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Alabama 2009 Hamfest |
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Past Hamfest / Swapfest
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Thanks Bill Clingan KC0ONR for these great photos.
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2009 Alabama Hamfest Calendar
(additional information will be added as it is received)
****** JANUARY 3, 2009 ******
FreezeFest 2009
Blount County Amateur Radio Club will hold its annual FreezeFest on January 3rd, 2009 at the Summit School in Blount County beginning at 8 A.M. The Summit School is located on U.S. Hwy 231 North 2.5 miles north of U.S. 278 in northern Blount County. This annual swap meet and tailgate event is free to the public. There are a limited number of free tables available. A VE session will be held at noon. There will be a talk-in on the W4BLT Repeater 146.700 with a PL tone of 203.5. For additional information please visit www.freezefest.com (Foxtrot, Romeo, Echo, Echo, Zula, Foxtrot, Echo, Sierra, Tango dot com)
Thank you all for your help in promoting the Blount County Amateur Radio Club’s Freezefest.
73,
Ken Moore, AB4WL
Blount County Amateur Radio Club
****** JANUARY 31, 2009 ******
GREENVILLE, ALABAMA
COME ON DOWN
(or up or over)
BUTLER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
1 MILE EAST OF I-65 ON ALA 10 ON THE RIGHT
Contact:
Jerry McCullough, KE4ERO
Box 709
Georgiana, AL 36033
Phone: 334-301-5007 or 334-382-7644
Fax: 334-371-7732
Email: KE4ERO@gmail.com
TALK-IN 146.67
****** April 11, 2009 ******
Mobile Hamfest & Computer Show
*Location Change*
Elk's Club on Dauphin Island Parkway, same as last year
Contact:
Larry J. Early, WB4YOR
8495 Desert Oak Court
Mobile, AL 36695
Phone: 251-635-2327
Fax: 251-639-4769
Email: comdoc52@comcast.net
****** April 25, 2009 ******
BANKHEAD AMATEUR RADIO CLUB'S
2009
TAILGATE PARTY
COME RAIN OR SHINE
SATURDAY
APRIL 25, 2009
SETUP STARTS AT 7 A.M.
MOULTON LIONS CLUB BUILDING, ADJACENT TO LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
OUR SITE HAS A COVERED PAVILION THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE VEHICLES IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.
TALK-IN 146.960 REPEATER
COME ONE, COME ALL
BRING YOUR TRUCKS, CARS, TABLES AND CHAIRS
AND EQUIPMENT, PRICED TO SELL
FREE ADMISSION
CONCESSIONS ON-SITE
SETUP STARTS 7 A.M.
($5.00 SETUP FEE FOR ALL TAILGATERS)
KS4B, ED, 974-0436 KS4B@BELLSOUTH.NET
N4JDB, SONNY, 974-7808 N4JD@HUGHES.NET
****** April 25, 2009 ******
Wiregrass Tailgate
Wiregrass ARC
Headland, AL
Headland Town Square
10 Park Street
Talk-In: 145.430 (no tone)
Contact:
James M. Nelson, KE4GWW
415 Gwaltney Drive
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-685-1642
Email: ke4gww@arrl.net
****** May 2-3, 2009 ******
BirmingHAMfest
Birmingham Amateur Radio Club
Irondale, AL
Zamora Temple
3521 Ratliff Road
Talk-In: 146.88 (W4CUE rptr) & 145.41 (K4DSO D-Star)
Contact:
John Outland, K3FP
c/o BirmingHAMfest
PO Box 603
Birmingham, AL 35201
Email: hamfest@W4CUE.com
****** June 13, 2009 ******
The DeKalb County Amateur Radio Club
Presents
Our Ninth Annual
Hamfest / Tailgate Outing
WHEN: Saturday, June 13th, 2009 • 8am - 1pm
WHERE: Fort Payne, Alabama
VFW Fair Grounds
18th Street North
Just off I-59, Exit 222
Admission:
$5.00 per person
Talk in:
147.270 100Hz + offset
Door Prizes:
Yaesu FT2800M mobile
2 FT60 HTs
Dual band D-star mobile
• Site is outside under covered shed
• VE Testing at 11am
• Plenty of parking available
Tailgate FREE with paid admission
For additional information contact:
Ralph, KU4WR at rwiseman@farmerstel.com
http://www.w4gbr.org/2009_tailgate.htm
***** July 25, 2009 ******
3rd Annual Mid-Summer Swapfest
Cullman Amateur Radio Club
25 Jul 2009
Cullman County Fairgrounds
Sportsman's Lake Road
Cullman, AL
7AM - Morning Vendor Setup
8AM - General admission
Prize Drawings on the Hour
Technical Forums all morning (in air conditioned room)
11AM - Grand Prize (2m mobile rig)
11:15AM ARRL VE TEST Session, All License Classes
Talk-In: 145.310(-) N4TUN
Contact: Charles McBrayer, WB4PED
Phone: 256-708-1000
Fax: 205-237-3943
Email: cmcbrayer@corrwireless.com
****** August 15-16, 2009 ******
Huntsville Hamfest
Alabama Section Convention
Huntsville Hamfest Association
http://www.hamfest.org
Talk-In: 146.940 (No Tone)
Contact:
Charlie Emerson, N4OKL
8003 Craigmont Road
Huntsville, AL 35802
Phone: 256-882-9137
Fax: 256-882-9137
Email: charlieemerson@hamfest.org
Huntsville, AL
Von Braun Center
700 Monroe Street
****** September 12, 2009 ******
Gadsden Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
Attalla, AL
Etowah County Fairgrounds
Griffin Street SE
Talk-In: 147.16+ (PL 100)
Contact:
Dave Waits, K4VMV
2169 Cove Circle East
Gadsden, AL 35903
Phone: 256-492-9562
Email: k4vmv@bellsouth.net
***** October 3, 2009 ******
Wiregrass Tailgate
Wiregrass ARC
Headland, AL
Headland Town Square
10 Park Street
Talk-In: 145.430 (no tone)
Contact:
James M. Nelson, KE4GWW
415 Gwaltney Drive
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-685-1642
Email: ke4gww@arrl.net
****** November 14, 2009 ******
Alabama State Convention
Montgomery Amateur Radio Club
http://www.w4ap.org
Talk-In: 146.84 (no tone)
Contact:
Rik Doll, KU4PY
142 Oldfield Drive
Montgomery, AL 36117
Phone: 334-277-0864
Fax: 334-277-0864
Email: ku4py@arrl.net
****** November 21, 2009 ******
Nixon Chapel Tailgate
http://mcars.us/NixonChapelTailgate2009/
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html
This page will be updated as new Hamfest information is received.
Please send changes and updates to alsm@arrl-al.org