Weekly Bulletin: Raleigh Hamfest This Weekend, Goldsboro Unfest Preview

🧳 This Weekend: RARSfest / The Raleigh Hamfest

Pack your travel bags and get your trade gear lists sorted out! The annual RARSfest (The Raleigh Hamfest & ARRL Roanoke Division Convention) is taking place this upcoming Saturday.

• When: Saturday, April 4, 2026
• Where: Raleigh, NC Fairgrounds complex mapping
• Sponsor: Raleigh Amateur Radio Society. Check out details or grab tick logs directly at The Official RARSfest Web Desk . Safe traveling and good hunting in the flea market grids to all BSARC members heading up the highway!

📆 Preview: Wayne County Amateur Radio Club Unfest

Mark your calendar arrays for an extra regional operating track coming up next month:

• Event Target: WCARC Unfest 2026
• When: Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Goldsboro, NC
• Sponsor: Wayne County Amateur Radio Club. Review travel mapping coordinates at The WCARC K4CYP Mobile Hub .

📡 Weekly Local Radio Net Alignments

Our recurring local emergency communication tracking loops remain fully configured for your local signal testing check-ins:

• 🎙️ The Shrimp Net: Every Monday morning at 8:30 AM via the 147.315 MHz repeater machine.
• 🛡️ Brunswick County ARES Net: Every Monday evening at 7:00 PM using the same 147.315 MHz repeater layout (+600 offset, Tone 118.8 Hz).

📝 ARES Net Control Station (NCS) Schedule

🍳 Mid-Week & Weekend Club Social Breakfasts

Join the club for food, fellowship, and casual technical discussions at our local operating checkpoint:

• When: Wednesday (April 1) & Saturday (April 4) Morning starting at 8:00 AM
• Checkpoint Venue: Tee-Time Cafe — 126 Holden Beach Road, Shallotte, NC

Bulletin compiled and transmitted on behalf of the Board of Directors by Doug Ward (KO4ZYP), BSARC Club Secretary.