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November is traditionally the month that we have set aside in this country to
give thanks for all the great things that this nation has brought us. We have
the opportunity to pursue the profession of our choice, live where we would
like to, travel about the country, and have a family of as many children as we can afford. Edu-
cation opportunities abound, hobbies of all different types exist and can be freely pursued. I
hope all of you have the opportunity to share with your family and friends at this time of the
year.
On the club side of this message the November and December general meetings are of great
importance. The club holds our nominations and election of officers for 2012. Please consider
taking a position in one of these positions. We can always use new ideas. We will need to have
nominations for President, Secretary and one board member.
WACOM is expanding in a variety of directions and will need more members to take over the
various activities. Bill NY9H has done a fantastic job of heading up the education committee.
With the addition of the general class, it offers our club members a path to enhance the enjoy-
ment of the hobby by upgrading their license class. That is just one example of how club mem-
bers are coming forward and helping the organization. This has been a very good year for the
club and with the additional membership we have been enjoying over the last several years I
can only see great things on the horizon for the club.
73, N3TIR
Bud Plants
WACOM President’s Message - November 2011
November 2011 Washington Amateur Communications Inc.
Bud—N3TIR
THE WACOM HAM
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Officers
President: Bud Plants, N3TIR;
Vice President: Dave Demotte, N3IDH;
Secretary: John Quigg, N3GHR
Treasurer: Norma Plants, N3YJJ;
Board of Directors
Director: Adam Quigg, NZ3S,
Director: Jim Burtoft, KC3HW;
Director: Bill Steffey, NY9H;
Webmaster: Joe Caldwell, N3XE;
WACOM Ham Editor: Ken Frankenbery, AA3GM [email protected]
Repeaters W3CYO - 145.490 MHz, 443.300 MHz K3PSP - 146.790 MHz
2 Meter Net - Tuesdays at 8:30PM on W3CYO Repeater
10-meter net - Tuesdays at 9PM on 28.340 MHz
YL Net - Wednesdays at 7:30PM on K3PSP Repeater
Elmer Net - Wednesdays at 8PM on K3PSP Repeater (immediately following the WA-COM YL Net)
LOCAL TRAFFIC NETS
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SWPA 2-Meter Daily Net 146.880 8:00 p.m.
* * * * * * * * * * *
HF WPA Phone Daily Net 3.983 6:00
p.m.
WACOM OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
STAFF, REPEATERS, AND NETS!
Website- ARES - www.wpaares.org
The Section ARES website, www.wpaares.org has a new look and most important, we have our own registration program up and running. Thanks to all that participated in the beta test and high praise to Bob, AG3U for the programming. We are now ready to turn it on. The program worked so well
in test, that if you participated you need NOT re-enter information.
Registration is open to all interested in joining WPAARES.
PLEASE LOG IN TO JOIN ARES 73 Bud N3TIR
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WACOM General Meeting Minutes
6 October 2011, 7:30 PM
Present: Bud(N3TIR), Norma(N3YJJ), JohnQ(N3GHR), BillS(NY9H), Sam(W3CYO), DaveD(N3IDH), Ed(N3ZNI), Jim(KC3HW), Paul(N3WMV), Denny(K8DKS), Debbie(KD8KAC), Adam(NZ3S), Kevin(KN4AA), Sally(KKY4L), Frank(KB3AAG), JoeB(KB3QQT), JoeF(WA3WMB), BillK(KB3IN), Ralph(KB3VGY), Melissa(KB3VGV), Tom(K3PHW) Bud called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM Reports
Secretary – Minutes were not present; Ed moved to read minutes at next meeting,
Joe seconded, motion carried
Treasurer – Norma gave treasurers report. Ed moved to accept, Joe seconded,
motion carried
Old Business
Classes – Bill - general class going good; 7 members, 2 YL Repeater – 49 repeater taken down; club has equipment; county to have space at
Washington park to set 49 back up
Ham Fest – Ham Fest meeting next Thursday, Oct 13, at Shorty‘s; spaces about
sold out; need lady to help with food
PAQSO – September 8, 9 at Buds
Tuesday 8:30 2 meter net - now on 79 repeater
SET – simulated emergency test worked well, 16 call ins – to get on notification
list contact Bud or Dave
ARES – Labor Day run and IC church run went well
Next weekend there will be a tribute to Jacque at North Park
Jim moved to adjourn, Debbie 2nd, meeting adjourned at 8:20
Thanks to Bob for his discussion of cross band repeating!
