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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190928T120000
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SUMMARY:Bob Hewitt\, K6HEW\, Celebration of Life
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to come and share memories of Bob. Please let us know if you are coming by registering at the link listed under “Details” then “Website” below\, or highlight\, copy and paste the following into your address bar:\nwww.eventbrite.com/o/solano-county-office-of-emergency-of-services-105748091.
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/bob-hewitt-k6hew-celebration-of-life/
LOCATION:Solano Events Center\, 601 Texas Street\, Fairfield\, CA\, 94533\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190914T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190914T090000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
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SUMMARY:September 14th Exam Session
DESCRIPTION:BARC is giving an FCC exam session ‪on Saturday\, September 14\, 2019‬\, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at the Benicia downtown fire station. 150 Military W.\nEnter through side door\non West 2nd St\nBenicia CA 94510.\nQuestions contact Art at aa6am@beniciaarc.com \n (Walk-ins allowed
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/september-14th-exam-session/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190910T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190714T102124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T044436Z
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SUMMARY:September 10\, 2019 BARC Meeting: Marcel Stieber\, AI6MS\, presents “HF Towers”!
DESCRIPTION:We are lucky to have at our September 10\, 2019’s BARC Meeting\, Marcel Stieber\, AI6MS\, a well known\, prolific Pacificon Speaker\, presenting “HF Towers”! Meeting begins at 19:00 (7pm). Doors open at 18:30 (6:30pm) \nHis exciting biography: \nI am an Electrical Engineering alumnus of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. I am currently employed as a Hardware Systems Integration Lead at Amazon Lab126 in Sunnyvale\, CA and also serve on the Cal Poly Electrical Engineering Industry Advisory Board. I was former President and am current Industry Advisor to the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club (www.W6BHZ.org). I am regularly volunteering to help at local repeater workdays as an RF technician and tower climber. I also enjoy helping with community events and providing communications for bike rides and triathlons. I also volunteer as a Technical Advisor for several event management companies and local repeater groups. My Masters Thesis is titled: Radio Direction Finding Network Receiver Design for Low-cost Public Service Applications. I was licensed on Cinco de Mayo in 2008 with my friend John KI6QDF and received my Extra License in the Summer of 2010. I am also an ARRL Life Member and have used my VE credentials to help license over 673 hams since 2009! \nI especially enjoy portable stations and events\, APRS\, ARDF\, and out of the ordinary operating locations (like on a jetski or bicycle!). You will occasionally also find me operating HF portable. In 2013\, I was appointed to the ARRL Committee on Youth by President Kay Craigie N3KN and was pleased to serve the Amateur Radio community in this position. I serve as the trustee and technical lead for the Cupertino ARES UHF repeater\, W6TDM. This system was rebuilt with W6KWF in 2014. I am the Technical Deployment Manager for the Cupertino ARES ARKnet Project which is building up a high-speed wireless intranet for the emergency responders in Cupertino. \nI operated portable in Ghana\, West Africa as 9G5MS from January-May 2013 with my Yaesu FT-857D. I was volunteering with a non-profit called Medicine on the Move at Kpong Airfield and used amateur radio in the classroom for the students from the AvTech Academy in Kpong\, Ghana. I also operated during the ARRL School Club Roundup in February as the first school to participate from Africa.
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/at-september-10-2019s-barc-meeting-marcel-stieber-ai6ms-presents-hf-towers/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190530T162045Z
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SUMMARY:BARC August 13th: Gary Gross\, KE6QR\, “Providing Communications for Public Service Events”.
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to announce that Gary Gross KE6QR\, will be coming back and giving us another exciting presentation! In the past Gary has given numerous interesting and informative presentations to BARC. This presentation will be “Providing Communications for Public Service Events”. Pre-Meeting meal will be at Pizza Pirate starting at 5:00 pm.\n.
