Billerica Amateur Radio Society
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Our Guest Speaker for the May 2023 Club Meeting will be Dennis Boye, AH2O from Syosset, NY. Dennis will be sharing a presentation on P.O.T.A. (Parks On The Air), which is fast becoming very popular, especially now that Spring has finally come after a long cold winter. Here is a …
May 3, 2023 BARS Meeting – Dennis Boye, AH2O, on Parks on the Air Read More
Our guest speaker for the Club Meeting on April 5, 2023 will be Gary Sutcliffe, W9XT, and he will give a presentation entitled “Antennas – The Third Dimension”. Gary was Licensed as WN9FRG in 1970. Other calls he has held: WB9FRG, WB9FRG/6W8, W0XT. He also has an FCC General Radiotelephone …
April 5, 2023 BARS Meeting – Gary Sutcliffe, W9XT, on Antennas – the Third Dimension Read More
I am pleased to announce that we will have Tom Carrubba, KA2D, who will give us a dual presentation on DX’ing on the H bands, as well as a tutorial on using logging programs. Tom was first licensed in 1978 as KA2DFO. He is an active DXer, DXCC CW, RTTY …
March 1, 2023 BARS Meeting – Tom Carrubba, KA2D, on HF DXing and Logging Read More
We will be having Bruce Blain, K1BG as our Guest Speaker for the February 1, 2023 Club Meeting. Bruce will give an informative talk about the basics of CW for us. Bruce was first introduced to amateur radio by his neighbor Jim Payne, W1GPN, when he was 4 years old. …
February 1, 2023 BARS Meeting: Bruce Blain, K1BG, on “CW Basics” Read More
Special thanks to Andy Stewart, KB1OIQ, for a great talk on Linux in Your Ham Shack at this month’s meeting. Andy has graciously shared his slides from the talk with us. You can find them here: Andy_Ham_Radio_Linux
Linux in Your Ham Shack Slides Read More
The ARRL Board of Director’s meeting is coming up in mid- January. BARS’s own Mike (who is First VP of the ARRL in addition to serving as VP for BARS) will give us an overview of what’s on the agenda and other news from Headquarters. We will announce the link …
January 5 BARS Meeting: Mike Raisebeck, K1TWF Read MoreAlan, KD1D, will make a presentation on locating hidden transmitters for hams. He’ll discuss “fox” transmitters and radiolocation methods for fun, radiosport and practical applications. RF fox hunting is fun, provides us with physical and mental exercise and teaches us how to locate sources of interference like repeater trolls, stuck …
BARS Meeting on Zoom: Wed, Oct. 6 at 7 PM: Fox Hunting by Alan Hicks, KD1D Read MoreWhat’s New in Digital Modes? Presenter: Neil Goldstein, W2NDG This is a discussion on HF Digital Modes concentrating on FT8. The history and evolution of WSJT-X modes and its derivatives, like JS8-Call, JT-65, FT-4 and WSPR. We will also look at a few standalone kits for digital modes that you …
BARS Meeting on Zoom: Wed, Sept. 1, 2021, 7 PM. Neil Goldstein, W2NDG. Topic: What’s new in Digital Modes Read MoreOur featured speaker will be Rob Macedo, KD1CY, who can do a very timely Skywarn Overview beginning at 7:15 or 7;20 PM on August 4th on Zoom with the BARS club. Skywarn is something virtually every BARS member can participate in and it uses the Westford Repeater for all local Skywarn activations. …
Next B.A.R.S. Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday August 4th at 7:00 PM Guest Speaker will be Rob Macedo KD1CY Topic: SkyWarn Read MoreOur next Club Meeting will be Wednesday night 7/7/21 via Zoom and our guest speaker will be Fred Kemmerer AB1OC and he will have a presentation entitled “Programs Helping Hams to Develop New Skills and Get On The Air”. Fred is a great speaker and we are fortunate to have …
Next Club Zoom Meeting Wednesday Night 7/7/21 Via Zoom Read More