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WACOM General Meeting Minutes
1 September 2011, 7:30 PM
Present: Bud(N3TIR), Norma(N3YJJ), John Q(N3GHR), Bill S(NY9H), Sam(W3CYO), DaveD(N3IDH), Ed(N3ZNI), Jim(KC3HW), Fay(KA3VOM), Ken(AA3GM), Paul(N3WMV), Denny(K8DKS), Debbie(KD8KAC), Adam(NZ3S), Kevin(KN4AA), Sally(KKY4L), Frank (KB3AAG), Nick(AB3NM), Craig(KB3RHR) Bud called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM Reports
Secretary – There was no business meeting in August
Treasurer – Norma gave treasurers report. Dave moved to accept, Bill sec-
onded, motion approved.
Old Business
Classes – General class will start September 13; signup for class if inter-ested
Hamfest - coming together; committee meetings will start next month; Ed
will begin soliciting prizes
RACES - Labor Day Walkathon – need to be in place by 8:30; IC church
will have walkathon September 17, need volunteers
West Alex fair next week; will be operating from there; show WACOM
membership card to get in free
QSO – September 8, 9 at Buds
Newsletter – Ken starting newsletter in October; please start sending any-
thing for the newsletter to him
Jim moved to adjourn, Dave 2nd, meeting adjourned at 8:25
Thanks to Craig for demonstrating his Green (military issue) radio equip-
ment!
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THE MEMORIAL TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF
JACQUE GOSSELIN, N3ZEL (SK)
NORTH PARK, PA OCTOBER 15, 2011
N3SBF RICH ,W3WH BILL.WB4GSC JIM
CATHY KB3OYS , BOB N3LWP, BOB W3CO
ED N3ZNI AND HIS SON ED Jr.
Gary AB3HO playing a guitar owned by Jackie N3ZEL (SK) CATHY KB3OYS ,BOB W3CO
REMEMBERING JACQUE
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This was a great year for the PA QSO Contest that I will never forget; it started with an idea from Wiley
WD8W.
Wiley approached me and asked if we could put together again a RHOMBIC wire antenna at my QTH
for the event. I said sure, but this time with a little research we made some changes.
After 840 feet of wire 2 trees a 40Ft. pole and a Corner of my house for support a 300 OHM TERMINAT-
ING RESISTOR a 24 TO 1 BALUN. I have to say we all were impressed on how well it did. An amazing
antenna for the low bands and we worked all but 4 counties in Pennsylvania with only 100 watts usually
on the first call we were acknowledged.
Never let it be said that amateur radio operators are short on imagination .Thanks to WD8W I have be-
gun plans for a full time RHOMBIC at my QTH in the spring.
Club members helping with the club station: N3IDH Dave, N3WMV Paul, N3XAR Patty, WD8W Wiley,
N3YJJ Norma, KB3JGU Melissa, KB3VGY Ralph, N3TIR Bud, ROGER (not a amateur yet)
RESULTS WILL BE POSTED SOON!!
WACOM PA QSO 2011 Club Station!!
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WACOM Members & Towers!
The WACOM W3CYO 145.49 MHz Repeater tower comes down!!
SAM W3CYO,DAVE N3IDH, BUD N3TIR, BILL NY9H
The Tower Comes Down! Cutting the Tower Down!
JOE STOUT KA3MZS AND PAUL PLANT N3WMV ON TOWER
UP CLOSE: JOE STOUT KA3MZS AND PAUL PLANT N3WMV ON TOWER
SAM W3CYO (RIGHT)
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WACOM Members & Towers!
New antennas at the WA3WZR Amateur Radio Station
The vertical in the right side of the photo is my old reliable Joystick.
On the shed roof are my three new rotatable dipoles turned by an old CDE Ham II rotor On top of the stack is a 40m dipole I designed and am experimenting with.
