Membership renewals through the website have now been reenabled. There is a top level menu that will take you directly to the Membership Renewal area. Thank you for your patience!
BRARS February Meeting, Battery Specialist: Mark Goodreau and Vice President: Nathan Allison spoke on the first in a series of programs entitled Land Ops
See our Battery Specialists, Inc. page for more info, including a club member discount.
Left to right Treasurer: Mark Barnes KN4BEJ, Secretary: Scott McWaters KK5EO, Vice President Nathan Allison KJ4RQZ, President Johnny Allison WD4DYH
Club meeting Feb 5th
Hello Blue Ridge ARS!!
Hey, I’m Kathy. Hope all is well this beautiful weeeknd!
Just a reminder. The club meeting is this Monday February 5 th, at the Red Cross at 940 Grove Rd Greenville. Our program will be on Power supply sources.
Hope to see you all there!
Jan 30th new hosting provider test
Testing brars.cc to make sure everything is working right on our new provider.
A Reminder: Membership Renewal Time Is Here
We have arrived at the time of year where your Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society membership is up for renewal. Membership renewals are due 1 January 2019.
Our membership levels and fees are the same as last year’s. Please see the table below for the level of membership you are eligible for.
Your membership renewal may be paid on line at BRARS.cc, via check mailed to the BRARS P.O. Box address: PO Box 6751, Greenville SC 29606-6751, or handed to the Society Secretary, Bill Wilkes (K4EMU), at the November or December meeting.
If you have any questions regards the level of membership you may be eligible for, contact Robert (WR8RW) at WR8RW@mail.com.
September Society Meeting – Tuesday 4 September – 7.00 PM
The September BRARS meeting will convene on Tuesday 4 September at 7.00 PM. This will be at our customary location, Red Cross building, 940 Grove Road, Greenville.
Margie Spangenburg (KK4AGN), from the Anderson Radio Club will be
discussing her “all 50 states” QSO effort and the quilt that was made for her
in celebration of that certification.
Guests are always welcome at the BRARS meeting!
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend…looking forward to seeing you at next Tuesday’s meeting.
Robert (WR8RW)
BRARS July and August Meeting Programs
The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society (BRARS) July and August Meeting Programs have been confirmed.
-July 2 2018: Dr. Marc Tarplee (K4UFP), ARRL SC Section Manager will present some of the latest topics related to Amateur Radio and the ARRL.
-August 6 2018: Dave Anderson (K4SV) will present a program on grounding. This is a timely topic for those who are new Amateurs, as well as those of us who may have been around a bit longer.
If you have questions about these programs, feel free to contact Robert (WR8RW) on 864.663.9792 or at wr8rw@mail.com.
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Storms have cleared, plenty of dinner still available
Storms have cleared at our field day site, come on out! We still have dinner available for anybody that wants it.
Field day is here!
The 2018 Field day is here!
The Blue Ridge ARS welcomes any and all to come out and see what we are all about. Setup begins on site at 10am, operations begin at 2pm, dinner is at 5:30pm. Even if you don’t have a license, we will let you get on the air, who knows, you might find a new hobby!