17th annual
Evansville Hamfest
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Talk-In on EARS Wide Area Repeater Network
145.150- Evansville / 146.925- & 443.925+ Vincennes (all use 107.2 tone)
(Backup: 145.110- Evansville / tone 107.2)
- License exams (ARRL-VEC) Exams at 11 am. Walk-ins as time allows. For more information or registration, contact Jim Turner WB9PZB at grosbahn@grosbahnDOTcom
(change DOT to .) or
(812) 480-1266.
- Over 100 Commercial Vendor and Flea Market tables.. ALL HEATED INDOORS!
- FREE tailgating with admission ticket (weather permitting)
- Breakfast and Lunch menu, served by Old Post ARS
- Tons of Door Prizes EVERY HALF HOUR
- For more information, visit our web site at http://w9ear.org
| Pre-Hamfest Breakfast!! The best biscuits and gravy you've ever had at a hamfest! Serving starts at 7:00 am Central, one hour before the hamfest opens. Biscuits and gravy will be served until they are gone! Meet your friends for a fantastic breakfast before the hamfest. (No one will be allowed on the hamfest floor until 8:00 am except vendors. No exceptions!) |
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Lunch Menu! Ham & Beans/Hot Dogs/TBA
Coffee and soft drinks available all day!
Meet your friends at the hamfest! |
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Vendor and Flea Market Information: |
Setup times:
3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday;
6 to 8 a.m. Saturday
(all times Central)
For table reservations or information, contact Neil WB9VPG at: (812) 333-4116; Or Write: Neil Rapp, 2744 Pinehurst Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403; Or E-mail: ears@w9earDOTorg (Be sure to change the letters DOT to a dot! This is to keep spammers out!) rough PayPal
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Flea Market Tables (8'):
$12.00 each
$2.00 discount
if money is received
by November 15
Wall Tables for
Annual Commercial Vendors Only - SOLD OUT
(for many years to come!)
ALL INDOORS |
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An ARRL Affiliated Hamfest |
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Click here for a hotel listing (with directions!)
Coordinates: 38-05-31.10 N | 87-33-41.41 W


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Directions: The 4-H Fairgrounds is located on US Hwy 41 at Boonville-New Harmony Road, a couple of miles north of the Evansville Airport. There is a Buy-Low supermarket shopping center at this intersection.
From South: Take US 41 North to light at Boonville-New Harmony Road 2 miles past the airport, turn left at light. (Note sign for 4-H Center on US 41)
From North: Take US 41 South to light at Boonville-New Harmony Road about 5 miles south of Interstate 64, turn right at light. (Note sign for 4-H Center on US 41)
From East and West: Take Interstate 64, turn south on US 41. Take US 41 South to light at Boonville-New Harmony Road about 5 miles south of Interstate 64, turn right at light. (Note sign for 4-H Center on US 41)
Attendance in 2008: 398, all tables sold out 2 weeks prior to hamfest | Newspaper article | TV news clip
Attendance in 2007: 408, all tables sold out weekend before hamfest
Attendance in 2006; 444, all tables sold out day prior to hamfest | Newspaper article
Attendance in 2005; 465, all tables sold out day prior to hamfest
Attendance in 2004: 456, only 12 tables remained *** new expanded setup with more tables
Attendance in 2003: 484, all tables sold day prior to hamfest
Attendance in 2002: 565, only 6 tables remained
(click above for pictures)
Attendance in 2001: 432, all tables sold out prior to hamfest
Attendance in 2000: 367, all tables sold out evening before hamfest
Attendance in 1999: 475, all tables sold prior to hamfest
Attendance in 1998: 488
Attendance in 1997: 450, all tables sold day of hamfest
Attendance in 1996: 511, all tables sold day of hamfest
Attendance in 1995: 515, all tables sold day of hamfest
Attendance in 1994: 552, all tables sold prior to hamfest
Attendance in 1993: 532
Hamfest Staff:
Chairman/Table Reservations.............................Neil Rapp WB9VPG
Assistant Chairperson/Prizes & Hospitality.......Tina Froedge KY4TLF
Assistant Chairman/Setup..................................
Corporate Sponsor/Prizes.................................Dan Mitchell N9APA
VE Testing.........................................................Jim Turner WB9PZB
Concessions..................................................Old Post ARS W9EOC |