TEN-TEC SAYS THANK YOU TO THE HAM COMMUNITY FOR MAKING THE 2008 HAMFEST ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!

The 10th annual TEN-TEC Factory Hamfest will be held on September 25 and 26, 2009. We hope to see you in Sevierville then!

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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 12:30 Saturday afternoon. Bencher/Ten-Tec Friday night CW copying contest, 6:00 p.m., hosted by Willard Sitton, W4HZD. Winner takes home a new Ten-Tec 40th anniversary iambic paddle (see information on our site about this limited edition paddle, built for Ten-Tec with Bencher).

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 30 minutes Friday and Saturday – sign up inside the tent
Door prizes given hourly on Saturday
Join us for a meal on Friday evening. BBQ sandwich, chips and a beverage from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. $5 donation to Seymour Heights Christian Church Youth Missions

Free Wifi will also be available both days (Friday and Saturday).

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. Please no ATV or 4 wheelers.

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. THE 2008 DINNER IS SOLD OUT – NO FURTHER TICKETS AVAILABLE Event tickets remain on sale and will definitely be available at the door on September 27. No refunds on advance ticket sales. Event details: See the SEDCO website at http://sedco.homestead.com/

Tickets: Tickets are available now for the event only, the dinner is sold out. 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. — update 9/19/08: Advance ticket sales via Ten-Tec have ended for 2008. Tickets for the event are available at the door on September 27. The dinner is sold out.