16th annual Evansville Hamfest Presented by EARS and The Ham Station

Saturday, November 29, 2008
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Central Time)
Vanderburgh Co. 4-H Fairgrounds Auditorium
Admission $7.00

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 Bob McIntosh AA9VW at bob.bc2600@yahooDOTcom. (change DOT to .)
• Over 100 Commercial Vendor and Flea Market tables, all inside
• 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. Before the hamfest opens, please enter via the west SIDE door by the kitchen. 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!)

Lunch Menu! Ham & Beans/Hot Dogs/TBA Coffee and soft drinks available all day! Meet your friends at the hamfest!

For table reservations or information, contact Neil WB9VPG at: (812) 327-0749; 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!)

An ARRL Affiliated Hamfest

Corporate Sponsor:
220 N. Fulton Ave. Evansville, IN 47710 (812) 422-0231 or (800) 729-4373 http://www.hamstation.com Icom    Yaesu    Kenwood    MFJ

Other commercial vendors include:

Tower Electronics | DC Ace | Amateur Accessories
D & L Antenna | The Sign Man of Baton Rouge
Audiotronics

During the hamfest, local time is CST!
Click here to see the current time. 

Prize donors include:

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 new 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 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
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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..................................
Assistant Chairperson/Flyers & Signs................
Corporate Sponsor/Prizes.................................Dan Mitchell N9APA
VE Testing....................................................Bob McIntosh AA9VW
Concessions..................................................Old Post ARS W9EOC

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This page was last modified on April 7, 2008 by Neil Rapp, WB9VPG