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VENICE, FLORIDA — The
Tamiami Amateur Radio Club
will air special event station, K4S, from 1800 to 2400 UTC daily,
Friday, April 11 to Sunday, April 13 on behalf of the Venice Sharks Tooth
Festival. Frequencies include 14.236, 14.080 (digital), 18.153, and 21.313. QSL
with a SASE to Jack Sproat, W4JS, 1419 E. Manasota Beach Road, Englewood, FL
34223. Website: http://tamiamiarc.org.
AURORA, MISSOURI — The
Ozarks Amateur Radio Society will hold its Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,
April 12 at the Pate Early Childhood Center, 400 Terrace Drive. Activities
include a flea market with commercial vendors, food concessions, and VE exams
that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $4 in advance, $5 at the door. Children under
12 are admitted free. No door admission for testing only. Tables are $8 in
advance, $10 at the door. Contact: Mike Sanders, KØAZ, 18169 Highway 174, Mt.
Vernon, MO 65712. Email: k0az@centurytel.net. Talk-in 146.970-.
BARTLETT, TENNESSEE —
The Mid-South Amateur Radio Association will hold the Memphis FreeFest® from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Saturday, April 12 at the Bartlett Station Municipal Center, 5868 Stage Road.
Activities include an indoor/outdoor flea market, door prizes, MARS meeting,
seminars, food concessions, and VE exams. Admission and vendor tables are all
free. Contact: Tony Brignole, WA4KHN, (901) 216-3263. Email: abrigno@comcast.net
or freefest@maraonline.org.
Website: http://www.maraonline.org.
Talk-in 147.03+ (PL 107.2).
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO — The Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club will hold its 60th Annual Hamfest Electronic and Computer Show from 8
a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 12 at the Emidio & Sons Party Center, 48 E.
Bath Road. Activities include a flea market and prizes. Tickets are $6 each.
Tables are $15 for the first two tables, $12 for each additional table. Tables
still available on the day of the event are $18 each. Contact: Ted Sarah,
W8TTS, 239 Bermont Avenue, Munroe Falls, OH 44262. Phone: (234) 206-0270.
Email: hamfest2014@cfarc.org.
Website: http://www.cfarc.org.
Talk-in 147.27+.
HIGHLAND, MICHIGAN — The Milford Amateur Radio Club will hold its Swap-N-Shop from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 12 at Milford High
School, 2380 South Milford Road. Activities include a flea market, food
concessions, and door prizes. Tickets are $5 by mail, $6 at the door. Children
under 12 are admitted free. Tables are $1.50 per foot. Electrical outlets are
$2. Contact: Rose Mary Moore, KC8NQJ, 1383 Sylvan Drive, Hartland, MI 48353.
Phone (810) 632-5174. Website: http://www.qsl.net/w8ydk. Talk-in 145.490 (PL 67)
or 146.52 simplex.
PERU, INDIANA — The Cass
County Amateur Radio Club, Miami
County Amateur Radio Club, Grant County Amateur Radio Club, and the Kokomo
Amateur Radio Club will hold the Ninth Annual North Central Indiana
Hamfest from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 12 at the Miami County 4H
Fairgrounds, 1029W 200N. Activities include a flea market, door prizes, and VE
exams from 8 to 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Children 17 and under are admitted
free. Anyone who obtains a license or upgrade at the testing session will be
admitted free. Indoor tables are $5 each plus admission. Parking is free.
Contact: Steve Shepler, Box 824, Marion, IN 46952. Email: shepler1@gmail.com.
Website: http://www.nci-hamfest.net.
Talk-in 147.345+.
SPRING GROVE,
PENNSYLVANIA — The York Hamfest Foundation will hold the 2014 York Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Saturday, April 12 at the Porters Community Fire Company, 1199 Porters Road.
Activities include tailgating, seminars, door prizes, food concessions, and
free VE exams beginning at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Children under 16
are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Unlicensed spouses are also
admitted free. Tailgating spaces are $5 each plus admission. Email: duane.sterner@yahoo.com.
Website: http://www.yorkhamfest.org.
Talk-in 147.33+ (PL 123) or 146.52.
STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN — The Madison Area Repeater Association will hold the 42nd Annual Madison Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Saturday, April 12 at the Mandt Community Center, 400 Mandt Parkway. Activities
include an indoor flea market and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5
each. Children 14 and under are admitted free. Tables are $15 each before April
1, $18 after April 1, $25 at the door. Electricity is $20. Parking is free.
Contact: MARA, 3835 County Road A, Stoughton, WI 53589-3913. Paul Toussaint,
(608) 205-1994. Email: <w9hsy@execpc.com>. Website: http://www.qsl.net/mara.
Talk-in 147.150+ (PL 123).
SUCCASUNNA, NEW JERSEY —
The Splitrock Amateur Radio Association will hold the 2014 North Jersey Hamfest beginning 8 a.m.,
Saturday, April 12 at the Roxbury Senior Center, 72 Eyland Avenue. Activities
include and indoor flea market with commercial dealers, door prizes, food
concessions, local RACES/OEM vehicle exhibit, DXCC card checking, and VE exams
that begin at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $7 each. Non-ham YLs and Harmonics are
admitted free. Tables are $25 each and include one admission. Tailgating spaces
are $20 each and include one admission. Contact: Splitrock ARA, P.O. Box 610,
Rockaway, NJ 07866. Phone: (866) 457-6687. Email: hamfest2014@splitrockara.org.
Website: http://www.splitrockara.org.
Talk-in 146.985- (PL 131.8).
BRAINERD, MINNESOTA — The Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
will hold the Brainerd Area Hamfest
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 19 at the Brainerd National Guard
Armory, 1115 Wright Street. Activities include an all-indoor flea market,
hourly door prizes, raffles, food concessions, and VE exams that begin at 10
a.m. Tickets are $6 each. Children under 12 are admitted free. Tables are $12
each. Parking is free. Contact: BAARC, 33247 East Shamineau Drive, Motley MN
56466. Website: http://www.brainderdham.org.
Talk-in 147.225+.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — The Ararat Shrine Amateur Radio Club will hold its Hambash 2014 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 19 at the
Ararat Shrine Temple, 5100 Ararat Drive. Activities include an indoor flea
market with commercial dealers, seminars, hourly door prizes, snack bar, ladies
hospitality room, an emergency service vehicle display, and VE exams at 9 a.m.
Tickets are $10 for three tickets, $4 at the door. Tables are $17 each and
include three admissions. Vendors contact: Dave Michael, WAØNXD, 3361 Blue
Ridge Boulevard, Independence, MO 64052. Phone: (816) 254-9011. Email: demichael38@hotmail.com.
General contact: Dave Hinckley, KAØSOG, 1221 SE 11th Street, Lees
Summit, MO 64081. Website: http://www.hambash.com. Talk-in 145.13-.
RALIEGH, NORTH CAROLINA — The Raleigh Amateur Radio Society will hold the 42nd Annual RARSFest and ARRL Roanoke Division Convention from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Saturday, April 19 at the Jim Graham Building-NC State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue
Ridge Road. Activities include an indoor flea market with commercial dealers,
hourly door prizes, a youth lounge, hands-on workshops, contests, forums and
meetings, DXCC/WAS/WAC/VUCC card checking, a special event station, RV camping,
RARSfest dinner that includes a Wouff-Hong initiation begins at 8 p.m. Friday,
and VE exams at 9 a.m. Tickets are $7 if you pre-register before April 12, $8
afterwards. Children 16 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an
adult. Tables are $18 each before April 12, $20 afterwards. Electricity is $25.
RV camping is $25 per 24 hours. Parking is free. Contact: Jeff Wittich, AC4ZO,
(919) 362-4787. Email: jwittich@nc.rr.com. Website: http://www.rars.org.
