Tampa Bay Hamfest, ARRL West Central Florida Section Convention

Event Details:

• Event Dates: December 13-14, 2024
• Location: 303 Berryfest Place, Plant City, FL 33564
• Website: Tampa Bay Hamfest
• Sponsor: Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council (FGCARC)
• Type: ARRL Convention
• Talk-In Frequency: 145.410 MHz, PL 131.8
• Public Contact: Bill Williams, AG4QX
  • Address: 3215 W. Tambay Avenue, Tampa, FL 33611-1539
  • Phone: 813-300-3668
  • Email: ag4qx@arrl.net

Event Schedule:

• Saturday, December 14, 2024: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Message from the President: To all our friends in Florida and elsewhere, welcome.

The 2023 Tampa Bay Hamfest is over. This website is now closed to all orders to help us update for the 2024 Hamfest information.

The Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council (FGCARC) thanks all our vendors for their continued support of the Tampa Bay Hamfest and the Florida ham community in general. We also want to thank the local and visiting hams for their support too. It was encouraging to see all those who attended the Hamfest. It seems we are finally over the Covid nightmare and back to getting together again at local events. We certainly thank those volunteers whose myriad efforts kept the Hamfest under control and running smoothly. Bravo all.

We remind our local hams to again step up and volunteer to help plan and run the 2024 Tampa Bay Hamfest. There are always plenty of opportunities to help FGCARC (Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council) and we welcome all who can assist in this once-a-year effort. You can also remind your friends of the hamfest as many who do not belong to a club never seem to get the word.

Please keep in touch. We always appreciate hearing from our vendors and hams with ideas and suggestions to improve the Hamfest. Please contact me or any of our officers at FGCARC Contact Page

We all look forward to our yearly get-together. Stay safe and see you soon.

Bill Williams, AG4QX President of the Florida Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Council, Inc. Chairman of the Tampa Bay Hamfest

2023 Prize Winners:

• Grand Prize Winner: Luke Waatti, WB8UJU from Spring Hill, FL (Alinco DR-735T radio)
• Friday's Main Prize Winner: Ken Lyons, KN4MDJ from Winter Garden, FL (Diawa Cross Point SWR/Power meter)
• Saturday's Main Prize Winner: Larry Fountain, KD8PUD from Swanton, OH (Alinco DJ-VX50H)

Congratulations to all winners! We hope to see you again at our 2024 Hamfest.