ARRL Listing
May 2008 Hamfests/Conventions Extract
Please visit the ARRL Website for a current listing:
http://www.arrl.org/hamfests.html

Type Key:

* = ARRL Convention
** = ARRL Convention pending Executive Committee approval
+ = ARRL Hamfest
x = non-ARRL Hamfest

Dates

Type

Event and Contact

Location

16-18 May 2008

 

Dayton Hamvention
Dayton Amateur Radio Association
http://www.hamvention.org

Contact:


PO Box 964
Dayton, OH 45401

Phone: 937-276-6930

Dayton, OH
Hara Arena
Div: Great Lakes
Sect: Ohio

17 May 2008

+

7th Annual ARCOS Swapmeet & Cookout
Amateur Radio Club of Shreveport (ARCOS)
http://www.qsl.net/nwlarn/arcos.htm
Talk-In: 146.670 (no PL tone)

Contact:

Kelly G. Spencer, KD5SPO
930 North Lake Street
Waskom, TX 75692-8504

Phone: 903-687-2899
Email: kd5spo@arrl.net

Benton, LA
Cypress Black Bayou Recreation Park
135 Cypress Park Drive
Div: Delta
Sect: Louisiana

17 May 2008

+

Swapfest/Picnic
Panhandle Amateur Radio Club
http://www.orgsites.com/tx/w5wx
Talk-In: 146.340/146.940 (PL 88.5)

Contact:

Carl Jeans, N5YXN
6112 Calumet Road
Amarillo, TX 79106-3514

Phone: 806-352-6987
Email: carlj@arn.net

Amarillo, TX
Thompson Park - Area 17
NE 24th and US 287
Div: West Gulf
Sect: West Texas

18 May 2008

+

Hamfest 2008
North Hills Radio Club
http://www.k6is.org
Talk-In: 145.190(-) (PL 162.2)

Contact:

Carl Schultz, WF6J
2903 Gwendolyn Way
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Phone: 916-726-1673
Email: wf6j@arrl.net

Sacramento, CA
Bella Vista High School
8301 Madison Avenue
Div: Pacific
Sect: Sacramento Valley

18 May 2008

x

Flea at MIT
MIT Radio Society, Harvard Wireless Club, MIT Electronics Research Society, & MIT UHF Repeater Association
http://www.swapfest.us
Talk-In: 146.52

Contact:

Steve Finberg, W1GSL
PO Box 397082
MIT Branch
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-253-3776 (Nick Altenbernd, KA1MQX; 9AM-5PM)
Email: w1gsl@mit.edu

Cambridge, MA
MIT Campus
Albany and Main Streets
Div: New England
Sect: Eastern Massachusetts

24 May 2008

+

Hartford Hamfest
Natchaug Amateur Radio Club
Talk-In: 145.11 -600

Contact:

Wayne Rychling, N1GUS
59 Clint Eldredge Road
Willington, CT 06279

Phone: 860-487-1921
Email: n1gus@arrl.net

Vernon, CT
Tolland Agricultural Center
24 Hyde Avenue
(Route 30)

Div: New England
Sect: Connecticut

24 May 2008

+

Wormfest 2008
The Glorious Society of the Wormhole
http://www.thewormholesociety.org/
Talk-In: 146.850- (PL 146.2)

Contact:

Bill Williams, AG4QX
3215 West Tambay Avenue
Tampa, FL 33611

Phone: 813-837-3833
Email: ag4qx@arrl.net

Pinellas Park, FL
Freedom Lake Park
10100 46th Street North
Div: Southeastern
Sect: West Central Florida

24 May 2008

+

DurHAMfest
Durham FM Association
http://www.dfma.org
Talk-In: 147.225 (no tone)

Contact:

Linda Jackson, KF4LJZ
122 Infinity Road
Durham, NC 27712
Phone: 919-477-8368
Email: kf4ljz@aol.com

Durham, NC
Little River Community Complex
8307 North Roxboro Road
Div: Roanoke
Sect: North Carolina

