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The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, November 4, 2015. Jim, N1HTS has kindly offered to run things this evening. Our Guest speaker and Topic: Bo Budinger, WA1QYM, will talk about “DXing with a Dipole”. Bo presents a talk that fits well with our BARS …
November 4th Meeting: “DXing with a Dipole” and Club Elections Read More
Nice to see Lisa N1ICE, Wally WA1LY and Steve W1ES in the run-up to NEARFest this weekend. We had dinner with them at the Emerald Rose in Billerica.
Welcome Home, Lisa, Wally and Steve! Read MoreBILLERICA AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY MEETING 10/7/15 Matthews Memorial Church, Chelmsford MA The meeting was called to order at 1909 presided over by VP Tom Walsh K1TW. There were 17 members present. The meeting opened with members introducing themselves. There were two new members: Charlie, W1CEP and Steve, KB1WWK who were …
Regular Meeting – October 2015 Read MoreWe 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 MoreBillerica Amateur Radio Club Meeting 9/2/15 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 1900 Members introduced themselves. 17 members present Dues were instituted this year at $10/year Elections Looking for new officers and soliciting nominations. Nominations are made in October with elections in November. GETTING ON THE AIR A major theme for the …
Meeting – September 2015 Read MoreTreasurer’s report Bank $259.01 Cash $0.00 PayPal $348.25 Total $607.26 Submitted by W1LUS on 8/29/2015
September 2015 BARS Treasurer’s Report 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 MoreBILLERICA AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY BOARD MEETING JULY 8, 2015 The BARS Board met at Bertucci’s Restaurant in Chelmsford. Present were: K1TWF K1TW N1ALO K1YUB Called to order 1840 1 Future meeting locations: At present the club does not have a location for either the VE sessions or the regular meeting. …
BOD Meeting – July 2015 Read MoreReminder, BARS members are supporting two Field Day activities this weekend. So pick one or both. More details maybe found at fd.ema.arrl.org including more complete directions. Chelmsford MA Call sign: W1HH Class: Probably 1A (might do 2A) Kickoff: Saturday meet at Stelio’s in Billerica for Breakfast at 8 AM. Then …
Two Field Day Opportunities for BARS Read MoreBARS MEETING 6/3/15 at St. Michael’s in Bedford MA HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON PROJECT Eric KE1V suggested a project which would involve launching balloons and then following them with APRS etc. This has been done in other parts of the world. He was not necessarily suggesting this as a club activity. …
Regular Meeting – June 2015 Read More