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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/11/2021 NASHUA, NH: Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, has announced his intention to run for the position of ARRL New England Division Director. Kemmerer has a long history of helping individuals to become licensed, learn new skills, and become active in the Amateur Radio Service. Fred has also served …
Fred Kemmerer, AB1OC, to run for ARRL New England Division Director Read MoreOur feature speaker this month is Terry Snyder, WB3BKN, an expert on a lot of different wire antennas for any application in ham radio that you can think of. Terry will do a presentation centered on a number of different antenna designs, from the vertical, to the loop, to the …
Next Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday, June 2, 2021 7:00 PM via Zoom with Terry Snyder WB3BKN Read MoreHello All! Our next Club Meeting via Zoom will be on Wednesday night, May 5, 2021 via Zoom. Our featured speaker for the night will be Terry Stader, KA8SCP, and Terry will give a presentation on the DSTAR digital mode which has been, and will be, a popular digital mode. …
Next Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday May 5, 2021 7:00 PM via Zoom Read MoreThe next Club Zoom Meeting will be Wednesday 4/721 at 7:00 PM and our Guest Speaker will be Bill Barber NE1B. Bill will be doing what will be a presentation on the DMR Digital mode. I am sure this will be a very interesting and informative presentation. Please be sure …
Next Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday 4/7/21 Bill Barber NE1B DMR Presentation Read MoreCome join us for an informative presentation on the Fusion digital mode by Brian WO1VES. Brian runs the growing Wolfpack Repeater Network featuring the System Fusion digital technology by Yaesu. This is a must see presentation so please mark this on your calendar! 73 Doug
Next Zoom Club Meeting Meeting March 3, 2021 7:00 PM Fusion System (Yaesu Digital Mode) Presentation by Brian WO1VES Read MoreJoin us for the next B.A.R.S Club Zoom Meeting for an interesting and informative presentation by Donna Halper, noted Boston Radio Historian entitled “How the Amateurs Created Boston Radio”. This will be a wonderful presentation by Donna that I am sure everyone will enjoy! Hope to see you then!
Next B.A.R.S Zoom Meeting is at 7:00 PM Wednesday February 3, 2021 Donna Halper and “How the Amateurs Created Boston Radio” Read MoreGuest Speaker will be Bruce MacKinnon KC1FSZ and he will give a presentation on the Nano VNA Network Analyzer! Be sure not to miss this one!
Next B.A.R.S. Zoom Meeting is Wednesday January 6, 2021 at 7:00 PM Read MoreHello All! Our next meeting will be via Zoom on December 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker will be:Phil Temples, K9HI, Appointed as New England Division Vice Director 09/24/2020 ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Phil Temples, K9HI, of Watertown, Massachusetts, as New England Division Vice Director. …
Next Meeting: December 2, 2020 Phil Temples ARRL Update Read More
All, I am extremely excited to announce our next Zoom meeting will be a tour of the W1AW station at ARRL HQ in Newington CT! Some of you have been lucky enough to work W1AW on the bands – some even in the A.M. mode. Even QSLed it. Even luckier …
Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday 11/4/20 7PM – ARRL HQ W1AW STATION TOUR with Joe Carcia, NJ1Q Read More
Everyone, I am very happy to announce that we now have our first candidate for President of BARS for the Wednesday, 11/4 election. Doug Bruce (“from the cookie sheet in Reading”) has stepped up to the plate. I met Doug last year at my Boston Area DXers shortwave listening …
Doug Bruce, KC1MJK has offered his candidacy for President of BARS! Read More