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7th Annual
Coastal Bend
Hamfest
When: November 12th, 2005, 8am-2pm
Where: Solomon Ortiz Center
402 Harbor Drive
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
WHAT: Swapmeet, Forums, Food, VE Testing, etc.
Who: Hams & Vendors
Talk-in: 147.060 repeater (107.2 tone)
Hamfest Results:
Thanks go out to everyone that came out and attended the
event.
A special THANK YOU to all the people who
volunteered their time for this event! Without you, this event would not
be possible.
We had excellent weather this time, it wasn't raining and cold
as in the past.
So far the reports have been favorable for the most part, but
there are always areas for improvement. We will take what we learned from
this year and try to make the 8th Annual Coastal Bend Hamfest even better.
If anyone else took any pictures and would like to put them on
the website, please let me know and we will make arrangements. Please
contact me at n0wzh@stx.rr.com .
Pictures:
Hamfest Flyer
Congressman
Solomon Ortiz International Center
If you didn't come last year, you can check out what you missed at
2004 Coastal Bend Hamfest.
DETAILED Information:
Location:
Solomon P. Ortiz International Center
(402 Harbor Drive). Exit Shoreline Drive off I-37 (last exit), go two blocks,
turn left on Chaparral Street, go all the way to the end, Center is on the ship
channel.
Map
Events:
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Indoor SWAPFEST with plenty of parking
- Vendors will
unload and sell from **FREE** supplied tables.!
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Valuable Door Prizes, Raffle tickets $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00
- WAS
and VUCC award card checking
- HF and
VHF Demonstration Stations
Hamfest Schedule:
| Time: |
Forum |
| 7:00 |
Swapmeet & Vendor Setup |
| 8:00 |
Registration Opens
Swapmeet opens |
| 9:00 |
Forums Begin |
| 11:45 |
Drawing for Grand Prize |
| 12:00 |
Lunch (Tickets available at registration table) |
| 1:00 |
Forums Continue |
| 2:00 |
VE Testing Session |
Forum Presentation Schedule:
(Check back for details)
| Time: |
Forum |
Presenter |
Location |
| 9:00 |
Hurricane Katrina
Panel Discussion |
AD5CA, KD5WZV, KC5YKX |
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| 9:00 |
YL Forum |
KE5EOM, KD5TXD, KE5BOE |
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| 10:00 |
Winlink - Nuts & Bolts |
W5IM |
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| 10:00 |
Decibels for $$$ |
N5TNW - Tom Whiteside |
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| 11:00 |
ARRL/ARES Forum |
K5RAV - Dave Woolweaver,
KK5CA - Jerry Reimer, STX SEC |
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| 1:00 |
National Weather Service - Skywarn Presentation |
John Metz, NWS Warning Coordination
Meteorologist, KD5WIV |
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| 1:00 |
How to Become a Ham - Introduction to Ham Radio |
KD5WZV |
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Entrance fee:
Donation of $5.00 includes: Entrance to forums, LEX discounts tickets, swapfest
privileges plus one raffle ticket. Food and drinks will be available.
Raffle:
Grand Prize Drawing at 11:45AM for an ICOM ICV-8000 2meter mobile radio.
Many other raffle prizes will be given out. Be sure to check the winner
board. Additional door prize tickets can be purchased for $1 a piece, for
6 for $5.
Lunch:
We will be selling tickets for a BBQ Brisquet sandwich, chips and soda for
$5.00. Tickets will be available at the registration table.
VE Testing:
Testing will be held at 2pm. All elements will be given. No
pre-registration is required.
Please check our
Testing web page
for details on things to bring and testing fees.
Talk-In Frequency:
147.060 (107.2 tone)
Contact
Information:
Steve Hampton, N0WZH (361) 815-7461
n0wzh@stx.rr.com
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