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Title: ARRL Hamfests Scheduled for Hudson Division Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on May 05, 2026, 02:25:38 AM In the ARRL Hudson Division, here is a list of tentative hamfests in the metro NY and NJ area. Check the ARRL Hamfest listings for other Divisions, Sections, States, ZIP hamfest happenings: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar
ARRL Hudson Division, a list of tentative hamfests in the metro NY and NJ area 05/23/2026 - BARA Bergen Amateur Radio Assoc Spring Hamfest Location: Township of Washington, NJ Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Bergen Amateur Radio Association Website: http://www.bara.org 05/30/2026 - East Greenbush ARA Hamfest Location: East Greenbush, NY Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: East Greenbush Amateur Radio Association Website: http://www.EGARA.org 05/31/2026 - Splitrock ARA Tailgate Hamfest Location: Succasunna, NJ Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Splitrock ARA Website: http://www.splitrockara.org/hamfest 06/06/2026 - Fair Lawn ARC Hamfest Location: Fair Lawn , NJ Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Fair Lawn ARC Website: http://www.Fairlawnarc.org 06/07/2026 - Long Island Outdoor Hamfest and Electronics Fair Location: Bethpage, NY Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club Website: http://limarc.org 06/20/2026 - Raritan Valley Radio Club 2026 Hamfest Location: Piscataway, NJ Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Raritan Valley Radio Club Website: http://w2qw.org 07/12/2026 - Sussex County ARC Hamfest Location: Augusta, NJ Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Sussex County Amateur Radio Club INC. Website: http://scarcnj.org 08/29/2026 - OMARC Fall Hamfest Location: Spring Lake, NJ Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Ocean Monmouth Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.n2mo.org 09/12/2026 - SCARA 40th Annual Hamfest Location: Ballston Spa, NY Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: ARRL Website: http://K2DLL.ORG 09/26/2026 - Garden State ARA Hamfest Location: Tinton Falls, NJ Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Garden State Amateur Radio Association Website: https://gsara.club 11/08/2026 - Long Island Hamfest and Electronics Fair Location: Hicksville, NY Type: ARRL Hamfest Sponsor: Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club Website: http://www.limarc.org Title: Re: ARRL Hamfests Scheduled for Hudson Division Post by: KD1SH on May 07, 2026, 09:35:25 AM I checked the distances to these, and most have drive times out of proportion to the size of the event. The SCARA event in Ballston Spa might be a possibility. I've heard that it's a somewhat small event, but it's one of the closer ones at roughly 2 hours and 40 minutes.
I went to the East Greenbush show a few years ago, and though it was a nice little event, its size really didn't justify the drive. Sussex is about a 3 and a half hour drive, but it's a huge show and worth every hour on the road. Title: Re: ARRL Hamfests Scheduled for Hudson Division Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on May 09, 2026, 01:51:31 AM I checked the distances to these, and most have drive times out of proportion to the size of the event. The SCARA event in Ballston Spa might be a possibility. I've heard that it's a somewhat small event, but it's one of the closer ones at roughly 2 hours and 40 minutes. I went to the East Greenbush show a few years ago, and though it was a nice little event, its size really didn't justify the drive. Sussex is about a 3 and a half hour drive, but it's a huge show and worth every hour on the road. When I first started going to Sussex in the early 80's, you could walk the entire outdoor hamfest in less then 20 minutes ;D Bsck then, I would set up my stuff on my inside tables and then take the walk through the outside setups. Can't do that anymore ;D Title: Re: ARRL Hamfests Scheduled for Hudson Division Post by: KD1SH on May 09, 2026, 10:39:27 AM I didn't start going to Sussex until five or six years ago, so I don't remember those times, but I'm glad to see that a hamfest has actually grown over the years, rather than shrinking, as many have, with the incursion of online venues.
When I first started going to Sussex in the early 80's, you could walk the entire outdoor hamfest in less then 20 minutes ;D Bsck then, I would set up my stuff on my inside tables and then take the walk through the outside setups. Can't do that anymore ;D Title: Re: ARRL Hamfests Scheduled for Hudson Division Post by: Pete, WA2CWA on May 10, 2026, 10:00:52 PM Back in the early 2000's, the hamfest had day conflicts with a Native American Celebration also going on in the fairgrounds. One of the years, the hamfest had to re-locate on the opposite side of the building where the indoor vendors were. Lots of confusion but we all survived.
Title: Re: ARRL Hamfests Scheduled for Hudson Division Post by: KD1SH on May 12, 2026, 09:45:58 PM A few years ago, as I was walking through the building, a couple of people walked by, and I heard one of them say, "There's nothing but radio junk in here!" AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
I was puzzled at first, and then I realized that there was some sort of horse event going on in another part of the fairgrounds, and these were a couple of horsey people who'd wandered over from that event, apparently expecting to find some horse-related stuff in the building. Back in the early 2000's, the hamfest had day conflicts with a Native American Celebration also going on in the fairgrounds. One of the years, the hamfest had to re-locate on the opposite side of the building where the indoor vendors were. Lots of confusion but we all survived. |