Talk-in 146.64, 145.13 (PL 82.5), or 444.525 (PL 82.5).
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — The Portland Amateur Wireless Association
(PAWA) will hold the 2014 PAWA Hamfest from 8 a.m. to noon,
Saturday, April 19 at the Stewart Morrill American Legion Post #35, 413
Broadway. Activities include a flea market with commercial dealers, a country
store, tailgating, door prizes, food concessions, and VE exams that begin at 10
a.m. Tickets are $6 each, $15 for early-bird admission, $5 each for PAWA members.
Tables are $10 each, $8 each for PAWA members. Tailgating spaces are $6 each,
$5 for PAWA members. Consignment fee is 5%, no fee for PAWA members. Contact:
John Bogner, W1JLB, (207) 776-2288. Website: http://www.qsl.net/pawa. Talk-in 146.73- (PL
100).
GODFREY, ILLINOIS — The
Lewis and Clark Radio Club
will hold the Lewis & Clark Radio Club 2014 Hamfest from 7 a.m. to
noon, Saturday, April 26 at the Lewis & Clark Community College-Riverbend
Arena, 5800 Godfrey Road. Activities include an indoor flea market with
commercial dealers, hourly door prizes, food concessions, and VE exams. Tickets
are $2 each or 3 for $5 in advance. Tickets at the door are $3 each or 2 for
$5. Special raffle tickets are $2 each, only 160 will be sold. Tables are $12
each. Parking is free. Contact: Jacques, KN9O, (618) 401-5558. Email: hamfest@k9ham.org.
Website: http://www.k9ham.org.
Talk-in 145.230- (PL 79.7).
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA — The
Valley of the Moon Amateur Radio Club (W6AJF) will hold its annual ARRL Hamfest from 8 a.m. to noon,
Saturday, April 26 at the Sonoma Valley Veterans’ Memorial Building, 126 First
Street West. Activities include an indoor/outdoor flea market, half-hourly door
prizes, a full breakfast served between 8 to 10 a.m., demonstrations, a display
of emergency communications vehicles, a display of home-built equipment, a club
swap table, transmitter hunt, and VE exams that begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are
free. Vendor spaces are $10 each. All-you-can-eat breakfast is $7. Contact:
VOMARC, 358 Patten Street, Sonoma, CA 95476. Darrel, WD6BOR, (707) 996-4494.
Email: wd6bor@vom.com.
Website: http://vomarc.org.
Talk-in 145.35- (PL 88.5).
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA — The Northern Lights Radio Society will hold its 2014 Aurora Conference from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, April 26
at the First Lutheran Church, 4000 Linden Street. Activities include an outdoor
antenna range, casual demonstrations, and technical seminars. Website: http://www.nlrs.org.
ATHENS, OHIO — The Athens County Amateur Radio Association will hold the Athens Ohio Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, April 27 at 701
East State Street. Activities include an indoor/outdoor flea market, exhibits,
door prizes, food concessions, and VE exams that begin at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are
$5 each. Unlicensed spouses are admitted free. Indoor tables are $10 in
advance, $12 at the door. Outdoor flea market spaces are free with paid
admission. Contact: Carl Denbow, N8VZ, 17 Coventry Lane, Athens, OH 45701.
Phone: (740) 592-2133. Email: n8vz@callsign.net. Eric McFadden, WD8RIF, 12600
Adeline Circle, Athens, OH 45701. Phone: (740) 593-7176. Email: wd8rif@arrl.net.
Website: http://www.ac-ara.org.
Talk-in 145.15-.
BOSTON, PENNSYLVANIA — The Two Rivers Amateur Radio Club Inc. will hold its 42nd Annual Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, April
27 at The Spectrum, 6001 Smithfield Street. Activities include an indoor flea market,
food concessions, and VE exams. Contact: TRARC, P.O. Box 225, Greenock, PA
15047-0225. Phone: (412) 203-2015. Email: wi3r@comcast.net. Website: http://www.trarc.net.
Talk-in 146.73 or 146.52.
MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK —
The Orange County Amateur Radio Club will hold its Spring 2014 Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Sunday, April 27 at the Town of Wallkill Community Center, 2 Wes Warren Road.
Activities include an indoor flea market with commercial dealers, food
concessions, door prizes, and VE exams from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets are $7 each
and include free admission for XYLs. Indoor tables are $12 each and include one
admission. Tailgating spaces are $10 each and include one admission. Contact:
Tom Ray, W2TRR, P.O. Box 624, Cornwall, NY 12518. Phone: (845) 391-3620. Email:
w2trr@ocarc-ny.org.
Website: http://www.ocarc-ny.org.
Talk-in 146.76 (PL 100).
MAY
TEMPE ARIZONA — The Central Arizona DX Association will hold its Annual
Summer BBQ on Thursday, May 1. Activities include a BBQ, door prizes, and a
guest speaking engagement from Ward Silver. Contact: CADXA, 2217 West Del Oro
Circle, Mesa, AZ 85202-2615. Phone: (480) 721-1714.
DEERFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — The New England Amateur Radio
Festival Inc. will hold NEARfest from 9 a.m., Friday, May 2 to
3 p.m., Saturday, May 3 at the Deerfield Fairgrounds, 34 Stage Road. Activities
include an indoor exhibition space with manufacturer exhibits, an
indoor/outdoor flea market with commercial dealers, tailgating, RV camping,
seminars, forums, door prizes that include a Flex Radio 3000, and a pre-hamfest
camp-over beginning 3 p.m., Thursday, May 1. Tickets are $10 each and are good
for both days. Children under 18 are admitted free. Inside parking passes for
tailgating are $10. Outside parking is free. Camping fees are $30 a night for
RVs, $15 a night for tents. Commercial spaces are $50 for an 8-foot space, $70
for 2 spaces, $25 each for 3+ spaces. Tables are $16 each. Chair rentals are $2
each. Electrical hookups are $20. Vendor contact: John M. Goran, K1JJS, (207)
865-0554 or (207) 232-4892. Email: <john@goran-maine.us>.
Website: http://www.near-fest.com>.
CADILLAC, MICHIGAN — The Wexaukee Amateur Radio Club (WARC) will hold its 52nd
Annual Cadillac Amateur Radio and Computer Swap from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Saturday, May 3 at the Cadillac Junior High School, 500 Chestnut Street.
Activities include a flea market, raffle, door prizes, food concessions, UP Net
and QCWA meetings, and VE exams that begin at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 each.
Tables are $10 each. VE exams are $15. Contact: WARC, P.O. Box 163, Cadillac,
MI 49601. Website: <http://www.wexaukeearc.org/>.
CEDERBURG, WISCONSIN — The Ozaukee Radio Club, Inc. will hold
its 36th Annual Indoor Amateur
Radio, Electronics & Computer Spring Swapfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Saturday, May 3 at the Circle-B Recreation Center, 6261 State Highway 60.
Activities inlcude a flea market and door prizes. Tickets are $4 each. Tables
are $10 each. Contact: Loren Jentz, N9ENR, 1213 Woodbridge Drive, Apt. 1,
Grafton, WI 53024. Phone: (262) 377-7941. Website: <http://www.ozaukeeradioclub.org>.
CLARKSVILLE. TENNESSEE — The Clarksville Amateur
Transmitting Society, Inc. will hold the CATS
Tail-Gate 2014 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 3 at the Hilldale
Family Life Center Picnic Pavilion, 250 Old Farmers Road. Activities include a
flea market, tailgating, free food concessions, and door prizes. There is no
charge for the event, but CATS would appreciate a donation for Camp Rainbow of
Montgomery County. Website: <http://www.kf4l.org>.
COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA — The Chocise Amateur Radio
Association of Sierra Vista, Arizona will hold the Cochise Hamfest and 7th Region
Phone/CW/Digital Communications Exercise beginning 7 a.m. Activities
include an indoor flea market, tailgating, pancake breakfast, food concessions,
door prizes, and VE exams from 9 to 11 a.m. Tickets and parking are free.
