Albuquerque Duke City Hamfest

 

Schedule

The 2008 Duke City Hamfestwill offer a variety of activities for your enjoyment. A tentative schedule is posted below. Please note that some information below may change as the hamfest nears. A final schedule will be available for viewing at the Hamfest itself.

Friday, August 15, 2007

Noon - 5:00 PM: Setup
5:00 PM: Hamfest doors open!
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM:

  • Buy and sell Amateur Radio gear! Have a great time!
  • Special event station N5M in operation. Drop by, visit, and get on the air!

9:00 PM: Hamfest doors close. See you on Saturday!

Saturday, August 16, 2007

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM: Vendor Setup. Click here for more Information.
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Tailgate area open (Inside vendors and selling opens at 8:00AM)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM:

  • Buy and sell Amateur Radio gear! Have a great time!
  • Special event station N5M in operation. Drop by, visit, and get on the air!

Noon - 1:00 PM : Worked All States (WAS) and VHF/UHF Century Club (VUCC) award card checking at the QSL card checking table.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : DX Century Club (DXCC) award card checking at the QSL card checking table.

  • All DXCC applicants are expected to comply with ARRL DXCC rules, complete the necessary application and record sheet. Please see the ARRL DXCC webpage for details. Please be prepared to write check payable to ARRL for necessary award fees.
  • Please bring a check payable to "ARRL" for any applicable award fees.

1:00 PM: ARRL VE Exams for all license classes. Meeting Room G. Due to time constraints, exam candidates arriving after 2:00pm may not be accepted. Click here for more information.

4:00 PM:

  • Prize raffles and grand prize drawing.
  • Hamfest Doors close. See you at the banquet!

7:00 PM: Duke City Hamfest Dinner Banquet. At DCHF venue. Click here for more Information

Saturday's forum schedule:

  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Youth forum (session #1 of two - click here for details!).
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: MARS forum. Room A.
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: W5FF Memorial Award forum. Room B.
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Youth forum (repeat of session #1 - click here for details!).
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: ARES/RACES forum. Room A.
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: WJST / Weak Signal forum. Room B.
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Antique Radio forum. Room C.
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: ARRL forum (conducted by NM Section Manager Don Wood W5FHA, Rocky Mountain Division Director Brian Mileshosky N5ZGT, and ARRL Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager Dennis Dura K2DCD). Banquet room.
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Amateur Radio Satellite forum. Room B.
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Lightning forum. Room C.
  • Noon - 1:00 PM: Upper Rio FM Society Linking System forum. Room A.
  • Noon - 2:00 PM: QRP forum. Room B.
  • Noon - 2:00 PM: Building Antennas for HF and Above forum. Room C.
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: High Speed Multimedia (HSMM) forum. Room A.
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: 10 Meter / Ten-Ten forum. Room C.
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Ham Radio Software forum. Room A.
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Contesting forum. Room B.
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Transmitter Hunting forum. Room C.