<p>FYI, 73<br>
-Rick</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <<a href="mailto:winterfest2013@templaro.com">winterfest2013@templaro.com</a>><br>Date: Jan 9, 2013 5:27 PM<br>Subject: HAMFEST: Winterfest 2013 - Feb 24 - Annandale, VA<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:winterfest2013@templaro.com">winterfest2013@templaro.com</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution">Hello,<br>
<br>
I'm writing to let you know about Winterfest, an annual ham radio flea<br>
market in Northern Virginia that allows hams and other makers to get<br>
together and find some bargains on radios, antennas, radio-related<br>
publications, test gear and components. This regional hamfest typically<br>
attracts 500-1000 attendees, with both commercial and hobbyist vendors<br>
selling radio equipment at indoor tables and at an outdoor tailgating<br>
area. More details are available online at<br>
<a href="http://www.viennawireless.org/winterfest.php" target="_blank">http://www.viennawireless.org/winterfest.php</a>, but here are the essentials:<br>
<br>
DATE: February 24, 2013. Tailgating starts at 6 am, the indoor sales area<br>
opens at 8 am. The event wraps up at 2 pm, but come early for the best<br>
stuff.<br>
<br>
LOCATION: Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus, 8333<br>
Little River Turnpike Annandale, VA. Talk-in on the 146.91 repeater. GPS<br>
coordinates are 38.833216N, 77.236872W.<br>
<br>
COST: Tickets are $6 at the door. Outdoor tailgating spots are $15, and<br>
available the day of the event. Tables are $25. One indoor admission is<br>
included in the cost of tailgate or table.<br>
<br>
SPONSOR: This event is run by the Vienna Wireless Society, a<br>
not-for-profit ham radio club located in Northern Virginia. This is an<br>
ARRL-affiliated event. The proceeds from this event help support the<br>
activities of the Vienna Wireless Society, which include community<br>
service, emergency preparedness, and technical innovation.<br>
<br>
*Tables Available*: We still have some indoor table spots available. Have<br>
radio-related stuff to sell: radios, antennas, parts for homebrewing?<br>
Spread your treasures on our eight-foot tables (and the floor under<br>
them!). Reserve a table by contacting <a href="mailto:tablesales2013@viennawireless.org">tablesales2013@viennawireless.org</a>.<br>
Please, no used computer equipment :-)<br>
<br>
With rising postal costs, last year was the first time we reached out to<br>
hams exclusively by emails, which went out 1-2 weeks before the event. We<br>
received many requests to send the info earlier to allow for more<br>
planning, so this year I am sending this 6-7 weeks before the event, and<br>
will follow up with reminder email 1-2 weeks before Winterfest. I don't<br>
want to send unwanted email, though, so if you'd prefer not to receive one<br>
or both emails, please reply to this message and let me know.<br>
<br>
I'd appreciate it if you could mention this event at club events and to<br>
your friends, because word of mouth is our best means of letting people<br>
know about this hamfest.<br>
<br>
TNX ES 73 DE AI4SV,<br>
<br>
Jack Welch,<br>
Winterfest Coordinator<br>
Vienna Wireless Society<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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