Tables are $16 each. Tailgating spaces are $6 each. Contact: Charles, K4AFN,
(520) 458-1997. Email: <k4afn@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.k7rdg.org>.Talk-in
146.76- (PL 162.2).
HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND — The Antietam Radio Association will hold the Hagerstown
Hamfest beginning 6 a.m., Saturday, May 3 at the Washington County
Agricultural Education Center, 7303 Sharpsburg Pike. Activities include an
indoor flea market with commercial vendors, tailgating, hourly door prizes,
food concessions, kids playground, ARRL forum, seminars, and VE exams that
begin at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 each. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
Tables are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Tailgating spaces are $5 each.
Contact: Herman Niedzielski, K2AVA, (301) 791-5841. Email: <k2ava@myactv.net>. Website: <http://w3cwc.org>. Talk-in 147.090+ or 146.94-.
SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN — The Arrowhead Radio Amateur Club will hold its annual Ham
Fest! from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 3 at the Head of Lakes
Fairgrounds-Multipurpose Building, 4700 Tower Avenue. Activities include an
indoor flea market with commercial dealers and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m.
Tickets are $7 each. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Tables are $10
each for an 8-foot table, $5 for a 4-foot table. Parking is free. Contact:
Robert Schultz, KCØNFB, 115 Eden Lane, Duluth, MN 55805-1533. Phone (218)
724-6957. Email: <arac_hamfest@charter.net>.
Talk-in 146.940- (PL 103.5), 147.000- (PL 103.5), or 146.940- (PL 114.8).
TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS — The Four States Amateur Radio Club will hold its 2014
Ham Fest from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 3 at the Four States Fair
Grounds-Fine Arts Building, 3700 East 50th Street. Activities
include a flea market with commercial dealers, tailgating, half-hourly door
prizes, food concessions, RV camping, and VE exams at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Tickets are $5 and include one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets are $2
each, 3 for $5, 7 for $10, and 20 for $20. Tables are $10 each. RV camping is
$23 a night. Website: <http://www.4sarc.org>.
Talk-in 146.620- (PL 100).
SANDWICH, ILLINOIS — The Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club will hold The
DeKalb Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, May 4 at the Sandwich
Fairgrounds, 1401 Suydam Road. Activities include and indoor flea market,
tailgating, door prizes, food concessions, and overnight camping. Tickets are
$6 in advance and include 2 prize tickets. Tickets at the door are $8 and
include 1 prize ticket. Electrical hookups are $15. Camping is free. Contact:
Bob Yurs, W9ICU, (815) 895-7584. Email: <w9icu@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.karc-club.org>.
Talk-in 146.730- (PL 100) or 146.52 simplex.
WRIGHTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA — The Warminster Amateur Radio
Club will hold its 2014 Hamfest beginning 7 a.m., Sunday, May 4 at the Middletown
Grange Fair, 576 Penns Park Road. Activities include an indoor flea market with
commercial dealers, tailgating, a test table, WAS field checking, hourly door
prizes, and VE axams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Children under
13 and unlicensed spouses are admitted free. Tables are $15 each plus
admission. Tailgating spaces are $10 per space plus admission. Contact: Rich
Luce, AG3L, (215) 703-8264. Email: <hamfest14@k3dn.org>.
Website: <http://www.k3dn.org>.
Talk-in 147.09+ (PL 131.8) or 443.95+ (PL 131.8).
LOUISA, KENTUCKY — The Big Sandy Amateur Radio Club will hold the Louisa
Hamfest 2014 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 10 at the Fellowship
Center of the First Baptist Church, 301 West Pike Street. Activities include an
indoor flea market, door prizes, and food concessions. Tickets are $5 per
person. Tables are $5 each. Contact: Tom Lykins, K4LID, (606) 638-4735. Email:
<k4lid@panix.xom>. Website: <http://www.bsarc.org>. Talk-in 147.390+.
EAST GREENBUSH, NEW YORK — The East Greenbush Amateur Radio
Association (W2EGB) will hold its 11th Annual Hamfest from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 10 at the East Greenbush Fire Company, 68
Phillips Road. Activities include a flea market, tailgating, food concessions,
and hourly door prizes. Tickets are $6 each. Tables are $6 each. Tailgating
spaces are $6 per 8-foot space. Contact: Tom, KC2FCP, <kc2fcp@nycap.rr.com>. Website: <http://www.w2egb.org>. Talk-in 147.270+ (PL
94.8).
DAYTON, OHIO — The Dayton Amateur Radio Association will hold the 2014
Dayton Hamvention® from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, May 16; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturday, May 17; and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, May 18 at the Hara Arena, 1001
Shiloh Springs Road. Activities include an indoor exhibition space with
manufacturer exhibits, an indoor flea market with commercial dealers,
tailgating, numerous forums, meetings, dinners, prizes, awards presentations,
DXCC card checking, and VE exams from noon to 6 p.m., Friday, and from 9:30
a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 5 p.m., Saturday. Tickets are $20 if you pre-register,
$25 at the door. Booth spaces are $675 for a space in the arena, $450 for a
space in the North Hall, $500 for a space in the East Hall, $650 per space in
all other parts. Tailgating/flea market spaces are $100 for an end space, $70
for a standard space. Phone: (937) 276-6930. Email: <info@hamvention.com>. Website: <http://www.hamvention.com>. Talk-in
149.94-, 146.91-, 223.94-. or 442.1+.
DAYTON, OHIO — The SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) will hold its 29th
Annual DX Dinner on Friday, May 16 at the Marriott Hotel, 1414 South
Patterson Boulevard. Activities include a dinner, prizes, and David Collingham,
K3LP, as guest speaker. Tickets are $42 per person. Website: <http://www.swodxaevents.org>.
TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY — The Jersey Shore Amateur Radio
Society will hold the Hamfest by the Shore beginning 8 a.m., Sunday, May 18 at the
Riverwood Recreation Center, on the corner of Riverwood Drive and Whitesville
Road. Activities include an indoor/outdoor flea market, tailgating, door
prizes, and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Indoor tables
are $15 each and include one admission. Tailgating spaces are $15 each and
include one admission. Contact: JSARS, P.O. Box 295, Toms River, NJ 08754.
Darlene, (732) 237-9448. Email <jsars910@gmail.com>.
Website: <http://www.jsars.org>.
Talk-in 146.910- (PL 127.3).
BAHAMA, NORTH CAROLINA — The Durham FM Association will hold its 40th
Annual DurHamFest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 24 at the Little
River Community Complex, 8307 N. Roxbury Road. Activities include an indoor
flea market, tailgating, door prizes, food concession, and VE exams. Tickets
are $5 each. Indoor tables are $10 each. Indoor spaces without tables are $8
each. Tailgating spaces are $5 each. General contact: Paul Van Doren, KE4OXN,
(919) 309-2457. Email: <elivand@aol.com>.
Vendor contact: Linda Jackson, KF4LJZ, (919) 477-8368. Email: <kf4ljz@aol.com>. Website: <http://dfma.org>. Talk-in 147.225+ or 145.450-.
TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, NEW JERSEY — The Bergen Amateur
Radio Association will hold the BARA Spring Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m., Saturday, May 24 at the Westwood Regional High School, 701 Ridgewood
Road. Activities include an indoor flea market, food concessions, DXCC card
checking, and VE exams from 8 to 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Wives and
children are admitted free. Vendor spaces are $15 for two spaces. VE exams are
$15. Parking is free. Contact: Jim Joyce, K2ZO, (201) 664-6725. Email: <k2zo@arrl.net>. Website: >. Talk-in
146.19+ (PL 141.3).
LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA — The Heartland Amateur Radio
Association (WØSOK) will hold its Flea
Market from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 31 at The Heartland Museum
of Military Vehicles, at the intersection of I-80 and U.S. Hwy 283. Activities
include an indoor flea market, food concessions, tours of the museum and HARA
Operations Center, free coffee and tea, and VE exams from 10 to 11 a.m. Tickets
are $1 each. Tables are $5 each before May 15, $10 afterward, and include one
admission. Contact: Hoppy Hopkins, W4YDN, P.O. Box 22, Eddyville, NE 68834.
Phone: (308) 858-4614. Email: <rhoppy@gpcom.net>.
Talk-in 147.135+.
JUNE
BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA — The Breezeshooters will hold its 60th
Annual Hamfest and Computer Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 1 at
the Butler Farm Show Grounds, 627 Evans City Road. Activities include an
indoor/outdoor flea market, tailgating, half-hourly door prizes, QSL card
checking, camping, food concessions, and VE exams that begin at noon. Tickets
are $5 each. Children under 12 are admitted free. Additional raffle tickets are
$2 each, three for $5, seven for $10, 15 for $20, 40 for $50, and 90 for $100.
Indoor tables are $20 each. Flea market spaces are $10 for the first space, $5
for each additional space. Electrical hookups for campers and vendors are $10.
Water for campers is $10. Overnight camping is $10. Contact: Bob Benna, N3LWP,
P.O. Box 101018, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Phone: (412) 366-0488. Email: <hamfest2014@breezeshooters.org>.
Website: <http://www.breezeshooters.org>.
Talk-in 147.300+.
PRINCETON, ILLINOIS — The Starved Rock Radio Club will hold Hamfest
2014 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 1 at the Bureau County
Fairgrounds, 811 West Peru Street. Activities include an indoor flea market,
outdoor tailgating, camping, food concessions, hourly door prizes, and VE exams
from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $7 for two stubs before May 20, $8 each at the
door. Tables are $13 in advance and include a free gate pass and electricity,
$15 at the door. Tailgating spaces are $2 per vehicle. Contact: Matthew Weaver,
KB9VZH, 319 Desoto Street, Ottawa, IL 61350. Phone: (815) 313-5924. Email: <starvedrockhamfest@hotmail.com>.
Website: <http://www.w9mks.org>.
Talk-in 146.955- (PL 103.5).
SEASIDE, OREGON — The Sea-Pac Convention will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, June 6 and
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, June 7 and from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday
June 8 at the Seaside Convention Center, 415 First Avenue. Activities include
an indoor flea market with manufacturer’s exhibits, seminars, workshops,
spaghetti feed, food concessions, door prizes, Saturday night banquet with
Wouff-Hong ceremony, DX luncheon, RAGS testing center, and VE exams that begin
at 9 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are $8 each. Children 7 to 12 are $6 each. Tables
are $15 each for Saturday only, $25 for Saturday and Sunday. Contact: SEA-PAC
Ham Convention, P.O Box 25466, Portland, OR 97298-0466. Wayne Schuler, AI9Q,
(360) 892-5580. Email: <info@seapac.org>.
Website: <http://www.seapac.org>.
MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA — The TwinsLAN and Mining Amateur
Radio Clubs will hold the 23rd
Annual Tailgate Swapfest from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 7 at the 3M
Center, corner of Conway Avenue and McKnight Road North. Activities include an
outdoor flea market, tailgating, and door prizes. Tickets are $8 each. Children
under 16 are admitted free with a paid adult. Seller spaces are $20 each and
include one admission. Email: <tailgate@twinslan.net>.
Website: <http://www.twinslan.net>.
Talk-in 147.120.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA — The Atlanta Radio Club and the Kennehoochee
Amateur Radio Club will hold the Atlanta
Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 7 at the Jim R. Miller Park,
2245 Callaway Road SW. Activities include an indoor flea market with commercial
dealers, tailgating, forums on a variety of topics, food concessions, RV
camping, door prizes, and antenna launching contest, an electronics recycling
bin, and VE exams from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 each. Children 17 and
under are admitted free. Tables $15 each. Ham clubs get a free table.
Tailgating spaces are $10. VE exams are $15. Contact: John Talipsky, N3ACK,
<n3ack@atlantaradioclub.org>.
Website: <http://www.atlantahamfest.org>.
Talk-in 146.820- (PL 146.2).
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA — The Mississauga Amateur
Radio Club will air special event station,
VE3MIS, from 1400 to 2000 UTC, daily from Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8.
Frequencies include 14.240 and 7.230. For certificates mail a SASE and $2 U.S.
to MARC, c/o Michael Brickell, VE3TKI, 2801 Bucklepost Cres., Mississauga, ON,
Canada L5L 1M6. Website: <http://www.marc.on.ca>.
PRINCETON, KENTUCKY — The Princeton Ham Radio Club will hold its Third
Annual Hamfest in conjunction with the Pennington Folk Music Festival from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 7 at the Princeton, KY Fire Training Center,
2001 Highway 62 West. Activities include a flea market, door prizes every 15
minutes, QSL card checking, food concessions, and VE exams that begin at 9 a.m.
Tickets are $5 each. Tables are free. Email: <n4mht@mchsi.com>. Phone: (270) 365-7777.
Website: <http://www.w4kbl.org>.
Talk-in 145.230 (PL 179.9).
TEDROW, OHIO — The Fulton County Amateur Radio Club will hold the Fulton
County Amateur Radio Club Outdoor Flea Market and Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m., Saturday, June 7 at The Roth Family Woodlot, 105 Hill Avenue. Activities
include a flea market, door prizes, 50/50 raffle, overnight camping, and VE
exams. A $3 donation is appreciated. Overnight camping available with donation.
Email: <hamfest@k8bxq.org>.
Website: <http://k8bxq.org>.
Talk-in 147.195+.
SHOW LOW, ARIZONA — The Kachina Amateur Radio Club will hold the White
Mountain Hamfest on Saturday, June 7 at the Show Low City Hall, 180 N. 9th
Street. Activities include a flea market, tailgating, hourly door prizes,
demonstrations, food concessions, arts & crafts, RV camping, and VE exams
that begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are free. Tailgating spaces are $5 each. Dry
camping is free. Contact: Jim Mortensen, <w7azy@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.kachina-arc.org>.
Talk-in 145.310 (PL 110.9).
GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS — The Egyptian Radio Club will hold EgyptianFest
2014 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, June 8 at the Granite City Moose Lodge,
2521 Maryville Road. Activities include an indoor flea market, tailgating, door
prizes, food concessions, and guest speakers. Tickets are $5 each in advance,
$7 each at the door. Indoor tables are $10 each. Tailgating spaces are $5 each.
Egyptian Radio Club, P.O. Box 562, Granite City, IL 62040. Email: <hamfest@w9aiu.net>. Website: <http://www.w9aiu.org>. Talk-in 146.790.
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA — The “Ole Virginia Hams” Amateur Radio
Club, Inc.
will hold the 40th Annual
Manassas Hamfest Amateur Radio, Computer & Electronics Show from 6 a.m.
to 2 p.m., Sunday, June 8 at the Prince William County Fairgrounds, 10624
Dumfries Road. Activities include an indoor exhibition with commercial dealers,
a flea market, tailgating, hourly door prizes, forums, D-STAR demonstration,
meetings, DXCC card checking, Virginia QSO Party awards ceremony, youth lounge,
“Maker” group activities, and VE exams from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $9 each
before May 1, $10 afterward. Indoor exhibitor space is $25 for an 8-foot table
with chairs and electricity before May 1, $30 afterward. Tailgating spaces are
$9 plus admission before May 1, $10 plus admission afterward. Vendor contact:
Ron, N4RDZ, <vendors@manassashamfest.org>.
