:: BARC Announcements ::


From BARC meeting dated 032008

  • There will be no Ham Fest Banquet this year

  • The Search and Rescue Practice Event at Oak Mt Park (originally scheduled for April 5th) has been canceled



    From BARC meeting dated 030608

  • ARECC training class are March 29th and 30th. Anyone interested needs to go to the Shelby Co club website for more info and to complete an application

  • Technician License classes begin March 18th at 7pm, here at the BARC meeting site

  • ALERT meets this coming Tues, Mar 10th at the National Weather Service in the Shelby County Airport

  • The American Diabetes Assoc Bike-A-Thon is coming up on April 26th. There will be 2 to 3 hour shifts. Steven needs about 15-20 volunteers

  • The Jefferson County EMA needs more volunteers for emergency call outs. Volunteers must have completed CIS training courses to qualify

  • Don’t forget to check out w4aga.com, Ed Manley's new website for ham radio forums. It also contains BARC information.

  • The Clipperton group will be activated soon with the call of tx5c

  • The Shelby County Club meeting place will be moving to the new location in South Lake (for the Red Cross) as of April 1st. More info will be on their website as it comes available.

  • April 12th is the Birthday celebration for Pete Sides, w4aup, who turns 100, April 10, 2008

  • Steven Moss needs Net Control volunteers for the Tues night Net, as well as for severe weather warning net activations