The dipole in closest in the photo is a Mosley TW-31-XL for the WARC bands (30-17-12) The last one is a Mosley TA-31-M for 20-15-10m
I would like to thank club members Bud, (N3TIR), Bill (NY9H), Joe (WA3WMB) and Sue (KB3TAJ) and of course my wife Sue (non-ham) for helping with my new antennas!
Loren - WA3WZR
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As many of you know, I have lived in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota for the past seven years and am planning on finally
getting a station built in order to further open this highly sought state and grid square (DN-83) on both the HF and VHF bands.
Unfortunately, we also frequently get some serious thunderstorms in these parts which can dump large amounts of rain, golf ball-
sized hail, and create very dangerous lightning! This is obviously a threat that must always be taken into consideration when build-
ing an amateur radio station!
With that in mind, I designed a ‗Ham Radio Protection Panel‘ as a two stage lightning protection and filter board. Each antenna
and/or band will have two arrestors installed on it. This large panel is 24‖ x 24‖ in size. The primary arrestors are constant drain
ICE devices which provide a constant drain of any static charges that may build up on the antenna. It also possesses a gas tube
which will activate during periods of high static charges. In addition to the primary arrestor, I also installed a low cost secondary
arrestor as a backup device should the primary arrestor ever fail.
The HF/VHF filters have been installed to provide filtering of any out of band emissions that may cause interference to home
electronics. I feel it is important to maintain good relations with the neighborhood by filtering my transmissions. The board is also
equipped with rotor and remote switch protection. By combining everything on one panel it provides a single ground point and
places your arrestors close to your ground rods. This is very important provides a low resistance path to ground!
Grounding of the Panel will consist of three eight-foot ground rods with a radial system to add additional ground rods in a V
shape behind the three primary rods if necessary. The two end ground rods will have wide copper strap running from the panel to
the rod to provide a low impedance RF ground. The center rod will be grounded with 4/0 copper cable to provide a high current
DC ground should I take a direct hit to my station. In order to increase soil conductivity I have spread a fertilizer known as
―Ironite‖. In addition to the iron, it has a high content of many different trace minerals and is water soluble. It works better than
salt and greens the grass too! Try it around a ground mounted vertical and you most likely will not need radials [just frequent lawn
mowing! -ed.].
To make up for any insertion loss, I used high quality low loss UHF coax cable and N-connectors on the higher bands. This will
negate any loss from the additional arrestor. Please note that this panel is still under construction so the photos are not showing a
completed panel, refer to the diagram below for reference on the finished product.
Details of Ham Radio Panel 24’’x24’’
1. The top left side of the panel is the HF Radio circuit. It has an ICE 8KW primary arrestor followed by a lower cost Alpha-
Delta 2KW secondary arrestor. The filter is an ICE 8KW DC-30MHZ which can handle enough power to allow the use
of a linear amplifier. I will also be installing a 300W filter with a 30 MHZ cutoff at the input of the linier to attenuate any
spurious emissions prior to amplification. Then the 8KW filter on the panel will also attenuate any out of band signals
after amplification. I plan on running the HF output of my Kenwood TS-690 and Bandit 2000 Amplifier through this
circuit.
2. Below, is the 6 Meter circuit. It consists of an ICE 8KW Primary arrestor, followed by an Alpha Delta 2KW secondary
arrestor. It also incorporates a high power DC-54 MHz filter rated at 3 KW to reduce and out of band emissions. I de-
signed the panel for adding a linear amplifier in the future. It too will be filtered at both the input and output once I find
a 6 meter amp. Until then I will be running the 6 meter output of my TS-690 at 50 watts through this circuit. In addition,
I have 8 vintage 6 meter radios from Heathkit, Gonset, Clegg, and Knight to run on this circuit. Each vintage radio has
an additional 250W 6 meter band pass filter bolted on the back and attached to the radio output for additional attenua-
tion. Early 6 meter radios were known as TVI generators, so it is best to place a filter and bolt it directly to the radio.
