[TriLUG] Raleigh Hamfest RARSfest this Saturday APR 4 at 8am

[Tadd Torborg via TriLUG]

https://rarsfest.org/   The Raleigh NC Hamfest is in 6 days!    Saturday April 4th at 8am!! 
95000 square foot, all indoor hamfest, heat/AC provided.
1 Day event.  2000 shoppers
$12 admission
Free outdoor parking 
shopper entrance: 35.794, -78.712  under the red covered sidewalk/pergola
Use Gate 5 on Youth Center Drive, Raleigh, NC.
22 Youth Center Drive, Raleigh, NC gets you pretty close.
Look for our yellow and blue signs.
NC State Fairgrounds at intersection of i-440, i-40.   Near i-85, i-95 and new i-87

$30 8' swap tables (with 2 chairs) (indoors of course)
Drive to your table to unload your vehicle, drive out and park before 7:30AM. 
Load-In entrance: 35.79331, -78.7121
After the event, drive back in to reload.   Unload from noon on Friday.  See webpage.
30 tables left at close of on-line sales.  First come first serve on April 3rd and 4th. 
No outdoor sales - there is a generic flea market on the other side of the fairgrounds.

Hamfest open to shoppers from 8am to 3pm
10 forums in 2 rooms starting at 8:30am  See webpage.
VE testing (register in advance!)
230+ tables of swap space all indoors
Thousands of $ worth of prizes including Yaesu FTdx10 HF radio, Yeasu FTM510RASP mobile
Scrolling prize-displays at 4 locations
Drawings every hour plus
Prize drawings of unclaimed (small) prizes at the end to on-site ticket holders. 
Grand prizes may be claimed later - notification via email and text message. 
Camp-ground with hookups in walking distance
27 Vendors and Exhibitors including Diamond, HRO, QuickSilver, TARHEEL, SpoolTenna, Reliance, ARRL, NARA, ARISS, AMSAT, TARPN
Exhibition vehicles (club ambulances and more)
Restaurant and sitting area
Free admission+shirt for 2 hour volunteer commitment.   Yeasu FT70DR volunteer prize