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Revised: 1 May, 2008

Most of reporting clubs, etc have not posted for the year 2008.

IF YOU HAVE A SWAP MEET THAT IS NOT LISTED, PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR INFORMATION TO w0qni@juno.com AND WE WILL SEE THAT IT IS POSTED TO THIS LIST.

THIS LIST MAY BE PRINTED OUT, (since it is not copyrighted) BUT PLEASE IF YOU USE IT, GIVE CREDIT TO THE WESTERN AMATEUR RADIO FRIENDSHIP ASSOCATION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WARFA, GO TO OUR WEB SITE AT http://www.warfa.org.

THE LIST HAS SWAPS MEETS, ARRL DIVISION AND SECTION MEETINGS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES AND CANADA. AZ, BC, CA, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, AND WA.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LIST ARE MONTHY SWAP MEETS AND ON AIR SWAPS IN THE WESTERN U.S. THAT WE KNOW ABOUT. THIS LIST HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM MANY SOURCES, E-MAIL, WEB SITES AND WORD OF MOUTH. WE WANT TO THANK ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS LIST. WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

 

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MAY 2/4. Reno, NV EMCOMMWEST 2008 Convention, EMCOMMWEST, Inc.
http://www.emcommwest.org
Talk-In: 147.030+ (PL 100.0)
Contact: Don Carlson, KQ6FM
5591 Barcelona Court
Sparks, NV 89436
Phone: 775-354-2788
Fax: 209-391-4819
Email: kq6fm@arrl.net

MAY 3, Sierra Vista, AZ. Larry Warren Cochise Hamfest. Cochise Amateur Radio Association
http://www.k7rdg.org
Talk-In: 146.76(-) (PL 162.2)
Contact: Lee Ilse, KD7OED
3785 Mohawk Drive
Sierra Vista, AZ 85650
Phone: 520-378-1643
Fax: 520-533-2165
Email: kd7oed@arrl.net
May 10 Silver City, NM Silver City SwapFest. Gila Amateur Radio Society
Talk-In: 146.98 (PL 103.5)
Contact: Tom Meyer, N4CYV
103 Nevada Avenue
Hurley, NM 88043
Phone: 575-537-2946
Email: n4cyv@arrl.net
MAY 30/ Seaside, OR. Northwestern Division Convention (SeaPac)
JUNE 1. Oregon Tualatin Valley ARC
http://www.seapac.org
Talk-In: 146.660
Contact: C. Wayne Schuler, AI9Q
16414 NE 21st Street
Vancouver, WA 98684
Phone: 360-892-5580
Fax: 360-892-5580
Email: ai9q@arrl.net
JUNE 6/8 Dryden, WA Wenatchee Hamfest. Apple City Amateur Radio Club
http://www.qsl.net/w7td
Talk-In: 146.68 (PL 156.7)
Contact: Judy Chrisco, KA7ZNA
1812 SE Soden Street
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Phone: 509-884-1251
Email: ka7zna@msn.com


JULY 11/13 Bryce Canyon, UT. Rocky Mountain Division Convention. Utah Hamfest Inc.
http://www.utahhamfest.org
Talk-In: 146.98 (no PL) & 447.575 (no PL)
Contact: Bob Anderson, AA7TR
995 North Tremont Street
Tremonton, UT 84337-1027
Phone: 435-863-5272 (D) or 435-257-2154 (N)
Email: aa7tr@arrl.org

AUG -1/4. Anchorage, AK Alaska State Convention
Anchorage ARC, Matanuska ARA, Moose Horn ARC, & Arctic ARC
http://www.akhamfest.com
Talk-In: 147.27+ (PL 103.5)
Contact: Richard Tweet, KL2AZ
PO Box 101987
Anchorage, AK 99510-1987
Phone: 907-278-9338
Email: secretary@kl7aa.net
SEPT 12/14 Mesa, AZ Southwestern Division Convention. AzHamComm
http://www.az-arrl.org/swdc2008
Talk-In: tbd
Contact: Rick Aldom, W7STS
PO Box 27226
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-0137
Phone: 480-707-8423
Email: natecf@gmail.com
OCT 3/5 Moses Lake, WA Pacific Northwest VHF+ Conference
Pacific Northwest VHF Society
http://www.pnwvhfs.org
Talk-In: 146.58 FM Simplex; 144.200 SSB
Contact: Steve Pack, WB7VAS
25815 176th Place SE
Covington, WA 98042
Phone: 253-639-3631
Fax: 253-639-3631 (not auto-answer, call first)
Email: secretary@pnwvhfs.org
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MONTHLY SWAP MEETS


