Billerica Amateur Radio Society
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We have Ian MacKenzie, KB3OCF, who will talk all about the balloon launch project the RIT radio club did last year out at RIT. He’ll cover the technology, as well as the FAA rules, and everything else you need to know to do it. Their balloon made it to 100,000 …
October 7 meeting: The Balloon Launch Project Read More
The Billerica Amateur Radio Society resumes its meetings on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 following our summer hiatus. We have secured a new meeting location and invite everyone to join us for the first meeting to be held at: Matthews Memorial Church 128 Gorham St. (Route 3A) East Chelmsford, MA 01824 …
September 2, 2015 – Meeting Topic: “Less is More”, Carl Achin WA1ZCQ Read MoreSummer Meeting Break begins after June 3 Meeting BARS goes on its annual summer meeting break until September following this session. Other summer activities will continue including Field Day and Saturday Breakfasts. Should anything else be scheduled it will be announced on the web site. Regular Meetings First Wednesday of …
Regular Meeting – June 2015 Read MoreRegular Meetings First Wednesday of every month at 7:00PM Next Meeting is May 6th at Location: St. Michael’s Parish Center, 90 Concord Rd., Bedford MA (map) Topics: (1) Mini-Talk by Joe Gifun NQ1D on Medical Reserve Corps (2) Choosing our Field Day Location Tonight’s Approximate Schedule (time may vary): 7:00 …
Regular Meeting – May 2015 Read MoreProgram: “YL’s, Facebook, and Field Day” Tonight’s meeting features something for everyone. Instead of just one speaker and one topic, tonight’s format features 3 mini-meeting topics. This change of pace should result in a quick paced information filled evening for BARS members. 1. YL’s First up will be Niece, KA1ULN, …
April 1st Meeting, Something for Everyone Read MoreProgram: Our guest for the evening will be Jerry Berg, who will talk about another side of radio–the history of shortwave broadcasting. Jerry has been a shortwave listener since the 1950s, and for the past 30 years he has also been active in researching the history of shortwave broadcasting, and …
March 4 Meeting to feature History of Shortwave broadcasting Read MoreProgram: The Elecraft K3 by Erik Kramer KE1V Erik will review his experiences building his Elecraft K3 HF rig. He will cover the options he chose and why and his initial operating experiences in some recent contests. Some time will also be spent on his overall station setup and future …
New Location. February 4th Meeting. “The Elecraft K3 Transceiver” by Erik Kramer KE1V Read MoreJanuary Meeting Location is in Bedford MA BARS meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM. This month’s meeting is very special as we greet the New Year, hold a New Year’s version of our traditional Yankee Swap, and are honored by the presence of Phil Temples K9HI …
January 7th Meeting At Great Wall Restaurant in Bedford Read MoreBARS meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00PM at the home of Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF Meeting Location: 85 High St., Chelmsford, MA. Park along Somerset Pl. and walk up the driveway on Somerset. Our guest speaker for the evening is Propagation expert, Chuck Counselman W1HIS. Chuck is well …
December 3rd Meeting to Feature Chuck Counselman W1HIS Read MoreBARS meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00PM at the home of Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF Meeting Location: 85 High St., Chelmsford, MA. Park along Somerset Pl. and walk up the driveway on Somerset DMR, a new mode for amateur radio, has arrived in BARS territory! The N1IW DMR …
Next Meeting is November 5 at 7 PM: Elections and DMR Talk by NE1B Read More