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Billerica Amateur Radio Society Minutes of May 21, 2014 Board Meeting Attendees: President: Mike Raisbeck K1TWF Vice President: Tom Walsh K1TW BOD member: Peter Norden N1ALO BOD Member: Peter Speen K1SUB Ex Officio: Jerry Muller K0TV BARS Member: Nan Araway NK1A (FD Social Chair) Regrets: Secretary: Erik Kramer KE1V Treasurer: …
BOD Meeting – May 2014 Read MoreThe next BARS meeting is Wednesday, June 4 at 7:00 PM. June is always about Field Day! Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, will lead the meeting. Meeting Location: Home of Club President, Mike Raisbeck K1TWF 85 High Street Chelmsford, MA 01824 Park along Somerset Pl. and walk up the driveway on Somerset. …
June 4, 2014 – BARS Meeting Reminder Read More
Spring cleaning season is almost over. Or, at least, it’s upon me. Actually, the urge to clean and organize the shack starts about a week before Near-Fest, and begins with an uncontrollable urge to go through the radio shack, selecting items that I could do without and putting them in …
President’s Message (June 2014) Read MoreMeeting Convened by K1TWF at 7:00PM Attendees: 15.5 Intro: “What was your best Field Day experiences?” A sampling of the memories include: Operating 5A on the top of Nashoba Mountain. Clearing an area and getting poison ivy to show for it! Beer with Kielbasi from the grill. Operating on an island in …
Regular Meeting – May 2014 Read More It’s about 6AM Saturday morning at Near-Fest, and I’m sitting under the BARS tent with Randy, KC1NN. The sun is coming up over the top of Commercial Building #1, hitting me in the face and warming me up. The pot of coffee has just finished brewing, and I’m sipping on …
President’s Message (May 2014) Read MoreBARS Monthly Meeting Reminder For May The next BARS meeting is Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00 PM The meeting topics are: Field Day Planning (Tom K1TW) Overview of the new BARS Website (Jim K1IR) May Meeting Location: Home of Club President, Mike Raisbeck K1TWF 85 High Street Chelmsford, MA 01824 …
Update from Your BARS VP Read MoreHere 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 …
VE Session Report – April 2014 Read MoreBARS Monthly Meeting Reminder For May The next BARS meeting is Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00 PM The meeting topics are: Field Day Planning (Tom K1TW) Overview of the new BARS Website (Jim K1IR) [box]May Meeting Location Home of Club President Mike Raisbeck K1TWF 85 High Street Chelmsford, MA 01824 Park …
Upcoming Meeting – May 2014 Read MoreA new repeater is going up in BARS territory. Its not your typical analog ‘ker-chunk’ repeater. This one is all digital – using the DMR standard. What is DMR? DMR is an open and published international digital radio standard that specifies the 2-slot (channel) TDMA communications. DMR is amateur radio’s newest digital protocol. DMR …
DMR is coming to BARS! Read MoreI’ve had some of the most rewarding experiences an Amateur while volunteering my time and skills in a public service capacity. Although many of us like to “play radio,” having the skills, resources and of course the privileges as a licensed operator allows us to contribute at many public service events …
The Joy of Public Service Read More