WASHFest 2013 - 24 February 2013 [Archive]

W3WN

10-31-2012, 10:18 AM

18th Annual WASHFest 2013, the South Hills Hamfest, sponsored by the Wireless Association of South Hills ARC.

24 February 2013, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Rain or Shine (or Snow!)

Location: Castle Shannon VFD Memorial Hall, 3600 Library Road (State Route 88 , Castle Shannon PA 15234)
Talk-in on 146.955(-)(131.8 PL) Call: N3SH (W3WN operating)

Main Prizes:
1st - Yaesu FT-897D
2nd - Kenwood TM-V71A
3rd - LDT AT-200 Pro 2
4th - Clear Speech Speaker

Additional Hourly Door Prizes! At least one Black Box prize (separate drawing).

DXCC & WAS Card Checking will be available.

Free Coffee for the entire hamfest, courtesy of Ham Radio Insurance Associates of Canonsburg PA

Admission $5 per person. Main Prize tickets $2 each, 3/$5, 7/$10, 15/$20

Vendor Tables are $10 each without electricity, $15 each with. Reservations must be paid in full on or before 31 January 2013; reservations received on or after 1 February 2013 must include payment in full.

For more information, contact Carol Danko KB3GMN at (412) 884-1466, or email washarc@yahoo.com

KB3LAZ

11-02-2012, 11:57 AM

18th Annual WASHFest 2013, the South Hills Hamfest, sponsored by the Wireless Association of South Hills ARC.

24 February 2013, 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Rain or Shine (or Snow!)

Location: Castle Shannon VFD Memorial Hall, 3600 Library Road (State Route 88 , Castle Shannon PA 15234)
Talk-in on 146.955(-)(131.8 PL) Call: N3SH (W3WN operating)

Main Prizes:
1st - Yaesu FT-897D
2nd - Kenwood TM-V71A
3rd - LDT AT-200 Pro 2
4th - Clear Speech Speaker

Additional Hourly Door Prizes! At least one Black Box prize (separate drawing).

DXCC & WAS Card Checking will be available.

Free Coffee for the entire hamfest, courtesy of Ham Radio Insurance Associates of Canonsburg PA

Admission $5 per person. Main Prize tickets $2 each, 3/$5, 7/$10, 15/$20

Vendor Tables are $10 each without electricity, $15 each with. Reservations must be paid in full on or before 31 January 2013; reservations received on or after 1 February 2013 must include payment in full.

For more information, contact Carol Danko KB3GMN at (412) 884-1466, or email washarc@yahoo.com

I will have a bit of trouble making it this year. :P Hope you enjoy it though.

NQ6U

11-02-2012, 02:11 PM

I will have a bit of trouble making it this year.

Why? On my computer screen, you're only 87mm away...

(I'm 42mm away, FYI)

WX7P

11-02-2012, 02:56 PM

I might just bop over for that, depending on snow. It's really not that far from central Illinois.

W3WN

11-04-2012, 06:48 PM

I will have a bit of trouble making it this year. :P Hope you enjoy it though.Well, you weren't able to make it when you lived only about an hour north of here...

KB3LAZ

11-04-2012, 07:20 PM

Well, you weren't able to make it when you lived only about an hour north of here...

:P Ive been there twice.

In all seriousness, I normally only go to two hamfests a year. Breezshooters (Have only missed it once in 10 years, last year) and Cuyahoga Falls. Last year however I did not make it to any hamfests.

NQ6U

11-04-2012, 07:22 PM

I might just bop over for that, depending on snow. It's really not that far from central Illinois.

Yeah, but you have to go through Ohio, land of America's Worst State Police, to get from IL to western PA.

K7SGJ

11-04-2012, 08:24 PM

Yeah, but you have to go through Ohio, land of America's Worst State Police, to get from IL to western PA.

Not if you go through Kentucky and West By God Virginia.

W3WN

02-21-2013, 01:14 PM

Just a Bump, since the event is THIS weekend...

W3WN

02-22-2013, 04:09 PM

Anyone coming?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

WX7P

02-22-2013, 04:53 PM

Anyone coming?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

One word. Snow.

NQ6U

02-22-2013, 08:55 PM

Anyone coming?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

It's roughly 4900 miles (7886 km) round trip, a bit much...

K7SGJ

02-22-2013, 10:07 PM

It's roughly 4900 miles (7886 km) round trip, a bit much...

Nothing says you have to come back.

W3WN

02-23-2013, 12:29 AM

One word. Snow.Snow? What snow?

NQ6U

02-23-2013, 01:48 AM

Nothing says you have to come back.

Oh, yes sometime does. In a word: Pittsburgh.

W3WN

02-23-2013, 12:43 PM

Oh, yes sometime does. In a word: Pittsburgh.Someplace Special.

(That used to be KDKA's slogan)

OK, seriously... for those in range, the weather forecast for tomorrow is good, the hall is set up, we have a full sellout on tables... we even ended up with an extra table after setting things up, and THAT sold within an hour after we were done setting the hall up...

So I hope that some of you guys who are within a few hours can make it. If you can't, of course, I understand.

Incidentally, if anyone is interested, W3WH is putting both his Elecraft K1 & K2 on the table.