Category: Hamfests
November 9, 2025
Ran the SPARCFest table again this year, got there at 6am to setup: Decent turnout Ran a VE session and tried to sell millions of resistors we got from a company that was throwing them away. I ended up throwing them away.
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February 12, 2023
Hamcation fell on the 2nd weekend in February again this year so I was able to attend both Friday and Saturday since the club meeting is on the first Friday of the month. I picked up a N3ZN CW key to add to my collection of expensive CW keys. I also attended the FCG contest dinner where I won a…
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December 31, 2022
I did a lot of stuff with the radio club this year, I wrote a Year in Review about it on the club webpage. My big radio things this year were going to the FCG Contest Dinner at Hamcation, usually it's on the same day as the club meeting. I got to meet quite a few people I knew from on the air and…
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October 16, 2022
Went to the 2nd Annual Manatee Amateur Radio Club MARCIfest in Bradenton over the weekend. This was a small hamfest with a few vendors. I saw a few SPARC members there. Pretty easy to get to just south on the highway about 20 mins.
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May 23, 2022
I attended the national convention in Dayton, OH for my second time. The convention had been cancelled the last 2 years. I stayed at the Hope Hotel where the contest events were being held. First thing I did was purchase a Begali key after trying them all out. Begali Sculpture Janus, the Ferrari of…
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February 19, 2022
SPARC Meetup at Hamcation 2022 FCG Contest Dinner FCG Contest Dinner speaker Ed N4OC
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May 29, 2021
Local Club, The Glorious Society of the Wormhole, held their annual hamfest this Saturday. It was very well attended. I ran a couple tables for SPARC and we made out pretty well. Also picked up an antenna for my handheld. This is the same location we do SPARCfest, we've already got the permit for…
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February 20, 2021
We had a large donation so Norm KA1IJA and I packed up all the items and setup some tables at the Brooksville Hamfest. The weather was great and it was almost chilly at some points but we had a good time bartering with people. We came out with a decent amount for the club and sold most of the…
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November 16, 2020
This weekend was the USA Coach Ham Fest and Rod Run. There was another more established hot rod show at the Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant down the road so there were only 2 hot rods from members there. This event took place when the cancelled SPARCfest would've been. It was a beautiful day and a…
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February 9, 2020
This was my 3rd Hamcation and the most crowded one. Took almost 30 minutes just to get into the parking lot. Car line to get into Hamcation I went to the contest forum first. There were 4 presentations, first about DXpedition for the CQ WW CW contest from 3B8M, then one about doing QSO parties…
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