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Mark your calendars now to attend the ARRL Louisiana State Convention
&<br>
Northeast Louisiana Regional Ham RadioFest on Saturday, April 25th,<br>
2009 <br><br>
Come enjoy commercial vendors, forums, food and beverages ,
fellowship,<br>
door prizes and much more . . .<br><br>
Hours: <br>
Doors will open to the public at 8:00 a.m. Saturday and run through
mid<br>
afternoon. <br>
Set-up: Friday, April 24th from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. <br><br>
Admission & Prize Tickets:<br><br>
Admission is $5, which gives you a chance at the Grand Prizes and
door<br>
prizes. Additional prize tickets will be available for purchase (1
for<br>
$1.00 or 6 for $5.00)<br><br>
Grand Prizes: <br>
1st prize: Yaesu FT-450AT has the built in tuner. <br>
2nd prize: Yaesu FT-60R Dual Band HT. <br>
3rd prize: Yaesu FT-2800 2 meter Mobile. <br><br>
VE Testing at 9 a.m.<br><br>
Testing will begin at 9:00 a.m. <br><br>
Forums begin at 10 a.m.<br>
<b><i>10 a.m. - Louisiana Contest Club, Forum and meeting.<br>
Forum will be on RTTY Contesting, presented by KI5XP, with meeting to
follow.<br>
Meeting will include annual election of officers and time permitting,
discussion of changes you plan to make before the next contest
season.<br><br>
</i></b>11 a.m. - ARRL/ARES/NTS - Join Louisiana Section Manager,
Gary<br>
Stratton, K5GLS along with Section Emergency Coordinator, Jim
Coleman,<br>
AI5B and other section and league officials for a discussion on the<br>
latest ARRL news and activities including updates on ARES and NTS.
Our<br>
HQ guests will be Steve Ewald WV1X (ARRL Field Organization
Supervisor)<br>
and Mickey Cox K5MC (Delta Division Director)<br><br>
Noon - To Be Announced ... <br><br>
"Hands on" with Radio:<br><br>
The Northeast Louisiana ARES Mobile Communications Van will be on
site<br>
for anyone wanting to operate HF. If you are new to ham radio or<br>
interested in getting a license and want to make a contact this will
be<br>
a perfect opportunity to try it out. <br>
D-Star Demonstration:<br><br>
Learn more about what D-Star is and ask questions. The W5SHV D-Star<br>
Team will be on site to demonstrate the latest D-Star radio gear. <br>
Test Bench:<br><br>
Want to make sure that radio works before you buy ? We will have a
test<br>
bench available to help you out. <br><br>
Tables: <br>
Reserve your table today ! <br><br>
Vendors include: <br><br>
The Sign Man of Baton Rouge (Exclusive Sign and Badge Dealer)ARRL
Name<br>
Badges, Coffee Mugs, Mats, Stickers and much more ... <br><br>
Palmetto Antennas of Ruston - Antennas, Feedline and Connectors<br><br>
B2 Engineering of Jackson, Mississippi - Custom VHF, UHF and HF<br>
Antennas. Featuring a Brand New Folded Diploe HF Antenna <br><br>
MCM Computers - Laptop computers, GPS devices and more !<br><br>
Civic Enterprises - Custom Antenna Mounts. Specializing in special<br>
mobile mounting devices that utilize existing receiver hitches.<br><br>
Directions:<br>
Take Garrett road exit off I-20(exit 120), heading South. <br>
At the first light, take a left then head East onto Frontage Road. <br>
Proceed aprox. 1 mile and the Barak Shrine Temple will be on the
Right.<br><br>
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* We have plenty of FREE car parking, but a limited number of RV
&<br>
trailer hookups, for which the facility charges $16 per night.<br>
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Talk-In Frequency: 146.850- no tone<br>
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