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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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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
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September 2013 Zero Beat now on line!
You may see the latest issue of Zero Beat at https://hcra.org/zb/sep13.pdf 73, Frandy, N1FJ
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Your *250* Raffle Ticket Is Ready!
This little poster says a lot about the HCRA’s *250* Raffle… …This link says even more: http://bit.ly/1cQILtO
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September Is Membership Renewal Month!
Welcome back. On behalf of myself and the HCRA Board Of Directors, we hope you’ve had good and memorable times since our last meeting. With Labor Day Weekend behind us, fall will soon be upon us, and with that comes all those get-ready-for-winter chores. However, for now we can enjoy September and on Friday, September…
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Successful New England SOTA Day
Thanks to the efforts of Nick (K1MAZ), the SOTA Jerks (NE1SJ) and all those who participated, we were able to pull off the inaugural New England SOTA Day. We had about 10 activators from around New England and Canada activate SOTA peaks all around the same time on August 10th 2012. Activators Include [table] Callsign,Name,Summit,Designation,Location…