Daily Events Planner
for Friday, July 3, 2009
Next Club Meeting:
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Arizona Time: 5:23 pm MST (UTC -0700)
Watch this space for upcoming meetings and nets!
SUPERSTITION
Superstition Hamfest -- Mesa, AZ -- December 5, 2009
Sponsor: Superstition Amateur Radio Club
When: Decembrt 5, 2009 6:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Mesa Community College Southwest parking lotJust off of US 60 Exit 177 for Dobson Rd
Tailgate spots: $5 per parking space
Free spots for amateur radio clubs and organizations
Admission: Free
Prize Tickets: $1 each or six tickets for $5
Half-Hourly Drawings -- Must be present to win
Main Prize drawing at noon - Your presence not required to win
2009 Hamfest Prizes
SA680 Scorpion Antenna
DM 330MVT DC Switching Power Supply
DR 235TMK3 25 Watt 220 MHz FM Mobile Transceiver
DJ V27T 5 watt 222 MHz HT
DR 135TMK3 50 Watt 144 MHz FM Mobile Transceiver
Hamfest Contact and Talk-In, Overnight Parking, and No-No's
For more information, please contact Hamfest Chairman Brian Romine, KC5CAY .
A secondary contact for more information is Michelle Powas, AB7NS - Hamfest Committee Secretary .
For the 2009 Hamfest, you may also send email to hamfest2009@wb7tjd.org . It will be relayed.
Talk-in: 147.12 (162.2 Hz)/449.60 (100 Hz) in northeast Mesa, and 449.20 (100 Hz) in Phoenix are linked.
Free Friday Overnight Parking for RV's and self-contained campers
Food and Beverages: To be sold by contracted vendor only!
No firearms or drugs allowed on campus, including otc drug vendors
ARCA Meeting
Amateur Radio Council of Arizona meets at 11 AM
VE Testing, aka License exams
Registration at 8 AM -- Make sure you bring Photo ID and Exam fee payment of $15.00; If applicable, bring Original license from FCC and photocopy, and any CSCE and photocopy
Testing begins at 9 AM and runs until everyone is done.
Often-Asked Questions
We have a few frequently-asked questions that Judy, K7JLF passed along to me for the 2008 Hamfest, that still apply in 2009. I will try to provide some relief here with their answers:
Is it indoors?
Is there shade? Are there tables?
How close are the restrooms?
VE Testing (Get your amateur license)
VE Testing (Get your amateur license)
Register at 8:00-9:00 am, test from 9:00 am till finish of the last exam. For license exam details, please see below .
No drugs, alcohol, firearms
Drugs, Alcoholic beverages, firearms prohibited on campus
Drugs, including over-the-counter medicine for sale, firearms and alcoholic beverages are prohibited on the MCC Campus. Violators are subject to removal or prosecution.
Besides, too much buzz interferes with radio reception!
Driving Directions and Talk-in
Driving Directions
The Hamfest is located just north of U.S. 60 Exit 177, Dobson Road in southwest Mesa.
From Phoenix and points west
Take I-10 to southeast Phoenix, then exit to U.S. 60, Superstition Freeway. Go east through Tempe to exit 177, Dobson Road in Mesa. This exit comes just after the Loop 101 freeway exit ramp takes off, but before incoming Loop traffic merges with U.S. 60.
At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Dobson and go a quarter mile north of the freeway. Make a right at the first traffic light onto the MCC campus and follow signs.
From Apache Junction and points east:
Follow U.S. 60 west, through Mesa to Dobson Road, Exit 177. At the top of the ramp, turn right on Dobson and go a quarter mile north of the freeway. Make a right at the first traffic light onto the MCC campus and follow signs.
From Loop 101 North or South
Take Loop 101 from Scottsdale or from Chandler to U.S. 60 Superstition Freeway eastbound. Take the first exit off of U.S. 60, Alma School Road, Exit 178, and make a U turn back westbound on the freeway.
Take the first exit, 177, Dobson Road. At the top of the ramp, turn right on Dobson and go a quarter mile north of the freeway. Make a right at the first traffic light onto the MCC campus and follow signs.
Talk-in
Talk-in is done on 147.12 MHz, with a Plus 600 kHz transmit offset and 162.2 Hz access tone. Talk-in is also available on UHF, on 449.60 in northeast Mesa and 449.20 in Phoenix, if links are active. The 449.20 repeater is linked via simplex, and requires a full drop of carrier from 449.60 or 147.12 to be accessible. UHF uses a -5 MHz offset and a 100 Hz tone access.
Contact Information
More Hamfest Information Contacts (Revised late 4-20-09)
For more information, please contact Hamfest Chairman Brian Romine, KC5CAY .
A secondary contact for more information is Michelle Powas, AB7NS - Hamfest Committee Secretary .
For the 2009 Hamfest, you may also send email to hamfest2009@wb7tjd.org . It will be relayed.
On-Site VE Testing Details
VE Testing at the Hamfest - Walk-ins only
Location is the Security Center, the building with the blue awning. VE Testing will be in one of these rooms, SC-21 or SC-22, if the same classrooms are booked this year as last.
Registration: 8:00 till 9:00 AM
Testing: 9:00 till completion of last test
You must have original and one copy of your license and any CSCE. Photo ID Required. $15.00 Fee (exact change Please.)
VE Testing further info
Please see the VE Team page for more information regarding amateur license testing in general and for team contact information, if you have further questions.
There is also a new page on this site, at wb7tjd.org/new-ticket/ that will guide you through the use of the FCC License Search to help you find your new ticket as soon as it is posted by the FCC, and that can be a day or more before it goes online at QRZ or at WM7D's callsign search.
Area Hamfests
If you would like your Hamfest listed here, please email the webmaster on our contact page with the details.