[DurHamFest] DurHamFest this Saturday (May 25th)

[DurHamFest Announcements]

Remember DurHamFest 2019 is this Saturday (May 25th)!

This year's Durham FM Association's hamfest, DurHamFest, will again be at 
the Durham Public Schools Staff Development Center, 2107 Hillandale Rd, 
Durham 27705 (detailed directions below or go to 
<https://dfma.org/dfmaDHF.html> for more information and a map).

This facility is air conditioned and is less than a mile from Interstate 
85!

The fest will feature:
* Radio & Other Prizes
* Food
* VE Testing (no advanced registration. $15 and a picture ID)
* Mobile Communication Unit

Tickets are still $5 per person.  Tailgate slots are $5 (plus tickets).

We open up to the public at 8:30am.

We'll be monitoring 145.450- PL 82.5 for Talk-in.

Hope to see you there!

73 de Jack, KM4MBG, HamFest Chair & Dee, KU4GC, DFMA President

ps: We'll have free coffee like last year.

Some sausage biscuits and donuts will be available for sale early on.
Later we'll fire up the grill and have hamburgers, hot dogs,
veggie-burgers, and soft drinks, all at very reasonable prices.

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See our web site dfma.org

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Directions to DurHamFest:   (Lat: 36.0362 Long: -78.9365 for GPS)

Approach

Northbound on US 15/501 - Merge right onto I 85 North. Use Exit 174
Hillandale (right after merge!)  - right hand exit then left across bridge
on Hillandale Road

Westbound on I 85 South - Use Exit 174B Hillandale - stay right onto
Hillandale Road.

Eastbound on I 85 North - Exit 174 Hillandale - right hand exit then left
across bridge on Hillandale Road

Southbound on US 501/Duke Street - Turn right onto Carver St.  Follow
Carver, crossing NC 157/Guess Rd and finally Hillandale Rd.  Immediately
after crossing Hillandale, turn left into the driveway for DurHamFest.

If you miss the turn unto Carver, keep going until you reach I 85.  Turn
right onto I 85 South. Exit 174B Hillandale - stay right onto Hillandale
Road.

Durham Freeway/NC 147 - Use Exit 158 (Fulton St/Hillandale Rd -  Duke
Hospital). Turn North (away from Duke Hospital) on Hillandale Rd and keep
going for a while.

Final Approach (local)

Driving north on Hillandale Rd, continue approximately 1/4 mile to next
stop light at the intersection with W. Carver Street and turn left. From W.
Carver make the first left into the DurHamFest driveway to the parking lot.