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Mark
your calendars now to attend the ARRL Louisiana State Convention
& Northeast Louisiana Regional Ham RadioFest on Saturday,
April 25th, 2009
Come enjoy commecial vendors, forums, food and beverages ,
fellowship, door prizes and much more . . .
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Printable Flyer
Hours:
- Doors
will open to the public at 8:00 a.m. Saturday and run through
mid afternoon.
- Set-up:
Friday, April 24th from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Admission
& Prize Tickets:
-
Admission
is $5, which gives you a chance at the Grand Prizes
and door prizes.
-
Additional
prize tickets will be available for purchase (1 for
$1.00 or 6 for $5.00)
- Grand
Prizes:
- 1st
prize: Yaesu FT-450AT has the built in tuner.
- 2nd
prize: Yaesu FT-60R Dual Band HT.
- 3rd
prize: Yaesu FT-2800 2 meter Mobile.
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Testing at 9 a.m.
- Testing
will begin at 9:00 a.m.
Forums
begin at 10 a.m.
- 10
a.m. - To Be Announced ...
- 11
a.m. - ARRL/ARES/NTS - Join Louisiana Section Manager,
Gary Stratton, K5GLS along with Section Emergency Coordinator,
Jim Coleman, AI5B and other section and league officials
for a discussion on the latest ARRL news and activities
including updates on ARES and NTS.
- Noon
- To Be Announced ...
"Hands
on" with Radio:
- The
Northeast Louisiana ARES Mobile Communications Van will
be on site for anyone wanting to operate HF. If you are
new to ham radio or interested in getting a license and
want to make a contact this will be a perfect opportunity
to try it out.
D-Star
Demonstration:
- Learn
more about what D-Star is and ask questions. The W5SHV D-Star
Team will be on site to demonstrate the latest D-Star radio
gear.
Test
Bench:
- Want
to make sure that radio works before you buy ? We will have
a test bench available to help you out.
Vendors
include:
- The
Sign Man of Baton Rouge (Exclusive Sign and
Badge Dealer)
ARRL Name Badges, Coffee Mugs, Mats, Stickers and much more
...
- Palmetto
Antennas of Ruston
Antennas, Feedline and Connectors
- B2
Engineering of Jackson, Mississippi
Custom VHF, UHF
and HF Antennas. Featuring a Brand New Folded Diploe HF
Antenna
- MCM
Computers
Laptop
computers, GPS devices and more !
- Civic
Enterprizes - Custom Antenna Mounts
Specializing in special mobile mounting devices that utilize
existing receiver hitches.
- More
continue to be added to the list, please continue to check
back for updates.
Directions
(see maps below):
- Take
Garrett road exit off I-20(exit 120), heading South.
- At
the first light, take a left then head East onto Frontage
Road.
- Proceed
aprox. 1 mile and the Barak Shrine Temple will be on the
Right.
* We have plenty of FREE car parking, but a limited number
of RV & trailer hookups, for which the facility charges
$16 per night.
Talk-In
Frequency:
- Talk-in
will be handled on the 146.85 repeater.
Monroe,
Louisiana - Area Map

Garrett Road - Exit 120 - Interstate 20

For
additional information contact:
Paul Marsala, W5PEM
Hamfest Coordinator
318-381-1025
318-396-3043
e-mail: w5pem @ comcast.net
©
2009 - Northeast Louisiana Regional Ham RadioFest
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