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Brainerd Area Hamfest  Saturday, July 14, 2007


The 7th Annual Brainerd Area Hamfest

 

A wide-angle view of a portion of the Brainerd National Guard Armory where the Hamfest was held.

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The kitchen crew was busy getting food ready for hungry Hams.  (l-r) Shirley KØDCW, Paula WØHA, John WØJGY, and Vi, wife of John W3MQD.  John is seen wearing an ARRL T-shirt from the recent Field Day.  The chili lunch was made by Brian KKØBSB.  Brian's chili won an award at the Annual Chili Cook-Off in Brainerd.

 

At 9 AM sharp, they are off!!  Hams rush in to see and get the bargains awaiting them.

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One of the first purchases of the day was a new Icom 706MKIIG HF Transceiver from Radio City. 

Our thanks to Radio City for being a consistent supporter of the Brainerd Area Hamfest.

 

I was looking for RG-11/U cable.  It is 75 Ohms.  Do you see any in there?   

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Some tables had many vintage items including those being sold by John KØJO, pictured on the left side of the photo.

 

Fritz WØKO spent much of his time selling raffle tickets for the drawing.  It is great fun and a money raiser for the Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club.

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(l-r) Al Dieken, a regular attendee and seller at the Brainerd Area Hamfest, Art NØTNJ, and Al WØRC.  Al has been the coordinator of the Hamfest for seven years.  

 

Lyle KØLR, Greg NØLJY, and Greg's dad Skee WØDCY took turns manning the Handi-Ham table.

Handi-Ham runs Courage Center near Walker, MN, helping disabled people. 

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On the left is Frank N1UW.  He is MN Section Emergency Coordinator for the ARRL.  In the middle is Skip KSØJ, ARRL MN Section Manager.  On the right is John W3FAF, ARRL MN Section Technical Coordinator and Official Observer Coordinator.  

 

Hamfests are always great for meeting friends for an eyeball QSO.

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(l-r) At the rear entry door to the Hamfest were Curt NØCRM, Al KCØGWB, and Ed KAØEXB at the rear door to the Hamfest.

At the front door was Jim WØJDS.  

 

Donn ADØN showed up from Brooklyn Park, MN, to make hats for many of the Hams.

Friends get together to see each other and buy Ham supplies.

 

Pat WØOPW showed his antenna modeling software to a number of customers at the Hamfest.  Pat's company is NEC2GO.

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John WØJGY was the Master of Ceremonies for part of the Hamfest giving away many door prizes.  Mark WØMH and Dave KCØTGT helped too.

The PA system was donated by Dave KBØVYI.      

 

And the winner is....Del KØDEJ from St. Paul, MN.  Del purchased twenty red-colored raffle tickets and walked away with a Yaesu FT-1802M/E VHF FM Transceiver.  

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Ted Felguson of High Bridge, WI, won $50 in cash
Daniel Landweir of Wadena, MN, won $100 in cash
Elvin NØOYW of St. Cloud, MN, who won an ARRL Repeater Directory.  It was donated by the ARRL.
Steve WØTNT of Baxter, MN, won an ARRL Antenna Handbook donated by the ARRL
Harlan Heinen of Bloomington, MN, won a $25 gift certificate from Batteries Plus in Brainerd
Perry WDØFET of Sturgeon Lake, MN, won an AM/FM/TV Radio donated by Radio City
Curt NØCRM of Aitkin, MN, won an ARRL book entitled From Spark to Space, donated by Radio City
Terry KIØFW of Crosslake, MN, won a $25 gift certificate from Batteries Plus in Brainerd
Donna Beaman of Perham, MN, won an ARRL book entitled From Spark to Space, donated by Radio City
Joyce KCØJRM of Park Rapids, MN, won a copy of the 2007 ARRL Handbook donated by the ARRL
Del KØDEJ won an ARRL repeater directory donated by the ARRL
Al WØRC won two VCR movies 

Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club members who worked at or attended the Hamfest included:

Al WØRC, Shirley KØDCW, Lyle KØLFV, Charles W5CCL, Greg NØLJY, Ed KAØEXB, Mark WØMH, Paula WØHA, Jim WØIRE, John W3MQD, John WØJGY, Jim WØJDS, Fritz WØKO, Curt NØCRM, Art NØTNJ, Marv WØYHE, Ray KBØVSN, Skee WØDCY, Roger WØWUG, Terry KIØFW, Bernie KØIMN, Brian KØEOU, Lyle KØLR, Kathy KØTHY, Tom WBØCZZ, Gary KØPOW, Dave KCØTGT, Arnie KBØVNJ, Mike WAØLVG, Randy KCØEGE, and Mike KCØYSF.
 
Thanks to the following for their donations to the  
Brainerd Area Hamfest on July 14, 2007:

Batteries Plus 923 Washington Street, Brainerd, MN.   http://www.batteriesplus.com  218-824-8888  2  $25 gift certificates.

ARRL  Newington, CT.   http://www.arrl.org   1 - Amateur Radio Handbook, 1 Antenna Handbook, and 2 Repeater Directory.

Radio City of Mounds View, MN.  1 - AM/FM/TV Radio, 2- Spark to Space Books,  

They support us, please support them.

Jody Tweed, Reporter from the Brainerd Daily Dispatch newspaper, did an article on the Hamfest.  Details

Thanks to everyone who helped make the 7th Annual Brainerd Area Hamfest a success.
The exact date of the 2008 Brainerd Area Hamfest has not yet been determined.
  Brainerd Area Hamfest Chairman Al Doree WØRC  

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