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The very kind Mr. Mike and the NEAR-Fest management team have decided to dedicate this spring NEAR-Fest to Mike N1IW. Check out the NEAR-Fest N1IW tribute page. Don’t forget NEAR-Fest is Friday and Saturday May 2-3, 2014. Make sure you come and hang with the BARS crew.
NEAR-Fest honors N1IW Read MoreBOD Meeting Minutes: March 19, 2014 N1HTS will check the mailbox for contents. Erik offered to work on the website due to there not being any other volunteers. He’s concerned about time available but will do his best. Venue will be at the K1TWF residence for April, May and June. …
BOD Meeting – March 2014 Read MoreOn March 5, 2014 BARS held its March meeting at the Billerica Public Library. Attendees: 18 Primary Agenda Item: Annual Election At 7:10 K0TV brought the meeting to order. A period of time was devoted to sharing memories of Mike Bernock, N1IW: our close friend, past president, fellow ham, sage, …
Regular Meeting – March 2014 Read MoreOn Thursday evening, April 17, we had a gathering of friends, around 36 or so. Angelo and a few others from Mitre were there also. Ken Caruso and his wife Fran made all the arrangements at the Billerica Elks Club. Jim Idelson put together a video and Lisa connected in via …
Friends come together to remember and celebrate Mike N1IW Read MoreBARS members were seen wandering the halls of Joseph P Keefe Technical High School for the annual Framingham Amateur Radio Association flea market. Lots of gear bought and sold. Many old friends had the opportunity to reconnect. Seen on-site were K1VK, K1TW and K1IR. [twocol_one] [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] [/twocol_one_last] [twocol_one] …
FARA Flea! Read MoreBARS Fans: We had an excellent BOD meeting at Boomers. Attendees: K1SUB, N1ALO, K0TV, K1TW, K1IR, WO1N, KE1V The big news was that we do have a slate for the upcoming year: President: K1TWF VP: K1TW Secretary: KE1V Ex. Officio: K0TV At Large: N1ALO Even Larger: K1SUB Elections will be …
BOD Meeting – February 2014 Read MoreDERRY, NH MARCH 29, 2014 — The community of hams from Billerica and southern NH have come together to help the family of Mike Bernock, N1IW, liquidate Mike’s ham radio estate. Mike was an avid HF contester, DXer and a supporter of the burgeoning UHF/VHF digital mobile radio network. Mike …
BARS and southern NH hams help bring N1IW estate back to community Read MoreThis Saturday, March 29th, from 10:30 to 2 PM, we will have the 2nd Garage Sale. There is still a lot of RF cable, wire, transformers, capacitors, variable capacitors, amplifier building parts, antennas, insulators, test equipment, etc. Here is a list of other remaining items: ICOM IC-R2500 Communications Receiver $750 …
N1IW Estate Garage Sale March 29 Read MoreBERNOCK, MICHAEL WILLIAM Aged 55, of Derry, NH (N1IW; November 1 Italy Whiskey) signed off his radio to be with his Lord on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Born in St. Clair Shores, MI, he is survived by his parents, William and Barbara, sisters, Diane and Laura, brother, Robert (Juli), niece, …
Mike Bernock N1IW SK Read More