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March 13th Spring Hamfest ARCA, Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club by WiredCo

Spring Hamfest - March 13th 2010 Presented by the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club. Hamfest starts at 0600 until approximately midday. We have done this fun meet for a few years now and always a great meet! Always a treat to see some of our old friends and enjoy the meet! Will have our regular great items such as HDMI cables, Toslink, Audio and Video cables as well as our LED lighting products such as 12 volt Strip lights, Flashlights, UV and other LED light bulbs. Also packed in is the full gamut of Ham-dapters, RG-8X cables and tools such as Soldering stations, Multimeters, meter leads, fuse holders, solder, wire crimpers and cutters. Should be great "Scottsdale" Spring weather! Just listen for our Big Band Music coming from our location! You'll most likely find something old, something new at this meet!

March 13, 2010 - SpringFest - hosted by the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club will be held at the Fort McDowell Casino on State Route 87, 2 miles north of Shea Blvd. Hamfest hours are 6 AM until noon. Table space donation - $10.00. ARCA meeting at 11:00 AM. VE testing, raffle prizes, RV parking and refreshments will be available. Talk-in: 147.36 (Pl 162.2).

Contact:Ed Nickerson, WU7S
Scottsdale, AZ 85257-4302
Phone: 480-949-5162
Fax: 480-292-8789

NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR!.... http://scottsdaleamateurradioclub.ning.com

A great place for your spring electronics shopping! LED Strip Lights, LED Light Bulbs, Digital Meters, connections and cables - Get there early, say 6 to 8AM and you should be fine to find the bargains you need! This is still the best early morning shopping for great computer and electronics deals! We've done this little meet since the mid 1990's and still find a great crowd and fun for all! 1950's and 40's music playing, the 5 and Diner right nearby, with restrooms and great food for the whole family. It should be great Arizona spring weather -Bring a jacket for the early morning!

Remember, be sure show up very early to get that great deal or space first however, we must vacant the center before 11AM in the morning as per our agreement with the Center.

Wired Communications has just received a new shipment of specialty items such as USB to SATA Drives, USB to Audio adapters, all the different FireWire Cables and of course, many new sizes in HDMI Cables with lower prices starting at just $8.00! -LED lights and flashlights -UV, DMM Digital meters, Serial cables audio-video cables - all wholesale to the public! If you're a Ham, we will have all our Radio adapters and cables with us as well!

The Scouts' Electronicfest Swap Meet is also home to the monthly Computer - Electronics Clean-up. The Boy Scouts of Troop 446, The City of Phoenix, 93.3 KDKB and, Westech Recycling accept just about anything electronic (working or not) for recycling. All used electronics may be delivered to our monthly event on the third Sunday of every month from 6am-10:30am. We are at the Southside of the Pavilions Shopping Center near Pima and Indian Bend. That's in-between Discount Tire and the 5 and Diner. See You there!

Remember, now we have vendors showing up with ham gear, radios, stereos, dish antennas, cell phones and other wireless products. Lot's of LED lighting items too!

Now is the time to save money for Computer + Home Theater Cables and Ham Radio Connections. Come by and see the latest in Mini HDMI, DVI-D, Digital TosLink Audio + Component Cables! All at Wholesale Prices! We also carry LED lighting such as strip lights, SMT LEDs, UV Flashlights, individual LED PAR series lightbulbs. Also, CAT5e network cables, jacks, wallplates, couplers adapters and accessories such as USB, FireWire, USB to RS232 or SATA Adapters, Micro and Mini USB, DB9-Pin serial null-modem cables! 100's of items available at our booth!

WHERE: Northrop-Grumman parking lot S.E. corner of Marine Ave. and Aviation Blvd. always on the LAST Saturday of the month.

Location of our booth is the end-cap at the NW corner of the swapmeet lot. We are here Rain or Shine!..Remember: the swap is ONLY from 7AM to 11:30 AM! TRW Rules dictates that all sales cease at 11:30 so be there early as you can! Sorry 'bout that Chief!

Please check out these photos of the fest ...... INCREDIBLE Attendance

Only 30 minutes down the 405 from the TRW Hamfest is the ACP Computer Swapmeet at 1310 Edinger, Santa Ana CA. (Off the 55 Freeway and Edinger). Every "Odd" month on the LAST Sunday, we will have many new cabling products on display at the show! Come by and see the latest in HDTV, Mini HDMI, DVI-D, + Component Cables and we will also have our computer cables, adapters accessories such as USB to SATA, CAT5e, USB to IDE + SATA Adapters, + 3 types of DB9-Pin Serial Cables for those free-to-air boxes. Oh, and lots of LED lighting, Flashlights, UV, Strips and Individual chips. Please, keep in mind that this show happens the day after TRW.

Stop by and get a great deal on all your cable and adapter-connector needs. Also have the latest in compression connector tools for digital TV, network cable testers and test meters. My space numbers are F7, F8, F9 out on Edinger at the west end of the lot. The best attended outdoor computer swap bar none! - Not as HUGE as in the 1980's but, still a very nice meet for electronics nuts and enthusiasts like me!

Free entry for buyers. Free Parking. Swap pretty much ends about 2 PM. See You There!