[K3PZN-List] Fwd: HAMFEST: Winterfest 2013 - Feb 24 - Annandale, VA

[Tom Wimsatt]

Tom Wimsatt
K3RTW

Begin forwarded message:

> From: winterfest2013 at templaro.com
> Date: January 9, 2013, 8:09:33 AM EST
> To: winterfest2013 at templaro.com
> Subject: HAMFEST: Winterfest 2013 - Feb 24 - Annandale, VA
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm writing to let you know about Winterfest, an annual ham radio flea
> market in Northern Virginia that allows hams and other makers to get
> together and find some bargains on radios, antennas, radio-related
> publications, test gear and components. This regional hamfest typically
> attracts 500-1000 attendees, with both commercial and hobbyist vendors
> selling radio equipment at indoor tables and at an outdoor tailgating
> area. More details are available online at
> http://www.viennawireless.org/winterfest.php, but here are the essentials:
> 
> DATE: February 24, 2013. Tailgating starts at 6 am, the indoor sales area
> opens at 8 am. The event wraps up at 2 pm, but come early for the best
> stuff.
> 
> LOCATION: Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus, 8333
> Little River Turnpike Annandale, VA. Talk-in on the 146.91 repeater. GPS
> coordinates are 38.833216N, 77.236872W.
> 
> COST: Tickets are $6 at the door. Outdoor tailgating spots are $15, and
> available the day of the event. Tables are $25. One indoor admission is
> included in the cost of tailgate or table.
> 
> SPONSOR: This event is run by the Vienna Wireless Society, a
> not-for-profit ham radio club located in Northern Virginia. This is an
> ARRL-affiliated event. The proceeds from this event help support the
> activities of the Vienna Wireless Society, which include community
> service, emergency preparedness, and technical innovation.
> 
> *Tables Available*:  We still have some indoor table spots available. Have
> radio-related stuff to sell: radios, antennas, parts for homebrewing?
> Spread your treasures on our eight-foot tables (and the floor under
> them!). Reserve a table by contacting tablesales2013 at viennawireless.org.
> Please, no used computer equipment :-)
> 
> With rising postal costs, last year was the first time we reached out to
> hams exclusively by emails, which went out 1-2 weeks before the event. We
> received many requests to send the info earlier to allow for more
> planning, so this year I am sending this 6-7 weeks before the event, and
> will follow up with reminder email 1-2 weeks before Winterfest. I don't
> want to send unwanted email, though, so if you'd prefer not to receive one
> or both emails, please reply to this message and let me know.
> 
> I'd appreciate it if you could mention this event at club events and to
> your friends, because word of mouth is our best means of letting people
> know about this hamfest.
> 
> TNX ES 73 DE AI4SV,
> 
> Jack Welch,
> Winterfest Coordinator
> Vienna Wireless Society
> 
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