ARRL EPA Section Blog: Sept./Oct. Special Events & Hamfests

From: https://epa-arrl.org/upcoming-epa-events-announcements/

EPA SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST – The SET will be held in the EPA on Saturday, October 7. (Note that in Montgomery County the LGS Drill  will take place on Tues., Sept. 26 beginning at 4:00 pm.) ARES units in approximately 25 of the EPA’s 34 counties will participate in an exercise supporting the American Red Cross. The drill will simulate a widespread communications outage resulting from a CME event. ARES units will support Red Cross shelter operations by relaying critical email message traffic via Winlink. Last year the SET operated under similar conditions and more than 100 operators sent hundreds of messages in a highly successful event.

PA QSO PARTY – The 67th Pennsylvania QSO Party will be held on October 14 and 15. This operating event presents an excellent chance to dust off your HF rig and make some contacts. For event information and rules, follow this link: PA QSO Party Plans & Aids – PA QSO PA.

CAPITAL TESTING GROUP – Amateur radio testing in the Harrisburg area will be conducted by a new volunteer organization, the Capital Testing Group. The group is an ARRL-accredited VE unit that will hold testing sessions on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month just outside Harrisburg. In addition to the regular testing sessions the group will facilitate special needs testing in an individual’s home or an assisted living facility. Information on this extremely valuable service can be found here: Capital Area Testing Group – Ham radio testing, FCC testing, Amateur radio testing, Capital area, (arrlcapitalareatestgroup.info).

EPARA HAMFEST IN STROUDSBURG – September 17 – The Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Association Hamfest will be held on Sunday, September 17 at Moose Lodge 1336. The address is 705 Stokes Mill Road in East Stroudsburg, PA. For information on EPARA, check the link: https://qsl.net/n3is/.

RED ROSE REPEATER ASSOCIATION HAMFEST IN NEW HOLLAND – October 7 – The RRR Association will hold its annual hamfest in New Holland on Saturday, October 7. The location is 339 East Main Street at the Garden Spot Fire and Rescue Station #1 in New Holland, PA. Information on the Red Rose Repeater Association can be found here: Red Rose Repeater Association – W3RRR.

RF HILL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB HAMFEST IN PERKASIE – October 22 – The RF Hill ARC Hamfest will be held on Sunday, October 22 at the Upper Bucks County Community College campus at 313 Blooming Glen Road in Perhasie, PA. Follow this link for the hamfest flyer: L:\Data\R\RF Hill\HAMFEST\HAMFEST FLYER 2022.pmd (rfhillarc.club).

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Regional Hamfests in 2023

Regional Hamfests in 2023

July 16  Sussex County HAMFEST
Sunday, 7/16, 2023. Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ 07822. Get the flyer: http://www.scarcnj.org/downloads/hamfest%20flyer.pdf
or visit http://scarcnj.org.

August 5  Reading Radio Club HAMFEST
Saturday, 8/5. 992 Clematis Street (GPS) Heritage Park in Sinking Spring, west of Reading off Rt. 422 close to MacDonald’s at the intersection of Rt. 724.  Talk in 146.91/.31.  Tone 131.8.  Look for the park entrance and Hamfest signs. For GPS use:  992 Clematis St., Sinking Spring, PA 19608. See the July QST for more info. https://qsl.net/w3bn/index.htm

August 13  MARC Kimberton HAMFEST
Sunday, August 13th, Kimberton Fire Company grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) (GPS: 46.12748, -75.56726) west of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA. Opens for sellers at 7 am, buyers at 8 am. Get the flyer: http://www.marc-radio.org/Hamfest23.pdf

October 22  RF Hill HAMFEST
Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Upper County Campus of Bucks County Community College, Blooming Glen Rd., Perkasie, PA 18944
Gates open at 7 am to the public, 6 am for vendors. VE testing at 10 am sharp. $7 admission. Non-ham spouses and children are free.
Get the flyer (2 sided): https://www.rfhillarc.club/hamfest/

