Welcome to the Birmingham Amateur Radio Club, Birmingham, Alabama

Welcome to the web home of the Birmingham Amateur Radio Club, in Birmingham, Alabama.

We meet on the 1st and third Thursdays of each month at the Hoover Community Education Center. Interested in becomming a ham or learning more about one of the world's great hobbies?
Why not join us? » Complete details here.

BARC is affiliated with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Joining ARRL is good for Amateur Radio and can also benefit BARC.

Why not consider joining today?
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Our Internet Amateur Radio Vendor Directory is a handy listing of where to go for that shiny new rig, spool of coax, or extra QSL cards. » Visit here.

Why not join us on Facebook?
Share your thoughts and good ideas, and catch up on the latest news which may not have made it to our website.
See ya there!

Search the FCC database!

Congratulations to Jim Rogers, W4ATK, 2012 BARC Citizenship Award winner!

A huge crowd for BirmingHAMfest 2012. Thanks for coming!

Tubes, tubes,and more tubes. You can find almost anything at BirmingHAMfest!

A host of new manufacturers enter the Amateur market.

Hamfests - where meters gather to discuss past measurements.

The future of Amateur Radio is in great hands!

» More images from BirmingHAMfest 2012 on our Facebook page here.

BARC sponsors several Amateur Radio Nets, including:

Tuesday Night, 146.88 MHz, 9PM local (PL 88.5)
Tuesday Night, K4DSO D-Star 8:30 PM local
Sunday Night Net, 146.88 MHz, 7PM local (PL 88.5)

» More detailed Net listing here.

Contact BARC by email or conventional mail @

Birmingham Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 603
Birmingham, Alabama 35201


March 17, 2012 Kennehoochee (Marietta,GA) Hamfest
March 23-24, 2012 PARC/Fort Walton Beach Hamfest
April 14, 2012 MARC (Mobile, AL) Hamfest and Computer Show 


Corrections? Even more here!

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