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The 26th Annual Northwestern Ontario Hamfest
is being sponsored by the Rainy Lake Amateur Radio Club.

RLARC will be the host for CAMP 807 2005, and they would like to extend an invitation to all Amateur Radio operators, their families, and other interested persons to participate in this annual family event. It's shaping up to be a great weekend! The Camp 807 committee hopes that you can include our region's annual Ham Radio gathering in your summer plans.

As with most clubs, the aging, active membership is steadily falling each year. As a result, this could be the last time the R.L.A.R.C. will be able to host this gathering. It would be great to welcome you at registration. Meet old friends - Amateurs from North-Western Ontario, Manitoba, Western and Eastern Canada and the U.S.A.



CAMP 807 2005 will take place the weekend of July 29th, 30th, and 31st at the Holiday Village Trailer Park and Campground, 1101 Mill Road by the overpass in east Fort Frances. There will be no RV camping at this site (new owners of property, no town licence to use as an RV campground) - but the activities will take place at this site.

Across the road is the Pither's Point park with space for 18 RV's, on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are not available for this facility, the cost is about $20 per night. There is also a tenting area and a sandy beach for swimming.

The VE3RLC repeater on 146.820 (-600) in Fort Frances will be used as the talk-in frequency. Club members will be monitoring the repeater in order to provide directions and assistance to those travelling to the event.

Additional details will be posted as they become available. A final meeting before the onset of Camp 807 will be held on July 4th (tentative date).




Itinerary

A detailed listing of activities will be available at registration. Registration is free, but you must register to obtain the event schedule, dinner tickets, and Attendance Draw tickets.

Friday, July 30th

  • Registration

  • Social time

  • Evening campfire, skits and songs
    please bring your own lawn chairs

Saturday, July 31st

  • Morning swap meet

  • Technical demonstrations

  • Group barbecue

    • $10 with steak, $5 without steak
    • includes baked potato, bun, pot luck salads and deserts
    • please bring your own plate and utensils


  • Attendance draws

  • Auction

Sunday, August 1st

  • Group breakfast

  • Meetings and forums

  • Radio and related draws (see below)



Radio Draw

A Kenwood TM-271alg will be raffled off at the Hamfest

  • 1st Prize - Kenwood TM-271ALG
    from Prairie Mobile Communications
    (Murray Ronald, VE4RE)

  • 2nd Prize - Jobmate 14.4 volt cordless drill and 100 piece set
    from Canadian Tire

  • 3rd Prize - 2-Metre mobile antenna
    from Radio Shack
Tickets are $5CDN ($4US) each. The draw will be on Sunday morning, you do not have to be in attendance to win.



Accommodations

Hotel/Motel
Rates
Phone
Notes
La Place Rendezvous
Idylwild Drive
$91 - $104
(807) 274-9811
(800) 544-9435
East side of Town
near Camp 807
Bayview Motel
801 Colonization Road
$60 - $70
(807) 274-5347
(888) 425-4441
East side of Town
near Camp 807
Midtown Motel
417 Portage Ave.
$50 - $60
(807) 274-9814
(888) 425-4441
Downtown area
Makabi Inn
325 Scott Street
$52 - $60
(807) 274-9874
(888) 262-2675
Downtown area
Reid's Voyageur Inn
525 Portage Ave.
$60 - $63
(807) 274-9805
Downtown area
Rainbow Motel
1031 King's Highway
$48 - $56
(807) 274-3268
(888) 377-6466
West side of town
farthest from Camp 807
Super 8
800 King's Highway
$88 - $98
($75 corporate)
(807) 274-4945
(800) 800-8000
West side of town
farthest from Camp 807
Adventure Inn (formerly Red Dog)
700 Stewart
$74 - $79
(807) 274-1161
West side of town
farthest from Camp 807


Contact Info

If you have any questions concerning the event, please contact

Tom Drew, VE3GHD
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P.O. Box 722
Fort Frances, ON, P9A-3N1

If you would like to take advantage of this affair, and
  • Make a short presentation (verbal), or
  • Contribute an additional door prize (some little item), or
  • Contribute a practical idea, or
  • Help in any way
all would be appreciated

We hope to see you there - your participation and enthusiasm are the things that make this event enjoyable and a success!


Comments, queries and suggestions concerning the Camp 807 web site only
may be directed to the .





Acknowledgements

RLARC would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following individuals and organizations
(in Fort Frances unless otherwise noted):

  • Prarie Mobile Communications of Winnipeg, MB
    and Murray Ronald, VE4RE

  • Canadian Tire

  • Howarth's Home Centre (Radio Shack)

  • Tompkins Hardware in Emo, ON

  • Green's Furniture

  • Busch's Machine Shop

  • Pinewood Sports and Marine

  • A&W Restaurant

  • McDonald's Restaurant

  • Fort Frances General Supply

  • Fort Frances & District Stamp Club

  • Julie Halverson
    of the former Holiday Village (Hamfest site)

  • Alan Stevens, VE3NNM in Kenora



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