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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <img width=161 height=162 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D1F459.DAE67CA0" alt="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/PCARS%20LOGO%20Patch3.JPG"> </span><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <img width=243 height=158 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D1F459.DAE67CA0" alt="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/ARRL-3.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'> </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>51th Annual</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'> </span><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>Melbourne HAMFEST</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>and </span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>ARRL State Convention </span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>Platinum Coast Amateur Radio Society (PCARS)</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:red'>October 7 & 8 2016</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Friday: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> PM - 7PM Saturday: 9AM - 3PM</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Setup:</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Fri, Oct 7th - 9AM to 1PM, Sat, Oct. 8<sup>th</sup> 7:00AM to 9:00AM</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Admission Tickets $6 until Sept. 30, $7 after. Age 12 and Under Free.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/tailgate.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>GREAT Outside TAILGATE Area</span></a></span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>$10.00 per designated parking space - first come, first served after 12:00 Noon<u> Friday</u>. Tailgate areas not designated as regular parking are $2.00/linear foot; these areas will only be assigned by special request</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. <b>Come early - open at 6:00AM on Saturday! Admission tickets required in tailgate area. </b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/Tickets%20and%20tables/Tickets%20and%20Tables.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>Table and Ticket Registration Information:</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/Tickets%20and%20tables/Tickets%20and%20Tables.pdf"><span style='color:blue'> </span></a>Tickets purchased before Sept. 30 are $6.00 and $7.00 after Sept. 30, 2015. Tickets are required everywhere on Auditorium property-inside and outside. Age 12 and under is free. Requests must include Self Addressed<u> </u>Stamped Envelope for advance tickets or pick-up at the door.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <u><span style='color:blue'> </span></u><span style='color:blue'> </span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'> </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Talk in</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: W4MLB on 146.85 -600KHz repeater</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> - </span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>NO PL Tone</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="file:///E:\Hamfest-15\map_auditorium.jpg"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:blue'>Location</span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, Florida 32901</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=719 height=436 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D1F459.DAE67CA0" alt="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/index_files/image002.jpg"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/AUD/Aud2016B-.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>Plenty of Inside commercial booths and swap tables</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2014/Aud17.pdf"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:blue'> </span></a></span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/Consignment/PCARS%20Hamfest%20Consignment%20Form.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>Consignment table will be available</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/BLANK%20WEBPAGE.htm"><span style='color:blue'> </span></a></span><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/Testing/Hamfest%20Testing.pdf"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Amateur Radio Exams will be given on site</span></a></span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Excellent FORUMS and MEETINGS</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Main Prizes and Hourly Door Prizes will be awarded</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ARES Badging - </span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>will be available all day Saturday</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <b>DXCC QSL CARD Checking at the ARRL Table </b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <a href="http://pcars.org/hamfest/2016/Motels/2016%20Motels.html"><b><span style='color:blue'> </span></b><span style='color:blue'>Local Hotels and Motels with special Hamfest rates</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-Mail</span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> your information requests to <a href="mailto:hamfest2015@pcars.org"><span style='color:blue'>hamfest@pcars.org</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>US Mail: PCARS Melbourne Hamfest</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P.O. 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