November 2018 – Elections, FT8 & Civil Air Patrol
The November 2018 club meeting featured Kent (AD7HK) and Chris (K7CTC) presenting on the ever popular digital mode FT8 with focus on the WSJT-X software by Joe Taylor (K1JT). Additionally, Jody (KC7CVI) gave a brief presentation regarding the Civil Air Patrol. Also, elections were held for the 2019 Board of Directors. Election Results: President: Ted…
May 2018 – Solar Power
The May 2018 club meeting featured Ted (AC7II) and Chris (K7CTC) presenting on solar power. Ted has a rather custom grid-tie system that he installed at his QTH. Chris has experimented with portable “off-grid” solar and currently uses it to power his station. Announcements Presentations 2018-05-K7CTC (PDF)
April 2018 – Mt. Kilimanjaro
The April 2018 meeting featured John McEldowney (KG7LBY) presenting a report on his Mt. Kilimanjaro trip. Announcements Announcements (PDF) Photos
March 2018 – Simple HF Antennas & Antenna Launchers
The March 2018 club meeting featured Ted (AC7II) and Tyler (N7UWX) presenting on simple HF antennas you can build as well as showcasing various methods for launching wire antennas into trees. Announcements Announcements (PDF) Pictures
January 2018 – Antenna Analyzers
Many thanks to our presenters (Bill, Cordell & Tyler) for teaching us all a little something about antenna analyzers. We had a great turn out for our first club meeting of 2018 and we thank all those who attended for your fellowship. A few items of note from the meeting was the big announcement of…
November 2017 – Making QSL Cards
BARC would like to thank Quentin Gardner (WQ7G) for his presentation on the topic of making your own QSL cards. Media Downloads Making Your Own QSL Cards (zip)
Wanted: Your Pictures!
Activity season is upon us, and with that comes ample opportunity to take out our phones, I mean cameras, and get some great photos. BARC has established a public photo sharing group on Flickr that is available for anyone to view at this address: https://www.flickr.com/groups/bridgerland-amateur-radio-club/ We invite you to join our group and submit your photos…
May 2017 – Digital Radio Hotspots
BARC would like to thank Bill (WA7KMF) and Jeff (AC7JT) for their efforts in putting together an informative and enjoyable presentation. Thank you to all who attended the May 2017 BARC meeting. As you may know, this was the last regular club meeting until November. We now enter the busy summer season filled with various activities.…
April 2017 – What Radio to Buy
Thank you to all who attended the April 2017 BARC meeting. Several items of note took place during this meeting. First, a vote was taken regarding the donation of $1,000 from BARC to UVHFS to be used for repairs of the damaged Intermountain Intertie sites (primarily Bear Lake). This motion was unanimously approved by all…