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Author: Andy Wallace

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Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday 11/4/20 7PM – ARRL HQ W1AW STATION TOUR with Joe Carcia, NJ1Q

October 14, 2020December 1, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Doug Bruce, KC1MJK has offered his candidacy for President of BARS!

October 9, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

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 …

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URGENT – PLEASE READ – BARS NEEDS A NEW PRESIDENT – AND IT MUST BE ONE OF YOU

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

I have been browbeating all of you about the fact that I intend to take a break from being President of BARS for the past three years. Election day for us is Wednesday, 11/4/20. That day is coming up quickly and I would like to share some thoughts about this …

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Billerica Amateur Radio Society Constitution (“by-laws”)

September 23, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

Everyone, you may find it interesting to read our Constitution as it was last written. Changes can, of course, be discussed with membership and BOD and implemented. Andy KA1GTT President, Billerica Amateur Radio Society =============== Billerica Amateur Radio Society  Constitution  Original: September 1990 Amended: March 2011  Name and Objectives  1.1 …

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Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 7PM: David O’Farrell WBOIXV: Morse Code 101 and 201

September 16, 2020October 14, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

Folks, I am very happy to announce we will have a distant guest speaker for our October Zoom meeting! A few weeks ago, I was thinking about trying to promote CW in our club and introduce it to members who have never tried it. Google gave me a path to …

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Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7PM: Dom Mallozzi N1DM – FT4/FT8 Intro

August 21, 2020September 16, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

I am pleased to announce that Dom Mallozzi, N1DM, will give a presentation introducing the FT4 and FT8 digital modes in September! This will cover basic install and operation of the software, and Dom hopes that this will help new users avoid pitfalls. Dom will show actual QSOs as well …

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Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday 8/5/20 7PM: Scott Ginsburg K1OA – HAM RADIO AWARDS!

July 20, 2020August 21, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

I am pleased to announce that our own BARS Secretary, Scott Ginsburg, K1OA, will be our speaker for the August meeting. Scott sent me a sneak preview of his PPT slide deck for Ham Radio Awards and wow, there are some awards available to us that I had no knowledge …

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Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday 7/1/20 – David Kruh WB2HTO – STORIES FROM THE SHOP PT 2

June 10, 2020July 20, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

I’m very happy to announce that our next virtual speaker will again be David Kruh, WB2HTO, with his talk entitled Stories from the Shop – this time, Part 2, the sequel! David enjoys repairing antique radios – ones using vacuum tubes – and has learned a lot about how they …

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Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday 6/3/20 – David Kruh WB2HTO – STORIES FROM THE SHOP

May 29, 2020June 10, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

I’m very happy to announce that our next virtual speaker will be David Kruh, WB2HTO, with his talk entitled Stories from the Shop. David enjoys repairing antique radios – ones using vacuum tubes – and has learned a lot about how they function and also about why they were designed …

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BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday, 5/6/2020 7PM: K1BG – Field Day, Single Operator

April 30, 2020May 29, 2020 - by Andy Wallace - Leave a Comment

Everyone, last night’s dry-run with Zoom and nearly a dozen members went well and we are going to hold our official BARS Zoom meeting tonight. Kudos to Phil Temples, K9HI, ARRL Eastern Massachusetts Assistant Section Manager, for hosting and facilitating this meeting for us. Please do your part and try …

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Club Meetings
BARS physical meetings are on hiatus until further notice.

The decision to resume club meetings will be decided wholly by the Board based on the outlook of this medical emergency. Safety and well-being of our membership is important.

Meanwhile, virtual club and breakfast meetings by Zoom have proved an enjoyable substitute. -BARS Management.

The club currently meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm via Zoom. Details for meetings are sent to the BARS email list in the days leading up to that month’s meeting.
VE Sessions
Please note that due to COVID-19, in-person exam sessions will not be held for the foreseeable future. Beginning December 2020, the BARS VE team is switching online exam sessions. Pre-registration is required for online exams. Registration preference will be given to BARS members. Please contact Bruce Anderson at w1lus@hotmail.com for exam dates and information.
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To subscribe to the club email list click subscribe now and click send in the window that pops up or email
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Please note that clicking the link only works if you have your email configured to open in an email client, such as Outlook or Mail for Mac. If you use your browser for email, you must manually compose an email and send it to the above email address. You can simply write “Subscribe me!” in the subject and leave the body blank.
Saturday Breakfast
In person club breakfasts are currently on hiatus due to COVID-19. We are holding virtual Saturday breakfasts at 8 am every Saturday via Zoom. Details are sent out weekly via the club email list.
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