Kurt was born and raised in Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1979 from Iowa State University with a degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. Moving to Sacramento in August of 1980, opportunities for environmental jobs went south. So he answered an ad in the Sacramento Bee in the Spring of 1981 for […]

At our April 10th BARC Meeting we are pleased to announce the return of one of our favorite speakers: our club’s own Michelle Paquette, AA6MP. She will be speaking on the latest in Compact Antennas. She always has a great presentation with lots of visual demonstrations that make theory clear and fun!

"Locating and Killing Receiver Interference", by Gary Johnson, NA6O is our presentation for May. Several members went to see this fascinating presentation in January given at MDARC, and we are super excited that Gary has agreed to give the same dynamic presentation at BARC! The pre-meeting meal is at Pizza Pirate starting at 5:00pm.

Two of BARC's own Tom Ross, KR6TOM, and Bob Fentress, W6RBF, will lead a Free GOTA class with radios to get on-the-air experience. For more experienced hams it's a great refresher class! They will also be available for any questions you have! All that are interested are welcome! Please enter via the 2nd St. side […]

On June the 12th, Art Mayoff will conduct a transmitter hunt or "T Hunt", with a “How-to” session before the hunt starts. Please bring your HT’s and your enthusiasm for this fun event! Bring friends too! Doors will open at 7:00 pm. Promptly a “How-to” session will begin. The Hunt will start around 7:30. After […]

The Benicia Amateur Radio Club invites you, your family & friends to 2018 ARRL Field Day on June 23-24 at the Benicia Fire Museum, 900 East 2nd Street. Field Day starts Saturday Morning at 11:00 AM and ends Sunday at 11:00 AM! You will see Demonstrations! You will be given an opportunity to talk on […]

Our July 10th BARC meeting is going to be a really exciting double presentation event! Jim Siemons, W6LK and Lauren Styles, WA6CIE, will be presenting on Pacificon 2018 and will also be bringing the MDARC 1 van for a show and tell about the van and its capabilities.

We are looking forward to the August 14th BARC meeting featuring “Digital Modes” by Kevin Amey, AA6KA. Elwin, KJ6SGM, saw his incredible presentation at another Club's meeting and recommended we have him speak at our club, and we were lucky enough to get him! Mark your calendars now for this informative and fascinating presentation. We […]

Today, Saturday, September 8th We have a FCC exam session from 0900 to 1100 at the Downtown Benicia Fire Station, 150 Military W., Benicia, Ca. Please enter via the 2nd St. Side door. Walk-ins are welcome! (This is not a class!) The fee is $15. Bring two forms of ID. Minors may bring school ID, […]

For the Sept. 11th BARC Meeting we are happy to announce Andy Record, KF6TJR, from Martinez ARC will be our guest speaker. His presentation will be “Building a Club Grade Repeater from Your Junk Box(es)”. Mark your calendars now! It meets at the Benicia Downtown Fire Station,150 Military West. Please enter via the 2nd Street […]