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Berryville (VA) Hamfest

August 4 @ 8:00 am EDT

$10.00

Berryville Hamfest
Sunday August 04, 2024

The new website is:   https://www.berryvillehamfest.com/

Gate opens at 6:00AM

Vendor Buildings Open by 8:00AM

TechTalks 9AM-Noon @ Show Barn

  • General Admission $10.00 cash per person, children under 16 free
  • Additional $10.00 per space for tailgaters—no reservations. First come, first served
  • Commercial and indoor tables by reservation (see vendor form registration link below)
  • Country ham and egg breakfast at 7 am  
  • Concessions and snack bar available
  • Grand Prizes and hourly drawings
  • County park with pool, picnic area, and playground opposite hamfest
  • Camping spaces available Saturday night – $15 per vehicle – limited hookups
  • QSL card checking (for awards) at the ARRL table – Ruritan building, 8 to 11 AM
  • Large tailgating area with ample shade under the big oak trees
  • Electric power is available for testing purposes at various places within the tailgating area
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CARC Editor’s Note:  This 2022 graphic will be updated if or when new content becomes available.
You may find that the map remains helpful in 2023.

 

Always the FIRST SUNDAY IN AUGUST.

Gate opens at 6:00 a.m.
Country Ham and Eggs Breakfast is available at 7:00 a.m., or 6:00 a.m. depending on where you read it.
Vendor Buildings open by 8:00 a.m.
Famous Barbecue begins at 11:00 a.m.

 

VE Exams

• Laurel Amateur Radio Club VE Team will be administering license exams (Clarke County High School), right down the road from the Fairgrounds). Walk-ins welcome.
All license classes , or no license yet, are welcome.

Clarke County High School
627 Mosby Blvd
Berryville, VA 22611

 

• Testing begins at 12 noon. Photo ID required. FCC FRN Required [ What is / Get your FRN Click Here ]

 

For more information about the exams contact:

John Creel

WB3GXW@arrl.net

301-572-5124.

 

See also What to Bring to the Exam Session from the ARRL – VEC 

Details

Date:
August 4
Time:
8:00 am EDT
Cost:
$10.00
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Website:
https://www.berryvillehamfest.com/

Venue

Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds
890 W Main St
Berryville, VA 22611 United States

Organizer

SVARC
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