Bellevue Amateur Radio Club

 

 

Bellevue ARC Board Meeting - The board of directors meets quarterly on the second Thursday of January, April, July & October. The exact time and location will be announced via the Groups.IO email reflector. All club members are welcome to attend. Exceptions to this schedule will be emailed to club members and posted on the Groups.IO calendar.

Bellevue ARC Member Meeting - A general membership meeting is held on the third Thursday of each month (except December) at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge dining Hall (1910 Franklin St., Bellevue, NE) (4 blocks north of Mission Ave / NE Highway 370). Look for funny-looking antennas on the cars in the parking lot and enter through the south door.

Bellevue ARC has an email reflector, calendar and file repository for club members on Groups.IO (https://groups.io/g/BellevueARC). If you are a club member and haven't already received an invitation to join the reflector please go to https://groups.io/g/BellevueARC/join to request access to the group.

 

Bellevue Amateur Radio Club (ARC) Mission Statement

To advance the art, science, enjoyment, and utilization of Amateur Radio starting with Bellevue and expanding to other regions within the state by working in concert with ARRL Strategic Plans. Our radio spectrum reaches across state boundaries therefore our mission is to promote Amateur Radio wherever our signals are received.

Bellevue ARC Vision Statement

An amateur radio club growing +5% per year while promoting public awareness of the hobby and service while collaborating with other Ham clubs and local academic institutions to enhance STEAM curriculum and public service to the metro.

Bellevue ARC Strategic Goals

  • Increase our membership by 5% per year through broad public outreach programs.
  • Publicize Amateur Radio activities and highlight the benefits of Amateur Radio through public focused activities and events such as Farmers Markets, County Fair Demo, State Fair Demo, School Round-up, etc.
  • Increase the number of Net Control Operators for both the Protocol and Tech Nets. New voices developing new skills.
  • Develop teamwork between Amateur Radio Operators and Sarpy County EOC to provide Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) assistance as needed during emergencies and to execute frequent simulated emergency tests to hone skills.
  • Establish a monthly Protocol Net focused on a formal traffic net that includes a simulated repeater failure. (Transition to Simplex in the middle of the net. Relay traffic as necessary.)

Bellevue ARC Objectives

  • Develop monthly club programs for club member benefit: A public POTA each month with marketing outreach in advance: Mahoney, Platte River, Schramm. Louisville SR, someones garage, etc...
  • Develop monthly youth/adult outreach programs: JOTA, TDOTA, Kids Day on the Air, YOTA, etc.
  • Participate in all local parades as ARES support and “IN” the parade with a float marketing ARRL.
  • Execute the Radio Scouting program for Scouting (WWW.K2BSA.NET).
  • Participate in the June Field Day and January Winter Field Day with 3 month prior advertisement.
  • Ensure our Web Site is dynamic (not static) and contains updated information.
  • Leverage social media such as Facebook and the Omaha STEM Ecosystem.
  • Collaborate with other clubs and develop a dynamic ARES capability for the metro.


News and Announcements:

 

Tom Huber Memorial NTS Traffic Team

Refer to this link What is NTS to find about NTS.

Go to this website to send a Radiogram over the NTS for delivery. Radiogram Portal

For information contact Dudley KD0NMD KD0NMD@ARRL.NET



Nebraska Youth Outreach

Refer to this informational link about Youth Stem and Mentoring

KN0BSA Mid-America Radio Scouting Group: This group of Radio Scouters supports the Scouts America Radio Scouting program found at: WWW.K2BSA.NET .

We support Council and Troop activity by teaching the Radio Merit Badge and providing hands-on activities such as radio transmitter "Fox Hunts", on-air activities such as Kids Day on the Air, and the annual Jamboree on the Air.

We support non-scouting youth organizations as well. If your youth organization would like to gain some amateur radio experience and have fun with radio then email KD0NMD@ARRL.NET and make your request.

