Exciting News!
We are going to have options this month for our Monthly BARC Meeting on July 13, 2021!
You will have a choice of meeting in person at the Benicia Fire Department EOC,150 Military West. (Doors open shortly after 6:30 PM and the presentation begins at 7:00. Please enter via the West 2nd Street side door), Or You still have the option to join via Zoom too!

Our speaker will be Bob Hess, W1RH, The title is: The effect of the 2020 LNU Complex Fire on the Mt Vaca Communications Site.

The presentation will feature many pictures of the site during and immediately after the fire and follows up with the re-build of the Ham-Only site, occupied by five different amateur radio groups.

Bob’s Bio:

“ I retired in June, 2019, as the Director of Operations/Engineering for the CBS Television owned stations in Sacramento (KOVR-13 and KMAX-31). I have since gone full time into running the El Dorado County Neighborhood Radio Watch program, which is sponsored by the El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club. I am the current president of EDCARC, the current VP of the Mother Lode DX/Contest Club, and the past president of the Northern California Contest Club.”

He has previously given BARC entertaining and informative presentations including “Broadcast Towers”, and “The Official Observer Program”.

We are so excited to get him back again!

Bob will also be joining us at 5:00 pm at Pizza Pirate, 72 Solano Square, and you are invited to join us too for the pre-meeting meal!

To get the Zoom link contact us vis the email or the phone number below.