New Year’s Eve Open Forum

You are invited to join the BARRA Tech Net New Year’s Eve Open Forum as we gather on the air to close out the year together. This net is an open, relaxed conversation where you can listen in, check in, and participate at whatever level you are comfortable. Operators...

Christmas Eve Open Forum

The BARRA Tech Net Christmas Eve Open Forum is a relaxed, informal net designed to give members and guests an opportunity to get on the air, check in, and take part in open discussion during the holiday week. Unlike a typical Tech Net with a scheduled presentation,...

Your Most Useful Radio Tip or Trick

This week’s BARRA Tech Net is all about sharing the little things that make a big difference in our radio lives. As participants, we’re each bringing one simple tip or trick that has helped us become better, more organized, or more effective operators. It might be a...

Your Journey Into Amateur Radio

This evening, we’re focusing on how we all got here—the personal stories behind our amateur radio callsigns. What first inspired you to get your license? Was it curiosity, emergency communications, a friend or family member, or maybe a fascination with radios,...

Echolink

EchoLink is a system that lets licensed amateur radio operators connect to repeaters, simplex nodes, and other hams over the internet using VoIP technology. You can access it from a radio connected to an EchoLink-enabled repeater, or directly from a computer or...