BIARC Club Activities Archive:
February 2022
The Feburary 2022 club activity was held on Saturday, February 12th at 2:00 PM via Zoom video conference. William Polhemus, NH6ET presented his
Grounding & Bonding Part II presentation.
September 2021
The September 2021 club activity was held on Saturday, September 11th at 2:00 PM via Zoom video conference. The main topic was a presentation on Hawaii Grid Madness, by Stan AH6KO. Stan covered the rules, logging, and the three entry classes. We discussed details about the addition of the 6-meter band. Stan covered the history of Hawaii Grid Madness, showing the charts of contacts from previous years. Stan was followed by Jim, WH6FQI who talked about the WISPR Beacon installation on Mauna Loa.
August 2021
The August 2021 club activity was held on Saturday, August 14th at 2:00 PM via Zoom video conference. The main topic was a presentation on grounding and bonding. (Part 1) It is available on YouTube under the following link. BIARC Grounding Presentation - Part 1.
July 2021
The July 2021 club activity was held on Saturday, July 10th at 2:00 PM via Zoom video conference. The main topic was a presentation on the role of APRS in a recent amateur balloon launch and recovery operation on Hawaii Island. The full program is available on youtube. July Club Activity
An update on Emergency Communications coordination begins 55 minutes into the video, presented by Tony, WH6DVI, Chair of the Public Service Communications Committee. Link to EMCOMM Update on YouTube.
May 2021
The May 2021 club activity was held on Saturday the 8th at 2:00 PM via the Zoom video conference. Tony, WH6DVI Presented a slide deck on emergency communications, covering the challenges, opportunities, and some of the groups involved. Roy, WH6FYK gave a presentation on our plans for the 2021 ARRL field day activities. The group had a general discussion about field day and questions were answered
October 2020
The October club activity was held on Saturday the 10th at 2:00 PM via the Zoom video conference. Tony, WH6DVI, and Jim, WH6FQI discussed Emergency Communications, the 2020 ARES SET, and digital modes and infrastructure. Stations involved in the 2020 SET gave reports on their experiences. William, NH6ET discussed joining club leadership and the upcoming BIARC election. See the video on YouTube. October BIARC Activity
September 2020
The September club activity was held on Saturday the 12th at 2:00 PM via the Zoom video conference. Jim, WH6FQI, and William, NH6ET provided a PowerPoint and discussion on simplex operations titled Simplex Tips and Tricks. (PDF) Stan, AH6K0 presented information about the upcoming Hawaiian Islands Grid Madness 2020 event. See the video on YouTube. Part 1. Part 2.
The June club activity was held on Saturday the 13th, at 2:00 PM via the Zoom video conference. Information on field day was presented, followed by a presentation on RF data networking (AREDN Mesh) by Tony, WH6DVI, Jim, WH6FQI, and William, NH6ET.
The May club activity was held on Saturday, May 9th, at 2:00 PM via Zoom video conference. BIARC President William Polhemus, NH6ET provided an update on the status of the Kulani Cone Repeater and the upcoming ARRL field day. Mike Cizek, W0VTT gave a great presentation on the ARRL LOG BOOK of the World. See the full video recording of the activity on Youtube.
