From: William=E.=Newkirk%Pubs%GenAv.Mlb@ns14.cca.CR.rockwell.COM
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Melbourne, Florida Hamfest - Sep. 12/13
Date: 7 Sep 1992 14:09:11 -0700
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Sponsor:  Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society
Date: Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13
Time: opens 9 AM both days
        (6 PM Friday set up for swap tables/dealers/tailgaters)
Cost: $5.00 per person day of show (includes both days!)
Location: Melbourne Auditorium and Rialto Place Hilton
Talk in on 146.25/.85 - see also directions below.
 
Supported Features:
        hourly prizes plus grand prize (unclaimed hourly prizes cleared Sun.)
        dealers/commerical vendors of things electronic.
        swap tables (inside air conditioned Auditorium)
        outdoor tailgating area
 
        forums, meetings, breakfasts and lunches at Rialto Hilton
                (transporation provided between hotel and auditorium)
                free parking at Auditorium and Hotel
                QLF contest on Saturday.
        expected forums on the agenda include:
               Packet
               ARRL
               Traffic
               MARS
               VE meeting
               Florida Repeater Council
               and more...
 
        Sorry folks, no exams this year at the Hamfest.  There is an exam
        scheduled the following week (September 19) at Florida Institute of
        Technology in Room Q-11 (next to Administration and Student Union
        buildings on Country Club Road).
 
Unsupported Features:
 
        Launch of a shuttle carrying another SAREX package scheduled for
        9/12 at 10:23 ET -- good viewing from the hamfest parking lot if the
        weather cooperates.
 
        Friday night - Space Fair 1992 in Titusville (!?) from 5 PM on - Free.
               New Cosmic Music Artist Fred Becker performs about 9 PM.
               "Music from the Global Village"'s Jeff Filbert on hand.
               Brevard Community College - portable planetarium.
               Other assorted goings on in Downtown Titusville.
 
        Saturday Night -- The Space Coast Amateur Technical Group Unbanquet
        at Ryan's Family Steak House just about 1 block south of University
        on Babcock St. (SR 507) starting approximately 7 PM until they throw
        us out or we want to leave.  Listen to 147.54 simplex enroute.
 
        During the show -- The Collins Amateur Radio Club/Melbourne will be
        running a survey on Packet forwarding (same survey as WA0RJT did
        in Cedar Rapids).
 
Directions:
 
to auditorium:
 
        I-95 to US-192 exit.  East to Babcock St.  North 2 stoplights to
        Hibiscus Blvd.  East to auditorium (on right hand side).
 
        Alternate route:  US-192 to Evans Road/Hollywood Blvd (TGIFridays),
        turn left, go north to next stoplight (Hibiscus), turn right,
        stay on Hibiscus and the auditorium will be on the right just
        after you pass the lake.
 
to hotel:
 
        I-95 to US-192 exit.  East to Babcock St.  North 3 stoplights then
        look for Long John Silver's Seafood and Wendy's Hamburgers on west
        (left) side.  Entrance to Hilton Rialto is between these two
        businesses (don't worry - it's the 2nd tallest building in town and
        is next to the taller Sun Bank building).  Mention Hamfest to get
        special rate.
 
For more information contact
        Gus Williams N4UDL (407) 773-1364