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Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club |
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Brainerd Area Hamfest Saturday, August 7, 2004 |
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The 2004 Brainerd Area Hamfest...(4th Annual) A Great Success. |
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Friday. The Brainerd National Guard Armory...site of the Brainerd Area Hamfest. Click on each photo for a better/larger view.. |
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Friday. Dave Cox KBØVYI provided the sound system. (450 watts at each of two speakers.) This was a nice improvement over last year. Dave is a professional announcer at WJJY Radio in Brainerd and runs a DJ sound service for weddings and social gatherings. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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Friday. A great group of hams setting up the tables on Friday afternoon. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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Saturday morning. Talk-in on 147.225 MHz. (l-r) Jim KBØTXT and Marv Homes WØYHE. Terry May KIØFW also worked Talk-in. In the foreground and on the right is June Persons KCØNGL representing the Handi-Hams organization. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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At 9 AM sharp, the doors opened and in they came. No time is wasted as the bargains are found and purchased early. On the far left is BAARC Past-President Brian Wermager KØEOU. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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Hey...look at this one...I have been searching for one of these for six Hamfests in a row. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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Hamfests aren't just for hams...they can be a families as well. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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(l-r) Sharon Duit KBØSQX and Paula Persons WØHA in the kitchen. They had been on their feet all morning long and were caught in their first sit-down break of the day. The two did a great job preparing and serving Cactus Bob's Chili Bowl and much more. They were aided by Clif Francis WØCAF and Marilyn Amundson (no callsign yet) wife of Lyle Amundson KØLFV, and Karen Talbott (no callsign yet), wife of Jim Talbott WØYA. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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(l-r) Fritz Bertelt WØKO talking with Ron Stordahl N5IN, owner of Digi-Key in Thief River Falls, MN. Fritz is a big DX-er as is Ron who also runs a DX packet network. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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(l-r) Dave Cox KBØVYI, Paula Persons WØHA, and June Persons KCØNGL outside the kitchen. Dave and Paula also share the scuba diving hobby. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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You can never have enough radios. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between equipment that could be considered a boat anchor and a SHIP anchor. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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Long time friends. (l-r) Stan Olson WØLUP, Brian Wermager KØEOU, and Mike Sigelman KØBUD. Brainerd is a great place to see people you talk to on the radio. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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Jay Bellows KØQB, Dakota Division Director for the ARRL, and Brian McInerney NØBM, Assistant Dakota Division Director for the ARRL answered many questions from attendees. Skip Jackson KSØJ, candidate for the office of ARRL Section Manager, was also at the Hamfest. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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(l-r) Jim Barry WØIRE and Fritz Bertelt WØKO shaking the drum of entries for the prize drawings. Our thanks to the Hamfest Donors and to Radio City for being a commercial exhibitor. More than 200 hams attended this Hamfest. Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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And the winners are...Al Dieken who won a Yaesu FT-2800 Transceiver as the grand door prize. Linda Dieken, his wife, won the Yaesu VX-150 hand-held Transceiver on the raffle drawing. The couple are from Ham Lake, MN. What are the odds of a husband and wife winning both big prizes at a Hamfest? Click on the photo for a better/larger view. |
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Thanks to the following for
their donations to the Brainerd Area Hamfest on August 7, 2004: Batteries Plus Hwy 371 north in Baxter. http://www.batteriesplus.com 218-824-8888. 3 $25 gift certificates Northwind Grille at 603 Laurel Street
in downtown Brainerd. 218-829-1551. 4 $5 gift
certificates Applebee's Restaurant at 15240 Dellwood Drive in Baxter. 218-833-1405 http://applebees.com 1 $10 Gift Certificate Amateur Electronic Supply in Milwaukee, WI 800-558-0411 http://www.aesham.com 4 $10 gift certificates Worldradio, Inc. at 2120 28th St.
Sacramento, CA www.wr6wr.com
6 1-year
gift subscriptions Burghardt Amateur Center, Watertown,
SD MDM Radio, Ltd. Melrose Park, Il 60160 708-681 0300 2 television controllers LCC Enterprises St. Paul, MN 1 License Plate Antenna Mount Radio City Moundsview, MN.
http://www.radioinc.com
2 ARRL Books They support us, please support them. |
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Club members at the Hamfest included:
Art Williamson NØTNJ, Fritz Bertelt WØKO, Jim Duit KBØTXT, Sharon Duit KBØSQX, Mark Perons WØMH, Paula Persons WØHA, Jim Shubert WØJDS, Lyle Amundson KØLFV, Jim Barry WØIRE, Marv Holmes WØYHE, Jim Talbott WØYA, (Jim's wife Karen served coffee and donuts) Charles Lane W5CCL, Keith Miller AGØH (he brought his grandson Ryan Brengman), Jack Miller WØJEM, Skee Mass KCØDCY, Greg Mass NØLJY, John Oenschlager KØJO, Bob Englund KGØZK, Dave Cox KBØVYI, Clif Francis WØCAF, Steve Weber WØTNT, June Persons KCØNGL, George Swanson KCØBH, Bernard Deml KØIMN, Roger Williams WØWUG, Brian Wermager KØEOU, Kathy Lord KØTHY, Lyle Koehler KØLR, Jim Ditty KØLIO, Bob Gustafson KCØGWD, Jon Livingston KBØMNM, Orcy Lyle WØQT, Richard Meixner NØHW, Ken Koziol NØVWE, and Roger Witt KBØUUN. |
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Now that our 4th annual Hamfest is history, I would like to thank the many people that made it possible. Starting with Sharon KBØSQX and Shirley KCØDCW for cooking Cactus Bob’s Chili on Friday. Jim WØIRE and crew of many other club members, too numerous to mention for set up on Friday and the take down on Saturday, Dave KBØVYI for the excellent sound system. Terry KIØFW and Jim KBØTXT did a great job on the talk in. Jim WØJDS and Charles W5CCL manned the ticket table all day and Fritz WØKO had a ball selling raffle tickets. His personal contact with vendors and guests will keep them coming back for many more years. Jim WØIRE and Dave KBØVYI gave away all the prizes Fritz WØKO and Jim collected. Marv WØYHE got up early to put out the signs. And where would we be without the great help at the back door manned by Jack WØJEM and grandson Ryan, Keith AGØH, and Ed KAØEXB keeping everyone honest. Bob KGØZK handled all the money and will have a report at the board meeting on Thursday. We had a great crew in the kitchen led by Sharon KBØSQX and her helpers Cliff WØCAF, Karen, spouse of Jim WØYA, Marilyn, spouse of Lyle KØLFV, Paula WØHA, and Mark WØMH manned the club table. Again, thanks to everyone that helped make this a successful Hamfest. |
BAARC President Al Doree WØRC |
Join us for the 5th Annual Brainerd Area Hamfest on July 16, 2005. |
This page was last updated 12/19/2006 Ø