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barc-august-13thgary-gross-ke6qr-providing-communications-for-public-service-events/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190804
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190719T153604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190719T154140Z
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SUMMARY:Field Trip to the USS Hornet - August 3\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:We are going on a Field Trip! \nOn Saturday\, August 3rd\, BARC is going on a Field Trip to the U.S.S. Hornet!  We will be given a tour by a member of the Hornet Amateur Radio Club (HARC)\, NB6GC.  It will include Radio Central. People will also have the opportunity to sit in on the monthly HARC meeting if they like! All are welcome. Bring family and friends!\nPlease let Michelle\, AA6MW\, know if you and your family and friends will be attending. (We need a head count) and also let her know if you will be meeting at the  Raley’s Parking lot ATM at 9:00 am or meeting at the Hornet parking lot at 9:50.\nContact Michelle: AA6MW@BeniciaARC.com  \nHornet’s Legacy\nUSS Hornet CVS-12 is the eighth ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Hornet. \nWorld War II\nIn April 1942\, the aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-8 departed Alameda\, California\, carrying Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle and 16 Army B 25 bombers to raid Tokyo in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack. Just six months after the Doolittle raid CV-8 was sunk in the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. USS Hornet CV-12 was commissioned in early 1943. CV-12 was a major factor in our victory in the war in the Pacific. \nThe Cold War\nWith the rise of the Soviet submarine threat during the 1960’s\, Hornet engaged in a new kind of war – a game of hide-and-seek with Soviet submarines. \nApollo 11 & 12\nOn July 24\, 1969\, President Nixon was aboard to observe the recovery of the Apollo 11 space capsule and the first man to walk on the moon\, Neil Armstrong. In 1970\, Hornet was chosen for the successful recovery of the Apollo 12 and the all Navy crew of the second Lunar mission. \nThe Twilight Years\nUSS Hornet CVS – 12 was decommissioned on June 26\, 1970. She remained in storage and reserve status until 1989 when she was stricken from the records and made ready to be sold as scrap. In 1991 Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark and in 1995 she was turned over to the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation. In 1998\, the USS HORNET museum opened at Alameda. \nHARC’s Mission: \n“Supporting and preserving the USS Hornet Museum Ship CVS-12 and its History through Amateur Radio Communications”. \nHope to see you there! \n(There is a concession stand on the hangar deck open at lunchtime with hotdogs\, hamburgers\, chips\, candy & drinks etc.)
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/field-trip-to-the-uss-hornet/
LOCATION:USS Hornet\, 707 W. Hornet Ave\, Pier 3\, Alameda
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190608T024536Z
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SUMMARY:July 9th Walking Transmitter Hunt by Art Mayoff
DESCRIPTION:July 9th’s BARC Meeting\nPLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE! \nWalking Transmitter Hunt in Downtown Benicia led by Art Mayoff\nJuly 9\, 2019 @ 19:00 – 21:30\nBenicia Downtown Fire Station\nArt 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 6:30 pm. A “How-to” session will start around 7:00. After the session the hunt will promptly begin.\nAfter the hunt there will be a club business meeting.\nThe Pre-Meeting Meal at Roundtable Pizza will begin at 5pm. All are welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/july-9th-walking-transmitter-hunt-by-art-mayoff/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190703T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190703T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190612T202927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T211026Z
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SUMMARY:July 3rd Torchlight Parade
DESCRIPTION:Every July 3rd\, BARC Volunteers help with communications for the Famous Benicia Torchlight Parade.  The parade itself is from 6:30-8:30 pm\, but ham radio volunteers meet earlier at 4:30 at the Depot at the bottom of 1st street to set up and get instructions. If interested contact Art Mayoff AA6AM. Or you can drop by and view the parade and say hi to fellow hams!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/july-3rd-torchlight-parade/
LOCATION:1st Street Benicia
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190623
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190612T211406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190612T214527Z
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SUMMARY:Field Day June 22nd!       And Radio License Testing Too!
