**Hamfest Dates for 2012**
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Location	Date	Talk-In	Information
Winston - Salem Firstfest Winston-Salem, NC 79 Miles	Jan 14, 2012	146.64 (100Hz) Alternate 145.47, (100Hz)	Winston-Salem FirstFest 2012 The Winston-Salem FirstFest AT OUR NEW FACILITY! Saturday, January 14, 2012 7AM - Noon Click HERE for details... For details on All 2012 FARC hamfests, Click HERE $5 gets you in the lot- as simple as it gets! Summit School Parking lot 2100 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Charleston SC Hamfest Exit 203 off I-26, College Park Rd. 221 Miles	Feb 4, 2012	(146.790- No Tone Charleston, 145.250- Tone 123.0 Summerville and 147.045+ Tone 103.5 St. George).	The 39th Annual and Original CHARLESTON HAMFEST, COMPUTER SHOW and ARRL 2012 State Convention Exchange Park Fairground, 9850 Highway 78, Ladson SC Same location as last year.

Richmond, VA FrostFest 283 Miles	Feb 4, 2012	146.88- PL 74.4	Hamfest Location: The Richmond Raceway Complex www.frostfest.com
Dobson, NC Hamfest 110 Miles	Feb 18, 2012	145.430 - 600 No Tones	Hamfest/Convention Location: Dobson, NC Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Friends of the Foothills Food Pantry Learn More Location: Dobson Fire Department 212 North Crutchfield Street Dobson, NC 27017 Sponsor: Friends of the Foothills Food Pantry Public Contact: Drew Poindexter , AD4T Email: ad4t@triad.rr.com
Annandale VA 35th Winterfest 381 Miles	Feb 26, 2012	146.91(-) No Tones	Winterfest 2012 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annadale VA Click here for directions Email:Doug AK4AO
Cave City, Ky Cave City Hamfest 440 Miles	March 3, 2012	146.340- Tone 94	HAMFEST/CONVENTION Location: Cave City Convention Center 502 Mammoth Cave Street Cave City, KY 42127 Sponsor: Mammoth Cave ARC Public Contact: Larry Brumett , KN4IV 108 Withers Drive Glasgow, KY 42141 Phone: 270-651-2363 Email: lbrumett@glasgow-ky.com
Charlotte/Concord, NC Hamfest 26 Miles	March 10 - 11, 2012	146.655 -600 Backup 146.94 PL = 118.8	HAMFEST/CONVENTION Location: Cabarrus Arena & Events Center 4751 Highway 49 North Concord, NC 28025 Website: http://www.W4BFB.org/hamfest.html Sponsor: Mecklenburg Amateur Radio Society Type: ARRL Convention Talk-In: 146.655(-) & Back-up 146.940(-) (PL 118.8) Public Contact: Mecklenburg ARS , W4BFB 16007 Wynfield Creek Parkway Huntersville, NC 28078 Phone: 704-948-7373 Email: hamfestinfo2012@w4bfb.org
27th Annual Charleston, WV 278 Miles	March 17, 2012	Talk-In: 145.35 (PL 95.5)	Charleston WV Location: Coonskin Armory 1707 Coonskin Drive Charleston, WV 25301 More Information Sponsor: Charleston Hamfest Committee Public Contact: David Ellis , WA8WV 610 Hillsdale Drive Charleston, WV 25302 Phone: 304-344-4488 Email: wa8wv@aol.com
Raleigh, NC RARSFest 162 Miles	April 7, 2012	146.64-	North Carolina State Convention (Raleigh Hamfest) Jim Graham Building - NC State Fairgrounds 1025 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh NC 27607 Lattitude: 35.7936 Longitude: -78.71175 Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: Raleigh Amateur Radio Society Website: http://www.rars.org/hamfest
Catawba Valley Morganton, NC 107 Miles	April 21, 2012	Talk-in 147.150+ Information 146.415 (Simplex) Parking Lot 146.400 (Simplex)	Catawba Valley Hamfest Location: Morganton, NC Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: McDowell Amateur Radio Association Website: http://www.cvhamfest.org/ 8AM - Until Burke County Fairgrounds 145 Bost Road Morganton, NC Phone: 828-437-2787 We Have VE Testing On Site kf4mwx@gmail.com
Jackson, Ohio From Locust NC 376 Miles	April 21, 2012	146.19- PL 167.9	2012 Jackson County ARC Hamfest Location: Jackson County YMCA 594 East Main Street Jackson , OH 45640 Sponsor: Jackson County Amateur Radio Club Website: http://jacksoncountyarc.org/index.html
NC State Meeting Raleigh, NC 129 Miles	***April 30, 2012		Location: Place EOC in Raleigh
SOUTHEASTERN VHF SOCIETY CONFERENCE Charlotte, NC	April 20 - 21, 2012		Southeastern VHF Society Conference Location: Charlotte, NC Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: Southeastern VHF Society & Carolina DX Association Website: http://www.svhfs.org Learn More
SpringFest Chesapeake, VA From Locust NC 318 Miles	April 29, 2012	146.82- (PL 162.2)	Hamfest/Convention Website: http://w4car.org Sponsor: Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service Moose Lodge #898 1400 N. George Washington Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23323. Click for a map. Come and thaw out with the CARS Folks!!
Spartanburg, SC Upstate SC Hamfest 104 Miles	May 5, 2012	146.61-	www.upstatehamfest.com (864) 859-8316 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds - 575 Fairgrounds Road Spartanburg, SC. hamfest@brars.org

