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| (Wednesday) | Timonium, MD - BARC, Greater Baltimore Minifest Maryland State Convention Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD, I-83 to Padonia Rd East Baltimore Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 95, Timonium, MD 21094 Talk-In: 146.76- E-mail: [email protected] http://www.gbhc.org/minifest.html Opens: 3:00 pm ('til 9-10 pm) Cost: FREE (free entrance, free tables) |
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| Odenton, MD - Maryland Mobileers ARC (MMARC) Odenton Vol. Fire Department Hall, 1425 Annapolis Road (Rt. 175) - Indoors only Maryland Mobileers ARC, 7609 McGowan Ave, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 Bill Hampton, N3WGM 410-766-2199; or Tom Ostrosky, W3NI at 410-766-9414 Talk-In: 146.805- E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.space4less.com/usr/mmarc | Directions & Map Cost: $4 entry, $10 table |
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| (Saturday) | Harmony Twp., NJ - Cherryville Repeater Assn. North Hunterdon Regional High School, Rt. 31 S, Clinton, NJ (½-mile south of I-78 on Rt. 31 at Regional Rd.) Cherryville Repeater Association II, PO Box 308, Quakertown, NJ 08868 Randy Vance, N2MQZ 437 Vulcanite Ave., Alpha, NJ 08865 908-788-4080 (Club Info Line) Talk-In: 147.375+ (no PL, extended coverage) or 146.730- E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.qsl.net/w2cra/hamfest01.htm Map Cost: $6 (XYL, kids under 14 free); Vendors $15 ea, electric $5 extra VE Testing*: Contact Marty Grozinski, W2CG at 908-788-2644 before 10:00 pm; Walk-ins OK |
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| (Sat/Sun) | Timonium, MD - BARC, Greater Baltimore
Hamboree and Computer Fest Maryland State Convention Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD, I-83 to Padonia Rd East Baltimore Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 95, Timonium, MD 21094
Talk-In: 146.76-, 224.24-, 444.625+ (PL 107.2) |
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| April | |
| April 8 | |
| (raindate for 1 April) | Hamilton Township (Robbinsville), NJ -
Delaware Valley Radio Association (DVRA) (Hamcomp 2001) Tall Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Grove, Sawmill Road, Hamilton Township Directions: (From PA): I-95 North to I-295 South; exit 60A to I-195 East; Exit 2 to Yardville; South Broad St to end, approx 3.7 miles; left at Yield onto Old York Rd; next right onto Sawmill Rd; site 1.1 miles on right. (From SNJ): I-295 North to Rt. 130 North to the intersection just before the Home Depot (I-195). There is an army/navy store at the corner. Make a right, follow to hamfest. Delaware Valley Radio Association, PO Box 7024, W. Trenton, NJ 08628 Glenn Costello, N2RPM 609-882-2240 Talk-In: 146.67- (PL 131.8) GPS: N 40.15994 / W 73.63547 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.w2zq.com/ $1 Off On-line Coupon Cost: $6 general; $10 tailgate, $15 covered table (includes 1 admission) Opens 8:00 am, vendors 6:30 am |
| April 29 | |
| New Castle, DE - Penn-Del ARC ARRL Delaware State Convention Nur Temple, 198 S. DuPont Hwy, Rt. 13, ¼-mile north of the Rts. 13 & 40 split Pen-Del ARC, PO Box 1964, Boothwyn, PA 19061 Hal Frantz, KA3TWG 302-793-1080 Fax: 302-793-1081 Talk-In: 146.955-, 446.925- (PL 91.5), 224.22- (starting at 6:00AM) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.high-tech-services.com/penndel/hamfest.htm Time: 8 am to 1 pm, Vendor setup 6 am Cost: $5, Kids under 12 free; Tables $12, $15 with power; Tailgate $10, setup 6:00 am VE Testing*: 9:00 am (look for signs) Guest Speaker: Breean Price, N4QX, ARRL HQ - "Scoundrels, Intruders and Noises" DXCC Card Checking until 9:00 am |
