BARC Calendar

April 2009

• Apr 1 (Wed) — TRAINING — SKYWARN Training for Sarpy County at 7:00 PM.  Held at the Fire Training Academy, 3100 Cornhusker Road in Bellevue.  Contact brian.e.smith@noaa.gov for more info or go to http://www.crh.noaa.gov/oax/skywarn/outreach.php.
• Apr 6 (Tue) — TRAINING — SKYWARN Training for Douglas County at 7:00 PM.  Held at the BoysTown National Center Auditorium.  Contact brian.e.smith@noaa.gov for more info or go to http://www.crh.noaa.gov/oax/skywarn/outreach.php.
• Apr 9 (Thu) — BARC Board Meeting at 7:30 PM, meeting at Lansky's in the Twin Creek shopping area near 36th Street and Highway 370.  Open to the membership.  More info here.
• Apr 16 (Thu) — BARC 50th Anniversary Dinner at 6:00 PM, held at the Masonic Hall in Bellevue.  Dinner Menu:  Roast pork loin with baked apples, baked potatoes with butter and sour cream, glazed carrots, assorted bread with butter, coffee, iced tea, and cake with ice cream.  Cost is $8.50 per person for adults ages 14 and older, $4.50 for Children ages 13 and under.  All reservations must be in by Thursday, April 9, 2009 to get a count to the caterer.  Please send your reservation to dinner2009@bellevuearc.org.
• Apr 16 (Thu) — BARC General Membership Meeting at 7:30 PM, held at the Masonic Hall in Bellevue. Open to anyone interested in amateur radio.  There will be a short business meeting will be followed by a program celebrating 50 Years of our club!  Additionally, there will be door prizes, lots of remembrances, some great and/or funny stories, probably a few awards, and maybe even a few surprises.
• Apr 17-18 (Fri-Sun) — HAMFEST — Hamboree 2009.  ARRL Midwest Division Convention, sponsored by the 3900 Club, Marina Inn Conference Center South Sioux City, NE.  For more info go to http://www.3900club.com/mycustompage0031.htm or contact Tom Brosamle WBØYNX at (712)252-4107,  wb0ynx@arrl.net.
• Apr 18 (Sat) — HAMFEST — Hambash 2009.  Ararat Shrine Amateur Radio Club, at 5100 Ararat Drive, Kansas City, MO.  Open at 8:00 AM.   Talk-In: 145.130 (no tone).  For more info go to http://www.hambash.com/ or contact Dave Hinkley KAØSOG at ka0sog@arrl.net.
• Apr 19 (Sun) — PUBSVC — MS Walk.  Noon to about 5 PM.  Radio ops should check in at the Scott Conference Center on the UNO south campus about 11:30.  For more information contact Rob Buckholz KCØOYT at kc0oyt@arrl.net or by phone at 402-964-9960.  Lunch will be provided as well as T-shirts.
• Apr 25 (Sat)— HAMFEST — DMRAA Hamfest 2009.  8:00 AM to 1:oo PM at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Walnut Center Building.  Talk-in on 146.96 T 114.8.  More info at http://www.dmraa.com/hamfest2009/hamfest-apr-2009.pdf or contact Dan Miller KCØFRL at kc0frl@msn.com or 515-285-7981.
• Apr 25-26 (Sat-Sun) — Nebraska QSO Party.  Details are at http://www.hdxa.net/neqso/.  Runs from noon local on Saturday to noon local on Sunday.