UPCOMING HAMFESTS
• July 12, the Rowan County Amateur Radio Society will hold its
Firecracker Hamfest at the Salisbury Civic Center, 315 Martin Luther
King Avenue. Information can be obtained from rmowery42@charter.net.

• July 19 is the date for the Cary Amateur Radio Club annual Swapfest.
Information can be found at http://caryarc.org.

• July 26 will find me representing ARRL at the Western Carolina
Amateur Radio Society hamfest which will be held at Smokey Mountain
Event Center, 758 Crabtree Road, Waynesville, NC 28785. Information can
be found at http://wcars-club.org/ .

• August 9, Fayetteville, 25th Annual Cape Fear Amateur Radio Society
Swapfest held at the Cumberland County Shrine Club, 7040 Ramsey Street
(US 421 North). Information can be found at http://cfarsnc.org/ .

• August 29-30, Shelby Hamfest, known far and wide as the Granddaddy
of them All. This is the 69 th Annual Hamfest and will be held at the
Cleveland County Fairgrounds just before Labor Day. Information can be
found at http://shelbyhamfest.com. While you are at Shelby stop by
Bridges Barbecue which a few days ago was inducted into the NC Barbecue
Hall of Fame.