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Program: 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 MoreVE 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 …
February 11 2015 VE Session Report Read MoreTrying out a new meeting space in Bedford, BARS members gathered at St Michael’s Parish Center on Wednesday February 4th to hear an outstanding presentation by Erik KE1V. Filling every seat around the big conference table in Room #120 at the Parish Center, Erik provided a first hand account of …
Regular Meeting – February 2015 Read MoreJan 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
January 3 2015 VE Session Report Read MoreFrom N1HTS, acting for W1LUS The last club expense was in January for $42.00 for the club P.O. box. Previous to that was our field day expenses. Our current balance is $857.77 jim
February 2015 Treasurer’s Report 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 More
A great evening! The Billerica Amateur Radio Society held its Holiday Dinner at the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant in Bedford on Jan 7, 2015. A good gathering of 27 BARS members attended the festivities which included a Chinese buffet. Following the repast, BARS VP and incoming New England Section manager …
New Year’s Dinner Well-Attended! 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 MoreThe December meeting of the BILLERICA AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY took place at the home of Club President K1TWF ON 3 December 2014 and commenced at 19:00. There were about 19 members present. The meeting was conducted by Club VP Tom Walsh K1TW. Updated Business The BARS Holiday Dinner will take …
Regular Meeting – December 2014 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 More