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HCRA BOD meeting notes for January 20th, 2016
HCRA BOD meeting notes for 20-Jan-2016 Attendees: President: NT1K Vice President: N1FTP Treasurer: NV1Q Membership: K1VOI Program Dir: W1AST ZB Editor: WA1MOW Tech Dir: K1YO Absent: At-Large: W1MOR Secretary: WM1B President Report: – Jim Mullen has volunteered to help out with updating our Website. – A Web Forum has been created at “members.hcra.org”. The site…
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HCRA’s Amateur Radio License Class – April 2016
Hampden County Radio Assocation Amateur Radio License Class April 2016 Are you or do you know someone who’s interested in amateur radio? Do you want to upgrade your license? The Hampden Country Radio Association (HCRA) is holding classes and study groups for those interested. With a combination of these classes and at-home studying, it’s possible…
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HCRA Meeting, January 8th 2016. Guest Speaker will be Jeff Jolie (NM1Y)
Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Jeff (NM1Y) will not be able to make it to the meeting to give his presentation. However Jeff will be providing us with a DVD about the DXpedtion and the Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YCCC) will still be there to hold an area meeting. Happy new year! HCRA is starting…
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Show and Tell – April 2016
HCRA’S SHOW AND TELL 2016 – Friday April 1st, 2016 – THIS IS NOT A JOKE! The Hampden county radio association will be holding its annual show and tell on Friday, April 1st, 2016. This is where HCRA members can show off their amateur radio related projects. If you’ve been working on something over the…
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HOLIDAY PARTY TICKETS AVAILABLE!!
Tis the season for Holiday Parties. This year HCRA and MTARA are putting together quite the feast for those who would wish to join us. We will be back at the wonderful steaming tender in Palmer MA on Monday, December 7th, 2015. Doors open at 6, Dinner starts at 7. Tickets will be just $20ea.…
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Notes From Last Nights Meeting (DMR W/ Steve WA1ZEV)
Digital Mobile Radio Presentation (Presenter: Steve Shore WA1-ZEV, October 2, 2015 Hamden County Radio Association) ** Reference Material ** DMR Orientation: http://dmr-marc.net/media/Intro-DMR-2103.ppt http://dmr-marc.net/media/Amateur_Radio_Guide_to_DMR_Rev_I_20150510.pdf Network Providers: DMR-MARC (Motorola Amateur Radio Club) CT-ARES DMR Network (State of Connecticut State Police Amateur Radio Club) DCI (Digital Communications Interconnect) Popular Web Sites: http://www.dmr-marc.net/ (DMR-MARC) http://w1sp.org/ (W1SP- State of…
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Next Meeting is Friday, September 4th 2015
Welcome to a new season of HCRA Larry (W1AST) has been hard at work obtaining guest speakers for the upcoming season. The guest speaker for the first meeting of the season on Friday, September 4th will be Fred Stefanick (N1DPM). He will be discussing EME communications and how you don’t necessarily need a massive array…
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HCRA’s 250 Raffle – Win A Kenwood TS-590SG
Win A Kenwood TS-590SG Tickets Just $10 EA It’s that time for the Hampden County Radio Associations (HCRA) annual raffle. This year the board of directors wanted to raffle off a 100w base station transceiver. The Kenwood TS-590SG ($1700 Retail) was the perfect choice because it’s a very excellent radio packed with features that…
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Mar 12th Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting Started 7:15 VP W1MOR Report. Nothing to report TREASURER AA1YW Report. Balance $9095. KX3 profit $781.22. Christmas party cost $931, Used 40 meter beam cost $200, Donation HMC $250, Donation Agawam Park and Rec $250 SECRETARY – WM1B : Any Business. Paper work up to date MEMBERSHIP N1KXR Head count 102 members TECHNICAL K1YO…