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ARRL 10 Meter Contest This Weekend!
Hello Fellow HCRA Members, This is a reminder that the 10 meter contest is this weekend and we will again be participating not only as individuals, but also as a club. The band has had some great openings over the last couple months, so there is some potential to see quite a bit of activity…
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Twitter Is -Not- The Woodpecker Of Old…
Many of our older, Er, Ah, I mean…more experienced Hams in the club, may recall the “Russian Woodpecker”. Beginning around 1976 till around 1989 when it ceased, this powerful radio signal was heard world wide and when triangulated, the source was found to emanate from inside the Ukraine. Hence the name, the Russian Woodpecker. Twitter’s…
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Holiday Party Tickets
Greetings, I hope that all is well with you and yours and that you have enjoyed the rather pleasant transition from the Indian summer into the colder fall weather, a chilling prelude to yet another New England winter; but, at least there is the bonus of increased sunspot activity and the phenomenal HF activity experienced…
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Fox Hunt Coming Soon – Sun, Nov 3rd – BE THERE!
That’s right folks, time to break out your RDF equipment because there will be a fox loose on Sunday, November 3rd, 2013. When: Sunday, Nov 3rd Where: Forest Park, Rt.5 Picknelly Field (RT. 5 Enterence To Forest Park @ Indian Sculpture) Columbus Ave, Springfield, MA 01106 Starts at 2pm and should last a couple hours.…
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2013 H.C.R.A./M.T.A.R.A Holiday Party
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Next HCRA Meeting–Indoor Tailgate Party
In lieu of a tailgate party in the parking lot, we are going to have a small-scale flea market at our October 4th meeting at the Auxiliary Conference Center at the Holyoke Medical Center. As long as space permits, we will allot up to 12 square feet of table space to each club member that…
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Nutmeg Hamfest
The correct date and time for the Nutmeg Hamfest in Meriden, CT is Sunday, October 13th, 2013 8AM – 2PM. In September and October Zero Beat it was incorrectly shown as October 7. For further information, go to http://www.nutmeghamfest.com/ 73, Frandy, N1FJ Zero Beat Editor
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Next Meeting: October 4th – Hamsource and New Tech Corner.
Now that October is near, it means we have another HCRA meeting to look forward to attending. We’ll have John (N1OLO) from Hamsource.com. He will be giving a presentation on some of his new products like the Ezgate 80 and EX Power Strip as well as other solutions. Also starting with our October meeting, Bob…
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September HCRA Board Meeting Minutes
HCRA Board Meeting Minutes- sept HCRA Board Meeting Minutes September 10, 2013 7:00pm Hampden Bank Parking Lot Members Present: Jim Mullen Matt Wilhelm Ed Lacombe Frandy Johnson John Pise Dave Cain Richard Wheeler Dave Scarpa Jeffery Bail Guests: No Guests Attended Agenda Item #1: Vice President (7:10pm) Discussion Item: September Database Issues Action Item: To…
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Revised September 2013 Zero Beat
Due to a “production error” the first copy of September Zero Beat had page 5 and 6 duplicated. The revised copy is now available at https://hcra.org/zb/sep13.pdf 73, Frandy, N1FJ