[MRCA] Calling KW1I

[Radio Station KW1I]

Al,

When the Hosstraders Tailgate Swapfest and Fleamarket organizers announced 
they were not going to do the spring and fall events any more I started to 
think about a MRCA type two day event for the spring date (May 4,5) not far 
from where Hosstraders took place.  We have a growing number of military 
radio and vehicle people who set up together at the twice a year Hosstraders 
to play radio, cook on the field kitchen and do a little buying and selling. 
A few weeks after the cancellation of Hosstraders a group of New England 
amateurs announced a plan to host a new spring and fall event called New 
England Amateur Radio Festival, NEAR-FEST (www.near-fest.com).  This idea 
rapidly gained momentum in the New England amateur community.  One of the 
organizers contacted me to request that the military radio guys support 
these events.  They were very accommodating, so we are slated to set up on 
Friday and have mil radio fun through Saturday mid-afternoon.  Happily, the 
WX forecast looks good at  this point.

The event organizers are trying to broaden the appeal of this event beyond 
buying and selling.  We may find in the future that it might be a good 
opportunity for a Spring MRCA meet, complete with sessions, displays and 
tactical radio ops.  The site is a excellent fairground about 15 miles 
northeast of Manchester, NH in Deerfield, NH.    We'll post some some 
a"after-actions" comments about the event next week.

Dale



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Klase" <al at ar88.net>
To: "Military Radio Collectors Association" <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 8:47 AM
Subject: [MRCA] Calling KW1I


> Hey Dale,
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> What's happening 5 May?
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> 73,
> Al
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