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| May | |
| May 5 | |
| (Saturday) | Grasonville, MD - Ann Arundel/Kent Island
RC Hamfest Kent Island Amateur Radio Club (KIARC) and Anne Arundel Radio Club (AARC) Grasonville, MD VFW Grounds, US 50/301 East to Exit 44: VFW Ave (past Kent Is. Narrows Bridge) Anne Arundel Radio Club (W3VR), PO Box 308, Davidsonville, MD 21035 Ken Steele, N3QJJ Talk-In: 147.105+, or 146.94-, or 448.225 (PL 114.8) E-mail: [email protected] http://home.att.net/~n3szw/aarc.html Cost: $4, Tailgate space free for hams; Indoor tables available |
| May 5 - 6 | |
| (Sat/Sun) | Edison, NJ - The College of NJ and various
computer clubs (run by KGP Productions) The Trenton Computer Festival - including ham classes, seminars, exams and tailgating Free Bus Service from Metuchen train station (from NYC, Phila, Newark, Trenton, etc.) New Jersey Convention Center, Raritan Center, Route 514 (NJ Tpk. Exit 10), Edison, NJ KGP Productions LLC, PO Box 37, Kendall Park, NJ 08824-0037 Marin Light 800-631-0062 (Mon-Thur 9 AM to 5 PM) E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] (Marin Light) http://www.pcshow.com/ (KGP Productions) http://www.tcf-nj.org/ or http://www.tcfshow.com/; Vendor Brochures (in PDF format); Directions Cost: $10 advanced, $12 at gate, Children under 12 free |
| May 6 | |
| Wrightstown (Bucks County), PA - Warminster
ARC Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, Penns Park Road, Wrightstown, PA Warminster ARC, PO Box 113, Warminster, PA 18974 George Brechman, N3HBT 215-443-5656 Talk-In: 147.09+, 443.95+ (PL 131.8), 146.52 simplex GPS: N 40° 15' 51" / W 74° 59' 16" E-mail: [email protected] http://www.k3dn.org Cost: $6 (unlicensed spouse, kids under 13 free); Tailgate $10, Table $15 Opens: 7 am (vendors at 6 am) VE Testing*: 11 am, 10:30 check-in; call Tom, WA3TQJ, at 215-343-3494, e-mail [email protected] WAS Field Checking of QSL cards |
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| May 6 | |
| Hagerstown, MD - Antietam Radio Association (The
Great Hagerstown Hamfest) Washington County Agricultural Center, MD Rt. 65 south, Sharpsburg Pike, near Hagerstown, MD (I-70 Exit 29A) Antietam Radio Association, P O Box 52, Hagerstown, MD 21741 Carl Morris, WN3DUG (chairman) 717-267-3411 Fax: 717-261-9487 Talk-in: 147.09+, 146.94- backup (W3CWC) GPS: N 39° 57' 18" / W 77° 38' 09" E-mail: [email protected] http://www.qsl.net/w3cwc or see flyer at http://www.qsl.net/w3cwc/images/hamfest2.PDF Cost: $5, Kids under 12 free / Tailgate: $5; Table: $10 advance, $15 at door; Indoor/Outdoor Opens: 6:00 am (gates), 7:00 am (building); Vendor setup Sat after 6 pm VE Testing*: 12:30 pm check-in, 1:00 exams, walk-ins OK; Info contact Greg Lanham, WA4VE (540-772-4792 or [email protected] ) |
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| May 8 | |
| (Tuesday) | West Conshohocken, PA - PARA pre-meeting flea market PARAFEST, St Gertrude's Church Hall , 209 Merion Ave, West Conshohocken, PA Philadelphia Area Repeater Association, PO Box 954, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0954 Gene Mitchell, K3DSM Talk-In: 146.76- E-mail: [email protected] http://www.g-c-o.com/para/ ; Directions; Map Indoor flea market and tailgating prior to PARA meeting Cost: FREE for buyers & sellers Opens: 7:00 pm |
