Billerica Amateur Radio Society
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I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the April 2, 2025 Club meeting will be Arnold Shatz, N6HC. Arnold has been a team member of fourteen major DXpeditions: K7C-Kure atoll (2005), 3B7C- St. Brandon Island (2007), TX5C- Clipperton Island (2008), K4M-Midway Island (2009), T31A- Kanton atoll, Central …
April 2, 2025 BARS Meeting – Arnold Shatz, N6HC, “The DXpedition Doctor” Read More
I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for our March 5th hybrid Club Meeting will be Jay Taft, K1EHZ. Jay is the President of the Merrimack Valley Amateur Radio Association located in Auburn NH. He has been actively promoting the use of AREDN, the “Amateur Radio Emergency Data …
March 5, 2025 BARS Meeting – Jay Taft, K1EHZ, Presents an Overview of the Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) Read More
I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for our February 5 hybrid Club Meeting will be Bruce Pigott, KC1US, who is the Trustee for the North Reading Repeater on the frequency of 146.715. The presentation is a quick overview of the Minuteman Repeater Association repeaters and network. Will …
February 5, 2025 BARS Meeting – Bruce Pigott, KC1US, With an Overview of the Minuteman Repeater Association Read More
Just a reminder that we will be having our Annual Holiday Party on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at the Great Wall Restaurant in Bedford, MA. We will be having a buffet. I will check on the pricing and send out an email to members when I confirm that. We will …
January 15, 2025 BARS Meeting – BARS Holiday Party, 6:30 pm at the Great Wall in Bedford Read More
I am pleased to announce that we will be having Tom Frenaye, K1KI, the newly elected New England Area Director. Here is Tom’s bio: I’ve served as ARRL Director in the past and am currently elected as an ARRL Director Emeritus. I’ve been licensed since I was 14 years old, …
December 4, 2024 BARS Meeting – An Evening with the New England Area Director: Tom Frenaye, K1KI Read More
I would like to announce our Guest Speaker for the November 6, 2024, hybrid club meeting. Here is Anthony’s biography: First licensed in 1981 as KA8NRC, Anthony has been a QRP operator from his very first QSO (no one told him Novices should not start with a 2-watt QRP rig). …
November 6, 2024 BARS Meeting – Anthony Luscre, K8ZT, on Successful Operating Tools for Assessing Performance Read More
We are pleased to announce that Terry Dennison, K9TAD, will be our Guest Speaker via Zoom on Wednesday Night, October 2, 2024. Terry will give a talk on Sunspot and Radio Propagation. Here are some biographical details about Terry: FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio License (2010), First Licensed in 2007 …
October 2, 2024 BARS Meeting – Terry Dennison, K9TAD, on Sunspots and Radio Propagation Read More
I am pleased to announce that we will be having Mike Walker, VA3MW, as our Guest Speaker for the September 4, 2024 hybrid Club meeting. Mike will do a presentation entitled “Flex Radio: Not Your Father’s HF Radio” Mike, from FlexRadio Systems, will spend about an hour showing how today’s …
September 4, 2024 BARS Meeting – Mike Walker, VA3MW, on Flex Radio: It’s Not Your Father’s HF Rig Read More
I would like to announce our “guest speaker video” for the August 7, 2024, Club meeting via Zoom. We will be having a YouTube video discussing the operations of radio station WWVH in Hawaii. This video is a virtual tour of the NIST shortwave time standard station for the Pacific …
August 7, 2024 BARS Meeting – Steve Johnston, WD8DAS, on WWVH in Hawaii Read More
I am pleased to announce that Bill Mader, K8TE, will present to the Club on HF Propagation Fact vs Hype and Misunderstanding. Here is Bill’s BIO from his QRZ page: Presenter’s Bio: Appointed to a third term as ARRL Section Manager for New Mexico, I am honored to serve in …
July 10, 2024 BARS Meeting – Bill Mader, K8TE, on HF Propagation Read More