The Binghamton (New York) Amateur Radio Association (BARA) has participated nearly every year since 2017 from Binghamton's historic Marconi Tower using the callsign K2M. BARA most recently participated on Saturday, 26 April 2025.
Photos and log from 2025 are posted below. All photos © allen lutins/Drew Deskur – feel free to reproduce so long as credit is given.
![]() | With the help of the Binghamton Fire Department, two off-center fed dipole wire antennas were erected, with one end anchored to the Marconi Tower approximately 60-70 feet (18-21 meter) above ground and the other end sloping down to the station area. |
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Band | Time (Z) | Freq (MHz) | Callsign | Name | QTH | Mode | TX | RX | Notes |
40m | 1733 | 7.075 | K8EZB | USA - NH | FT8 | 0 | +3 | ||
40m | 1735 | 7.075 | NM4O | USA - NC | FT8 | -15 | +10 | ||
40m | 1737 | 7.075 | WV8RDR | USA - WV | FT8 | -6 | +4 | ||
40m | 1749 | 7.075 | W2JC | USA - NJ | FT8 | -2 | +18 | ||
40m | 1751 | 7.075 | KA2FIR | USA - NJ | FT8 | -4 | +21 | ||
40m | 1753 | 7.075 | KB3NSH | USA - PA | FT8 | -5 | +2 | ||
40m | 1756 | 7.075 | N2BTD | USA - NY | FT8 | -8 | +13 | ||
40m | 1801 | 7.075 | VE3ICH | Jeff | Canada - ON | FT8 | -14 | -5 | |
40m | 1807 | 7.075 | KA1TWX | USA - NH | FT8 | +2 | +11 | ||
40m | 1808 | 7.075 | K8ETA | USA - OH | FT8 | -7 | +16 | ||
40m | 1818 | 7.075 | KE8WKM | USA - WV | FT8 | -6 | -2 | ||
40m | 1827 | 7.075 | KC4TFX | USA - VA | FT8 | -16 | +6 | ||
40m | 1832 | 7.075 | K2TRR | USA - NY | FT8 | +1 | +31 | ||
40m | 1836 | 7.075 | KC9UJP | USA - IN | FT8 | -19 | -16 | ||
40m | 1849 | 7.075 | VE1ARM | Canada - NS | FT8 | -12 | -11 | ||
20m | 1428 | VQ5Q | Martin | USA - MA | SSB | 57 | |||
20m | 1434 | KB0MPV | Mike | USA - MN | SSB | 59 | 59 | ||
20m | 1526 | 14.256 | W9XS | Ron | USA - IL | SSB | 58 | 59 | |
20m | 1528 | 14.256 | K4SRJ | Sam | USA - GA | SSB | 59 | 59 | |
20m | 1531 | 14.256 | WA0ALH | Bill | USA - IA | SSB | 58 | 58 | |
20m | 1537 | W4DFG | USA - SC | SSB | 59 | Dutch Fork ARC | |||
20m | 1631 | 14.258 | WR9W | Gordon | USA - IN | SSB | 58 | 57 | |
20m | 1650 | 14.276 | W1NP | Michael | USA - IL | SSB | 57 | 52 | POTA - IL Beach SP |
20m | 1659 | 14.290 | KA2G | Jon | USA - SC | SSB | 59+ | 59+ | |
20m | 1700 | 14.290 | K1FXY | Dan | USA - SC | SSB | 58 | 57 | |
20m | 1724 | 14.316 | W9WGN | Mark | USA - IL | SSB | 58 | 55 | POTA - Jim Panther Cr SP |
20m | 1726 | 14.317 | K4II | USA - SC | SSB | 59 | 57 | POTA - Spartanburg ARC | |
20m | K6RCW | Thomas | USA - TX | SSB | 55 | 59 | |||
20m | N2TKL | Mike | USA - GA | SSB | 57 | 59 | |||
17m | 1724 | W6JRY | Jerry | USA - CA | SSB | 44 | 55 | ||
17m | 1900 | 18.101 | MM0JTV | Scotland | FT8 | -6 | -2 | ||
17m | 1902 | 18.101 | W7EED | USA - OR | FT8 | -2 | -2 | ||
