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Alabama 2004 Hamfest, Archived |
Archived
SATURDAY January 24, 2004
SOUTH ALABAMA AMATEUR RADIO AND COMPUTER FEST SHOW !
AT
THE PIKE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
TROY, ALABAMA
http://jschool.troyst.edu/~tarc/Hamfest/HAMFEST.html
APRIL 10, 2004
MSARC Sheffeild Alabama
"Tail-gate swapmet"
Additional info: www.w4jnb.org
APRIL 17, 2004
Turkey Heaven Mountain Tailgate Hamfest
April 17th, 2003 8AM to 12:00 at the Trickum Valley Rec. center on Hwy 46 east of Heflin about 15 miles and west of Ranburne, AL about 5 or 6 miles. Take Hwy 46 east out of Heflin cross I 20 heading towards Ranburne still on Hwy 46. In Trickum Valley between mile marker 12 & 13 there is a old rustic sign on the Right side of the road and a dirt road/driveway to the Recreation Center. We plan to have a sign up with and arrow pointing to the center. Talk in will be the 146.865 repeater, PL of 131.8.
Free to sell and free to get in. Bring your treasures, your giveaways, and maybe even some throwaways. Have an eyeball QSO, drink a cup of coffee, drink a RC Coca Cola and eat a Moon Pie or what ever cranks your tractor. Just a friendly time to look and talk ham radio. Bring your XYL and or a ham friend and make a morning of it. Contact Gordon McKinney gmckinney@mindspring.com
APRIL 24, 2004
BANKHEAD AMATEUR RADIO CLUB'S
2004 IN-THE-SHADE
TAILGATE PARTY
Moulton Mini-Park, Adjacent to Lawrence County High School
Moulton Al
May 1-2, 2004
Birmingham Hamfest
http://www.w4cue.com/fest.html
**** Forum Schedule for Saturday ****
10 a.m. Alabama NETs - Joseph Spanfellner, KD4CQJ
11:30 a.m. Club Leadership - Ed Pitchford, KD4AY
2 p.m. Alabama ARRL - Greg Sarratt, W4OZK
3 p.m. Alabama Youth - Rebekah A Dorff, WG4Y
(this forum list is not complete and is listed as the AL ARRL understands it)
VE Testing at BirmingHAMfest:
FCC license exams will be given both days. Saturday beginning at 9 AM sharp and 1:00 PM sharp and also on Sunday at 9AM sharp.
Anyone wanting to test needs to be at least 10 min early and bring copy of their Amateur License (if applicable) and 2 forms of identification.
May 15th, 2004
The Northeast Alabama Six Meter Net will be having it's 3rd. Annual Tailgate Party
May 15, 2004 beginning 8:00 AM--- Until. VE Testing beginning at 11:00AM at the
Nixon Chapel Fire Dept. in Marshall County.
For Map and directions, and more information check us out on line at: www.neasmn.org
or Contact: W4JPH@konnekted.com.
June 12, 2004
DeKalb County Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
Fort Payne Alabama
VFW fairgrounds, 8am -1pm
talk in 147.270 PL 100Hz
August 21-22, 2004
Huntsville Hamfest
2004 Alabama State Convention
The
Huntsville Hamfest will be held at the Von Braun Center, 700 Monroe SW, Huntsville,
AL,
http://www.hamfest.org
A Alabama Section meeting will be held at 2pm in forum room 2. At the meeting we will review our ongoing activities and the current plan for Alabama amateur radio.
