From nt1k at nt1k.com Wed Apr 1 13:03:35 2015 From: nt1k at nt1k.com (Jeffrey Bail - NT1K) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 13:03:35 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Zerobeat April 2015 now available for download Message-ID: Thanks to Gary (WA1MOW) for his hard work in making this month's Zerobeat possible. You can download it at the following http://www.hcra.org/zb/apr15.pdf If you like what you see, please remember that Gary depends on you for content. Without input and articles from the membership, it makes it much more difficult to put together an issue. If you are working on any projects of have anything to share that could be beneficial to the members of HCRA, please contact Gary Fields (WA1MOW) - wa1mow at arrl.net ---------- As Previously mentioned, There will be a meeting this Friday at Holyoke Medical Center. Please see Zerobeat for more info! Hope to see you there! - Jeff (NT1K HCRA At-Large From nt1k at nt1k.com Thu Apr 16 18:08:30 2015 From: nt1k at nt1k.com (Jeffrey Bail - NT1K) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:08:30 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Volunteers Needed for Scantic Spring Splash. Message-ID: From: Bob Laflamme, W1SQ To: All Good Morning. The annual Scantic Spring Splash Canoe/Kayak Race is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2015. The group is in need of licensed Amateurs for coordination/river security. I request is to pass this email to them so they may volunteer as individuals. Hours will be from 8:30 AM to approximately 2:00 pm. Meeting Point is Powder Mill Barn, South Maple St at the Scantic River, Enfield, Ct. Contact Bob Laflamme, W1SQ 860-982-6471 or w1sq at arrl.net When: Saturday, May 2, 2015 Time: 8:30am - 2:00pm Approx Where: Powder Mill Barn South Maple St. Enfield CT, 06282 41.982177, -72.540360 From nt1k at nt1k.com Sun Apr 26 13:03:17 2015 From: nt1k at nt1k.com (Jeffrey Bail - NT1K) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:03:17 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Meeting on Friday May First / NEQP / NEARfest Message-ID: Just letting you know that there will be an HCRA meeting this upcoming Friday at the Holyoke Medical Center. This month's speaker will be Steve Dick (K1RF) talking about speaker design and considerations. Audio quality makes a difference. Check out Http://www.hcra.org for more information and directions ------ Just an FYI that the New England QSO party (NEQP) is also coming up next weekend on May 2nd-3rd. This is an excellent contest for all those in Hampden County as well as New England. It's more laid back compared the bigger contests and we're the wanted stations Did you know that HCRA sponsors a plaque for the single operator who comes in first place in Hampden County? It's a really nice wooden plaque and it's up for grabs for anyone that is within the county. Let's show the rest of New England that Hampden County is active. I hope to see you on the air!! http://www.neqp.org for more information and a printout of counties. We will be HMD MA. Also note there is 7th area QSO party, Indiana QSO party and Deleware QSO party happening during the same weekend. Loggers like N1MM will also generate Logs for some of those contests. ---- Another thing taking place Friday and throughout the weekend is NEAR fest (New England Amateur Radio Fest) FKA Hosstraders in Deerfield NH. It's New England's largest Ham Fest. It's an excellent event to find some deals on gear as well as meeting up with area hams. Check out their website for mor http://www.near-fest.com:8084/nearfest/ ----- Hope to see you at the meeting and on the air during NEQP (hopefully my voice returns) Thanks for reading, Jeff (NT1K) From nt1k at nt1k.com Tue Apr 28 07:42:34 2015 From: nt1k at nt1k.com (Jeffrey Bail - NT1K) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:42:34 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] New Zero Beat / May Meeting / NEQP Message-ID: There is a new Zero Beat hot off the digital press. Thanks to our editor Gary Fields (WA1MOW) for putting in the time and effort in making this possible. You can download Zero Beat from the following http://www.hcra.org/zb/may15.pdf -------- May Meeting, Don't forget there is an HCRA meeting this Friday around 7:30pm. This months speaker will be Steve Dick (K1RF), he will be speaking about speaker design. See this months Zero Beat for more information. ---- NEQP Don't forget that this weekend it the New England QSO Party. This is the perfect contest for those are new. It will be taking place this weekend (May 2nd and 3rd). There will be many HCRA members on the air. HCRA is also sponcoring a really nice plaque for the #1 single operator within Hampden county. See Zero Beat and Http://www.neqp.org for more information and rules. ---- Hope to see you at the meeting as well as on the air this weekend - Jeffrey Bail (NT1K) HCRA At-Large