Website: <http://manassashamfest.org>
or <http://w4ovh.net>. Talk-in 146.97-,
442.200+, or D-STAR 442.5125+.
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA — The Prince William County 4-H will air special event station, N4H, from 1100 to 1900 UTC, Sunday, June 8 in conjunction with the
40th Annual Manassas Hemfest, Frequencies include 14.225, 18.155,
21.335, and 28.335. QSL with a SASE to N4H, c/o Clarence Meese (K4CNM), P.O.
Box 2158, Manassas VA 20108. Phone: (703) 501-8929.
QUEENS, NEW YORK — The Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club will hold its semi-annual Hamfest beginning 9 a.m., Sunday, June 8 at the New York Hall of
Science parking lot in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 47-01 111th
Street. Activities include a flea market, door prizes, drop and shop, QSL card
checking, food concessions, free admission to the museum between 10 and 11
a.m., and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Tables are $10
each plus admission. Contact: Stephen Greenbaum, WB2KDG, (718) 898-5599 (nights
only). Email: <wb2kdg@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.hosarc.org>.
Talk-in 444.200 repeat (PL 136.5).
PLANO, TEXAS — HamCom Inc. will hold Ham-Com Amateur Radio
Convention from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, June 13 and from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m., Saturday, June 14 at the Plano Center, 200 East Spring Creek Parkway.
Activities include an indoor flea market with manufacturer exhibits and
commercial dealers, outdoor tailgating, ARRL forums, technical presentations,
The LSDX dinner, Boy Scouts radio merit badge session, a foxhunt, and VE exams
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday. Tickets are
$8 if you pre-register, $10 at the door. Children under 18 are admitted free.
Vendor booths are $350 each and include a draped table and two chairs.
Electrical hookups are $40 for 10-amp service, $75 for 20-amp service, and $175
for 12 circuits of 10-amp service. Outside tables are $20 each. Tailgating
spaces are $8 per day. The DX dinner is $40 per ticket. Contact: Ham-Com Inc.,
P.O. Box 260721
Plano, TX 75026. Website: <http://www.hamcom.org>.
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — The Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville will hold the 48th
Annual Knoxville Hamfest & Electronics Exposition and ARRL Tennessee State Convention from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 14 at the Kerbala Temple, 315 Mimosa
Avenue. Activities include an indoor flea market with commercial dealers,
tailgating, hourly door prizes, forums, exhibits, demonstrations, food
concessions, and VE exams. Parking is free. Contact: Radio Amateur Club of
Knoxville, P.O. Box 50514, Knoxville, TN 37950-0514. Lou Dreinhoefer (865)
995-1588. Email: <wb3jkq@arrl.net>. Website: <http://www.w4bbb.org>.
ORCUTT, CALIFORNIA — The Satellite Amateur Radio Club will hold the Santa
Maria Ham Radio Swapfest and BBQ beginning 7:30 a.m., Saturday, June 14 at
the Newlove Picnic Grounds, 1555 Orcutt Hill Road. Activities include a flea
market, tailgating, door prizes, transmitter hunt, HF station, and a BBQ.
Tickets are free. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Swap tables are $15 each.
Tailgating spaces are $15 each. Website: <http://www.satellitearc.com>.
Talk-in 145.14- (PL 131.8).
MONROE, MICHIGAN — The Monroe County Radio Communications
Association will hold the Monroe Hamfest and Computer Show from
7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, June 15 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, 3775
South Custer Road (M-50). Activities include an indoor flea market, tailgating,
RV camping, food concessions, and door prizes. Tickets are $6 each in advance
and include two prize stubs. Tables are $15 each plus admission. Tailgating
spaces are $10 plus admission. RV camping is $25 and includes electric. Parking
is free. Contact: Fred VanDaele, KA8EBI, 4 Carl Drive, Monroe, MI 48162. Email:
<ka8ebi@yahoo.com>. Website: <http://www.mcrca.org>. Talk-in 146.72-.
WHEATON, ILLINOIS — The Six Meter Club of Chicago will hold its 57th
Annual Hamfest along with the Antique
Radio Club of Illinois Swap Meet; and the Midwest Classic Radio Net Hamboree beginning 7 a.m., Sunday, June
15 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road. Activities include
an indoor/outdoor flea market with commercial dealers, tailgating,
AMSAT/ARRL/NWS/Skywarn displays, food concessions, and auction, RV camping,
door prizes, QSL card checking from 9 to 11 a.m., and VE exams from 9 to 11
a.m. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the door. Children under 12 are admitted
free. Tables are $12 each and include an electrical hookup. Overnight RV
parking is $25 and includes a 110-V electrical service. Parking is free. VE
exams are $15. Contact: Six Meter club of Chicago, 3532 Raymond Avenue, Brookfield
IL 60513-1204. Phone: (708) 442.4961. Email: <wd9gjk@arrl.net>. Website: http://www.k9ona.com, <http://www.antique-radios.org>, or
<http://www.mcrn.tripod.com>.
Talk-in 146.52 or 146.37+ (PL 107.2).
LOWELL, MICHIGAN — The West Michigan Youth Club will hold the WMYC
Hamfest from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 21 at Lowell High School, 11700
Vergennes Street. Activities include an indoor flea market, door prizes, food
concessions, and VE exams that begin 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Elementary,
middle school, and high school students are admitted free. Indoor, 5-foot
tables are $12 for two in advance, $9 for one in advance. At the door, tables
are $15 for two, 5-foot tables, $12 for one. Contact: Al Eckman, 725 Bowes
Road, Apt. K6, Lowell, MI 49331. Phone: (616) 450-4332. Email: <al.eckman@comcast.net>. Website:
<http://www.westmichiganyouthclub.org>.
Talk-in 146.620- (PL 98.8) or 145.270- (PL 94.8).
MILFORD, OHIO — The Milford Amateur Radio Club will hold the 24th
Annual Milford Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 21 at the
Eastside Christian Church, 5874 Montclair Boulevard. Activities include an
indoor flea market with commercial dealers, tailgating, hourly door prizes, and
VE exams that begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Children under 12 are
admitted free. Indoor tables are $5 each plus admission. Tailgating space is
$1. Contact: Jim, WB8RRR, (513) 831-6255. Email: <wb8rrr@arrl.net>. Website: <http://www.w8mrc.com>. Talk-in 147.345+.
NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT — The Newington Amateur Radio League will hold NARL Fest
2014 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 21 at St. Mary’s School, 652
Williard Avenue. Activities include an indoor flea market, tailgating,
seminars, door prizes, and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each.
Children under 12 and newly-licensed hams are admitted free. Indoor tables are
$12.50 each before May 10, $15 at the door. Tailgating spaces are $10 each
before May 10, $12 at the door. Website: <http://www.narlhamfest.org>. Talk-in
145.450.
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY —The Raritan Valley Radio Club will hold the W2QW-Hamfest
from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 21 at Piscataway High School, 110 Behmer
Road. Activities include an indoor flea market with commercial dealers,
tailgating, food concessions, hourly door prizes, and VE exams that begin at 9
a.m. Tickets are $7 each. Children and XYLs are admitted free. Tailgating
spaces are $7 each plus admission. Additional sellers must pay admission.
Contact: Drew, W2OU, (732) 801-4654 (call before 9 p.m.). Email: <drumor@optonline.net>. Website:
<http://www.w2qw.org>. Talk-in
146.625-, 442.250- (PL 141.3), or 146.520 simplex.
STAR CITY, WEST VIRGINIA — The Mon County Amateur Radio
Club will hold its HAMfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 21 at the Saint
Mary’s Catholic Church outdoor Pavillion. Activities include a flea market,
tailgating, and door prizes. Tickets are $5 each. Prize tickets are 3 for $5,
12 for $10, 30 for $20, 60 for $30, 150 for $50 if you pre-register by May 23.
