We will be holding a class for anyone interested in upgrading to the General License. The classes will be held Monday evenings from 6PM to 8PM, starting February 5. This class will be held on Zoom. We will be using the ARRL General Class License Manual. The manual is usually available on Amazon for a lower price than the actual ARRL store. Be sure to get the current book, for 2023 to 2027. This is the 10th edition. If you are interested in this class sign up using the form on the license class page ..read more

The Barstow Amateur Radio Clube is active as W6E for the Rt66 on the Air Special Event. If you work W6E and want a QSL card, send your card and an SASE to our club address. Barstow Amateur Radio Club P.O.Box 2141 Barstow, CA 92312 No money is required, but your card and an SASE is required ..read more

The Rt-66 On The Air event will start on 9/9/2023 at 0001 GMT and will continue through 9/17/2023 2359 GMT. Go to W6JBT.ORG, the sponsoring club, for complete information. 2023 is the 23rd year for Route 66 On The Air, and the 17th year that BARC will be operating as W6E. This is an annual special event to celebrate the history of the Mother Road, sponsored by the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club in San Bernardino. There are expected to be 21 special event (1×1) stations taking part in this year’s event, from Santa Monica to the Chicago area. These are the two ends of Route 66, and the ..read more

We will be holding Technician Class License classes on Monday evenings from 6PM to 8PM, starting May 15. For details and to RSVP check out our license class page ..read more

 The US House of Representatives will have at least two proposals related to Amateur Radio to review in the 2023-2024 session. The bills introduced focus on improving antenna restrictions and HF digital operations. Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio sponsors HR-9670, the “Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act.” The bill attempts to take on private land use restrictions and covenants. The bill’s intro reads, “…amateur stations have been shown to be frequently and increasingly precluded” by these unreasonable rules. Changes included in HR-9670 include allowing antennas shorter than 1 meter ..read more

Join BARC for portable operation on Saturday, November 5th, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Loaded with Fun, Games, Food & Craft Vendors, and lots of Pistachios. Come meet the Mascot, view the art exhibit, pet the mini critters, and be entertained by the live band and gunfight skits ..read more

On Thursday, September 8, we will hold our regular monthly club meeting. 7PM at the American Legion Hall. We will be joined by a special guest speaker, Mike Sipin KA9CQL. Mike will tell us about his experience using Amateur Radio to experiment with, track, and control high-altitude balloons. Mike says it will not be too technical, but should be very interesting ..read more