Superstition Hamfest

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Superstition Hamfest Saturday, December 4, 2010

Admission

There will be a $2 admission this year. One drawing ticket will be given out in exchange.

Aside from these changes, the 2009 Hamfest listed below should provide a glimpse of the likely remaining details.

2010 details will be made available in the coming months.

Prizes

We now have Prizes to be given away on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at noon. They are:

Yaesu FT-8900 Transceiver
MFJ 269 Antenna Analyzer
Solarcon A-99 Antenna
RG-213 coax, 50-foot roll with UHF connectors
Pyramid PS36K 35 Ampere Power Supply
MFJ 945E VersaTuner HF Tuner

Hamfest Contact and Talk-In, Overnight Parking, and No-No's

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, illicit/illegal drugs or alcohol allowed on campus, including Over the Counter(OTC) drug vendors

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.

ARCA Meeting

Amateur Radio Council of Arizona meets at 11 AM

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 Requirements for Testing 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.

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 2010. I will try to provide some relief here with their answers:

Is it indoors?
A classroom is leased VE Testing, possible seminars and ARCA Meeting. The Hamfest swap area is a large parking lot outdoors.
Is there shade? Are there tables?
Vendors largely provide for shade and tables.
How close are the restrooms?
Portable toilets are provided on the perimeter of the swap area, typically grouped at each end.