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Arkansas River Valley Amateur Radio Foundation
Russellville, Arkansas
NOTICE -- NOTICE -- NOTICE
The location of the 2017 Russellville HamFest has been CHANGED.
Same date/time (1st Saturday in March), just at a new location.
NOTICE -- NOTICE -- NOTICE
We have outgrown our home for the past couple of decades (Hughes Center) and needed to relocate to a larger venue.
Going forward from 2017, The Russellville HamFest will be located at the L.V. Williamson Boys & Girls Club of the River Valley located at 600 East 16th Street in Russellville. Since you probably already know where the Hughes Center (old site) is located, the new site is very easy to find.
Easy DIRECTIONS to the new Russellville HamFest Site
From our OLD SITE (Hughes Center), take Knoxville Avenue SOUTH, it's on the East side of the Hughes Center, go straight ahead through the stoplight at Main Street (stop if red) and then after crossing the Union Pacific tracks, keep heading south. 4th Street will be the 1st stoplight and 16th Street will be the 2nd stoplight where you will TURN RIGHT. After about 5 blocks (no cross streets for the most part), the Boys & Girls club will be on your LEFT.
From I-40 (east or west), take the Weir Road Exit 83 and head SOUTH toward Russellville. At the first stop light (Parkway Drive), turn RIGHT. At the next stop light (Hughes Center - old site), turn LEFT onto Knoxville Avenue heading south. Continue straight ahead through the stoplight at Main Street (stop if red) and then after crossing the Union Pacific tracks, keep heading south. 4th Street will be the 1st stoplight and 16th Street will be the 2nd stoplight where you will turn RIGHT. After about 5 blocks (no cross streets for the most part), the Boys & Girls club will be on your left.
GENERAL ATTENDEES PARKING will be on the east side of the facility. There is NO designated handicap parking in this lot. Access this lot by turning LEFT immediately after turning off 16th Street.
HANDICAP parking will be the only parking in the circle drive in front of the building. Exception will be drop off and pick up of passengers only (blue roof area).
PARKING for Tailgaters, vendors, workers and overflow Handicap will be located in the south side parking of the facility only. Access to this lot is by turning RIGHT immediately after entering the site. This is a small lot behind the facility with limited parking.
VENDOR ACCESS will be via the right drive to the back side of the building where there is a dock and ramp available. Once unloaded, move your truck to the far corner of this lot.
There is absoutely no parking along any drives or in any unmarked areas as they are designated as FIRE LANES. Violators may be towed at owners expense.
TALK IN will be on 146.82 (PL 131.8)
This is an aerial view of the new ARVARF Hamfest location
(This is a "discussion point" image concerning parking.)
The ARVARF weekly net is on 146.82 (PL 131.8) on Tuesday's at 20h
local except for the 3rd Tuesday of each month, which is the Eyeball QSO
at the Western Sizzlin' located at E Main and N Knoxville in Russellville.
The social (eat and chat) part starts at 18h and the meeting at 19h.
Everyone is invited - you do not need to eat or be a memember, to attend.
