Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
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Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
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!
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!
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
I am off that day... so maybe... we'll see... perhaps.
What time do the doors open?
What time do the doors open?
JAYMZ
"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny." -- Alan Cohen.
"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny." -- Alan Cohen.
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
6AM for sellers, 8AM for buyers.
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
Ugh... early.
Goes through lunch I am assuming, or does it die off pretty quickly?
Goes through lunch I am assuming, or does it die off pretty quickly?
JAYMZ
"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny." -- Alan Cohen.
"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny." -- Alan Cohen.
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
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.
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.
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
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.
We'll see. I may take a ride down.
We'll see. I may take a ride down.
JAYMZ
"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny." -- Alan Cohen.
"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny." -- Alan Cohen.
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
Has anyone been to this before? How good is it?
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
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.
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.
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
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).JAYMZ wrote:Sussex and Beacon generally go until about 4 or so....
So we finish around 1, maybe a little later. Some vendors stay later until we finish cleaning up.
Re: Ramapo Mountain ARC - Oakland NJ, August 16
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.
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
Glad you had an enjoyable hamfest!
It's the end of our hobby as we know it and I feel fine.