| May 18 - 20 | |
| (Fri-Sun) | Dayton, OH - Dayton Hamvention and ARRL
National Convention (the largest hamfest in the country, if not the world!) Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio Dayton Hamvention, PO Box 964, Dayton, OH 45401-0964 Attn: (Committee you need to contact) Fax: 937-274-8369 (General Information) or 937- 454-5655 (ticket orders) Advanced tickets and reservations a must! This is an international event. Talk-In: 146.94- E-mail: [email protected] (general) or [email protected] (exhibitors) http://www.hamvention.org Guest Speakers: Bob Heil, K9EID, Heil Sound; Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, FCC; Roy Neal, K6DUE, SAREX/ARISS Cost: $16 in advance, $22 at door, children under 12 free (student voucher required) Exhibitor: $60/single, $125/two, $250/three (outdoors) plus admission, $530 indoors (adm included) Opens: 8 am (Fri, Sat, Sun); Banquet doors open 6 pm VE Testing*: Saturday; contact [email protected] |
| May 27 | |
| Memorial Day Weekend | West Friendship, MD - Maryland FM Association Howard County Fairgrounds (MD Rt. 144, one mile West of Rt. 32) FSARC, PO Box 19, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0019 Craig Rockenbauch, WA3TID, 429 Svernside Dr, Severna Park, MD 21146 410-987-6042 Talk-In: 146.76-, 224.76-, or 444.0+ (PL 107.2) (WA3DZD) E-mail: [email protected] (John Frank, K3IC) Cost: $5; Tailgate $5 per space; Inside Table $20 in advance, $25 at hamfest (payable to MDFM Assoc.) (no web page) |
| June | |
| June 1-3 | |
| (Fri-Sun) | Rochester, NY - Rochester Hamfest and
Computer Show ARRL Atlantic Division/New York State Convention Monroe County Fairgrounds, Route 15A, Rochester, NY Banquet & Awards at Rochester Marriott Thruway Hotel Rochester Hamfest Tickets, 51 Musket Ln, Pittsford, NY 14534-4046 Ticket information: call 716-381-7757 before 9 pm General info: call Harold Smith, K2HC, 716-424-7184 during business hours E-mail: [email protected] http://www.rochesterhamfest.org/ Cost: $7 advance, $9 at gate; Children under 12 free; Registration & Friday Banquet: $27 Advanced ticket and VE registrations must be received prior to 15 May Tailgaters: $10 plus admission (1200 spaces); Commercial Vendors $175 per space (indoors) Opens: Friday 6 am (flea market, runs continuously) Indoor Exhibits: Fri 12 - 5:30 pm; Sat 8:30 - 5:30; Sun 8:30 - 1:30 VE Testing*: June 1; See Amateur and Commercial Examinations |
| June 9 | |
| (Saturday) | Bloomsburg, PA - Columbia-Montour Amateur
Radio Club (CMARC) Bloomsburg Hamfest and Eastern Pennsylvania Section Convention & Computer Show Bloomsburg Fair Grounds, Rt. I-80 Exit 34, Rt 42 S to Rt 11 N, fairgrounds or right Columbia-Montour Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 90, Mifflinville, PA 18631 Dave Schack, WC3A 570-752-6851 or fax 570-752-1934 Talk-In: 147.225+ (PL 203.5), 146.52 Simplex E-Mail: [email protected] http://townhall.bafn.org/~cmarc/ or http://www.webcom.com/webpub/calendar.html#pa (details) Cost: $5, kids under 12 free; $5 tailgate, $20 per table ($10 deposit due 1 June), $5 electric; 300 acres free tailgating Opens: 8 am to 3 pm; Indoor setup Friday 8 June, 6 - 10 pm, overnight lockup, and 6 am Saturday VE Testing*: 10 am, walk-ins only |
| June 16 | |
