Billerica Amateur Radio Society
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From Bruce Anderson, W1LUS: 7/12/18: We had seven people show up for testing, Six of them went home having passed the Technician exam and one went home with an Extra having passed the Technician, General, and Extra exams. And a thank you to the VE’s that helped with the exam …
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Ham radio is a wonderful hobby. It is all about communication. We are connected as human beings and the connections we make outlast our physical bodies. Nothing cements relationships like regularly chatting on the air or socializing at our BARS meetings or our Saturday breakfast. Recently, the world lost Hector …
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Hi, everyone. BARS member Henry Christle, WA1VAB, has been gaining interest in finding operators for the Massachusetts 13 Colonies operation. Last year, K2H did not have as many operators as other states. If you would like to operate as K2H, please follow the instructions below. Andy KA1GTT Amateur K2H Massachusetts …
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I am very happy to announce that John Fisher, KC1FTJ, of BEAUTIFUL North Chelmsford, has stepped up to the plate to fill the vacancy and become our new Net Manager. Our Net meets every Wednesday at 8 PM (except for Meeting nights, the first Wednesday) on 147.12. If you have …
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Hello everyone! Our next meeting will be Wednesday, June 6th, 7PM at the Chelmsford Bible Church, 128 Gorham St, Chelmsford, MA 01824. I am pleased to announce our speaker will be Harry Chase, WA1VVH. Harry will be speaking about his technical work with HCJB, a shortwave broadcaster from Ecuador. Harry …
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Please join us for our next meeting: Wednesday, 5/2/2018 at 7:00 PM at the Chelmsford Bible Church. Our speaker will be Kevin Fallon, KB1KTR, of the Billerica Emergency Management Administration. Kevin will speak about EMA activities as they relate to amateur radio, and communications facilities based at the Billerica location. Andy …
Read MoreFolks, if you care about the future of our hobby and the longevity of BARS itself, I urge you to watch this interview with Bruce Blain, K1BG, along with Riley Hollingsworth, formerly of the FCC. Our Board Member, Henry Christle, WA1VAB, has taken on examining the crisis of youth participation …
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