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

UPDATE! Winter Field Day January 25

BARC Winter Field Day 2025, 25 January
Twin Oaks Shelter, Hills & Dales
2655 S. Patterson Blvd

WFD Website and Rules
N3FJP WFD Logging Program
WFD Bulletin Schedule

Setup & Socializing is 15:00 UTC (10:00 EST)
Radio Start Time is 16:00 UTC (11:00 EST)

Parking is somewhat limited… and you will probably be parking 2 vehicles deep (suggest you get there early if you intend to remain all day so others can come and go easily). There is NO “shore power” at this facility so plan to use battery power for your radio. There will be 1 generator for crockpots if needed. There are 4 tables, 1 will be reserved for food & drinks.

The Class that we will operate in will be determined at the site as it is dependent upon the number of radios in use. If you intend to bring some food to share, please let us know at the upcoming BARC Membership meeting. We will have a “WFD Exchange Script” available on site.

All radio activity is suggested to be done under BARC Call Sign (W8DGN), recommend logging be done via E-log (like Field Day), but you can use paper log if preferred… however, to have logs submitted by John Westerkamp all logs must be given to him by 1 February and MUST be in ADIF electronic form. All modes are accepted for WFD EXCEPT FT8/4.

This has been a fun event for BARC over the past few years, so come out and enjoy the fun and friendship with us this year. For any questions please look online at: www.winterfieldday.com (2025) or bring your questions to the BARC Membership Meeting on the 16th.

If you are unable to join us for Winter Field Day this Saturday, you can still help out with the following items for which we get points. See the website for WFD details.

1. Copy the WFD Bulletin (see schedule above) and send it to me.

2. Contact us on VHF and UHF simplex. We will be listening on the BARC simplex frequency 147.405 MHz and also on the UHF simplex calling frequency 446.00 MHz. We may be busy at times, so try again later if you cannot reach us. If you are working from home, your exchange is 1H OH. If you are mobile, your exchange is 1M OH. Since this is a simplex contact, it would be better to use a mobile radio with higher power, but an HT would be fine if you are not too far away.

Thanks for your help with BARC Winter Field Day!

Glenn
WI8O