MARC Valley Forge Hamfest – 7/14

Jul 7, 2018 | Hamfest

The 2018 MARC Hamfest will be held on Sat., July 14th at the Kimberton Fire Company grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) south of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA. Doors open for sellers at 0700 and for buyers at 0800. Admission is $6. and includes a door prize ticket. Visit website for more: http://www.marc-radio.org/hamfest2.htm  Note: PAARC has reserved 2 indoor tables. Members, feel free to bring a few items to sell!

Dayton Hamvention – May 18-20

Jan 29, 2018 | Hamfest, Special Event

It’s time to dust off the cob webs of winter and start making plans for a spring trip to Dayton, OH for Hamvention 2018!  This is billed as the world’s largest expo for Radio Amateurs since 1952. Hamvention will be held May 18, 19 and 20, 2018 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center. It is worth the trip and a candy land of ham radio gear, as well as a smorgasbord of presentations presentations on topics of interest to Radio Amateurs. It’s worth the trip!  Click here for a list of accommodations.

And, If you’re into QRP, check out Four Days In May (FDIM) noted as “the biggest and best QRP event in the World!” held in conjunction with Hamvention. FDIM will be held at the Holiday Inn Fairborn from Thurs., 5/17-19. (No rooms left at this inn.)

 

Warminster ARC Hamfest – 5/6

Apr 29, 2018 | Hamfest, License Exams

The Warminster ARC Hamfest and ARRL Eastern PA Section Convention is Sun., May 6th at Bucks County Community College (Lower Bucks Campus). Opens at 7:00 am. Get the flyer.  Talk In on 147.09 and 443.950

Speaker list:

  • Joe Taylor, K1JT – “Working the World with WSJT-X”
  • Cory Sickles, WA3UVV – “Update on System Fusion and Other Technologies”
  • Eastern PA Section Convention Meeting & Open Forum with Tom Abernethy, W3TOM – Director ARRL Atlantic Division and Bob Wiseman, WB3W. Eastern PA Section Manager
    •  New & Used Ham Radio & PC Equipment
    • Huge indoor facilities — Electricity available upon request
    • Handicap Parking Available
    • Gate admission: $7/person (unlicensed spouses & children under 13 free)
    • Tailgating at $10/car-width space (head-in parking) — not including admission
    • Approx. 65 indoor spaces available at $15/table — not including admission
    • Equipment check-out table
    • VE Testing at 10:00 a.m. “seating limited”
    • DXCC Card checking
    • Door Prize Donors:
      ARRL
      WARC
      DX Engineering
  • Warminster ARC

Reading ARC Hamfest – 8/5

Jul 31, 2017 | Hamfest, License Exams

The Reading Radio Club HAMFEST on Sat., Aug. 5th opens to vendors at 7:00 am, and the public at 8:00 am. VE testing sessions start at 8:30 am. Prizes from the ARRL, and test bench available in the Freight Station that includes power supplies, a dummy load, coax, connectors, and antennas. Last year 200+ hams attended. Lots of good stuff – don’t miss it!
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MARC Kimberton Hamfest – July 8

Jun 20, 2017 | Hamfest, License Exams

From www.marc-radio.org/hamfest2.htm:

The 2017 MARC Hamfest will be held on Saturday July 8th at the Kimberton Fire Company grounds, Route 113 (742 Pike Springs Road) south of the intersection with Route 23 in Kimberton, PA. Doors open for sellers at 0700 and for buyers at 0800.  Admission is still only $6 which it has been for decades and entitles you to a door prize ticket. The MARC Hamfest announcement can be downloaded by clicking here. Directions to the Hamfest can be downloaded by clicking here. The maps show that Kimberton is northwest of King of Prussia and just west of Phoenixville, PA. Talk-in is available on the MARC linked repeater systems with coverage to the north and west and near Kimberton provided by 145.13 MHz PL 131.8 repeater in Paoli PA and to the south and east by 147.06 MHZ PL 131.8 repeater in Newtown Square PA.  

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