WACOM MEMBER’S HAM PROJECT CORNER
Dave-KD3RZ
Designing and Building a Duel Lightning
Protection/Filter Panel By David Frankenbery—KD3RZ
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3. This next circuit down is for my barebones Kenwood TS-680 HF/6meter radio. It will put out 100 watts of HF and 10 watts
on 6 meters. It consists of an ICE 8KW Primary Arrestor, followed by a low cost 400 watt MFJ secondary arrestor. The
filter is a 300 watt DC-54MHz filter and includes both HF and 6 meter band coverage.
4. The fourth circuit is for my CB radio (yes, I actually own one) - I it use occasionally to talk to a couple friends who are not
hams (honest!). It consists of an ICE 1KW Primary Arrestor, followed by a 400 watt MFJ secondary arrestor. The filter is
an ICE Bandpass Filter that will cut off everything above and below the CB band. I will be running a 1970‘s SBE radio
through this circuit at 4 watts AM or 12 watts SSB (Legal Limit) In addition ,I have some late 50‘s and early 60‘s Gonset,
Heathkit, Eico, and Hallicrafters CB radios that I am re-capping and I hope to have this vintage gear on the air soon.
5. In the bottom left corner you will see 4 ICE Rotor/ Switch protectors. These are spliced in along the control cable between
the control ―C‖ and the remote box ―B‖ as illustrated on the diagram. One is rated at 50 volts and will work with my 40
volt Rotor. The other 3 are rated at 20 volt for my Ameritron remote switch boxes. They use a 14vot control voltage and
should work out just fine.
6. On the right side of the panel are all my VHF/UHF circuits. The top right is for my 2 meter radio. It consists of an ICE
1KW primary arrestor, an MFJ secondary arrestor, and a 2 meter Bandpass Filter (MFJ arrestor and ICE Filter to be added
later) I will be running both modern SSB equipment and 3 vintage Gonset and Clegg AM radios through this circuit at 160
watts max. I have SSB/FM beams and omni‘s on this circuit.
7. The next one down is for my dual band 2m/440 FM radio. This will go through a Cuscraft Ringo for local FM communica-
tion. It also has an ICE 1 KW primary arrestor and a low cost 400 watt MFJ secondary arrestor (not attached yet)
8. The third one down of the right is for my future 220 FM radio. I decided to build my shack around the panel, which allows for
simple upgrades and additions. Just add a radio and antenna and I am ready to go. The only 220 radio I have is a 220 Gonset
AM rig from the 1960s (I have yet to make a contact or find anyone on 220 AM!). I also used a 1KW primary arrestor and
will have a 400 watt arrestor as a secondary device for this band.
9. The fourth one down on the right is for my 440 radio. I can run both FM and SSB on this band at 20 watts from my Yaesu FT
-857. It uses an ICE 1 KW primary arrestor, followed by an MFJ 400 watt secondary arrestor. The Ameritron remote
switch will allow me to select different antennas for the correct mode.
10. The fifth one down is for my GMRS base station (Callsign: WQKF423). It has an ICE 1KW arrestor, and will be followed by
the 400 watts MFJ secondary. Base stations are limited to 5 watts ERP output (50 watts mobile) on GMRS and a unity gain
antenna with a height restriction not to exceed 20 feet above the house. I use this to communicate with my wife to and from
work since she is not a ham. The nice thing about GMRS is once you get a license, family members can use it under your
license call and you do not have to be present. I guess you can call it a family license.
11. Finally, the last arrestor is for SWL/VLF/AM broadcast listening. I have many vintage radios from the 1920s through the
1960‘s that will use this receiving antenna. It uses an ICE primary arrestor and the MFJ secondary arrestor just like the TX
circuits.
I still have room to add two more circuits on the panel in the future if I need too. Before you start, let me say that the cost of building
this panel is over $1,600.00!! You need to weigh the cost of your equipment verses the cost of building a 2 stage panel. With over 32
radios, mostly vintage that I spent many months rebuilding, the benefits outweigh the cost.
When thinking about protecting your equipment, do not forget 3 other areas in your home to protect.
-Install a whole house surge protector on you main circuit breaker box where the surge enters your home. Also place a secondary
AC surge protector (plug-in type) on your equipment in the shack.
-Do not forget the telephone line. I have a Phone arrestor located in a box outside the house to prevent any surges from entering
the house and a secondary one inside the house.
