From computercare at comcast.net Fri Mar 2 18:23:17 2018 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 18:23:17 -0500 Subject: [HCRA] Saturday's (3/3) Share the Knowledge Class is Cancelled Message-ID: For those attending tomorrow's Share the Knowledge Class. It is cancelled. Please come to tonight's meeting instead! (you should be there anyways). 73, Larry, W1AST From nt1k at nt1k.com Tue Mar 6 07:49:51 2018 From: nt1k at nt1k.com (Jeffrey Bail - NT1K) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 07:49:51 -0500 Subject: [HCRA] MTARA Hamfest This Weekend / VE Session at Hamfest Message-ID: Just letting you know that the MTARA hamfest is this Saturday (March 10th) at the Castle Of Knights on Memorial Drive in Chicopee MA. Please support your local clubs by attending. Hopefully the HCRA FT-891 & ATAS combo will be raffled off at the hamfest. There will be lots of vendors, door prizes and food! Doors open at 8:30am and cost is $5 a person (kids under 12 free) For directions and detailed information http://mtara.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-MTARA-Hamfest-Package.pdf ---------------- The Pioneer Valley VE Team (PVVET) will be hosting an amateur radio examination at the MTARA Hamfest. This exam will be free of charge. The PVVET asks that applicants pre-register at their website. All applicants must have a valid FCC registration number (FRN) prior to the exam. The PVVET will not accept social security numbers. For details about the exam, obtaining a FRN and about the team can be found on the PVVET's website http://www.pvvet.org ------------------ Hope to see you there! - Jeff (NT1K) From kk1w.jim at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 13:39:13 2018 From: kk1w.jim at gmail.com (Jim Mullen) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:39:13 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] 630 Meter Contest ends tonight at 6:59 PM (2359Z)! Message-ID: Who will claim the $100 distance prize? Please submit your entry as follows: Submit your longest confirmed QSO to Jim Mullen via email or USPS by March 15th 2018 Email: kk1w.jim at gmail.com or USPS to 144 Tower Hill Rd, Brimfield, MA 01010 Enclose an SASE for return of any submitted cards No need to submit cards unless you can't copy or scan them. Use the tools linked in the original article to calculate your longest distance confirmation. To keep things interesting it would be great if everyone who participated, whether or not you confirmed contacts or simply listened on the band, sends me the following: 1. Number of QSO's made and if possible broken down by mode. 2. Longest QSO (unconfirmed or confirmed). 3. Brief station description (if I don't already have it). 4. If SWL a brief overview of activity and mode. Going forward prospective MF operators (630m & 2200m) can make use of this information an an indication of what to expect when they are QRV on Medium Frequency. The prize will be awarded along with a quick overview of activity at our April 6th meeting. This is also our Show & Tell meeting. Why not enter something you built for 630m? Maybe you can go home with multiple prizes :) Many thanks to everyone participating. You folks are pioneers on a new amateur band. Exciting stuff our hobby and our club, keep up the good work! http://www.hcra.org/2017/10/06/vlf-contest-announcement/ From dfant19508 at aol.com Fri Mar 30 15:52:31 2018 From: dfant19508 at aol.com (dfant19508 at aol.com) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:52:31 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Special Edition-From the Shack - Message-ID: <1627877f221-1daa-39fb@webjas-vab219.srv.aolmail.net> Now that Spring is here (?) ?I have put together some the exciting things we are happening over the next few months.? ? A NEW FROM THE SHACK IS ON THE WEB Download (Copy & Paste) at: http://www.hcra.org/2018/03/30/from-the-shack/? ?? ? 73, Dave/WM1B