Barstow Amateur Radio ClubRt-66 OTA has ended. W6E had over 3569 contacts using CW, SSB, and FT-8 on 160 Meters to 15 Meters. Anyone wanting a QSL card will need to send a SASE to Barstow Amateur Radio Club, P O Box 2141, Barstow, CA 92311.Thank you to all the hunters that make this event great.
Festival is Saturday November 1st. Come join us, no charge to get in. We will be in booth 76 which is located on the East side. Click events for more information.
The Rt-66 On The Air event will start on 9/7/2024 at 0001 GMT and will continue through 9/15/2024 2359 GMT. Go to W6JBT.ORG, the sponsoring club, for complete information.
2024 is the 25th year for Route 66 On The Air, and the 18th year that BARC will be operating as W6E.
This is an annual special event to celebrate the history of the Mother Road, sponsored by the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club in San Bernardino. There are expected to be 21 special event (1×1) stations taking part in this year’s event, from Santa Monica to the Chicago area. These are the two ends of Route 66, and there are clubs all along the route taking part.
It is only about two months until Field Day. Andy AJ6WB was appointed Field Day coordinator at the April 14th meeting and will be sending out a survey. Please be watching for it and if you don’t receive it contact Andy at jrsynthetics@gmail , or by phone, or by radio at the next net. (April 19th at 7:00 P.M. on WA6TST repeater system) Let’s work together to make this the best most fun Field Day ever.
The Baker to Las Vegas race was completed this year and the Barstow Amateur Radio club was Able to provide Communications and support for the four San Bernardino County Sheriff teams at the Shoshone Base. The post was set up on the 8th and began providing communications at 0800 on the 9th of April. It was not shut down until 2200 after the last runner had passed. One of the Sheriff teams finished 4th in class. Complete details with pictures were presented at the regular club meeting on the 14th of April. Thanks to Bob KO6BOB who coordinated with Jack K6XS and Bill N6WL who assisted.
This year members of the Barstow Amateur Radio Club will again be involved in providing communication support for the Baker to Las Vegas foot race. The first communications co-ordinations meeting was held on March 26th via Zoom. If you would like to help, contact our Vice-president Bob KO6BOB at KO6BOB@gmail.com as soon as possible.
The Barstow Amateur Radio Club provided communication for Calico 50K Run this year. It was good to have the race active again after the years of Covid cancellations. Many thanks to Jim AD6WL for heading up the activity for the club and all the members that took part.
The Barstow Amateur Radio Club WA6TST Special Event Station at the Newberry Springs Pistachio Festival held November 6th 2021 was a great success. The communications trailer was open to visitors to watch operations and learn about Amateur Radio. If you made a QSO with WA6TST during the event you should already have received a QSL, if not send an SASE to Pistachio Event P. O. Box 2141, Barstow, CA 92312
RT66 On the Air is now active and if you want a W6E Barstow QSL card for your collection be sure to include an S.A.S.E with your request. Send your envelope and QSL card to:
BARC RT66 OTA
P.O. Box 2141
Barstow, CA. 92312-2141
