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The
Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club was founded in 1937 and is the oldest
and largest club in Louisiana. We have a diverse group of hams who
enjoy the hobby, educational and public service aspects of amateur radio.
We are an Affiliate Club of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and an
ARRL Special Service Club. The ARRL recognizes clubs that go the extra mile
to provide on-going training and support for the benefit of their community.
BRARC and these extraordinary groups actively pursue all aspects of Amateur
Radio, including:
Club meetings are held on the
last Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM. We normally meet at St. Luke's Episcopal
Church. The address is
8833 Goodwood Blvd Baton Rouge. (just behind Woman's Hospital.) In
March, we move our meeting to the BREC Observatory and in December, we normally
have a banquet at one of the local restaurants. Board
meetings are the first Tuesday each month at 7 PM at Byronz Bistro
( 5412
Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA). Club members are invited to attend
dinner starting at 6pm.
You can learn more about the history of BRARC on the BRARC
History page.
ARE YOU READY FOR DTV ?
The ARRL has recently received a request from the FCC asking
that ARRL members to provide technical educational assistance to their
communities concerning the FCC-mandated digital television (DTV) conversion.
BRARC held it's first DTV Q&A session during our January 27th club
meeting. The FCC conducted a technical presentations on the conversion.
If you in need of assistance or would like more information, visit the
FCC's site at: http://www.dtv.gov/ or
you may contact the club directly at dtv@brarc.org
Please note that BRARC and it's members are prohibited from providing
home visits to installation equipment. We also do not broker or sell conversion
boxes in any way.
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Membership Information
Membership to the club is open to all licensed amateur radio operators.
Annual dues are $25; you may apply in person during any of our meetings or by
mail. If you plan to join the Amateur
Radio Relay League (ARRL) as well, please apply for ARRL membership through
BRARC as the club retains $15 of the dues for each NEW regular and senior membership.
(Club
Commission program)
Schedule of Events
Recent Events - Information and Photos
RF News
RF News is the club's monthly newsletter and is available at no
cost via email to our members. Submissions to the RF News should be sent
to the editor at the following address:
RF News Editor
Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 4004
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4004
The club has established a Yahoo Group for the purpose of improving
our communications and coordinating events. This group is only open to our members
and affiliates. Back issues of the RF News are available in our members group
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Club Awards
The Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club presents two annual awards.
The BR Award is sponsored by the Dr. John Hunter family and is presented for
significant contribution to Amateur Radio. Nominations should be made in writing
to any board member. The award is presented during our Christmas party. Stan
Preston Award is given to someone of a helpful nature, as was Stan Preston,
W5GIX, a charter member of the club. When Dr. Preston became a Silent Key, his
family gave permission for the Club to remember him by assigning his call to
the club station. Nominations should be made in writing to any board member.
The award is also presented during our Christmas party.
Two other awards, Red Stick Award and the Worked All Parishes
Award are presented to persons who complete the objective of the award and submit
the required documentation to the BRARC Awards Committee. The details of each
award and the recipients can be found on our awards
page.
Last Update:
April 9, 2009
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