PAST HAMFESTS

July 1  HRAC Firecracker HAMFEST
Saturday, 7/1, opens at 8 am at 1500 Roberts Valley Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112  http://www.w3uu.org/firecracker/

July 2  Murgas HAMFEST & Computerfest
Sunday, 7/2, opens at 8 am. 2 South Oak St., Plains, PA 18705.
Plains PA. Get the flyer:  http://murgasarc.org/hamfest.htm
April 15  Delmarva Amateur Radio & Electronics EXPO
& ARRL State Convention
Sussex Amateur Radio Assn. event at Cheer Community Ctr., 20520 Sand Hill Rd., Georgetown, DE. Tailgating at 7:30 am, indoor expo opens at 8 am. Super raffle prize, free VE test, speaker forums. http://www.radioelectronicsexpo.com/

Sat., April 29  
York Hamfest
Takes place on April 29 at Elicker’s Grove Park, 511 Roth Church Rd, in Spring Grove, PA 17362.  Tailgating and undercover spaces available. $5 to attend, $5 to sell. Opens to the public at 8 am.
Lean more here: https://www.yorkhamfest.org/

Sun., May 7
Warminster ARC Hamfest & ARRL Convention 

Bucks County CC, 1304 Veterans Hwy. (Rte. 413), Bristol, PA 19007
Opens at 7 am, vendors at 6 am. Rain or shine. VE testing at 10 am. http://wp.k3dn.org/hamfest/

Summer Hamfests 2022

Here is a list of regional Hamfests in July through October:

July 2  HRAC Harrisburg Firecracker HAMFEST & ARRL State Convention
Begins at 8 am. $7. Harrisburg Postal Picnic Grounds, 1500 Roberts Valley Rd., Harrisburg
Flyer: http://www.w3uu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Firecracker2022-1.pdf

July 3  Murgas ARC HAMFEST
2 Oak St., Plains, PA (Wilkes-Barre area)
K3YTL. 8 am, rain or shine.
http://murgasarc.org/hamfest.htm

July 30  CVARC Hamfest (Chambersburg, PA)
Sponsored by the Cumberland Valley ARC. Free admission. Get the flyerhttp://www.w3ach.org/Hamfest/CVARCHF22.1.pdf
August 14  MARC Hamfest at the Kimberton Fire Co. Fairgrounds
The Mid-Atlantic Amateur Radio Club presents their Valley Forge Hamfest on a new date, Sunday August 14.

  • Opens at 8 am, vendors at 7 am. $10 entrance per ham; unlicensed family members are free.
  • PAARC will have a table (or two if needed) for member equipment sales.
  • Tailgate space for $10. Indoor tables are $10.
  • VE test at 10 am sharp. Pre-register with K3ITH@arrl.net. Indoor and outdoor, rain or shine. Lots of door prizes.

http://www.marc-radio.org/hamfest2.htm
Get the flyer: http://www.marc-radio.org/HamFest22.pdf

Aug. 6  Reading Radio Club Hamfest
Heritage Park, Sinking Spring, PA 19608, 992 Clematis Street (GPS)
https://www.qsl.net/w3bn/

Sept. 18  Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Radio Association
East Stroudsburg, PA
Get the flyer: https://www.qsl.net/n3is/assets/files/Hamfest-Flyer2022.pdf

Sept. 17 & 18  Kutztown Radio Show
Delaware Valley Historic Radio Club
Renninger’s Antiques and Farmers Market
http://www.dvhrc.com/kutztown.html

Oct. 1  Red Rose Repeater Association
New Holland, PA
https://w3rrr.org/

Oct. 16  RF Hill ARC
Perkasie, PA
http://www.rfhillarc.club

August 5 – Club Meets on Zoom at 7 pm

We’ll meet on Zoom or the August 5th club meeting at 7:00 pm. We’ll discuss upcoming hamfests and the club’s member tables at the MARC Hamfest sat the Kimberton Fire Company grounds on 8/14.  Contact the secretary for credentials. 

We expect to resume in-person meetings and license tests starting with the September 2nd first Friday meeting. More info to come! See you then!