​ GREATER LOUISVILLE
HAMFEST 2025
8am-2pm Saturday, September 6
Paroquet Springs Conference Centre
Whatever the Weather, We'll Hamfest Together
Tickets $8 Advance, $10 (cash only) Fri & Sat at the Hamfest
Scouts & Scout Leaders in Uniform Free. Under 16 Free. 16-18 years old $5 Admission
Talk-In: 146.700 MHz (CTCSS 79.7 Hz)
2025 Kentucky Amateur of the Year
Each year, the Greater Louisville Hamfest recognizes a licensed ham operator in Kentucky as the KY Amateur of the Year. Keep an eye out and nominate someone who is a hams ham - that guy or gal who is active on the air, always lends a helping hand and balances hamming with the rest of life. Got someone in mind? Sing their praises in an email to KYAmateuroftheYear@gmail.com.​ For more information, go to our KY Ham of the Year page. -Buddy Sohl KC4WQ
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What's Happening for GLH-2025
We now have free admission to anyone under 16. Youth who are 16-18 years old can get in for only $5. These tickets will have the prize stub attached, so be sure they pick up their ticket at either the Inside or Outside Ticket Booth. Tickets for Scouts and Scout Leaders in uniform can get their free Admission Ticket at the Inside Ticket Booth. They will also be eligible for the Door Prize and Major Prize drawings. These special tickets are only available on the day of the hamfest and cannot be purchased in advance.
This year's Forums are really exciting, featuring Parks on the Air (POTA), Digital Networking with TARPN & LINUX and the ARRL.
Our Major Prizes are a treat, too. First prize is a Yaesu FT-891 HF + 50 MHz All Mode Mobile Transceiver. It's a great rig for a seasoned ham operator or a newcomer. We also have a Tri-Band MFJ-1536 Pulsar Antenna and a Dual Band MFJ-1522 Pulsar Antenna as second and third prizes. Please note, because of their length, you will have to arrange for pickup - we cannot mail them. And for 4th and 5th prizes we have a BaoFeng UV-5R 8W Tri-Power UHF/VHF Handheld Transceiver, which has been praised by hams as a backup radio or nice entry unit.
The QLF contest is back again. Get your left foot in practice to send some Morse Code.
The Kentucky Amateur of the Year award will also be presented to a local ham operator, nominated by other hams, for this honored recognition.
Extra Prize Tickets are re-priced $1 each. Yep, we heard you and we have returned to your preferred pricing on those tickets.
All tickets are now on sale at the GLH Store and registration is open for inside and outside spaces. For more details, click the "Tickets & Spaces" tab in our menu.
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