REDONDO BEACH, CA  (TRW Swap meet.)
        TRW Parking lot. Marina Blvd. Redondo Beach.
        Last Saturday of the month. http://w6trw.com northrup grumman
parking lot SE corner of marine ave. and aviation blvd.
in redondo beach. last saturday of every month 7 am to 11:30 am.  goto
this link for directions/info: THE W6TRW ARC SWAPMEET
Address: http://w6trw.com/swapmeet/w6trw_arc_swapmeet.htm   
 
SANTEE, CA  El Cajon ARC Swap Meet (aka Santee Swap Meet)
        1st & 3rd Saturday of the Month
        At the Santee Drive-in Theater at 10990 Woodside Ave. off of
        Hiway 67.
        Talk in on 146.52.
        Buyers seventy-five cents. Sellers' Gates open 6:00. 630 AM for
        buyers.  FOR INFORMATION CALL 449-SWAP

UPLAND, CA. Inland Empire ARC Swap Meet
        2nd Saturday, Starts at dawn and goes to about 11:30 AM
        At Cable Airport Parking Lot on the South side of the landing strip.
        Address is 1749 West 13th Street, Upland CA
        PLEASE GO TO w6ier.org.
        LOOK FOR THE TAB, SAYING "Our Local Swap Meet" FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION   
 
LIVERMORE, CA
        First Sun of the month. Las Positas exit off 580.
        Largest in the San Francisco Bay Area
        Open to buyers and sellers at 7:00AM

POMONA, CA
Microwave Relay Association                               
                    Held the third Saturday of each month at California Polytechnic State University, 3801 W Temple Ave, Pomona, parking lots F8, F9, and F10. 

CHINO HILLS, CA  Swap meet.
        Third (3rd) Saturday of each month. Starting at 6:30 AM till whenever. Cost to sell is $10 per space. Location is at the new Chino Hills high school on "Pomona Rincon Road" facing Highway 71.

        From the 91 freeway take highway 71 (at the dam) towards Pomona to the Soquel Canyon. (approx. 8 miles) off ramp. At top of ramp make left turn on Soquel Cyn. to "Pomona Rincon Road" (traffic signal). Make left turn, drive past the brick factory and you are there.

        From the 210, 10, or 60 freeway take Highway 71 towards Corona. Take the Soquel Canyon offramp. Make a right turm on Squel Canyon to "Pomona Rincon Road" (traffic signal) and make left turn on Rincon Road and drive past the brick factory and you are there.
        CONTACT:  Steeve Hippler. (909) 597-3522

LAS VEGAS, NV
          Local swap meet in Las Vegas, NV
          First Saturday of the month at the AES  parking lot. It is a
          very small meet, no fees for either buyers or sellers, runs
          all year, and is from daylight (about 6:30 or so).
          Usually completed by 11 AM.

New Mexico Radio Collectors Club (NMRCC).
     Our club meets on the second Sunday of each month at the Kaseman
Hospital on Constitution, just west of Wyoming. We gather in the parking
lot at 1:30 pm for a swap meet, then move inside to conference room B for
the meeting at 2:00 pm. http://members.aol.com/NMRCC/   
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ON AIR SWAP NETS

Northwest Saturday Morning SwapNet. Meets each Saturday morning at 9AM
Pacific time, and goes until 11AM (or until there are no more listings.
Net control is Ron, N7TAW, Gresham, OR, just east of Portland. The net is
conducted over the Evergreen Intertie. The Evergreen Intertie is a series
of VHF and UHF repeaters that are capable of being tied together to
provide communications over a large area of the northwest. Covers a 4
state area.
http://www.nwhams.com/
 

     7.240  Every Sat. and Sun.  Starts around  12:30PM
                Controls are various. Covers West Coast.
     3.915  On Sunday mornings at 10:00AM Pacific Time.
                Net controls - W7BUN.  Mostly northwest states
     3.908  "WARFA" swap net. Wed. nights at 8:00 PST.                  
                             This net is on the West Coast, but many
check ins from the midwest.
     3.922  On Sunday evenings from 5:30PM to 7:30PM PST
                Mid-West Swap Net
     7.235  Every morning at 11:30AM PST.  Monday -Friday Western US    
                   Chaverim Rag Chew/Swap Net 
                    Net control - WA6USL
     3.908 "Northstar Traders net" - 8:30AM Central.
                Host = W5MAZ
                (originates from Minnesota/Winsconsin area)
     146.085 + 600  "Yuba Sutter Amateur Radio Club's"
                 Monday Night Swap Net at 7:00PM PST
     145.210 Thursdays at 8:00PM in Sacramento. Hosted by WB2ZEI
                Armond.  Covers central California and Reno via UHF/VHF
                Links
     147.080  Sundays at 7:00PM Inland Empire Swap Net. Hosted by Art   
                      W7COZ   (Spokane, WA area)

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