The Boston Amateur Radio Club will have its regular General Meeting Thursday, June 19, at both Artisans Asylum and Zoom. We will begin with a period of socializing at 7:00 and the meeting proper will begin at 7:30. This is the elections meeting and we will discuss Field Day Plans
Zoom Meeting info:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88523558204?pwd=daSxuOkZcyW1YX989ou39KGxHyj1aE.1
Meeting ID: 885 2355 8204
Passcode: BARC
The Boston Amateur Radio Club will have its regular General Meeting Thursday, May 15, at both Artisans Asylum and Zoom. We will begin with a period of socializing at 7:00 and the meeting proper will begin at 7:30. This month’s speaker is Peter, KC1HHO, presenting Introduction to National Traffic System and the Radiogram. This will be an interactive talk so be sure to attend in person if you can.
Zoom Meeting info:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88289485451?pwd=wHwoCWtZfRqe6PfaGEuhTQHavKYGeC.1
Meeting ID: 882 8948 5451
Passcode: BARC
Once again the Boston Amateur Radio Club will be holding Field Day at Hale Education in Westwood. The event itself will be the weekend of June 28–29, with some setup on Friday the 27th. All are welcome.
Plans are currently being discussed on the bostonARC@groups.io mailing list. If you’re interested in helping to plan the event contact Scott, K1SU, at k1su.scott@gmail.com.
[From Tom Frenaye, K1KI.] BARC is planning to participate on Sunday, May 4 from Millennium Park in West Roxbury. For more information, see the bostonARC@groups.io mailing list or contact w1bos@arrl.net.
The New England QSO Party on May 3rd and 4th is a great time to check out antenna systems and offers a moderately paced opportunity to work new states and countries. You’ll find a wide variety of participants, from newcomers to experienced contesters, all interested in making contacts with New England stations.
Our goal is to get every one of the counties in New England on the air so we hope you will encourage your members to join in the fun! Even if you can only join the fun for a couple of hours, we’d appreciate it! Will you be QRV? Let us know with a message to info@neqp.org.
The New England QSO Party is 20 hours long overall, in two sections with a civilized break for sleep on Saturday night. It runs from 4 pm Saturday until 1 am Sunday, then 9 am Sunday until 8 pm Sunday. Operate on CW, SSB and/or digital modes on 80-40-20-15-10 meters. For each QSO you’ll give your callsign, a signal report and your county/state. Top scorers can earn a plaque and everyone who sends in a log with 25 QSOs or more will get a certificate. The goal is to work stations anywhere in the world—and their goal is to work New England stations, so you’ll be very popular!
Last year we had logs from 212 New England stations and 516 more logs from around the country and world.
The full rules are here: www.neqp.org/rules. The 2024 results were posted last weekend: https://neqp.org/2024-new-england-qso-party/.
It’s just under three weeks until the 2025 NEQP. Please make some QSOs even if you don’t want to send in a log!
The Boston Amateur Radio Club will have its regular General Meeting Thursday, April 17, at both Artisans Asylum and Zoom. We will begin with a period of socializing at 7:00 and the meeting proper will begin at 7:30. There is no speaker this month.
Zoom meeting information:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86014210013?pwd=NGMzciuXw8SkIvEYE1onyU6HalV3m0.1
Meeting ID: 860 1421 0013
Passcode: BARC
The Boston Amateur Radio Club will have its regular General Meeting Thursday, March 20, at both Artisans Asylum and Zoom. We will begin with a period of socializing at 7:00 and the meeting proper will begin at 7:30. This month’s speaker will be Brendan Baldonado, NW1S, who will be giving a talk on multimeters.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84367813573?pwd=KeVTrRBayxOGu4ngGnfcT4LKaGbGWX.1
Meeting ID: 843 6781 3573
Passcode: BARC
The Boston Amateur Radio Club will have its regular General Meeting Thursday, February 20, at both Artisans Asylum and Zoom. We will begin with a period of socializing at 7:00 and the meeting proper will begin at 7:30. This month’s speaker will be Joe Chapman, NV1W, who will be giving a talk on getting started with and using Logbook of the World.
Zoom meeting info:
Meeting ID: 878 1598 3319
Passcode: BARC
Meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87815983319?pwd=dHvuoV5bSd7ZWATkdQBIQCraIYHFPx.1
BARC offers discounted renewals to current members through the end of January. Regular memberships renew for $20 and Senior, Junior, and Family memberships are $10. To renew and pay via PayPal go here. You may also renew via postal mail, in which case the letter should be postmarked by January 31.
The Boston Amateur Radio Club will have its regular General Meeting Thursday, January 16, at both Artisans Asylum and Zoom. We will begin with a period of socializing at 7:00 and the meeting proper will begin at 7:30.
Zoom meeting info:
Meeting ID: 873 9654 6248
Passcode: BARC
Meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87396546248?pwd=fH8Nn40uSy1FRrxlQdZ0UUn5KGEXJa.1
BARC will be holding its quarterly Volunteer Exam (VE) session on Monday, January 13, starting at 7:30 pm, at Artisans Asylum in Allston. You must have a reservation, which you can get by contacting Joe, NV1W, at joechapman@alum.mit.edu. More information can be found here.
We could always use additional volunteer examiners. If you are already accredited by the ARRL VEC, you can be added to our team without any hassle. If you want to become a Volunteer Examiner but aren’t accredited, NV1W can help you with the process. While theoretically anyone can become a VE, the things a VE who does not hold an Amateur Extra license can do are very limited.