| (Saturday) | Dunellen, NJ - Raritan Valley RC Columbia Park, off Washington Ave, Dunellen, NJ Rt 22 to Washington Ave/Dunellen; south past RR to Orange Street. Rt I-287 to Dunellen/Rt. 529 exit; north to Orange St.; 2 short blocks from Dunellen RR station Raritan Valley Radio Club, PO Box 192, Martinsville, NJ 08836 Doug Benner, W2NJH 732-469-9009, Fax 732-469-6221 1020 Laurel Trail, Martinsville, NJ 08836 or Fred Werner, KB2HZO, 732-968-7789 Vendor contact: Doug Benner (see above) Talk-In: 146.625- (PL 141.3), 146.52 simplex, 442.250+ (PL 141.3) GPS: N 40° 36' 5" / W 74° 28' 54" E-mail: [email protected] http://www.w2qw.org On-line flyer Cost: $5; Tailgate $5 per space plus admission; children and non-ham XYLs free Opens: 7:00 am (6:00 am for vendors) rain or shine (outdoors) |
| June 17 | |
| (Father's Day) | Frederick, MD - Frederick ARC (FARC) Father's
Day Hamfest Frederick County Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick, Maryland (Exit 56 from I-70/US-40) Frederick ARC, PO Box 1074, Mount Airy, MD 21771 Carolyn Moroney, N3VOK 301-831-5060 or call SoundSource at (301) 695-2633 code: 6393 Talk-In: 147.06+, 146.64-, 146.52 simplex (K3ERM) GPS: N 39° 24’ 42" / W 77° 23’ 45" E-mail: [email protected] http://www.qsl.net/k3erm/ or flyer (PDF), Vendor Package (PDF); Map to Fairgrounds Cost: $5; Tailgate $5 plus admission; Tables $10 advance, $15 after 11 June Indoor and tailgates, rain or shine Opens: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm; Vendors & tailgaters 6:00 am VE Testing*: 9:00 am - free! (see web site for more info or to register online) |
| July | |
| July 1 | |
| Lehman (near Wilkes-Barre), PA - Wilkes-Barre
Murgas ARC Hamfest & ComputerFest Luzerne County Fairgrounds, Rt. 118 (I81 Exit 47B, Rt. 309N to Rt. 415 to Rt. 118) Murgas Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 1094, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703 Frank Karcheski, N3WPG or George Miklosi, K3ZK 570-824-7579 (Frank) or 570-735-7794 (George) Talk-In: 146.52 simplex, 146.61- (PL 82.5) E-mail: [email protected] (Frank) or [email protected] (George) http://www.qsl.net/k3ytl/index.html; Hamfest flyer/map: http://members.aol.com/k3tow/ Cost: $5 (advance $4), non-ham XYL and kids under 16 free Vendors: 8' free outdoors, $5 other; $14/space indoors incl. table & 110 VAC Opens: 8:00 am, Vendors 6:00 am or Saturday 2 pm to 9 pm VE Testing*: 10 am; Walk-ins preferred; For more info contact Joe Caffrey at [email protected] |
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| July 15 | |
| Kimberton (near Valley Forge), PA -
Mid-Atlantic ARC (MARC) Kimberton, PA, Fire Co. Fair Grounds, Route 113, south of the intersection with Route 23 Mid-Atlantic ARC, PO Box 2154, Southeastern, PA 19399 Bill Owen, W3KRB, 679 Malin Rd, Newtown Square, PA 19073 610-325-3995 Talk-In on 146.835- and 443.80+ (PL 131.8) E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.marc-radio.org Cost: $6; Tailgate: $6 (plus admission); Indoor table w/electric: $10 (plus admission) Opens: 8 am, Sellers 7 am |
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| July 15 | |
| Augusta, NJ - Sussex County Amateur Radio
Club Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta (Plains Road, off Rt. 206) From Rt. 80: Take Rt. 15N Approx. 20 Miles then Rt. 206N 1 Mile, Make Right on Plains Rd., approx. 1/4 mile - Fairgrounds on right From Rt. 23: Take Rt. 94S to Rt. 15N then to Rt. 206N 1 Mile Make Right on Plains Rd. - approx. 1/4 mile - Fairgrounds on right From Rt. 84: Take Rt. 23S to Rt. 639 (right onto Rt. 639) in Sussex Borough. Take Rt. 565 to Rt. 15 & 206. Right on 206N, 1 mile, right on Plains Rd. - approx. 1/4 mile - Fairgrounds on right Sussex County Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 11, Newton, New Jersey 07860-0011 Walt Murphy N2WM 612 Hemlock Dr., Newton, NJ 07860 973-948-6489 Talk-In: 147.90-, 222.90/224.50, 146.52 Simplex E-mail: [email protected] http://www.scarcnj.org/Hamfest 2001.html Directions & Map Cost: $5, kids and non-ham XYL free; Tailgate: $12, Indoor: $15 ( includes 1 admission) |
