Past Events

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Brooks Park Festival Harwich

Opportunity to operate with your BARC friends, and to publicize BARC and amateur radio.

See https://www.fairsandfestivals.net/events/details/2022-brooks-park-arts-and-crafts-festival.

We need volunteers.

Contact: Jon N1ILZ

Date: 
Saturday, August 13, 2022 - 07:00 to Sunday, August 14, 2022 - 17:00

2022 - New England Forest Rally (NEFR)

2022 NEW ENGLAND FOREST RALLY

The rally is based at the Sunday River Ski resort in Maine.  Tim Carter, W3ATB, is the Chief of Communications for this event.
This video describes the event.

Date: 
Friday, July 15, 2022 - 00:00 to Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 00:00

Brooks Park Festivals Harwich

BARC will be operating at the Brooks Park Festivals in Harwich July 9-10 and August 13-14. This is an opportunity for club visibility/public relations and for member recruitment, as well as fun, fellowship and operating.

We need volunteers!

We plan to set up an HF transceiver (at least) and supporting equipment under a pop-up canopy. The festivals run 9AM-4PM Saturday and Sunday, with setup Friday afternoon.

Date: 
Saturday, July 9, 2022 - 07:30 to Sunday, July 10, 2022 - 17:00

ARRL Field Day 2022


More information for Field Day and BARC is on our Field Day page.

Date: 
Friday, June 24, 2022 - 09:00 to Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 17:00

Our South Carolina Statewide Exercise

Presenters:
Roger Mull KD4JQJ & Gabe Turner, KJ4EEZ

See ratpac.us

Date: 
Thursday, June 9, 2022 - 21:00

ARRL Field Day Preparation

See ratpac.us

Date: 
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 21:00

160 Vertical - Helical Wound

160 Vertical - Helical WoundPresenter: Bill AB8J See ratpac.us

Date: 
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - 21:00

RF Exposure in Public Service Events

See ratpac.us

Presenter: Marty Woll N6VI

Date: 
Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 21:00

Walks for Alzheimer’s

2022 Alzheimer's Walk
Walks for Alzheimer’s

The Barnstable Amateur Radio club is helping the Alzheimer's Family Support Center to run a fundraiser walk at Scusset Beach Reservation in Bourne. The 1-mile walk will be along the Cape Cod Canal bike/walking path. The event is open to all who wish to support the cause.

Date: 
Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 00:00

Using Ham Radio Comms to Support Medical Teams in Remote Areas of Honduras

See more info here.

Presenter:John Kirchoff, KB0UUP, IHS Communications Director

Date: 
Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 21:00

Netlogger Software

See tiny.cc/ratpac-list

Presenter: John Dean, K0JDD

Date: 
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 21:00

New England QSO Party

The New England QSO Party on May 7th and 8th is a great time to check out antenna systems and offers a moderately-paced opportunity to work new states and countries.

Date: 
Saturday, May 7, 2022 - 16:00

NEAR-Fest

New England Amateur Radio FestivalDeerfield, NHSee https://near-fest.com/

Date: 
Friday, April 29, 2022 - 09:00 to Saturday, April 30, 2022 - 14:00

What's in YOUR Go-Kit?

What's in YOUR Go Kit?
Being able to respond and be deployed for a communications emergency requires the operator to have the necessary equipment at his disposal.

Date: 
Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 21:00

No Tools Troubleshooting

The art of troubleshooting is a skill every ham should possess. It is a logical thought process that will help you diagnose or fix almost anything.

Date: 
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 21:00

BARC at CCMakers

The Barnstable Amateur Radio Club will be at Cape Cod Makers LaunchPad Makerspace to give a presentation on amateur radio as a hobby Saturday April 23rd at 6 p.m.

Date: 
Saturday, April 23, 2022 - 18:00

Tools & Techniques for Tracking Down RFI

Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KPTony will present a talk about RFI: What it is, how to correlate and localize various sources of RFI, Tools and techniques for the 'hunt', and methods for remediation.Tony was first licensed at age 13 in 1967, and has been active continuously since 1987.

Date: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 21:00

Boston Marathon - Volunteers needed

The Boston Marathon is in need of an additional 80 – 100 volunteers to provide communications for the 2022 Boston Marathon.  It’s a great opportunity to provide a public service, meet many fellow hams, and just have fun enjoying amateur radio during this event.  It’s a great way for new hams and old hams alike to show what amateur radio is all about. 

 

Date: 
Monday, April 18, 2022 - 07:00

RF Exposure Saftey (FCC Reg) Update

See tiny.cc/ratpac-listPresenter:Wayne Overbeck N6NBI've been involved in many aspects of amateur radio over the 65 years I've been licensed.  It's been fun.  I did some of the earliest portable e.m.e.

Date: 
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 21:00

Tennessee Skywarn

Tennessee Skywarn Net Operation - Examples of county level, state level, Net Control level; ideas for improving service to the NWS and our communitiesPresenterLaura Marler, N4CRONet Manager for the Williamson Co, TN ARES (WCARES), Net Control Station with the Middle TN Emergency Amateur Repeater System (MTEARS)

Date: 
Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 21:00

Cables and Connectors

The presentation tries to explain the role of connectors and cables in the amateur radio world and the amazing activities within them.

Date: 
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - 21:00

EMA Region 5 Auxcom Working Group

Presenter: Max SchneiderSee tiny.cc/ratpac-list

Date: 
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 21:00

Roving from Alaska to Vermont- even before roving was invented

Presenter: Wayne Overbeck, N6NB "[interested in] topics such as VHF/UHF weak signal operating, roving

Date: 
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 21:00

Operation Frostbite- After Action Report

See tiny.cc/ratpac-list

Dr Karl Arriola, KD9ODH

Date: 
Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 21:00

Amateur TV- Digital

See tiny.cc/ratpac-listJoel Wilhite, KD6W

Date: 
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 21:00

QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/Amateur radio is like a big circus.  It has its main tent with three rings in the center.  In those rings could be Contesting, DXing, and Rag Chewing.  However, amateur radio now has a "midway of a thousand smaller tents" according to Eric Guth, 4Z1UG, founder of the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, and host of the QSO Today Podcast, a interview program featuring the most interesting amateur radio operators.  It is exactly this m

Date: 
Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 08:00 to Sunday, March 13, 2022 - 20:00

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