Hampden County Radio Association

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Latest Blog Posts

  • HCRA Meeting, January 8th 2016. Guest Speaker will be Jeff Jolie (NM1Y)

    Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Jeff (NM1Y) will not be able to make it to the meeting to give his presentation. However Jeff will be providing us with a DVD about the DXpedtion and the Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YCCC) will still be there to hold an area meeting.  Happy new year! HCRA is starting…

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  • Show and Tell – April 2016

    HCRA’S SHOW AND TELL 2016 – Friday April 1st, 2016 – THIS IS NOT A JOKE! The Hampden county radio association will be holding its annual show and tell on Friday, April 1st, 2016. This is where HCRA members can show off their amateur radio related projects. If you’ve been working on something over the…

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  • HOLIDAY PARTY TICKETS AVAILABLE!!

    Tis the season for Holiday Parties. This year HCRA and MTARA are putting together quite the feast for those who would wish to join us. We will be back at the wonderful steaming tender in Palmer MA on Monday, December 7th, 2015. Doors open at 6, Dinner starts at 7. Tickets will be just $20ea.…

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  • Notes From Last Nights Meeting (DMR W/ Steve WA1ZEV)

    Digital Mobile Radio Presentation (Presenter:  Steve Shore WA1-ZEV, October 2, 2015 Hamden County Radio Association) **  Reference Material **   DMR Orientation: http://dmr-marc.net/media/Intro-DMR-2103.ppt http://dmr-marc.net/media/Amateur_Radio_Guide_to_DMR_Rev_I_20150510.pdf Network Providers: DMR-MARC (Motorola Amateur Radio Club) CT-ARES DMR Network (State of Connecticut State Police Amateur Radio Club) DCI (Digital Communications Interconnect) Popular Web Sites: http://www.dmr-marc.net/ (DMR-MARC) http://w1sp.org/ (W1SP- State of…

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  • September 10, 2015

    HCRA Board Meeting September 10, 2015 Attendance: Harold (N1FTP) Gary (WA1MOW) Jeff (NT1K) Bob (K1Y0) John (K1VOI) Juergen (NV1Q) Dave (WM1B) Larry (W1AST) President summarized the activities. Still looking for a Web Master Vice President Harold Woering was introduced and had no additional comments Treasurer indicated he had the bank account and the electronic banking…

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  • June 2015 Board Meeting Minutes

    HCRA BOD Meeting Minutes June 11th, 2015 Location: IHOP West Springfield MA Meeting called to order by President Jeff NT1k Attending: Daye AA1Y Larry W1AST Juergen NV1Q John K1VOI Bob K1YO Gary WA1MOW Jeff NT1K Ed KB1NWH Dave WM1B Officer Reports Past President: Great Year A lot of Fun. Transfer PO Box to Gary WA1MOW.…

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  • Next Meeting is Friday, September 4th 2015

    Welcome to a new season of HCRA Larry (W1AST) has been hard at work obtaining guest speakers for the upcoming season. The guest speaker for the first meeting of the season on Friday, September 4th will be Fred Stefanick (N1DPM). He will be discussing EME communications and how you don’t necessarily need a massive array…

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  • HCRA’s 250 Raffle – Win A Kenwood TS-590SG

    Win A Kenwood TS-590SG Tickets Just $10 EA   It’s that time for the Hampden County Radio Associations (HCRA) annual raffle. This year the board of directors wanted to raffle off a 100w base station transceiver. The Kenwood TS-590SG ($1700 Retail) was the perfect choice because it’s a very excellent radio packed with features that…

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  • May 7, 2015 Board Meeting Minutes

    BOD MINUTES May 7th 2015, IHOP Meeting called to order at 7:10 by President Ed KB1NWH, In attendance: Larry W1AST, Gary WA1MOW, Rick N1KXR, Bob K1YO, Jeff NT1K, Dave WM1B, Guests, Faye Krainson, VP W1MOR Report : Absent No Report TREASURER AA1YW Report: Absent No Report SECRETARY WM1B Any Business: Discussion of Ham Club testing…

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  • Mar 12th Board Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Started 7:15 VP W1MOR Report.  Nothing to report TREASURER AA1YW Report.  Balance $9095.  KX3 profit $781.22.  Christmas party cost $931, Used 40 meter beam cost $200, Donation HMC $250, Donation Agawam Park and Rec $250 SECRETARY – WM1B : Any Business.  Paper work up to date MEMBERSHIP N1KXR Head count 102 members TECHNICAL K1YO…

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