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Join us for one of our club meetings or monthly outdoor radio activities. Visitors welcome.
The next BARC Club Meeting is:
Date: April 4th, 2026 (1st Saturday of month)
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: West Regional Library (Plantation, FL)
We meet at the West Regional Library on the FIRST Saturday of each month.
The meeting takes place in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room.
2026 Meeting Schedule:
- Saturday, January 3 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, February 7 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, March 7 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, April 4 at 11:00 AM <<< Next meeting.
- Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 AMM
- Saturday, July 11 at 11:00 AM..... (On 2nd Saturday due to July 4th holiday).
- Saturday, August 1 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, September 7 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, October 3 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, November 7 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, December 5 at 11:00 AM
PLEASE NOTE:
- December meeting will be replaced by a club holiday picnic.
- These dates are on first Saturday of each month (except for July).
- Some meeting dates may be moved by agreement if they fall on holidays or major contest weekends.
- All date changes will be updated on the website and posted on the groups.io for members.
Broward West Regional Library
8601 W Broward Blvd
Plantation, FL 33324
The Broward Amateur Radio Club holds ARRL Testing for new and upgraded amateur radio licenses. We test during the 1st Saturday of each month, just before our monthly club meeting.
Come test for a new license or upgrade your current ham license. The Fee is $15.
2026 Testing Schedule:
- Saturday, January 3 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, February 7 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, March 7 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 AM <<< Next meeting.
- Saturday, May 2 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, June 6 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, July 11 at 10:00 AM..... (On 2nd Saturday due to July 4th holiday).
- Saturday, August 1 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, September 7 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, October 3 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, November 7 at 10:00 AM
- Saturday, December 5 at 10:00 AM..... License testing only. No club meeting.
Walk-ins are welcome.
Please arrive between 10:00 AM and 10:15 AM in order to have time to complete testing.
We try to schedule at least one outdoor field activity per month (usually a POTA activation) in South Florida parks. See the list below for 2026 planned activities.
You can find maps / directions to planned activity sites at the bottom of our picture gallery.
Please email us at browardarc@outlook.com if you have any questions.

Saturday, April 4, 2026.
Join us for our next monthly club meeting.
Testing starts at 10AM, club meeting at 11AM.

April 2026 club outing on Sunday, April 12th.
This month we will be at Markham Park starting at 9:00 AM.

The Florida QSO Party is April 25-26.
Club activities are under discussion.

A great time at our March 2026 outing at the Everglades Holiday Park in US-6301. Weather was nice and cool.

Road trip by a group of several members to the large Orlando Hamcation event Feb 2026.

Great fun during Winter Field Day 2026.

We activated the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor WMA (US-6301) for our November field outing.

We activated US-6301 from Everglades Holiday Park on Saturday, October 19th. Great turnout and cool, breezy weather!

We activated Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park (US-1858) on Sunday, September 15th at 8:00AM. Great turnout and good weather!

August 17-18 was International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (IILW). We setup at a picnic spot at Markham Park and hunted lighthouse activations.
Here is a list of some club outings for this year.
Club members and visitors are welcome to join us at any of these outings.
Upcoming soon:
Calendar of Events 2026:
Here is a list of some club outings we have enjoyed.
In the logbook: (most recent listed first)