MIDLAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
W8KEA

30^th Annual Hamfest
Saturday, June 19, 2004

The Midland Amateur Radio Club will be holding it's 30^th annual Hamfest on Saturday, June 19^th, 2004. This year the Hamfest will be changing venues, as it returns to the Michigan Army National Guard Armory, 2300 Airport Road. The Armory features easy access from US. 10 via Eastman Road. Maps are provided here and on our flyer, here. Talk-in will be on the Midland Repeater, +147.00MHz.

Vendor set-up is at 6:30 am, with doors opening for the public at 8:00 am. Admission is a $4.00 donation. Tables are $5.00.

As always, the MARC Hamfest will feature a number of commercial vendors as well as a number of your fellow amateurs with equipment to sell and trade. Expect the wares available to run the usual gamut from Amateur Radio equipment and accessories to computers, software and parts to coax and connectors.

Space will be available for trunk sales, and parking is free.

And, of course, MARC will have it's large selection of vacuum tubes available for sale.

VE exams will be conducted on-site. Registration begins when the doors open at 8:00 am; Testing begins promptly at 9:00 am. Applicants need to bring two pieces of ID, licenses and CSCEs, if applicable, along with photocopies of each and two pencils. Calculators are optional. The test fee is $12.00. Checks should be made out to ARRL/VEC. If applicants choose to visit the Hamfest after their tests, gate fee is not included in testing fee.

For those planning on staying overnight, accommodations including the Fairview Inn, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn are available nearby.

For Further Information & Table Reservations contact us at:

MARC Hamfest
P. O. Box 1049
Midland, MI 48641-1049

or

Bill, AB8JF (989) 835-5562 or e-mail: ab8jf@arrl.net
Lee, KC8ITI (989) 652-6213