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Category: Announcements (Page 10 of 23)
Danny KN4BEM here.
I am giving a presentation tonight on Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and its use in Amateur Radio.
Come by at 7pm! We meet at the American Red Cross at 940 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605.
UPDATE: Click here for a copy of the presentation
The Blue Ridge Amateur Society would like to invite you to our annual Field Day event.
Where:
Riverbend Park located at 175 Riverbend Rd, Greenville, SC 29617
BRARS field day signs will be posted at the entrance of the park and intersections leading up to it.
Talk-in: 146.610 will be monitored throughout the event to provide information. Site radio will be on 147.610 simplex for use on the site and nearby.
Field day activities will begin Friday evening June 21 at or about 1700 hours ( 5 pm ) with the loading of field day equipment from the club storage building. Setup will begin Saturday June 22 at 10 AM.
Anyone wanting to participate, please contact
Nathan Allison (KJ4RQZ) at 864-884-1373.
We will be setting up 3 stations (Class 3A), consisting of 2 club owned stations powered by generators for HF, voice, GOTA (get on the air) and CW operations plus 1 privately owned Digital station.
Please feel free to bring any equipment that you may want to experiment with, or otherwise need assistance with.
Commercial power is available in the form of 20 amp/120V, 30 amp/120V RV and 50 amp 120/240V for a fee of $20.00 per connection.
Bathrooms are available on site. Tent camping as well as RV’s are welcome.
A covered dish dinner will be served at 6pm with BRARS providing grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, buns and condiments.
Anyone attending dinner is asked to bring a drink of their choice (non-alcoholic) and a covered dish.
Please arrive one hour (5pm) before dinner time to allow for the correct amount of grilled items to be prepared.
The event will conclude with taking down of and returning of equipment to storage on Sunday, June 23 at or about 1400 hours (2pm).
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Field day weekend activities.
Location:
June 22 AT 2pm until June 23 at 5pm Riverbend Park 175 Riverbend Rd, Greenville, SC 29617
Field day equipment will be loaded for transport Friday evening, June 21 at the club storage building.
Setup will begin Saturday, June 22 at 10 AM.
Anyone wanting to participate, please contact Nathan Allison (KJ4RQZ) at 864-884-1373.
Setup will be 3 stations consisting of 2 club owned stations powered by generators for HF, voice, GOTA (get on the air) and CW operations plus 1 privately owned Digital station.
Please feel free to bring any equipment that you may want to experiment with, or otherwise need assistance with.
Commercial power is available in the form of 20 amp/120V, 30 amp/120V RV and 50 amp 120/240V for a fee of $20.00 per connection.
Bathrooms are available on site.
Tent camping as well as RV’s are welcome.
A covered dish dinner will be served at 6 PM with BRARS providing grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, buns and condiments.
Anyone attending dinner is asked to bring a drink of their choice (non-alcoholic) and a covered dish.
Please arrive one hour (5 PM) before dinner time to allow for the correct amount of grilled items to be prepared.
Come on out and enjoy.
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Hello all
We would like to invite you to attend the BRARS June 2019 meeting
When:
Monday June 3 2019
Where:
the Red Cross Building located at
940 Grove Rd
Greenville, SC 29605
United States
In place of a program this meeting we will be discussing and voting on
The 2020 hamfest
The 2019 field day
Trail life and our involvement with them
(Speaker will be Josh Owings (KG4PFJ)
Future programs and projects
(Speaker will be Roberts Danny (KN4BEM)
The creation of a club nonprofit store for the benefit of the membership
And any other items brought to the attention of members present
Note:
Hamfest venders have been contacted and questioned regarding the 2019 hamfest
All feedback as well as interest in attending next years event was positive
Each vendor was asked their opinion regarding the moving of our event to the fall of the year
Feedback was positive there as well
Please make plans to attend and participate in helping move our club forward
Good afternoon everyone
This is a call for assistance setting up for hamfest
When:
Friday May 3rd starting at 4 Pm until complete
After which supper will be available for those that wish to participate
Where:
Piedmont Interstate Fairground, Spartanburg, SC
Address: 575 Fairgrounds Road, Spartanburg, SC 29305
Camping Friday night is encouraged
Thank you in advance
The 2019 Hamfest is Saturday May 4, 2019, 8.00 AM to 3.00 PM at the Piedmont Interstate Fairground in Spartanburg (address: 575 Fairgrounds Road, Spartanburg, SC 29305)
Prize Package
- Grand Prize: Yaesu FT-891 HF/50 MHz transceiver [drawing will occur at 2pm]
- Second Prize: Kenwood TM-V71A 144/440 MHz Dual Band Transceiver [drawing at 1pm]
- Third Prize: Yaesu FT-65 144/440 MHz Dual Band Transceiver [drawing at noon]
Please note: You do NOT have to be present to win the Grand, Second, and Third prizes.
Ticket Prices
General Admission At the gate: $10 General Admission Internet pre-sale: $9
General Admission ticket is good for one outdoor flea market space (first come first served)
Camping & Vendors
Camping & Vendor access is available Friday afternoon after 4.00 PM
- Tent camping (without power): Free
- Overnight RV camping (without power): $10 per night
- Camping with power (120V 20A): $25 per night
Announcements and Information
- Talk-In starting at 6.00 AM via the club’s 146.610 repeater (- Offset, No Tone)
- Simplex network starting at 7.30 AM on 147.610
- On Twitter: @BRARS_SC
- On Facebook: Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society
- For the ladies, there will be jewelry and crafts
Vendors
- JMR Sales
- The Wireman
- Silver Tip Antennas
- DB&J Electronics
- Battery Specialist Inc.
- Birds and Breezes
- Jewelry by Design
- Laptop Computers and Slimjim Antennas
- ACDC Electronics
- …and a variety of others
VE Testing
VE testing provided by West Cars / VE
Testing registration begins at 9.30 AM
Testing begins at 10.30 AM [paperwork must be complete by 10.30 AM]
Food
Provided by Nard’s Barbecue
Will begin serving at 8.00 AM (serving all day)
Questions?
Call Johnny WD4DYH club president at 864-884-1314 or email the club at hamfest@brars.cc
Hamfest update:
Vendors attending:
- The Wire Man
- DB&J Electronics
- Silver Tip Antennas
- ACDC Electronics
- Laptop Computers and Slimjim Antennas
- Battery Specialist Inc.
- JMR Sales
- Birds and Breezes
- Jewelry by Design
Check back for updates
All of our events on our calendar on the website now have had their times corrected.
Thank you,
KJ4CTD
Hey folks,
A user recently noted that ALL of the times for events on our calendar are off by an hour due to the recent time change. Please bear with us, as we figure out a fix for this.
Thank you,
KJ4CTD