Hamfest Dates for 2012
Look over and make sure I have the dates correct.
If you would like to add another Hamfest send me the information.
KD4OZI@ARRL.NET

*** Before Date Not Confirmed

Location

Date

Talk-In

Information

Winston - Salem Firstfest
Winston-Salem, NC
79 Miles

Jan 14, 2012

146.64 (100Hz)

Alternate 145.47, (100Hz)

Winston-Salem FirstFest 2012
The Winston-Salem FirstFest
AT OUR NEW FACILITY!
Saturday, January 14, 2012 7AM - Noon
Click HERE for details...
For details on All 2012 FARC hamfests, Click HERE

$5 gets you in the lot- as simple as it gets!
Summit School Parking lot
2100 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Charleston SC Hamfest
Exit 203 off I-26, College Park Rd.
221 Miles

Feb 4, 2012

(146.790- No Tone Charleston, 145.250- Tone 123.0 Summerville and 147.045+ Tone 103.5 St. George).

The 39th Annual and Original
CHARLESTON HAMFEST,
COMPUTER SHOW and
ARRL 2012 State Convention
Exchange Park Fairground,
9850 Highway 78, Ladson SC
Same location as last year.

Richmond, VA
FrostFest
283 Miles

Feb 4, 2012

146.88-
PL 74.4

Hamfest
Location: The Richmond Raceway Complex
www.frostfest.com

Dobson, NC
Hamfest
110 Miles

Feb 18, 2012

145.430 - 600
No Tones

Hamfest/Convention
Location: Dobson, NC
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: Friends of the Foothills Food Pantry
Learn More
Location: Dobson Fire Department
212 North Crutchfield Street
Dobson, NC 27017
Sponsor: Friends of the Foothills Food Pantry
Public Contact: Drew Poindexter , AD4T
Email: ad4t@triad.rr.com

Annandale VA
35th Winterfest

381 Miles

Feb 26, 2012

146.91(-)
No Tones

Winterfest 2012
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike, Annadale VA
Click here for directions
Email:Doug AK4AO

Cave City, Ky
Cave City Hamfest
440 Miles

March 3, 2012

146.340-
Tone 94

HAMFEST/CONVENTION
Location: Cave City Convention Center
502 Mammoth Cave Street
Cave City, KY 42127
Sponsor: Mammoth Cave ARC
Public Contact: Larry Brumett , KN4IV
108 Withers Drive Glasgow, KY 42141
Phone: 270-651-2363
Email: lbrumett@glasgow-ky.com

