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Next BARS meeting: 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 5, 2018: PART 2 of “Chuck Counselman, W1HIS – Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)”

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I am very happy to announce that our next meeting will feature Part 2 of Chuck’s presentation on RFI! At the last meeting, Chuck demonstrated a simple loop antenna and SWL radio setup for “sniffing” RF Interference sources in a practical way. He also provided some great slides showing his …

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ARRL Sweepstakes this weekend (November 17)

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Hey, BARS members give this a try for some real HF FUN! See the WA7BNM CALENDAR https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php#8808 for simplified details You can find a full explanation here: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes. Or ask questions on the BARS reflector and club members will help you get started. At exactly 2100 UTC on Saturday November …

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Next BARS meeting: Wednesday, November 7: Chuck Counselman, W1HIS – Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)

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Folks, our next meeting subject will prove to be very interesting, because it affects ALL of us. There is no question that in 2018 our radios, especially HF ones, pick up many more S-units of noise than when a lot of us were first licensed. Grow lights, street lamps, power …

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Next Meeting: Wed 10/3/18 at 7PM – Larry Banks, W1DYJ “One Ham’s Journey with Antennas”

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Please join us on Wednesday, October 3, for an interesting talk by Larry Banks, W1DYJ. Tom Walsh, K1TW, recently saw and admired Larry’s presentation on antennas he has used at his two QTHs (Woburn MA and Harpswell ME) and we have enticed him to give this talk to BARS! While …

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BARS policy on Net operation during lightning and thunderstorms

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BARS POLICY ON NET OPERATION DURING LIGHTNING AND THUNDERSTORMS Approved by the BARS BOARD (20 August 2018) Amateur radio operators are frequently called upon to assist during emergency.   It is important to understand that amateur radio operators are not first responders. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) has extensive training …

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