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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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…
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HCRA is accepting renewals online!
That’s right! You can now renew your HCRA membership online using either your credit card or PayPal account. You can get there two ways. One is by clicking here and the other is by going to the membership menu and clicking on “Online Renewal”. Once at the new page, all you have to do is enter…
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Solar Cycle 24 is nearing its peak!
According to NASA, our present solar cycle, #24, will peak in the next few months. This peak is accompanied by a reversal of the sun’s magnetic field. Although this hasn’t been an outstanding solar cycle it is still way better then the minimums! We have a few years of decent propagation ahead of us yet,…
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FCARC Needs Volunteers for Bridge of Flowers 10K road race
From: Al Woodhall (N1AW) The Bridge of Flowers 10K road race takes place in Shelburne Falls on Saturday August 10. The Franklin County ARC will be providing communications. We welcome additional volunteers. To sign up contact Chris, KB1NEK, (413) 625-0344, e-mail camyers_1@verizon.net. Radio operators should arrive by 7:30, at the alley next to Baker’s Pharmacy…
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short FD follow up
I would like to thank every one that participated in any and all ways in FD. This was a new adventure for us. New location, new set-up, new people. We had a great time. There was some mistake made but, hey, were are only amateurs. The set up crew was awesome, the operating crew was…
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VE3DVY Video: Introduction to N1MM Logger and ARRL Field Day
I found this little gem that VE3DVY put together on Field Day and using N1MM: This video is a great introduction to logging with N1MM. It only goes over using N1MM while logging and leaves out all the N1MM configuration info that you don’t need to know for field day. If it still seems too…
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HCRA Invades Agawam
T minus 4 days and counting. Agawam residents should be on the look out for Amateur Radio operators. They look like normal people, dress like normal people, but have a language all their own. Some speak in code (CW), Some in Digital ( RTTY, PSK), Even the words they use(CQ, 59 WMA, 73). Here is…