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Palm Beach County's
Premier
ham radio event March 10 8am-2pm
Admission $5 - Tailgate $5
Indoor $10 per table
Tailgate and indoor price does NOT include admission
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For More Information Contact:
Robert Pease - KS4EC
KS4EC_ARRL.NET 561-358-9999
or
John Samuels - K2CIB
K2CIB_ARRL.NET 561-909-7150
New Location
FOP Lodge #50
885 62nd Drive North
West Palm Beach, Fl 33416
Near Belvedere Rd. and Jog Rd.
Talkin Frequency 146.67 -600 PL 110.9
Prizes Drawings every 30 mins.
Grand Prize Drawing:
2nd Prize
Other Door Prizes Include:
ARRL Gift Certificate valued at $50
This Gift certificate can be used at the ARRL online store to purchase anything, ARRL Publications, Shirts, Pins, Banners, and hundreds of other things to choose from!
Door Prizes:
There are many other door prizes donated from our many vendors and sponsors drawn every 30 mins.
Tailgate1 Enormous Tailgate Area
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Tailgate setup opens at 7am
You never know
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Enormous tailgate area!
For more Information
Bob Blauvelt - AJ4LJ
AJ4LJ_ARRL.net
Robert Pease - KS4EC
KS4EC_ARRL.net
All vendors (indoors and outdoors) are personally responsible for being in compliance with all local and state tax regulations. The Palm Beach Ham Radio Festival takes no responsibility for verifying the tax status of vendors. This is a HAMFEST; amateur radio, computer, electronic and/or related items, please. NO GUNS, KNIVES, WEAPONS OF ANY KIND, OR PORNOGRAPHY! Your cooperation is appreciated. Reasonable security will be furnished by the hamfest committee. We are not responsible for items that are lost or stolen. Protect your saleable items.
Vendors Here are some of our vendors and sponsors we are working with for this years event
We are still confirming new vendors every day, please check back often for updates
All vendors (indoors and outdoors) are personally responsible for being in compliance with all local and state tax regulations. The Palm Beach Ham Radio Festival takes no responsibility for verifying the tax status of vendors. This is a HAMFEST; amateur radio, computer, electronic and/or related items, please. NO GUNS, KNIVES, WEAPONS OF ANY KIND, OR PORNOGRAPHY! Your cooperation is appreciated. Reasonable security will be furnished by the hamfest committee. We are not responsible for items that are lost or stolen. Protect your saleable items.
Forums1 Listen, Participate & Learn at our exciting forums
Time
09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00
DX Forum
Norm Alexander W4QN
Lighthouse Amateur Radio Club
ARRL Forum
David Fowler,K4DLF, SM
Jeff Beals, WA4AW ,ASM
ARRL Southern Florida Section
High Speed Multi-Media
Introduction and Demonstration
Ralph Tullo N0LO
Darrell Null KK5IT
Palm Beach Packet Group
AREC Repeater Group Annual Meeting
Richard Gallant
ARRL VE Testing
ARRL Exams 
Why should I get licensed?
A mateur Radio enthusiasts know that theres a lot of knowledge and training that go into being a successful Amateur Radio operators (hams).
B efore you can get on the air, you need to be licensed. The rules for earning an Amateur Radio license vary depending on which country you live in.
Y ou need to know the rules to operate legally. You also need to know how to operate safely and youll need some knowledge and training to operate successfully.
G etting licensed is a long standing tradition for hams. US licenses are good for 10 years before renewal, and anyone may hold one except a representative of a foreign government.
A mateur Radio is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the Communications Act of 1934. It is also subject to numerous international agreements.
A ll Amateur Radio operators must be licensed. In the US there are three license classesTechnician, General and Extra. Each successive level of license comes with an expansion of privileges.
W ith only 3 License Classes, getting started in Amateur radio has never been easier!
Testing for all license classes
begins at 11AM in Room 105
The cost is $15 per test paid by
cash or check made out to the ARRL
You must have a Goverment issued ID and any CSCE you may hold from previous exam sessions. Click here for more info.
Contact Volunteer Opportunities
We have several opportunities to be part of the 2012 Palm Beach County Ham Radio Festival!
Please fill out the form below indicating the area you are interested in, the comittee chair will get back with you ASAP.
Chairman Robert Pease KS4EC Co-Chairman Marc Lonstein KI4LJM Publicity Robert Pease KS4EC Website Darrell Null KK5IT Exibit Hall Jerry Grant KI4NUV John Samuels K2CIB Tickets /Prizes John Samuels K2CIB
TailGating Bob Baluvelt AJ4LJ Finance Bob Baluvelt AJ4LJ Parking Carol Bailey KJ4AHR Communications Robert Pease KS4EC Talkin / PA Marc Lonstein KI4LJM Dave Cicconi N3DGC Security John Fulford WA4VPY
Forums Jeff Beals WA4AW ARRL Exams Dave Fowler K4DLF Volunteers Steve Mussman W2SJM Photo / Video Miguel Orama AD4Y Bring & Buy Kathy Letourneau KI4YFU Food FOP Lodge Sponsors Robert Pease KS4EC
We'd love to hear from you
Hamfest in Space 
WE MADE IT!!! The logo for the 2011 Palm Beach County Ham Radio Festival made it onto STS-133, the last flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. It was in orbit from 2/24/11 to 3/9/11 making it the first known hamfest in space! well, the logo anyway!