Join us for the 2025 BARC Father’s Day event in Upperco, MD. This upcoming exciting event will be held on Fathers Day Sunday June 15th. featuring a giant flea market for traditional tailgating, miscellaneous items, and food. Featured items included: amateur radio gear, electronics, radio control, disaster preparedness items, and numerous door prizes. We thank MFJ Enterprises, K4IA Easy Ham Books, Alpha Antenna, The ARRL, and Ed KC3YFZ for their generous donations in 2024. DXCC (including 160 meters) and WAS QSL card checking by Bill N3WD. Plan on this each Father’s Day. Hours: 8 am.-noon. Location: the Arcadia Volunteer Fire Company grounds, 16020 Carnival Avenue, Upperco, MD 21155 . Our value pricing is $5 suggested donation for admission; $10 suggested donation per tailgating space.
A big thank you to our hamfest volunteers and especially our hamfest chairman Dave AB3TE and co-chair Ed KC3YZT for another successful event in 2024. The year was an increased turnout which insured more vendors and buyer–all of whom we hope had an enjoyable day. For 2025, Ed KC3YZT is event chairman, with Dave AB3TE as co-chairman.
Our food vendor, who did a fine job with a breakfast menu, plenty of coffee and other goodies in recent years, returns for 2025. Note, the kitchen opens later than 6:00 am. Again, plenty of tailgating spaces and free customer parking; handicapped accessible. Overnight camping fees to be paid to the Bluegrass Festival on site. Talk-in is on 146.67- (PL 107.2).
Remember, our event is the last area hamfest before the annual ARRL Field Day for those last minute shoppers. Please join us on Father’s Day June 15, 2025 for our event. 2024 hamfest flyer (2025 flyer to be available closer to the event). Send an e-mail to us at w3ft67 “AT” yahoo.com to be added to or dropped from our hamfest e-mail list.
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