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Please be advised that we have now confirmed that Admiral Robert Duncan,
U.S. Coast Guard, Retired, will attend the Hamfest event/exercise and
will
give a speech following Dr. Peter Hartsock's Keynote Address.
 
I spoke with Admiral Duncan today and he is very interested in our
Hamfest
and Emergency Communications. Admiral Duncan was responsible for the
evacuation of some 35K people in the Katrina Disaster.
 
Please also note that provisions have been made for tailgaters and other
vendors who are displaying outdoors can bring their saleable goods
inside,
considering the weather forecast is calling for rain. Tables will be
provided in the hallways and we will also provide assistance (students)
with
carts to carry those mentioned goods inside. On Friday at 4:00PM we will
make the decision whether to move all tailgaters/vendors inside.
 
Thank You,
Bill Prettyman/W3DR
Sussex Amateur Radio Association (President)
 
 
Below you will find general information on the upcoming Hamfest, which is
all boilerplate form.
 
The mentioned event is on Saturday April 12th between 8-5:00PM, located
right there at Sussex Tech High School. For the last three years the
event
was called the Sussex Tech Hamfest but the name has changed to the Sussex
County Hamfest.
Height of activity is from 9-3:00PM
 
This year the Sussex Amateur Radio Association (SARA), which is the
largest
Amateur Radio Club on Delmarva is organizing and managing this event. The
SARA Club has 102 members
 
As you probably have guessed, this event is geared for Amateur Radio,
Computer, electronics and emergency service related enthusiasts but is
also
attended by State, County and sometimes Federal agencies.
This year we anticipate 1000 + attendees, where it has grown larger each
year.
 
Some of the vendor's/organizations include:
Delaware State Police, Delaware National Guard (Signal Corp), Wicomico
RACES, Sussex Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), Delmarva Power,
Eagle
One, Shorts Marine, Weller Trailer Sales, MeGee Motors, DEMA, FEMA, Civil
Air Patrol, US Navy Recruiter, Delaware State Fire Marshall's Office,
Delaware Electric Cooperative, Beebe Hospital, Sussex County Amateur
Radio
Emergency Service (ARES), Coast Guard Auxiliary, Stellar Tower Services
and
many more.
 
Educational Forums will be held in classroom settings throughout the day,
Amateur Radio testing starting at 8:00AM
 
Our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Peter Hartsock Captain US Public Health
Service,
Director Emergency Services at the National Institute of Health and also
Assistant to the U.S. Surgeon General.
 
Table space (including table and 2 chairs) will be furnished at no charge
to
you. If you are displaying from a vehicle or need a table plus vehicle
space
we can supply.
 
Please visit the official Hamfest website at: www (dot) k3str (dot) com
  Several pictures of last years event can be viewed.
 
 
Please let me know if we can count on your participation. It will be
Great
to incorporate the Students of Sussex Tech into this Great event !!
 
FYI: all proceeds and profits from this event go to the Sussex Tech H.S.
Amateur Radio Club equipment fund.
 
 
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Bill Prettyman/W3DR
Sussex Amateur Radio Association (President)

302-934-7704 (office)
302-260-1069 (cell)
 
 
 
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