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.
Public Service latest announcements
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ARRL Field Day is June 22-23, 2013. This is the largest on-air amateur radio event in North America . We will again enjoy using the clubhouse with all the comforts of air conditioning, electrical power, food, and restroom facilities. Field Day details
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.
A hearty Thank You to our loyal vendors, attendees, volunteers, and club officers who helped make the 2013 Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest another successful and well-attended event. There was a considerable amount of shopping traffic throughout the entire day. 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.
Congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens for winning Super Bowl XLVII. - To those who made it out to the BARC Clubhouse on Sunday evening--that's the way to watch a football game!
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
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Weather and Solar Data
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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
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Current Officers
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Sharon Dobson, K3DUH
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President
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Hale Adams, N3NYC |
Vice-President
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Val Purvis, W3VAL
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Secretary
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Bill Dobson, N3WD
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Treasurer |
| Jim Green, WB3DJU
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Member at Large
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Henry Lee, KB1PE |
Member at Large
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George White, W3GJW
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Member at Large
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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.)
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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, June 19, 2013 -- Club meeting. -- Presentation of Field Day.
-- Friday, June 21, 2013 -- 7 pm. -- - We need some help setting up the computers and getting the generator, grill, coax etc ready for Field Day.
-- Saturday, June 22, 2013 -- ARRL Field Day. - Field Day actually starts at 2 pm and runs until 2 pm on Sunday. Operators are especially needed for the overnight Saturday and for Sunday. Please let us know if you plan or think you will be coming so we can plan ahead for drinks and food. WE NEED OVERNIGHT OPERATORS. NON-Club members are welcome. We will make sure we have control operators present so even if you are a Technician or not even licensed you can operate.
-- Sunday, June 23, 2013 -- Field Day continued - WE NEED OPERATORS for Sunday morning and early afternoon. Contest ends at 2 pm and we will need help cleaning up after 2 pm.
-- Saturday, June 29, 2013 -- 6-9 pm. -- Operators will be on hand in the radio room..
-- Sunday, July 21, 2013 -- Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society (BRATS) - BRATS Maryland Hamfest / Computer Fest - Howard County Fairgrounds 6:00 am.
-- Thursday, October 17, 2013 -- Wherever you are, join BARC for the SouthEast ShakeOut at 10:17 am. Drop, cover and hold on. Learn what to do in the event of an earthquake in our region. Sign up today to join BARC in emergency preparedness We do hope to have some people at the clubhouse during this event. http://www.shakeout.org/southeast/.
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