Rallies and Events News – 3 February 2019

| February 1, 2019

This Sunday, 3 February, the 35th SEARS Canvey Radio and Electronics Rally will be held at its new venue, Cornelius Vermuyden School, Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 9QS. Admission is £3 and doors open at 10am, or 15 minutes earlier for disabled visitors. There is free car parking and easy, level ground floor access to two large halls. Tea, coffee, soft drinks and bacon butties will be available. There will be radio, computing and electronics traders and special interest groups. More details via email to tony@tonystreet.net.

If you are fortunate enough to be heading to Florida on holiday in the next week, you may be interested to know that the 73rd Orlando HamCation runs from 8 to 10 February. Head for the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park, 4603 West Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida 32808, USA. There will be over 150 commercial sellers, over 200 swap table vendors and the largest tailgate area in the southeastern US. For details see hamcation.com.

Next Sunday, the 10th, the Harwell Radio and Electronics Rally will take place at Didcot Leisure Centre, Mereland Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 8AY, just three miles from Milton Interchange on A34. Doors open at 10am and admittance is £3, with under 12s free. There will be traders, special interest groups and an RSGB book stand. Refreshments will be available all day. Talk-in is on 145.550MHz, using G3PIA. Details from Ann, G8NVI by email to rally@g3pia.net.

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