The Volunteer Sign-Up System will open on or about January 30, 2025.
Volunteer Coordintor
RARSfest is completely volunteer driven. There are no paid RARSfest staff. Without volunteers, there would be no RARSfest. Please volunteer a few hours of your time and become one of the people who helps make RARSfest a success. Shifts are typically two hours each, but the number and length of shifts does vary by position. If you need more reasons to become a volunteer, see the answer to this frequently asked question.
Volunteers who sign up in advance for at least one shift using the SignUp Genius button below (and show up for their shift(s)) will receive complimentary admission to RARSfest. Complimentary admissions are not eligible for the prize drawings at the hamfest, but registered volunteers are eligible for a special volunteer-only prize drawing to take place at a later date, and you can always buy an admission ticket to be eligible for the hamfest prizes.
Volunteers who sign up in advance are also eligible to offer a reasonable number of items for sale at the RARS Consignment Table. If you are a RARS member, register your items here. If you are not a RARS member, bring your items to the RARS Consignment Table at the back of the Jim Graham Building between noon and 4:00 PM on Friday, April 4th or anytime after 7:00 AM the day of the hamfest.
Please read the descriptions of the positions below. Once the Volunteer Sign-Up System opens on January 30, 2025, Click on the Press to Sign Up! button below to schedule your time.
| Area/Team Leader | Description |
|---|---|
|
Security Tony O'Connor – K1OC |
This is the largest crew. We need volunteers to staff 52 “shift slots” on
Friday from noon until 7:00 PM and on
Saturday from 6:00 AM until
4:00 pm.
Each shift is two hours long. You can sign up for more than one shift. Please sign up for more than one shift!
Security’s main jobs are to provide information and assistance to those attending RARSfest, monitor the entrances to the event floor, politely steer people to the ticket sellers, and generally keep the traffic moving during setup and tear-down. You will need a VHF HT and a Technician class or higher amateur radio license, or sign up with a friend who has them. The Fairgrounds will also provide a uniformed security officer throughout the event. |
|
Admissions Billy Janke – KE4VNC |
Another big crew, second only to Security. We need volunteers to sell admission tickets on
Friday from noon until 6:00 PM and on
Saturday from 6:00 AM until 2:00 pm.
This is a sit down job that sees a lot of faces. As attendees come in, we greet them and provide tickets. It is busiest on Saturday morning when the doors first open and those early shifts will require two people at each table, so why not get your buddy to sign up to work with you? At least one person on each table needs to be a licensed radio amateur and have a HT radio. |
|
Flea Market Jeremy Lindsley – K2HJX |
Flea Market duty is at the west overhead door, checking folks in, assigning tables, etc. We need volunteers to assist on Friday from noon until 6:00 PM and on Saturday from 6:00 AM until noon. |
|
RARSfest Command Center Chuck Till – K4RGN |
The Command Center is the nerve center of RARSfest. Volunteers are needed on Friday to help set up and on Saturday to make announcements over the public address system, field questions from attendees, tend to the ticket barrel, and help with the prize drawings. |
|
Teardown Dave Thomas – K4SAN |
This crew is also known as the Dumpster Divers. When everyone else clears out, there may be some tables that need to be moved around to help dealers get out of the building. Then comes the Dumpster Diver fun. The teardown crew gets to clean up and dispose of any spoils that are left behind as they see fit. |
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Volunteer Consignment Table Tom Lewis – N4TL |
To make it easier for volunteers to work at the hamfest, they can leave items here to be sold while they work.
Starting on
Friday at noon this crew tags and inventories items as they are brought in.
The table is manned for sales all day Saturday.
Volunteers who are RARS members are asked to pre-register their items for sale. Volunteers who are not RARS members can bring their items to the RARS Consignment Table at the back of the Jim Graham Building between noon and 7:00 PM on Friday, or anytime after 6:00 AM the day of the hamfest. |
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RARSfest Chair Nancy Torborg – KB2TNR |
Can't seem to figure out what you want to do? Can't get hold of the guy that runs the crew you want to help with? Can't find what you're looking for? Can't ........whatever... Fear Not—We have other jobs available. We WILL find a way for you to help. |
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