Subj : Hamfests (A)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Jun 13 2017 12:04 am
Hamfest Overview
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The term "hamfest" is short for "ham radio festival"...a place where you
can go to meet other ham radio operators, make new friends, renew old
acquaintences, buy and sell new and used gear, take a license exam for a
new or upgraded amateur radio license, attend informative forums on
various aspects of the hobby, and more. For those who have never attended
one of these fun events, this bulletin is a "brief guide to a hamfest".
Hamfests Big And Small
Hamfests can be as small as those hosted by one local club...it can be a
state, regional, or division convention...or go all the way to the king of
the hamfests, the Hamvention in Dayton, Ohio in mid-May. The latter has
been termed by some as "a 3 day ham radio orgy". Not to sound vulgar, but
if you want to eat, sleep, and do whatever else as it relates to ham radio,
the Dayton Hamvention is the place to be.
Depending on the scope of the hamfest, there may be just a morning and
early afternoon event (usually on a Saturday)...to lasting 3 full days,
such as the Dayton Hamvention.
Admission and parking fees...as well as to how big the parking areas and
the event venues are...can vary widely, depending on the size of the event.
Be sure to check with the contact persons for all the information noted on
the specific hamfest website.
You can search for a Hamfest by going to the ARRL website at www.arrl.org
and clicking on the Hamfests Link. That will take you to the Hamfests And
Conventions Calendar, enter the desired search criteria, and click on
Search.
If nothing shows up, then there are no hamfests scheduled for the area you
requested.
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