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Hampden County Radio Association

Category: Zero Beat

  • Board Meeting Minutes 9/18/2012

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    Hampden County Radio Association Board of Directors Meeting 9/18/2012, Holyoke Hospital Boardroom Officer Reports Vice President – 35 Raffle Tickets Sold for KX3 Raffle Treasurer’s Report – AA1YW Current Financial report – Income From Meeting KX3 Raffle – $310.00 Membership – $615.00 Donation – $110.00 Income Total – $1035.00 Expenses – $120.00 (Welcome Back Refreshments)…

  • Who’d like an TYT TH-F5 Dual Band HT?

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    Did you say, me?! Well it could be you. That’s right, you could add a brand new, right-out-of-the-box TYT TH-F5 Dual Band HT to your radio collection. What’s the catch you ask? No catch, it’s something you were going to do anyway. And what might that be, you next ask. Simple, come to the next…

  • Whats New In The DX Zoo

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    [table] Entity,Callsign,Date Cocos (Keeling),VK9CS,Sep. 21- 28 2012. Conway Reef,3D2C,Sep. 26 – Oct. 5 2012. Tristan da Cunha,ZD9UW, Sep. 27 – Oct. 4 2012. Chad,TT8TT,Oct. 3-16 2012. Rodrigues Is,3B9SP,Oct. 16-23 2012. St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks,PT0S,Nov. 9-22 2012. Brunei,V84SMD,Nov. 11- 22 2012. Campbell Is.,ZL9HR,Nov. 17 – 30 2012. Mauritania,5T0SP,Nov. 24 – Dec. 10 2012. Banaba,T33A,March…

  • Subscribe to the New HCRA!

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    Want up to date information on what is going on with the club without having to go to the website every day? There is a way where it can be bundled up and sent to your e-mail box! How is this possible you might ask. Well it’s very easy to do. Let me show you…

  • SOTA Jerks head to the ‘dacks!

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    Frandy/N1FJ and I will be heading to the high peaks of the Adirondacks to activate a few mountains for SOTA. We will activate Whiteface Mountain Monday afternoon then meet up with Dennis/WA2USA Monday evening. The three of us will attempt summits on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning before returning to our respective homes. Dennis, one…

  • Home Made Off Center Fed Dipole

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    Here is my first attempt at an article.  I wanted to make a all band antenna without the long tail of a G5RV.  I did some research and remembered that awhile back I had received an antenna from a fellow ham that had been struck by lightning.  It was a 40 meter Carolina windom. Started…

  • September Zero Beat is live, on the web and in your email box

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    Don’t forget! Our first meeting of the new season is this Friday, September 7th. Read all about the meeting, upcoming raffles and more in the September issue of Zero Beat. Frandy once again has put together eight pages of HCRA and local interest for September. Enjoy!

  • 2012 Field Day Summary

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    Last June Hampden County Radio Association once again participated in the annual ARRL Field Day event. This year we added an additional transmitter, which put us in the 8A category. As usual, the event was an overall success with our members and visitors having a great time while operating and enjoying each other’s company. And…

  • Treasurer’s Report – August 26, 2012

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    Income: Park Refund: $746.00 FD Raffle: $380.00 FD Food: $260.00 Membership: $15.00 Silent Auction: $87.00 Total Income: $1483.00 Expenses Hall Rent: $90.00 FD Parts: $21.23 Trailer setup food: $50.00 Crew Charter: $20.00 KX3 (long term raffle prize): $1026.80 Web Hosting: $88.00 Triplexer/bpf filters (Field Day): $670.85 Field Day Food: $500.00 Total Expenses: $2378.88 Starting Balance:…

  • From The Shack – Aug 2012

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    Hello everyone and welcome to HCRA’s ‘new and improved’ web site. Bear with us just a little while longer while we transfer over the remainder of relevant content from the old site. Jeff/NT1K is the major architect behind the change and is working quickly to get it wrapped up ASAP. He’s done a fantastic job…