Amateur Radio Club of Brown County W9BCI

ARES NET Each Thu 7:30PM 147.300 (+) P/L Tone 136.5 | During Declared Emergency 3.910 MHz LSB | 146.97 SKYWarn NET

Installation of 80M Loop and Brown County EOC

3-17-24

Installation of 80M Loop and Brown County EOC

3-17-24

Installation of 80M Loop and Brown County EOC

3-17-24 (Fred striking a pose)

Installation of 80M Loop and Brown County EOC

3-17-24

Brown County EOC Radio Room

3-17-24

Posted: 11/06/2024
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NOTE: The 4th Saturday of the month is cancelled for Nov & Dec

Instead, we met JOTA @Camp Ernst on Oct 19th and we're gathering on Dec 7th at The Seasons ... READ MORE

Posted: 08/08/2024
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W9BCI December 7, 2024 Fellowship

End-of-Year Fellowship We are meeting at The Seasons in Nashville, Indiana in the Rafters Restaurant.Signficant Others and non-Hams are welcome.See you around 12/Noon on Saturday Dec 7th. 73... READ MORE

Posted: 02/10/2024
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Current Band Plan (Updated 2-13-2024)

Band Plan Click here to download the .PDF file. After you have downloaded it, you can print it.Added to the list:The Brown County VHF #2 Repeater: 145.400 (PL=136.6, currently open) Will be moved to another location shortly.The Brown County GMRS "700" repeater: 462.7000 dpl411 I couldn't edit the previous post and I wanted to add the new 2m Repeater 145.400-I have a few other notes from our last discussi... READ MORE

Posted: 01/28/2024
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December 14, 2024 VE Laurel Testing

W9BCI VE Test Team Offering FREE Amateur Radio Test Services Time: 1PM - until we're doneDec 14, 2024 The W9BCI Laurel VE team has scheduled Amateur Radio license testing in Columbus Indiana for December 14th, 2024. The testing site is 1702 Lawton Avenue in the Sovereign Christ Bible Fellowship building that is one block west of Washington Street on 17th,. [Locals may know this as the entrance to Noblitt Park. Really old loca... READ MORE

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Repeater Assets @ Brown County State Park Posted: 09/28/2024 Comments: 0	147.30 Repeater This repeater is located in an equipment shed.... READ MORE
Field Days Posted: 09/28/2024 Comments: 0	2024 Field Day Pictures For the 2024 Field Day, June 22-23, many of the W9BCI hams hung out with Johnson County's Midstate Amateur Radio Club at the Brown County State Park. Other W9BCI hams were helping at repeater sites. ... READ MORE
W9BCI Band Plan Posted: 02/13/2024 Comments: 0	Current W9BCI Band Plan (Printable) Attached is a .PDF which you can print. Open this resource and click the blue Download button. You can then open the file and print it.... READ MORE
Activities of Interest Posted: 08/31/2023 Comments: 0	A Path To Your TECHNICIAN LICENSE There are many paths for an individual interested in earning their TECHNCIAN license. W9BCI is here to help you, coach/mentor, encourage, ... whatever you need ... please contact us. For the N9BCI Radio Club (Brown County School Club) we use the following references (In no particular order of priority & just for your consideration) ... READ MORE
Activities of Interest Posted: 08/25/2023 Comments: 0	SAVE THE DATE: JAMBOREE On-The-AIR OCTOBER 18-20, 2024 FEEDBACK/COMMENTS. The camp was excellent. Our Scouts had a great time, learned some new things, and had a good time connecting with the nearby Cub Scout Pack. / Excellent camp. Thanks again, to all of the volunteers who shared their knowledge with the Scouts. / Boys had a great time. There was a lot of stuff packed in the day. Thought things went well. There was a lot for t... READ MORE
ARCBC Meeting Minutes Posted: 03/03/2023 Comments: 0	SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training Opportunity From: Noel A. Taylor Date: Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 6:56?PMSubject: [CARC79] NWS Spotter Training WebinarTo: For those of you who have not been able to attend a live Skywarn spotter training session this year, here's an opportunity to get trained online: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.gotowebinar.com%2Fregister%2F4699244956289496926&sa=D&ust... READ MORE
ARES and SKYWARN NET Scripts Posted: 02/26/2023 Comments: 0	SCRIPT: SKYWARN Storm Spotter NET BROWN COUNTY SKYWARN NET [ANY STATION CAN START A NET AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS] CQ Net, CQ Net, CQ Net. Attention all stations, this is (Call sign) ___________ activating the Brown County severe weather net. We have been requested to activate this net by the National Weather Service. NWS has issued a ___________ watch/warning for Brown County until _________ ... READ MORE
ARES and SKYWARN NET Scripts Posted: 02/26/2023 Comments: 0	SCRIPT: ARES NET Brown County ARES Net Script CQ Net, CQ Net, CQ Net. This is “CALLSIGN” with the Brown County A R E S net, which meets every Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. local time on the 147.300 repeater with a 136.5 PL tone. We value any and all check-ins, and the net is open to all Amateurs Radio operators. This is a directed net. Please direct all your input and comments to Net... READ MORE
Repeater Assets @ Brown County State Park Posted: 02/26/2023 Comments: 0	Photos of Repeater Assets @Brown County State Park Brown County State Park, 147.300Mhz... READ MORE
ARCBC Meeting Minutes Posted: 01/28/2023 Comments: 0	Jan 28, 2023 ... References & Discussion General Notes CARC Hamfest, Apr 1, 2023, 8-12AM Columbus North High School Cafeteria https://www.ribbitradio.org/ https://thewelcomenet.net/ Weekly, Wednesday Evening on 443.275 P/L 136.5 https://aprs.fi/ https://aprs.fi/#!lat=39.19450&ln... READ MORE