Updates and information about the club and activities. We will post information on a fairly consistent basis, and things come up.
2026 Field Day
The Barstow Amateur Radio Club operated during ARRL Field Day, making 428 total contacts. With bonuses and multipliers our score was 1946. Propagation made things a bit challenging, but we managed to have a good time anyway. All stations this year were run on solar power, or batteries charged with solar power, no generators were…
Time to Think About Field Day!
ARRL Field Day 2026 will be held June 27 to 28, the last weekend in June. BARC will again have an entry with our systems set up near the Barstow Community Hospital. We are planning to have 3 or 4 transmitters, plus V/UHF and GOTA stations. If you are not able to attend, why not?…
Successful POTA Activation!
BARC had our first POTA activation Saturday, March 21, at Stoddard Wells OHV Area. We completed 41 QSOs, including several park-to-park contacts. Details will be discussed at the April membership meeting.
POTA Activation, March 21!
We going to do a Parks On The Air (POTA) activation on Saturday, March 21, at the top of L Street. We are planning to operate from Noon until 5PM. This is inside the Stoddard Wells Off Highway Vehicle Special Use BLM Area, US-12957. We will be setting up portable stations to operate on various…
Club POTA Activation, March 21
Mark your calendar! The club is planning a POTA activation of the Stoddard Valley OHV Area on Saturday, March 21. Details are still being worked out and final planning will take place at the March BARC club meeting, March 12, 7PM, at the American Legion.
27th Annual Newberry Springs Pistachio Festival
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.
Route 66 On the Air 2025 Stats
This year, there were 22 stations participating with their “one-by-one” callsigns, Barstow Amateur Radio Club was operating as W6E. Here is the breakdown for W6E, Route 66 On The Air, special event station, from Barstow CA by the WA6TST, Barstow Amateur Radio Club. Total Contacts: 2745 Approximate by band: 160M: 10 80M: 103 40M: 527 30M: 6 20M: 1397 15M:…
Route 66 On the Air: A Ham Radio Journey Down America’s Main Street
The Route 66 On The Air special event will be on the air Friday, September 11, at 5PM Pacific Time (Saturday 0001UTC) to Sunday, September 20, at 4:59 PM Pacific Time (2359UTC) 2026. The event commemorates the history of RT66 connecting east and west areas of the US from Illinois to California. 2026 is the…
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