The Bankhead Amateur Radio Club will participate in the ARRL Field Day 2024 beginning Saturday 6/22/24 11:00am and running through 11:00am on Sunday, 6/23/24. We will be under a pavilion at the Lions Club Fairgrounds
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Club Workday
The club will hold a workday at the 96 Site on Ridge Road on Saturday, March 30, 2024 starting at 8:00am at the site. All are welcome to meet for breakfast at Little’s Kountry Kitchen
Read moreJanuary 2024 Meeting & Skywarn Training
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, we will have a short meeting at 6:00pm to hold club elections. At 6:30pm, we will have a SKYWARN Storm Spotters Class. This class is updated frequently, so if you
Read moreBARC Upcoming Events
BARC Work Day- December 2, 2023 8:00am @ the 96 repeater site BARC Christmas Party- December 12, 2023 6:30pm Western Sirloin in Moulton BARC January Meeting- January 9, 2024 6:00 PM (Elections) and 6:30pm Skywarn
Read moreSupersite Workday
The BARC held a workday at the Supersite. Once again, Dylan Blankenship did the climbing to install our 900MHz antenna, Ubiquity coax, hardline, and several other tasks. Members Bruce, Betty, Sonny, David B., Steven, Tom
Read moreUpgrade to the 27 repeater
Once again, the Lawrence County EMA, TVA, and the Bankhead Amateur Radio Club joined forces to upgrade communications equipment to improve service to our community. Rex & Harlie installed and tested a new Henry amp
Read moreDrone Photos from recent events
Thanks to Sonny Blankenship N4JDB for the drone photos from Field Day 2023 and the Super Site work day:
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Twelve members of the BARC met at the Super Site in Bankhead National Forest to continue work on the repeater system. This site will improve communications for a large portion of the Tennessee Valley. The
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BARC will hold a work day at the Super Site on Saturday, July 22, 2023. We will meet at Little Kountry Kitchen at 7:00am and be at the Super Site at 8:00am. We have some
Read moreField Day 2024
Field Day 2024 is a nation-wide activity emphasizing emergency preparedness. Ham Radio operators across the country practice setting up radio stations and making contact with other stations to simulate communicating during emergency conditions, such as
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