-Entertainment equipment: stereos, TV, satellite systems need protected too. I built a 12x12 panel that has ICE arrestors on all
of the above equipment listed above. It is mounted in an enclosure outside.
I hope you find this information useful! If you need any information on where to obtain the same components to build your own
panel, drop me a line! 73, David—KD3RZ
WACOM MEMBER’S HAM PROJECT CORNER (Con’t)
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Surge
Arrestor
2 M
Surge
Arrestor 2M/440
Surge
Arrestor
220
Surge
Arrestor
440
Rotor Arres-
tor
Rotor 50V
Surge Arrestor
Switch 20V
Surge
Arrestor
GMRS
Surge
Arrestor
SWL/VL
Surge Arrestor
Switch 20V
Surge Arrestor
Switch 20V
HF LP Filter
8KW
HF/6 Filter
Filter 3KW
HF/6 LP
Filter 300W
CB Bandpass
Filter 200W
Arrestor
6 M
8KW
Arrestor
HF/6M
8KW
Arrestor
HF 8KW
Arrestor
CB
1KW
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
C
C
C
C
B
B
B
B
Arrestor
2KW
Arrestor
2KW
Arrestor
400W
Arrestor
400W
Arrestor
400W
Arrestor
400W
Arrestor
400W
Arrestor
400W
Arrestor
400W
Arrestor
400W
To Ground Rods
Ham Radio Grounding Panel 24” x 24”
(2 stage lightning protection)
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HAVE A PROJECT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
PLEASE E-MAIL KEN FRANKENBERY (AA3GM) AT
KD3RZ Duel Lightning Protection/Filter Panel
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2011 Nov01
2011 Nov04
Tahiti TX3T OQRS PDXN 20110624
By UT5UY FO5QB UX0HX UZ1HZ US0KW UU4JMG UX0LL RK7A UA7A RA6LBS fm Papeete; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY
2011 Nov01
2011 Dec12
Vietnam XV2RZ XU7MDY
Direct DXW.Net 20111021
By XU7MDY; 80-6m; CW SSB
2011 Nov02
2011 Nov05
Mariana Is AH0 LotW AB2RF
20110928
By AB2RF as AH0/AB2RF fm Saipan (OC-086); focus on low bands; RTTY PSK ; QSL also OK via JJ2RCJ, Buro or direct
2011 Nov02
2011 Nov12
Maldives 8Q7CC I0WDX OPDX
20110704 By I0WDX fm Furanafushi I (AS-013); 20-6m, perhaps 40m; CW RTTY
2011 Nov02
2011 Nov16
Bermuda VP9KF
See Info
N4AA 20111025
By G4BKI; focus on high bands; CW; QSL: Paul Evans, 6809 River Road, Tampa, FL 33615, USA
2011 Nov03
2011 Nov11
Easter I CE0Y LA5UF VA3RJ
20111014
By LA5UF as CE0Y/LA5UF fm SA-001 (DICE ICE-001, WFF CEFF-027, WLOTA 0319); HF; mainly CW PSK31; QSL OK via LA Buro or direct
2011 Nov03
2011 Nov13
Bhutan A52 Home Call VA3RJ
20111014
By LA9DL as A52DL (PSK) and LA6VM as A52VM (CW); 80-10m; QSL OK via LA Buro or direct
2011 Nov04
2011 Nov04
Christmas I VK9XM OH2YY OH2YY 20111013
By OH2YY; 40-10m; SSB; 200w; QSL OK via SRAL Buro or direct: Pekka Ahlqvist OH2YY, Vapaalanpolku 8B, 01650 Vantaa, Finland
2011 Nov08
2011 Nov22
Ascension Is. ZD8 LotW W6HGF 20111012
K7ZZ as ZD8ZZ and W6HGF as ZD8F. CW RTTY
2011 Nov08
2011 Nov22
North Cook Is. E51 N7OU N7OU
20110710 K7ZZ as ZD8ZZ and W6HGF as ZD8F. CW RTTY
WACOM HAM DX Corner—NOVEMber 2011 SOURCE: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html
2011 Nov10
2011 Dec06
Tuvalu T2T OQRS DXW.Net 20110505
By 6 ops fm OC-015 (RI91ol); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK31; QRV for CQ WW DX CW
