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Latest Blog Posts

  • 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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  • Slides and Information from HCRA’s Contest University

    Did you miss HCRA’s contest university that was part of our “Share The Knowledge” seris this past fall? No problem! We’ve uploaded the slides from our presentations. Also included are links to sites and software that was mentioned during the class Click Here For The PDF (.pdf) of “HCRA Introduction To Contesting” Click Here For…

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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…

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  • HCRA March Meeting (Mar 3rd, 2017) – VHF/UHF Weak Signal Communications

    HCRA March Meeting 2017 Friday March 3rd 2017 at 7:30pm. Holyoke Medical Center Auxiliary Conference Center This month HCRA is proud to have Dick Frey (WA2AAU), president of the North East Weak Signal group. He will be discussing working long distance on VHF and UHF. With the solar cycle heading into a null, this would…

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  • HCRA Clublog Challenge 2016 Winners Are In

    HCRA like to encourage on air activity from our members. We compete in a few contests and challenges every year. This year HCRA participated in the “Clublog Challenge”. The goal was to make as many contacts with as many countries or entities throughout the year. At the end of the year, we would tally up…

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  • HCRA BOD Meeting Minutes for 05-Jan-2017

    HCRA Board of Directors meeting 05-Jan-2017 Attendees: President – NT1K (Jeff) Vice President – WM1B (Dave) Secretary – N1FTP (Harold) Treasurer – NV1Q (Juergen) Program Dir. – W1AST (Larry) At Large – KB1RXO (Karl) Membership – K1VOI (John) Absent: Tech. Dir – K1YO (Bob) Zero Beat Ed. – WA1MOW (Gary) ——————————— Meeting Open at 7:11pm…

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  • Last Swap & Sell of 2016

    Last Swap & Sell of 2016 is this Friday, November 4th. There isn’t a December meeting because of the Holiday Party   Let’s end 2016 with a bang! Take a look around your shack and bring in an item or two that will become someone else’s holiday gift :).   From the KK1W shack is…

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