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!

See the full photo album here.  

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. 

1. Handy Talkie
2. Kenwood Antenna Tuner AT-200
3. Icom 706MKIIG (HF, VHF, UHF, All Mode)
4. Icom IC-703
5. Kenwood TR-7625 2M
6. Kenwood TH-F6A
7. 10' Power Cord 12 AWG
8. Knight Kit Short Wave Receiver Spanmaster
9. VFO-820 Remote VFO
10. AEA Model PK-232 MBX
11. ARRL Handbook 2010
12. AEA Model PK-88 Packet Controller
13. Mirage A1015 50-52Mhz 150 Watt Amplifier 
14. Kenwood TS-600 6M All Mode
    
15. Kenwood TS-820s Serial#730175
    
16. Kenwood TS820s Serial#610806 B unit
    
17. 7 Radio Tubes
18. MFJ Model MFJ-752 Signal Enhancer
    
19. Advanced Electronic Applications Computer Patch Interface Model CP-1
20. Astatic D-104 Microphone
    
21. Kenwood MC-50 Microphone
22. Alinco DM-330MV Switching Power Supply
23. Workman K-16 Deluxe Commercial Speaker
24. MFJ Model MFJ-281 Cleartone Speaker
25. Kenwood Remote VFO VFO-820 (With Cord)
26. Kenwood Antenna Tuner AT-200
    
27. Kenwood Microprocessor Control unit RM-76
    
28. Kenwood MC-50 Microphone
    
29. Kenwood Model S-599 Speaker
30. ABCO Electronics Communications Noise Reduction Voicegate II
31. JABCO Voicegate 
32. DAIWA NS-660PA SWR/Power Meter
33. RG8X, 50ft 95-14400 OEM/USA with PL-259 Connector at one end
34. Diamond Duplexer MX-62M
35. Woodswire Model 799 (15A) Temp Power Tap
36. SS-2B-F Temp. Power Strip (15A)
37. 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!

BARC Meeting 5-23-24

We will have our monthly meeting this Thursday, May 23rd at the First Christian Church in Galax, VA. The AUXCOMM group meets at 6:30 PM and the regular club meeting starts at 7:30 PM.

New Hams 4.11.24

Congratulations to Jim B on earning his technician license and his wife Jo, KQ4PVX on her upgrade to general at our latest VE session. Awesome job to you both!