Hello and welcome to the Bloomington Amateur Radio Club (BARC). We are a club of Amateur Radio Operators living, working, and operating in and around Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
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Whether you are new to amateur radio, more popularly known as ham radio, a seasoned ham, someone interested in amateur radio who has moved to Bloomington or Monroe County recently, or just want to learn about ham radio, join us, your local amateur radio community. BARC is a friendly group of hams who are ready at a moment's notice to provide reliable communications and are an integral part of Monroe Country emergency preparedness plans. As Indiana is located toward the tail end of the tornado alley, many local hams are also trained weather spotters and assist the National Weather Service (NWS) with "ground truths" when we are hit by severe weather.
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Bloomington Amateur Radio Club:
- Active since 1967
- Engaged in Monroe Country emergency preparedness (via ARES/RACES)
- Engaged in local weather spotting and working with NWS
- Over 100 members
- Provides VE testing on behalf of FCC/ARRL
- Engaged in local activities such as the Hilly Hundred
- Members range from novices to experts
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There will be no BARC meeting on August 6th. |
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The Owen-Monroe Hamfest will take place from 7am-2pm on August 28th at the Owen County Fairgrounds in Spencer. We still need some volunteers. |
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The September BARC meeting will be held at the Owen County Fairgrounds in Spencer on Friday, August 27, at 6:00 pm. The purpose
is to help with the setup of the Owen-Monroe Hamfest. |
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Thanks to all who helped with the Red Eye Relay this year. They had over 60 teams participating this year and our communications
support was instrumental to a successful event. |
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