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| July 29 | |
| Timonium, MD - Baltimore Radio Amateur
Television Society (BRATS) Maryland Hamfest and Computer Fest Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD I-83 Exit 16 (vendors), Exit 17 (general admission), just north of the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society, PO Box 5915, Baltimore, MD 21282-5915 Bob Bennett, W3WCQ 410-461-0086 (voice or fax, 24-hour) Talk-In: 147.03+, 224.96-, 448.325- GPS: N 39° 26' 40" / W 76° 37' 50" E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.bratsatv.org/ and On-line Flyer & Map Opens: Tailgaters 6:00 am, Indoors 8:00 am; Vendor set-up 2:00 pm Saturday Cost: $6, Kids under 12 free; Tailgate: $10 VE Testing*: Free! 9:00 am, check-in 8:30 am; Pre-registration required, call John Creel, WB3GXW, at (301) 572-5124 between 6:00 pm and 9 pm, or e-mail to [email protected] |
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| August | |
| August 4 | |
| (Saturday) | Lewistown, PA - Juniata Valley Amateur Radio
Club Decatur Township Fire company grounds, 8 miles east of Lewistown on US Rt 522 north JVARC, PO Box 73, Yeagertown, PA 17099 Rich Yingling, WB3COB 717-242-1882 E-mail: [email protected] Talk-In: 146.91- Cost: $2, kids and XYLs free; $ 5 tailgate, $10 indoor tables (admission included) Opens: 8:00 am, Vendors 7:00 am |
| August 11 | |
| (Saturday) Rain Date |
Westminster, MD - Carroll County Amateur
Radio Club "Tailgate Fest" Reese Fireman's Carnival Grounds, Bethel Road off Rt 140, 3 miles east of Westminster Talk-In: 145.41- E-mail: [email protected] http://www.qis.net/~k3pzn/ Opens: 8 am, Vendor setup 6 am; Must clear grounds by 3 pm Cost: $5 per person, No tailgate charge |
| August 12 | |
| Bayville, NJ - Jersey Shore ARS (Hamfest
by the Shore) Bayville Fire House, Route 9, Bayville, NJ (GSP Exit 80S,81N at Toms River, Rt. 9 South to Bayville) Jersey Shore Amateur Radio Society, PO Box 295, Toms River, NJ 08754-0295 Ed Genoino, WA2NDA 609-971-2792 Talk-In: 146.910- (PL 127.3) W2DOR/R GPS: N 39° 54' 00" / W 74° 09' 18" E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jsars.org/ Cost: $5 Buyers/Sellers, Tables $15 each (incl one adm), non-ham XYLs, YLs and kids under 15 free VE Testing*: Registration 11:00 am, Exams 11:15 am |
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| Aug 12 | |
| Shrewsbury, PA - Southern PA Comm. Group, Red
Lion Hilltop Transmitting Association Shrewesbury Fire Hall, I-83 Exit 1, take Rt. 851W 1/2 mi. to fire house on right Cecil Mundorff, K3DCU, 2085 Delta Road, Felton, PA 17322 717-927-6662 Fax: 717-927-9282 or John Salony, 717-741-1780 Talk-In: 146.700- E-mail: [email protected] http://www.carli-online.com/hamfest/ Cost: $5 (over age 12); Tailgaters $3, Inside Tables $10 VE Testing*: Sat 11 August; Shrewsbury Borough Bldg, Registration 9am, Testing 10am (contact Carol Kirschman, 717-235-0273, or E-Mail [email protected] Opens: 7:00 am; Mid-morning auction (10% fee by sponsor) |
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| Aug 19 | |
