Greater Louisville Hamfest 2027
Saturday, September 11, 2027
7:30am - 2:00pm Eastern Time
Paroquet Springs Conference Centre
Whatever the Weather, We'll Hamfest Together
Tickets $8 Advance, $10 (cash only) Fri & Sat at the Hamfest
Scouts, Scouters in uniform and Under 16 Free. $5 for Youth 16-18
Talk-In: 146.700 MHz (CTCSS 79.7 Hz)
GLH-2027 is sponsored and funded by the Greater Louisville Hamfest Association, Inc. and by the support and participation of Amateur Radio Operators through ticket sales, attendance and space reservations.
GLH-2026: Another Great Hamfest
Thanks to all those who attended the 2026 Greater Louisville Hamfest. Despite the threat of stormy weather, it was the perfect day for tailgating. Inside, large crowds enjoyed the exhibits and sellers in the Expo Hall. The scouts experienced a great Radio Merit Badge Class. We had some folks earn and upgrade their ham licenses. And the forums were top-notch and quite informative.
A very special thanks to the Louisville Mentry EMA Team for bringing out their Mobile Emergency Operations Center for us to tour.
We also thank Hamware and Accessories for their large line of products and gear for Amateur Radio.
We appreciate our Hamfest Workers in making our hamfest a success and thanks to the entire GLHA Team for their tireless and enthusiastic efforts in the planning and execution of the prizes, setup, operating and tear down of the hamfest.
We're looking forward to another exciting hamfest on Saturday, September 11, 2027. Mark that date on your calendar and be sure to join us then!
GLH-2026 Major Prize Winners
1. Wouxun KG-XS20H Tri-Band Radio + Xiegu G90 HF Radio Package
Lowell DePoy K9LQZ from Salem, IN
2. GOOZEEZOO JPC-12 Portable HF Vertical 7MHz-50MHz Antennas
Shawn McLeod KJ4ABY from LaGrange, KY
3. GOOZEEZOO ATU-100 Automatic Antenna Tuner
Jeffery Anderson K4JTA from Smithfield, KY
4. JYR8010-150W Portable Multi-Band End Fed Half Wave Antenna
Rose Burris KF4UAN from Louisvile, KY
5. QRM Eliminator for HF bands up to 30 MHz with Built-In PTT
Sean Stewart KQ4PHM from Louisville, KY
Congratulations to our Major Prize winners.
2026 Kentucky Amateur of the Year
Congratulations to Odis "Odie" Carroll W4IOD who was awarded the honor of becoming the 2026 Kentucky Amateur of the Year. Odie holds and Extra Class license enjoys working HF, phone, digital and CW, while also finding time to do some work on the OSCAR'S. He's a Sunday morning regular on 144.212 MHz USB doing a little 2m SSB chatting with folks. On Monday evenings at 20:30 hours Eastern, he's in the Fusion Tech Room #21493 for the Fusion Technical net. He's also active with D-Star & DMR.
His many awards include the Master of Radio Communications for North & South America, Europe, Asia, Aftica and Oceania. He's also received awards for World Continents, World Radio Friendship, DX World, United States Counties and 30 Years of QRZ.
Odie has a Yaesu DR2X Skywarn Plus UHF repeater on 442.100 MHz +5 offset (TSQ 107.2), located in Stamping Ground - the tornado alley of Scott County Kentucky. Odie also works with the Capital Amateur Radio Society KY4EOC and the Kentucky Emergency Operation Center in Frankfort, KY on an as needed/requested basis.