Boston Amateur Radio Club

This month’s club meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19, at 7:30 pm at Artisans Asylum and on Zoom. It will feature a presentation on Anatomy of a VHF/UHF Repeater Site by George Sullivan, WB2IKT.

George A. Sullivan WB2IKT is a Life Senior IEEE Member and retired (2016) as an Adjunct Professor at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering where he taught graduate level computer science, electronic engineering, and management courses. George earned his bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 1978, and his master’s degree from Polytechnic University (now NYU Tandon School of Engineering) in 1988. George worked as Chief Engineer of broadcast station WLIR-FM, RF engineer at Fairchild Space & Defense Systems, Master Control engineer at WLIW/TV21, and Chief Engineer of Telecare, an educational TV station operated by the Diocese of Rockville Centre. His career at Northrop Grumman (NGC) took off in 1981 in network architecture and engineering and culminated in his nomination and acceptance as a Technical Fellow. He retired in 2015. He earned his Technician license in 1968 while attending Chaminade High School; he upgraded to Extra in 2008. He is a Volunteer Examiner for ARRL and W5YI and is an ARRL registered license instructor. His home station uses an ICOM 7300 transceiver with a MFJ tuner feeding a 40/20 meter dipole. An AnyTone 578 and a BTech 5X3 HT provide VHF/UHF and DMR connectivity. George is currently the Vice-President of the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club (LIMARC), a 501c3 organization of 360 members who promote ham radio in the interests of public safety, experimentation, and STEM education. He also serves as a judge for the Long Island Science & Engineering Fair (LISEF), and he is a merit badge counselor for the Theodore Roosevelt Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). George lives in Hicksville, NY where he is married to Carolyn who together have 3 boys and 4 grandchildren. His personal interests include classical and choral music, pipe organs, amateur radio, electronics, computing, travel, and bicycling.

The Zoom meeting room will open at 7:00 pm for a social period, and the meeting will begin at 7:30.

Zoom meeting information:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9991873299?pwd=Ri9CeEU3M0w5M3Iza2JhV1lDV1BXUT09
Meeting ID: 999 187 3299
Passcode: BARC

This month’s club meeting will feature a presentation on Basics of HF operating by Mel Granick, KS2G, as a part of our “Ham Radio Basics” series. A seasoned DX and contest operator will guide you through the HF bands, modes, propagation, on-air procedures, and using rig controls to get the most out of your HF transceiver.

The Zoom meeting room will open at 7:00 pm for a social period, and the meeting will begin at 7:30.

Zoom meeting information:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83275058993?pwd=pOtf14xAfRj6EaNzI4COWN6US7MOfB.1
Meeting ID: 832 7505 8993
Passcode: BARC

This month’s club meeting will be dedicated to Winter Field Day planning. BARC will be returning to the AMC cabins at Ponkapoag in Canton again this year. Come to the club meeting on Thursday, January 15th at 7:30 pm at the Artisans Asylum and on Zoom! We’ll be sorting out the final details for what should be a great time.

The Zoom meeting room will open at 7:00 pm for a social period, and the meeting will begin at 7:30.

Zoom meeting information:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83174635267?pwd=gHnWNvs46ezEiCq65j63j73U2nxhL3.1
Meeting ID: 831 7463 5267
Passcode: BARC

The Boston Amateur Radio Club’s Ham Radio Basics speaker series continues in October with Joe Harris, N1QD, giving a presentation on Digital Mobile Radio (DMR). The talk will cover an overview of digital voice for ham radio as well as a discussion on how to program your radio to work with the club’s 449.175 DMR repeater.

The BARC general meeting will be held on Thursday October 16th at 7:30 pm at the Artisans Asylum and on Zoom.

Zoom meeting information:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81690150156?pwd=D36RrjVVIsnkVuUssncwmQvU76eCTJ.1
Meeting ID: 816 9015 0156
Passcode: BARC