2025 Flagstaff Hamfest Schedule
Friday Schedule
12:00 – 4:00 PM – In-door Vendors may begin setting up. Carts and help will be available.
5:00 – 7:00 PM – No Host dinner at the Flagstaff Sizzler, 2105 S Milton Rd.
Saturday Schedule
Coconino High School, 2801 N Izabel St., Flagstaff, AZ
7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
Karl Foster, KB7AZ
Understanding VSWR – Learn how Voltage Standing Wave Ratio affects your signal’s performance and how to measure it using a budget-friendly NanoVNA
.
9:00 a.m.
Vicki Zumwalt, N7KLS & Tom Schiller, N6BT
Route 66 On the Air – Discover what it takes to put this historic special event on the air from Kingman, AZ, and how you can get involved in its 25th year.
10:00 a.m.
Tom Schiller, N6BT
Will It Work? – Dive into antenna design, function, and real-world performance in this engaging and practical session.
10:00 a.m.
Kachina Amateur Radio Club
License Testing – Room #800 –No charge, bring ID and an FRN, and if licensed bring a copy of your license.
11:00 a.m.
ARCA (Amateur Radio Council of Arizona) Annual Meeting
Includes the prestigious Arizona Ham of the Year announcement!
12:00 p.m.
Lunch Break & Raffle Prize Drawings Begin
Enjoy great food served by Scout Troop #33 while we kick off the raffle!
12:15 p.m.
Any unclaimed cup drawing prizes will be given away in a shotgun-style, rapid fire type drawing—tickets will be called one after another until every last prize has a winner!
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS, OR YOU MIGHT MISS OUT ON
YOUR CHANCE TO WALK AWAY WITH AN AMAZING DOOR PRIZE!
GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE ITEMS WILL BE DRAWN WHEN THE CUP
RAFFLE DOOR PRIZES ARE OVER.
1:00 p.m.
Dick Norton, N6AA – ARRL Southwest Division Director
ARRL Forum – Get the latest updates, initiatives, and happenings from the American Radio Relay League.
2:00 p.m.
Ned Stearns, AA7A
DXpedition & Remote Operations – A fascinating look at operating from the most remote corners of the globe—learn how it’s done and how to be part of it.
