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GBARC-Greater Bridgeport Amateur Radio Club

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NEXT ACTIVITY

Monthly GBARC meeting
Tuesday, 12/10/2024 at 7:45 PM


Weekly VHF/UHF Net Thursdays

The GBARC Net is held on the WA1RJI and N1KGN repeaters every Thursday at 8:00 pm. Details here.


Monthly Meeting

The second Tuesday of each month at 7:45 pm. Details here.


Foxhunt

GBARC conducts a challenging hidden transmitter foxhunt about every month. Details here.


Who we are and what we do

The Greater Bridgeport Amateur Radio Club (GBARC) is an ARRL affiliated club whose mission is to support the City of Bridgeport during times of emergency and non-emergency by providing training and technical expertise. We seek to further the exchange of information and cooperation between members and non-members, to promote radio knowledge, fraternalism and individual operating efficiency; and to conduct club programs and activities as to advance the general interest and advancement of amateur radio and ham radio operators in our communities.

If you are a licensed radio amateur operator you are invited to join us order to help meet these goals. Come experience new and exciting activities while you have a chance to learn from others. If you are not a GBARC member and need any information about joining, training or making donations, or for general comments concerning our website please contact us at and we will respond as soon as possible.

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and many of our members donate funds to finance our projects. You can easily donate through PayPal.

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2024 Summer FIELD DAY - June 22-23

GBARC's ARRL Summer Field Day will be held on the top level of the St. Vincent’s Medical Center parking garage in Bridgeport, CT. We will operate 2 HF, 1 HF GOTA, and 1 VHF/UHF station useing SSB, CW and FT8 modes.




2023 FIELD DAY GBARC Places 5th in Class

GBARC's ARRL Summer Field Day was held on the top level of the St. Vincent’s Medical Center parking garage. It proved to be a perfect operating location. We operated 2 HF, 1 HF GOTA, 1 VHF/UHF, and 1 AMSAT station. Points totaled 3,992 which was 5th in the 2A-commercial class.  

Thanks to all of the GBARC members and drop-ins for making this a successful event.


Monthly Meeting - December 10 at 7:45pm ET

We invite all amateur radio operators and those looking to become licensed to visit us at our next meeting which will be held via Zoom.

You can call-in for more information or help on one of our repeaters (see information below). Our agenda includes time to socialize, handle club business, questions and answers, and usually a technical presentation.


Weekly net - December 12 at 8:00pm ET

GBARC holds a weekly net in order to practice net protocol, pass club and technical information, and hold a general rag chew. Our weekly nets are held each Thursday at 8pm Eastern Time. You can participate in the net by listening to the linked repeaters at:

VHF Repeater W1BPT
   Receive: 146.445 MHz
   Transmit: 147.445 MHz (+1MHz offset)
   CTCSS Tone: 77Hz

UHF Repeater N1KGN
   Frequency: 441.700 MHz
   Transmit: 446.700 MHz (+5MHz offset)
   CTCSS Tone: 77Hz
   Echolink Node: 441700

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