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Area Events - 2005
Here's a list of nearby upcoming ham and computer-related events, most not
sponsored by our club. Many dates may be unconfirmed
or inaccurate. They are based on last year's information and updated when new
information comes in, so the information may be inaccurate until then.
NOTE: Other ways to verify a hamfest are to:
If you learn about an event-- a hamfest, computer show, special program --
send the information to the webmaster for
inclusion on this page. Please also let him know if you see any errors or broken
web links on this page.
2005
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Many of these dates are not confirmed --
they are a guess based on last year's date
March
 | Saturday, March 5 -
Splitrock
(SARA)
Hamfest Rt 46 at Baldwin Rd in PAL Building at Smith Field, Parsippany, NJ
(same location as recent years)
Sellers at 6:30 am ; Buyers at 8:00 am - Admission $6.00.
On-line sellers' table registration: $18.Tailgating
WILL be available! VE session registration 8:30; exams at 9:00 a.m. sharp.
The NJDXA will provide DXCC QSL Field checking (for QSL questions contact
Steve at KF2TI@arrl.net). Talk-in: 146.985 (-) PL:131.8.
Web site at:
http://www.splitrockara.org
Contact: Mike Greenfeld, K8BQ,
PO Box 610, Rockaway, NJ 07866, Phone: 866-457-6687 Email:
hamfest@splitrockara.org Confirmed for 2005 |
| 6th
(Sunday) - Bergen ARA
Auction-
7 pm.
Confirmed for 2005
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| Saturday, March 12 - The
Cherryville Repeater
Assoc Hamfest
will be held from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM at North Hunterdon Regional High School
on Route 31 just south of Route 78
in Clinton, NJ.
Admission: $6. Tables: $15. All indoors. Pre-register for VE Testing
by sending an email to
w2cra@qsl.net.
The Mount Holly NOAA National
Weather Service office will conduct SkyWarn training sessions starting
at 10:00 a.m. Talk-in will be on
the147.375 MHz (+600 kHz) repeater.
Confirmed for 2005
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| Sunday March 13th -
New
Jersey Antique Radio Club (NJARC) - Antique Radio
Spring Swap Meet
8:30 am
- 1 p.m.;
North Centerville Volunteer Fire Company, 372 Middle Road,
Hazlet, NJ, off exit 117 of the Garden State Parkway
http://www.njarc.org Cost: $5
Buyers Vendors: setup at 7;30 a.m. $20 per table (non-members);
Tables provided for first 30 reservations, then BYOT.
Confirmed for 2005 |
April
| April 2-3 (Sat/Sun) - Timonium, MD
-Greater Baltimore Hamboree and
Computer Fest & Maryland State
Convention. Maryland State
Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD, I-83 to Exit 17, Padonia Rd East. Hamfest:
Doug Wittich, N3VEJ,
410-256-0257 800-HAM-FEST (800-426-3378) or 410-HAM-FEST
(410-426-3378) Mailbox 9233 E-mail:
info2005@gbhc.org
http://www.gbhc.org/onlineorder.htm
(online reg).
Talk-In: 146.67-, 449.625- (PL 107.2) W3FT Repeater Cost: $10
for weekend pass, $6 per day at gate Opens: 8 am to 5 pm
Saturday, 8 am to 3 pm Sunday; opens for tailgating
only at 6:00 am each day VE
Testing*: Sunday, 10:00 am, register by 9:00; Info contact Bob Busch
(WB3KXJ) at 301-317-7819 or e-mail rbusch@erols.com
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| 8th (Friday evening) -
New Providence ARC Auction -
Salt Brook School, New Providence NJ.
(driving directions) $2 donation. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for
sellers. Auction at 7:00 p.m. Anyone (non-club members, too!) can submit up to
3
items for auction sale. 10% commission to club on any auction sale.
Confirmed for 2005
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| Saturday April 16 - Irvington-Roseland
Amateur Club (IRAC) Hamfest -
West Orange High School, 600 Pleasant Valley Way,
West Orange, NJ. 8:00 am until
1:00 pm. http://www.qsl.net/k2gq
Contact: Harvey Moskowitz, W2YWC 7
Phone: 973-994-0637 Email: harvmosk@aol.com
Admission: $5 at door.
