Welcome - BCARS 2026
Welcome - BCARS 2026
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☕ Special Event Station — October 3, 2026! BCARS is operating W3ZC from the World’s Largest Coffee Pot in Bedford, PA. 8 AM – 8 PM on 40m, 20m, and 15m SSB. Celebrating the USA’s 250th Anniversary — contacts count for the ARRL WAS250 award! Details & QSL info →
BCARS has a business meeting the first Thursday of each month at the Bedford American Legion Post 113, 3721 Business 220 Bedford Twp PA 15522. Starting at 7:30PM.
Please check out our list of scheduled activities.
Jitsi for video meeting online: https://meet.jit.si/bcarsvideo
We also maintain two recurring radio nets. For more details on BCARS repeater network, click here.
- Tuesday Evening ARES net at 8PM, 145.490-, PL 123
- Daily High Noon Round Table Nets at 12:00PM on 145.490-, PL123
- Round table nets are best effort, no designated net control. Check in if you can.
- BCARS DMR Talk Group is 3192899 (aka Bedford TAC)
- We have other linked repeaters on multiple frequencies, check them out.