2011 Nov13
2011 Nov25
Nepal 9N0MD OQRS IZ8CCW 20110502
By I2VGW 4Z4OQ F9IE XE1L IZ2ESV I8YGZ IZ2KXC 4Z4DX CE6TBN F1HRE F5EOT IV3BSY IZ2GNQ IZ3NXC ON7RN XQ3SA YB3MM
2011 Nov15
2011 Dec17
Madagascar 5R8IC F6ICX VA3RJ
20110624
By F6ICX fm Nosy Boraha (AF-090, WLOTA 0491, LH43wc); CW RTTY PSK63; 100w; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct
2011 Nov17
2011 Nov28
American Samoa K8A W4PA W4PA
20110620
By W4PA + others; 160-10m, focus on low bands; focus on CW, also SSB RTTY; QRV for CQ WW DX CW
2011 Nov17
2011 Nov30
St Martin FS F5AHO VA3RJ
20111014
By F5AHO as FS/F5AHO fm NA-105 (WLOTA 0711, DIFO FS-001); weekends fm Tintamarre I (NA-199) as FS/F5AHO/p; also fm PJ7 as PJ7/F5AHO; 20 17m; SSB RTTY PSK31; QSL OK via REF Buro or direct
2011 Nov18
2011 Dec06
Monserrat VP2
Home Call
N0AT 20111026
By DF7OGO as VP2MGO, K3WT as VP2MWT, N0AT as VP2MTA, N0STL as VP2MTL, W0OR as VP2MOR fm NA-103; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY; QRV for CQWW DX CW & ARRL 160m Contest
2011 Nov19
2011 Dec03
St Lucia J68HZ K9HZ DXW.Net 20110902
By K9HZ fm Castries; check 7.155 and 14.155 MHz 1600-2400z
2011 Nov21
2011 Nov30
Somalia! 6O0DX
K2PF
OPDX 20111024
By E70A; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via E77E
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OUR HAMFEST IS VERY FAST APPROACHING!!
November 6th, 2011 We Have Now Become One Of The Most Attended HAMFEST
In The Area.
Again This Year We Have Major Vendors Attending
We ARE Sold Out.
WE NEED HELP FROM THE ENTIRE CLUB TO MAKE
EVERYTHING RUN SMOOTH FROM SETUP TO TEAR
DOWN.
IF YOU CAN HELP WITH ANYTHING FROM SETTING
UP TABLES OR HELPING VENDORS FIND THEIR TA-
BLES IT WILL MAKE THE EVENT A SUCCESS AGAIN.
PLEASE CONTACT
DAVE N3IDH , [email protected]
Bill NY9H [email protected]
Bud N3TIR [email protected]
Thank You
Bud N3TIR
WACOM
HAMFEST 2010
Official Flyer on Next
Page!
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WACOM 2011 HAMFEST Washington Amateur Communications
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
2151 North Main St.
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
8:00 A.M –3:00 P.M—Admission $5.00 Doors open early for VENDOR SETUP Saturday 8:00 p.m.
Talk in on 146.790 MHz no Pl
MAJOR VENDORS
Over 200 tables
KJI ELECTRONICS—QUICK SILVER RADIO
MAIN PRIZES: 1st YAESU 897D HF- VHF- UHF
2nd FLAT SCREEN HI-DEF TV
3RD VHF- UHF HANDHELD
BLACK BOX PRIZE ONLY 50 TICKETS SOLD MAIN DRAWING AT 1:00 P.M. NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN
Vendors Contact Bud Plants [email protected] 724-350-6745
Vendor Forms located at www.wacomarc.org
6Ft TABLES SUPPLIED, cost $12.00 ea. - Discount reserve more than (5) $10.00ea.
VE SESSION starts at 10:00 A.M to register [email protected]
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WACOM Christmas Party!!
WACOM’s Christmas Party will be held on Friday, December 9, 2011.
It will be in the same location as last year:
Buffalo Township Building off
Taylorstown Exit 11 on Route 70 West
Time will be 6:00 p.m.
MORE INFO TO FOLLOW AFTER BOARD MEETING ON THE 27TH
73 Bud