As announced would happen this spring, BARC is now taking orders for the club’s new, custom Burke Amateur Radio Club caps. It was tough to source the two (front & back) velcro patches for the tactical cap, but the task has finally been completed. These caps are more expensive before the club member’s “instant rebate” […]
Every amateur in the CSRA is invited to Burke Amateur Radio Club’s (BARC) May pre-meeting informal dinner and club meeting on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Please use this map if we should meet at the City of Waynesboro Ice Plant [A on the map] 260 Barron Street Waynesboro, GA 30830 The Club recommends that […]
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In an exclusive interview, Connect Systems owner and President Jerry Wanger discusses his company’s plans to revolutionize ham radio with the launch new digital voice radio supporting both Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio (D-STAR). The BARC 444.100 repeater will soon have world-wide connection by way of DSTAR!
PLEASE POST YOUR COMMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE! The following is an excerpt from a post by ARES E-Letter Editor Rick Palm, K1CE, of Daytona Beach, FL. (http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/ares-el/?issue=2017-02-15). Rick’s excerpt is part of his report on the ARES forum at the recent Orlando Hamcation. “Comments from the audience ran the gamut of interests, […]
From the mid-1930’s until World War II, amateur radio’s #1 mode of voice operation was AM, a.k.a. double-side band with a carrier. After the war, single-side band voice mode became popular for a number of reasons including 3 kc of bandwidth versus 6 kc of bandwidth in an AM signal and, because of the narrower […]
BARC has four repeaters each of which ID with the club’s callsign of K4BRK/R (for repeater) in Morse code. Additionally, each repeater transmits a different number in Morse after K4BRK/R as follows: 146.64 repeater transmits K4BRK/R 1 444.10 repeater transmits K4BRK/R 2 145.23 repeater transmits K4BRK/R 3 442.8 repeater transmits K4BRK/R 4 All of BARC’s […]
Connecting your radio, etc. to 13.8V DC Our club’s standard power connector is the Anderson Powerpole. Most importantly if we all use Powerpole connectors, we’ll be able to share equipment and batteries at home and in the field. The Powerpole connector is the standard DC power connector for amateur radio for all types of radios […]
These BARC CLUB OFFICERS FOR THE 2016-2017 YEAR were elected unanimously October 6, 2016: President: John MacDonald, K4BR Vice-President: Paul “Scooter” Dyson, KK4YVE Secretary-Treasurer: Debbie MacDonald, N4APZ Public Information Officer: Jason Cravens, N4BRK
(September 2, 2016) Have you ever heard of Winlink, a.k.a. Winlink 2000? Did you know what Winlink is before the “feature image” of this article gave it away? Do you know the frequencies that most Georgia stations use for Winlink? Do you know how to get on Winlink? Do you know if your current radio […]
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (a.k.a. ARES®) is an emergency response group of licensed amateurs who have registered with their local ARES® Emergency Coordinator (EC). Every licensed amateur is eligible for membership in ARES®. Training is desirable, but it is not a requirement in Georgia. The Emergency Coordinator for Burke County is John MacDonald, K4BR. […]
For sale or wanted listings here are free to all current club members. When your item sells, please notify John at *protected email* For Sale: BurkeARC White Gildan Ultra Cotton Long Sleeve T-Shirt Price: XL only $9.00 each Contact John MacDonald at *protected email* or 706-466-5646Please post these 2 items for […]
To ensure that our local ARES members are prepared to respond to any emergency at a moment’s notice, every ham radio operator in and around Burke County should prepare and have a “grab-and-go kit” (right) ready to use in case of emergency. According to ready.gov’s Build a Kit (FEMA) page, every Grab-and-Go Kit should be […]
