Billerica Amateur Radio Society
Welcome to the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) community!
Starting with our first 2026 weekly net on January 7th, we will be moving back to the W1DC repeater in Billerica! Content in email announcements, the website, and other locations are being updated to reflect the move. Remember we meet weekly, except for club meeting nights, now on the W1DC …
Weekly Net Moving to Billerica Repeater Read MoreBillerica ARS club members will be turning out for the 2022 ARRL Field Day on Saturday Jun 25 through Sunday afternoon June 26. The club callsign W1HH will be used on the air during this event. The location is the same as our last field day, namely the Billerica EMA …
Billerica ARS Field Day – Saturday June 25 through Sunday June 26 Read MoreNext BARS Meeting: April 6, 7PM on Zoom Speaker: Rob Leiden, K1UI Assistant NE Division Director Topic: What can we do about Noise interference? Help is coming. One of the biggest problems faced by amateur radio in this era of new technologies is the growth of noise that interferes with …
April 6 BARS Meeting: “What can we do about Noise interference?” Read MoreNext BARS Meeting: Wed. March 2, 7PM on Zoom Speaker: Mindy Hull, KM1NDY Topic: Parks on the Air (POTA) The next BARS Zoom meeting on Wednesday, March 2 will feature Mindy Hull, KM1NDY, presenting on Parks On The Air (POTA). Mindy has organized many local club POTA operations in the …
Next BARS Meeting: Wed. March 2, 7PM on Zoom Read MoreNext BARS Meeting: Wed Feb. 2, 7PM on Zoom Speaker: Dennis Egan, W1UE Topic: HF Propagation – A Different Look Dennis Egan, W1UE, has been licensed for 53 years. He is an avid contester, and his main interest in propagation is to improve his contest scores. He is Past President …
Next BARS Zoom Meeting: Wed Feb. 2, 7PM Read MoreNext BARS Zoom Meeting is December 1, 2021, 7 PM (Wednesday) Topic: Amateur Radio Software Demonstration (RufzXP / Morse Runner) Speaker: Bruce Blain, K1BG Abstract: Bruce, K1BG, will join us with another one of his great presentations. This time Bruce will focus on a couple of software programs (i.e., RufzXP …
BARS Zoom Meeting – December 1, 2021, 7 PM Topic: Amateur Radio Software Demonstration Read MoreAbstract This Antenna Modeling presentation will start with some history detailing why Larry has always been interested in understanding antennas. It will then go over the use of three applications: TLW, YW, and HFTA, from the ARRL Antenna Book. Using his homebrew 10M yagi an example, it will hopefully help …
Next BARS Zoom Meeting is November 3, 2021: Larry W1DYJ on Antenna Modelling followed by our Annual Club Elections Read MoreHello All! Our next meeting will be via Zoom on December 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM. Our guest speaker will be:Phil Temples, K9HI, Appointed as New England Division Vice Director 09/24/2020 ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, has appointed Phil Temples, K9HI, of Watertown, Massachusetts, as New England Division Vice Director. …
Next Meeting: December 2, 2020 Phil Temples ARRL Update Read More
All, I am extremely excited to announce our next Zoom meeting will be a tour of the W1AW station at ARRL HQ in Newington CT! Some of you have been lucky enough to work W1AW on the bands – some even in the A.M. mode. Even QSLed it. Even luckier …
Next BARS Zoom meeting: Wednesday 11/4/20 7PM – ARRL HQ W1AW STATION TOUR with Joe Carcia, NJ1Q Read More
Everyone, I am very happy to announce that we now have our first candidate for President of BARS for the Wednesday, 11/4 election. Doug Bruce (“from the cookie sheet in Reading”) has stepped up to the plate. I met Doug last year at my Boston Area DXers shortwave listening …
Doug Bruce, KC1MJK has offered his candidacy for President of BARS! Read More