Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio Club 2024 Hamfest
The Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio Club’s 2024 Hamfest will be on Saturday August 10th at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The Event will be held both indoors and outdoors in…
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2024 Field Day Information
The Barron County Amateur Radio Association will be holding Field Day on June 22nd – 23rd at the KC9JIK residence outside of Barron. The address is 994 9th Ave. The…
2024 Superior Hamfest
The Arrowhead Radio Amateur Club hamfest is back for 2024. Come and find used and like new radio equipment, electronic equipment, tools, parts, and computer equipment. QSL Card checking for…
Skywarn Training
SKYWARN “STORM SPOTTER” CLASS The Barron County Sheriff’s Department has partnered with the National Weather Service to host a no-cost SKYWARN “Storm Spotter” Training for the residents and emergency responders of Barron County…
2023 Field Day Information
The Barron County Amateur Radio Association will be holding Field Day on June 24th – 25th at the KC9JIK residence outside of Barron. The address is 994 9th Ave. The…
2022 Field Day Information
The Barron County Amateur Radio Association will be holding Field Day on June 25th – 276h at the KC9JIK residence outside of Barron. The address is 994 9th Ave. The…
Skywarn Training
SKYWARN “STORM SPOTTER” CLASS The Barron County Sheriff’s Department has partnered with the National Weather Service to host a no-cost SKYWARN “Storm Spotter” Training for the residents and emergency responders of Barron County…
2022 Superior Hamfest
The 2022 Arrowhead Radio Amateur Club hamfest is back for 2022. Date: May 7th, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds Address: 4700 Tower…
2021 Field Day Information
The Barron County Amateur Radio Association will be holding Field Day on June 26th – 27th at the KC9JIK residence outside of Barron. The address is 994 9th Ave. The…
2021 CVARC Hamfest/Tailgater
The Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio club will be holding their Hamfest/Tailgater on July 17th, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. at the Eagles Banquet Center and Conference Hall in…
ARRL to Extend Field Day Rule Waivers from 2020, Add Class D and E Power Limit
02/10/2021 The COVID-19 pandemic-modified ARRL Field Day rules from 2020 will continue this June with the addition of a power limit imposed on Class D (Home Stations) and Class E (Home Stations-Emergency…
Joe Kasper KD9DFB SK
Club Secretary Joe Kasper KD9DFB passed away early Sunday morning as the result of an ATV accident in Polk County. Joe was one of BCARA’s original members and much of…
FCC Proposes to Reinstate Amateur Radio Service Fees
Amateur radio licensees would pay a $50 fee for each amateur radio license application if the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC’s fee proposal are…
Field Day 2020
Field Day is June 27th and 28th. We are having our clubs Field Day at our normal location ( KC9JIK’s QTH) and all are welcome to attend. Everyone is welcome…
Field Day 2019
Field Day is June 22nd and 23rd. The Barron County Amateur Radio Association will be holding Field Day once again this year at KC9JIK’s residence which is located at 944…
Amateur Radio Operator Recognition Days
Governor Tony Evers has declared June 22nd and 23rd as Amateur Radio Operator Recognition Days in the State of Wisconsin. Click below to read the proclamation.
Skywarn Training
SKYWARN “STORM SPOTTER” CLASS The Barron County Sheriff’s Department has partnered with the National Weather Service to host a no-cost SKYWARN “Storm Spotter” Training for the residents and emergency responders of Barron County…
20th Annual Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference & ARRL Convention
The 20th Annual Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference & ARRL Convention will be held on October 13th, 2018 at the McMillan Memorial Library located in Wisconsin Rapids. The Itinerary for this years…
Become a Ham
Have you ever thought about becoming a ham? If you have always thought about it and thought it was going to be hard we can assure you that it’s not…
Open Letter: American Radio Relay League
American Radio Relay League 225 Main Street Newington, CT, 06111-1494 USA To Whom it May Concern: I am writing you and the Amateur Radio community as a whole regarding the…
Open Letter To Wisconsin Association of Repeaters
John Kruk – N9UPC Baldwin, WI March 1st, 2018 Board of Directors Wisconsin Association of Repeaters (WAR) 2071 Glacier Drive – Suite 3 – PMB 3173 St. Croix Falls, WI…
Seven Three Newsletter January 2018
