CQ Amateur Radio

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OCTOBER

ALPENA, MICHIGAN — The Thunder Bay Amateur Radio Club will hold Alpena’s 6th Annual Swap Meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, October 5 at the Alpena Mall, 2380 US-23 South. Email: <w1up@thunderbayarc.org>. Website: <http://thunderbayarc.org>.

BELTON, MISSOURI — The Southside Amateur Radio Club will hold its 2019 Hamfest from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, October 5 at Mill Creek Upper Elementary School, 308 South Cleveland Avenue. Contact: Jay Duthler, WØJD, (816) 607-1330. Email: <info@southsidearc.net>. Website: <http://southsidearc.net>. Talk-in 147.12+ (PL 151.4). VE exams.

BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY — The Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club will hold the VetteCity Hamfest from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, October 5 at the WKU Knicely Conference Center, 2355 Nashville Road. Contact: Frank Armstrong, KI4HEJ. (270) 781-0349. Email: <franarmstrong@insightbb.com>. Website: <www.vettecityhamfest.com> or <http://kcarconline.com>. Talk-in 147.33 (PL 107.2).

HOLLYWOOD, MARYLAND — The St. Mary’s Co. Amateur Radio Association will hold its 7th Annual TailgateFest from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, October 5 at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Bingo Hall, 24801 Three Notch Road (MD RT 235). Contact: Chuck Gantz <k3wjx@yahoo.com>. Website: <www.k3hki.org>. VE exams.

LAKESIDE, CALIFORNIA — The Lakeside Amateur Radio Club will hold the San Diego Hamfest and Disaster Preparedness from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, October 5 at the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds, 12584 Mapleview Street. Website: <www.sdhamfest.org> or <www.lakesidearrc.org>. VE exams, T-hunt.

will hold the beginning 8 a.m., Saturday, October 5 at the Lawrence County 4H>. Website: <>. Talk-in 146.73- (PL 107.2). VE exams, fox hunt.

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