Texoma Hamarama 2025 Information
Thanks for a great Texoma Hamarama 2025. See you back here on October 24, 2026!
A hamfest is a meeting of people interested in Amateur Radio. Hamfests offer exhibits, forums, and flea markets for Amateur Radio operators or “hams.” The 2025 Texoma Hamarama Hamfest will be held at the Ardmore Convention Center, 2401 N Rockford Rd, Ardmore, OK 73066. Click here for directions.
Click Here To Purchase Tickets Online
Admission tickets, raffle tickets, flea market tables, non-ham raffle tickets, and scholarship donations are available online at https://hamarama.org/tix/. Click this link to order yours today!
Hours of Operation
Friday, October 10th – Vendor and flea market setup only from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 11th: Setup starts at 7:00 a.m. and is open to all from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
FCC License Testing
The SCARS VE team will provide free FCC amateur radio license tests Saturday, at 11:00 a.m. You will need to obtain a Federal Registration Number (FRN) at this link and then sign up for the test session at this link. All test sessions must begin by 11:30 a.m. Special offer for new hams. Pass a test for your first license here, and we will refund your Texoma Hamarama ticket price or give you a free Hamarama ticket!!! Good luck! — Government shutdown update… Yes, we will still be testing. All results will be queued for delivery to the FCC. After this has been settled, these will be processed. You’ll get emails from the FCC when they start processing… You can’t get an FRN, but enter ten zeros as the FRN when you sign up for the test session.
Pre-Registration Prize Drawing
If you pre-register and buy your admission tickets before October 4th, you will be entered into a drawing for an Icom IC-2730A Dual Band Mobile Radio! Enter to win today. Congrats to the winner, Vance Smith. KE5BAL.
$20 Yaesu FT-DX101D Radio Drawing
The 2025 Super Raffle radio is the flagship Yaesu FT-dx 101D radio. This top-of-the-line 100-watt radio is worth almost $4,000.00. Only 300 $20 tickets will be sold, so get yours while they are still available. Congrats to winner Lisa Chandler KJ5LGM.
Hourly Prize Drawings
The hourly prize drawings start at 9:00 a.m. You must be present to win these prizes. The 2025 prizes include:
- Powerwerx Powerpole Bag – Congrats to the winner Thomas Yenny K5LOL.
- MFJ-148RC Radio Controlled Dual Clock – Congrats to the winner David Spitler KA5CRL.
- TekPower TP30SWI 30-Amp DC 13.8V Power Supply with Noise Offset Meter and Power Poles – Congrats to the winner James Gaines W5SWV.
- Yaesu FT-4XR – Congrats to the winner Donald Levstik WD5JDC.
- Alpha Delta 4-Position Antenna Switch Congrats to the winner Nick Hays.
- ARRL Gift Certificates Congrats to winner Vonny GC.
Grand Prize Drawing
The 2025 grand prize drawing will be held at 2:30 p.m. for a Yaesu FT-710AESS 50 MHz-HF radio. Congrats to Winner Bobby Chaney KJ5IPB.
Non-ham Prize Drawing
Purchase your tickets online for $2, or buy them at the door. This year, the non-ham prize is a 40″ flat-screen television. Congrats to the winner, George “Toby” Roberson KO5T.
Breakfast and Lunch On-Site
Sophie’s BBQ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057155151955 will have on-site food and refreshments starting at 7:00 a.m. She will have coffee, donuts, and breakfast burritos for breakfast. There will be 2-3 different choices for lunch.
And, the Ardmore Convention Center will have their canteen open for drinks.
Vendors
B&H Sales (formerly Derby Radio Shack) will bring its new and used rigs and amateur radio accessories to Ardmore.
Main Trading Company from Paris, TX, will have various radios and accessories on site. You can visit them online at MTCRadio.com
Scott and Heidi from TheHamStop.com will be here with their vast array of specialty items that help us build, create, and assemble antennas for our hobby.
Buy/Sell/Trade Your Ham Gear
Tables are available for $15 online or $20 at the door.
Bring your used ham equipment to sell or browse the treasures brought by others.
Forums
Forums are classes where you can learn a new skill, find new information, meet new people, or see old friends. They are events for hams and run by hams.
This is the 2025 Forum schedule. It may be subject to change (and probably will).
| 2025 Hamarama Forum Schedule | ||||
| Time | Salon B | Salon D | Salon E | Salon A |
| 0800-0900 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Reserved For VE Testing |
| 0900-0950 | ARRL Forum Mark Kleine–N5HZR |
MESHTASTIC Jeff Scoville–AE5ME |
Chinese HT’s Duane Angles–AA5KD |
Reserved For VE Testing |
| 1000-1050 | ARES Mark Conklin–N7XYO |
M17 Project Jeff Scoville–AE5ME |
DIGIPI Dave Downing–WD5G |
Reserved For VE Testing |
| 1100-1150 | AUXCOM Gayland Kitch–WX5MOR |
ALLSTAR Network Fred McGuire–KD5FMU The Ham Radio Crusader |
OKDXA Jeff Martin–K5WE |
Reserved For VE Testing |
| 1200-1250 | Vacant | AREDN Transport For Ham Apps Chuck Hast KP4DJT |
Vacant | VE Testing Ed Hatch–AG5DV |
| 1300-1400 | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | VE Testing Ed Hatch–AG5DV |
Save $2 per admission ticket when you buy early and online
(The pre-registration discount ends at midnight on October 4, 2025)