[KYHAM] [wvarrl] Charleston WV Hamfest

[Jeanie Dalton]

Of interest to all who may be interested in this hamfest.

RE:	[wvarrl] Charleston WV Hamfest

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THE 19TH ANNUAL CHARLESTON, WV HAMFEST WILL BE HELD ON =

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2003 FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM AT THE COONSKIN ARMORY, 1707 =

COONSKIN DRIVE, IN CHARLESTON.  ADMISSION IS $5.
FREE PARKING. TABLES ARE $5 (to reserve a table, E mail Jimmie Hewlett
at jhewlett@bdi-usa.com).

VE TESTING WILL BE HELD AT 12:30.  TESTING FEE IS $12.  BRING PHOTO ID AN=
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ORIGINAL AND COPIES OF YOUR LICENSE AND ANY CSCE'S.  TESTING WILL TAKE PL=
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IN THE WAR ROOM.

AMONG THE DEALERS PRESENT: VIRGINIA HAM RADIO WILL BE SELLING THEIR REMAI=
NING =

INVENTORY FOR 50% OFF.  THE SIGN MAN OF BATON ROUGE WILL HAVE HIS BIG ARR=
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OF HAM BADGES AND SIGNS.

THE WV OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL HAVE THEIR =

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ON DISPLAY.  ALSO DISPLAYS FROM NATIONAL WEA=
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SERVICE AND WV STATE AMATEUR RADIO COUNCIL

COMBINED ARES/ARRL FORUM AT 10 AM WITH KC8FS HAL TURLEY AND
W8XF MAC MCMILLIAN IN THE WAR ROOM.

WV STATE AMATEUR RADIO COUNCIL MEETING AT 11 AM IN THE WAR ROOM.

REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNOR BOB WISE'S OFFICE WILL BE THERE, ALONG WITH R=
EPS =

FROM THE ENTIRE WV BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, INCLUDING THE WV DEPT OF =

AGRICULTURE WITH A "WV COUNTRY STORE".

DXCC, WAS, VUCC CARD CHECKERS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CHECK QSL CARDS THAT M=
EET =

FIELD CHECKING REQUIREMENTS.

MAIN PRIZES:  1.  $500 HRO GIFT CERTIFICATE
                        2.  MFJ259B 1.8 TO 170 MHZ SWR ANALYZER
                        3.  ALINCO DJ-C5T 2M/44O MICRO HT
                        4.  ASTRON RS-35A 35 AMP POWER SUPPLY
                        5.  YAESU VX-IR 2M/44O HT

GOOD FOOD TOO, WITH ALL PROCEEDS FROM FOOD SALES GOING TO
HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Clendenin, WV) "PROJECT GRADUATION".

TALK IN ON 145.35 REPEATER.

DIRECTIONS:  Take Exit 99, Greenbrier Street, of I-64 (at the State Capit=
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and go north towards airport.  Veer right past airport turnoff and go to =

stoplight at Go Mart.
Turn left onto Coonskin Drive.  Armory is about 3/4 mile on left, just be=
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entrance
to Coonskin Park.

SEE YOU AT THE CHARLESTON HAMFEST!

For more info, E mail:  n8tmw@arrl.net