24-25 May 2008

*

Wyoming State Convention
Casper Amateur Radio Club (W7VNJ)
http://casperarc.net
Talk-In: 145.235- (PL 100) & 146.940- (PL 123)

Contact:

Tate Belden, KC7ZRU
2116 Fontenelle Street
Casper, WY 82604

Phone: 307-472-4452
Email: carc@casperarc.net

Casper, WY
Best Western
800 North Poplar
Div: Rocky Mountain
Sect: Wyoming

25 May 2008

+

Memorial Day Hamfest
Maryland FM Association
http://www.marylandfm.org
Talk-In: 146.76 (PL 107.2)

Contact:

John Elgin, WA3MNN
PO Box 351
Hanover, MD 21076

Phone: 301-641-5313
Email: wa3mnn@verizon.net

West Friendship, MD
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road
Div: Atlantic
Sect: Maryland-DC

25 May 2008

x

Quebec Provincial Hamfest
Sorel-Tracy ARC (VE2CBS)
http://www.hamfest.qc.ca/
Talk-In: 145.370- & 442.150+ (PL 103.5) (VE2RBS)

Contact:

Luc Leblanc, VE2DWE
PO Box 533
Sorel-Tracy QC
Canada J3P 5N9

Phone: 450-743-8676
Fax: 450-743-8676
Email: ve2cbs@raqi.ca

Sorel-Tracy, QC
Sorel-Tracy Curling Club
Div:
Sect:

30-31 May 2008

*

Atlantic Division Convention (Rochester Hamfest)
Rochester Amateur Radio Association
http://www.rochesterhamfest.org
Talk-In: 146.88 (PL 110.9)

Contact:

Harold C. Smith, K2HC
300 White Spruce Blvd
Rochester, NY 14623

Phone: 585-424-7184 (office) or 585-225-5260 (home)
Fax: 585-424-7130 (office) or 585-227-5771 (home)
Email: rochfst@frontiernet.net

Henrietta, NY
Fair and Expo Center & RIT Inn & Conference Center
2695 East Henrietta Road
5257 West Henrietta Road

Div: Atlantic
Sect: Western New York

30 May-1 Jun 2008

*

Northwestern Division Convention (SeaPac)
Oregon Tualatin Valley ARC
http://www.seapac.org
Talk-In: 146.660

Contact:

C. Wayne Schuler, AI9Q
16414 NE 21st Street
Vancouver, WA 98684

Phone: 360-892-5580
Fax: 360-892-5580
Email: ai9q@arrl.net

Seaside, OR
Seaside Convention Center
415 1st Avenue
Div: Northwestern
Sect: Oregon

31 May 2008

+

2nd Annual Prescott Hamfest
Yavapai Amateur Radio Club
http://www.w7yrc.org/
Talk-In: 146.88- (PL 100)

Contact:

Terry Pemberton, KB7TRE
7295 North Bridle Path
Prescott, AZ 86305
Email: KB7TRE@cableone.net

Prescott, AZ
Granite Mountain Middle School
1800 Williamson Valley Road
Div: Southwestern
Sect: Arizona

31 May 2008

+

65th Hamfest
Fresno ARC
http://www.w6to.com
Talk-In: 146.94

Contact:

Tom Jarvis, KG6KYU
359 East Shaw
Fresno, CA 93710
Phone: 559-916-2445
Fax: 559-226-5920
Email: kg6kyu@w6to.com

Fresno, CA
Salvation Army Event Center
1854 Fulton Street
Div: Pacific
Sect: San Joaquin Valley

31 May 2008

+

BARA Spring Hamfest
Bergen Amateur Radio Association
http://www.bara.org
Talk-In: 146.19/146.79 (PL 141.3)

Contact:

Jim Joyce, K2ZO
286 Ridgewood Blvd. North
Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Phone: 201-664-6725
Email: k2zo@arrl.net

Township of Washington, NJ
Westwood Regional Junior/Senior High School
701 Ridgewood Road
Div: Hudson
Sect: Northern New Jersey