Hampden County Radio Association

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  • Next Meeting, February 6th 2015.

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    From Larry Krainson (W1AST): Everyone still LOVES getting QSL cards in the mail. Sure LOTW works great, but the thrill of getting cards is still exciting. But, how does the QSL Bureau work? How does that batch of cards arrive at your mailbox? Come to the Friday night HCRA meeting to find out. Eric Williams,…

  • Russian SSTV Transmissions planned for this weekend (Jan 31, Feb1)

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    From ARISS (1/29/15) http://www.ariss.org/news.html Russian SSTV transmissions are planned from the International Space Station on January 31 and February 1. The transmit frequency will be 145.800. The expected mode is PD180 producing a high quality image with a frame scan of 187 seconds. Image transmissions for Saturday, Jan. 31 should begin at 10:00 UTC and…

  • Boston Marathon Needs Ham Volunteers

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      From AB1RL (VIA Reddit.Com/r/amateurradio) For years, the Boston Marathon has relied on a big group of ham volunteers to provide communications support for the race. For 2015, they’ve even put together a Communications Committee to review event plans and make sure we’re as useful as possible to the race. I’m one of seven hams…

  • HCRA Is Now On Club Log

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    HCRA is now listed as a club on ClubLog.org. This allows HCRA members who use clublog to see how they rank against other HCRA members in DXCC standings. HCRA could also compete with other clubs. This could create friendly competition  within the club as well as with other clubs. It can also benefit knowing that if…

  • HCRA’s 2014 10M Contest Results

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    ARRL 10M Claimed Results For HCRA. This year propagation was really good. According to some people, you may never see 10 meter band conditions this good for a long time. The band was alive with decent windows to EU and SA. I hope you all had a great time on the air! [table] Call Used,Operators,CW,SSB,Mults,Total…

  • Conditions Look Good for ARRL 10 Meter Contest December 13-14

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    Always a favorite among serious and casual contesters alike, the 2014 ARRL 10 Meter Contest may enjoy excellent worldwide openings, plus a record number of participants! Activity in the CQ World Wide CW contest in late November was through the roof, with some operators reporting better 10 meter conditions than they could ever remember. “Don’t…

  • New catagories for teh ARRL 10 meter and 160 meter contest.

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    This December’s ARRL 160 Meter and 10 Meter Contests complete the addition of new Single-Op Unlimited categories. All three power sub-categories: High Power, Low Power, and QRP are available. This means stations using spotting information will no longer be assigned to the Multioperator category. It also means there are quite a number of new records…

  • Homeland Security’s 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan Incorporates Amateur Radio

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    The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications (DHS-OEC) has released the first updated National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) since the original publication in 2008. According to the Department, the DHS-OEC developed the NECP in cooperation with more than 150 public and private sector emergency communications officials. Of interest to Amateur Radio Operators, is…

  • HCRA Badges Still Available

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      Badges are no longer available through HCRA. Please check out http://www.hamstuff.com/Badges_html/Badges.html

  • Ham Radio Classes Coming Soon

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     HCRA Amateur Radio License Classes CLASS FINISHED. CONGRATS TO THE NEW HAMS 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,…