AUGUSTA — The 19th annual Ham Radio WinterFest is set for 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Le Club Calumet, 335 West River Road, presented by the Augusta Amateur Radio Association.

Vendors will be admitted at 7 a.m., free table space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission will cost $5 per person and is free for children younger than 16 accompanied by an adult.

Ongoing presentations by the Maine State Library’s UP (Unlimited Possibilities) section on 3-D printers will be ongoing throughout the morning. Various Maine ham radio nets (Sea Gull Net, Maine Slow Speed Net, Pine Tree Net) will gather beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Technician, general and amateur extra class FCC license exams will be conducted at 11 a.m. The exam fee is $15, and applicants should bring two forms of identification, one with a photo.

For more information, contact Bill Crowley, K1NIT, at 512-0312 or email k1nit@arrl.org.

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