[AMRadio] ROCK 2002 (Official AM Festival Station) at Fall Fest !!!

[Al Brown]

ROCK 2002 at Fall Fest !!!


The legacy of Rolling Rock Radio festivities shall continue Sept. 6th
and 7th 
when an Official AM Festival Station fires up in conjunction with the 
Foundation for Amateur Radio’s “Fall Fest” hamfest in Maryland.


The Fall Fest is descended from the famous Gaithersburg, Md. Hamfest,
which 
has relocated in recent years and now is combined with a local club’s 
fleamarket sponsored by the Columbia Amateur Radio Association held at
the 
Howard County Fairgrounds.


The site is about halfway between Frederick and Baltimore, and offers
grassy, 
tree-lined facilities somewhat like the old Gaithersburg site, but on a
more 
intimate scale.  


In 1994, the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) invited the AM Community
to 
establish a special event station using vintage gear. It was a hit and
has 
remained a fixture at the FARfest ever since.


This time, Dave, W3NP and Frank, KB3AHE will Master the Aether with an 
impressive AM Festival Station seen in the images.  Frank’s rig is the
now-
famous screen modulated 4-1000A, imported from Baltimore, with a large 
diaphragm condenser mic and  outboard audio EQ and processing.


The receiver is a Hammarlund SP-200 imported from Ft. Ashby, West
Virginia, 
whose impressive audio at an earlier FARFest has won wide acclaim.


Camping facilities:  Trailers & RV’s welcome, as well as your tent, your 
sleeping bag. The fairgrounds has restrooms & outside water and power. 
Frank 
has the handle on hotel accommodations.


Tentative operating plans favor 75 and 40 meters, starting mid-morning 
Saturday and continuing through mid-day Sunday. We do not yet have a QSL 
manager.

The official Rolling Rock toast will be at the traditional 10P time with
check-
ins on site and on the air to validate your participation. Be there or
be 
square.

Email for station & hotel information: 
kb3ahe at starpower.net

Website for directions and other general hamfest details:
www.fall-fest.com


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