BARS Hamfest August 3rd!Visit our Hamfest Page for current information! We will be having VE Testing, ARECC Exams (Emcomm 1,2 & 3) and Forums. Plenty of Outdoor Spaces and Inside Tables available. BARS is the Proud Host of The ARRL 2008 State Convention. 
ARRL Amateur Radio Today If you have not seen this video, now would be the time. Something to think about while the sun is shining and your cell phone working. Thanks to John, WA9IL for sending in the link! Do you have any BARS related photos? If you have any Photos of BARS events past or present, please send to "n9abf at arrl.net" so we can post them in our Photo Gallery.
Other News... 10 Meter Openings 10 has been open at various times almost daily since the 4th of July Weekend. It seems quiet with only a handful of signals being heard. I don't think people are checking. A reminder... check for beacons in the CW segment before giving up! Put out a few calls around 28.400, you might be pleasantly surprised. I have been checking 6 meters almost daily and also 10. Today, (7-10-2008) I worked 5 stations on 6m (50.130) and 1 ragchew on 28. 375 for over 30 minutes S9+ with very little QSB around 11am. - N9ABF 6 Meters Open for Business! Have you been on 6 Meters lately? If not you should. Over this past weekend Tom N9LJY alerted me (N9ABF) that there were 59+ signals on 50.125 USB. He was right and I had a solid contact with W3XO Bill in KERRVILLE TX. We talked for about 20 minutes about the recent and frequent openings on 6 "The Magic Band". He also explained what SMIRK "Six Meter International Radio Klub" (yes, club with a K) was as there were many exchanges on frequency that sounded like a contest. SMIRK is very similar to 10-10 International in promoting 6 Meters. See, you learn something new every day! Hopefully these band openings will keep happening through Field Day! Check out SMIRK at www.smirk.org. The K9BAR 220 and 440 repeaters are off the air until we can get them to a new location as discussed at our April 19th Meeting. Until we get them repaired/replaced and relocated, Club Members can use the Andrew Repeater (KB9KV) 443.2250 + PL 141.3 as well as the Bolingbrook Village Repeaters (W9BBK). Get ready for Severe Weather! Join the Northern Illinois SKYWARN forum on the Yahoo Tech Groups to keep informed on the latest SKYWARN information for our area. Do you like to chase storms? Here are some Rules for The Road: Storm Chasing with Safety Next Meeting at Fire Station #5 Monday August 18, 2008 Meeting Location 
BARS Net Thursdays @ 8:00pm on the Village of Bolingbrook W9BBK Repeater 147.330 + (107.2 PL )
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