Tag: meeting
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November 7 Auction List
This Friday, November 7, at 19:00 EST, the HCRA will hold its annual auction in our usual meeting place. What kinds of things will you find there? We’re glad you asked. Here’s the list of the items that have been submitted so far. You can view it below (making sure to use the page turning…
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October 2025 Meeting: FT8 and JS8 with Gary, AA1UE
Our own Gary Thomas, AA1UE, gave the presentation at our October meeting, in which he covered the immensely popular FT8 mode and its more conversational cousin, JS8.
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Going Once, Going Twice…
Got some ham radio gear you’d like to get rid of, or something you’re hoping to acquire at a good price? Come out to the next HCRA meeting Friday, November 1, for our popular annual auction. Here’s how it works: We meet at the Holyoke Medical Center Auxiliary Conference Center. The doors open at 19:00…
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September Meeting and Newsletter
Wow, where did the summer go? It’s almost September, which means it’s time for our newsletter, general meetings, and other club activities to start up again. A lot has been going on, and a lot more is coming up, so start by getting an update from the September issue of Zero Beat. On Friday, September…
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SHOW & TELL 2017 – there’s still time!
As of this writing (March 16th) it’s three weeks until HCRA’s Annual Show & Tell on April 7th. That also means it’s only three weeks to finish your project, put together documentation and perhaps win a nice prize for your efforts. No time you say? Well, twenty two days is over three weeks the last time I…
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HCRA March Meeting (Mar 3rd, 2017) – VHF/UHF Weak Signal Communications
HCRA March Meeting 2017 Friday March 3rd 2017 at 7:30pm. Holyoke Medical Center Auxiliary Conference Center This month HCRA is proud to have Dick Frey (WA2AAU), president of the North East Weak Signal group. He will be discussing working long distance on VHF and UHF. With the solar cycle heading into a null, this would…
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“Make a cheap ham HAPPY” night at HCRA!
Returning Friday, September 9, is HCRA’s Swap & Sell Table. A sight guaranteed to brings smiles of joy to any frugal hams’s face. Take a look at the photos, it gives you an idea of just some of this month’s offerings. That’s correct, you see a 1.3G frequency counter, project boxes, transformers, and more. There’s…