Pacific Northwest Hamfairs & Events

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Recent Updates

6/2 Added October 26, 2013 date for Swaptoberfest
5/12 Added November 3 Maple Ridge Swap meet. 
4/27 WA/VUCC ARRL Card Checker K7ND - Jim Christiansen will be at the Stanwood Swapmeet at the ARRL table at 10AM.  He will be available to card check your WAS and VUCC QSL cards... Be sure to fill out the appropriate ARRL Award application form.  Jim will not be checking ARRL DXCC cards.

In other breaking news, the cinnamon rolls and coffee will be available in the admission line prior to opening.  Trust me, it is worth the trip to Stanwood just for the rolls!

4/26 Added July 27, 2013. KRARA 35th Annual Meeting and Picnic. Valleyford Park, Valleyford, WA. Flyer in PDF. (580K)
4/13 Added August 25, 2013. Vancouver Island Ham Happenings 2013.
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July 13-14, 2013.  SalmonCon. Pacific Northwest QRP Group annual weekend outing.   Contact Wayne NB6M@Comcast.net  .  http://valleycamp.org/page/salmoncon

July 20, 2013.  Coos County Radio Club Hamfest and Swapmeet.  North Bend, Oregon.  This is an ARRL sanctioned event.  Contact:  zane.albertson@gmail.com  (541)404-6908

July 19-21, 2013.  4th Annual KUH Pig Roast & Campout.  Springdale, WA.   Contact Ray, (509)258-7078 cdknray@wildblue.net   Flyer in PDF (700K)  Driving Instructions  in PDF (28K )

July 20-21, 2013.  Glacier Waterton International Peace Park Hamfest.  Montana State Convention.   This is an ARRL sanctioned event. Glacier Meadows Campground, 13 miles west of East Glacier on MT Hwy 2.  Flyer in PDF.  (180K) www.gwhamfest.org .  

July 27, 2013.  KBARA 35th Annual Meeting and Picnic.  Valleyford Park, Valleyford, WA.  Flyer in PDF.  (580K)

July 27, 2013.  Chehalis Valley ARS 13th Annual Swap.  Lewis County Fairgrounds.  This is an ARRL sanctioned event.  Contact John Ellingson, K7OSK.  k7osk@boatanchor.com .  http://www.cvars.org/  Flyer in PDF.  (262 K)

August 2013.  Radio Club of Tacoma Hamfair.    Canceled!  Announcement in PDF.  (11K)   http://www.w7dk.org/

August 2-4, 2013.  58th Annual Pacific Northwest DX Convention.  Spokane Valley, WA.  http://sdxa.org/pnwdx13/

August 10, 2013. Northwest Citizen Corps Expo.  North Bend, WA.   http://www.nwcitizencorpsexpo.com/

August 18, 2013. Antique Radio Swap Meet. Puget Sound Antique Radio Association. 9 AM to 1 PM. Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, WA 98155. Free admission. http://www.eskimo.com/~hhagen/psara/   (Always the 3rd Sunday in August)

August 24, 2013, Annual Clark County Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) Ham Fair, Vancouver, WA.  This is an ARRL sanctioned event.  For more info: clarkcountyhamfair@w7aia.org  or www.w7aia.org  .

August 24, 2013. Highline Amateur Radio Club SwapFest. DesMoines, WA. Always the 4th Saturday in August.  This is an ARRL sanctioned event.  http://www.highlinearc.org/swapfest.html  or email  swapfest@highlinearc.org

August 25, 2013.  Vancouver Island Ham Happenings 2013.  Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society.  Duncan, BC.  http://rac.eton.ca/events/detail.php?event_ID=1606

September 6-8, 2013. Northwest Automatic Position Reporting System (NWAPRS) Summer Gathering.    Always the first weekend after Labor Day.  Valley camp, North Bend, WA.  Note, this event had been listed as canceled, but it has been un-canceled!  Contact Thom k7fzo@arrl.net

September 29, 2013. ComFest 2013.  Delta Amateur Radio Society.  South Delta Rec. Center on 56 St. in Tsawwassen (Delta), BC. http://rac.eton.ca/events/detail.php?event_ID=1604    www.deltaamateurradio.com  Contact gi@deltaamateurradio.com

September 20- 22, 2013.  32nd Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference.   Cedarbrook Lodge at SeaTac Airport.  http://www.cedarbrooklodge.com , Tukwila, WA.  http://www.tapr.org/dcc.html .  

