Northwestern Division event update
Hello Northwestern Division and welcome to the last week of February.
Hamfest season kicked off with the Salem Hamfair in Rickreall OR last weekend. VD Sterba made the trip down and along with Oregon SM Rosenfeld representing ARRL and both reported a good time was had by all.
Next up on the event list is Mike and Key Swap in Puyallup WA March 8th. Flyer here This is always a great event. Michael and I will both be there along with WWA SM Purdum, EWA SM Whitney and who knows who else upstairs at the ARRL booth. DXCC card checking will also be available at the booth.
Other events from the FB N7CFO website are listed below. (thanks, Lynn, for keeping this up to date!)
Michael and I look forward to seeing you at one or more of these this year.
April 12. N7YRC Tailgate Party, Union Gap, WA. Yakima Valley Emergency Management, 2403 S. 18th St., Union Gap, WA. This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event. www.arrl.org/hamfests/n7yrc-tailgate-party-3 Map in PDF.
April 19. Kamiah Hamfest. [NOTE THE DATE CHANGE!] American Legion Hall 618 Main St. Kamiah, ID. www.3riversarc.club This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event.
April 26. Spokane Hamfest, ARRL Washington State Convention. Horizon Middle School, 3915 S. Pines Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99206. This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event. Flyer in PDF. spokanehamfest.org
April 27. Comox Ham Swap Market. (Vancouver Island). Vendor Set up 8:30 (approx.), Public 9 am – 1 pm. Merville Hall (yellow building), 1245 Fenwick Rd at Hwy 19A. (just 15 min. North of Courtenay on the old highway), Merville BC. LOTS OF FREE PARKING. Seller tables $20 (6’ table), HELPER $5. CONTACT BRIAN, VE7RD, sells795@telus.net DOOR PRIZES! COFFEE & DONUTS ADMISSION JUST $5. Presented by the Comox Valley Amateur Radio Club
May 10. Stanwood Camano ARC 32nd Annual Electronic Flea Market and Hamfest. Stanwood, WA. This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event. scarcwa.org/ham_fest.shtm
May 30, 31 and June 1. SEA-PAC Hamfest and ARRL Northwestern Division Convention. Seaside Convention Center, Seaside, Oregon. This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event. info@seapac.org www.seapac.org November edition of SeaPac Waves.
June 6, 7, & 8. Wenatchee Apple City ARC Hamfest, Dryden, WA. This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event. www.applecityarc.com
June. Port Ludlow ARC Tail Gate Swapmeet. www.n7pl.org
July 18-20. Glacier Waterton Hamfest. East Glacier, Montana. www.gwhamfest.org
July 26. Chehalis Valley ARC Swapmeet. This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event. Flyer in PDF.
August 9. 2025, 0800 – 1300 hrs. ARRL Idaho State Convention sponsored by the Kootenai Amateur Radio Society. Location to be determined in Post Falls, ID.
August 15-18. Pacific Northwest DX Convention, Clackamas, OR. This is an ARRL Sanctioned Event. pacificnwdxconvention.com
August 17. Puget Sound Antique Radio Association Annual Swapmeet. psararadio.com
September. High Desert Amateur Radio Group 3rd Annual High Desert Ham Fest, Redmond, Oregon. www.hidarg.org . contact kf7max@arrl.net
October. Pacific Northwest VHF Society Conference. www.pnwvhfs.org
October Kitsap County ARC Hamfest. Bremerton, WA. kcarc.org/hamfest
October 18. Swaptoberfest. Rickreall, OR. www.swaptoberfest.com
If you don’t see your event and would like to have it listed, please contact N7CFO directly.
N7cfo@n7cfo.com
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Mark J. Tharp, KB7HDX
Northwestern Division Director
kb7hdx@gmail.com