Welcome!
See below for the latest blog posts and news about our activites and events. You can also follow the links above for more information about specific aspects of the club. If you’re brand-new at all this, here’s an introduction to what the Hampden County Radio Association is all about.
Latest Blog Posts
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HCRA BOD Meeting 22-Feb-2018
HCRA Board of Directors meeting 22-Feb-2018 Attendees: President – WM1B (Dave) Vice President – OPEN Secretary – N1FTP (Harold) Treasurer – NV1Q (Juergen) Tech. Dir – K1YO (Bob) Program Dir. – W1AST (Larry) Membership – K1VOI (John) Absent: Zero Beat Ed. – W1MOW (Gary) At Large – KB1RXO (Karl) ——————————— Meeting Open at 7:00pm ———————…
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HCRA Clublog Challenge 2017 – Results
HCRA encourages its members to get on the air. Every year we host a “Clublog challenge” where members can compete with each other to see who can make the most contacts throughout the year. HCRA and its members use the clublog.org service as a way to keep track of contacts. Members just upload their logs…
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630 Meter Challenge
630 Meter Challenge – Halftime Update: The HCRA/SOTA Jerks 630 meter challenge crosses the halfway point January 1, 2018. So far close to a half dozen members have made QSO’s or SWL reports on our new, medium frequency (MF) band. Here’s a quick overview of their achievements so far along with station descriptions and photos.…
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HCRA BOD Meeting 21-Dec-2017
HCRA Board of Directors meeting 21-Dec-2017 Attendees: President – WM1B (Dave) Vise President – OPEN Secretary – N1FTP (Harold) Treasurer – NV1Q (Juergen) Tech. Dir – K1YO (Bob) Program Dir. – W1AST (Larry) Zero Beat Ed. – W1MOW (Gary) Membership – K1VOI (John) At Large – KB1RXO (Karl) ——————————— Meeting Open at 7:04pm ——————— President…
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HCRA BOD Meeting 26-Oct-2017
HCRA Board of Directors meeting 26-October-2017 Attendees: President – WM1B (Dave) Vise President – OPEN Secretary – N1FTP (Harold) Treasurer – NV1Q (Juergen) Tech. Dir – K1YO (Bob) Zero Beat Ed. – WA1MOW (Gary) Membership – K1VOI (John) At Large – KB1RXO (Karl) Absent: Program Dir. – W1AST (Larry) ——————————— Meeting Open at 6:56pm ———————…
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HCRA/MTARA Joint Holiday Party – Get your tickets!
HCRA Members and their guest are welcome to attend When: Sunday, December 3rd, 2017 Where: Castle of Knights 1599 Memorial Drive, Chicopee MA Time: Starts at 1:00pm Tickets just $20 ea for HCRA members
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VLF Contest Announcement
HCRA & SOTA Jerks VLF Competition As you know the FCC has recently approved amateur radio use on the VLF (Very Low Frequency) bands starting September 15th, 2017. These bands are 135.7 to 135.8 kHZ (2,200 meters) and 472 to 479 kHz (630 meters). More information can be found about the authorization and bands…
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HCRA BOD Meeting 17-Aug-2017
HCRA Board of Directors meeting 17-August-2017 Attendees: President – WM1B (Dave) Vise President – OPEN Secretary – N1FTP (Harold) Treasurer – NV1Q (Juergen) Program Dir. – W1AST (Larry) Tech. Dir – K1YO (Bob) Zero Beat Ed. – WA1MOW (Gary) Membership – K1VOI (John) At Large – KB1RXO (Karl) Guest: Chet N1XPT ——————————— Meeting Open at…
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Election Results
At HCRA’s June 2017 meeting, the members in attendance has voted in the 2017-2018 board of directors. Your directors are as follows [table] Position,Photo,Name,Callsign President,,David Fant,WM1B Vice-President,OPEN,OPEN, Treasurer,,Juergen Malner,NV1Q Secretary,,Harold Woering,W1FTP Newsletter, ,Gary Fields,W1MOW At Large, ,Karl Krassler,KB1RXO Membership,,John Plaster,K1VOI Program,,Larry Krainson,W1AST, Technical,,Robert Meneguzzo,K1YO, [/table] There is still a position available, if you have any interest…
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HCRA Raffle Poll – What would you liked to see raffled?
Every year, HCRA sponsors a fund raiser through a raffle. We usually choose an item (or items) that retails for around $1000 and raffle it off to one lucky winner. Last year we raffled the Elecraft KX2. It’s a 5-10 watt HF rig that included a microphone and antenna tuner. It sold around 180 tickets…