| Mullica Hill, NJ - Gloucester County ARC 4H Fairgrounds, Rt. 77, 2 miles south of Rt. 45 / Rt. 536, Mullica Hill, NJ Gloucester County ARC, PO Box 370, Pitman, NJ 08071 Jim Simeone, KC2AOF or John Schumacher, N2AWD 856-358-6316 (reservations) Talk-In: 147.18+, 146.52 simplex, 224.66-, 442.10+ (PL 131.8) W2MMD E-mail: [email protected] (KC2AOF) or [email protected] (N2AWD) http://www.gcarc-w2mmd.org Flyer in PDF format Opens: 8:00 am (general), 5:30 am (vendors) Cost: $4 advance ($5 at gate), Kids under 12 free; Tailgate: $5; Pavilion: $10 Awards: DXCC, WAS, VUCC Field Checking VE Testing*: 9:30 am QSL Card Checking (DXCC, WAS, VUCC) at 12:00 noon |
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| September | |
| Sept 8 | |
| (Saturday) | Bartonsville, PA - Eastern PA ARA (EPARA) and
Pocono ARK (PARK) (Pocono Area Hamfest & Electronics Expo) Monroe County Vo-Tech, near Exit 46 of I-80 (Rt. 611) Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Association, PO Box 51, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327 Bill Connelly, W3MJ 570-424-2174 Talk-In: 147.045+ (PL 131.8), 147.195+ (PL 131.8), 146.445/147.445 (PL 203.5), 146.865- (PL 100.0), 447.225- (PL 131.8), 146.535 (simplex) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.qsl.net/n3is Opens: 8:00 am, Vendors: 6:00 am (if before 6:00 am, must be pre-arranged!) Cost: $5 (children & spouse free); Vendors: $15 indoors, $5 outdoors VE Testing*: check-in at 9:00 am, exams start 9:15 am; pre-registration preferred (e-mail: [email protected]) Sessions: Al Waller, K3TKJ, of QSL.net; NWS, NJQRP, "Learn Morse Code in Five Minutes", more |
| Sept 9 | |
| Felton, DE - Kent County ARC (Dover area) Diamond State Drive-In Theater, Felton, DE (approx. 8 miles South of Dover on U.S. Rt. 13) Kent County ARC, PO Box 1993, Dover, DE 19903 Ken Steele, N3QJJ 302-653-2144 Talk-In: 146.97-, 147.300+ (no PL) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.central.dtcc.edu/~jhusfelt/kcarc/ (flyer in pdf format) Opens: 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Cost: $5 (free tailgating with ticket); No Sales Tax in Delaware! |
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| Sept 15 | |
| (Saturday) | Schnecksville, PA - Delaware-Lehigh Amateur
Radio Club Schnecksville Fire Dept, ½ mile south of town on PA Rt. 309 Delaware Lehigh ARC, Greystone Building, Gracedale Complex, RD 8, Nazareth, PA 18064-9278 Carl Seier, AA3IX 610-261-1121 Talk-In: 146.70-, 444.90+ (PL 151.4) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.dlarc.org (check "DLARC Hamfest" menu); on-line discount coupon Cost: $5 ($1 Coupon), non-ham spouse, kids under 12 free; Tailgaters $7 / Indoor tables $11 (adm incl) Opens: 7:00 am, Vendors 6:00 am; Breakfast sold ($2-$3) |
| Sept 15-16 | |
| (Sat Seminars; Sunday Hamfest) |
York, PA - York Hamfest
Foundation York County School of Technology, 2179 South Queen St., York, PA (just south of I-83 Exit 6E, Rt. 74) York Hamfest, PO Box 351, Dover, PA 17315 John Shaffer, W3SST 717-764-8193 (phone/fax, auto switcher, 24 hours) or 717-764-4805 (fax, 24 hours) Talk-In: 146.52 simplex E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.yorkhamfest.org | Map of site | Schedule of Events Cost: $5 (on-line $1coupon), non-ham spouse, kids under 16 free; Tailgaters $3 plus admission; Tables $15 Vendor info/table reservations contact John Shaffer, W3SST; or vendor info web site Opens: Saturday 2:00 pm, Seminars 3:00 pm Opens: Sunday (Hamfest) 8:00 am, Seminars 9:00 am (Vendors/Exhibitors 6:00 am) VE Testing*: Sat 16 Sept: 3:00 pm; Fee $6.65; Pre-register via e-mail: [email protected] VE Testing*: Sun 17 Sept: Free! 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 pm; Pre-register via e-mail: [email protected] |
