, OH
Call Sign: W8VVL
Specialties: General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, License Test Sessions, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.qcen.org

CRES-ARC

City: Columbus, OH
Call Sign: W8ZPF
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://w8zpf.com

Capital City Repeater Association

City: Columbus, OH
Call Sign: K8DRE
Specialties: Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters
Services Offered: Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://ccraohio.net

The Amateur Radio Club at The Ohio State University

City: Columbus, OH
Call Sign: W8LT
Specialties: Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group
Services Offered: Entry-Level License Classes, License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://u.osu.edu/w8lt/

Dayton Amateur Radio Association

City: Dayton, OH
Call Sign: W8BI
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Packet Radio BBS, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.w8bi.org

West Central Ohio Amateur Radio Associat

City: Dayton, OH
Call Sign: WC8OH
Specialties: Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Hamfest, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater, Tvi/RFI Committee
Section: OH
Links: http://www.wcoara.org

John D Kraus Memorial Amateur Radio Club

City: Delaware, OH
Call Sign: W8JK
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Mentor
Section: OH
Links: Not listed

Preble Amateur Radio Association

City: Eaton, OH
Call Sign: K8YR
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://k8yr.org/

Butler County Amateur Radio Association

City: Fairfield, OH
Call Sign: W8WRK
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.bcara.net

Germantown Amateur Radio Society

City: Germantown, OH
Call Sign: WG8ARS
Specialties: Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://WG8ARS.ORG

Voice Of Aladdin ARC

City: Grove City, OH
Call Sign: W8FEZ
Specialties: General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Entry-Level License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor
Section: OH
Links: http://www.aladdinshrine.org

Butler County VHF Assn Inc

City: Hamilton, OH
Call Sign: W8CCI
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://sites.google.com/site/bcvhfaw8cci/

Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Assoc

City: Hamilton, OH
Call Sign: W8DZ
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.gcara.org

Hamilton Amateur Radio Club

City: Hamilton, OH
Call Sign: W8AJT
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.hamarc.net

Highland ARA

City: Hillsboro, OH
Call Sign: K8HO
Specialties: General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: mailto:highlandara@gmail.com or Facebook

Bearcat DX Club

City: Liberty Township, OH
Call Sign: —
Specialties: Contest, General Interest, School or Youth Group
Services Offered: Mentor
Section: OH
Links: http://

Madison County Amateur Radio Club

City: London, OH
Call Sign: KE8RV
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater, Tvi/RFI Committee
Section: OH
Links: https://www.mcarcoh.org/

Clinton County ARA

City: Martinsville, OH
Call Sign: W8GO
Specialties: Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, License Test Sessions, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://ccara.net

Mound Amateur Radio Assn Inc

City: Miamisburg, OH
Call Sign: W8DYY
Specialties: Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Hamfest, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://www.w8dyy.org

Dial Radio Club

City: Middletown, OH
Call Sign: W8BLV
Specialties: Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, License Test Sessions, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://dialradioclub.org/

Milford Amateur Radio Club

City: Milford, OH
Call Sign: W8MRC
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://MilfordHamRadio.org

Southwest Ohio DX Assn

City: Monroe, OH
Call Sign: W8EX
Specialties: DX
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Hamfest
Section: OH
Links: http://www.swodxa.org

Grant Amateur Radio Assoc

City: Mount Orab, OH
Call Sign: W8STZ
Specialties: General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Hamfest, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://grantamateurradioclub.yolasite

Union County Amateur Radio Club

City: Plain City, OH
Call Sign: W8UCO
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, Mentor, Repeater, Tvi/RFI Committee
Section: OH
Links: http://ohiohams.net/

Shelby County Amateur Radio Emergency Serv

City: Sidney, OH
Call Sign: K8ZUK
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://shelbycountyohares.com

Clark County Amateur Radio Assoc

City: Springfield, OH
Call Sign: W8OG
Specialties: Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, License Test Sessions, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: https://w8og.org/

Independent Radio Assn Inc

City: Springfield, OH
Call Sign: K8IRA
Specialties: Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes, General Or Higher License Classes, License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.K8IRA.org

Huber Heights Amateur Radio Club

City: Tipp City, OH
Call Sign: NO8I
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.hharc.org

Miami County Arc

City: Troy, OH
Call Sign: W8FW
Specialties: Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://w8fw.org/

West Chester Amateur Radio Association

City: West Chester, OH
Call Sign: WC8VOA
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Mentor, Repeater
Section: OH
Links: http://www.wc8voa.org

Kentucky

Amateur Radio Emergency Team Of Northern Kentucky Inc

City: Union, KY
Call Sign: KY6ET
Specialties: Public Service/Emergency
Services Offered: Mentor
Section: KY
Links: http://ky6et.org

Northern Kentucky Amateur Radio Club

City: Union, KY
Call Sign: K4CO
Specialties: Contest, Digital Modes, DX, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency, Repeaters, School or Youth Group, VHF/UHF
Services Offered: License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins, Repeater, Tvi/RFI Committee
Section: KY
Links: http://www.k4co.org
Know a club we should add, or see something out of date? Let the BARC webmaster know via Contact Us — this list is only as good as the data behind it.