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Austin Summerfest, continuing a Ham Tradition for over a quarter century!
August 7th and 8th - Friday 6:00-9:00 PM & Saturday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Note the NEW location - Austin Marriott Airport South at 4415 South IH 35
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What Is It?
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Convention, presentations, and meetings, including civic, technical, and crafts events, and discussions, prizes, exams, and swapfests for amateur-radio operators, aspirants, dealers, and their families.
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Where Is It?
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At the Austin Airport Marriott South, 4415 South IH-35 (Northbound access road, just South of the IH-35/Ben White Blvd. intersection).(Facilities, below)
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When Is It?
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Friday August 7th (registration 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM). Indoor swapfest doors open at 6:00 PM and close at 9:00 PM. On Saturday August 8th, 2009 (8:00 AM with swapping until 3:30 PM and dealers and sessions until 4:30 PM).
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How Much?
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$8.00 per person for advance registration, or $10.00 per person at the door.
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What Prizes?
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Door prize drawings on Saturday until 1:00. Final prizes at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. All door prizes will be given out on Saturday including the advance registration prize.
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Facilities?
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Advance registration closes out July 29. Registration at the door begins at 5:00 PM on Friday, August 7th. Swapfest at 6:00 to 9:00 PM on Friday and from 8:00 AM to 3:30 and dealers and sessions until 4:30 PM on Saturday. A full range of activities on Saturday.
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Special Features of this event include:
ARRL Forum, DX Session, Weather Session, ARES Session, QRP Session, Software Defined Radio Session, Indoor Swapfest, Tailgate Swapfest, and the Summer meeting of TX VHF-FM Society.
Austin Summerfest is an ARRL Sponsored State Convention.
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