Not confirmed for 2005
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| April 16-17, 2005 (Sat & Sun) -
Trenton Computer Festival - at the
College of NJ Ewing
NJ including "Amateur Radio Special Events"
Doors open at 10 am; Hamfest at 9 am. Admission $15
($10 in advance) Confirmed for 2005
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May
| 1st (Sunday) -
Warminster
ARC ( PA) Hamfest
at the Middletown Grange Fairgrounds in
Wrightstown (Bucks County), Pennsylvania. 7 a.m. start - $5.
Confirmed for 2005
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| 20-22 (Friday - Sunday):
Dayton Hamvention
Confirmed for 2005
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June
| 18th (Saturday) - Raritan Valley
RC Hamfest,
Piscataway, NJ; 7 am to 2 pm.
Admission $5.00. NEW LOCATION!
Piscataway High School at Hoes Lane and Behmer Road.
See flyer for directions.
Easy access from Rt. 287 - Ample Parking - Vendors -- Hot and
Cold Food DXCC/WAS/VUCC Field Checking Tailgate sellers
admitted at 6:00 am; spaces $10 (includes
admission). Talk-in; W2QW Repeater 146.625mhz and 442.250mhz
(both PL 141.3hz) ForInformation call: Marty KD2QK at 732-969-6911
before 8PM Fred- KB2HZO at 732-969-7789 before 8PM
Not confirmed for 2005
|
| 25-26, Saturday-Sunday: ARRL Field Day - The NPARC
sites will be at Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, off of
Glenside Road and at the New Providence Fire Station off
of Central Ave.
Tentative locations for 2005 |
July
| 10th, Sunday - The
Sussex County ARC
Hamfest - Augusta, New Jersey. 8:00 a.m. at the Sussex County
Fairgrounds. Directions: From Rt. 80. Take Rt. 15N Approx. 20
Miles then Rt. 206N 1 Mile, Make Right on Plains Rd. - go approx. 1/4 mile -
Fairgrounds will be on your Right - follow signs. Talk-in: 147.90- rpt;
146.52 simplex. Admission:$5. Tailgate spaces: $16. Exhibition building
spaces: $15. Overnight camping: $15 -you can setup at 6:00 p.m. Saturday. For
more information and advance indoor registration contact:
hamfest@scarcnj.org
. Confirmed for 2005 |
August
| 13th, Saturday -
Meadowlands Flea market & Hamfest, Giants Stadium, Rt 3
West (near NJ Turnpike Exit 16W) Talk-In: None . E-mail: hamfest@optonline.net
www.meadowlandsfleamarket.com Cost: $1, kids free; $10 per
8'x40' space in advance, $15 day of; free parking
Concurrent with regular Meadowlands flea market (general public)
Opens: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Rain or Shine.
Not confirmed for 2005
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| 20th, Saturday -
Ramapo Mountain ARC Ham Radio - 8 am to noon.; vendors at 6:00 a.m. American Legion
Hall, 65 Oak Street, Oakland NJ. Admission $4.00; Inside tables $10;
tailgate vendors $8.00. Take I-287 north to exit 58, then Rt.202 south 2
lights to Oak St on right. Info: Steven Oliphant,
N2KBD, 973-962-4584 or
rmarc@qsl.net
Not confirmed for 2005
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| 21th, Sunday - Gloucester County
ARC Hamfest - 8 am to 2 pm; Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds on Rt. 77 in
Mullica, Hill NJ (Exit 2 of NJ Turnpike, then west on Rt 322 to Rt. 45 south
to Rt 77 south 2 miles). Tickets $5; tail gate sellers $5; pavilion sellers
$10. ARRL/VEC exams. Advance sales: 215-238-4955. or email John Schumacher, Chairman of GCARC's Hamfest
at <gradywhite@snip.net>.
Not confirmed for 2005 |
September
|
10th, Saturday -
Pocono
Area Hamfest and Electronics Exposition
,
sponsored by The Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur
Radio Association and The Pocono Amateur Radio Klub.
Monroe County Vo-Tech, Bartonsville, PA 18321.
Admission/Donation: $5.00 (children & spouses free!) Gates
open at 8:00 AM for general public Vendors: $15.00 inside space
(12’ x 6’ each); $5.00 outside space (10’ x
20’ each); vendor gates open at 6:00 AM.
