From: jmcoving@unccsun.uncc.edu (John Covington WN4BBJ)
Subject: Hamfest Info #22
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
Distribution: triangle
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:14:19 GMT


                       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.

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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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