June 15, 2019 Saturday of Father's Day Weekend
Sorry, NO BBQ offered this year
Please note the alternate location
Main Raffle Prizes Grand Prize TBD 2nd Prize TBD 3rd Prize TBD 4th Prize TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Elk Lodge 1538, Santa Maria 1309 N. Bradley Road, Santa Maria, CA 93454 See driving details below Talk-in 145.14 (neg offset) tone 131.8 Admission & Parking FREE Sellers 6:00 AM No selling or swapping before 7:30 AM $15 per seller, must provide own table and chairs $15 per tail-gate, Only 1 vehicle allowed Fee's collected on site Public 7:30 AM No purchasing before 7:30 AM Prize Drawings $1 each at the fest 12:00, Noon Main raffle prizes, winner need not be present, if ticket has name and contact info Lesser raffle prizes, winner must be present Food & Drink In the morning, coffee and donuts provided by West Santa Barbara County ARES as a fund raiser ARRL National Division - South Western , Dick Norton N6AA TBD Section - Santa Barbara , John Ketchens NS6X TBD Swapfest listing On site radio(s) If someone wants to bring their HF station There should be a couple of generators running. Please ask before plugging in. Please stay with your rig, no one else is responsible for your rig Are you doing anything exciting on the day before Fathers Day? Come join a bunch of us from SBARC as we drive up to Santa Maria for the Annual Satellite ARC Swapfest. A bunch of us stop by Ellen's Danish Pancake House in Buellton around 7:00 am for the best breakfast in the world! Then we head up into Santa Maria. Driving directions to the Elks Lodge follow: Take Hwy 101 North into Santa Maria. Go past the Main Street turnoff. Take the next turnoff to E. Donovan Rd. Turn left onto E. Donovan Rd. Turn left onto N. College. Dr. Make an immediate left turn onto N. Bradley Rd. The Elks Lodge will be on your right. Driving direction to Ellen's Danish Pancake House in Buellton follow: From Santa Barbara take Hwy 101 to the first turnoff to Buellton, turn left to Santa Rosa Rd., and then right. Santa Rosa Rd. becomes Avenue of the Flags. Continue to Ellen's which will be on your right just before the intersection of Hwy 246. Park on the street out front or pull into their parking lot. There will be a Transmitter Hunt so bring your stuff. Always bargains galore. Bring some $$$ FCC Ham License Testing possible by W6NBC All Classes, inquire at ticket booth or John W6NBC
