Welcome to the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) community!
The next regular meeting on Wednesday November 5th will feature Bill Barber NE1B talking on DMR. We will have a full meeting annoucement in the next few days, but for now mark your calendars with the following upcoming BARS member events: Wednesday October 22 at 7 PM: BARS Board meeting …
Upcoming Events including DMR Talk and Elections Read MoreBob Ravenstein W1FDR has kindly offered to keep the special fox set up for Billerica ARS active all this week. This will give all of us more opportunities to try our hand at this following his talk last week. I got part way on Saturday, and may try again this …
Billerica Fox to remain active all this week Read MoreBILLERICA AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY MEETING OCTOBER 1 2014 Submitted by Paul Graveline K1YUB, acting for the Club Secretary this evening. The meeting was called to order at 1910 Each of the members attending the meeting introduced themselves and mentioned what there were expecting of the BARS in the future. Topics …
Regular Meeting – October 2014 Read MoreWell, after a wonderful Fox Hunting presentation by Bob W1FDR on Wednesday night, the challenge has been laid down. “Find the BARS FOX this weekend in Chelmsford”. The 2 meter 146.565 Fox is now in the town of Chelmsford. To activate the Fox press DTMF tone 2 for two seconds. …
Find the BARS FOX this weekend Read MoreFollowing this meeting, BARS members can participate in a live fox hunt over the weekend. So be sure to attend the main presentation as described below and learn how, especially if you are new to Fox Hunting! Bob Ravenstein, W1FDR will cover Fox Hunting done on the local level with …
October 1 Meeting at 7 PM: “Fox Hunting by Bob Ravenstein W1FDR” Read MoreRegular Meeting Notes: September 2, 2014 Meeting Convened by K1TWF at 7:05PM Attendees: 19 This was our first meeting of the season. Mike kicked off the meeting with introductions and everyone commented on what they did over the summer. There were too many comments to include here but some highlights …
Regular Meeting – September 2014 Read MoreBARS meetings resume on Wednesday September 3rd at 7 PM. Our speaker will be Tom K1TW who will cover the very interesting history of one of the world’s most famous amateur radio stations, namely, 4U1ITU in Geneva Switzerland. 4U1ITU, which is located within the Headquarters of the International Telecommunications Union …
September 3 BARS meeting to feature the History of 4U1ITU Read More
Another summer is almost gone. It’s less than two weeks until Labor Day as I write. But I must say that this summer has had more Ham Radio in it than any summer I can recall. First there was Field Day. By all accounts BARS Field Day was a success …
President’s Message – September 2014 Read MoreRegular meetings resume in just over 2 weeks on September 3. Did you know that BARS Board meetings are also open to members? We always welcome interested members. This is a good opportunity for anyone interested in making BARS an even better club to join us as we plan for …
Board Meets this week – come by and be involved Read More
A multi-national group of contest operators put the call sign KK1Z on-the-air as Region 2 multiplier in the annual IARU Radiosport Competition at K1IR. The event also served as the ‘playing field’ for WRTC 2014 – the World Radiosport Team Championships. WRTC, the olympics of amateur radio, is held every …
BARS Member K1IR Hosts Official Station in IARU Radiosport Competition Read More