| Events and Schedule |
| Friday , June 17, 2022 ⇒ 7:00 am to 12:00 – Setup for Flea Market, Vendor. ¤ 1:00 -5:00 pm Open Vendor -Flea Market area. |
| Saturday, June 18, 2022 |
| ⇒ 7 am to 8:00 am – Setup for Flea Market, Vendor, and Tailgate Areas ¤ 8:00 am – Open Flea Market, Vendor , and Tailgate Areas ⇒ 9:00 am Programs begin ¤ 9:00 am – DX and WAS Card Checking (until noon) ¤ 1:30 pm – ARRL VE Testing Sign Up & Testing at COMMUNITY CENTER – GYM: ⇒ ⇒ Please PRE-REGISTER for the test session at hamtest@gmail.com ¤ 1 pm – Raffle Grand Prize Drawing ¤ 2 pm – Close |
| FEES |
| Note: there are no ATM’s onsite or within walking distance. So make sure to “cash up” before for looking for deals. Most vendors take credit cards, flea market tables may not. |
| Reserve and purchase tables & admission on-line: https://sarc-radio-fiesta.eventbrite.com |
| Admission – $10 at the door or online for 2 day Pass (includes 1 door prize ticket) Vendor Tables – $20 – for 2 day – Includes 1 Admission ticket Flea Market Tables – $20 – for 2 day Includes 1 Admission ticket Tailgate Spaces – 1 free space with admission – Saturday only ⇒ Extra spaces $5 each Door Prize tickets – $1 Each, 6 for $5, 15 for $10 |
| Prizes (You do not need to be present at drawing to win Grand, 2nd, or 3rd Prizes) Grand Prize Drawing on Saturday 1pm |
| Grand Prize: ICOM ID-5100A DELUXE 2nd Prize: ICOM IC-2730A 3rd Prize: Yaesu FT-4XR 4th Prize: Sangean MMR-88 Emergency Radios 5th Prize: ECG Products J-SSA-1 Solder Station Many hourly door prizes (Must be present to win hourly prizes) |
| PROGRAM SCHEDULE: June 18, 2022 |
| COMMUNITY CENTER – GYM: 09:00 – 9:50 am Jeff Schmidt -N5MNW – “I have a radio, now what?” 10:00 – 10:50 am ARES Forum – Jeff Walter – KE5FGA ARRL STX SEC 11:00 – 11:50 am ARRL Forum – Stuart Wolfe – KF5NIX ARRL STX Section Manager 12:00 – 12:50 pm Seth Johnson – FactoryPure — Portable generators for backup power BLUE BONNET ROOM 09:00 – 10:00 am Texas VHF Society Winter Meeting |
| 1:30 pm ARRL VE Testing in the COMMUNITY CENTER – GYM: Please PRE-REGISTER for the test session at hamtest@gmail.com. |
NOTE: CHECK OUR WEBPAGE AFTER 5/1/2022 FOR UPDATED PROGRAM
 | Download Flyer 2022 Flyer Mailer with application Mailer Letter size |
 | The entire complex is accessible |
 | Plenty of FREE parking |
 | Friday & Saturday Refreshment Concessionaire from 7 am to 2 pm is: Samuel Clemens Cheer Booster |
 | Friday & Saturday Refreshment Concessionaire from 7 am to 2 pm is: Samuel Clemens Cheer Booster |
 | Lodging & RV park info |
| There are lots of local restaurants near the Civic Center. The Chamber of Commerce has a list of many of them. Trip Advisor best 10 list. |
 | For additional information, contact the 2022 Amateur Radio Fiesta Chairperson, radiofiesta@w5sc.org |
 | We will have talk-in available on the 147.000 repeater (thanks to GVARC) on Friday and Saturday, June 17-18Frequency: 147.000 MHz Offset: Negative Tone: 103.5 HzIt will be available as an undirected net. If you are trying to figure out which exit to take or if you got turned around and you’re not sure where you need to be headed, some of your fellow hams on frequency will try to help you out. |