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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 used.
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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.
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.
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.
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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: 526
10M: 481
6M: 6
2M: 4
Approximate by Mode:
SSB: 2512
FT8: 645
CW: 3
2M FM repeater: 2
2M FM simplex with W6Y: 2
At least 5 members also made contact with W6Y, Aeronautical Mobile, as it flew over Barstow.
Worked all 50 states and multiple countries.
Operators: WA6MTZ, KO6JZH, N6WL, AD6WL.
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Baker to Vegas 2025
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 100th anniversary of the Mother Road.
There will be 22 stations participating with their “one-by-one” special event callsigns, Barstow Amateur Radio Club will be W6E. W6E will be on the air as operators are available and bands allow. Any amateur band and mode is allowed, including the use of the club’s repeaters. Any member of the club who wishes to participate may do so.
Route 66 On The Air is hosted by the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club. See www.W6JBT.org for more information.
Watch this space and listen during weekly nets for more information as the event approaches.
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Summer Field Day 2025
Hello Club,
We had an exciting Field Day on June 28th and 29th! Despite the warm temperatures and a bit of wind that picked up toward the end, the atmosphere was filled with energy and fun. Everyone enjoyed participating, bonding, and making wonderful memories together. We can’t wait to welcome you to our next event—it’s going to be just as enjoyable!
Be sure to check out the Summary Report posted below to see how we performed.
Contest Summary Report
WA6TST’s Contest Summary Report for ARRL-FD
Created by N3FJP’s ARRL Field Day Contest Log
Version 6.6.9 http://www.n3fjp.com
Total Contacts = 200
Total Points = 400
Operating Period: 2025/06/28 18:06 – 2025/06/29 05:28
Total op time (breaks > 30 min deducted): 0:08:46
Total op time (breaks > 60 min deducted): 2:21:46
Avg Qs/Hr (breaks > 30 min deducted): 1,368.8
Total Contacts by Band and Mode:
Band CW Phone Dig Total %
—- — —– — —– —
40 0 140 0 140 70
20 0 58 0 58 29
15 0 2 0 2 1
— —– — —– —
Total 0 200 0 200 100
Total Contacts by Section:
Section Total %
——- —– —
AZ 22 11
LAX 20 10
SV 19 10
ORG 11 6
SJV 11 6
OR 10 5
SB 9 5
NV 8 4
BC 7 4
UT 7 4
EB 6 3
SDG 6 3
SCV 5 3
SF 5 3
CO 4 2
MO 4 2
ID 3 2
MDC 3 2
WTX 3 2
WV 3 2
AL 2 1
KS 2 1
MN 2 1
MT 2 1
ND 2 1
NH 2 1
PAC 2 1
STX 2 1
WWA 2 1
AB 1 1
GH 1 1
IL 1 1
LA 1 1
MB 1 1
MI 1 1
NC 1 1
OH 1 1
OK 1 1
SD 1 1
SK 1 1
VT 1 1
WI 1 1
WNY 1 1
WPA 1 1
WY 1 1
Total = 45
Total Contacts by State \ Prov:
State Total %
—– —– —
CA 91 46
AZ 22 11
OR 11 6
NV 8 4
BC 7 4
UT 7 4
TX 5 3
CO 4 2
MO 4 2
ID 3 2
MD 3 2
WV 3 2
AL 2 1
HI 2 1
KS 2 1
MN 2 1
MT 2 1
ND 2 1
NH 2 1
WA 2 1
AB 1 1
IL 1 1
LA 1 1
MB 1 1
MI 1 1
NC 1 1
NY 1 1
OH 1 1
OK 1 1
ON 1 1
PA 1 1
SD 1 1
SK 1 1
VT 1 1
WI 1 1
WY 1 1
Total = 36
Total Contacts by Country:
Country Total %
——- —– —
USA 187 94
Canada 11 6
Hawaii 2 1
Total = 3
Total DX Miles (QSOs in USA not counted) = 31,502
Average miles per DX QSO = 2,423
Average bearing to the entities worked in each continent.
QSOs in USA not counted.
NA = 58
OC = 260
Total Contacts by Continent:
Continent Total %
——— —– —
NA 198 99
OC 2 1
Total = 2
Total Contacts by CQ Zone:
CQ Zone Total %
——- —– —
03 142 71
04 38 19
05 18 9
31 2 1
Total = 4
Total Contacts by Initials:
Initials Total %
——– —– —
JZ 169 85
RWS 31 16
Total = 2
Total Contacts by Operator:
Operator Total %
——– —– —
KN6THV 169 85
KO6BOB 31 16
Total = 2
Total Contacts by Station:
Station Total %
——- —– —
Z-Nation 143 72
TahoeECS 57 29
Total = 2
Total Contacts by Computer:
Computer Total %
——- —– —
DixieZChick 143 72
TahoeECS 57 29
Total = 2
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Weekly Club Breakfast
Join us every Friday morning at Denny’s, located at 1200 E Main St., Barstow, CA, where we can get to know each other and address any Ham Radio questions you may have. Starting this Friday, we will be meeting at a new time: 8 AM. We hope to see you there!
Barstow Amateur Radio Club 