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BARS and southern NH hams help bring N1IW estate back to community

March 30, 2014April 10, 2014 - by Jesse Creamer - Leave a Comment

DERRY, NH MARCH 29, 2014 — The community of hams from Billerica and southern NH have come together to help the family of Mike Bernock, N1IW, liquidate Mike’s ham radio estate. Mike was an avid HF contester, DXer and a supporter of the burgeoning UHF/VHF digital mobile radio network. Mike …

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N1IW Estate Garage Sale March 29

March 25, 2014April 1, 2014 - by Jesse Creamer - Leave a Comment

This Saturday, March 29th, from 10:30 to 2 PM, we will have the 2nd Garage Sale. There is still a lot of RF cable, wire, transformers, capacitors, variable capacitors, amplifier building parts, antennas, insulators, test equipment, etc. Here is a list of other remaining items: ICOM IC-R2500 Communications Receiver $750 …

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Mike Bernock N1IW SK

March 25, 2014April 10, 2014 - by Jesse Creamer - Leave a Comment

BERNOCK, MICHAEL WILLIAM Aged 55, of Derry, NH (N1IW; November 1 Italy Whiskey) signed off his radio to be with his Lord on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born in St. Clair Shores, MI, he is survived by his parents, William and Barbara, sisters, Diane and Laura, brother, Robert (Juli), niece, …

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Club Event Calendar

Wednesday 8 PM Club Net

Join us on the Westford Repeater for the weekly BARS net (except on 1st Wednesday of Month which is club meeting night)

Repeater info:
WB1GOF Westford Repeater
146.955 mHz
– 0.6 MHz offset
Encode CTCSS 74.4 Hz

Club Meetings

On the recommendation of the Board and approved by a vote of the membership at the October 2023 meeting, BARS meetings are now hybrid.

The club currently meets in person at the Chelmsford Bible Church, 128 Gorham Street, Chelmsford, MA and via Zoom on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. Details for meetings are sent to the BARS email list in the days leading up to that month’s meeting.

VE Sessions

In person VE sessions have resumed. Sessions take place on the second Thursday of the month at the Chelmsford Bible Church at 128 Gorham Street, Chelmsford, MA. Walk-ins are welcome. No pre-registration required. Please see the VE Sessions section of the website (under the “Get Your License” menu) for information on what to bring. Contact Bruce Anderson at w1lus@hotmail.com if you have additional questions.

Subscribe to Club Email List

To subscribe to the club email list click subscribe now and click send in the window that pops up or email
bars-subscribe@w1hh.org

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 have resumed at Stelio’s at 293 Boston Road in North Billerica. Club members meet at 8:15 am. We are also continuing to hold virtual Saturday breakfasts at 8 am every Saturday via Zoom for those who would prefer to continue socializing virtually at this time. Details for the Zoom breakfast are sent out weekly via the club email list.