Forum Information
This
is a list of the ARRL related forums that are scheduled on Saturday. A complete list can be found at: http://www.hamfest.org/2004%20forum%20sked.pdf
10am Room
1Alabama Nets
Rick Kimbrell, KC4RNF
10am Room 2
Alabama Youth Forum
Rebekah Dorff, WG4Y
Assistant SM for Youth Activities
11am Room 2
Alabama Emergency Communications
and SKYWARN
Jay Isbell, KA4KUN
Alabama Section Emergency Coordinator
12am Room 2
WRC-2007 Planning The Battle Isn't Over
On 40 Meters
Larry Price, W4RA
IARU President
1pm Room 2
ARRL Forum Alabama & National
Greg Sarratt, W4OZK
Alabama Section Manager
Frank Butler, W4RH
Southeastern Director
3pm Room 2
Alabama Radio Club Leadership
Woodie Zeigler, K8GNM
President Huntsville ARC
11am Room 3
Contesting Forum
Dan Henderson, N1ND
ARRL Contest Manager
12am Room 3
DXCC Issues & Logbook of the World
Dan Henderson, N1ND
ARRL Contest Manager
3pm Room 4
Everyone Can Promote Ham Radio
Sherri Brower, W4STB
Florida SM
Because of new hotel construction some roads around the civic center are closed. See the map at the bottom of this page: http://www.vonbrauncenter.com/pages/maps_parking.html to be aware of this situation.
September 18th, 2004
Announcing the First
Calhoun County
From 9 a.m. till 1 p.m.
Friendship Community Center
Oxford, Alabama
Testing $10.00 for all license levels by The W5YI Group at 10:00 a.m. sharp
Dealer tables and tailgaters $10.00 each
Talk-in on 147.090+ pl 131.8 and 146.555 simplex
Directions: Take I-20 to Exit 188 in Oxford, then go south 1.7 miles, watch for the signs. From east bound exit off and turn right and go about 1 mile and Hamfest will be on the right. From west bound exit the 188 exit and turn left and cross over the interstate and go 1 mile and hamfest is on the right. The entire Hamfest will be air conditioned with plenty of parking for free.
For more information or space reservations contact:
Randall Landers 256-832-9955 KG4EUD@aol.com
Wendell Ward 256-236-3911 n4fbi@yahoo.com
October 2nd, 2004
Marshall County Auxiliary Radio Services Swapfest
Opens at 8:00 AM come early to setup.
Location: Boaz outlet center, Boaz Alabama
Admission is Free,
Tail Gating is Free,
Donations are appreciated.
The Marshall County Auxiliary Radio Services MCARS and That Other Radio Club (TORT) sponsors the 2004 annual swapfest in Boaz Alabama.
There will be an ARRL V.E. testing session held at 10:00 AM for those wishing to join the great hobby of Amateur radio or to upgrade your license. Want to learn more about Amateur radio visit here at Welcome to Amateur Radio.
Bring the whole family and join in the fun with the Boaz October Harvest Festival. There will be plenty of food, entertainment and crafts available downtown.
Contact http://www.mcars.net/ for more information
October 16, 2004
Old fashioned Tailgate Party
Old Walker County Airport
Begins at 9:00 AM
Cost: Nothing, zero to attend, zero to sell
Location: Old Walker County Airport on the end of the runway just behind the Farmer's Marked stand. The airport is located on Airport Rd N. Look for a 300 foot tower and you'll be able to find us on the north side of the airport. We'll listen on 146.64/04 if someone needs directions. No tone needed.
See http://www.wr4y.org for more information
November 13, 2004
Montgomery Amateur Radio Club
November 13, 2004
Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery, AL
CAVEC Amateur Radio License Exams
Doors open on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
Free Parking
ARRL Alabama Section Meeting
FORUM
SCHEDULE
ROOM 1
10:30am-11:30am Alabama Emergency Communications
11:30am-1:00pm Alabama
Repeater Council
ROOM 2
10:00am-11:00am Alabama Section Youth
11:00am-12:00pm Alabama
Section Club Leadership
1:00pm -2:00pm ARRL Alabama Section Meeting
ROOM 3
10:00am-11:00am APRS, Packet forum
11:00am-1:00pm MARS forum
http://jschool.troyst.edu/~w4ap/
This page will be updated as new hamfest information is received.
Please send changes and updates to sm@arrl-al.org