Billerica Amateur Radio Society
Welcome to the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) community!
It gives me great pleasure to announce our Guest Speaker for the March 4, 2026, club meeting, Andy Stewart, KB1OIQ, and he will give a presentation on restoring and repairing antique radios. Andy gives great talks, so you won’t want to miss this one! Here is Andy’s bio: I’ve been …
March 4th, 2026 BARS Meeting – Andy Stewart, KB1OIQ, “Restoring and Repairing Antique Radios” Read More
I am pleased to announce that we will be having Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, First Vice President of the ARRL, as our Guest Speaker via Zoom for our Hybrid Club Meeting on Wednesday February 4, 2026. She will be updating us on the latest trends and happenings at the ARRL these …
February 4th, 2026 BARS Meeting – Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, “Latest Trends and Happenings at the ARRL” Read More
As a reminder, we are having our B.A.R.S. Holiday Party on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 6:30 PM at The Great Wall Restaurant in Bedford, MA. (Get Directions.) We will be having the buffet, which will cost $33.25 per person (including tax and gratuity.) The food here has always been …
B.A.R.S. Holiday Party this Wednesday! Read More
I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the December 3, 2025 Club Meeting will be John Meade, W2XS, and he will be presenting a talk on “Fun With QRP”. You won’t want to miss this one! John is an avid QRP Operator in Northport, New York. Here …
December 3, 2025 BARS Meeting – John Meade, W2XS, “Fun With QRP” Read More
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
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
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
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
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
I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the June 4, 2025, club meeting will be …. Wait, it’s a mystery right now! So I guess it’s a “Mystery Guest”! Due to a scheduling conflict with our planned guest, who will come in July now, we are still …
June 4, 2025 BARS Meeting – Mystery Guest TBA Read More
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