Note: Vendor setup before 6:00 A.M. must be pre-arranged.
Talk-in: 147.045+PL131.8; 146.865 – PL 100.0 146.535
Simplex.. Directions From East: Interstate Rt. 80 West to Exit 46.
Turn left at Light onto Rt. 611 Make a right onto Bartonsville Ave, 1st traffic
light. Make another right onto Laurel Lake Rd at the “Y” in the road. Then
turn right on to Vo-Tech Rd.
Not confirmed for 2005
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October
| 8th, Saturday -
Bergen ARA Hamfest -
Westwood Regional
JR/SR High School, 701 Ridgewood Road, Washington
Township, NJ 07675
8 am to 2 pm. Admission $5; non-ham spouses and children free. Sellers
$10/space includes admission. Call Jim Joyce, K2ZO, 201-664-6725 or e-mail to
jjjoyce@cybernex.net. Directions from
Garden State Parkway Northbound: Exit the
Parkway at Exit 165. After paying the toll, bear right, up hill toward
Oradell. At the first light make a left onto Pascack Road. At the second
traffic light you will see the Bacari Restaurant diagonally to your left. Make
a right on to Ridgewood road and continue 1/4 mile to the high school, on your
right.
Not confirmed for 2005
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| 16th, Sunday - RF Hill ARC Hamfest -
Sellersville, PA, setup 5 AM, buyers 7
AM to
1 PM. Sellersville Firehouse, Rte. 152, 5 miles
south of Quakertown and 8 miles north of Montgomeryville. Admission $5.
Sellers out-doors $6, indoors with table included $12.
http://www.rfhill.ampr.org
Confirmed for 2005
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| Sunday October 23rd
- New
Jersey Antique Radio Club (NJARC) - Antique Radio
Fall Swap Meet
8:30 am
- 1 p.m.;
North Centerville Volunteer Fire Company, 372 Middle Road,
Hazlet, NJ, off exit 117 of the Garden State Parkway
http://www.njarc.org Cost: $5
Buyers Vendors: setup at 7;30 a.m. $20 per table (non-members);
Tables provided for first 30 reservations, then BYOT.
Confirmed for 2005 |
November
| 6th Sunday - New
York City Marathon - volunteers needed.
You would need
to report to
your post very
early somewhere along the 26-mile course and will probably be allowed to leave
by 2:00 PM. A 440 handheld, preferably with 2M capability, is a must.
To volunteer
or get more details email Steve Mendelsohn at
w2ml@arrl.org.
Not confirmed for 2005
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| 21 Monday - TriCounty Radio Assoc.
Ham and Computer AuctionAuction - All are welcome to
sell including non-club members. TCRA receives 10% of the sale price up-to
$10.00 max. Items for sale must be Ham Radio-Electronics or Computer-related
items. No home electronic items. Talk-in on the W2LI 2 Meter repeater on
147.255 (pl 141.3). Note: doors will open at 6PM and the auction will start at 7PM
at the Willowgrove Presbyterian Church on Raritan Road, Scotch Plains
(just East of Martine Avenue). Date and time confirmed for 2005;
other details are not.
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| 28th Sunday -
Jersey Shore ARS (TAILGATE HAMFEST PARTY)
- 7 am - 12 noon
TENTATIVE: Knights of Columbus Hall, Corner of Tennyson Ave
and Whittier Av, Toms River, NJ; GSP to exit
82 for Route 37 east. Towards Seaside Heights, merge onto 37 east. Go 4
lights, get in right lane. Take Washington St. jug handle before next
light. Go across Washington St. onto Whittier Ave. Go a few blocks and
look for Knights of Columbus on right. Ed
Genoino, WA2NDA E-mail:
WA2NDA@aol.com
http://www.jsars.org
Talk-In: 146.910- (PL 127.3)
Cost: $10 each Seller Space, Buyers Admission is FREE;
VE Testing*: For info
Tailgating only contact Ed (see above)
Confirmed for 2005 |
December
| None known |
2006
-
Many of these dates are not confirmed -- they
are a guess based on last year's date
January
| None known |
February
| None known |
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