NATIONAL HAMFEST 2009
Brought to you by the RSGB in association with Lincoln Short Wave Club

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 October 2009

George Stephenson Pavilion, Newark & Nottingham Showground, Lincoln Road,
Winthorpe, Newark NG24 2NY.

2009 sees a new event in the Rally Calendar. The National Hamfest will be a
two-day event in the Midlands, with good road and rail links to the rest of the
country. It will be the biggest radio event of the year in the East Midlands and
will be held in the George Stephenson Hall at the Newark Showground. This is a
huge exhibition hall comprising almost three thousand square metres of
exhibition space, allowing numerous spacious stands and wide aisles giving easy
wheelchair access. All the major manufacturers and retailers have already agreed
to have a significant presence with displays of all the latest gear. The RSGB
will be in the hall with a book and services stand alongside an RSGB Committee
stand, with HQ staff and volunteers on hand. There will also be a large flea
market and car boot area that can be pre-booked by clubs or individuals.

FREE DRAW
Visitors to the Hamfest will be entitled to enter a Yaesu free prize draw with a
VX-8 handheld to be won each day. The RSGB will also be running free prize draw
with a star prize of a Icom IC-7200 Transceiver, which will appeal to many
amateurs, Waters & Stanton have offered a Heil Quiet Phone Pro headset and
Martin Lynch and Sons have added a Beam in a Bag to the draw. Many more prizes
are planned, so watch this space.

DISCOUNTED TICKETS
Those who purchase tickets in advance will be able to buy their tickets only
£3.50 rather than the on-the-gate price of £4.50, saving £1.00. This is not the
only discount: if you buy 4 tickets at the discounted price you will get an
extra ticket free. So why not organise a group of friends to visit for the day?
If you have a bigger group you can buy 10 tickets and get 3 extra tickets free.
The dedicated website www.nationalhamfest.org.uk is the central resource for
further information and where advanced bookings and ticket deals are available

Traders already confirmed as attending include:

bhi
Icom
JBT Trading
Kenwood
LAM Communications
Martin Lynch & Sons
Moonraker
Sandpiper Aerials
Waters & Stanton plc
Westlake
Yaesu
& many more

For the latest details on the National Hamfest and ticket sales, check out the
website: www.nationalhamfest.org.uk