The 9th annual TEN-TEC Factory Hamfest
Fri. Sept. 26 and Sat. Sept. 27, 2008!

Welcome hams from around the country to the 9th annual Ten-Tec factory hamfest! Featuring a discount sale on Friday and Saturday on new and used Ten-Tec ham radio equipment! Door prizes! Tour of the Ten-Tec factory! Meet the Ten-Tec factory representatives! 4 HF stations will be simultaneously on the air to try out the latest equipment. License testing at 1:00 Saturday afternoon. Bencher/Ten-Tec Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m., hosted by Willard Sitton, W4HZD. Winner takes home a new Bencher iambic paddle.

When:
Friday 9/26/08 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday 9/27/08 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Where:
Ten-Tec, Inc., 1185 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville, TN 37862.
We are 2 1/2 miles east of downtown Sevierville on highway 411 north, across the street from Sevier County High School.

PLEASE NOTE NEW PARKING INFORMATION FOR 2008: In past years, we have used the vacant lots across Industrial Park Blvd from Ten-Tec for parking (the former location of the Electro-Voice building). These lots are now being developed and may be unavailable for parking for the 2008 hamfest. We have an arrangement with Sevier County High School to use their lots for parking across the street from Ten-Tec starting at 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning. We also ask that if you are not tailgating Saturday, do not park behind the Ten-Tec building so we can maximize the number of tailgaters who need space. Please also keep tailgating space to 20 feet maximum per vendor. Friday we will park cars as usual in the lots behind our building. Please clear these at the end of the day Friday; no overnight parking on Ten-Tec property. Thank you!

Admission:
FREE admission and FREE tailgating. Tailgating Saturday only.

Tailgating:
Tennessee’s largest tailgating session! Tailgating in the rear parking lot and grass areas behind the Ten-Tec building. Tailgating setup begins 7:00 Saturday morning. BYO tables + chairs. NO COMPUTER OR NON-HAM RADIO VENDORS – amateur radio items or related electronics only.

Events:
Sale on Ten-Tec gear Friday and Saturday.
Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m.
License exams 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Sign up by Noon.
Factory tours every 20 minutes Friday and Saturday – sign up inside the tent
Door prizes Friday and Saturday
Complimentary snacks and drinks Friday night.

Where To Stay:
Sevierville and Sevier County are a heavily traveled tourist area. There are some 140 hotels and motels within 15 miles of Ten-Tec. The official show hotel for the Ten-Tec Hamfest and the SEDCO DX and Contest Conference (see below) is Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN, 6 miles south of the Ten-Tec factory. A special room rate has been blocked off for attendees. Reserve under rate code SEDCO for either or both Friday and Saturday nights by calling (865) 428-8350 or toll free (888) 428-8350.

No overnight camping or overnight parking at Ten-Tec. We will have 24 hour security and will ask you to move your vehicle.

Also on Saturday, September 27th – after the Ten-Tec Hamfest, the fun continues into the evening with the 4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest Conference, to be held at Mainstay Suites in Pigeon Forge, TN. This event is separate from the Ten-Tec hamfest and is sponsored and organized by SEDCO (Southeastern DXers and Contesters) and is being run as a NON-PROFIT event by W4NL, KA4S, and W4UWC. Ten-Tec and DX Publishing – publishers of DX Magazine – are providing support and endorsing the event. Tickets will be available starting in July.

What:
4th annual SEDCO DX and Contest Conference

When:
Saturday, 9/27/08 afternoon + 1.5 hour dinner break + evening
presentations. See SEDCO website at http://sedco.homestead.com/

Where:
Mainstay Suites, 410 Pine Mountain Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN. (888)428-8350 to reserve using rate code SEDCO for Friday and/or Saturday nights. The conference will be held in the Suites’ ballroom with full AV projection and audio equipment for presentations.

Cost:
Tickets for the SEDCO 2008 event are $25. An on-site buffet dinner will be held during the conference dinner break and will host approximately 150 people. Dinner tickets separate from the event ticket are also available in advance at $25. You can purchase an event ticket, dinner ticket or both. You can buy dinner tickets without an event ticket and vice versa. The 2006 and 2007 dinners were sold out in advance; we recommend advance purchase. No refunds on advance ticket sales. Event details: See the SEDCO website at http://sedco.homestead.com/

Tickets: Tickets are available now. SEDCO requests you put your Amateur Radio callsign (if you have one) on your ticket order as they will be making name call badges for attendees – you can add call with your first or last name or in the comments field on our order form. You will be provided with a receipt via mail, check-in for event and/or dinner badges at MainStay Suites with your receipt on the day of the event. A $0.75 P&H charge will be added to your order (not shown in shopping cart checkout). TN. sales tax applies for TN. residents. No refunds on advance ticket sales.