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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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Whats New In The DX Zoo
[table] Entity,Callsign,Date Cocos (Keeling),VK9CS,Sep. 21- 28 2012. Conway Reef,3D2C,Sep. 26 – Oct. 5 2012. Tristan da Cunha,ZD9UW, Sep. 27 – Oct. 4 2012. Chad,TT8TT,Oct. 3-16 2012. Rodrigues Is,3B9SP,Oct. 16-23 2012. St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks,PT0S,Nov. 9-22 2012. Brunei,V84SMD,Nov. 11- 22 2012. Campbell Is.,ZL9HR,Nov. 17 – 30 2012. Mauritania,5T0SP,Nov. 24 – Dec. 10 2012. Banaba,T33A,March…
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Subscribe to the New HCRA!
Want up to date information on what is going on with the club without having to go to the website every day? There is a way where it can be bundled up and sent to your e-mail box! How is this possible you might ask. Well it’s very easy to do. Let me show you…
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NE1SJ & WA1J head to the ‘nocks’ for a ‘threefer’
Saturday, September 22nd Frandy/N1FJ, Nick/K1MAZ and I will be heading the the Monadnocks in southern New Hampshire to activate two, maybe three summits. Look for us masquerading behind the calls of NE1SJ and WA1J starting around noon local time. The plan is still liquid and the final determination of which peak is first, do we…
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Z60K/Kosovo – Possible new DXCC Country
There’s a new kid on the block, Z60K. They went QRV a few days ago and have been very active on the bands. Although not ‘yet’ accepted by ARRL as a DXCC entity the scuttlebutt is they will most likely be approved once the IARU issues a prefix. So what to do until then –…
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SOTA Jerks head to the ‘dacks!
Frandy/N1FJ and I will be heading to the high peaks of the Adirondacks to activate a few mountains for SOTA. We will activate Whiteface Mountain Monday afternoon then meet up with Dennis/WA2USA Monday evening. The three of us will attempt summits on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning before returning to our respective homes. Dennis, one…
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Home Made Off Center Fed Dipole
Here is my first attempt at an article. I wanted to make a all band antenna without the long tail of a G5RV. I did some research and remembered that awhile back I had received an antenna from a fellow ham that had been struck by lightning. It was a 40 meter Carolina windom. Started…
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Activating Crag Mountain, Northfield, Mass.
Around midnight on Friday (Aug. 31) night Jim/KK1W emailed me that he, Nick/K1MAZ and John/Kx1x would be activating Prospect Hill the next day. I had already activated Prospect Hill this year, so I decided to do Crag Hill in Northfield and snag a sure S2S (Summit to Summit). Jim was going to use NE1SJ so…
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KX3 vs FT-817 Receive Comparison
Now that I have your attention let me tell you what this post does NOT say! This isn’t a technical comparison between the two radios. Nor is it meant to infer one radio is better or worse than the other. You have to look at all the features/benefits and figure out what works best for…
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September Zero Beat is live, on the web and in your email box
Don’t forget! Our first meeting of the new season is this Friday, September 7th. Read all about the meeting, upcoming raffles and more in the September issue of Zero Beat. Frandy once again has put together eight pages of HCRA and local interest for September. Enjoy!