Armed Forces Day Special Event being held in our area:

 5-10-2008  The DuPage Amateur Radio Club (DARC) will honor the men and women who served and are serving our country by operating a Special Event station on ARMED FORCES DAY, Saturday, May 17th from 09:00 to 15:00 CDT. Operation will be on 7.250, 14.290, 28.400 (SSB) 145.430 -600, and CW rover. Certificates will be available for those stations making a contact. Operation will be from Veterans Memorial Park in Westmont, IL. Visitors are welcome to stop by and participate. Talk-in on DARC 2m 145.43 (-) PL 107.2   Click here for location map.

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BARS Web Site Upgrades in progress!  
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  4-22-2008  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).

  Club Members, you will notice we have a Poll on Meeting starting time. Please cast your vote so we can determine what starting time would be best for Members. This issue was discussed at our last meeting. 

  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 May 19, 2008

BARS Net Thursdays @ 8:00pm on the Village of Bolingbrook  W9BBK  Repeater 147.330 + (107.2 PL )