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Friday, January 16, 2026 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Saturday, January 17, 2026 8:00am - 4:00pm

$5.00 Admission (includes 1 prize ticket)

Ponchatoula Community Center 300 N. 5th St.

Ponchatoula, La. 70454

Click here for flyer (JPEG)

Swap Table Application (JPEG)

Vendor Table Application (JPEG)

]]> Hamfest Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:15:41 -0500 SELARC 43nd Annual Hamfest (2025) https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/129-selarc-43rd-annual-hamfest-2025 https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/129-selarc-43rd-annual-hamfest-2025

Saturday, January 18, 2025 8:00am - 4:00pm

$5.00 Admission (includes 1 prize ticket)

Ponchatoula Community Center 300 N. 5th St.

Ponchatoula, La. 70454

Click here for flyer (JPEG)

Swap Table Application (JPEG)

Vendor Table Application (JPEG)

]]> Hamfest Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:15:41 -0500 SELARC 42nd Annual Hammond Hamfest (2024) https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/113-selarc-42nd-annual-hammond-hamfest-2024 https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/113-selarc-42nd-annual-hammond-hamfest-2024

Saturday, January 20, 2024 8:00am - 4:00pm

$5.00 Admission (includes 1 prize ticket)

Ponchatoula Community Center 300 N. 5th St.

Ponchatoula, La. 70454

Click here for flyer (JPEG)

Swap Table Application (JPEG)

Vendor Table Application (JPEG)

]]> Hamfest Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:15:41 -0500 SELARC 41st Annual Hammond Hamfest (2023) https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/98-selarc-41st-annual-hammond-hamfest-2023 https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/98-selarc-41st-annual-hammond-hamfest-2023

Saturday, January 21, 2023 8:00am - 4:00pm

$5.00 Admission

Ponchatoula Community Center 300 N. 5th St.

Ponchatoula, La. 70454

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Click here for flyer (JPEG)

Swap Table Application (PDF)

Swap Table Application (JPEG)

]]> Hamfest Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:15:41 -0500 SELARC 40th Annual Hammond Hamfest (2022) https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/67-2022-hamfest https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/67-2022-hamfest

Saturday, January 15, 2022 8:00am - 2:00pm

Admission TBD

PENNINGTON STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER

1350 North General Pershing Street - ON CAMPUS OF SOUTHEASTERN LA UNIVERSITY AT INTERSECTION OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE & NORTH GENERAL PERSHING STREET

(Take Exit 32 from I-55, Go East 1.5 Miles on University Avenue to North General Pershing Street)

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~~2019 Hamfest Program & Rules~~

Main Prize Drawing at 1:30pm

Winner Need Not Be Present for the 4 Main Prizes!

For More Info Contact:
Tyrone Burns N5XES

Hourly Prize Drawings

VE Test Session

8:00am: Testing Begins - Test Fee $15 cash, photo ID, copy of license or CSCE
Testing Begins Promptly at 8:00am

TYRONE BURNS VE Liason, n5xes@arrl.net

Forums:

10:00am

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11:00am

TBD
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12:00noon
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Dealers & Vendors

Click to Download Application

The Sign Man
Navcom USA

Swap Tables

Click to Download Application

Table Manager Tyrone Burns n5xes@arrl.net

Prize Donations

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* Main Prize Drawings *

Grand Prize

TBD

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Second Prize

TBD

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Third Prize

TBD

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Fourth Prize

TBD

All Prizes have Cash Value Equivalent for non-Hams

Winner Need Not Be Present for the 4 Main Prizes!

* Also Hourly Prize Drawings *

Return to SELARC Homepage

SELARC Repeaters
147.000 (-600) WB5NET PL 107.2
145.130 (-600) WB5NET PL 107.2
444.250 (+5) WB5NET PL 107.2

Updated: August 10, 2021

]]> Hamfest Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:15:41 -0500 2020 Hamfest Prize Winners https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/41-2020-hamfest-prize-winners https://cmsdev.selarc.org/10-hamfest/41-2020-hamfest-prize-winners Congratulations to the winners of the 4 main prizes at the SELARC 39th Annual Hamfest :

Grand Prize Lyle Wales–KD5JRY: Yaesu FT-450D
Second Prize John Beicher–KF5OPB: Yaesu FTM-400XDR
Third Prize Ralph Shaw–K5CAV: AA-230 Zoom Antennae Analyzer
Fourth Prize Bob–WB5FBS: Yaesu FT-70DR

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