Washington State Fair

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 September 2018 02:08

2018-08-31 - 2018-09- 23

The Washington State Fair is held annually during the month of September. Each year the Club operates an information booth in the Hobby Hall, Northwest Corner, at the Fairgrounds.

The purpose is to attract Hobby Hall visitors to amateur radio and provide the interested folks some information about our hobby. Hopefully, the interested folks will want to become ham radio operators. There will be a display case of interesting ham radio equipment, from the "old days" and the current technology. Our Club will provide hand-outs regarding our New Ham Classes ... as well as information about our Club and other ham clubs in our area. We will also answer any visitor's questions. The ARRL has provided hand-outs to assist the Club in our effort to generate interest in amateur radio. iCom usually provides a HF radio and a 2m/440 FM radio for the Club's use and to show off to visitors. The Club has antennas installed on the roof of the Hobby Hall. Volunteer shifts at the W7DK information booth are 3-4 hours/shift. If you are interested in assisting the Radio Club of Tacoma's effort to promote amateur radio at the Washington State Fair... then please sign up. A free fair entry ticket and parking in the fair employees parking lot, Silver Or Bronze Lots, will be provided. Also, special Handicap tickets may be provided upon request.

Click here for general information about the Washington State Fair, which runs from August 31st to September 23th, 2018.

You will be permitted to enter the Hobby Hall up to 30 minutes early for those of you manning the morning shift.

This years Fair event will be three weeks long. The Fair will be closed on Tuesdays and Sept 05.

Official setup days are August 27th & 28th   between 9am & 4pm.

• Stephen AD7AB
• Red  WB7EC
• Tom  W7TJL
• John  AC7WW
• Charles  AE7PC

TO SIGN UP FOR A SHIFT AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH, CONTACT:

Stephen Morton, AD7AB
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(253) 212-9437

SHIFT SCHEDULE

 Last minute standbys:  (These are folks who have volunteered to stand in for others when something comes up and they are unable to take the shift they originally volunteered for). If you would like to be considered as one of the standbys please contact Stephen AD7AB for further information.

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The following personnel have signed up to assist with the Booth setup:

•  Stephen ad7ab
• Red  WB7EC
• Tom  W7TJL
•  John  AC7WW
• Charles  AE7PC

We need approximately 4-5 people in order to setup the booth.

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Please double check your dates and times for opening and closing of the W7DK Fair booth. Entry times into the fair booth are 30 minutes prior to opening the Hobby Hall to the general public.

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