Hamfesters Radio Club Hamfest Information

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Hamfesters Amateur Radio Club
76th Annual Hamfest

Sunday August 8, 2010

Gates open at 6 AM, commercial exhibit buildings open at 8 AM

Will County Fairgrounds

VE Testing on site
(testing times: 8 to 10:30 am)

 

Prizes

  • $500 Grand Prize - 1 pm drawing
    (winner need not be present to win)
  • Many more hourly prizes

Tickets

$6 advance (with double stub !)
Order by mail-click here
$8 at the gate (with single stub)

$15 per indoor Reserved Table
 (see order form below)
Children under 12 FREE

Will County Fair Grounds

Peotone, Illinois

I57 south of Chicago, exit 327
east 1 mile to the Fair Grounds

Talk in: 146.52 simplex

GPS location:
North 41 19.5'
West 87 48.0'

 

General Information

  • Admission at gate $8.00
  • Advance ticket purchase $6.00 (this includes double stub for prizes!) via mail or purchase them at the Hamfesters meetings
  • Free Parking - over 35 acres !
  • VE Testing 8am to 10:30 am
  • Over night parking permitted
  • Refreshments are available
  • Amateur radio and computer equipment
  • 14,400 sq feet of air conditioned exhibit space
  • Outdoor flea market locations free (admission ticket required)
  • Limited electricity in some covered sheds
  • Clean restrooms !
  • More info: Contact Kerry Nelson, AA9SB kw_nelson@earthlink.net
    Phone: 708/335-4574 email: hamfest@hamfesters.org

Click on form at right to view full size coupon, then print and send in for table registration

Notice: three document formats are provided to make it easy for you. Select the one that works best for you. Click on image or select from Acrobat or Word options.

Vendor's Web Pages

Wood Names and Call Signs www.WoodNames.Net
Systems Consultants - Electronic gear www.icanhelpyou.com
DC Ace Electronics, Inc. www.dcace.com
Amateur Accessories, Inc. www.amateuraccessories.com
Batteries Plus www.batteriesplus.com
Leisure Hours - games, toys, gadgets www.leisurehours.com
TechniCut - nameplates and awards technicut-engraving.com
Amateur Radio Toy Store http://www.amateur-radio-toy-store.com/
S & S Instruments Corp. - Test & radio gear www.sandsinstruments.com

Directions to Hamfest site

Will County Fairgrounds

Drive south from Chicago on Dan Ryan, I 94, after passing the 95th St. exit pick up I 57 (to Memphis)
Continue south on I 57 to exit 327. Go east 1 mile to Fairgrounds

From north/west side of Chicago use the Tri-State southbound, I 294, to I80 west bound (to Iowa). Proceed west about 1.5 miles and join I 57 southbound (to Kankakee). Continue south on I 57 to exit 327. Go east 1 mile to Fairgrounds.

From Indiana, I80/94 west. Stay on I 80, watch for the I 80 exit (to Iowa with a 30 cent toll).
Continue west on I 80 1.5 miles and join I 57 southbound (to Kankakee). Continue south I 57 to exit 327.
Go east 1 mile to Fairgrounds.

Map to Fairgrounds