Billerica Amateur Radio Society
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Meeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Guest: Marcia Forde, KW1U. Marcia is the ARRL Section Traffic Manager (STM) for the Eastern Massachusetts (EMA) section. Topic: Message Handling and the National Traffic System (NTS). Marcia, KW1U, is the …
Next BARS Meeting: Wednesday, December 6 at 7 PM Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Guest: Kelly Beatty, Sky and Telescope Magazine Topic:The Sputnik Years When a Russian rocket lofted Sputnik 1 into orbit on October 4, 1957, the worldwide reaction was a mixture of awe …
November 1st Meeting: The Sputnik Years Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Guest: Bruce Blain, K1BG Topic: Entry Level License Requirements – What Worked and What Didn’t Abstract: All of us entered the amateur radio hobby in a number of different ways. Whether …
October 4th Meeting: Entry Level License Requirements – What Worked and What Didn’t Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, September 6, 2017. This is our first meeting of the new radio season. Free Pizza and Beverages will be available! Guest: Eric, KV1J from the W1QSL Bureau Topic: We are having a Pizza Party! …
Start the fall season with our “2nd Annual Pizza and QSL Party” – Wednesday, September 6 Read MoreSpecial Summer Event on Saturday August 19, 1-4 PM. Ice Cream Social at Gary’s Ice Cream across from the Bible Church. This coincides with the North American QSO Party on SSB so we will almost certainly setup a station to operate in the contest. Please join us. This is a …
Ice Cream Social Rescheduled to Saturday, August 19th (1-4 PM) Read MoreNext Meeting is August 2, 2017 at 6:00 PM. Topic: Ice Cream Social at Gary’s Ice Cream across from the Bible Church Location: Chelmsford Bible Church, 128 Gorham St., Chelmsford MA Details shortly. We may be setting up a station or having some short talks/demos.
Next Meeting: Join us for the Ice Cream Social, August 2, 2017, 6-8 PM. Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 7 PM. Topic: Participating in the Solar Eclipse via WSPR and the QSO Party. Speaker: Stan, KD1LE Stan Pozerski, KD1LE, will talk about the HamSCI QSO party that will be …
Special Summer Meeting: Wednesday, July 5 – HAMSCI and the Solar Eclipse Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 7 PM. Topic: BARS Field Day and more. What are you doing the weekend of June 24 and 25? Why joining BARS for Field Day, we hope! Field Day is …
Next Meeting is June 7th at 7 PM Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 7 PM. The Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) invites all parents, grandparents, and scout members to join them for a very special youth-oriented presentation on Wednesday, April 5 at 7 …
April 5, BARS Meeting – Girl Scouts and Guides “Thinking Day on the Air” Generates Enthusiasm for Ham Radio Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 7 PM. Topic: “W1UE’s Great Asian Adventure”. Dennis, W1UE will describe his amateur radio trip to several Asian countries in the fall of 2016. Dennis journeyed to India, Thailand and …
Next BARS Meeting – Wednesday March 1, 2017: “W1UE’s Great Asian Adventure” Read More