52nd   Annual 2012 AARA Hamfest Schedule

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 – 2000    Registration and Hamfest Opens to General Public

1800                Crawfish Boil – Gumbo

1900                Fais-Do-Do – Roland K5EUO and other Texas Hams, will provide French music. Enjoy Dancing and Good Food!

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Saturday, March 10 (Forums)

0900-1000       AMSAT

1000-1100       Louisiana Contest Club

1100-1230       ARRL with David Norris K5UZ, Delta Division Director and Gary Stratton K5GLS, Louisiana Section Manager and Jim Coleman AI5B, Louisiana SEC, with the Louisiana LCARC Forum immediately following.

Saturday, March 12

0700                Dealer & Flea Market setup

0700                RV Park Registration Open

0700                Registration Desk Open

0800                Hamfest re-opens to General Public

0830                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)

1100                Fox Hunt (Come and participate to learn who the best hunter is)

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 and an assortment of sandwiches and drinks

See our web site for latest information, and updates.

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