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Monthly Meetings
The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Club (BRARC) meets at the Stoney Mountain Activity Center located on Stoney Mountain Road, near the Henderson County Landfill. Click here for a map to our meetings. Meetings are at 7:30 PM on the first Tuesday of the month. Every amateur radio operator is encouraged to join. Prospective members do not have to be residents of Henderson County and prospective members may already be a member of another club.
The BRARC conducts monthly meetings with informative presentations. The presentations are put on by folks who have particular interests relating to amateur radio and often by persons representing a group within the community, such as the telephone company, the power company, etc. Many members stage programs incorporating their experiences in many diverse areas.
Nets
BRARC conducts a weekly net on the 2 meter 146.640 mhz/PL tone 91.5 repeater every Sunday evening at 8 pm local time. Club Members and non-members are invited to check in. Upon conclusion of the net, there is an informal gathering on a 10 meter frequency of 28.350 MHz.
The Henderson County ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) is quite an active group here in the area They have a weekly training net every Wednesday evening at 9 pm Local Time on the 146.640 (/146.04 PL 91.5). Their website address is www.nc4hc.us, and the group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month, usually at the Land Development Building in Hendersonville. If you're interested in using your hobby and amateur radio privileges for good, then join us!
The table below lists many nets that are of interest to Amateurs in Henderson, Transylvania and Buncome counties.
|
Net |
Freq / PL |
Day/Time |
|
BRARC Net |
146.640 MHz/ 91.5 |
Sunday |
|
BRARC Rag Chew |
28350 kHz |
Sunday following
146.640 net |
|
Oasis Shrine Net |
145.190 MHz |
Sunday |
|
|
224.260 MHz |
Sunday
|
|
Good Morning Net |
146.760 MHz |
M-W-F |
|
WCARS Info. Net |
146.910 MHz/ 91.5 |
Monday |
|
|
224.540 MHz |
Monday |
|
WCARS Simplex Net |
147.525 MHz |
Tuesday |
|
146.640 MHz / 91.5 |
Wednesday |
|
|
Hit and Bounce Net(CW) |
7.042 MHz |
Daily |
|
Buncombe ARES Net |
146.910 MHz/ 91.5 |
Wednesday |
|
|
147.135 MHz |
Thursday |
|
QCWA Chapter 76 |
3740 kHz (SSB) |
Saturday |
|
6600 Net |
145.190 MHz |
Saturday |
|
K4UUQ Morning Net |
7225.5 kHz (SSB) |
Mon-Sat |
|
NC Morning Net |
3927 kHz (SSB) |
Daily |
|
SATERN Net |
14265 kHz |
Daily |
|
|
3695 kHz (CW 5-8 wpm) |
Daily |
|
NC Evening Net |
3923 kHz (SSB) |
Daily |
|
|
3573 kHz (CW 20-22 wpm) |
Daily |
|
Tarheel ARES Net |
3923 kHz (SSB) |
Daily |
|
|
146.610 MHz |
Daily |
|
|
3573 kHz (CW 15-18 wpm) |
Daily |
Contesting and Field
Day
BRARC participates in many contests throughout the year, such as Field Day. Field Day is the Big Kahuna of contests. The Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Club sets up their Field Day stations at Fletcher Community Park, Fletcher, NC. A majority of the amateur radio clubs throughout the USA participate in this contest. A point value system is given for the type of station operating during Field Day. For example, points are given for: CW (morse code); phone (single sideband voice); power source of the station (natural - such as solar electric, hydro, wind; battery; or the regular ol grid.); and the number of logged stations contacted. Please note there are additional ways to obtain points. See the ARRL site for more info.
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