September 28, 2013.  Washington State Convention (Spokane Hamfest) Spokane Valley, WA   This is an ARRL sanctioned event.  http://www.kbara.org/  Contact, Betsy, N7WRQ.  n7wrq@aol.com  Flyer in PDF (104K)

October 12-13, 2013.  Pacific Northwest VHF Society Conference.  Moses Lake, WA.  This is an ARRL sanctioned event.  http://www.pnwvhfs.org/

October 19, 2013.  North Kitsap Amateur Radio Hamfest.  Bremerton, WA.   http://www.nkarc.org/

October 19-20, 2013. Jamboree On The Air. http://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx  http://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota  PNW stations may register their operation at: http://www.woodinvillearesgroup.org/Pages/JOTA.aspx

October 26, 2013.  Swap-Tober-Fest.  Mid-Valley ARES.   Polk County Fairgrounds, Rickreall, OR.  Contact: Don Brusch,  k7un@swaptoberfest.net http://www.swaptoberfest.net   Flyer in PDF (68K)

November 3, 2013.  Maple Ridge Swap Meet, Pitt Meadows BC.  http://rac.eton.ca/events/detail.php?event_ID=1612

February 2014. Salem Hamfair & Computer/Electronics Swapmeet.  Rickreall, Oregon at the Polk County Fairgrounds.   http://www.w7sra.com .  

March 2014.  Mike & Key Swap Meet. Puyallup fairgrounds exhibition hall, Puyallup, WA.  For information, contact dmdink@clearwire.net  or n7wa@arrl.net  .  

March 2014.  MicroHAMS Digital Conference.  Redmond, WA.   http://www.microhams.com

April 2014 Yakima Hamfest. Yakima, Washington.   Selah Civic Center, 216 South 1st Street, Selah, WA.   For information, contact Lindsay Kooser (509)965-6612 n7rhw@arrl.net

April  2014. Communications Academy. Seattle, WA.   http://www.commacademy.org 

April 2014. Idaho State Convention. Boise, ID, Voice of Idaho ARC.   Info, Don Lynn , ND7L, (208)899-5801, don_lynn@pacbell.net   . http://www.idahostateconvention.com/  

May 2014. Washington State Search And Rescue Conference.   Ellensburg, WA.  Kittitas County Events Center www.wasarconf2013.org

May 2014.  Stanwood Camano Amateur Radio Club Hamfest, Stanwood Middle School, Stanwood, WA.   Contact Vic, N7KRE (360)387-7705)    nwecop@tgi.nethttp://www.scarcwa.org/ 

May 16-18, 2014, Pateros 15th Annual Ham Radio, Campout/Potluck. Pateros WA.  Free "dry" camping along the Methow River at Pateros.  http://lakechelanradioclub.com/   Always the weekend prior to Memorial Day Weekend.   Contact Roger W7CH  w7ch@arrl.net (509)687-3919.

June 2014.  Port Ludlow ARC tailgate swap meet.  Port Ludlow, WA.    http://www.n7pl.org/  

June 2014.  45th Annual Wenatchee Hamfest.  Apple City ARC. Dryden Gun Club.  Dryden, WA.   http://www.qsl.net/w7td/ . Flyer in PDF.

June 6-8, 2014.  Sea-Pac Hamfest and ARRL Northwestern Division Conference.  Seaside Convention Center, Seaside, Oregon. This is an ARRL sanctioned event.  SEAPAC@seapac.org   . www.seapac.org/  . 

June 14, 2014.  KARS Hamfest. Kootenai Amateur Radio Society.  Post Falls, ID.  Always the 2nd Sat in June. For information contact Bonnie, KG6QQM, 208-683-2939 or KG6QQM@ARRL.net  or John, n7ju@arrl.net  

July 18-20, 2014.  Glacier Waterton International Peace Park Hamfest.  Glacier Meadows Campground, 13 miles west of East Glacier on MT Hwy 2. www.gwhamfest.org .  

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Disclaimer:  I do my best to keep up with scheduling changes on these events, but there is always the chance that one will be canceled or re-scheduled and I will not find out about it.  I suggest that you verify all dates and locations with the sponsor.

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