BRARA BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13
2025-08-13 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The next BRARA Board meeting is on August 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be on Zoom. Members are welcome to attend. Contact a director or officer for the link.

AUGUST 16 LUNCH - Bella Trattoria
2025-08-16 13:00 - 14:30 | Soprano’s Boynton Beach, 7410 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach, 33437, United States
BELLA TRATTORIA
7410 W Boynton Beach Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
Phone: 561-509-0925
Bella Trattoria Boynton Beach | Fresh & Local Ingredients, Authentic Italian Menu
Please RSVP by 5PM, Thursday August 14.
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September 2 BRARA GENERAL MEETING
2025-09-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Hybrid
Our BRARA monthly meeting will take place September 2nd in person at the West Boca Branch of The Palm Beach County Library as well as on Zoom. People arrive in person between 6:00 – 6:30 PM and Zoom chat opens about 6:00 PM. The business portion of the meeting starts at 6:30 PM and the presentation begins around 7:00 PM.
Our speaker this month is Dave Vest, K8DV.
Dave was first licensed in 1978 at 14 and through the years has experienced many phases of ham radio including code, voice AM, FM and Sideband, HF, VHF, UHF, Slow-scan TV, Radioteletype. David is a Life Member of ARRL. Over the past 2 decades David has become more active than the first half of his ham career earning five band DXCC, five band WAS (worked all states), five band WAZ (worked all zones). Dave is also a member of the DXCC Honor Roll and 2500 DXCC Challenge slots. David is active restoring and using vintage SSB equipment such as Collins and Drake equipment. David works part time for DX Engineering and enjoys helping new and experienced hams get or stay on the air successfully. David will give a summary of his experiences supporting ham operators over the phone. There will be a Q&A following Dave’s presentation.
The meeting location is the Palm Beach County Library Boca West Branch, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498
ZOOM Meeting ID: 865 5255 5294
Passcode: [REDACTED]

BRARA BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 10
2025-09-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom

SEPTEMBER 2025 LUNCH - El Balcon De Las Americas
2025-09-20 13:00 - 14:30 | El Balcon De Las Americas, 9834 Glades Road, Unit C13-14, Boca Raton, FL, 33434, United States
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El Balcon De Las Americas
9834 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
561-576-2305
www.elbalcondelasamericas.com
This is a Colombian restaurant. They can only accommodate 28 of us so RSVP will be necessary. An 18% gratuity will be added to your check.

OCTOBER 7 BRARA GENERAL MEETING
2025-10-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Hybrid
Our BRARA monthly meeting will take place October 7th in person at the West Boca Branch of The Palm Beach County Library as well as on Zoom. People arrive in person between 6:00 – 6:30 PM and Zoom chat opens about 6:00 PM. The business portion of the meeting starts at 6:30 PM and the presentation begins around 7:00 PM.
Frank Haas KB4T has been licensed as an Amateur Radio Operator since April 1965. Haas earned both Amateur Extra Class and First Class Radiotelephone Operator’s Licenses in 1979.
Haas serves as the Technical Coordinator for ARRL’s North Florida Section. He recently retired from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) as a Power Line Interference Investigator and Land Mobile Communications Specialist for FPL’s North Area. His work included servicing and maintaining sophisticated EDACS Trunked radio systems, P25 Digital Trunked radio systems, Microwave and Data communications systems.
Haas specialized in Power Line Interference Investigation and Mitigation. Over his 20-year career with FPL, Haas investigated hundreds of Interference issues, both power line related and non-power line related. He has a 99% successful resolution record. His success in this specialty won him a seat on the IEEE Working Group that recently published “Recommended Practices and Standards for Power Utilities”, the first document of its type ever created defining standards for the handling of power line interference complaints and resolutions.
Hams from around the United States contact Haas for assistance in resolving Interference issues of all types. While Ham Radio is his primary hobby, Haas is an Instrument Rated Private Pilot, former Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Broker and personal computing expert and consultant.
The meeting location is the Palm Beach County Library Boca West Branch, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498
ZOOM Meeting ID: 865 5255 5294
Passcode: [REDACTED]

October Lunch - Lucilles BBQ
2025-10-11 13:00 - 14:30 | LUCILLE’S AT DELRAY MARKETPLACE, 9173 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL, 33446, United States
Lucilles Bad to the Bone BBQ
9173 W Atlantic Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Phone: (561) 810-4045
Lucille’s Bad to the Bone BBQ
MAX BRARA RESERVATIONS 45
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BRARA AUCTION
2025-10-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
AUCTION

October 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us for BRARA Fall 2025 Zoom Auction

WHAT: Radios, Antennas, Accessories, etc. CLICK FOR LIST
October 2025 Auction Pictures
WHEN: OCTOBER 18 1:00PM
WHERE: Zoom Meeting and BID via Zoom CHAT

Fall 2025 Radiator Grille
2025-11-01 11:00 - 14:00 | Shack
BRARA SHACK 11AM until 2PM
November 1, rain date November 2
$5 Donation toward food is requested
Please RSVP by 5:00 PM October 30
RSVP FALL-2025-Radiator Grille

NOVEMBER 4 BRARA GENERAL MEETING
2025-11-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Hybrid
Our BRARA monthly meeting will take place November 4th in person at the West Boca Branch of The Palm Beach County Library as well as on Zoom. People arrive in person between 6:00 – 6:30 PM and Zoom chat opens about 6:00 PM. The business portion of the meeting starts at 6:30 PM and the presentation begins around 7:00 PM. Our November speaker is Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ from Elecraft.
Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, is Elecraft’s Chief Operating Officer, a co-designer of Elecraft’s K4 and other transceivers, and co-founder of Elecraft in 1998 with Wayne Burdick, N6KR. Licensed for over 48 years, he credits his early interest in Amateur Radio with leading him to a career in electronic design and management. He received a B.S. in Engineering and Applied Science from Yale University and has been involved in a number of successful Silicon Valley startups. Prior to Elecraft, Eric was co-founder and President of Verisys, a test equipment manufacturer of high-performance protocol analyzers for the mass storage market.
Wayne and Eric have both been inducted into the QRP Hall of Fame, and also jointly received the ARRL’s Technical Excellence Award in 2001 for their Elecraft designs
Here’s the Zoom agenda for his presentation:
Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, Elecraft Co-Founder, will discuss:
v K4 Transceiver
v K4 Software Releases & Updates
v K4/0 Remote System
v Q&A on all Elecraft products
The meeting location is the Palm Beach County Library Boca West Branch, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498
ZOOM Meeting ID: 865 5255 5294
Passcode: [REDACTED]

JANUARY 6 BRARA GENERAL MEETING
2025-11-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Hybrid
Our BRARA monthly meeting will take place January 6th in person at the West Boca Branch of The Palm Beach County Library as well as on Zoom. People arrive in person between 6:00 – 6:30 PM and Zoom chat opens about 6:00 PM. The business portion of the meeting starts at 6:30 PM and the presentation begins around 7:00 PM. Our January meeting topic has not been determined yet.
The meeting location is the Palm Beach County Library Boca West Branch, 18685 State Road 7, Boca Raton, FL 33498
ZOOM Meeting ID: 865 5255 5294
Passcode: [REDACTED]

December Holiday Lunch - Soprano's Boynton Beach
2025-12-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Soprano’s Boynton Beach, 7410 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach, 33437, United States
Soprano’s Boynton Beach
7410 Boynton Beach Blvd
Boynton Beach FL, 33437
Phone: (561) 509-0925
Soprano’s Boynton Beach | Fresh & Local Ingredients, Authentic Italian Menu
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