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- From: jmcoving@unccsun.uncc.edu (John Covington WN4BBJ)
- Subject: Hamfest Info #22
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- HAMFEST INFO, December 1992
-
- Welcome to the twenty-second edition of the Hamfest Info mailing list. This
- list covers hamfests in North and South Carolina, and is updated as needed,
- usually about once a month. I have included a few hamfests outside of the
- Carolinas that may be of interest. If you do not desire to receive this
- information, let me know. If you know someone reachable by e-mail who would
- like to receive this information, let me know and I will add them to the list.
-
- If you need info about a specific hamfest, send e-mail; I can find out
- just about anything you need to know and would be happy to pass it along.
-
- John Covington WN4BBJ
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- Miscellaneous notes:
-
- I have included some preliminary 1993 hamfest dates at the end of this
- newsletter. If your club has selected a date and it does not appear on
- this list as begin confirmed, please let me know.
-
- ---------------------------
- Upcoming events:
-
- GREENWOOD SC HAMFEST
- The Greenwood Hamfest will be held from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on
- Saturday, January 16th, 1993 at the Greenwood Civic Center on Highway
- 72 East. This event is sponsored by the Greenwood Amateur Radio Society.
-
- Talk-in is on 147.165/.765 repeater.
-
- Tickets $4 in advance, $5 at the door. Tables are $5.
- Send preregistration requests to:
- Eldora Keck, 152 Cherokee Drive, Greenwood SC 29646 (803-229-3676)
-
- For more information, call or write:
- Earl Gillian K4VIA, 405 Draper Street, Greenwood SC 29646 (803-223-4436)
- Jack Wheless, 141 Cherokee Drive, Greenwood SC 29646 (803-299-3176)
-
- Walk-in VE Exams will be offered at 10:00 AM.
-
- Refreshments are available.
-
- This is a small-to-medium sized event, all indoors. Last year they
- reportedly had about 1100 people attend.
-
- RICHMOND VA FROSTFEST
- The 16th Annual Richmond Frostfest will be held Sunday, January 17,
- 1993 at The Showplace, 3000 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond VA
- from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. This event is sponsored by the Richmond
- Amateur Telecommunications Society (RATS).
-
- Talk-in is on the 146.88 and 145.43 repeaters.
-
- Tickets are $5, Flea market tables are $15, electrical hookups for flea
- market tables $5. Send ticket requests with check to:
- Richmond Frostfest, PO Box 6673, Glen Allen, VA 23058
- All table requests and advance ticket sales must be received by
- December 30th. Any unsold spaces will be available on the day of the
- show. Setup will be on Saturday from 12 Noon to 8 PM and Sunday from
- 6 AM to 8 AM. For more information about tickets and reservations, call:
- Mark Huff, WA4DHY, 804-747-0227 evenings 7-10 pm, Mon-Thurs.
-
- For Other hamfest information, call:
- Bill Mason, AB3P, Frostfest Chairman, (804) 745-5822, evenings only.
-
- Exams will be offered on Saturday, January 16th at 7:00 pm.
- NO walk-ins. For exam info or registration, call:
- Bill Mason AB3P, 804-745-5822, evenings only.
-
- This hamfest is a medium-sized event, and all of it is indoors.
- This event is well-attended by ham radio and computer dealers.
- I have been there several times when it was at the Virginia
- Fairgrounds and enjoyed it.
-
- GASTONIA HAMFEST
- The first annual Gastonia Hamfest will be held Sunday January 23rd from
- 8 AM to 4 PM at the NC National Guard Armory on 2100 Robinwood Road in
- Gastonia. This event is sponsored by the Gastonia Area Amateur Radio Club.
-
- Talk-in will be on the 146.805 and 444.15 repeaters.
-
- Admission will be $4 and includes one tailgate space. Inside tables are
- $7 each plus admission fee. There will be no preregistration of tickets
- or tables.
-
- For more information contact:
- Bill Shogran, WB4TSW, 704-732-1005
- Glen Varner, W4PBQ, 704-865-4881
-
- Food and drinks will be available.
-
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-
- 1993 Carolinas Hamfest List; revised 12/19/92
-
- All events are in North Carolina unless otherwise indicated. Dates below are
- subject to change. Dates marked with an asterisk are unconfirmed and are
- based on dates from previous years or from tentative dates published in the
- SERA Repeater Journal and QST.
-
- Jan 16 (Sat): Greenwood SC Hamfest
- Jan 17 (Sun): Richmond VA Frostfest
- Jan 23 (Sat): Gastonia Hamfest
- Feb 14 (Sun): Elkin Hamfest
- Feb 20 (Sat): Charleston SC Hamfest
- Mar 13-14 (Sat-Sun): Charlotte Hamfest
- Mar 26-27 (Fri-Sat): Antique Wireless Assn SE Region Meet, Monroe
- Mar 28 (Sun): Down East Hamfest, Kinston
- Apr 4 (Sun): Raleigh Hamfest
- May 1-2 (Sat-Sun): Greenville SC Hamfest
- May 15 (Sun): Roanoke VA Hamfest
- May 29 (Sat): Durham Hamfest
- *June 12 (Sat): Winston-Salem Hamfest
- July 10 (Sat): Salisbury Hamfest
- July 17 (Sat): Cary Hamfest
- July 17-18 (Sat-Sun): Atlanta GA Hamfest
- Jul 24-25 (Sat-Sun): Asheville Hamfest
- *Aug 7-8 (Sat-Sun): High Point Hamfest
- *Aug 21 (Sat): Spruce Pine Hamfest
- Sep 4-5 (Sat-Sun): Shelby Hamfest
- *Sep 25 (Sat): Danville/South Boston Hamfest
- *Oct 2 (Sat): Rock Hill SC Hamfest
- *Oct 9 (Sat): Augusta GA Hamfest
- *Oct 10 (Sun): Maysville Hamfest
- *Oct 16 (Sat): Tri-Cities TN Hamfest
- *Oct 17 (Sun): Triangle East ARA Hamfest, Selma
- *Oct 23 (Sat): Sumter SC Hamfest
- *Oct 30 (Sat): Forest City/Rutherfordton Hamfest
- *Nov 7 (Sun): Concord Hamfest
- Nov 13 (Sat): Myrtle Beach SC Hamfest
- *Nov 14 (Sun): Benson Hamfest
- *Nov 27-28 (Sat-Sun): Greensboro Hamfest
-
- Changed/Confirmed/Added since last time: Durham
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- John Covington WN4BBJ Internet: jmcoving@mosaic.uncc.edu
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