Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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When: Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Where: American Legion Hall, 65 Oak Street Oakland, NJ
Talk-in: 146.49 output/ + 1 Meg, PL 107.2
GPS Coordinates: N41° 1.453’, W 74° 14.691’

Admission is only $5 for buyers, and our food and drink is pretty cheap!

Tables are $10 for an outside table (bring your own electricity), $12 for an inside table (electricity provided)

We will have quite a few vendors including Radio Oasis (K2ZZ).

P.S. if any of you are coming, I will most likely be inside behind the microphone doing the announcements. So please do stop by and say hi!
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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I am off that day... so maybe... we'll see... perhaps.

What time do the doors open?
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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6AM for sellers, 8AM for buyers.
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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Ugh... early. :baby:

Goes through lunch I am assuming, or does it die off pretty quickly?
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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Goes until about 1PM.

I thought pretty much all 'fests were morning affairs? At least around here they are. The only one around here I know of that goes well into the afternoon is Sussex County ARC.
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Sussex and Beacon generally go until about 4 or so... I am not much of a morning person, so getting up uber early for a fest that peters off around lunchtime is usually counter productive to my disposition. :baby:

We'll see. I may take a ride down.
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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Has anyone been to this before? How good is it?
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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It's not as big as Sussex. It's one of the smaller hamfests in NNJ.

But there are some good items to be had. Last year I got two sets of the mil surplus screen tent poles, which are good for temporary wire antenna masts (think field day).

I would say it's on par with Bergen ARA, maybe a little more attended.
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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JAYMZ wrote:Sussex and Beacon generally go until about 4 or so....
Well the Sussex hamfest is pretty much the NYC/NJ regional convention and usually has a large turnout. I actually live in the area of the sussex hamfest (I live in Wantage township).

So we finish around 1, maybe a little later. Some vendors stay later until we finish cleaning up.
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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Thanks to all that attended, we had better buyer turnout than last year, but less seller turnout.

For next year we're thinking of adding VE sessions to the mix.
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Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16

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Glad you had an enjoyable hamfest!
It's the end of our hobby as we know it and I feel fine.
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