17m | 1904 | 18.101 | MW3FLI | Wales | FT8 | -14 | +1 | ||
17m | 1909 | 18.101 | TM83REF | France | FT8 | -5 | -5 | ||
17m | 1911 | 18.101 | F6BIA | France | FT8 | +4 | -5 | ||
17m | 1913 | 18.101 | LY3E | Lithuania | FT8 | -13 | -14 | ||
17m | 1916 | 18.101 | R6DVW | Russia | FT8 | -12 | -6 | ||
15m | 1505 | 21.352 | K9GS | Gary | USA - FL | SSB | 59 | 58 | |
15m | 1522 | 21.352 | K7ABV | Eric | USA - MT | SSB | 55 | 58 | |
15m | 1529 | 21.352 | I1EIS | Marco | Italy | SSB | 57 | 57 | |
15m | 1537 | 21.329 | KI5CMZ | John | USA - MS | SSB | 59 | 59 | |
15m | 1544 | 21.329 | W6LFB | Jim | USA - TX | SSB | 55 | 55 | |
15m | 1550 | 21.329 | K2SHN | Mike | USA - AR | SSB | 59 | 55 | |
15m | 1603 | 21.329 | K5AWL | Richard | USA - TX | SSB | 56 | 55 | |
15m | 1603 | 21.329 | KE2EIJ | Paul | USA - NY | SSB | 59 | 59 | |
15m | 1621 | 21.329 | AB2HS | Ford | USA - NY | SSB | 44 | 44 | |
15m | 1708 | 21.315 | 9A9RR | Petar | Croatia | SSB | 59 | 59 | |
15m | 1713 | 21.340 | W4AC | Tony | USA - FL | SSB | 59 | 59 | |
15m | 1722 | 21.307 | HB9ZG | Switzerland | SSB | 59 | 59 | USKA club station | |
15m | 1731 | 21.329 | K7ZZX | Bedford | USA - MT | SSB | 59 | 59 | |
15m | 1740 | 21.333 | VP2VI | British Virgin Islands | SSB | 59 | 59 | Dxpedition | |
15m | 1745 | 21.329 | N7AYU | Bill | USA - UT | SSB | 56 | 56 | |
15m | 1751 | 21.292 | AO5IARU | Spain | SSB | 59 | 59 | Special Event | |
15m | 1759 | 21.346 | WX4E | Ariel | USA - FL | SSB | 59 | 59 | FL QSO Party |
15m | 1822 | 21.284 | W4C | USA - FL | SSB | 59 | 59 | ||
15m | 1901 | 21.360 | N5TLH | William | USA - TX | SSB | 57 | 57 | POTA - Cedar Hills SP |
15m | 1907 | 21.322 | WX4E | USA - FL | SSB | 57 | 57 | Charlotte Amat Radio Soc | |
15m | 1910 | 21.340 | OM2VL | Slovak Rep | SSB | 54 | 59 | ||
15m | 1912 | 21.350 | K9GKZ | Patrick | USA - FL | SSB | 55 | 55 | |
10m | 1630 | 28.465 | VP2VI | British Virgin Islands | SSB | 59 | 59 | Dxpedition | |
10m | 1740 | 28.074 | NP4TX | Angel | USA - Puerto Rico | FT8 | -5 | +5 | |
10m | 1743 | 28.074 | AF6JO | Daniel | USA - CA | FT8 | +4 | -14 | |
10m | 1745 | 28.074 | KK6QKE | Jacob | USA - CA | FT8 | -18 | -4 | |
10m | 1747 | 28.074 | DU2Y | FT8 | -11 | -17 | possibly not an official amateur station | ||
10m | 1750 | 28.074 | LZ100IARU | Bulgaria | FT8 | -5 | -11 | BFRA club station | |
10m | 1754 | 28.074 | SV2FNT | Tasos | Greece | FT8 | -14 | -13 | |
10m | 1803 | 28.074 | AK6KS | Joshua | USA - CA | FT8 | |||
10m | 1830 | 28.074 | KP4CG | Carlos | USA - Puerto Rico | FT8 | -4 | -15 | |
10m | 1918 | 28.074 | XE1JAV | Jorge | Mexico | FT8 | -17 | -12 | |
10m | 1920 | 28.074 | KJ6LRN | Casey | USA - CA | FT8 | -12 | -13 | |
2m | 1626 | 146.520 | WM2L | Al | USA - NY | FM | 59 | 59 | |
2m | 1814 | 146.520 | KE2AZT | Skip | USA - NY | FM | 59 | 59 |