DESCRIPTION:This year BARC is going to have a smaller Field Day\, but it’ll still be lots of fun!  Also\, we will have VE License Exams offered from 1:00pm to 3:00pm for anyone wanting to get their ham license or seeking to upgrade their license!\nIf you are curious about what ham radio is or or you already know what it is\, but have never gone on a radio\, or even if you are an experienced ham wanting to see how we run Feild Day\, Everyone is welcome! It’s a great family experience!\nField Day will open to the public at 11:00 am!  More Details to follow!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/field-day-june-22nd/
LOCATION:Benicia Fire Museum\, 900 East Second\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190611T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190514T213652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190609T215840Z
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SUMMARY:June 11th BARC Meeting: Solano Community Animal Response Team With Vicki Dawson & Jackie Post
DESCRIPTION:The presentation is Disaster Preparedness for Animal Owners.  It will cover an introduction to Solano Community Animal Response Team and our role in the county disaster plan. There will also be a small segment of how Solano CART can benefit from developing a relationship with BARC. \nThe Pre-meeting Meal will be at Roundtable Pizza in the Southampton Shopping Center starting at 5:00 pm. All are Welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/june-11th-barc-meeting-solano-community-animal-response-team-with-vicki-dawson-jackie-post/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20181222T153228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T212741Z
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SUMMARY:May 14\, BARC Meeting: Art Mayoff\, AA6AM: A Portal to the Past: Collecting and Restoring Telegraph Keys and Bugs
DESCRIPTION:A Portal to the Past: Collecting and Restoring Telegraph Keys and Bugs \nFrom the late 1800’s Morse Code shaped our country and laid the foundation for our Industrial successes and News dissemination. It played a role in safety at sea and helped our Armed Services in WWII. Learn about Glass Arm\, Bugs\, Speed Keys\, Keyers and Paddles. \nArt has been a ham since 1961\, is a past President of MDARC and BARC\, is a lifetime ARRL Member\, has given numerous Get Your License In a Day Ham Classes\, is a previous owner of the Base Station a ham radio/CB Store…\nThe list goes on and on for this highly accomplished ham. We always enjoy Art’s presentations and look forward to seeing him give one again! All are welcome! Our Pre-meeting meal will be at Pizza Pirate starting at 5:00pm.  See you there!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/may-barc-meeting-art-mayoff-aa6am-exciting-topic-to-be-announced/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190409T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20181222T151734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190206T222243Z
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SUMMARY:April 9th BARC Meeting: Michelle Paquette\, AA6MP does “ A Follow-up on  Popular Compact/Portable Antennas”.
DESCRIPTION:We are always excited to have Michelle give presentations at our club meetings! They are always fun and informative! On April 9th Michelle will do “ A Follow-up on  Popular Compact/Portable Antennas”.\nThe Pre-meeting meal will start at 5 PM at RoundTable Pizza\, 878 Southampton Rd.  All are welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/april-9th-barc-meeting-michelle-paquette-aa6mp-topic-to-be-announced/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190312T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20181222T144142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181222T145319Z
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SUMMARY:March 12th BARC Meeting: Bob Hawkins\, KM6BXZ Radio Officer\, ACS
DESCRIPTION:BARC is excited that Bob Hawkins\, KM6BXZ\,\nRadio Officer for ACS\, will be giving our March 12th presentation. Have you ever wondered what Solano County ACS is? What it’s all about and what people do there?  Then this exciting presentation is for you! Become informed about what Solano County is doing in emergency communications.  See if this is an organization you would like being a part of! See you there! All are welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/march-12th-barc-meeting-bob-hawkins-km6bxz-radio-officer-acs/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20190208T224704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T230257Z
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SUMMARY:BARC’s Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) Class February 13th!
DESCRIPTION:BARC invites you to a Free Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) Class on Wednesday\, February 13th\, at 7pm.  \nLearn about radio selection\, operating procedures\, antennas\, repeaters and how to talk on the radio. You will actually get on the radio in this class! \nThe GOTA class meets in the Benicia Downtown fire station. Enter via the West 2nd Street side door. Beginners\, rookies and veterans are invited. Even if you haven’t received your callsign yet you can attend and participate! If you have a radio\, bring it with you. \nLarry Loomer\, KI6LNB\, the instructor\, is a veteran at delivering GOTA classes to hundreds of Radio Amateurs.
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barcs-get-on-the-air-gota-class-february-13th/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190212T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190212T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20181105T022047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190126T072042Z
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SUMMARY:BARC’s February 12th Meeting\, Kirsten Mcintyre\, K6WX: “A Wire In The Air - What Matters Most”.
