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I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the November 5, 2025, hybrid Club Meeting will be Jeffrey Schmidt, N5MNW, from Round Rock, TX, and he will give a presentation entitled “The Various Digital Modes”. Below is Jeff’s introduction: I’ve always been fascinated by Radio. Signal propagation and …
November 5, 2025 BARS Meeting – Jeffrey Schmidt, N5MNW, “The Various Digital Modes” Read More
The November 2025 edition of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) newsletter highlights key club activities, including officer elections, a hybrid meeting featuring guest speaker Jeffrey Schmidt (N5MNW) on digital modes, and recent POTA activations. President Doug Bruce (N1WRN) shares antenna upgrade projects and encourages participation in HF nets and the club’s equipment loaner program. The newsletter also covers ARRL membership incentives, CW contests, VE session updates, and upcoming ham radio events like the ARRL Sweepstakes and CQ Worldwide DX Contest. Editor Marla Wallace (WA1GSF) discusses QST magazine changes and recommends QEX for technical enthusiasts. Additional features include photo QSL cards, reminders about FCC email updates, and calls for volunteers and net control operators.
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I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the October Club meeting will be Barry Feierman, K3EUI, and he will be giving a talk entitled “Nano VNA for Rookies” and its applications to ham radio. Barry has given numerous talks on this great device, so I am sure …
October 1, 2025 BARS Meeting – Barry Feierman, K3EUI, “Nano VNA for Rookies” Read More
President Doug Bruce’s antenna maintenance tips, announcement of the upcoming “Nano VNA for Rookies” presentation, Part 2 of Andy Wallace’s comprehensive IC-7300 Boot Camp guide, Mark Nelson’s farewell as Vice President, David Marcucci’s call to action supporting amateur radio antenna rights legislation, October contest recommendations, VE session results with three new licensees, club meeting details, and technical tips for improving station performance and reducing RFI.
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I would like to announce that our Guest Speaker for the September 3, 2025, club meeting will be Ward Silver, N0AX, who will give a talk on End Fed Half Wave antennas and other relevant antenna topics. Ward has written several antenna books for the ARRL, so this presentation should …
September 3, 2025 BARS Meeting – Ward Silver, N0AX, “End Fed Half Wave and Other Antenna Topics” Read More
AI in Ham Radio, GOTA ideas, Special Event Stations QSL cards, and more in this month’s BARS newsletter!
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I would like to announce our Guest Speaker for the August 6th, 2025, Zoom only club meeting will be Tom Harrell, N4XP. Tom will be presenting on the 2007 DXpedtiiton to Scarborough Reef, one of the rarest DX Entities in the world! Below is Tom’s impressive biography. Tom, born and …
August 6, 2025 BARS Meeting – Tom Harrell, N4XP, “2007 DXpedition to Scarborough Reef” Read More
Field Day deep dive, GOTA ideas, QSL Cards, and more in this month’s BARS newsletter!
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Anthony Luscre, K8ZT shares his expert insights on Portable & Field Ops. 115K+ QRP contacts, DXCC 328+, top-ten contest finishes—this is one you won’t want to miss!
July 2, 2025 BARS Meeting – Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, “Portable and Field Operations” Read More