| Sept 23 | |
| Hamilton Township (Robbinsville), NJ -
Delaware Valley Radio Association (DVRA) (Fallfest) Tall Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Grove, Sawmill Road, Hamilton Township Directions: (From PA): I-95 North to I-295 South; exit 60A to I-195 East; Exit 2 to Yardville; South Broad St to end, approx 3.7 miles; left at Yield onto Old York Rd; next right onto Sawmill Rd; site 1.1 miles on right. (From SNJ): I-295 North to Rt. 130 North to the intersection just before the Home Depot (I-195). There is an army/navy store at the corner. Make a right, follow to hamfest. Delaware Valley Radio Association, PO Box 7024, W. Trenton, NJ 08628 Glenn Costello, N2RPM 609-882-2240 Talk-In: 146.67- (PL 131.8) GPS: N 40.15994 / W 73.63547 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.w2zq.com/ Cost: $6 general; $10 tailgate, $15 covered table (includes 1 admission) Opens 8:00 am, vendors 6:30 am |
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| Sept 23 | |
| West Friendship (near Columbia), MD -
Columbia Amateur Radio Association (CARA) Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, Maryland (I-70/US-40 Exit 80 to Rt. 32 south to Rt. 144/Frederick Rd. west) Columbia Amateur Radio Association, PO Box 911, Columbia, MD 21044 Randy Krenz, N3HFK 410-750-0379 Talk In: 147.135+ (no PL) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.qsl.net/cara/ Vendor On-line Sign-up: http://cc517968-a.hwrd1.md.home.com:7995/hamfest/vendor_welcome.html or contact John King at 410-465-6324 (evenings, voicemail available) or e-mail [email protected] Cost: $5 (unlicensed spouse/children free), $4 in advance; Tailgate $10; Tables $20 (1-4), $18 (5 or more) (1 ticket included) Opens: 6:00 am VE Testing*: Free! |
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| Sept 30 | |
| Bowie, MD - Foundation for
Amateur Radio (FARFest) Prince George's Stadium, near US 301 & 50, Bowie, MD (Bowie Baysox Stadium) Foundation for Amateur Radio, 8800 Rhode Island Ave, College Park, MD 20740 Dan Blasberg, KA8YPY 301-345-7381 Talk-In: 147.075+, 146.52 simplex E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] ; Vendors: [email protected] Vendors contact Mary Morris, N4TCI, 6111 Burnett St., Alexandria, VA 22310, 703-971-3905 http://www.amateurradio-far.org Cost: $5; Tailgate: $10; Tables $25 or less Opens: 6:00 am; Attendance expected at 4,000 to 5,000 with about 700 tailgaters |
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| October | |
| Oct 6 | |
| (Saturday) | Philadelphia, PA - Computer Education Society
of Philadelphia & Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers (Hi-Tech Telescope, Computer & Ham Flea Market) The Philadelphia Bavarian Club, 9940 Haldeman Ave, Phila, PA (between Bustleton & Red Lion) Drew Maser 215-335-9990 or 215-707-4863 E-mail: [email protected] Cost: $2; Vendors $10 tailgate, $40 indoor table (both include 2 admissions) Opens: 8 am to 3 pm, rain or shine |
| Oct 14 | |
| Wrightstown, PA - Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club
(Packrats) Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, Penns Park Road, Wrightstown, PA Mount Airy VHF Radio Club, 56 Home Rd., Hatboro, PA 19040 Joe Keer, W3KJ Talk-In: 146.52 simplex (W3CCX) E-mail: [email protected] http://www.ij.net/packrats Opens 7:00 am buyers, 6:00 am sellers Cost: $6 (non-ham XYL & kids under 13 free); Vendors $10/space flea market, $15/8' table indoors |
