Barstow Amateur Radio ClubGreetings Everyone,
Just a quick reminder that the Barstow Amateur Radio Club meeting on Thursday, June 12th at 7 PM. will be held at Barstow American Legion Hall. The American Legion is at 2181 Armory Road, between Victor Avenue and Valley Avenue. From Montara take East Main and turn right on Victor.
We will be doing final preparation for Field Day. ARRL Field will be June 28, 2025 , so please plan on attending.
Bill
N6WL
120 miles of pavement, 20 stages, over 10,000 runners, guests, family members, and support staff. Hot days and cold nights. Blood. Sweat. Pride. Honor…..
That’s what the world’s most prestigious and unique law enforcement foot race is all about.
Barstow Amateur Radio Club – WA6TST will be in Shoshone again this year to provide Radio Communications. Stop by and say hello to this years support crew:
Robert Lyons – KC6ZTB
Gerald Lyons – KN6QIR
Steven Bates – KF6BXB
Bill Locke – N6WL
Robert Smith – KO6BOB
There is lots of helpful information on this video about the 2025 B2V Communications seminar. https://youtu.be/YHxKOC3p9q4?si=zJlig7YSW54Oblzp
It’s that time of year again and we are looking for volunteers for the annual Calico Trail Run.
Date: January 26,2025
We provide ham radio support and assist the race director while the Barstow 4Wheelers do the race support, like rest area and food/drink for the runners. We will be using a 440Mhz machine on top of Calico peak and most aid stations can operate on just a handheld but others need a mobile or portable station for good repeater access. Having an off-road vehicle is necessary for some stations while others can be accessed with a basic truck. Also If need be we can arrange for you to go with a Barstow 4Wheeler to get access to your station.
Please let Jim Seifert AD6WL know if you are able to help support this event or if you are interested in supporting it.
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.
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.
We will be holding a class for anyone interested in upgrading to the General License. The classes will be held Monday evenings from 6PM to 8PM, starting February 5. This class will be held on Zoom.
We will be using the ARRL General Class License Manual. The manual is usually available on Amazon for a lower price than the actual ARRL store. Be sure to get the current book, for 2023 to 2027. This is the 10th edition.
If you are interested in this class sign up using the form on the license class page.
BARC holds license classes periodically to support those interested in getting into our hobby, as well as current hams looking to upgrade. If you are interested in a class, or know someone who is interested, please use the link below to sign up. BARC membership is no required and the classes are free.
Starting September 7th, we will be holding license classes on Zoom twice each month. Classes will be 6PM to 8PM (ish) on the first and third Wednesdays.
The plan is to begin with the Technician license materials and continue directly into the General and Amateur Extra materials.
Anyone interests should fill out the form on classes and testing page. Those who sign up will be sent a link to the Zoom class.
To recognize the contributions to the community made by radio amateurs, the city council has declared this Amateur Radio Week. BARC members at our regular Friday morning breakfast posed with the official proclamation.
Members of the Barstow Amateur Radio Club meet each Friday morning at 7AM for an informal breakfast. Any hams, or those interested in becoming hams, are welcome to join us at Denny’s, 1200 E Main Street in Barstow.
Field Day is less than two weeks away, June 25 to 26.
Any licensed Amateur is welcome to join the club’s Field Day effort.
We will have a special “Get On The Air” (GOTA) station to encourage Hams to do just that. If you are a Technician, licensed less than a year, or even someone without a license but interested in what Hams do, you can try operating on HF bands with support from a licensed and experienced coach.
You can also participate even if you don’t come to our Field Day site. WA6TST will be operating on VHF and UHF, so anyone with a transceiver can contact us. Even a dual band HT that can reach the area of the hospital can contact us on simplex frequencies, such as 146.52 and 446.00 MHz, as well as various bands and modes on HF.
Remember, give us a try between 11AM Saturday and 11AM Sunday, June 25 to 26.
Don’t miss the May meeting is Thursday, May 12. We will be having a brief presentation introducing the use of a NanoVNA for ham radio. We will also be discussing specifics of our Field Day plan and be able to flesh out some of the details. Please plan to attend at 7PM on Thursday, May 12, at the American Legion Hall, 2181 Armory.
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