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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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NEWS FLASH: New Hams In Western Mass
NEWS FLASH: New calls and upgrades hot off the FCC website Eric LaCombe KB1ZGJ Thomas Isham KB1ZGK Douglas McLean KB1ZGL Cynthia Forbes KB1ZGM Official Upgrades Diane Shipee KB1KST Extra Ralph Gedney KB1LEW General Eric LaCombe KB1ZGJ General Congrats, KUDOs, and all the bells and whistles to all
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Foxhunting meeting tomorrow night – don’t miss it!
February first is indeed tomorrow – also the date of our next HCRA meeting. We’re putting on an ‘all about foxhunting’ presentation by a few of our members. If you’ve never heard of foxhunting this will be the time to learn. If you have foxhunted in the past that’s OK, we’re going to cover some…
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From the Shack – February 2013
Next Meeting February 1st Foxhunting presentation and ‘Build a Beam’ Workshop Meeting number two of the year is another ‘double header’ thanks to the efforts of Jeff/NT1K and Rich/N1KXR. Read on and see what we have in store for you this February. We will be running two concurrent activities Friday night. At the front of…
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VHF 3EL Tape Measure Yagi Workshop – February 1st
A part of next month’s meeting will consist of a “Build A Beam” workshop where you can build a 3 element VHF Yagi that is made from PVC and measuring tape. It’s a great antenna for portable operations such as foxhunting (RDF), SOTA, camping or anything else that you need an improved antenna over…
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Learn more about HCRA’s past.
Thanks to the efforts of John/AC1T and Jeff/NT1K you can take a time travel trip to the 1970’s without leaving your chair. John scanned Zero Beats from his collection and sent them to Jeff for inclusion in our Zero Beat Archives page. Click the link and check out HCRA activities from 1976 through 1981. I…
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Silent Auction -TONIGHT! – are you ready for some fun?
Yep, whether buying or selling tonight’s HCRA meeting, Coax Presentation and Silent Auction promises to be great fun. If you have something to sell, bring it down. Buying, all you need is $$$ :). Everyone is welcome, members and non-members alike so bring a friend that’s interested in radio along too. Besides the Silent Auction…
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Kenwood IF-232C USB Replacement Interface
For those of you with ye olde Kenwoods, this little rig control interface may be of some interest to you. It does what the Kenwood IF-232C does but only cost me about $25 and a little time for soldering. I haven’t tested every aspect of it yet, but I know the VFO changes in both…
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From the Shack – January 2013
Next Meeting January 4th Silent Auction and Coax Presentation Our first meeting of the New Year kicks off as a double header. We’ve two very interesting and exciting things for you. An expanded silent auction and an informative presentation about coax. There’s more about the silent auction elsewhere in the newsletter and on the website,…
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HCRA Auction Returns in January – but ‘silently’!
Hey folks! We missed the auction this past November and it is always a fun event. Rather than wait a whole year we decided to hold an auction January 4th, but with a slight ‘twist’. Instead of a regular style auction we’re going to do it silently. How will this work out? We really don’t…
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Shhhhh! – Something exciting is returning to the January meeting!
Stay tuned for more information. Merry Christmas everyone! Jim/KK1W