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Monthly Meetings

Meet area hams through the Boulder Amateur Radio Club (BARC).

When: The third Tuesday of each month, except January and July

Where: the Discovery and Learning Center (DLC) in the Engineerring Complex on the Campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder.

The DLC is located just south and west of the intersection of Colorado Avenue and Regents Drive. Parking is free after 5:00 PM in the parking structure east of the DLC on your left as you head south on Regents Drive. The lots to the north east and south of the parking structure are also available.

From 28th street turn west on Colorado Avenue. Turn south on Regents Drive and park in one of the lots mentioned above. Cross Regents Drive at the light controlled walkway. Enter the building to your right as you walk west into the engineering complex. Take the first door to your right, jog to the right, and then take the first door to your left into room 1B70, which is the Bechtel Learning Collaboratory. If approaching the campus from Broadway, enter the campus on Regents Drive. Follow Regents Drive until it turns north. The parking structures will be on your right past the Coors Event Center.

Details: See the monthly newsletter

Monthly Newsletter

BARC's Bark is the award-winning newsletter that is published monthly to keep the membership informed as to our many activities and accomplishments. It is exchanged with over 40 other organizations both here and abroad and is available to our members and to other ham radio organizations via email as a portable document file (pdf) in full color. BARC's Bark is packed with news and technical info for all interest levels.

BARC Weekly Wednesday Night Roundtable Net

Each Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm on BARC's 146.700 (-) repeater

Join the fun on this net, and talk with the rest of the gang on this weekly roundtable discussion.

This is a great forum to tell us what you are up to, pass along ham related info, and to see what is going on in the Boulder area ham community.

If you would like to volunteer to be a 'Master of Ceremonies' for this fun Roundtable Net, please notify Jane, KCØFGE

All hams are welcome!!

Boulder Area TV Ham Net

Contact BARC70@arrl.net for latest day and time.

Repeaters: The weekly BARC ATV Net uses the BCARES, Chautauqua Park TV repeater for video and the BARC 146.70 repeater for 2-way voice. Both repeaters have similar locations and coverage areas. The input to the TV repeater, WØBCR, is on 1277.25 MHz and the output is on Ch. 57, 421.25 MHz.

Net Control: Jim Andrews, KH6HTV

We want to encourage all of you with ATV capabilities toTT check into the net. This will give you all the practice and experience of operating your home or mobile ATV stations. Hope to SEE all of you on the TV repeater!

BARC Membership

BARC dues are $25 annually (due January 1st). This continues to be one of the best bargains in amateur radio.

Please also consider including a donation to the BARC Scholarship Fund (there's a line for that on the PDF membership form, and a PayPal button on the Scholarship Page).

For a new membership, please print out, fill out, and return the BARC Membership/Renewal Form (PDF).

For membership renewal, you can either use the printable form or use PayPal (below). Also, note that:

If personal or family information has changed, either print out, fill out and mail the form, or send your changes by e-mail to BARC70@arrl.net.
If you wish to make a scholarship fund donation when you renew your membership, remember to make that donation on the scholarship page.
If you wish to renew for more than one year, send us a note at BARC70@arrl.net to let us know your intentions.