Hampden County Radio Association

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Latest Blog Posts

  • Board Meeting Minutes 6/11/2013

    HCRA Board of Directors Meeting June 11th, 2013   OFFICER REPORTS Vice President – KB1NWH Report  – Nothing major to report. Database results for June show 76 regular, 20 family and 15 prospects. Treasurer – AA1YW Current financial report – $5980.57 Secretary – N1MFL Current secretary report – Mail is up to date. Dave questioned…

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  • Board Meeting Minutes 05/07/2013

    HCRA Board of Directors Meeting May 7th, 2013  Location: West Springfield, MA Time: 7:30 PM Present: KK1W, KB1NWH, AA1YW, N1MFL, W1MSW, N1FJ, W1MJB, Kx1x OFFICER REPORTS Vice President – KB1NWH Report – Database is up to date. Treasurer – AA1YW Current financial report – $7796.67 Secretary – N1MFL Current secretary report – No mail, everything…

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  • Board Meeting Minutes 11/13/2012

    HCRA Board of Directors Meeting November 13th, 2012  Location: West Springfield, MA Time: 7:00 PM Present: KK1W, KB1NWH, N1MFL, AA1YW, N1FJ, N1KXR, W1MJB, Kx1x OFFICER REPORTS Vice President – KB1NWH KX3 Raffle Progress – Trailer is registered for 2013, registration and sticker given to Kx1x to put on trailer. KX3 raffle sales: Sep 35, Oct…

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  • Board Meeting Minutes January 8, 2013

    January 8, 2013 HCRA Board Meeting Minutes [In the future, HCRA Board Meeting Minutes will be posted on HCRA.org and will not be published in Zero Beat] The meeting was called to order at 7:05 PM by the President (Jim, KK1W). Absent: Kx1x. VP Report (Ed, KB1NWH) Raffle update: 120 tickets left. Drawing will be…

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  • Board Meeting Minutes 08/26/2012

    HCRA Meeting Minutes 8-26-2012 Officer Reports Vice President – KB1NWH not present due to illness Report – KY1T Camper has been cleaned.Field Day worked out well in it. It also doubled as a shelter during times of inclement weather. Treasurer’s Report – AA1YW Current Financial report – (To include Dufresne Park refund and all incomes/expenditures…

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  • Holiday Party Tickets

    Greetings, I hope that all is well with you and yours and that you have enjoyed the rather pleasant transition from the Indian summer into the colder fall weather, a chilling prelude to yet another New England winter; but, at least there is the bonus of increased sunspot activity and the phenomenal HF activity experienced…

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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

     Directions/Map to the Steaming Tender [google-map-v3 width=”600″ height=”350″ zoom=”12″ maptype=”roadmap” mapalign=”center” directionhint=”false” language=”default” poweredby=”false” maptypecontrol=”true” pancontrol=”true” zoomcontrol=”true” scalecontrol=”true” streetviewcontrol=”true” scrollwheelcontrol=”false” draggable=”true” tiltfourtyfive=”false” addmarkermashupbubble=”false” addmarkermashupbubble=”false” addmarkerlist=”28 Depot Street Palmer, MA 01069{}barbecue.png{}Steaming Tender” bubbleautopan=”true” showbike=”false” showtraffic=”false” showpanoramio=”false”]      

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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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