Benicia Amateur Radio Club

CHANGE OF LOCATION!! BENICIA SENIOR CENTER!! January BARC Meeting: Richard Rodriguez from PGE: Electricity for Emergency Responders.
2017-01-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Benicia Senior Center, 187 East L Street, Benicia, CA, United States
PG&E’s Richard Rodriguez is coming back to our January BARC Meeting! In November we had the first half of his presentation on “Hazards: Gas”, January’s will be the second part; “Hazards: Electricity”. The BARC Meeting will be at the BENICIA SENIOR CENTER-187 East L Street, Benicia!! Doors open at 7:00. Meeting begins promptly at 7:30 p.m.

December Meeting is Our Annual Holiday Party!
2016-12-13 19:00 - 21:30
Details coming soon! Times may change.

PG&E Senior Safety Specialist Richard Rodriquez is coming back to Benicia to speak at our November 8th BARC Meeting!
2016-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
At our November 8th BARC Monthly meeting, we are excited that PG&E Senior Safety Specialist Richard Rodriquez is coming back to Benicia to provide us with information on Gas and Electric Hazards from the perspective of volunteer first responders that are involved in ham radio. We meet at the Benicia Downtown Fire station. Doors open at 7:00PM. This exciting and informative program begins at 7:30 PM.

The Benicia Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that internationally renowned antenna expert and author, Tom Schiller, N6BT, will be the guest speaker at its October 11th meeting.
2016-10-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
Tom is developing new Next Generation Antennas which can be purchased through his website at N6BT.com. Continuing to move technology forward, he is conducting real-time antenna testing: measuring take-off angles and comparative strengths of antennas using a sophisticated quad copter. He speaks on this and other antenna information in presentations such as he is giving at this years’ Pacificon Antenna Forum and is happy to also talk to you about this at his booth in the Contra Costa vendor hall. Tom shares his knowledge and experience in the books which he has authored, “Array of Light (third edition)”, written for new to very experienced amateur radio operators. He has been licensed over 50 years, is an A.R.R.L. Life Member and operates as an expert consultant on antenna and tower installations. He has developed hundreds of antennas and will help you assess your needs based on your individual application and specifically build an antenna right for your location. Tom is the founder of Force 12, Inc. where he produced revolutionary designs, shipping over 24,000 antennas worldwide. After selling the product line in 2008, he began his current operations. He is an avid contester, founding Team Vertical with Kenny, K2KW, setting over 20 world records with the team and individually, including his incredible CQWW CW QRP 160 World Record.

"Following the Lewis and Clark Expedition in an RV" by Art Schipper, K6ALS at BARC's September 13th Meeting.
2016-09-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
An exciting presentation is coming up at our September 13th BARC Meeting,
“Following the Lewis and Clark Expedition in an RV”
by Art Schipper, K6ALS.
It meets in Benicia’s Downtown Fire Station.
Doors open at 7:00 PM, and the meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend this free event!
Please enter via the 2nd Street side door.

BARC's August 9th Meeting: Mike Paquette, “The Care and Feeding of Ancient Electronics”
2016-08-09 19:00 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
At BARC’s August 9th Meeting
Mike Paquette, AA6MP, will be giving the presentation,
“The Care and Feeding of Ancient Electronics”.
Featuring his recent restoration of a 50 year old Heathkit receiver.
It meets in the Benicia Downtown Fire Station.
Doors open at 7:00, Meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
Please enter the 2nd St. side door.

Slight Time change! Hidden Transmitter Hunt at BARC's July Meeting given By Art Mayoff, AA6AM
2016-07-12 18:45 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
At BARC’s July 12th Meeting
We are having A Hidden transmitter Hunt.
For this special event our times have changed slightly:
Doors will open at 6:45!
If you are interested in the body “fading” demonstration – It starts at 7:00.
The Hidden Transmitter Hunt begins at 7:30.
We will meet in the Benicia Downtown Fire Station.
The Transmitter Hunt will occur in the blocks surrounding the Fire Station.
Be sure to bring your HT radio, and a flashlight.
Also, if you want to use one of Art’s “Attenutaters”, please bring a 4′ string.
Remember:
Doors open at 6:45
Demonstration begins at 7:00
Meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
Please enter the 2nd St. side door.
There will be a pre-meeting meal at Elvia Rita’s at 5:00.
Details:
Doors open at 6:45 PM and the meeting starts at 7:00 PM for those who want to sit in on a short training session on Radio Direction Finding (RDF). We will show you how to use “Body Fade” in order to locate a hidden transmitter. We’ll also have a number of cylindrical attenuators to lend out.

Those who are experienced at Radio Direction Finding techniques are invited to arrive by 7:30 PM.

