[ILHam] WCRA Hamfest Announcement

[Richard Bauer]

WCRA MID-WINTER HAMFEST
Sunday, January 19, 2014

The 2014 WCRA Mid-Winter Hamfest will be held at the Kane County Fairgrounds
Exposition Center in St. Charles, Illinois on Sunday, January 19, 2014.
This is the same location as last year!  Please note that this is one-week
earlier than usual.

We're planning a great hamfest that will include the usual flea market and
commercial vendors but also several interesting and informative breakout
sessions, on-site VE Testing, hourly prizes and more!  Hamfest hours are 8am
to 1pm and there will be plenty of FREE parking.

The scheduled forums are:

.	9:30 AM :  Vacation DXing" presented by John Sweeney K9EL
.	10:30 AM :  Alternative Power for Field Day and Other Temporary
Stations" presented by Al Sawyer K9ILF
.	11:30 AM:  New Developments in HF/VHF/UHF Digital Voice Including
FreeDV and System Fusion (C4FM)" presented by Warren Pugh KC9IL and Mark
Thompson WB9QZB

Flea market tables may be reserved in advance and are $25, $35 with
electricity.  Day-Of tables, if available, will be $30, $40 with
electricity.  Everyone at your table must have a hamfest admission ticket.
Advance admission tickets are a bargain at $8 each and include four prize
stubs!  Day-Of tickets will be $10 and have only one prize stub.  Children
under 12-years of age are admitted free.  Advance tickets can be purchased
by mail.  Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope plus your check or money
order made out to WCRA Hamfest to:  

WCRA Hamfest
PO Box QSL
Wheaton, IL 60187-1055

Your order must reach us no later than January 6, 2014 to ensure timely
delivery.

General questions about the hamfest?  Call us at (630) 604-0157 or via
e-mail at info at w9ccu.org.  Ticket questions should be directed to
me.N9DKO at arrl.net.