Seven Three Newsletter Amateur Radio Newsletter For January 2018 Welcome to 2018! In this edition of the Seven Three Newsletter we have an interesting article on the sun and it’s…
Seven Three Newsletter December 2017
Seven Three Newsletter Amateur Radio Newsletter For December 2017 December is always a busy month and if you have young kids and tons of things going on I hope you…
Seven Three Newsletter November 2017
Seven Three Newsletter Amateur Radio Newsletter For November 2017 Welcome to the November edition of the seven three newsletter! To say we are a bit late getting this edition out…
Seven Three Newsletter October 2017
Seven Three Newsletter Amateur Radio Newsletter For October 2017 Welcome again to the Seven Three Amateur Radio Newsletter! We received some very positive feedback from the last newsletter and it’s…
Seven Three Newsletter September 2017
Seven Three Newsletter Amateur Radio Newsletter For September 2017 Welcome to the first ever Seven Three Newsletter! The intentions of this newsletter is to provide amateur radio news and information…
Field Day 2017
Field Day 2017 All, Field Day is Saturday and I hope to see you all there everything is ready to go the lawn is nice and clean the porta potty…
Skywarn Training
The Barron County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting 2 Skywarn Classes that will be conducted by the National Weather Service in Chanhassen MN. When: May 2nd from 2:00 p.m. –…
444.4500 Repeater On The Air
On a cold, snowy morning the 444.4500 repeater was moved to a new location east of Rice Lake and placed on the air. The repeater is a Motorola MSF5000 repeater…
Baribeau Implement Tower Damaged
In the morning hours on July 21st a thunderstorm went through the area south of Rice Lake causing damage to the tower that the antenna for the 443.8250 repeater was…
443.6500 Repeater On The Air
On Friday, May 13th after several months of testing the 443.6500 BCARA repeater was finally taken to its new home northwest of Dallas. Mike K9MLS and Paul KB9TYC were able…
Sawyer County Technician Class
Sawyer County ARES/RACES is holding a Technician License Class. The schedule is as follows: Friday, April 29th: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30th: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.…
2016 Superior Hamfest
ARAC Hamfest Saturday May 7th 2016 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Admission: $7.00 HEAD OF THE LAKES FAIRGROUNDS – MULTI PURPOSE BUILDING 4700 South Tower Ave. (Wisconsin Hwy 35)…
February 18th Announcements
Barron County Amateur Radio Net Announcements Upcoming Amateur Radio Test Sessions: March 5th 2016 | Saint Paul MN 55109-1577 Sponsor: St Paul Radio Club Location: Ramsey Co Library Maplewood Time:…
January 28th Net Announcements
Barron County Amateur Radio Net Announcements Upcoming Amateur Radio Test Sessions: 02/13/2016 | Blaine MN 55449-8100 Sponsor: Anoka County Radio Club. Location: www.ci.blaine.mn.us/_docs/directions.pdf Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed) St. Croix…
January 21st Net Announcements
Barron County Amateur Radio Net Announcements Upcoming Amateur Radio Test Sessions: None… Gear For Sale: Ed W9ABA is selling a Kenwood 180s it covers 160-10 meters. It comes with a…
January 14th 2016 Announcements
Barron County Amateur Radio Net Announcements Upcoming Amateur Radio Test Sessions: 01/16/2016 | Cottage Grove MN 55016 Sponsor: SEMARC Location: Zion Lutheran church Time: 9:00 AM (Walk-ins allowed) 01/21/2016 |…
WM9E SK Mark Wien
Mark Ralph Wien (WM9E) was born January 12, 1956 to James F. Wien and Mary Inman Whipple Wien in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up in South Minneapolis and graduated from…
Modifying a CB antenna for 6 meters
Lets build a vertical antenna for 6 meters today by modifying an old Radio Shack CB antenna. Most mobile CB antennas these days are quite short with a hefty base…
Field Day 2015
Hello all, Joe KD9DFB and I had a blast working the clubs first field day. I sent out an email to all of you inviting you to come out, hope you all…
Amateur Radio Week
Governor Scott Walker has declared June 22nd – 28th Amateur Radio Week. Click the Proclamation for full size.
Test Feeders and Build Phasing Lines
VIDEO: Test Feeders and Build Phasing Lines Video of how to test feeders and build phasing lines for phased antenna arrays. 73, Chris – AC9KH
Stacked Dipoles
Antennas are always a hot topic on 6 meters because there is more antenna experimenting that goes on on this band than any other. The antenna size is manageable and…
Building A Full-Wave Quad Loop Antenna for 6 Meters
This is an easy antenna to build and the materials cost about $15-20. It exhibits 1.8dB gain over a 1/2-wave dipole. Using an open-wire parallel feedline (commonly called “ladder line”)…
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