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

THE KANKAKEE AREA RADIO SOCIETY'S
27th ANNUAL HAMFEST
OUR 27th ANNUAL HAMFEST - KARSFEST 2010
((Sunday, July 18th))
Will County Fairgrounds
Peotone, Illinois

Another Great Show
in store for
KARSFEST 2010


VE Exam Testing!
WALK-INS WELCOME

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)
APRS 144.39 follow the KARSFEST Beacon HFEST-18
Download the KARSFEST 2010
Flyer in Adobe Acrobat form...
karsfest.pdf



Check out these great past shows...


KARSFEST 2009
Main Attractions:
FORUM
WINLINK 2000
Introduction of
The IL State Wide WL2K System
By
ARRL Illinois Section Emergency Coordinator
Brad Pioveson, W9FX
and Grundy County ARES
ARRL IL ASEC / Digital, Art Bertheaume N9ZZK 
DEC, Grundy Co EC, Bob Cockream, AB9EE 
John Watters KC9KKO

Our thanks to Brad for kicking off the
Winlink Initiative here at KARSFEST.

Card Checking by AI9L, AF9H
ARRL Representatives



KARSFEST 2008
Main Attractions:
FORUM
DSTAR Repeater Systems
By Mark Thompson WB9QZB
and Kermit Carlson W9XA

Our thanks again to Mark and also to Kermit for
presenting the DSTAR forum at KARSFEST.
 

Card Checking by AI9L, AF9H
ARRL Representatives


KARSFEST 2007
Main Attractions:
FORUM
DSTAR Systems Introduction
By Mark Thompson WB9QZB

Our thanks to Mark for bringing the DSTAR forum to KARSFEST.

Card Checking by AI9L, AF9H
ARRL Representatives



KARSFEST 2005
Main Attractions:
V31JP DXing from Belize
by Joe Pontek, K8JP, V31JP
Joe graced us with his presence and presentation
about the experience of DXing and Contesting
from his home off the Carribean coast.
Meeting of the Society of Midwest Contesters - SMC

Card Checking by AI9L, AF9H

ARRL Representatives


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

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 2010
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


FORUM
To be announced
ARRL VEC

Amateur Radio Exam Testing
Walk-Ins Only


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

TALK-IN W9AZ Repeater 146.94 (-600) (PL 107.2)
APRS 144.39 KARSFEST Beacon HFEST-18

Your hamfest dollars helps KARS sponsor
the 146.940 and 444.800 repeaters.
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 admin increase 2009)
Good Food and Drink Available for Breakfast and Lunch

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 2010 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 September 7, 2009

See you in Peotone, IL
At KARSFEST 2010...
Sunday, July 18th
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