Charlotte/Concord, NC
Hamfest
26 Miles

March 10 - 11, 2012

146.655 -600
Backup 146.94
PL = 118.8

HAMFEST/CONVENTION
Location: Cabarrus Arena & Events Center
4751 Highway 49 North
Concord, NC 28025
Website: http://www.W4BFB.org/hamfest.html
Sponsor: Mecklenburg Amateur Radio Society
Type: ARRL Convention
Talk-In: 146.655(-) & Back-up 146.940(-) (PL 118.8)
Public Contact: Mecklenburg ARS , W4BFB
16007 Wynfield Creek Parkway Huntersville, NC 28078
Phone: 704-948-7373
Email: hamfestinfo2012@w4bfb.org

27th Annual
Charleston, WV
278 Miles

March 17, 2012

Talk-In: 145.35
(PL 95.5)

Charleston WV
Location: Coonskin Armory
1707 Coonskin Drive
Charleston, WV 25301
More Information
Sponsor: Charleston Hamfest Committee
Public Contact: David Ellis , WA8WV
610 Hillsdale Drive Charleston, WV 25302
Phone: 304-344-4488
Email: wa8wv@aol.com

Raleigh, NC
RARSFest
162 Miles

April 7, 2012

146.64-

North Carolina State Convention (Raleigh Hamfest)
Jim Graham Building - NC State Fairgrounds
1025 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh NC 27607
Lattitude: 35.7936 Longitude: -78.71175
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Raleigh Amateur Radio Society
Website: http://www.rars.org/hamfest

Catawba Valley
Morganton, NC
107 Miles

April 21, 2012

Talk-in
147.150+
Information
146.415 (Simplex)
Parking Lot

146.400 (Simplex)

Catawba Valley Hamfest
Location: Morganton, NC
Type: ARRL Hamfest
Sponsor: McDowell Amateur Radio Association
Website: http://www.cvhamfest.org/
8AM - Until
Burke County Fairgrounds
145 Bost Road
Morganton, NC
Phone: 828-437-2787
We Have VE Testing On Site
kf4mwx@gmail.com

Jackson, Ohio
From Locust NC
376 Miles

April 21, 2012

146.19-
PL 167.9

2012 Jackson County ARC Hamfest
Location: Jackson County YMCA
594 East Main Street
Jackson , OH 45640
Sponsor: Jackson County Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://jacksoncountyarc.org/index.html

NC State Meeting

Raleigh, NC
129 Miles

***April 30, 2012

Location: Place
EOC in Raleigh

SOUTHEASTERN VHF SOCIETY CONFERENCE
Charlotte, NC

April 20 - 21, 2012

Southeastern VHF Society Conference

Location: Charlotte, NC
Type: ARRL Convention
Sponsor: Southeastern VHF Society & Carolina DX Association
Website: http://www.svhfs.org
Learn More

SpringFest
Chesapeake, VA
From Locust NC
318 Miles

April 29, 2012

146.82-
(PL 162.2)

Hamfest/Convention
Website: http://w4car.org
Sponsor: Chesapeake Amateur Radio Service
Moose Lodge #898
1400 N. George Washington Hwy, Chesapeake, VA 23323.
Click for a map.
Come and thaw out with the CARS Folks!!

Spartanburg, SC
Upstate SC Hamfest
104 Miles

May 5, 2012

146.61-

www.upstatehamfest.com
(864) 859-8316
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds - 575 Fairgrounds Road
Spartanburg, SC.
hamfest@brars.org

The 39th Annual and Original CHARLESTON HAMFEST, COMPUTER SHOW and ARRL 2012 State Convention Exchange Park Fairground, 9850 Highway 78, Ladson SC Same location as last year.

* Not Confirmed Approximate Miles from Locust, NC. Not responsible for any errors or omissions. Last Up Date 1/13/2012

The 39th Annual and Original
CHARLESTON HAMFEST,
COMPUTER SHOW and
ARRL 2012 State Convention
Exchange Park Fairground,
9850 Highway 78, Ladson SC
Same location as last year.

* Not Confirmed
Approximate Miles from Locust, NC.
Not responsible for any errors or omissions.
Last Up Date 1/13/2012