Tables are $10 each plus admission. Tailgating spaces are $10 each plus
admission. Contact: Mon County ARC, P.O. Box 364, Dellslow, WV 26531. Talk-in
147.075 (PL 103.5).
JULY
DUNSEITH, NORTH DAKOTA — The 51st International will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, July 11 and from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday July 12 at the International Peace Garden, 10939
Highway 281. Activities include an outdoor flea market, tailgating, hourly door
prizes, contests, Saturday night social, lunch, transmitter hunts, ladies and
kids activities, an auction, bingo, and Canadian and American exams that begin
at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and include lunch and dance. Contact: Richard
Holder, VE4QK, P.O. Box 1011, Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada RØE ØCØ. Phone:
(204) 268-1702. Email: <ve4qk@mts.net>. Website: <http://www.mts.net/~holderr/ihf.htm>.
MILTON, FLORIDA — The Milton Amateur Radio Club will hold the 19th
Annual Ham Fest from noon to 8 p.m., Friday, July 11 and from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m., Saturday, July 12 at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium. 4500 Spikes Way.
Activities include an indoor flea market, tailgating, hourly door prizes, and
VE exams on Saturday beginning 9 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Indoor tables are
$10 each. Tailgating spaces are $5 each. Additional raffle tickets are $1 each,
6 for $5, 12 for $10, 24 for $20, 60 for $50, 120 for $100. Contact: Milton
ARC, P.O. Box 4072, Milton, FL 32570-4072. Phone (850) 390-1665. Talk-in
145.490 (PL 100).
AUSTINTOWN, OHIO — The 20/9 Radio Club will hold the 20/9
Radio Club Tailgate/Hamfest 2014 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 12
at the Austintown Senior Center, 112 Westchester Drive. Activities include an
indoor flea market, tailgating, door prizes, 50/50 drawing, an auction, food
concessions, and VE exams that begin at 8:30 a.m. Admission is free. Indoor
tables are $10 each and include electricity. Tailgating spaces are $5 each.
Contact 20/9 Radio Club, (330) 651-8420.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — The Indianapolis Radio Club will hold the 44th
Indianapolis Hamfest and Communications Expo beginning 6 a.m., Saturday,
July 12 at the Marion County Fairgrounds, 7300 East Troy Avenue. Activities
include an air-conditioned, indoor flea market with commercial dealers;
tailgating; forums; 100 years of radio exhibit, homebrew contest, QSL card
contest, RV camping, half-hourly door prizes, and VE exams. Tickets are $6 in
advance, $8 at the door. Active-duty military are admitted free. Indoor tables
are $25 each and include electricity. Tailgating spaces are $5 for a 10-foot
space. VE exams are $15. RV spaces are $25 per night and include a full hookup
(20 available). Contact: Indianapolis Hamfest, P.O. Box 1672, Noblesville, IN
46061. Phone: (317) 261-6658. Website: <http://www.indyhamfest.com>.
Talk-in 146.76-.
KIMBERTON, PENNSYLVANIA — The Mid-Atlantic Radio Club will hold the Valley
Forge Hamfest and Computer Fair beginning 8 a.m., Saturday, July 12 at the
Fire Company Fairgrounds, Route 113 and Firehouse Lane. Activities include an
indoor flea market, tailgating, hourly door prizes, DXCC/WAS/WAC/VUCC card
checking, food concessions, and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $6
each. Unlicensed spouse and children of licensed hams are admitted free. Tables
are $10 each plus admission for 1 to 4 tables, $8 each plus admission or 5 or
more tables. Tailgating spaces are $6 plus admission. Contact: MARC, P.O. Box
557, Fagleville, PA 19408. Email: <hamfest-info@marc-radio.org>.
Vendor contact: Mike Pilotti, KF3CD, (610) 696-5040. Email: <kf3cd@arrl.net>. Website: <http://www.marc-radio.org>. Talk-in
145.13- or 147.06+ (PL 131.8).
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA — The Minnesota Amateur Group of
Independent Communicators will hold its 11th Annual Magic Repeater Yard
Sale from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 12 at 37 W. Hatch Avenue.
Activities include a flea market, door prizes, and free coffee. Admission and
selling spaces are free. You must provide your own table and chair. Contact:
George, NØSBU, <n0sbu@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.magicrepeater.net>.
Talk-in 145.170- (PL 100).
AURORA, ILLINOIS — The Fox River Radio League will hold its Hamfest
beginning 8 a.m., Sunday, July 13 at the Aurora Central Catholic High School,
1255 N. Edgelawn Drive. Activities include an indoor/outdoor flea market, “Ask
the Elmers” booth, seminars, hourly door prizes, food concessions, and VE exams
that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $6 each in advance, $8 each at the door.
Children under 16 are admitted free. Tables are $10 each. Parking is free.
Contact: Dawn Williams, KC9LQS, (630) 531-1670. Email: <hamfest@frrl.org>. Website: <http://www.frrl.org>. Talk-in 147.210+ (PL
103.5).
CICERO, NEW YORK — The Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse will hold the RAGS
2014 Hamfest from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sunday, July 13 at the American
Legion Post 787, 5575 Legionnaire Drive. Activities include an air-conditioned
indoor flea market, tailgating, door prizes, food concessions, and VE exams
that begin at 9:45 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Tables are $8 each. Tailgating
spaces are $5 each. VE exams are $15. Parking is free. Contact: Roger Hamilton,
WA2AEW, <hamfest@ragsclub.org>.
Website: <http://www.ragsclub.org>.
Talk-in 146.91- (PL 103.5).
AUGUSTA, NEW JERSEY — The Sussex County Amateur Radio Club will hold the 35th
Annual SCARC Hamfest beginning 8 a.m., Sunday, July 13 at the Sussex County
Farm & Horse Show Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road. Activities include an indoor
flea market, tailgating, food concessions, door prizes, camping, and VE exams
that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $7 each. Indoor tables are $20 each.
Tailgating spaces are $20 each and include one admission. Additional sellers
must pay admission. Camping fee is $25. Contact: Dan Carter, N2ERH, 8 Carter
Lane, Branchville, NJ 07826. Phone: (973) 948-6999. Email:
<hamfest@scarcnj.org>. Website: <http://www.sussexhamfest.org>.
Talk-in 147.30+ (PL 151.4).
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT — The American Radio Relay League will hold its ARRL
National Centennial Convention 2014 from Thursday, July 17 to Sunday, July
19 at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard. Activities
include an indoor flea market with manufacturer’s exhibits, seminars,
workshops, forums, tours of W1AW and ARRL headquarters and a Friday night
banquet with Wouff-Hong ceremony. Tickets are $75 each for three days, $50 for
youth aged 21 and younger. Two-day tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
Two-day youth tickets are free. The banquet is $75. Commercial booths are $225
each. Club booths are $112 each. Flea market booths are $65 each. Contact:
ARRL, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111. Phone: (860) 594-0200. Email: <expo@arrl.org>. Website: <http://www.arrl.org>.
WILLIAMS, ARIZONA — The Amateur Radio Council of Arizona and the City of
Williams will hold the 2014
ARCA/Williams Hamfest and ARRL
Arizona State Convention beginning noon, Thursday, July 17 to Sunday, July
20 at the Williams Rodeo Grounds, 800 Rodeo Road. Activities include and indoor
flea market with commercial dealers, a swap meet, seminars, QSL card checking,
hospitality suite, camping, hourly door prizes, a raffle, Saturday night BBQ
dinner, a train trip to the Grand Canyon on Sunday, and VE exams. Tickets are
free. Raffle tickets are $20 for 12 or $5 for 3. Indoor spaces are $85 per
space. Outdoor spaces for selling or camping are $20 per space before July 1,
$25 afterwards. Contact: ARCA, (602) 881-ARCA (2722). Website: <http://www.arca-az.org>. Talk-in 146.78-
(PL 91.5).