  Radio Merit Badge Manual
  Radio Merit Badge Requirements


Technician License Class

Email education@bellevuearc.org or call Dennis @ 402-690-2587
for more information or to be notified when classes are scheduled.



 

Next VE Test Session(s)

ARRL test session locator: Find Session


Email Dennis Mitchell with any questions.

Officers:

BARC Board Contact info
Call Name Position Phone Email
N0WQK Mark President 402-630-4927 n0wqk@cox.net
KD0NMD Dudley VP 402-291-7887 KD0NMD@ARRL.NET
KC0YKN Dennis Treasurer 402-690-2587 kc0ykn@cox.net
W0TVS Brad Secretary 402-547-7329 bradcase@cox.net
KE6DZD Wayne Property
Open Spark Gap
Communications
KF0MFH Mark Trustee 520-977-6222 mark.grizzly@outlook.com
KC0HLB Barb Courtesy 402-510-0308 barbwestcott@cox.net
Shirts & Badges
KC0YKN Dennis Education 402-690-2587 education@bellevuearc.org

Talk to Us:

  • Bellevue ARC Repeater (W0WYV) – 147.390 Mhz, Plus (+) offset, PL: 131.8 hz

     

    Local Amateur Radio NETs

    An amateur radio net is an "on radio" gathering of amateur radio operators. A net may be formal or informal. They reoccur at regular intervals on a schedule. A net control operator is the individual presiding over the net that directs whose turn in order may speak. A predetermined topic may be selected or there may be open discussion depending on the type of net. Some nets serve a specific practical purpose while others are merely social. Getting involved in a social net is a quick way to meet other hams and become familiar with the process of repeater or simplex operation.

  • List of EN21 Verified Area Nets (link)

    The Bellevue Amateur Radio Club official weekly net is the Bellevue Amateur Radio Club Protocol Net which takes place Mondays at 20:00 ( 8:00pm CST ). The Protocol Net gives all area amateur radio operators the opportunity to participate and share traffic and announcements. This is not a round table discussion net, it is a short net in which you check in and become informed of local radio related events.

    Visit the Protocol Net Official Web page

    Local Amateur Web Sites:

    ===club===

  • Plattsmouth Amateur Radio Club - ''Plattsmouth, Bellevue and surrounding area''
  • Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club - ''Omaha and surrounding area''
  • Southwest Iowa Amateur Radio Club - ''including Council Bluffs Ia.''
  • Nebraska/Iowa Promote the Band Club - ''W-NE E-IA surrounding area.''
  • Story County Amateur Radio Club - ''including Ames Ia.''
  • Pawnee Amateur Radio Club - ''including Columbus Ne.''
  • Nebraska Tricity Amateur Radio Club - ''including Scottsbluff Ne.''

    ===individual===

  • Derek Winterstien W0DBW

    ===other===

  • Nebraska 3.982.00 Phone Net Group
  • 220 / 1.25-meter Promote the Band Net
  • HF Net Info
  • Midwest Net Frequencies and Time
  • K8ZT Amatuer Radio Resources

     

    Join B.A.R.C.

    Please consider joining and offering your contribution to our club. The Bellevue Amateur Radio Club is an active part of the local radio community providing an excellent field day, radio education, regular meetings, events, and training. New licensees may receive the first year membership for free. This really is a great group of hams and we want you to be one of us.
    Membership Registration Form

    If you'd like to join ARRL or renew an ARRL membership please print the affiliated club membership form and bring it to any club meeting. The form is online at: ARRL Affiliated Club Membership Application. Copies are available at club meetings.
    For our newly licensed members I encourage you to join ARRL. One reason to join is QST, the ARRL magazine. It's an excellent source of information, and ARRL members can access an online archive of QST going back decades.

    Event Calendar
    (Cursor over bold date to see details.)



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    Webmasters: Leonard Parkison KD0QFE - Derek Winterstien W0DBW

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