At 7:30 we will begin a Walking Transmitter Hunt (T-Hunt) lasting approx 30 min, followed by a short after-action discussion some time after 8 PM. We’ll form teams of two or three hams so we can help each other out. Transmitter hunting is a time honored tradition in Ham Radio and predates “Geocaching” by decades. This is always an enjoyable activity and I encourage beginners to team up with the others so we can all stumble our way to the hidden transmitter.

What to bring?
– Your HT with a charged battery.
– Program your radio to receive 446.250 (no pl), the input to Ben-2.
– If your HT has a “Reverse” feature, you can go to Ben-2 and push Reverse (RV), no programming necessary.
– Practice how to adjust your squelch control in advance. You’ll need it.
– If you own more than one HT, a name brand radio is preferable over the $30 Chinese radios. One with a built in Attenuator is even better.
– Leave your upgrade Rubber antenna at home. The poorer the antenna, the better. (Yes. You heard me right. Crappy is Good).
– A 4 foot piece of string or a 4 foot shoelace
– For anyone who owns a directional UHF antenna, bring it.
– For those who don’t, we’ll lend you one of our RF Attenutators which are similar to a long Pringles can.
– Wear comfortable shoes
– And in case it gets cold like last week, bring a jacket just in case.

We will conduct our business meeting after the break, somewhere around 8:30 or so.

Pre-Meeting Dinner
We will be getting together for a pre-meeting dinner at Elvia Rita’s at 5:00 PM, (Note the time change), 725 First St, Benicia. Please RSVP directly (aa6am@beniciaarc.com) or on the net, if you plan to join in.

June 14th BARC Meeting: ACS Captain Jim Nessen
2016-06-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
At the June 14th BARC Meeting a presentation will be given by Solano County ACS Team Captain, James Nessen. He will be covering Solano Co. ACS

GOTA (Get on the Air) class- May 17, 7:00-9:30 PM
2016-05-17 19:00 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States

Coming May 10th! "Packet and Outpost for Emergency Communications" by Bob Hewitt, K6HEW.
2016-05-10 19:00 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
At BARC’s May 10th Monthly Meeting the presentation will be,
“Packet and Outpost for Emergency Communications”
by Bob Hewitt, K6HEW.
It will meet in the Downtown Fire station.
Doors open at 7:00 PM, and the meeting begins at 7:30.
Please enter via the 2nd St. side door.
All those interested are welcome!

At BARC’s April 12th, Meeting, “HF Radio Operations” by Gary Gross, KE6QR.
2016-04-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States

Cross Band Extenders Presentation by Bob Hewitt, K6HEW, coming March 8th!
2016-03-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States

"Maritime Radio Historical Society: California Historical Coastal Radio Stations", by Richard Dillman, founding member of the Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS) on February 9th!
2016-02-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
To learn more about the Maritime Radio Historical Society (MRHS): http://www.radiomarine.org/

“Satellites & TDMA Stuff” Upcoming BARC Meeting
2016-01-12 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
At BARC’s Upcoming January 12th 2016 Monthly Meeting
Our Presentation will be:
“Satellites and TDMA Stuff”
Presented by BARC founding Member Dick Gaul, K2GMY.
It meets in the Benicia Downtown Fire Station.
Doors open at 7:00, Meeting begins at 7:30 PM.
Please enter the 2nd St. side door.

BARC November Meeting Presents: Mike Paquette, AA6MP: "How to Get a Signal From Here to There: Radio Propagation".
2015-11-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States

Gordon West is Coming Thursday, October 15th!
2015-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Benicia Downtown Fire Station, 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
Gordon West, WB6NOA, is Coming to Benicia!
The Benicia Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce that internationally renowned author and educator, Gordon West, WB6NOA, will be the guest speaker at its October meeting.
His topic will be, “Emergency Communications and Your Served Agencies”.
“Help your city become a State ACS communication agency and involve ARES and RACES [In Solano Co.-ACS] in EmComm support for events, emergencies and disasters. We will also discuss how to build a strong relationship, training requirements and the problems and pitfalls of volunteers working with a served agency.”
It will be a roundtable, where your input is encouraged! Come join us for this very special evening!
He visits us on Thursday, October 15 in the Downtown Benicia Fire Station, 150 Military West. Doors open around 7:00 PM and the meeting starts at 7:30. Please enter via the West 2nd St side door

One-Day Ham Radio Class
2015-09-26 | Benicia Senior Center, 187 East L Street, Benicia, CA, United States
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Field Day, 2015
2015-06-27 08:00 - 2015-06-28 11:00 | Benicia Fire Museum, 900 East Second, Benicia, CA, 94510, United States
At the Fire Museum on June 27th and 28th. Location: 900 East Second St, Benicia.

One-Day Ham Radio Class
2015-05-09
Check out the description of this event in the site menu, just below “Home”.