DESCRIPTION:We are so happy and excited to have Kristen coming back again to speak!  She gave a fantastic\, well received presentation about 7 years ago at BARC on Grounding. Kristen has been interested in radio since she was about 5 years old. When she was small she built many radio kits including her favorite: the one tube radio kit. She started in Amateur Radio around 1979 while she was at MIT by getting her technician’s license. She built a 2m repeater with an autopatch to use while on campus at MIT. Somewhere in the middle of all this life intervened and her license lapsed. She has been re-licensed getting her extra ticket.  She is active on 2m\, 1.2GHz and is active on HF with an Elecraft K2 she built while on vacation visiting her mother. Kristen often does her HF-ing mobile with the K2 and a hamstick or from her apartment with a homebrew helical vertical dipole and an IC-7600 driving an AL-811H.  These days she loves to chase DX using mostly CW\, and works contests from time to time.\nKristen is also licensed in Japan\, her second home\, as JI1IZZ.\nKristen is ARRL Technical Coordinator for the East Bay Section and is president of the Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association for 2007\, 2008\, 2010 through the present. She is also a member of the following clubs: Palo Alto Amateur Radio Association\, South Bay Amateur Radio Association\, NCCC\, USS Hornet Amateur Radio Club\, Northern California DX Club\, Northern California Contest Club\, FISTS CW Club (10232)\, NAQCC\, SKCC\, and Young Ladies Radio League.  \nKristen’s work bio: \nKristen McIntyre is currently a senior software engineer at Apple working on OS X and iOS. She recently came back from being an entrepreneur in Japan. Previously she was a researcher at Sun Microsystems Laboratories where she was researching robustness and emergent properties of large distributed computer systems. Her career has spanned many diverse areas. She started in the early 80’s designing high power linear amplifiers and then spent about 5 years in Japan architecting and designing precision analog test systems as well as learning Japanese language and culture. Upon returning to the states Kristen joined Adobe Systems and became one of the architects of PostScript Level 2 and its RTOS underpinnings as well as the principal architect of AppleTalk networking for PostScript printers. In the early 90’s she became a consultant and later founded an internet service provider and a network consulting firm. In 1999 Kristen decided to hang up her entrepreneur’s hat and landed at Sun\, tried the startup thing again only to land at Apple\, where she’s been since. Kristen holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \nPre-meeting meal will start at 5 PM at RoundTable Pizza\, 878 Southampton Rd. All are welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barcs-february-12th-meeting-kirsten-mcintyre-k6wx-topic-to-be-announced/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190108T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20181106T213146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190104T235455Z
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SUMMARY:January 8th’s 2019 BARC Meeting: “GoKits: A Presentation on the Design and Construction of BARC’s GoKits”\, by Art Mayoff\, AA6AM
DESCRIPTION:January’s Meeting will be “GoKits: A Presentation on the Design and Construction of BARC’s GoKits; Hints and ideas on building your own Radio-in-a-Box”\, by Art Mayoff\, AA6AM.  \nArt is our current Treasurer\, and a past President of BARC and MDARC.  Having been continuously licensed since 1961\, he is also an ARRL Life member. \nHe is an Accredited ARRL VEC and W5YI VEC Volunteer Examiner as well as both a Certified ARRL Instructor and a Certified CERT trainer. \nAs if that wasn’t enough\, he is also a member of Solano ACS\, and a Volunteer Police Officer with the Benicia Police Dept. He was the 2011 Volunteer of the Year\, and Awarded the Medal of Valor by the Benicia Police Chief in 2005 for saving a child’s life. He earned a 45 WPM CW certificate. Also he has a lifetime Canadian Ham License VE2AQV.  \nHe is a retired owner of “The Base Station”\, an amateur radio and CB Store. \nOur pre-meeting meal will be at Pizza Pirate\, 72 Solano Square\, at 5pm. All who are interested are welcome to both the meal and the meeting! See you there! \n\nWe look forward to his presentation of the GoKits that he designed and put together for our club and community!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/january-8ths-2019-barc-meeting-gokits-a-presentation-on-the-design-and-construction-of-barcs-gokits-by-art-mayoff-aa6am/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181211T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180917T103329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181127T010229Z
