Welcome to the Baltimore Amateur Radio Club

The Baltimore Amateur Radio Club is a non-profit public service organization, organized under the laws of the State of Maryland. We are recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization, and are registered with the Secretary of State of the State of Maryland as a non-profit organization. For information on donations please contact us.

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Don't forget the BRATS (Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society) annual Holiday party/meeting at the Pikesville Library, Monday December 9, 2013 at 7:00 pm. All BARC members are invited to attend. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Skywarn Training Class: was held October 26, 2013 at 7:30 pm. and taught by Jerry Cimildora N3VBJ. Thank you Jerry!!!.

Join us at game time to watch the Super Bowl XLVII Champion Baltimore Ravens play their weekly games. - View the games with your friends at the BARC Clubhouse on the wallsize projection screen--that's the way to watch a football game!

13 Colonies Special Event:

Our club station, W3FT has been selected for the Baltimore sister event commemorating the writing of our National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner in 1812. Look for us on the HF bands during Independence Week (July 4th.) of 2014.

Maryland DC QSO Party Results by W3FT:

Worked 48 states (missed Delaware and Alaska). We worked 18 Maryland Counties and 9 DX stations. 760 contacts - 15 clubs, 52 Mobiles, 40 QRP and 653 Standard Stations for a total of 97,090 points. Thanks to Art, KB3ZNL, he made 70 contacts and N3WD Bill made the other 670.

ARRL Field Day was June 22-23, 2013. This is the largest on-air amateur radio event in North America. We again enjoyed using the clubhouse with all the comforts of air conditioning, electrical power, food, and restroom facilities. Field Day details

Frank Donovan W3LPL's 1921 Trans Atlantic Tests Webinar Presentation (BARC meeting May 1, 2013).

BARC Clubhouse Radio Room Training Session. - Cool; sixteen people attended this informative session conducted by Bill N3WD on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Both licensed hams and interested parties, new to ham radio, participated to learn propagation and the workings of the club radio room. All-in-all, a great event for BARC! Perhaps we can do a follow-on event.

We look forward to seeing you again for our 2014 Greater Baltimore Hamboree on Saturday April 5, 2014 8:30 am-4:00 pm. The 2014 event includes the Maryland Emergency Preparedness Expo (more vendors, many new items of interest). The Hamboree includes free Amateur Radio License examinations!

BARC Auction - The auction was held on Saturday Jan 19, 2013. Thank you to all who came out and made this a successful event!

Special Event Station -- Opening of the War of 1812. W3FT was on the air Saturday June 16, 2012 and Sunday June 17, 2012. Wow, over 1,616 contacts! Full event and QSL details
 

The BARC Repeater is available for anyone to use. The repeater has a primary input frequency of 146.07 Mhz and output is 146.67. The output PL tone is 107.2.
 

Upcoming Events and Meetings				Weather and Solar Data
For weather emergencies... If the Repeater goes down, please try simplex as we will monitor BARC Simplex Frequency 146.550 mhz., 40M on 7.195Mhz, and 75M on 3.910Mhz Skywarn Baltimore City and County is on the BARC Repeater				Current Officers Sharon Dobson,  K3DUH President Hale Adams, N3NYC Vice-President Val Purvis, W3VAL Secretary Bill Dobson, N3WD Treasurer Dave Shadwell, KB3ZXQ Member at Large Art Wadsworth, KB3ZNL Member at Large Frank Dean, W3FGD Member at Large Subscribe to BaltimoreAmateurRadioClub Powered by us.groups.yahoo.com   Latest BARC Survey: Please tell us what you think... Would you like to pose a question? If so, please submit it to w3ft67@yahoo.com (Note, submittal does not guarantee acceptance. Entries may be edited for content and appeal.)
The club meetings are normally on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.  The first meeting is generally dedicated to club business and the third Wednesday is generally used for a program meeting of some kind.  There are generally no meetings on the third Wednesday in December and January due to other club activities.   All general club meetings begin at 7:30 PM. They are generally concluded by 9 PM, followed by a social period.   Other standing meetings are: Fund Raising Committee - Second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm at the facility. Board Of Directors Meeting - Fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm at the facility. Schedule of Meetings and Events (all at the BARC Clubhouse at 7:30 pm. unless otherwise noted): -- Wednesday, December 4, 2013 -- club meeting. -- Monday, December 9, 2013 -- BRATS Holiday party/meeting. All BARC members are invited to attend. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. 7:00 pm. Pikeville Library 1301 Reisterstown Road, 21208 -- Wednesday, December 18, 2013 -- club meeting.