BARC Tech Night Returns for 2026!
Help Us Shape the New Year We are excited to bring Tech Night back and will start February! This restart is more than just a return to the schedule—it’s a fresh opportunity to reset our format and focus on what you want to learn, build, and experiment with.Our Vision: A Collaborative ApproachThe goal for 2026 […]
October Tech Night
Bob French has asked me to host the October Tech Night, which will be the last one for 2025. They will start again in January 2026. I thought a tech night where we can discuss simple antennas and how to mount them at your QTH would be helpful to those who have just received their […]
July Tech Night
We’re excited to announce that Mike Suhar (W8RKO) will be giving a special presentation on how you can use KiwiSDR to enhance your amateur radio activities and explore the world of software‑defined receivers during our next TechNight. Topic: Using KiwiSDR – Accessing, Operating, and Exploring the Global SDR Network Presenter: Mike Suhar, W8RKO Date/Time: July 23, 2025 7:00 PM Location: BARC Club House Mike […]
Tech Night Wednesday May 28
Scope: Antenna Builds, attenuator build, and related builds. We can work in teams. Date: May 28th, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM Location: BARC Club House Important needs: We plan to build the following: Some Reading Material: Bob Frey BARC Presentation The build event output will be used for a Field Day event and possible future […]
Annual Spring Tune-Up
This next Sunday, May 25th, is the annual BARC “Spring Tune Up” at the clubhouse starting at 2 pm and running through about 4:30 pm. Full testing of radios; RX sensitivity, TX power and modulation, frequency centering. Power supply testing… under load… will be available. If you have any need for cable repair or a […]
Tech Night April 23 at 7:00 PM
Meeting is Wednesday April 23rd , 2025 Tech Night – April 23rd 7:00 PM Location: BARC Clubhouse Presenter: Tim N8NQH Presentation #1: “Odd Tools for Troubleshooting, Repair, Design” Tim N8NQH Presentation #2: Butler County club member will bring and show an “air canon” he built used to install wire antennas for EMComm sand POTA events. […]
EFHW Presentation Available
Geoff Kline, KI5VNB, led a very successful EFHW antenna build session at the BARC Clubhouse last Sunday, March 9. A packed clubhouse worked the soldering station and built many antennas. You can download the presentation and the 3D printing models at the Tech Night page under Programs or by clicking here.
Upcoming Tech Night Sessions
NanoVNA Hands on Lab – February 26th at 7:00 PM Hands on Lab utilizing personal NanoVNA for Antenna testing and improvements. Please bring your NanoVNA along. If you do not have a NanoVNA it will still be worth attending. Mike Suhar, W8RKO will be the lead for the event. We will need a few additional […]
Update! DMR Troubleshooting Night
Greetings, Looking at the weather tonight, the freezing rain is starting in Bellbrook right before my meeting tonight. While we’re not expecting much rain at all, any freezing rain is too much for us to be out and about when we could just as easily push it back a week. So, I am cancelling the […]
UPDATE: Tech Night for January
Updated Date/Time for January! Sunday, January 26, 2025 1:30 PM – SB-101 project – Dan, N8IE Location: BARC club House !:00 – Pre-Meeting show accomplishments and technical questions. 1:30 – Presentation: SB-101 project – Dan, N8IE 2025 Meetings We’re going to do as many Labs / hands on sessions as possible I recently received […]