ALLISON PARK, PENNSYLVANIA — The North Hills Amateur Radio
Club will hold its 29th Annual Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,
July 19 at the Parkwood Presbyterian Church, 4289 Mt. Royal Boulevard.
Activities include an indoor flea market with commercial dealers, tailgating,
door prizes, food concessions, and VE exams. Tickets are $5 each. Indoor tables
are $10 each. Tailgating spaces are $5 each. Parking is free. Contact: John
Fowler, KB3YBS, 200 Lee Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. Phone: (412) 366-3133 or
(412) 496-3720. Email: <johnr.fowler@gmail.com>.
Website: <http://www.nharc.org>.
Talk-in 147.090 (PL 88.5).
CARY, NORTH CAROLINA — The Cary Amateur Radio Club will hold the Annual
Cary NC Mid-Summer Swapfest from 8 a.m. to 1p.m., Saturday, July 19 at the
Harold Ritter Park, 301 West Lochmere Drive. Activities include an outdoor flea
market, tailgating, and VE exams. Tickets are $4 each. Children 11 and under
are admitted free. Tables are $10 each. Tailgtaing spaces are $5 each. Parking
is free. Email: <n4nc@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.qsl.net/n4nc>.
ELYRIA, OHIO — The Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society will hold NOARSFEST
2014 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 19 at The Spitzer Conference
Center, Lorain County Community College, 1005 North Abbe Road. Activities
include and indoor/outdoor flea market, door prizes, and food concessions.
Tickets are $6 each. Indoor tables are $10 each. Outdoor flea market spaces are
$5 each. Contact: NOARS Hamfest Committee, 161 Herrmann Drive, Avon Lake, OH
44012. Darlene Ohman, KA8VTS, (216) 398-8858 (before 11 p.m.) Email:
<noarsfest@noars.net>. Website: http://noars.net>.
OTTUMWA, IOWA — The Ottumwa Amateur Radio Club will air special event station, W4H, from 0400 to 1000 UTC, Saturday, July 19 in conjunction with
the Wapello County Iowa 4H Expo. Frequencies include 14.250 and 7.250. QSL a
#10 SASE to Paul Cartwright - W4H, 8431 215th Avenue, Blakesburg, IA
52536. Website: <http://w4h.wa0dx.org>.
WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI — The Warrensburg Area Amateur Radio
Club, Inc.
will hold the Warrensburg Hamfest
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 19 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, 386
SE 145 Road. Activities include an indoor flea market, tailgating, door prizes,
forums, food concessions, and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Raffle tickets are
$15 for 1 or 3 for $10. Indoor tables are $10 each. Tailgating spaces are $10
each. Contact: Ken Smith, (660) 441-0007. Email: <hamfest@waarci.org>. Website: <http://www.waarci.org>. Talk-in 146.880
(PL 107.2).
SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA — The Somerset County Amateur Radio
Club will hold the Somerset County PA Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, July 20
at the Somerset County Technology Center, 281 Technology Drive. Activities
include an indoor flea market, tailgating, food concessions, door prizes, and
VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Children under 13 are
admitted free. Additional raffle tickets are $1 each. A special “black box”
prize ticket is $5. Indoor tables are free if you pre-register. Tailgating
spaces are free. Parking is free. VE exams are $15. Contact: Stew, AK3J, (814)
444-0637. Email: <ak3j@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.k3smt.org>.
Talk-in 147.195+ (PL 123) or 443.250+ (PL 123).
VAN WERT, OHIO — The Van Wert Amateur Radio Club will hold the 27th
Annual Van Wert Hamfest beginning 8 a.m., Sunday, July 20 at the Van Wert
County Fairgrounds, 1055 S. Washington Street. Activities include an indoor
flea market, tailgating, and overnight camping. Tickets are $5 each. Indoor
tables are $10 each. Tailgating spaces are $5 each with a paid admission.
Overnight camping is $20. Contact: Steve Kouts, WA8WKF, (419) 771-8152. Email:
<secretary@w8fy.org>. Website:
<http://w8fy.org>. Talk-in 146.850.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Central States VHF Society will hold the 48th
Annual CSVHFS Conference from Thursday, July 24 to Sunday, July 27 at the
Austin Marriott South, 4415 S. IH-35. Activities include a commercial dealer
exhibition hall, a flea market, technical programs, guest speakers, antenna
testing, rover tours, a banquet that includes a gift table, hospitality room,
auction, and a boat trip Friday night. Pricing was not available as of press
time. Website: <http://www.csvhfs.org>.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — The Central Oklahoma Radio
Amateurs will hold Ham Holiday from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday, July 25 and from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m., Saturday, July 26 at the Bricktown Hotel, 2001 East Reno Avenue.
Activities include an indoor flea market with commercial vendors, a Friday
night banquet featuring a guest speaker, an ARRL forum, seminars on antennas
and DXing, radio merit badge session, DXCC/WAS card checking, and VE exams that
begin at 9 a.m., Saturday. Tickets are $8 if you pre-register, $10 at the door.
Children under 16 are admitted free with a paid adult. Tables are $15 each if
you pre-register, $20 at the door. Contact: CORA, P.O. Box 1103, Nicoma Park,
OK 73066. Vendors email: <vicepresident@hamholiday.org>.
Website: <http://www.hamholiday.com>.
Talk-in 146.82- (PL 151.4).
MONUMENT, COLORADO — The Pikes Peak Radio Amateur
Association, Inc. will hold the PPRAA Ham
Radio Megafest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 26 at the Lewis-Palmer
High School, 1300 Higby Road. Activities include a flea market, hourly door
prizes, and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each and include one
prize ticket. Additional raffle tickets are $1 each, 6 for $15, 15 for $10, or
40 for $20. Tables are $15 plus admission if you pre-register, $17 plus
admission at the door. Contact: PPRAA, P.O. Box 16521, Colorado Springs, CO
80935. Email: <megafest@ppraa.org>.
Website: <http://ppraa.org>. Talk-in
146.970- (PL 100).
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN — The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club will air a special event station from 1500 to 0000 UTC
daily, from Wednesday, July 30 to Sunday, August 3 in conjunction with the EAA
Airventure 2014. Frequencies include 14.250, 7.250, 50.150 SSB. QSL a large
SASE to FCARC AirVenture 2014, P.O. Box 2346. Appleton, WI 54912.
AUGUST
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Austin Summerfest 2014 and the ARRL Texas
State Convention will be held from Friday, August 1 through Saturday,
August 2 at the Crowne Plaza, 6121 North IH-35. Activities include an indoor
flea market with commercial dealers, an exhibition center, outdoor tailgating,
forums, the Summer Meeting of the Texas VHF-FM Society, a hospitality suite,
and VE exams that begin at 12:30 p.m., Saturday. Tickets are $10 each. Tables
are $10 each and limited to three per customer. Electrical hookups are $5.
Website: <http://www.austinsummerfest.org>.
Talk-in 146.94 (PL 107.2).
ANGOLA, INDIANA — The Land of Lakes Amateur Radio Club will hold the Angola
Hamfest from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, August 2 at the Angola Community
Church of the Nazarene, 225N Gerald Lett Avenue. Activities include an indoor
flea market, tailgating, and camping. Tickets are $6 each. Tables and
tailgating is free. Contact: Sharon Brown, WD9DSP, (260) 475-5897. Email: <kc9qdo@arrl.net>. Talk-in 147.18+ (PL
131.8).
CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS — The Macoupin County Amateur Radio
Club will hold the West Central Illinois Hamfest from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,
August 2 at the Macoupin County Fairgrounds, 21368 Route 4. Activities include
a flea market, tailgating, hourly door prizes, food concessions, forums, a test
bench, and VE exams. Tickets are $5 each. Tailgating spaces are $5 each.
