ANNOUNCEMENTS
AUGUST PEOTONE, ILLINOIS — The Hamfesters Amateur Radio Club will hold the Hamfesters Hamfest beginning 8 a.m., Sunday August 1 at the Will County Fairgrounds, 710 S. West Street. Contact Jim Riley, W9JPR, <w9jpr@gmail.com>. Talk-in 442.450 (PL 114.8). CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS — The Macoupin County Amateur Radio Club, Okaw Valley Amateur Radio Club, Montgomery County Amateur Radio Club, Sangamon Valley Radio Club will hold the West Central Illinois Hamfest from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, August 7 at the Macoupin County Fairgrounds, 21149 IL Route 4. Contact: Jim Pitchford (217) 670-5777. Email: <n9lqf@arrl.net>. Website: <www.wcilhamfest.com>. Talk-in 444.250 (PL 103.5). VE exams, card checking. CENTRAL CITY, IOWA — The Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club will hold the CVARC Hamfest and 2021 ARRL Iowa State Convention on Saturday, August 7 and Sunday, August 8 at…