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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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…
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HCRA Board of Directors meeting May 3, 2017
HCRA Board of Directors meeting 03-May-2017 Attendees: President – NT1K (Jeff) Secretary – N1FTP (Harold) Treasurer – NV1Q (Juergen) Program Dir. – W1AST (Larry) Tech. Dir – K1YO (Bob) Zero Beat Ed. – WA1MOW (Gary) Membership – K1VOI (John) Absent: At Large – KB1RXO (Karl) Vice President – WM1B (Dave) ——————————— Meeting Open at 7:03pm…
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HCRA Board of Directors meeting minutes for 06-April-2017
HCRA Board of Directors meeting 06-Apr-2017 Attendees: President – NT1K (Jeff) Vice President – WM1B (Dave) Secretary – N1FTP (Harold) Treasurer – NV1Q (Juergen) Program Dir. – W1AST (Larry) Tech. Dir – K1YO (Bob) Zero Beat Ed. – WA1MOW (Gary) Membership – K1VOI (John) Absent: At Large – KB1RXO (Karl) ——————————— Meeting Open at 7:13pm…
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SHOW & TELL 2017 – there’s still time!
As of this writing (March 16th) it’s three weeks until HCRA’s Annual Show & Tell on April 7th. That also means it’s only three weeks to finish your project, put together documentation and perhaps win a nice prize for your efforts. No time you say? Well, twenty two days is over three weeks the last time I…
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Swap And Sell Is Now Back!
HCRA’s Swap And Sell Is Now Back With thanks to George (KC1V), Paul (NF1G) and Jim (KK1W), the HCRA swap and sell is now back. At our monthly meetings, we will have few tables setup for the members to sell amateur or electronic related items. You may never know what deals may show up at…
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Eastern VHF/UHF/Microwave Conference – April 21-23
43rd EASTERN VHF/UHF/MICROWAVE CONFERENCE: APRIL 21-23, 2017 BAYMONT INN & SUITES (860)-643-5645 20 TAYLOR ST. (OFF I-84 at exit 63) MANCHESTER, CT 06042 Conference Web Address: http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html 4/21/17 FRIDAY LODGING 2:30-5PM Afternoon Workshop TBD 6:00pm ’til – SUPER HOSPITALITY ROOM (Food & Refreshments)!! & Indoor SWAP/SELL & VENDORS. (You may want to re-think going out to…