Contact: Jim Pitchford, N9LQF, (217) 854-3352. Email: <james@royell.org>. Talk-in 444.250 (PL
103.5).
ESCANABA, MICHIGAN — The Delta County Amateur Radio Society will hold the U.P.
Hamfest beginning 9 a.m., Saturday, August 2 at the Bay de Noc Community
College – Joseph Heiman University Center, 2001 N. Lincoln Road. Activities
include a flea market, food concessions, and a U.P. Net meeting. The first
table is free, additional tables are $5 each. Contact: John Amderson <wd8rth@dcars.org>. Website: <http://dcars.org/u-p-hamfest>.
Talk-in 147.15+ (PL 100).
TRUMANSBURG, NEW YORK — The Tompkins County Amateur Radio
Association will hold the Annual Ithaca Hamfest from 7 a.m. to
noon, Saturday, August 2 at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds, NYS 96. Activities
include indoor/outdoor tailgating, door prizes, raffles, antenna contests, food
concessions, and VE exams. Tickets are $5 each and include an outside
tailgating space. Children under 12 are admitted free with a paid adult. Inside
tailgating spaces are $10 each. Email: <ithacahamfest@gmail.com>. Website:
<http://tcara-ny.org/hamfest>.
Talk-in 146.940-. 146.970-, or 449.025-.
VINTON, VIRGINIA — The Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club will hold the Roanoke
Hamfest 2014 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, August 2 at the William Byrd
High School, 2902 E. Washington Avenue. Activities include an indoor/outdoor
flea market with commercial dealers, tailgating, hourly door prizes, a SKYWARN
class from 9 to 11 a.m., food concessions, and free VE exams that begin at 10
a.m. Tickets are $6 each. Tables are $16 each for a 10-foot table, $8 each for
a 5-foot table. Electrical hookups are $10. Tailgating spaces are $5 per space.
Parking is free. General contact: Tom Wilcox, W4TKW, (540) 772-0907. Email:
<w4tkw@cox.net>. Vendor contact: Scott Fisher, AK4DV, (540) 759-0767.
Email: <ak4dv@yahoo.com>. Website:
<http://www.w4ca.us>. Talk-in 146.985-
(PL 107.2).
BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA — The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio
Club, Inc.
will hold the 64th Annual
Berryville Hamfest beginning 6 a.m., Sunday, August 3 at the Clarke County
Ruritan Fairgrounds, 890 West Main Street. Activities include an
air-conditioned indoor flea market with commercial dealers, tailgating,
camping, hourly door prizes, raffles, country ham and eggs breakfast beginning
at 7 a.m., BBQ beginning at 11 a.m., and VE exams that begin at noon. Tickets
are $6 each. Children under 16 are admitted free. Commercial exhibit space is
$20 each in the air-conditioned building, $15 each in the non-air-conditioned
building and includes an electrical hookup. Tailgating spaces are $10 each.
Camping spaces are $15. Contact: John Cottrell, WD4GEK, or Elizabeth Cottrell,
W4EHC, (540) 436-3818. Email: <berryvillehamfest@gmail.com>.
Website: <http://www.w4rkc.org>.
Talk-in 146.82-.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — The Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club will hold its Hamfest
2014 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, August 3 at the Teamster’s Hall, 5000 J
Street SW. Activities include an indoor/outdoor flea market with commercial
dealers, hourly door prizes, technical forums and presentations, food
concessions, QSL acrd checking, and VE exams that begins at 9:30 a.m. Tickets
are $7 each. There is no admission required if you are only taking the
licensing exam. Tables are $10 each before July 10, $15 afterwards. Contact:
Dave Wilson, KBØDW, (319) 393-3776. Email: <krk9840@msn.com>.
Bob Klaus, NØYWB, (319) 521-1134. Email: <n0ywb1@gmail.com>.
Website: <http://cvarc.rf.org>.
Talk-in 146.745 or 146.520 simplex.
ONALASKA, WISCONSIN — The Riverland Amateur Radio Club will hold its Annual
Swapfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, August 9 at the Onalaska Omni
Center, 255 Riders Club Road. Activities include a flea market and VE exams
that begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Tables are $10 each. Contact: Greg
Miller, KA9FOZ, Riverland ARC, P.O. Box 621, Onalaska, WI 54650. Phone: (608)
792-7841. Email: <gmiller@centurytel.net>.
Talk-in 146.97 (PL 131.8)
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON — The Young Ladies Radio League will hold its YLRL
2014 Convention and 75th Anniversary from Thursday, August 7
through Saturday, August 9 at the Heathman Lodge, 7800 NE Greenwood Drive.
Contact: Barbara Yasson, <ac7uh@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.ylrl.org>.
SHREVEPORT, LUISIANA — The Shreveport Amateur Radio
Association will hold the Shreveport Hamfest from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., Saturday, August 9 at the Red Cross Building, 805 Brook Hollow Drive.
Activities include a flea market and door prizes. Tickets are $5 each.
Additional prize tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20. Tables are $10. Contact:
Shreveport ARA, P.O. Box 37632, Shreveport, LA 71133-7632. Email: <hamfest@k5sar.com>. Website: <http://k5sar.com>.
CORTLAND, OHIO — The Warren Amateur Radio Association will hold its annual Hamfest/Computer
Show from 8 a.m., to 2 p.m., Sunday, August 17 at the Trumbull County
Fairgrounds, 899 Everett-Cortland Hull Road. Activities include an indoor flea
market, tailgating, and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each.
Tables are $15 each. Additional tables are $5 each. Tailgating spaces are $10
each. Contact: Jacqueline Williams, N8JMW, P.O. Box 809, Warren, OH 44482.
Phone (440) 636-2806. Email: <warrenhamfest@gmail.com>.
Website: <http://www.w8vtd.com>.
Talk-in 146.970- (PL 100) or 443.000+.
GOLDEN, COLORADO — The Denver Radio Club will hold the Denver
Hamfest 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, August 17 at the Jefferson
County Fairgrounds, 15200 West 6th Avenue. Activities include indoor
flea market with commercial dealers, hourly door prizes, forums, food
concessions, and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $6 each. Children
under 13 are admitted free with an adult. Tables are $12 in advance, $16 at the
door. Contact: Bryan Steinberg, KBØA, (303) 987-9596. Email: <drcfest@w0tx.org>. Website: <http://www.w0tx.org>. Talk-in 145.490- or
448.625- (PL 100).
SEPTEMBER
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA — The Cumberland Amateur Radio Club will air special event station, K3IEC, from 1400 to 0200 UTC, Saturday, September 6 to celebrate
the club’s 50th anniversary and the heritage of Cumberland County.
SSB frequencies include 3.860, 7.260, 14.260, 21.360, 28.360, 50.220, 144.225
(USB) all +/-. CW frequencies include 28.045, 21.045, 14.045, 7.045, 3.545. FM
frequency is 146.490. For a certificate send 3 forever stamps and labeled 9 x
12 envelope to: Cumberland Amateur Radio Club, 1367 Kiner Boulevard, Carlisle,
PA 17013. Website: <comcast.net/~carc-k3iec>.
OCTOBER
QUEENS, NEW YORK — The Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club will hold its semi-annual Hamfest beginning 9 a.m., Sunday, October 5 at the New York Hall of
Science parking lot in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 47-01 111th
Street. Activities include a flea market, door prizes, drop and shop, QSL card
checking, food concessions, free admission to the museum between 10 and 11 a.m.,
and VE exams that begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 each. Tables are $10 each
plus admission. Contact: Stephen Greenbaum, WB2KDG, (718) 898-5599 (nights
only). Email: <wb2kdg@arrl.net>.
Website: <http://www.hosarc.org>.
Talk-in 444.200 repeat (PL 136.5).
