Huntsville Hamfest Activities/Details
Admission: is $8, under 12 free.
Hamfest Hours:
- The hamfest will be open to the public Sat, 9:00–4:30 PM and Sun, 9:00–3:00 PM.
- Grand prize drawing will be Saturday at 4:00 PM and Sunday at 2:00 PM.
- Move-in hours for dealers and flea market are Fri, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM and Sat, 7:00–9:00 AM.
DX Card Checking:
Representatives will be available to field check your DX cards for DXCC credit. Visit the NADXC booth for information.
Hospitality Suites:
Huntsville Hamfest will host Hospitality Rooms at the Holiday Inn across the street from the VBC on Friday and Saturday nights.
Come by and talk to the great, the near great, and those who just think they are great!
Contest Hospitality Suite:
The SECC and ACG will host the "Sunny South Contest Hospitality Suite" on
Friday from 7 to 11PM at the Holiday Inn (Milltown Room), across the street
from the VBC. Come on by for Pileup Competitions (8-9 PM), prizes and
demonstrations.
License Exams:
Exams will begin at 10:00 sharp Saturday and Sunday in the curtained area outside the South Hall.
Bring your original license, copy of same, any CSCE's you want to
present, some means of personal identification and the $15 test fee.
Talk-in station:
Our always welcoming and always helpful (they've never lost a visitor yet)
talk-in crew will be operating as K4BFT on the 146.94 repeater for complete
talk-in information. Back-up frequency is 147.30. No PL required during the
hamfest weekend.
HAYLARC YL Breakfast:
The Huntsville Area Young Ladies Amateur Radio Club (HAYLARC) invites all YLs
attending the Huntsville Hamfest to join them for a Dutch breakfast Sunday, 7:00 AM
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Parking:
The parking garage across the street from the VBC will be open with a parking
fee of $5. The South Hall where the Hamfest is located has a 500 space
ground level garage with a parking fee of $5. Elevators carry you up to the
hamfest.
