Yup that’s right. Opportunities to gather with others outside of our Pamlico flock. If you happen to attend any of these send pictures and any observations. We will post it on our page and possibly send you a certificate for some free ionospheric reflectivity.
Hamfest
A Hamfest is a convention of amateur radio enthusiasts, often combining a trade show, flea market, and various other activities of interest to amateur radio operators. In the United Kingdom the term rally is more commonly used for amateur radio conventions. “Hamfests” were noted as early as 1924 in the U.S.
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100,000 Sq. Ft. All Indoor
Jim Graham Building
NC State Fairgrounds
4285 Trinity Rd
Raleigh NC 27607
GPS: 35.7936N -78.71175W
FREE PARKING
Talk-In on W4DW
146.64 MHz – 0.6 Offset, No Tone
For the official up to date calendar check this ARRL link http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar.
QRZ also has a Hamfest list with some others too. https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?forums/hamfest-and-convention-calendar.12/
Scenes of Hamfests Past
DAYTON…….2019
Too late now. Send any pictures or news of club member participants if you can. We will plan on next year now
It’s not all serious at Dayton from Imgur
Snippet of Dayton from Imgur
In the month of May is the big one. Hamfest of all hamfests. The annual national convention of the ARRL as well. DAYTON. I am told that if one does have the opportunity to attend that you will not be disappointed. So check it out next year let us know if it’s everything we have heard.
Please stay tuned as we add events when we hear of them. I will try and keep them current. The date of the actual event is contained in the post.
If you have a Hamfest event to post, please send it to us at PARSwebman@gmail.com.
If you want to search for hamfests in North Carolina or nationwide, use this ARRL Hamfests and Conventions search form.