Club callsign of the Kankakee Area Radio Society is W9AZ
KARS is an ARRL Special Service Club

THE KANKAKEE AREA RADIO SOCIETY'S
26th ANNUAL HAMFEST
OUR 26th ANNUAL HAMFEST - KARSFEST 2009
((Sunday, July 19th))
Will County Fairgrounds
Peotone, Illinois

WINLINK 2000
FORUM
IL State Wide System
10am in the Atrium Building
(North end - Air Conditioned)

ARRL Illinois SEC Brad Pioveson W9FX
ASEC/CAP Kelly Robertson KC9FVK
along with Grundy Co ARES
wl2k guru Art Bertheaume N9ZZK
DEC Bob Cockream, AB9EE

will conduct a forum to "kick off" the new digital
communications initiative for Illinois ARES.
It is hoped 100% of the clubs, groups, tower owners,
IL hams and ARES members will get behind this
largest IL digital system ever implemented.

Come listen to the plan, this new
IL State Wide Winlink 2000 system is in the works!
Your involvement is needed!

See you at 10am in the
North end of the Atrium Building


VE Exam Testing!
WALK-INS WELCOME
Registration from 8:30am - 10:30am
(Enter the far north doors of the Atrium
building for VE testing ONLY!)
All others enter throught the gates please

I-57 to Peotone Exit 327 (East)  -  Buildings are Handicap Accessible - Click for Google Map
I-57 to Peotone Exit 327 (East)
Click for <Google Map> Directions

TALK-IN W9AZ Repeater 146.94 (-600) (PL 107.2)
Download the KARSFEST 2009
Flyer in Adobe Acrobat form...
karsfest.pdf



Check out these great past shows...


KARSFEST 2003
Main Attractions:
KARSFEST, paid tribute to
Radio Sport Contesting, and the SMC
Society of Midwest Contesters president, Paul Gentry K9PG
was honored this year, with a plaque, presented by
National Contest Journal editor, Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.
K9PG has led the SMC to 3 consecutive wins,
a "3-Peat", of the ARRL November Sweepstakes


KARSFEST 2002
Main Attractions:
VP6DI DXPedition to Ducie Island
by Ducie op, N9TK
(The Newest/ Hottest DXCC Entity!!!)
This was the first public showing of Ducie, anywhere!
Meeting of the Society of Midwest Contesters - SMC
DXCC Card Checking by W9VA
ARRL Representatives


KARSFEST 2001
Main Attractions:
9M0M DXPedition to the Spratly Islands by Spratly op, WB9Z
Meeting of the Society of Midwest Contesters - SMC
All brought to you, by your friends at KARS

Another fabulous show
in store for
KARSFEST 2009
Club callsign of the Kankakee Area Radio Society is W9AZ



KARSFEST is an ARRL Sanctioned Hamfest
KARSFEST is an ARRL Sanctioned Hamfest
Meet ARRL Representatives
Join ARRL while you are here at KARSFEST

DXCC Card Checking
WAS Card Checking
VUCC Card Checking
CQ Award Card Checking
Card checking by Jess AI9L and Patti AF9H


WINLINK 2000 FORUM
New Illinois ARES State Wide Intitiative - 10AM
ARRL VEC

Amateur Radio Exam Testing
Walk-Ins Only
Registration from 8:30am - 10:30am
(Enter the far north doors of the Atrium
building for VE testing ONLY!)


Easy to reach I-57 to Peotone Exit 327 (East)

TALK-IN W9AZ Repeater 146.94 (-600) (PL 107.2)
APRS 144.39 W9AZ Hamfest Beacon

Did you know?
KARS is digitally Inclined
Your hamfest dollars helps KARS sponsor
two WIDE-n APRS super digipeaters?
W9AZ-15 near Governors State Univ since 2001 (440 ft)
and most recently in Kankakee W9AZ-14 fall 2008 (300 ft)
An RF / Telnet DX Cluster (300 ft)
A Winlink 2000 system is now planned to go on one of
our big towers for Kankakee County Wide Coverage

GPS Coordinates 41:19:32.7 N - 87:47:42.4 W

35 ACRES - FREE PARKING

14,400 square feet of Air Conditioned Indoor Exhibits
Many Many Popular Big Name Vendors!

Huge outdoor Flea Market
Rain or shine - Six covered pavilions for Flea Market
All Outdoor Flea Market Roads Paved

No charge for outdoor Flea Market space
Free Overnight Parking Available - $20 With Electric (Fairground increase 2009)
Good Food and Drink Available for Breakfast and Lunch
(Outdoor) Setup will be Saturday evening and Sunday morning as usual

Meet Representatives of The ARRL Central Division
Join the American Radio Relay League at KARSFEST

Meeting of the Society of Midwest Contesters (SMC)
Join the SMC while you are here at KARSFEST


SET-UP INFORMATION
Indoor Vendor
 
 

Outdoor flea market
and covered pavilions
 

Free Overnight Parking,
$20 With Electric
Good 20 amp RV hookups
Toilets and showers

Saturday, 6 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, 6 - 8:00 AM

Sunday, 6:00 AM
 
 

Saturday evening


$ CASH PRIZES $
First Prize - $300.00
Second Prize - $100.00
Third Prize - $100.00
(Cash prize winners need not be present)

Indoor Vendor Sales Begin On
Sunday at 8:00 AM

www.w9az.com

KARSFEST TICKETS
Advance, Double Stub

At the gate, Single Stub

Reserved Indoor Tables

$6.00

$8.00

$10.00 1st table
$8.00 all other tables

- Children Under 12 FREE -

Order advance KARSFEST tickets, now
CLICK HERE
Fill this form out and mail today!

Reserved Tables and Advanced Tickets,
send check (payable to KARS)
and S.A.S.E. to:

 CARL SCHROEDER  K9CS
1505 N 2000 East Rd
WATSEKA IL 60970-9555
Phone: (815) 473-4263

E-Mail questions to Carl K9CS at
Email: karsfest@live.com


ARRL VEC

Amateur Radio Exam Testing
Walk-Ins Only
Registration from 8:30am - 10:30am
(Enter the far north doors of the Atrium
building for VE testing ONLY!)

KARSFEST FLYER

Download the KARSFEST 2009 Flyer
in Adobe (ACROBAT READER) form...
karsfest.pdf

Please pass flyers around at your next
club meeting, and to your friends.



To view a GOOGLE MAP
of the Will County Fairgrounds,
Home to KARSFEST
CLICK HERE
to Get EXACT driving instructions to KARSFEST!

Last Updated July 3, 2009

See you in Peotone, IL
At KARSFEST 2009...
Sunday, July 19th
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W9AZ
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