• Second largest hamfest in Texas and growing!

• Houston is the Fourth Largest City in the USA

• Over 120 tables and 1000 expected attendees
• GIANT FREE Tailgate Area
• Featured speakers: Click for 2012 speakers Schedule
• Raffle main prizes: Flex Radio 3000 software defines HF, Icom ID-31A D-Star Handheld Transceiver, Alinco DR-135MkIII 2m transceiver
• Separate frequent door prize drawings
• Fox Hunt - $100 CASH PRIZE - click here for details
• Many other full "hamfest" features such as VE Sessions, Hands-On Demos, Kid's Corner, Hot Food, Equipment Test Table, live ham special event station, fox hunt and much more.

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Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012
Time: 8AM to 1:30PM -- registration begins at 7 AM
Location: Ft. Bend County Fairgrounds, Rosenberg, TX  About 30 miles S/W of downtown Houston   CLICK HERE FOR MAP
Food:  Amazing food (breakfast and lunch) will be available and provided by the Larkins Family DX Kid's Cafe.. Yummy !!
Admission: $5, Children under 14 free. Each paid admission receives 1 free door prize (RED) ticket
Tables: Tables are only $10 each and $5 more if you want power at your tables, if you must have power please get your tables early..Last year the indoor tables were sold out, you can register your tables online Click here  Over 120 indoor tables will be available. Pre-registration for sellers allows choice of tables ahead of time and power (500W) if requested at time of pre-registration.
Tailgating:  This year we have free tailgating.  There is plenty of room at the fairgrounds for this.  Buyers will have early access to tailgate sellers before main hall opens at 8 A.M. (Sorry, only service animals allowed.)
Door Prizes (2012):  (RED TICKET) Each paid entry will include one door prize ticket, door prizes will be announced throughout the day, those prizes unclaimed will be given away near the end of the hamfest.
Raffle (2012):  Raffle (BLUE tickets) for the GRAND PRIZES are separate from the door prize tickets and are available inside for $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.  list of prizes
VE (Ham radio) Testing – Registration for testing will begin at 8AM. Actual testing will commence at 9AM with another session beginning at 10:30.   You will need a photo ID, Your ORIGINAL license, and a copy of your  License (if upgrading) and $15. Testing is on-site in the Sheriff Department Training Classroom just inside the front gate.  Due to the small size of the testing room, tests can only be given to 12 people at a time, we will test as long as it takes to accommodate everyone that shows up for testing!  For more information contact John Moore, kk5nu, jwm@hal-pc.org .
FOX Hunt – $100 cash prize!!  A fox hunt will be held at 10AM , this is a hunt for a hidden transmitter{s) which will be on the fairgrounds.fox hunt will be held at 10AM , this is a hunt for a hidden transmitter{s) which will be on the fairgrounds..