2nd Annual Goose River Hamfest (July 25)
The 2nd Annual Goose River Amateur Radio Club Hamfest will happen at the Island Park in Mayville on July 25, 2026. At this time there will be a free will offering to come and enjoy the festivities. Tables will be available for the option of displaying items and/or selling items. To set aside a table contact Chris (KF0RUM) at 701.371.2583 or kleven626@hotmail.com. After a raffle sponsored by Miller’s Grocery with gift cards of $500, $200, & $100 it has been decided that the club will have raffles for an IC-7300, a RigExpert Antenna Analyzer, and an FT-3185 at the HamFest. plans also include a 50/50 raffles and a Fox Hunt. There will be raffles and door prizes. Plan on attending. Tickets are now available for IC-7300 drawing – interested contact Craig at cbye@gra.midco.net. HamFest Hours: 10:00AM – 1:00PM with table setup available at 9:00AM
Sponsor Companies: Bioenno Power, Martin Tech LLC, DX Engineering, RT Systems, The SignMan, Buckmaster International LLC, N3FJP Amateur Radio Software, R&L Electronics, Heil,
ARRL Summer Field Day (June 27-28)
The next major event for the Goose River Amateur Radio Club will be the ARRL Summer Field Day on June 27 – 28, 2026. The current plan is to have the event in the camp area on the Ellroy Lindaas Farm. This was an enjoyable event last year and should provide enjoyment and experience for all that participate. If you are not an Amateur Radio Operator and would like to see what the hobby is all about and experience actual Amateur Radio operation, this event could be for you! The Lindaas campsite is located two miles east of Mayville on hwy 200 and then north to 753 153rd Ave NE. Then about 1/4 mile north and a field road east. There will be a sign at the entrance. Summer Field Day was a success in that the club was able to get everything set up and operated with voice, CW, and FT8.
Winter Field Day 2026
The Goose River Amateur Radio Club conducted Winter Field Day on January 24, 2026 @ 10:00 AM -January 25,2026 @ 4:00 PM. The experience this year exceeded that of 2025 in that we were able to complete more CW (Morse Code) contacts and had good luck with voice contacts. The club was able to make one RTTY (Radio Teletype) contact. The Club set up operation at the Chris Kleven farm at 191 146th Ave SE, Clifford, ND. This year we also had to visitors (new Hams) that are looking at joining the club.
1st HamPicnic (Hamfest) in many years!
Contributing Sponsors
- B&B Food Truck
- N3FJP Software
- Bioenne
- DX Enginering
- RT Systems
- Elecraft
- SignMan
- Heil Sound
- Main Trading Co
The HamPicnic put on by the Goose River Amateur Radio Club was a great success.
Some comments by attendees:
Your club did a fantastic job at your picnic. It seemed to be well attended. Flea market was not bad for a first time in many years.
I thought the Hamfest in Mayville went very well. I hope the attendance continues to grow year after year. Perhaps more guys could be persuaded to bring items to sell as that is always popular at hamfests.
First off, thank you and the Goose River Amateur Radio Club for putting on the event. I used to never miss the event in the past. I had a very nice eyeball QSO with Elroy which is always great fun and very enjoyable. Seemed to me all went well in the time I was there. Thank You for bringing back the Mayville Picnic and I hope it does become a yearly event.