EMCOMMWEST 2013 cancelled

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There will be no EMCOMMWEST ham radio convention in 2013.

The board has been discussing the options for and fate of EMCOMMWEST 2013. It says that there have been many changes in the volunteer workforce during the past 12 months. This coupled with the small period of time between now and the traditional date of the event has led the Board to decide to forgo 2013.

The Board goes on to say that circumstances leading to this decision include the loss of several key volunteers; the continued inability to draw the major vendors and manufacturers to the show and the fact that little has been accomplished to make measurable progress toward event production for this year. It goes on to say that if there is to be an EMCOMMWEST in 2014 it may require a local club to take the helm and provide the much-needed volunteer base for the event.

EMCOMMWEST began in 1999 when a group of Northern Nevada amateur radio operators interested in improving emergency communications hosted the very first symposium that lead to the convention as it is today.

EMCOMMWEST 2013 - emcommwest.org

 

The LAMFEST Ham Radio Rally

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The 1st LAMFEST Ham Radio Rally in Aid of Cancer Research takes place on Sunday 23rd June 2013

The event is being held at Building 21, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HJ on Sunday 23 June 2013

Icom UK, Kenwood Communications and Yaesu UK are attending displaying their latest equipment.

The group trying to raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research with the door entry and collection points being donated to charity.

Please bring your family and friends as Elsecar Heritage Centre has it’s very own steam railway, antiques centre and many other shops accompanied with a huge children’s indoor play centre. Simply follow the ‘Brown Tourist Signs’ as the event is only four miles SE of jnc 36 on the M1 motorway near to our shop at Hoyland Common.

If you wish to sell your own equipment, or attend as a club stand, then the table price is £10.00 each and you will have to provide us with a copy of your own Public Liability Insurance for your stall.

There are eighty stalls available, and they are booking up quickly.

Your contact for booking a stall is Tamsin O’Brien on 01226 361700 or email sales@lamcommunications.net

The groups website - http://www.elsecar-heritage-centre.co.uk/

Central Scotland Mini Ham Radio Convention 2013

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The Central Scotland Ham Radio Conventions committee has announced that the 2013 Central Scotland Mini Ham Radio Convention will take place on Saturday 8 June 2013 at the Crofthead Farm Community Education Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston EH54 6DG.

More information - http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/cshrc/