52nd  Annual 2012 AARA Hamfest Schedule

ARRL Louisiana State Convention

300 Frog Festival Drive, Rayne, LA

(Talk-in: W5DDL Repeater 146.820 no PL tone)

 

Schedule

 

Friday, March 9

0900                Dealer & Flea Market setup

0900                RV Park open

1200                Pick up Pre-registration packets

1700                Mark Spenser WA8SME will be doing a talk & demo on robotics to local teachers & students.

1700 – 2000    Registration and Hamfest Opens to General Public

1800                Crawfish Boil – Gumbo

1900                Fais-Do-Do – French Music, Dancing, and Good Food – Enjoy!

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Saturday, March 10 (Forums)

0900-1000       AMSAT – Keith Pugh W5IU

1000-1100       Louisiana Contest Club

1100-1230             ARRL with David Norris K5UZ, Delta Division Director - Gary Stratton K5GLS, Louisiana Section Manager - Jim Coleman AI5B, Louisiana

Section Emergency Coordinator, and the Louisiana LCARC immediately following.

Saturday, March 10

0700                Dealer & Flea Market setup

0700                RV Park Registration Open

0700                Registration Desk Open

0800                Hamfest re-opens to General Public

0830                Ladies Bingo by Weston, KB5WI

0830                DXCC, WAS and VUCC Card checking by Wayne, K5DF

0845                ARRL VE Testing – by Danny K5ARH and Greg K5LFT

                          (Bring copies of ID & CSCE / FCC License)

                        Following VE Testing, Mark Spencer WA8SME, ARRL Education and Technology Program Coordinator will give a talk

                        on the subject:  “I have my license….Now what!”.

1100                Fox Hunt – Nick Pugh K5QXJ (Bring your Fox Hunt equipment and see who is best.)

1300                Grand prize drawings

1400                Hamfest closes

 

AARA Hamfest

P.O. Box 51174

Lafayette, LA 70505-1174

 

Refreshments by the Rayne Lions Club
Friday Evening – Crawfish and Gumbo
Saturday – Coffee, Biscuits, Sweet Rolls, Sandwiches, Gumbo & Soft Drinks

See our web site for latest information, and updates.

http://www.w5ddl.org/hamfest/