Hi everyone!
I hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving! I wanted to send a couple of quick reminders out to everyone from the Briarpatch Amateur Radio Club:
The Net is every Tuesday night at 8pm local time. The 147.090+ 103.5 tone W4BRC/R repeater is back on line and now located at its new home on Poplar Knob. The N4VL system is still linked in during the net, so please come and check in however you can hear the net best. The net roster and preamble (a new one "updated" to be sent shortly) are on the website if you need them, or you can contact me at anytime and I'll snail mail you a copy.
http://www.briarpatcharc.com/
Our Next meeting will be December 14th at 1pm at the First Christian Church in Galax. It is a covered dish meal. There is a silent auction for club members that will conclude that day. Items and bidding information is listed on the website.
Last call for anyone interested in being a net control for 2025. I hope to finalize the Roster by Thursday. Please send me an email if you'd like to be added. I think I have contacted everyone in person or via email now that is currently listed.
Dues Are Due at the Christmas Dinner! David and Brandy will have updated information at the Dinner. If you have any questions Please contact David Roten or myself and we will get you the information you need.
Keep an eye out for additional announcements and information. I may have a couple until I get everything caught up.
Thank you!
Brandy Puckett- KI4CPJ
Secretary
W4BRC 147.090+ 103.5T
POTA on the Parkway 10.20.24
Some of our club members activated the Blue Ridge Parkway this past Sunday. A shoutout to everyone who was present:
David Puckett, AJ4BD
Brandy Puckett, KI4CPJ
Steve Wood, KO4GOQ
Scott Alexander, KO4HWD
Dan and Mae Gates, KQ4HUR
Michael Heiney, KQ4JQK
April Heiney, KQ4KAJ along with their sons Mason and Alex
Tina Puckett, KI4BMU
Burying Cable to 709
Recently a number of our club members completed the chore of burying cable to power our 709 repeater. A huge thanks goes out to the following:
Dan and Mae Gates (their home, drinks, and pizza) for raking, shoveling, and running the trencher.
Tommy Lineberry who brought and ran the trencher, and was the main operator in the endeavor.
David Roten for bringing his tractor which was a great aid in filling the trench and bringing Maggie for support.
Frank Semones, David Puckett, Scott Alexander, Brandy Puckett, Junior Diamond, Dick Newel, Michael Heiney, April Heiney, Mason Heiney, and Alex Heiney, for all the hard work shoveling, raking, and smoothing!
Donated Equipment
Our club has been donated the following list of gear. We plan to have a silent auction at the club's annual Christmas dinner. Information about the auction can be found on our Auction Page.
- Handy Talkie
- Kenwood Antenna Tuner AT-200
- Icom 706MKIIG (HF, VHF, UHF, All Mode)
- Icom IC-703
- Kenwood TR-7625 2M
- Kenwood TH-F6A
- 10' Power Cord 12 AWG
- Knight Kit Short Wave Receiver Spanmaster
- VFO-820 Remote VFO
- AEA Model PK-232 MBX
- ARRL Handbook 2010
- AEA Model PK-88 Packet Controller
- Mirage A1015 50-52Mhz 150 Watt Amplifier
- Kenwood TS-600 6M All Mode
- Kenwood TS-820s Serial#730175
- Kenwood TS820s Serial#610806 B unit
- 7 Radio Tubes
- MFJ Model MFJ-752 Signal Enhancer
- Advanced Electronic Applications Computer Patch Interface Model CP-1
- Astatic D-104 Microphone
- Kenwood MC-50 Microphone
- Alinco DM-330MV Switching Power Supply
- Workman K-16 Deluxe Commercial Speaker
- MFJ Model MFJ-281 Cleartone Speaker
- Kenwood Remote VFO VFO-820 (With Cord)
- Kenwood Antenna Tuner AT-200
- Kenwood Microprocessor Control unit RM-76
- Kenwood MC-50 Microphone
- Kenwood Model S-599 Speaker
- ABCO Electronics Communications Noise Reduction Voicegate II
- JABCO Voicegate
- DAIWA NS-660PA SWR/Power Meter
- RG8X, 50ft 95-14400 OEM/USA with PL-259 Connector at one end
- Diamond Duplexer MX-62M
- Woodswire Model 799 (15A) Temp Power Tap
- SS-2B-F Temp. Power Strip (15A)
- Stratitec Model S1003-03 Power Strip (15A)
BARC Picnic Oct. 5th
We will be having our annual BARC Picnic on Oct. 5th @ 1PM. It will be a potluck style meal at the First Christian Church in Galax, VA. Be sure to bring your best home cooking!
Note: The September club meeting was canceled due to weather. We will be discussing club business at the picnic.
Upcoming Events for July and August
There are a few upcoming events for July and August. The first of which is the Appalachian Trail Golden Packet event on July 20th. The Golden Packet event is an annual attempt to send an APRS packet from one end of the Appalachian Trail to the other using mountain top to mountain top stations. Our local point of operation will be at Comers Rock. If you think you may be interested in helping or just coming as an observer, please contact Frank Howard (WB1USN) or send a message to briarpatcharc@gmail.com.
On August 23rd through the 25th, the Iron Mountain Jubilee horse riding event will take place. If you're interested in helping out with a public service event, this is a good one to get your feet wet. Please contact Randy Lilly (KE4RL) at (540)239-0457. He can pair you with someone that is experienced. For further details about the event, see their event website at https://www.ironmountainjubilee.com/.
Our club will also be setting up a tent at the Carroll County Fair during the week of August 21-25. This event really helps to show the community what ham radio is and spark interest in the hobby. If you would like to help setting up for the fair or manning the tent, please send and email to briarpatch@gmail.com.
Field Day 2024
Field Day 2024 will be June 22-23. Our June club meeting will also be on June 22nd as part of our Field Day events. There will also be a VE testing session at 1PM on the 22nd. The BARC Field Day is hosted at the Higher Ground Christian Retreat which is located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Hillsville, VA. For more general information about field day, check out the ARRL Website here. Remember all are invited and if you know of someone who may be interested in radio, please bring them along!
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