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| Cancelled | |
| Leonardo, NJ - Garden State
Amateur Radio Association (GSARA) / Middletown Township OEM Croydon Hall, Leonardo Rd, Leonardo, NJ (Exit 114 off Garden State Parkway, Rt. 36) Garden State Amateur Radio Association, PO Box 34, Fair Haven, NJ 07704 Mario Sellitti, N2PVP, PO Box 286, Keansburg, NJ 07734 732-787-7184 Talk-In: 145.485- (PL 151.4) E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.monmouth.com/~gsara/ (Online Flyer) Opens: 8:00 am, Food 7:00 am, Set-up 6:00 am; Breakfast 7:00 am Cost $5 advance / $6 at door (non-ham spouse, kids < 12 free); Sellers $10 (includes 1 admission), $8 additional spaces VE Testing*: 10:00 registration, 10:30 am exam |
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| Oct 21 | |
| Sellersville, PA - RF Hill Amateur Radio Club Sellersville Fire Company, Main Street, Sellersville, PA (new fire house) RF Hill ARC, PO Box 336, Perkasie, PA 18944 Linda Erdman, KA3TJZ 2220 Hill Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074 215-679-5764 Talk-In: 145.31- E-mail: [email protected] http://www.rfhill.ampr.org/ Directions & Map VE Testing*: 10:00 am Cost: $5; Tables $12.00 indoors, $6 outdoors Opens: 7:00 am |
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| Oct 28 | |
| DATE CHANGE | Westminster, MD - Carroll County Amateur
Radio Club (K3PZN) Mason-Dixon Computer & Hamfest Carroll County Agricultural Center, off MD Rt. 32 (map) Mason-Dixon Computer & Hamfest , PO Box 2211, Westminster, MD 21158 John Hoge, W3JJH Talk-In: 145.41- E-mail: [email protected] (John Hoge) or [email protected] http://www.qis.net/~k3pzn/ VE Testing*: check-in 9-10 am; Preregister: Jim Nixberg, WX3B, 2926 Park Ave, Manchester, MD 21102; 410-374-9233; [email protected] Cost: $5 (kids under 18 free), Vendor $12 per table, $5 tailgate (setup 6:00 am) |
| Oct 28 | |
| Carlisle, PA - South Mountain Repeater Association Halloween
Hamfest Carlisle Fairgrounds, 1000 Bryn Mawr Road, Carlisle, PA (PA Turnpike Exit 16) South Mountain Repeater Association, PO Box 43, Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065 Talk-In: 145.43- (KB3CVO) Tom Miller, KB3CVO E-mail: [email protected] www.qsl.net/kb3cvo Cost: $3, kids 12&under free; Vendors $3 admission plus $5 tailgate, $10 indoors (elec incl) Opens: 8 am to 3 pm; Vendor setup starting 6 pm Saturday evening Guest speaker: Steve Linn from the FCC WTB (11 am); Senior Ham Conference (12 - 2 pm) |
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| November | |
| Nov 13 | |
| (Tuesday) | West Conshohocken, PA - PARA pre-meeting flea
market PARAFEST, St Gertrude's Church Hall , 209 Merion Ave, West Conshohocken, PA Philadelphia Area Repeater Association, PO Box 954, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0954 Gene Mitchell, K3DSM Talk-In: 146.76- E-mail: [email protected] http://www.g-c-o.com/para/ ; Directions; Map Indoor flea market and tailgating prior to PARA meeting Cost: FREE for buyers & sellers Opens: 7:00 pm |
| December | |
| No Events Scheduled | |
| Notes |
All hamfests are held on Sunday (typically opening at 8:00 am, 6:30 am for vendors)
unless otherwise stated. |
*Volunteer Examiner (VE) License Testing: Bring photo ID, original license, any CSCEs, and photocopies of
license and CSCEs. Nominal fee (about $10) charged. |
For additional Hamfest and Swap Net web pages, see:
» Where to go for Amateur Radio Classes and Exam Sessions
» List of Clubs in the Atlantic Division
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