Welcome to the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) community!
Ham radio is a wonderful hobby. It is all about communication. We are connected as human beings and the connections we make outlast our physical bodies. Nothing cements relationships like regularly chatting on the air or socializing at our BARS meetings or our Saturday breakfast. Recently, the world lost Hector …
Jesse Creamer, W1DEA – a great loss to us Read More
Hi, everyone. BARS member Henry Christle, WA1VAB, has been gaining interest in finding operators for the Massachusetts 13 Colonies operation. Last year, K2H did not have as many operators as other states. If you would like to operate as K2H, please follow the instructions below. Andy KA1GTT Amateur K2H Massachusetts …
13 Colonies operation Read More
I am very happy to announce that John Fisher, KC1FTJ, of BEAUTIFUL North Chelmsford, has stepped up to the plate to fill the vacancy and become our new Net Manager. Our Net meets every Wednesday at 8 PM (except for Meeting nights, the first Wednesday) on 147.12. If you have …
W1HH Net Manager announcement Read More
Hello everyone! Our next meeting will be Wednesday, June 6th, 7PM at the Chelmsford Bible Church, 128 Gorham St, Chelmsford, MA 01824. I am pleased to announce our speaker will be Harry Chase, WA1VVH. Harry will be speaking about his technical work with HCJB, a shortwave broadcaster from Ecuador. Harry …
Next meeting: Wednesday, June 6th Read More
Please join us for our next meeting: Wednesday, 5/2/2018 at 7:00 PM at the Chelmsford Bible Church. Our speaker will be Kevin Fallon, KB1KTR, of the Billerica Emergency Management Administration. Kevin will speak about EMA activities as they relate to amateur radio, and communications facilities based at the Billerica location. Andy …
Next meeting Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Read MoreFolks, if you care about the future of our hobby and the longevity of BARS itself, I urge you to watch this interview with Bruce Blain, K1BG, along with Riley Hollingsworth, formerly of the FCC. Our Board Member, Henry Christle, WA1VAB, has taken on examining the crisis of youth participation …
Bruce Blain K1BG on Amateur Radio Roundtable 03/27/18 Read More
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 …
Visit The New Eastern Massachusetts ARRL Section Website Read More
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 …
Next BARS Meeting: Wednesday April 4, 2018 at 7 PM Read More
BARS BOD Meeting 21 February 2018 Attendees: Andy Wallace, KA1GTT Kayla Creamer, W2IRY Bruce Anderson, W1LUS (via phone) Paula Crock, KC1EDA Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF Henry Christle, WA1VAB Start Time: 6:05 End Time: 7:15 This meeting covered items from a task list put together by Andy KA1GTT. Topic …
BOD Meeting – February 2018 Read More
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 …
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