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SUMMARY:BARC Christmas Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Our annual Christmas Holiday Party is on  on December 11th! (the same night that we would normally have our monthly meeting\, the second Tuesday of the month\, in December). \nThe Party will be held at the Benicia Senior Center\,  1201 East 2nd St.\nIt will start at 6:30 pm for socializing and Dinner at 7:30.  \nCost is $30 per person which entitles that person one raffle ticket for one of the $600 worth of radio door prizes.  Limit of one big dollar prize per family. \nBARC member John Pence\, KM6API\, will cater a BBQ Buffet by his own Chuck Wagon Catering. \nDinner will include BBQ Ribs\, Sirloin\, BBQ Chicken\, Baked Potatoes\, Beer Cheese & Macaroni\, Green Salad\, Coleslaw\, Pasta Salad\, Sourdough\, Coffee\, Soda and Dessert.\nBring your own wine (Wine glasses will be provided.) \nPRIZES – PRIZES – PRIZES \nGrand Prizes(limit one per family)\nYAESU FTM-7250D\, 50 watt VHF/UHF Mobile Radios (Two winners)\nFT-4X VHF/UHF Handheld Radio(One winner) \nAnd Multiple Prizes targeted to be of interest to the Ladies Plus Several Additional Customized Ham Shack Clocks and Plaque Give-aways!\nAlso our ever popular theme that everyone wins something! \nThere are three ways to Signup and Pay: In-person\, by Mail or Online. \n1) Go to the homepage of BeniciaARC.com to pay online via Credit Card or PayPal. (PayPal acct not required);\n2) Deliver your money to Art Mayoff at his house (see address below)\n3) Or you may Mail your check to Art Mayoff\, 248 Baker St\, Benicia\, 94510. Deadline is Dec 4th. Make checks payable to BARC. \n(Children – Half price without raffle ticket but please contact Art Mayoff before registering aa6am@BeniciaARC.com) \n(We’ll accept cancellations and issue full refunds prior to Dec 4th\, which is when we make a solid commitment to the caterer.) \n \n \n\nPictures from previous Christmas Parties.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTickets will be available soon!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/barc-christmas-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Benicia Senior Center\, 187 East L Street\, Benicia\, CA\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181113T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180917T014220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T095726Z
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SUMMARY:Ron Bunch\, W4FEK\,  presents\, “CoCo County ACS”
DESCRIPTION:Ron Bunch will be giving a presentation on Contra Costa County’s ACS program. Meeting begins  at 7:00. Doors open at 6:30. Please enter via the 2nd side door.\nWe will be having the pre-meeting at Pizza Pirate beginning at 5:00 pm. All are welcome! See you there!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/ron-bunch-w4fek-presents-cocoacs/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180720T223627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180918T094200Z
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SUMMARY:October 17th\, Get-on-the-Air Class!
DESCRIPTION:Our exciting Get Your License-in-a Day class is followed by a FREE Get-on-the-Air class\, or GOTA class.  The GOTA class demonstrates how to get on the air and then YOU get on the air! For new hams and old hams! More experienced hams can attend for review\, or to learn the latest new tricks!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/october-get-on-the-air-class-date-and-location-to-be-announced/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180720T215347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T110027Z
UID:2796-1539111600-1539118800@beniciaarc.com
SUMMARY:October 9th BARC Meeting: Michelle Paquette with her new antenna presentation: "Magnetic Loop Antennas".
DESCRIPTION:Past BARC President\, Michelle Paquette will be giving another exciting presentation on compact antennas. She will be giving it on a new specific antenna she has been trying: a Magnetic Loop antenna\, which works well in condos and HOAs. (Although we hear it’s pretty finicky!)\nWe will be having our pre-meeting meal at Pizza Pirate starting around 5:00 pm. All are Welcome to both the meeting and the meal!  Hope to see you there!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/october-9th-barc-meeting-michelle-paquette-with-her-new-antenna-presentation-magentic-loop-antennas/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180911T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180724T091358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180815T131428Z
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SUMMARY:Andy Record\, KF6TJR\, “Building a Club Grade Repeater from Your Junk Box(es)”.
DESCRIPTION: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!  \nIt meets at the Benicia Downtown Fire Station\,150 Military West. Please enter via the 2nd Street side door. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The meeting begins at 7:00. There will be the presentation and a business meeting. All are welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/andy-record-kf6tjrbuilding-a-club-grade-repeater-from-your-junk-boxes/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180908T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180908T110000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180909T002055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180909T002055Z
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SUMMARY:Ham License Test Session
DESCRIPTION: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!)\nThe fee is $15.\nBring two forms of ID.\nMinors may bring school ID\, minor’s work permit\, report card\, Kaiser card etc.\nIf upgrading bring photocopy of your current Amateur Radio license or the original(s) and photocopy(s) of any Certificates of Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE).  The photocopy(s)will not be returned.\nIf you have any questions contact Michelle at AA6AW@BeniciaARC.com
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/ham-license-test-session/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180814T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180814T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180720T213148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180720T223911Z
UID:2792-1534273200-1534282200@beniciaarc.com
SUMMARY:Kevin Amey\, AA6KA presents “Digital Modes” at August BARC Meeting!
