Hello members, there will be a ZOOM meeting this evening to continue our Field Day 2023 preparation. Please join me at 7:00 PM EST
I just tested this link and I was able to share.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85681088497?pwd=OWJ0bjZsN21hcUdSR1BGWThVb0RNUT09
Upon joining the meeting, please rename yourself to your FirstName and Callsign if applicable e.g. Scott K1SU.
I will talk to you all this evening!
73
Scott
K1SU
Just finished writing up QSL cards for the contacts made during BARC Technician POTA Day. The prizes being given are for; Youngest Ham, First Ham Radio Contact and First POTA activation! There are even some Thank you QSL cards and EYE BALL QSL cards.
Thanks to everyone that made the day extra special.
Here are some suggested frequencies for the Technician POTA event at the Blue Hills State Reservation on Saturday, September 20. Frequencies in bold are where activators will start operating, and where hunters should concentrate. See also the POTA spotting site; search for BARC in the comments or park K-8402.
10 meters: Bottom of the Technician phone and image range (28.300–28.500 MHz SSB). Try 28.340 MHz. Note that 10 meter band openings are unlikely to be reliable or long due to very low solar ionizing radiation this weekend.
6 meters: Techs may use the full band, though remember only CW is permitted below 50.100 and avoid the DX window from 50.100–50.125 MHz. Try 50.130 MHz.
2 meters: 146.520*, 146.535, 146.550, 146.565, 146.580, 146.595, 147.405, 147.420†, 147.435, 147.450, 147.465, 147.480, 147.495, 147.525, 147.540, 147.555, 147.570, 147.585 (*National call frequency, †BARC simplex frequency.) If the activator is not having much luck, we will also try the national call frequency of 146.520 MHz.
70 centimeters: 445.9125, 445.9250, 445.9375, 445.9500, 445.9625, 445.9750, 446.0000*, 446.0125, 446.0250, 446.0375, 446.0500, 446.0625, 446.0750, 446.0875, 446.1000, 446.1125, 446.1250, 446.1375, 446.1500, 446.1625, 446.1750 (*National call frequency.) If the activator is not having much luck, we will also try the national call frequency of 446.0000 MHz.
Hello all,
On Monday October 11th, both the 145.23 and 449.175 repeaters will be in use supporting the Boston Marathon. The DMR repeater will not be connected to the standard NEDECN network during the event. Please defer to Marathon traffic throughout the day.
Additionally, the DMR repeater will be disconnected from the NEDECN network starting this weekend to allow for Marathon communications testing. The Monday night DMR net will be also taking a week off and will be back on the 18th.
Thank you for your continued support, and thank you to all volunteers who are working the event!
73
Joe Harris, N1QD
W1BOS Repeater Trustee
BARC Vice President
Our friends down at the K1USN club are organizing an Autumn New England Parks on the Air (POTA) Day from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC on Saturday, October 16 (8 pm Friday–7:59 pm Saturday). From their newsletter:
The goal would be to have one group/individual at each site to enable the activation of as many NE POTA’s as possible.
Officially listed POTA’s from throughout New England would be required. Maps and lists can be found here — parksontheair.com.
Since this is not a “contest”, official log submissions will not be required, but summaries would be encouraged. [NV1W comment: I think it’s polite to submit logs to the POTA website so hunters get credit.] A post-event link will be available at www.k1usn.com.
Remember that this will be a New England wide event so folks that attend Nearfest on Saturday, Oct 16th in Deerfield, NH may wish to activate a NH park on the way home.
Okay… Who is interested in jumping onboard the NE Autumn POTA event?
BTW, Bob, WC1N, has created a spreadsheet so that we can keep track of individuals/clubs as they sign on. You can sign up here — http://www.ilovepota.com/index.php.
The speaker at the April BARC General meeting will be Joe Harris N1QD. Joe will give a presentation on DMR basics, with a focus on how to get set up on the club’s UHF repeater! The meeting will be on the Zoom platform at 7:30PM EDT.
As new people take over and get used to the infrastructure, some glitches are going to happen. This is the first, and it is totally the new folks fault.
In respect to what has been published in the SPARC, it turns out that we’ll be welcoming and looking forward to Charles Bures, WA3ITR, speaking to us during our Zoom Meeting this month.
We very much regret the confusion and are looking forward to Charles speaking to us!
This year’s BARC Holiday Party will be held once again at The Stockyard in Brighton on Sunday, January 5 at 1:00 p.m. The cost will be $25 per person excluding bar bills. Please RSVP by Saturday, December 28, using this form or by sending email to Joe Chapman, NV1W, at nv1w@arrl.net.
Our friends at the Northeastern University Wireless Club are selling some used gear to clean out their shack and raise money for the club. All the items have been checked out and are operational, though some items may need some TLC like replacement capacitors and the like.
You can find an illustrated list of the loot here. To discuss price and availability, contact David Potter, d.potter@northeastern.edu.