Billerica Amateur Radio Society
Welcome to the Billerica Amateur Radio Society (BARS) community!
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 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
I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for our June 5, 2024 hybrid Club Meeting at the Church will be Gene Spinelli, K5GS, who was the co-founder of the DXpedition TX5S to Clipperton Island in late January of 2024. Presenter’s Bio: First licensed in 1976, my interest in …
June 5, 2024 BARS Meeting – Gene Spinelli, K5GS, on Clipperton Island 2024 TX5S DXpedition Highlights Read More
We are pleased to announce that Douglas Bruce Millar, (I’m not kidding!) K6JEY, will be our Guest Speaker via Zoom and he will give a presentation entitled “Test Equipment for Hams, including Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) Explained” Doug got his novice ticket in 1957. He has always liked VHF and …
April 3, 2024 BARS Meeting – Douglas Bruce Millar, K6JEY, on Test Equipment for Hams Explained Read More
It is with great pleasure that I announce Bruce Blain, K1BG, as our Guest Speaker for our hybrid Club Meeting on Wednesday March 6 at the Chelmsford Bible Church. Bruce is the ARRL Eastern Mass Club Coordinator. He was first introduced to amateur radio by his neighbor Jim Payne, W1GPN, …
March 6, 2024 BARS Meeting – Bruce Blain, K1BG – ARRL Club Coordinator Role and Suggestions For Our Club Read More
There will be no speaker in January, as we have the club meeting at The Great Wall Restaurant in Bedford, MA. We will be doing a Yankee Swap so everyone is invited to bring a swap gift up to a $20.00 value if you want to participate. The buffet is …
Next BARS Meeting – February 7, 2024 Read More
I am pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker for the October Club meeting on October 4, 2023, will be Sierra G Harrop, the Public Relations and Outreach Manager for the ARRL. “Needless to say, I love my job! I get to come to work each morning and work to …
October 4, 2023 BARS Meeting – Sierra G Harrop, W5DX, on ARRL Outreach Read More
I am excited to inform the Club that I have secured Rob Sherwood, of Sherwood Engineering to be our Guest Speaker for the August 2, 2023 Club Meeting via Zoom. Here is Bob’s bio, which is quite impressive. Bob is the Gold Standard with regard to review and testing of …
August 2, 2023 BARS Meeting – Rob Sherwood, NC0B, on Transceiver Testing Read More