From computercare at comcast.net Mon Mar 2 17:18:40 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 17:18:40 -0500 Subject: [HCRA] 10m Net reminder Message-ID: Please join us for the 10m net tonight at 28.375 at 7:30 pm. From computercare at comcast.net Wed Mar 4 13:12:17 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 13:12:17 -0500 Subject: [HCRA] March Zero Beat - Get it Here! Message-ID: http://www.hcra.org/zb/download.php?file=Mar2020.pdf Read the latest HCRA happenings. Download and read the latest ZeroBeat from the above link. I hope to see everyone on Friday at the meeting! 73, Larry - W1AST From computercare at comcast.net Fri Mar 6 17:28:21 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 17:28:21 -0500 Subject: [HCRA] Tonights Meeting Reminder Message-ID: Hope to see everyone at tonight's meeting. 7:30 pm Here's the location info: http://www.hcra.org/meeting-location/ From computercare at comcast.net Tue Mar 10 19:09:10 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:09:10 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Spread the Word - HCRA New Ham & Members Net Message-ID: Spread the word! Do you know someone who has a 2m radio and was licensed in the past few years? Invite them to the new HCRA 2m New Ham and HCRA Members Net starting this Thursday, March 10th at 7:30 pm local time. Set your rigs to 146.715 PL100.0 which is the W1BR repeater on the Soldiers Home. The net will be structured in a friendly way just like the 10m net is. It will be a safe and welcome place for new hams to get on the air and ask questions and have the HCRA membership Share Their Knowledge and Mentor the new hams and everyone who listens. The net will occur each and every Thursday. Spread the word and come and join us! 146.715 PL 100.0 7:30 pm Thursday nights From computercare at comcast.net Wed Mar 11 09:08:35 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:08:35 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Correction Message-ID: The New Ham and HCRA net is Thursday, March 12th and every Thursday after that. Hope to hear you on the air! 7:30 pm 146.715 PL 100.0 Every Thursday night HCRA members AND new hams from the last few years From computercare at comcast.net Wed Mar 11 14:43:49 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:43:49 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] (no subject) Message-ID: Small antenna party. We're taking down an antenna and tower this Saturday. Chris, W1TRK is doing the climbing. We're looking for some help on the ground taking apart the antenna and tower sections. We'll be working on it starting at 12 noon until all apart. Bring some tools and come and join us at: 137 Lancaster Ave West Springfield, MA Park on the Street. If you can join us, please let me know. Thanks in advance, Larry - W1AST From computercare at comcast.net Wed Mar 11 16:00:22 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:00:22 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Ham Class Postponed as is all the testing during March at HH Message-ID: The Tech ham class is being postponed due to Holyoke Hospital locking down on non-medical activities. That also means the testing sessions (after the class & the Friday one) are also postponed. At the moment, it is until the end of March and Holyoke Hospital can re-evaluate the issue and possibly re-open it's doors to us. We will re-schedule the class and testing once we re-gain access. From votrailblazer at gmail.com Wed Mar 11 19:32:36 2020 From: votrailblazer at gmail.com (V. Oquendo) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:32:36 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Ham Class Postponed as is all the testing during March at HH In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I will send an email to the students. V. Oquendo sent from a mobile device. Pardon the typos and possible brevity. On Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 4:01 PM Larry Krainson wrote: > ______________________________________________ > -------Hampden County Radio Association------- > -----------e-mail list (reflector)------------- > ______________________________________________ > The Tech ham class is being postponed due to Holyoke Hospital locking down > on non-medical activities. That also means the testing sessions (after the > class & the Friday one) are also postponed. > > > At the moment, it is until the end of March and Holyoke Hospital can > re-evaluate the issue and possibly re-open it's doors to us. > > > We will re-schedule the class and testing once we re-gain access. > ______________________________________________________________ > HCRA mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcra > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:HCRA at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > From computercare at comcast.net Thu Mar 12 14:33:25 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:33:25 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] For Sale Message-ID: I'm selling this for a friend. Icom IC-375A 220 Mhz all mode transceiver. With built in power supply and hand mic. Works fine, no manual. $575 or BO Larry, W1AST From computercare at comcast.net Thu Mar 12 18:42:31 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:42:31 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] New 2m HCRA Net Tonight - Join US Message-ID: 7:30 pm on 146.715 with a PL of 100.0 That is the W1BR repeater Join us tonight and each Thursday as we welcome new hams and HCRA members. I Hope to hear you on tonight! Net control is W1NY From computercare at comcast.net Mon Mar 16 14:43:19 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:43:19 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] 10m Net Reminder Message-ID: Check in to the HCRA 10 Meter Net tonight at 7:30, 28.375 USB An hour or so corona free zone dedicated to all things Ham! From k1nz at arrl.net Wed Mar 18 21:20:39 2020 From: k1nz at arrl.net (Nick Maslon - K1NZ) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:20:39 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Upcoming Contests and Activities Message-ID: Hi everyone! Since we may be having folks spend more time at home over the next few weeks, Larry has asked me to post some lesser-known operating activities and contests coming up in the near future, so here goes! Every Wednesday, CWOPS holds