The 2025 Hamfest – Saturday, January 18, 2025, is located at the Larimer County Fairgrounds, in the Thomas M. McKee 4H Building at The Ranch in Loveland, Colorado. Doors open to the public at 8:00 AM an admission cost of $7.00..
This spectacular facility is bright and well-lit and has room for 100 vendors and distributors. The facility is conveniently located just north of US-34 on I-25. Take exit 259, go about 1/3 mile east, then north on Fairgrounds Ave. 1/3 mile to the entrance. The talk-in frequency will be 448.025 MHz (-) 100Hz tone.
This year’s event features:
- Fantastic prizes!
- Three tracks of Technical Forums
- License Testing (no admission required, all levels offered) – 9:30 am
- Exhibits, demonstrations, and more
We want to thank all our sponsors and encourage you to visit them.
Additional details for the HAMFEST:
- Table Layout Map
- Hamfest Flier
- Vendor Information
- Volunteer Page
- Test Session Pre-Registration (NO Admission Required)
Forums Schedule
Estes Park Room
09:00
10:00
11:00
Dave Swartz WØDAS
Matt Deutch N0RGT
Glenn Nelson AE0GF
WWV/WWVB Time and Frequency Broadcasts – over 100 Years of Service
Joe Eisenberg – K0NEB
Pirate, Spy and Clandestine Radio
Callum McCormick – M0MCX
Three Easy Wire Antennas Everyone Should Build
Timnath Room
09:00
10:00
11:00
Tim Annable – WW8L
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Ron Sherwood – K0AZA
Portable VHF/UHF Setups for Camping and Events
Willem Schreüder – AC0KQ
SDR using Raspberry Pi
LaPorte Room
09:00
10:00
11:00
Paul Hyde – KF0OOD
Red Cross Discussion on Emergency Communications: Now and Moving Forward
Paul Hyde – KF0OOD
GMRS: What Is It?
Bob Schmid – WA9FBO
Making Products for the Ham Market: 40+ Years of Small Scale Manufacturing
This year’s schedule:
- 7:00 am – Vendors enter to set up
- 8:00 am – Doors open to the public
- 9:00am – Forums
- 9:30 am – VE Testing – Loveland/Berthoud Rm
- 10:00am – Forums
- 11:00am – Forums
- 12:15 pm – Raffle Drawing
If you would like to contact the NCARC HamFest Chairman, please click here!