Hamfest India

Hamfest India

Hamfest India is a popular hamfest held annually. The venue of the 2008 hamfest is Gandhinagar, scheduled to be held in October 2008. The event serves for social gathering and comparison and sales of radio equipment. Most hamfests feature a flea market, where the attendees buy and sell equipment, generally from and for their personal stations. The event also seeks to raise amateur radio awareness in the host city.The venue of the following year's hamfest is decided during the meet. Hamfests have been held at Alwaye, Salem, Mysore (twice), Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Nagpur and Chennai. The first hamfest began in 1990.

Host cities

*2008 -- Gandhinagar
*2007 -- Guntur
*2006 -- Kollam
*2005 --
*2004 -- Mumbai
*2004 -- Gandhinagar
*2002 -- Chennai
*2001 --

References

* [http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/15/stories/2007121552200300.htm The Hindu]


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