Looking back at 2009... We had a GREAT Christmas Party at last months short meeting. Mayor Roger Claar came to the meeting and spoke to attending Members and Club Officers wishing us a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Take a look at our photos from the December Meeting/Party in our Photo Gallery!
Thank-You Mayor Claar for supporting The Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society!
Until Our 443.525 + K9BAR Repeater is Repaired...
Even though our 443.525 repeater is operational, it has a "desense" problem from other co-located equipment at the Bolingbrook Hospital site. BARS Members are encouraged to use the Village of Bolingbrook W9BBK443.700 +(114.8 PL)orAndrew 443.225 + 141.3 PL repeater until ours is repaired. We expect our system to be repaired shortly. Echolink is off until repairs are completed.
Sign Up for Thursday Night Net Control!
Nets are held each Thursday evening at 8:00 pm on the W9BBK 147.330 + Repeater
February 2010 Net Control Operators:
February 11, 2010 - Archie, N9ZMM - (The RAIN Report Starts)
February 18, 2010 - Jim, N9ABF
February 25, 2010 - OPEN
Radio Amateur Information Network - The RAIN Report with Hap Holly - LISTENRAIN Web site
If any dates are listed as OPEN please contact Archie, to sign up. Being Net Control is easy and will not take up much of your time. Nets typicaly run for 30 to 40 minutes for taking check-ins and passing BARS Traffic/Information. You will help keep our Nets fresh each week with a different Net Control Operator and also give our regular Net Ops a break. Don't be shy, give it a try!
Dayton Hamvention 2010 - Archie has asked many times for anyone that may want to attend Dayton this year as a group with BARS and Bolingbrook area Amateurs. Plans MUST be made right away as accomodations will get scarce in that area near the Hamvention at Hara Arena. Reservations and Plans with Archie must be completed by our February meeting. Contact Archie ASAP!
NEW! Want to hang out on a 2 Meter Simplex Frequency monitored by manyBARS and DARC Members? How about some Simplex Foxhunting like we did over 20 years ago as well? BARS is using 147.480 as its Official Club Hangout Frequency. We may even do weekly Roundtable Ragchew Nets! Interested? Call Jim, N9ABF on .48 for info.
Our Next Meeting: Monday, February 15, 2010 at Fire Station #5 in Bolingbrook, IL.
NOTICE!Meeting time for 2010 will be 7:30 PM to make it easier for Members and Visitors to make our meetings.
Fantastic turnout for our first meeting of 2010!
A BIG Thanks to everyone that came out for our January Meeting!Let's do it again at February 's BARS Awards Meeting. BARS "Ham of The Year", Achievement, and Service Awards will be presented. Also, many more topics to be discussed. (Planned "Program Meetings", SKYWARN Severe WX, EM Comm, Foxhunting, Informal Roundtable Nets on our VHF, UHF and Simplex Mixed Modes.)
BARS Welcomes our New Club Members!
Ed, WA9MNF from Lombard, IL - Ed enjoys working Digital Modes on HF and working on "Boat Anchors". Ed monitors our K9BAR 443.525 Repeater and 147.480 Simplex. Ed is also working on restoring his Midland 13-509 and adding our 224.540 Repeater.
Jeff, N9BBE from Wilmington, IL - Jeff likes ragchewing on our K9BAR 443.525 Repeater on his long ride home from work and Field Day working all modes on 40 Meters.
Dennis, KC9IRL from Wilmington, IL Dennis likes hanging out on our K9BAR 443.525 Repeater as well.
Area Events:
DUPAGE COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE (ARES) TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE 2010 OSWEGO BIG MOUTH ADVENTURE RACE
The DuPage County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) has once again been asked to provide public service communications for the 2010 Osewgo Big Mouth Adventure Race sponsored by the Oswegoland Park District on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 6:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M..
This annual event is a combination of canoeing (4 miles), off road/ on road biking (10 miles), running (2 miles) and skill contests with a route that winds through the rivers, parks and natural countryside of Oswego, Illinois. This will be the second year that the DuPage County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) has provided public service communications for this event. There are two races scheduled with the first commencing at 7:00 A.M. and the second at 8:00 A.M.
The DuPage County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) will provide lunch to all amateur radio emcomm volunteers at the conclusion of the race.
Amateur radio emcomm volunteers are being solicited from around the area and membership in the DuPage County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) is not required. If you would like to volunteer to participate in this public service event, please confirm your availability by emailing the undersigned directly at
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Michael J. Schulz
W9MJS
Assistant Emergency Coordinator - Operations
DuPage County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
Amateur Radio General Class
The Tinley Park Emergency Management Agency will host an Amateur Radio General Class license Exam Preparation Course starting on Thursdays starting January 21, 2010 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM. There will be seven (7) classroom sessions and a VE testing session on the eighth week. The final classroom session will allow time to answer student questions and to prepare students for the test the following week. The cost is $30 per student which covers the book and course materials. Some reading and self-study are required. Pre-payment is preferred.
Classes are open to the public, although you must have a Technician Class License or above to participate in the class. The class is hosted by and will be held at the Tinley Park Emergency Management Agency’s classroom in the basement of Tinley Park Public Safety Building located at 17355 68th Ct., Tinley Park, IL 60477. For more details see www.TinleyPark.org.
Class size is limited. Please register now at 708-444-2690 or email
so materials will be ready for you. Don't miss this life changing opportunity. You can pick up your book prior to class if you wish.
The course is being organized by Gregory Rosenberg (AB9MZ). He is the Tinley Park ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Cook County ARES, Tinley Park RACES Chief Radio Officer, Skywarn Administrator, and an active member of the Tinley Park Emergency Management Agency. He also is a Net Control Operator for the North Eastern Illinois / North West Indiana Multi-Jurisdictional Skywarn Net and the STARS Skywarn Net.
We are always looking for submissions of articles, photos, or anything that you would like to see included on our Web site. Please send them to: BARS Webmaster - Jim, N9ABF
