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Yep, its that time of year already. Friday July 31st marks the official start of this years festival.

Last year, over 700,000 people attended one or more of 15 events during the 10 day festival.

With the help from over 4,200 volunteers and other people we made this festival a huge success.

It\’s time to make it even bigger and better. For the 2009 Grand Parade alone, over 40 amateur radio operators are signed up to assist with route communications. Aside from the Festival committee\’s UHF business band radios, we are the parade\’s line of communication.

Here\’s how to identify an amateur radio operator helping with the parade: All Hams will be wearing a bright (color to be announced on Aug. 6th) shirt, with the HOF Festival logo on the front, and the letters A.R.O. on the back.

For those that want to monitor the communications during the parade, you can program your scanner for the WD8AYE repeater (147.120), and the HOF Committee\’s channels (464.550 and 464.500). All three channels have PL enabled to prevent interference.

Are you a amateur radio operator visiting Stark County for the Festival? Why not chat with us on one of the many local repeaters?
It is easier just to print off this map and carry it with you.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or just want to say hello; please leave a comment or email me: justin@w8jkc.com

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