[HCRA] Hampden County Radio Association Meeting Tomorrow!! (June 5th, 2015)

[Jeffrey Bail - NT1K]

Hello,

I am writing to inform you that tomorrow the Hampden County Radio
Association will be holding its final meeting before the summer break. This
month's meeting will be elections and about field day. You can see this
month's Zero Beat to see who is running for what. You will also notice that
the Vice President seat is open. If anyone would like to help out HCRA,
please consider running for VP.

We will also start selling tickets for our big 250 raffle and for our field
day raffle! This year HCRA went with the TS-590SG which is a really great
100w HF-6M base station that is packed full of options that rivals the
Elecraft K3. Retails at $1700. As you may know from Zerobeat, we had to set
a minimum amount of tickets that can be sold before the drawing is allowed
to take place. The drawing will take place at the MTARA hamfest in 2016 or
at the next HCRA meeting after the minimum has been reached. Whichever
comes later.

For Field Day we will be raffling off a battery backup starter kit which
includes a Hamsource EZgate which instantly switches power to your battery
in case of power failure. Also included is a powerpole distribution panel
and a plastic case to house your backup battery of choice. All you would
need to do is provide the battery and the cables. $160 Value. Tickets will
be $5 ea and the drawing will be held at the end of field day. Being able
to run your radio off battery backup during times of power outage is a nice
thing to have.

Hope to see you at the meeting. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend.
If you know someone interested in amateur radio, bring them along as well.

A big thank you to Bruce Fuller (KB1TLX). He has been providing donuts and
coffee to the club during meetings and has done an excellent job at making
it happen.

Thanks,
Jeffrey Bail (NT1K)
HCRA At-Large