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September 12, 2019 VE Session Report

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 - by Kayla Creamer - Leave a Comment

From Gary Frascarelli W1GFF: September 12, 2019 – We had 18 Candidates show up, including 12 Army Recruits from Ft Devens on an exercise.   Only 1 of the 12 achieved a passing grade (upgrade to Gen) since they only had 1 hour to study after being told they were taking …

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July 12, 2018 VE Session Report

July 20, 2018September 19, 2019 - by Kayla Creamer - Leave a Comment

From Bruce Anderson, W1LUS: 7/12/18: We had seven people show up for testing, Six of them went home having passed the Technician exam and one went home with an Extra having passed the Technician, General, and Extra exams. And a thank you to the VE’s that helped with the exam …

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March 11 2015 VE Session Report

March 19, 2015March 4, 2018 - by Kayla Creamer - Leave a Comment

March 11, 2015 VE’s for session: Ken WO1N, Peter, N1ALO, Charles, AA1VS, Liaison Gary, W1GFF We had 4 candidates. All 4 passed their Technician tests and one immediately upgraded to General. The next session is Wednesday April 8, 2015 at 7pm at the Billerica Library, Concord Rd, Billerica Center Gary …

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February 11 2015 VE Session Report

February 24, 2015March 4, 2018 - by Kayla Creamer - Leave a Comment

VE Session report for 2/11/2015 VE’s: Peter Norden, N1ALO Charles Suprin, AA1VS, Tom Walsh, K1TW, Gary Frascarelli, W1GFF (team liason) 1 New Tech 1 New General (passed Tech and General same session) 2 General Upgrades 1 Extra Upgrade 1 New Extra (came in with nothing, passed Tech, General & Extra …

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January 3 2015 VE Session Report

February 3, 2015March 4, 2018 - by Kayla Creamer - Leave a Comment

Jan 14th Session VE’s were Charles Surpin (AA1VS), Tom Walsh (K1TW) and Gary Frascarelli (W1GFF) We had: 4 candidates 1 New Tech, 2 General Upgrades, 1 Extra Upgrade Next Session: Wed Feb 11th 7pm, Billerica Public Library Gary Frascarelli W1GFF

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VE Session Report – April 2014

May 4, 2014March 4, 2018 - by Kayla Creamer - Leave a Comment

Here are the results for the April 19, 2014 VE Session at the Billerica Public Library. We had 10 candidates. We ended up with 5 new technicians, 4 General Upgrades and 1 Extra Upgrade. Everyone came away with at least what they came for. Volunteer VE’s for the session were …

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Upcoming Events

Saturday May 24

8:15 am – 9:45 am
Informal Weekly Club Breakfast
Stelio's Family Restaurant, 293 Boston Rd, North Billerica, MA 01862, USA

Wednesday May 28

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Weekly On-Air Net

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Club Info

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.
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