Welcome to HCRA

Month: August 2023

  • Need Help With RF Interference Issues ?

    Need Help With RF Interference Issues ?

    If you have been experiencing RF interference there is a WMA resource available that’s ready to assist you. Each section has established an RF Interference investigative team that can
    help identify and possibly remedy your problem.
    To initiate your request for help you can simply send an e-mail to k1yo@arrl.net with your contact information and a description of the problem and anything you may have already tried.

    A member of the WMA RFI team will contact you with directions on how to initiate the formal request for assistance. This then may require several steps / tasks on
    your part which provide us with essential information to guide further investigative processes. Additionally, helpful information can be found on our RFI Troubleshooting Guide online at:
    https://nediv.arrl.org/rfi-troubleshooting-guide/

    We are ready to help – just give us a call !!

    Vy 73,
    Your WMA RFI Team
    Greg WA1JXR Barry W1HFN Najm AB1ZA
    Bob K1YO (Team Lead)

  • Fall 2023 Tech Project – Clock for the Hamshack

    Let’s build a kit! My goal for the club this year is to build two kits. We’re going to start this fall with a clock kit by QRP Labs. Registration deadline is December 31, 2023.

    This is an easy and fun kit and will look good in anyones shack. Here are the photo’s from the one in my shack. I have the GPS option and have the GPS module positioned near the window in my shack. Above you can see the display showing different info.
    The basic cost of the clock without the GPS module and withought a case is $22.The GPS module adds $25 and the enclosure kit costs $40. The prices include shipping to us.

    My enclosure was printed on a 3D-Printer by a friend. There are many ways to enclose the clock and you can buy different enclosures or create one that’s perfect for you.

    This is an easy and fairly quick kit to build. We’ll schedule a Saturday morning at the Holyoke Hospital meeting room for a group build. There will be experienced people on hand to help you if you would like assistance.

    Next Spring, we hope to have a more advanced kit available and will have more information on this in the next few months.

    If you’d like to participate, send in the amount and a note with the options you want and we’ll get them ordered for everyone. The deadline is December 31, 2023. Checks need to be made out to the HCRA.
    We hope you will participate!
    Larry, W1AST

    Postal Mail:
    Hampden County Radio Association
    P.O. Box 562
    Agawam, MA 01001