News – Brightleaf Amateur Radio Club

The First BARC Breakfast

BARC is reviving the breakfast meeting (9am on the second Saturday of the month (same week as the regular meeting). Check https://www.facebook.com/groups/W4AMC for details.

This and That…

Christmas party. The first drone show in eastern NC. Analog Discovery 2.

Oliver Dully K6OLI: Winlink Basics

Oliver Dully discusses digital modes at BARC meeting.

Another Bike MS event has come and gone, not without some adventure, but still a success in my book. The weather may have been damp, but approximately 1100 riders still showed up and local amateur radio operators, including several from BARC, were there to support them. Saturday morning I arrived at the convention center forContinue reading “Beth’s Bike MS 2022 Recap”

Field Day 2022

BARC’s Field Day 2022 was a success!

W4YDY Platinum Jubilee

QCWA Chapter 126 News and 70th Anniversary Award given to Dave W4YDY for decades of service.

AuxComm Training Potential

Information on AuxComm and FEMA courses

VOA Special event Raise Awareness

80th Anniversary of the VOA raises awareness of the importance and reach of the organization.

80th Anniversary of VOA

80th anniversary of the first transmission from VOA. A Special event on Amateur Radio Bands.

Benson Hamfest, the classic!

There are only a few hamfest‘s that I would classify as “classic”. The Benson hamfest in Benson, North Carolina is one of those. It has your typical environment of a large parking lot with people parking their cars and selling tables full of old Ham Radio gear out of them. It has a large grillContinue reading “Benson Hamfest, the classic!”