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

September Membership Meeting Tailgate

The BARC September Membership Meeting will be held Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the old clubhouse for the final time. This meeting is a tailgate party and will start at

6:30pm. Social begins at 6pm.

All are welcome, but there will unfortunately be no Zoom for the meeting until we figure out how to do it at the new location.
1. Tailgate – hot dogs and water provided.  Bring your own beverage (soda, coffee , etc). Bring your own chairs.  Remember, all of our comfort/hospitality items have been moved to the new clubhouse so it’s important everyone come prepared.
2. Chili Cook-off – Bring your favorite homemade chili or you can bring a side to share. We have access to the clubhouse, so we can set up chili in the hallway.
3. Raffle – We have many great items for our raffle. A list of items will be emailed at the beginning of next week. Here is how it will work:

  • Individual items will be displayed with a receptacle to place tickets.
  • Tickets will be $2 each or 6 tickets for $10. Purchase as many as you wish (after all, the proceeds help the club!). You may add as many tickets  on any item (or all items) as you wish. You keep one side of the two-part ticket and write your call sign or last name on the other half and place it in the receptacle next to the item you want to win. Cash and checks accepted. Donations are MUCH appreciated!
  • Our president will be neutral in the raffle and will draw winning tickets at 7:15 to 7:30. Winners must be present to win (If you cannot attend, arrange with someone to enter the drawing on your behalf). We just need these items gone as soon as possible (especially by the end of September).

4. We will establish the nomination committee at the September meeting.  We need to ask for three (3) volunteers to be on the nomination committee. A short meeting will occur starting at 6:30pm.

We’ll give the space a proper send-off with a tailgate party, food, and stories from over the years. There will also be equipment to
look through and if you see something you want, please consider donating to help offset our reloca-
tion costs. In addition, there will be a raffle, organized by Jim Gifford (N8KET) and Don Macon
(KE8WVJ). We are looking for equipment donations to build raffle baskets. Please contact Jim or Don
if you have a donation and need it picked up or drop it off in the bins at the old clubhouse. Buy as
many tickets as you like at the meeting for a chance to win. All proceeds go directly to BARC to help
with moving expenses.

The old clubhouse will also be open on several days this month for members to look through items
that are not being moved. Please consider rescuing some items from the bulldozers, and if you take
something, a donation toward our moving costs is greatly appreciated. The clubhouse will be open:

  • Monday, September 8, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 11, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, September 14, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, September 18 – during the membership meeting