Welcome to the
Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club.
An ARRL Event Sanctioned in Delta & Southeastern Divisions
Sponsored by The Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club and
The North Georgia GMRS Network.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Our special hotel rate expires at midnight today, Sept 30th. If you have plans of staying overnight around the Chattanooga area, there are two large home shows in town which have caused hotel room pricing to soar to almost $500 per night. Our rate of $139 per night is a tremendous bargain. But you must act today! CLICK HERE to get your special room rate.
2025-09-21 Hamfest Chattanooga 2025 has achieved near sellout status. We are reviewing all current reservations to ensure our floor space is accurately allocated. This review may provide some additional space. For now, any new requests for space will be placed into “pending” status. We will be in touch with those requesting space and do our best to make desired space available.
Those wishing to participate in Hamfest Chattanooga 2025 but do NOT have a confirmed or pending reservation, should continue to submit space reservation requests. We’re happy to work with you on a “space available” basis.
Hamfest Micro-Schedule.
Thursday, Oct 2:
No Inside Setup.
3 – 9 PM ET Comm Trailers, RVs, & Campers may arrive for overnight stays. Building restroom access until 10 PM. Overnight guests should be prepared to operate “self-contained”. Some free 110v AC power is available on a first come, first served basis from outlets on a few outdoor streetlight poles in the RV parking area.
Friday, Oct 3:
Vendor Building Access: 8 AM ET
Perimeter Inside Vendor Setup: 8:30 AM as tables/space becomes available.
Interior Vendor Setup: 9 – Noon as tables/space becomes available; earlier if possible.
Outside Flea Market Setup: 10 AM ET
Flea Market / Inside Areas: Open to the Public: Noon – 6PM ET
Saturday, Oct. 4:
Vendor Building Access: 7 AM ET
Inside or Outside Late Setups or Saturday-Only Vendors: 7 AM ET
Open to the Public: 8AM – 3PM ET
Tear Down/Out of Building Deadline: 5 PM ET
Open to the Public
Friday, October 3, 2025 – Noon – 6PM ET
Saturday, October 4, 2025 – 8AM – 3PM ET
General Admission (18 & Over): $10 per Person
Good for Both Days of Our Show.
Youth Admission (Under 18): Free
Must Be Accompanied by a Paying Adult.
Email Us: hamfest@w4am.net
Radio clubs & radio-related organizations may request free table space for use as information-sharing purposes, such as promoting their club or organization, selling memberships, and selling promotional merchandise.
Registration for Workshops & Classes
Training Opportunities.
The Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club tries to always offer opportunities for fun, learning, and service to others.
Harrison Community Center
Classroom #7
5637 TN-58
Harrison, TN 37341
Class size is strictly limited to 25 persons per workshop, so be sure to register quickly using the form below.
Workshops & training may be conducted at various venues, dates, and times. Please take note of that when registering.
If you have registered and later cannot attend, please contact Bill Dornbush @ billdornbush@w4am.net
A list of available workshops will be shown when you click the following link:
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR WORKSHOPS.
If you register for a workshop, you will receive an email confirming your registration.
New Website for ACS/ARES
Our friends and fellow radio operators associated with Hamilton County Auxiliary Communications Service and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service have a new website. It is a work-in-progress and additional content is in preparation. CLICK HERE TO VISIT.
And That's The Way It is:
Enhanced Skywarn is Here!
Join us as Amateur and GMRS Radio Operators join forces to provide more eyes & ears for severe weather reporting. CLICK HERE for more details.
Have an interest in the weather and public service? Click Here to join our Skywarn Mailing List.
You Can Be a Helping Ham
Not only are Amateur Radio Operators known for helping each other (Elmering), we help our communities with Public Service even when disasters have not occurred. This great video provides insight as to why we do what we do for the good of our nation, our communities, and our neighbors. This video references a popular event in the Upper Penisula of Michigan.
The Lone Ranger Wellness Net
The net was created as a daily check-in for members of the amateur radio community, no matter their QTH, who wish to have someone check in on them to make sure they’re OK. So, if you live alone, you are disabled, if you need some help with a chore, or you’re just wanting someone to check in on you, then this net is here for you.
Join us nightly on the Chattanooga TN repeater 146.790 or on Echolink Node 79190.
To learn more, visit their website.
