meeting – Bloomington Amateur Radio Association

Next meeting Oct. 6, 2026 @ 7pm

By Rolf KrogstadSeptember 20, 2026Club Meetingsmeeting

Join us for the upcoming meeting of the Bloomington Amateur Radio Association. We will meet at 7pm on October 6th, 2026.
The program will be a look at Winlink.

Winlink Global Radio Email®️ is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present.

The October meeting will be in the Haeg Conference Room at Bloomington Civic Plaza. The room is located on the 2nd floor at the south end of the building.

Next meeting – Sept. 1, 2026

By Rolf KrogstadJuly 20, 2026Club Meetingsmeeting

Please note – there are no BARA meetings in July or August.

Our next meeting is on Sept. 1st at the Bloomington Civic Plaza.

BARA Meeting on May 5th

By Rolf KrogstadMay 3, 2026Club Meetings, UncategorizedFoxhunt, meeting, Transmitter hunt

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us!!

Join us for the upcoming meeting of the Bloomington Amateur Radio Association. We will meet at 7pm on May 5th.
The program will be a look at techniques to use when participating in a Fox Hunt. The ham radio version of a fox hunt is where a small transmitter is hidden and hams attempt to find it.

Then join us again for the June meeting on June 2nd when we will attempt to apply what we learned in an actual hidden transmitter hunt. We will be using 2 meter frequencies, so bring your handheld and, preferably, a small directional antenna and give it a try. On June 2nd we will meet at the NR0T/KE0TL QTH at 6pm. A picnic supper will be provided.

The May meeting will be in the Haeg Conference Room at Bloomington Civic Plaza. The room is located on the 2nd floor at the south end of the building.

Next BARA mtg Jan. 27th

By Rolf KrogstadJanuary 15, 2026Club Meetingsmeeting

PLEASE NOTE: Change of meeting date.

Because of precinct caucuses, our normal 1st Tuesday of the month meeting for February has been changed.

BARA’s next meeting is on Tuesday January 27th at 7 pm in the Haeg Conference Room in the Bloomington Civic Plaza. Join us in person or via Zoom. A Zoom link will be made available via the BARA email list on the afternoon of the meeting.

Our discussion topic will be the upcoming Minnesota QSO Party (MnQP) sponsored by the Minnesota Wireless Association (MWA). A number of BARA members are also MWA members.The MnQP takes place annually on the first Saturday of February. This year the MnQP falls on Saturday February 7th and runs from 8AM to 6pm CST. You do not need to be a member of BARA or MWA to participate in this on-the-air event.More information at https://www.w0aa.org/mn-qso-party/

What is the MnQP?
Operators inside Minnesota try to contact as many other amateur radio stations as possible within Minnesota in addition to working as many other US states and Canadian provinces over a 10 hour period.

Operators outside of Minnesota try to work as many Minnesota stations and as many of the 87 counties as they can. State QSO parties are great for earning awards like Worked All States (WAS) or Worked All Counties, and are typically low key, less intense than major contests.

73
Rolf NR0T
BARA President

B.A.R.A. Oct. 1st, 2024 – “Fox Hunt”

By Rolf KrogstadSeptember 26, 2024Club Meetings, Uncategorizedmeeting

The October meeting of B.A.R.A is Tuesday, October 1st. We will start the meeting with a hidden transmitter hunt, aka a Fox Hunt. Bring a 2 meter FM radio. While a small directional antenna is preferred, a rubber duck antenna can also be used.

Meetings are normally the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Haeg Conference Room on the 2nd floor of Bloomington Civic Plaza (south end).

The November meeting will be on Tuesday, November 12th.
Note: The November meeting is always on the 2nd Tuesday of the month because election staff takes over the conference room on the first Tuesday.

See you at the meeting!
73, Rolf NR0T

January to April 2024 – Programs

By Rolf KrogstadJanuary 10, 2024Uncategorizedmeeting

January 2 – Bouvet, the most remote island on earth (NR0T)
February 6 – VHF Roving 101 (W0ZQ)
March 5 – Antenna Modeling, is it worth it? (K0MPH)

April 2 – My experiences on the Heard Island 2016 DXpedition (AE0EE)

Meetings are at 7pm in the Haeg Conference Room at Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington or on Zoom.

Recent Programs at BARA

By Rolf KrogstadJanuary 10, 2024Uncategorizedmeeting

Fall 2023 we had the following programs at our meetings:

Sept ’23 – NR0T built a 70cm/2M portable J-Pole from ladder line
Oct ’23 – AE0EE discussed Fox Hunting including an indoor hunt
Nov ’23 – K0AD did a presentation on CW Academy
Dec ’23 – Our annual pizza gathering at Davanni’s

No July/August 2023 Meetings

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)July 2, 2023Uncategorizedmeeting

We are returning to the pre-COVID tradition of not meeting in July and August, and particularly so because the first Tuesday is July 4th. Enjoy the holiday, and we’ll see you on September 5th or at a semi-spontaneous event before then (e.g. W1AW/0 MN week 2)!

January Meeting 1/3/2023: Zoom

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)January 2, 2023Uncategorizedmeeting

With forecast bad weather, the January meeting will be on Zoom only at 7:30 PM CST Tuesday 1/3/2023. Look for details on the email list, or contact Bill (AE0EE) via the info on the contact page.

November Meeting 11/9/2021

By Bill Mitchell (AEØEE)November 1, 2021Uncategorizedmeeting

Due to the election on November 2nd (more info at the Secretary of State’s page), the Bloomington Amateur Radio Association monthly meeting is postponed to Tuesday November 9th at 7:30 PM. This meeting will be virtual and a link will follow on the email list. If you are not on the list and would like an invitation, please contact Bill by email (ae0ee#arrl.net).

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