Billerica Amateur Radio Society
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Special thanks to Andy Stewart, KB1OIQ, for a great talk on Linux in Your Ham Shack at this month’s meeting. Andy has graciously shared his slides from the talk with us. You can find them here: Andy_Ham_Radio_Linux
Linux in Your Ham Shack Slides Read More
The ARRL Board of Director’s meeting is coming up in mid- January. BARS’s own Mike (who is First VP of the ARRL in addition to serving as VP for BARS) will give us an overview of what’s on the agenda and other news from Headquarters. We will announce the link …
January 5 BARS Meeting: Mike Raisebeck, K1TWF Read MoreAlan, KD1D, will make a presentation on locating hidden transmitters for hams. He’ll discuss “fox” transmitters and radiolocation methods for fun, radiosport and practical applications. RF fox hunting is fun, provides us with physical and mental exercise and teaches us how to locate sources of interference like repeater trolls, stuck …
BARS Meeting on Zoom: Wed, Oct. 6 at 7 PM: Fox Hunting by Alan Hicks, KD1D Read MoreWhat’s New in Digital Modes? Presenter: Neil Goldstein, W2NDG This is a discussion on HF Digital Modes concentrating on FT8. The history and evolution of WSJT-X modes and its derivatives, like JS8-Call, JT-65, FT-4 and WSPR. We will also look at a few standalone kits for digital modes that you …
BARS Meeting on Zoom: Wed, Sept. 1, 2021, 7 PM. Neil Goldstein, W2NDG. Topic: What’s new in Digital Modes Read MoreOur featured speaker will be Rob Macedo, KD1CY, who can do a very timely Skywarn Overview beginning at 7:15 or 7;20 PM on August 4th on Zoom with the BARS club. Skywarn is something virtually every BARS member can participate in and it uses the Westford Repeater for all local Skywarn activations. …
Next B.A.R.S. Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday August 4th at 7:00 PM Guest Speaker will be Rob Macedo KD1CY Topic: SkyWarn Read MoreOur next Club Meeting will be Wednesday night 7/7/21 via Zoom and our guest speaker will be Fred Kemmerer AB1OC and he will have a presentation entitled “Programs Helping Hams to Develop New Skills and Get On The Air”. Fred is a great speaker and we are fortunate to have …
Next Club Zoom Meeting Wednesday Night 7/7/21 Via Zoom Read MoreOur feature speaker this month is Terry Snyder, WB3BKN, an expert on a lot of different wire antennas for any application in ham radio that you can think of. Terry will do a presentation centered on a number of different antenna designs, from the vertical, to the loop, to the …
Next Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday, June 2, 2021 7:00 PM via Zoom with Terry Snyder WB3BKN Read MoreHello All! Our next Club Meeting via Zoom will be on Wednesday night, May 5, 2021 via Zoom. Our featured speaker for the night will be Terry Stader, KA8SCP, and Terry will give a presentation on the DSTAR digital mode which has been, and will be, a popular digital mode. …
Next Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday May 5, 2021 7:00 PM via Zoom Read MoreThe next Club Zoom Meeting will be Wednesday 4/721 at 7:00 PM and our Guest Speaker will be Bill Barber NE1B. Bill will be doing what will be a presentation on the DMR Digital mode. I am sure this will be a very interesting and informative presentation. Please be sure …
Next Zoom Club Meeting Wednesday 4/7/21 Bill Barber NE1B DMR Presentation Read MoreCome join us for an informative presentation on the Fusion digital mode by Brian WO1VES. Brian runs the growing Wolfpack Repeater Network featuring the System Fusion digital technology by Yaesu. This is a must see presentation so please mark this on your calendar! 73 Doug
Next Zoom Club Meeting Meeting March 3, 2021 7:00 PM Fusion System (Yaesu Digital Mode) Presentation by Brian WO1VES Read More