[WIham] KARSFEST 2011 - Sunday July 17th - Peotone, IL

[Clay Melhorn]

Excellent FORUMS and VE Testing PLANNED FOR KARS 28TH ANNUAL HAMFEST
KARSFEST 2011
 
Sponsored by the Kankakee Area Radio Society - W9AZ
 
Sunday July 17th
 
AT THE wILL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Peotone, Illinois
I-57 exit 327 (east 1 mile)
 
TALK-IN W9AZ Repeater 146.94 (-600) (PL 107.2) 
APRS 144.39 follow the KARSFEST Beacon HFEST-17p 
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TWO FORUMS ARE PLANNED FOR KARS 28TH ANNUAL HAMFEST
1. YOUTH AND AMATEUR RADIO IN THE CLASSROOM:
The Story of the W9GRS Amateur Radio Station Presenter - Troy J. Simpson (W9KVR).
8th grade Earth Science teacher Troy Simpson will talk about the Amateur Radio Club station
and student program at Glenn Raymond School in Watseka, IL. The school was awarded an
ARRL Stations in Schools Grant in 2008. Specifically Troy will share his experiences of helping
the students at Glenn Raymond School get on air and involved in various aspects of amateur radio.
Topics will in-clude how the school got started in radio, the challenges of getting on air,
student licensing, local Amateur Radio Club in-volvement, contesting, and the sweet suc-cess of
students earning their tickets, and making that rare DX QSO!
Students are earning their tickets, Troy will speak on the experience.
Troy asks if you hear W9GRS, followed by a few other "9" calls,
it maybe some of his students trying to pick up a new one!
2. FLEX RADIO A Flex operator’s Perspective By Ken Buser W9YNI
SDR fundamentals and operating the FLEX.
Ken will also describe his "beefed up" Flex-5000 with a 6-Core AMD powerhouse.
Forum times will be made available shortly on the web site at:
http://www.w9az.com/karsfest.html
 
Download the KARSFEST 2011 
Flyer in Adobe Acrobat form... 
http://www.w9az.com/karsfest.pdf

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KARSFEST TICKETS
Advance, Double Stub $6.00
At the gate, Single Stub $8.00
 
Reserved Indoor Tables
$10.00 1st table
$8.00 all other tables
- Children Under 12 FREE -
 
Tables and Tickets Contact:
 CARL SCHROEDER  K9CS
Phone: (815) 473-4263
E-Mail questions to Carl K9CS at
Email: karsfest at gmail.com 

See you at KARSFEST 2011 
73' Clay N9IO
Webmaster: KARS - Kankakee Area Radio Society - W9AZ http://www.w9az.com/