Subj : Upcoming Hamfests To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Sep 05 2019 05:14 pm QST, QST, QST, This weekend, Friday and Saturday Sept. 6th & 7th 2019: The 50th Annual Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest! "The best little hamfest west of the Mississippi" We're pleased to announce that this will also be the 50th Annual Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest will also play host to the ARRL Arkansas State Convention under the sponsorship of the Queen Wilhelmina Hamfest Association. For more information, check the website at http://www.menahamfest.net, check out the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/QWHAHamfest/ or check out ARRL's website at http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arkansas-state-convention-50th-annual- queen-wilhelmena-hamfest (above URL all on one line) Come enjoy the beauty of Rich Mountain with family and friends. Fifty years ago, a number of guys on 75 meters decided to come to this place to do just that. Y'all come enjoy the mountain, fellowship, and let's get acquainted. Just 13 miles west of Mena, Arkansas, on Hwy 88, Queen Wilhelmina State Park sits at an elevation of 2500 ft on Rich Mt. Plenty of flea market area provided inside or outside the two tents. Bring your own tables, chairs, and electricity. All spaces under the tents and outside the tents are a $10.00 donation. Flea market spaces are first come first serve! Limit one vehicle per tent or flea market space. For tent and reservations please e-mail James at n5ad@att.net or call 1-479-243-4921. However, spaces may be close to full at this point. Please call. This year tickets for the Cookout and the Banquet will be sold at the hospitality tent and NOT at the lodge as in years past. For those of you who will spend the night in your vehicle, the park will charge you for overflow camping. * All people staying overnight in the park must register at the lodge. * A tent space or flea market space does not include a free night in the park. VE testing and meetings all held on Saturday. Check registration table for times. To help celebrate our 50th, we will be giving out patches with the design shown at http://www.menahamfest.net/ for a $5.00 donation. We have ordered a limited number, and they will only be available at the hamfest. They will be available at the hospitality tent until they are gone. Sorry, no pre-sells, or holds. Special Event Station W5Q will be operating on 2 Meters at 146.500, 20 Meters at 14.250, 40 Meters at 7.250, and 75 Meters at 3.950. Also, we still need volunteers to operate in 1 hour shifts Friday and Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm during the hamfest. For those interested in volunteering please contact Kevin at 1-479-216-0033. See you there! 73 DE K5UZ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Delta Division Director: David A Norris, K5UZ k5uz@arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- --- SBBSecho 3.08-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (801:1/2)