For Radio Amateurs in and around Bracknell
One of our first Honorary Members, Dave Sergeant G3YMC, recently entered the CQ WPX Contest using the GQRP Club’s special event callsign G5LOW. This is a hard fought contest, especially in the CW section and particulaly for QRP entrants. It is with the kind permission of the GQRP Club that we have posted Dave’s article on the contest, taken from […]
» Read moreThursday 18th Feb 2021 at 12-noon marked the first BARC lunchtime Net on 70.475MHz. It was good to hear so many Hams on the inaugural 4m Net and the outcome was positive given that most on the net were working from temporary homemade antennas. There was a noticeable level of local QRM on the frequency in Lower Earley, but others […]
» Read moreWith 2021 marking the 50th year of the Bracknell Amateur Radio Club, the committee thought it timely to recognise some of the club’s long-term members for their substantial commitment and contribution to the club and it’s activities over the years. The members selected by the committee and announced at the 2021 AGM were: Dave G3YMC Mike G4DDL Graham G4DDN Please […]
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The Dave Sugden Memorial Trophy is awarded annually at the discretion of the committee to the member of the Bracknell Amateur Radio Club who has contributed in the most signficant way to club activities or amateur radio in general. Dave Sugden G4CGS was a former member of the club and the trophy is in commemoration of his life. This year, during […]
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For the first time since the Covid-19 Lockdown began, members of the BARC were able to meet for a socially distanced meet-up and picnic at Lily Hill Park in Bracknell. Following a week of dry hot weather, the afternoon of our first post-lockdown meeting was greeted with lightning, thunder and rain. Luckily, this passed over by 18:30 leaving a fresher […]
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