their one-hour CWT three times (local times): 9 AM, 3 PM, and 11 PM. Exchange is name and CWOPS # or name and state for nonmembers. It's a great way to do some CW contesting and it only takes one hour! More info: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ Another weekly event similar to CWT is the Phone Fray which is a 30 minute phone contest. It happens Tuesday nights at 10:30 PM local. http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf This weekend brings a few operating activities of all flavors: To start, we have the BARTG RTTY contest: http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-hf-rtty-contest/ The Russian DX contest: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/news.asp and the Virginia QSO Party: https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2020_VQP/2020_VQP_Main.html For those who like much slower action, the Russian Digital Radio Club is holding a T10 event. http://rdrclub.ru/dni-aktivnosti-rtsrk/999-anniversary-birthday-rdrc T10 is a mode that is a hybrid of JT65 and JT9 and is only available in JTDX software (fork of WSJT-X - www.jtdx.tech ). It's similar to the JT9 activity weekend I have posted about in the past. Next weekend is a little bare because we have CQ WPX SSB on the menu. This is another one of those big contests where you can snag some elusive DX or some very weird callsigns. People will be sending RST and serials for the exchange and everyone can work everyone. https://www.cqwpx.com/ Hope to see you on the air! 73 es gud dx, Nick K1NZ From ww1me at roadrunner.com Thu Mar 19 09:22:19 2020 From: ww1me at roadrunner.com (Rick Lindquist WW1ME) Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:22:19 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Upcoming Contests and Activities In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <002d01d5fdf1$6c4737d0$44d5a770$@roadrunner.com> Thanks, Nick! 73, Rick, WW1ME -----Original Message----- From: hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick Maslon - K1NZ Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 9:21 PM To: HCRA Email List Subject: [HCRA] Upcoming Contests and Activities ______________________________________________ -------Hampden County Radio Association------- -----------e-mail list (reflector)------------- ______________________________________________ Hi everyone! Since we may be having folks spend more time at home over the next few weeks, Larry has asked me to post some lesser-known operating activities and contests coming up in the near future, so here goes! Every Wednesday, CWOPS holds their one-hour CWT three times (local times): 9 AM, 3 PM, and 11 PM. Exchange is name and CWOPS # or name and state for nonmembers. It's a great way to do some CW contesting and it only takes one hour! More info: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/ Another weekly event similar to CWT is the Phone Fray which is a 30 minute phone contest. It happens Tuesday nights at 10:30 PM local. http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf This weekend brings a few operating activities of all flavors: To start, we have the BARTG RTTY contest: http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-hf-rtty-contest/ The Russian DX contest: http://www.rdxc.org/asp/pages/news.asp and the Virginia QSO Party: https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/2020_VQP/2020_VQP_Main.html For those who like much slower action, the Russian Digital Radio Club is holding a T10 event. http://rdrclub.ru/dni-aktivnosti-rtsrk/999-anniversary-birthday-rdrc T10 is a mode that is a hybrid of JT65 and JT9 and is only available in JTDX software (fork of WSJT-X - www.jtdx.tech ). It's similar to the JT9 activity weekend I have posted about in the past. Next weekend is a little bare because we have CQ WPX SSB on the menu. This is another one of those big contests where you can snag some elusive DX or some very weird callsigns. People will be sending RST and serials for the exchange and everyone can work everyone. https://www.cqwpx.com/ Hope to see you on the air! 73 es gud dx, Nick K1NZ ______________________________________________________________ HCRA mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hcra Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:HCRA at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From computercare at comcast.net Tue Mar 24 17:01:57 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:01:57 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] For Sale by a friend Message-ID: I have two (2) Icom IC-7200 transceivers in excellent condition for sale. Both were purchased with the intent of using them for HF WinLink, which did not come to fruition. For comparison purposes, the closest I can come is the Yaesu FT-450D. Both HRO and Gigaparts list 450Ds for $675, marked down from $720. *7200 #1* Approx. 10 hours of use in non-smoking shack since its purchase from HRO NH on 11-16-09. It?s been in its box sitting on a closet shelf since 2012. Comes in original packaging with all peripherals, manual, cords. Price includes: MB -116 Front Handles HM-36 mic with AB5N electret upgrade https://www.7000mic.com/hm-36 $450 cash *7200 #2* Transceiver is entirely unused, and still sealed in its factory carton as received from HRO NH. All accessories are still sealed in the carton. Price includes: MB-116 front handles in their original carton. $500 cash Prices are negotiable, within reason. Contact me directly at W1CDT at ARRL dot Net with questions, offers, etc. Dan, W1CDT From computercare at comcast.net Thu Mar 26 19:09:39 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:09:39 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] Join us on the W1BR repeater at 7:30 pm Message-ID: Got nothing to do tonight? Join us for the HCRA Members and New Ham Net on the 146.715 W1BR repeater PL100.0 at 7:30 pm. From computercare at comcast.net Fri Mar 27 19:32:15 2020 From: computercare at comcast.net (Larry Krainson) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:32:15 -0400 Subject: [HCRA] April ZeroBeat - click to read it now! Message-ID: The latest issue of ZeroBeat has just been published. Read you copy now for the latest news from the HCRA. http://www.hcra.org/zb/download.php?file=Apr2020.pdf I hope to everyone on the CQ WW WPX HF SSB contest this weekend. It runs 8pm tonight thru 8 pm Sunday. 73, Larry, W1AST