Reading Radio Club Hamfest – 8/3

Jul 12, 2019 | Hamfest

READING RADIO CLUB HAMFEST is on Sat., August 3, 2019. Rain or Shine. 

Heritage Park, Sinking Spring, PA  19608 – GPS Use:  992 Clematis St., Sinking Spring, PA 19608.
Watch for HAMFEST signs

  • Hamfest opens at 8:00 AM.  Vendors/Sellers welcome at 7:00 AM. Admission $ 5.00 per adult. No admission fee for those taking license exams, or Radio Amateurs under 18 yrs. of age, unlicensed spouses, or children under 18 yrs. of age. All handicap accessible facilities at this event. Door prizes awarded at intervals.
  • Tailgating:  $8.00 per 4’ X 10’ space.  Bring your own table. (Includes 1 admission.)
  • FCC/ARRL license exams start at 8:30 AM inside the Freight Station.  Cost is $15.00 with a check made payable to “ARRL/VEC”.  Please bring at least one form of ID.  A copy of your Amateur Radio License or CSCE is sufficient. To sign up in advance contact Harry Hoffman, W3VBY, at 610-678-8976 or HarryHoffmanjr at juno dot com.
  • Test bench provided in the freight station with 110 VAC,  HF antenna, and dummy load.
  • Hot Breakfast and Lunch items, plus Coffee, Sodas, & bottled Water For Sale. 
  • Talk-in:  RRC Repeater 146.91/.31 (CTCSS 131.8)

 

 

MARC Valley Forge Hamfest – 7/13

Apr 29, 2019 | Hamfest

Join the Mid-Atlantic Radio Club at their Valley Forge Hamfest on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at the Kimberton Fire Co. Fairgrounds, 762 Pike Springs Rd. (Route 113), in Kimberton, PA. Buyers 8 A.M. / Sellers 7 A.M. Admission $6 (free admission for unlicensed spouse and children of licensed Ham). Seller can choose from an indoor table ($10) or tailgate space ($6). VE test at 10 am.  View the hamfest webpage here: http://www.marc-radio.org/hamfest2.htm

View the flyer: MARC HamFest 2019

MARC Valley Forge HAMFEST

Warminster ARC Hamfest / EPA Section Convention – 5/5

Apr 2, 2019 | Events, Hamfest, License Exams

The Warminster ARC Hamfest and ARRL Eastern PA Section Convention is on Sunday, May 5th, 2018. Doors open at 7 a.m. (vendors at 6 a.m.) at Bucks County Community College – Lower Bucks Campus 1304 Veteran’s Hwy (Route 413) Bristol, PA 19007.  Click here for flyer.  License exam at 10:00 am.

Speaker list:

  • Bob Allison, WB3GCM , ARRL Laboratory Product Engineer Warminster ARC
  • Using Propagation Tools for Contesting and Dx’ing, Bud Trench, AA3B
  • Eastern PA Section Convention Meeting & Open Forum
Talk-in 147.09+ (131.8) / 443.95+ (131.8)GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 40.112755 | Longitude: -74.876504

RF Hill ARC Auction – 4/24

Apr 2, 2019 | Hamfest, News

RF Hill Amateur Radio Club is holding a ham radio equipment aution on Wed., 4/24 at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 6;30 pm. Location: Sellersville Fire Dept. banquest hall, 50 N. Main St., Sellersville, PA. Look for the yellow “Hamfest” signs.Talk-in on the W3AI repeater: 145.31(-) PL 131.8.  Get the flyer: http://rfhillarc.club/auction/