DESCRIPTION: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.\nWe meet at the Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West. doors open at 7:00 PM and the presentation begins shortly after 7:30.\nWe also have a pre-meeting meal at Southampton’s Roundtable Pizza which begins at 5:00!  All that are interested are welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/kevin-amey-aa6ka-digital-modes-at-august-14ths-barc-meeting/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180710T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180314T225506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180626T031644Z
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SUMMARY:Pacificon / MDARC1 Van presentation
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/pacificon-mdarc1-van-presentation/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180623T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180624T110000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180608T234733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180609T034037Z
UID:2762-1529751600-1529838000@beniciaarc.com
SUMMARY:2018 ARRL BARC Field Day June 23-24 (Ham Radio Open House)
DESCRIPTION: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. \n \n\nField 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 the air on a real ham radio!\n24 continuous hours! Drop in anytime!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/2018-arrl-barc-field-day-june23-24-ham-radio-open-house/
LOCATION:Benicia Fire Museum\, 900 East Second\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180612T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180508T025114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180609T032940Z
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SUMMARY:Walking Transmitter Hunt in Downtown Benicia led by Art Mayoff
DESCRIPTION: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 hunt there will be a club business meeting.The Pre-Meeting Meal will be at Pizza Pirate beginning at 5pm. All are welcome!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/walking-transmitter-hunt-in-downtown-benicia-led-by-art-mayoff/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180515T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180515T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180508T232815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180508T233003Z
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SUMMARY:Get On The Air (GOTA) Class
DESCRIPTION: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 door.
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/get-on-the-air-gota-class/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180508T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180508T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180127T044245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180508T230110Z
UID:2508-1525806000-1525815000@beniciaarc.com
SUMMARY:"Locating and Killing Receiver Interference"\, by Gary  Johnson\,  NA6O
DESCRIPTION:“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.
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/locating-and-killing-receiver-interference-by-gary-johnson-na6o/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180410T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180410T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180311T183244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180311T183244Z
UID:2570-1523388600-1523395800@beniciaarc.com
SUMMARY:Michelle Paquette: Compact Antennas
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/michelle-paquette-compact-antennas/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180313T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180313T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20180109T095559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180313T220808Z
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, March 13th BARC Presentation\, "Air Traffic Control" with Kurt McAninch @ 7:30 PM
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSo he answered an ad in the Sacramento Bee in the Spring of 1981 for Air Traffic Control. In September of 1982 he was hired and went to Oklahoma City for training. On January 3rd 1983 he walked into the doors of Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center in Fremont. He retired from there on March 31st\, 2013. \nHe controlled air traffic with radar and non-radar oceanic procedures. Moved into international ATC procedures office and then into Air Traffic Flow Control. In 2007 he was assigned Military Operations Specialist until retirement. \nHe resides in Pleasanton with his wife\, Ruth\, of 20 years (She also was a controller at Oakland tower). His oldest son is currently at Fresno tower training for ATC. His other son\, who just moved to Miami from Seattle\, is between jobs. \nWe are looking forward to his presentation on “Air Traffic Control”! His presentation is open to all! Doors open at 7:00. Presentation begins at 7:30! Please enter via the 2nd Street Side door. \nWe will be having our pre-meeting meal at Round Table Pizza\, 878 Southampton Rd\, starting at 5:00 pm. (Note: This is a different venue than we had originally said!) Hope to see you all there!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/presentation-air-traffic-control-with-kurt-mcaninch/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T221927
CREATED:20171222T055420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180212T093413Z
UID:2390-1518548400-1518557400@beniciaarc.com
SUMMARY:On February 13th\, 2018\, We will have our First Double Program! 1st:"The Disaster Response to the North Bay Wildfires"\,  by John Williams\, Larry Whitney and Tom Clausen.Then 2nd: "GED3-Ten"(Generic Disaster Exercise 3-Ten) given by Art Mayoff.
DESCRIPTION:At Our February 13th\, 2018\, meeting we will have an unprecedented\, exciting double program! \nOur 1st BARC presentation of the evening will be:\n“The Disaster Response to the North Bay Wildfires”.  It will be presented by BARC’s own John Williams\, Larry Whitney and Tom Clausen.\nThey will be speaking to their own various experiences with the Red Cross and the Salvation Army etc. serving those affected by the disaster.\nOur second program will be: “GED3-Ten”(Generic Disaster Exercise 3-Ten) given by also BARC’s own Art Mayoff.\nWe will have no business meeting in the Month of February\, to make this exciting double presentation possible!\nThis is all open to all who are interested!\nWe will be having our pre-meeting meal at Pizza Pirate\, 72 Solano Square\, starting at 5:00 pm. Hope to see you all there!
URL:https://beniciaarc.com/event/2390/
LOCATION:Benicia Downtown Fire Station\, 150 Military West\, Benicia\, CA\, 94510\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Benicia Amateur Radio Club (BARC)":MAILTO:info@beniciaarc.com
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