The biggest hamfest in Georgia, the Stone Mountain Hamfest sponsored by the Alford Memorial club, starts next Saturday at 8:00 AM. Please come by the SEDXC booth. We are setting up in a new configuration as are several other clubs. You’ll be able to sit down, chat, and have refreshments. We will also have HamJam raffle tickets for sale. HamJam will take place on the Georgia Tech campus, Saturday, November 13, 9AM-12:30 PM. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free. We need your participation in the raffle to break even and support our Youth Scholarship Fund. This fund has the goal of developing new hams—the future of ham radio. You do not have to be present at HamJam to win. The raffle prizes are a Flex 1500 and a Elecraft K3 100 watt transceiver. The raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. If you are not able to get to Lawrenceville, you can also buy tickets on-line at hamjam2010.com and at the HamJam event. At the hamjam2010.com address you can also read more about HamJam and our three fantastic presenters. Joe Taylor, K1JT, the weak signal digital guru as well as Nobel Prize winner, Ward Silver, N0AX, a DXer and technical guru who has written more ARRL publications than can easily be counted, and Hal Kennedy, N4GG, creator of the classic Blue Lightning Spark Rig, are the speakers.

Make sure to click the Location link at the above web site. It will show you exactly where to park near the downtown Varsity and the location of the event in the Georgia Tech LeCraw Auditorium. Be sure to tell the parking attendant you are going to HamJam. You will get a greatly discounted parking rate of $8—otherwise it’s $20.

Please visit the SEDXC booth at Lawrenceville next weekend and buy HamJam raffle tickets. Get details and directions to the Stone Mountain Hamfest at

www.stonemountainhamfest.com/allpage.php .

HamJam2010 is co-sponsored by NFARL and SEDXC, and all net proceeds go to youth scholarship funds.

Bob, W2WG, SEDXC President