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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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November Zero Beat has “hit the streets“
This month’s meeting is only a few days away. Take a look at the latest Zero Beat so you can be up to date on what our members our doing. Be sure to come early to the meeting for Tech Corner with Bob/K1YO. This month’s subject is magnetic loop antennas. Don’t know what they are?…
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Fox Hunt Coming Soon – Sun, Nov 3rd – BE THERE!
That’s right folks, time to break out your RDF equipment because there will be a fox loose on Sunday, November 3rd, 2013. When: Sunday, Nov 3rd Where: Forest Park, Rt.5 Picknelly Field (RT. 5 Enterence To Forest Park @ Indian Sculpture) Columbus Ave, Springfield, MA 01106 Starts at 2pm and should last a couple hours.…
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2013 H.C.R.A./M.T.A.R.A Holiday Party
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A message about our “Annual Auction“
The former HCRA auction, usually held the first Friday of November at the Feeding Hills Congregational Church is NO LONGER BRING HELD. A combination of change of meeting location and the shrinking of vendors/buyers has led us to this decision Many thanks to all the vendors and buyers who had fun over the years. Jim/KK1W
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WRTC Equipment Sale – UPDATED!
WRTC EQUIPMENT SALE – October Update NEWS FLASH – The Honda Generators are *** SOLD OUT *** We are only one month into the sale and already half the Honda generators and almost half of the coax have been purchased! How cool is that? Unfortunately this also means if you’re contemplating purchasing a generator or…
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Next HCRA Meeting–Indoor Tailgate Party
In lieu of a tailgate party in the parking lot, we are going to have a small-scale flea market at our October 4th meeting at the Auxiliary Conference Center at the Holyoke Medical Center. As long as space permits, we will allot up to 12 square feet of table space to each club member that…
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Nutmeg Hamfest
The correct date and time for the Nutmeg Hamfest in Meriden, CT is Sunday, October 13th, 2013 8AM – 2PM. In September and October Zero Beat it was incorrectly shown as October 7. For further information, go to http://www.nutmeghamfest.com/ 73, Frandy, N1FJ Zero Beat Editor
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Next Meeting: October 4th – Hamsource and New Tech Corner.
Now that October is near, it means we have another HCRA meeting to look forward to attending. We’ll have John (N1OLO) from Hamsource.com. He will be giving a presentation on some of his new products like the Ezgate 80 and EX Power Strip as well as other solutions. Also starting with our October meeting, Bob…
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September HCRA Board Meeting Minutes
HCRA Board Meeting Minutes- sept HCRA Board Meeting Minutes September 10, 2013 7:00pm Hampden Bank Parking Lot Members Present: Jim Mullen Matt Wilhelm Ed Lacombe Frandy Johnson John Pise Dave Cain Richard Wheeler Dave Scarpa Jeffery Bail Guests: No Guests Attended Agenda Item #1: Vice President (7:10pm) Discussion Item: September Database Issues Action Item: To…
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Revised September 2013 Zero Beat
Due to a “production error” the first copy of September Zero Beat had page 5 and 6 duplicated. The revised copy is now available at https://hcra.org/zb/sep13.pdf 73, Frandy, N1FJ