Apologies in advance for any list overlap. Just a quick reminder that the New England Amateur Radio Festival (NEAR-Fest) takes place this weekend, April 30th - May 1st. It's usually held the first full weekend in May, but a combination of weird calendar and scheduled bookings this year has us in both months.
To those who aren't familiar or haven't attended for a while, NEAR-Fest came to exist when the crew of three who ran the Hosstraders events in NH for 30 years decided to retire. Rather than lose an event that so many of us enjoyed attending through the decades, we put together a group to start a replacement event, which has become more successful than we could've imagined. It is easily the largest event in the northeast, held twice yearly and attended well. The event is held at the old Deerfield Fairgrounds just north of Manchester and east of Concord. The event is known for its great mix of equipment, particularly old tube gear as well as military surplus. Some of the guys even bring their restored military vehicles to display. Along with two buildings full of commercial vendors hawking the latest and greatest gear, we have forums and guest speakers running through both days. Of particular interest this time will be a talk given by George Rancourt K1ANX, resident R-390A guru. Rather than his usual R-390A workshop, George will be giving a talk on covert or 'spy' radios which will include a number of them on display from his personal collection. The AMers have a BBQ taking place Thursday afternoon and evening in Concord for folks arriving the night before, and of course the AM Dinner takes place Friday evening at 7. For more information on NEAR-Fest including the two day schedule of events, see: http://near-fest.com/ And if you'd like to attend any of the AM events offsite, see the Announcements section of AMfone: http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php So far the WX is looking to be fantastic, high 60s and sunny Friday and mid 70s Saturday. Perfect for radio shopping, gawking, or just catching up with old friends. Hope to see you there! ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4 ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
