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The next BARS regular Monthly Meeting is Wednesday, September 3 at 7:00 PM. As is tradition, BARS takes a summer meeting break so there are no meetings scheduled for July or August. Nevertheless, there remains plenty of summer amateur radio activities for BARS members to enjoy. For example, here are …
BARS Monthly Meetings resume September 3 Read MoreField Day is almost here. Come join BARS in a low key, relaxing Field Day. This year we’re having it at NK1A’s house. This is on Littleton Road, route 110, just outside of Chelmsford center. It’s a good spot for us to get some public exposure. And, it’s on a …
BARS Field Day Fun and Food Details Read MoreRegular Meeting Notes: June 4, 2014 Meeting Convened by K1TWF at 7:00PM Attendees: 11 After some reminiscing about several topics including the history of MIT’s Radiation Laboratory where Radar was developed in the US and some observations about a “mechanical scanning radar,” we got down to business. Secretary’s Report: Approved …
Regular Meeting – June 2014 Read MoreBillerica 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 More
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