banner photo courtesy John Gianopoulos, W1JEG

The BEARS of Manchester, Inc

An ARRL-Affiliated Amateur Radio Club

Next Meeting: March 14, 8, 7 pm at 321 Olcott Street, Manchester, 2nd floor.

Next Breakfast: March 3 Sat. 8 am - "Hotcakes", R5. 5 in East Windsor.  RSVP to k2kkh@arrl.net

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MEMBERS: YOUR 2012 DUES ARE DUE
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Tune in to the BEARS traffic net most nights at 9:15 pm on 145.110 - PL77
Newcomers welcome, questions about message handling gladly answered.
We'd love to help you learn to send and receive messages in ARRL Radiogram format.

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The BEARS hold a monthly meeting on the second Wednesday of each month except June, July and August. There is a pre-meeting dinner at the Hometown Buffet, 165 Slater Street in Manchester around 5 pm.

The monthly meetings are used to conduct club business and often include a guest speaker or educational presentation.

The BEARS also meet on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month for breakfasts at various venues to be announced on this site - check the calendar and/or the Events / Culinary Events page.

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See the photo album for early pictures of the New Year's Day Fox Hunt supplied by Bruce Kramer, N1BRU

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This is the official web site of an Amateur Radio repeater club which maintains radio repeaters atop Box Mountain in Vernon.  The club is an affiliated Service Club of the ARRL and meets regularly on the second Wednesday of each month except July and August.   Members hold an informal dinner around 5:00 pm at the Hometown Buffet, 165 Slater Street in Manchester, CT.   The formal meeting begins at 7 PM on the second floor of the Town of Manchester Emergency Operations Center, 321 Olcott Street, Manchester, CT 06040.

The club also meets for informal breakfasts at restaurants around the area on two Saturdays each month.  Check here for announcements about the next breakfast.  These are pay-your-own way events and we welcome anyone with an interest in amateur radio, you do not need to be a member or even hold an Amateur Radio FCC license.  Please join us at a breakfast and we'll be happy to explain what Amateur Radio is, why you might enjoy it, how to find a free class to learn how to pass the entry-level FCC license exam, when and where the exam is given, what equipment to start with and where to get it, how to operate, and much more.

See the "Calendar" tab at left for the club calendar.  This contains both events sanctioned by the BEARS club, and other events of interest to all Amateur Radio operators and Emergency Communicators.

See the "Events" button on top horizontal bar for photo essays about various BEARS events held throughout the year. 

This site was last updated on 2/13/2012