The Benton County Radio Operators (BCRO) purpose
is to encourage innovation in amateur radio, provide public service and
educational opportunities, foster good will, and have to fun.
Although the main purpose of Amateur Radio is
fun, it is called the "Amateur Radio Service" because it also has a serious
face. The FCC created this "Service" to fill the need for a pool of experts
who could provide backup emergency communications. In addition, the FCC
acknowledged the ability of the hobby to advance the communication and
technical skills of radio, and to enhance goodwill. This philosophy has paid
off. Countless lives have been saved where skilled hobbyists act as
emergency communicators to render aid, whether it's during an earthquake in
Italy or a hurricane in the U.S.Please join us and help make this wonderful
hobby even better. We would be happy to see you at one of our
meetings, or talk to you on the air.
News
Field Day Pics
Posted (Posted July 2, 2008)
Here are a few of the Field
Day pictures I have. If you have any you would like to
share please feel free to
send them to me.
Items Wanted (Posted
July 2, 2008)Richard N5HUB is looking for
a microphone for a Kenwood TS-820S 4pin. <Click
here for more information>
Order Your Own BCRO
Shirt (Updated July 2, 2008)If you would like to order a
BCRO Shirt, please contact
Jim
KI4WMF and he can get you the information for ordering, or
put you on a list for a group order at a lower price.
Thank you Jim for doing this. The shirts are great and we
appreciate you for it. If you'd like to see a picture
see these links;
Front View and
Back View.
Dispute Over Long
Wire (Posted June 25, 2008)
Some neighborhood folks just can't leave well enough alone. See
this YouTube video for more information.
Meeting Minutes
Posted (Posted June 11, 2008)The Benton County Radio
Operators meeting minutes are posted to the website for your
review. To comment on the minutes please attend the next
meeting <Click Here For More Info>
Next Club Meeting (Posted
June 10, 2008)The Benton County Radio
Operators will meet at the
Rogers Public Library on
July 8th at 7:00 PM for the next meeting.
Next BCRO Class
(Posted May 14, 2008)
The next Tech class is scheduled for Sept 13th, 20th and 27th;
it'll be a total of 15 hours of class time. We'll post
more on this later. If you would like more information please send an
email to
Jay KCØCNB.
Tour de Cure Date
Announced (Posted May 3, 2008)The
Tour de Cure for 2008 will be Saturday October 11th this
year. If you would like to find out more or to volunteer to help
see this link.
Also, on August 9th there is a Diabetes Health and Wellness Expo
at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center.
Click here for more information.
