HamFest 2026 - Sunday, October 11

Fees

  • Admission – $10 per person
    • non-ham spouse and kids free
  • Tailgate
    • $10 for a 10-foot-wide outdoor space
    • No holding space for tailgater not present
    • First come, first serve
  • Pavilion
    • $15 for a minimum 10-foot-wide covered space
    • You provide table
    • Near-by parking
    • Electricity available for most perimeter spaces in buildings A, C, and D
    • First come, first serve

Gates open at

  • 6:00 AM for vendors and tailgaters
  • 7:00 AM for public

Food

  • Breakfast and lunch items provided by: 

West Deptford NJ Scouts Pack 9 / Troop 9

ARRL VEC License Testing

  • 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM (last time to start exam is 10 AM)
  • Exam Testing In The W2MMD Clubhouse
  • Exam Fee : $15.00
  • All candidates must pre-register at :  veteam.w2mmd.org

Forums in the Classroom Building

  • 09:00 AM – “Doing More with APRS: Application & Hardware”, John Zaruba K2ZA
  • 10:00 AM — ARRL Update, Marty Newingham, AG3I, ARRL Atlantic Division Director
  • 11:00 AM – “Space Comm & Youth”, Angela Metzger KE2DRJ

GCARC Clubhouse Open House

  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Local Hotels

  • Motel Six, 133 Delsea Drive South, Glassboro, 856-881-1000
  • Courtyard By Marriott, 325 Rowan Blvd, Glassboro, 856-881-0048