Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • April 9th BARC Meeting: Michelle Paquette, AA6MP does “ A Follow-up on Popular Compact/Portable Antennas”.

    Benicia Downtown Fire Station 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, United States

    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”. The Pre-meeting meal will start at 5 PM at RoundTable Pizza, 878 Southampton Rd. All are welcome!

  • May 14, BARC Meeting: Art Mayoff, AA6AM: A Portal to the Past: Collecting and Restoring Telegraph Keys and Bugs

    Benicia Downtown Fire Station 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, United States

    A Portal to the Past: Collecting and Restoring Telegraph Keys and Bugs From 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 […]

  • June 11th BARC Meeting: Solano Community Animal Response Team With Vicki Dawson & Jackie Post

    Benicia Downtown Fire Station 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, United States

    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. The Pre-meeting Meal will be at Roundtable Pizza in […]

  • Field Day June 22nd! And Radio License Testing Too!

    Benicia Fire Museum 900 East Second, Benicia, CA, United States

    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! If you are curious about what ham radio is or or […]

  • July 3rd Torchlight Parade

    1st Street Benicia

    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 […]

  • July 9th Walking Transmitter Hunt by Art Mayoff

    Benicia Downtown Fire Station 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, United States

    July 9th’s BARC Meeting PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE! Walking Transmitter Hunt in Downtown Benicia led by Art Mayoff July 9, 2019 @ 19:00 - 21:30 Benicia Downtown Fire Station 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 […]

  • Field Trip to the USS Hornet – August 3, 2019

    USS Hornet 707 W. Hornet Ave, Pier 3, Alameda

    We are going on a Field Trip! On 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 […]

  • BARC August 13th: Gary Gross, KE6QR, “Providing Communications for Public Service Events”.

    Benicia Downtown Fire Station 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, United States

    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. .

  • September 10, 2019 BARC Meeting: Marcel Stieber, AI6MS, presents “HF Towers”!

    Benicia Downtown Fire Station 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, United States

    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) His exciting biography: I am an Electrical Engineering alumnus of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. I am currently […]

  • September 14th Exam Session

    Benicia Downtown Fire Station 150 Military West, Benicia, CA, United States

    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. Enter through side door on West 2nd St Benicia CA 94510. Questions contact Art at aa6am@beniciaarc.com (Walk-ins allowed