Billerica Amateur Radio Society
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If you didn’t receive the email that recently went out, or if you’re not on Facebook, the BARS Field Day photos and recap video are now available. Click here to check out the photos. If you’re not on Facebook, a window might pop up when you click the link to …
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Amateur radio is something that is fun to do every day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. At last night’s BARS meeting during my short talk about the strong relationship that has always existed between BARS and the ARRL, I mentioned the there was new and quite beautiful …
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Meeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Guest: Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF. Mike is Vice Director of the ARRL New England Division. Topic: Update on ARRL Happenings. ARRL has been in the amateur news a lot lately and Mike …
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Title: Islands on the Air (IOTA) Author: Scott Ginsburg, K1OA Are you active on HF and looking for a new challenge? Consider chasing islands around the world through the Islands on the Air (IOTA) program. Created in 1964 by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), IOTA is a challenging …
Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Guest: Marcia Forde, KW1U. Marcia is the ARRL Section Traffic Manager (STM) for the Eastern Massachusetts (EMA) section. Topic: Message Handling and the National Traffic System (NTS). Marcia, KW1U, is the …
Read MoreTo all Billerica Amateur Radio Society members: Last night, at our club meeting, the election slate as published below was passed – unanimously. Please welcome the incoming BOD members and thank those who are outgoing or changing roles for their hard work up till now. I hope to serve all …
Read MoreMeeting begun by Tom, K1TW, about 7PM. Issues brought up: Hacking of Yahoo accounts – changing of passwords recommended. Discussion: BARS should move from Yahoo Groups by 12/1/17. Action item for Jesse. A motion was approved to do this move. Congratulations were extended to Jesse, W1DEA, for the Newsletters being …
Read MoreAttendees: Andy KA1GTT, Tom K1TW, Kayla W2IRY (phone), Bruce W1LUS, Henry WA1VAB, Niece KA1ULN, Mike K1TWF. The meeting began at 6PM on October 10th at the BATV office in Billerica with the following brought up by Tom: BARS will hold elections at its November meeting. The ByLaws should be updated …
Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Guest: Kelly Beatty, Sky and Telescope Magazine Topic:The Sputnik Years When a Russian rocket lofted Sputnik 1 into orbit on October 4, 1957, the worldwide reaction was a mixture of awe …
Read MoreMeeting Time: 7:00-9:30 PM. The next meeting of the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) is Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Guest: Bruce Blain, K1BG Topic: Entry Level License Requirements – What Worked and What Didn’t Abstract: All of us entered the amateur radio hobby in a number of different ways. Whether …
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