Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Society

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To promote interest in amateur radio. The club has a club call sign K7NWS, and maintains a Hamshack-trailer at the Kent Space Center which is located in an area outside the fence south of Bldg. 18-03. (Upper left on Map). The BEARS maintain a repeater on the 2 meter frequency of 145.33 MHz located about 20 miles east of Seattle at 3000 feet elevation on Tiger Mountain. The BEARS also maintains a landline BBS with information of use and interest to their members, and maintains a connection into the Amateur Packet Radio Network (AMPRNET) which is an amateur radio extension of the Internet. Views expressed in these pages do not necessarily represent those of the Boeing Company.

Jul 20 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest

Aug 2 - ARRL UHF Contest

Aug 2 - North American QSO Party, CW

Aug 2 - 10-10 International Summer Contest, SSB

Aug 2-3 - Pacific NW DX Convention

Aug 9 - Radio Club of Tacoma Hamfest

Aug 9 - WAE DX Contest, CW

Aug 13 - Digital Committee 5:00pm 18-102

Aug 16 - Antique Radio Swap Meet

Aug 16 - North American QSO Party, SSB

Aug 16 - ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest

Aug 16 - SARTG WW RTTY Contest

Aug 17 - Run for the Bacon QRP Contest

Aug 20 - Hibernating BEARS 10:00am Trailer

Aug 23 - BEAR FAX cut off

 

Membership in the BEARS here in Seattle is open to all Boeing Employees and Boeing Retirees. Associate Membership is available to all Boeing Employee families, Boeing Retirees families, Boeing On-site Vendor Employees, and Retired Boeing On-site Vendor Employees, and their families.