First prize, an Icom IC-718 HF Base Transceiver, was won by Doyan Jennings KA4BLZ (General Class) from Murray, KY. Photo © Copyright 2003 Murray State University Amateur Radio Club

Jerry Campbell K4ZHM (Extra Class) of Nicholasville, KY won our second prize, an Icom IC-2200H 65 Watt 2 Meter Tranceiver.

Third prize went to Charles Davis NV7C (Extra Class) of Louisville. He's now the owner of an Icom IC-V82 7 Watt 2 Meter Handheld Tranceiver.

Ruffy Murphy KG4WXN (General Class) of Louisville won The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 2008 and The ARRL Antenna Book went to Eddie Hall K4EDH (General Class) of Fairdale, KY.

Congratulations to all our prize winners!

Thanks to everyone who was part of GLH-08! We had a fantastic show this year and saw lots of new faces.

We are really sorry about not having tables on which to eat. This was a major oversight on my part, which will not happen again. We will also look into providing some more food variety at the concession stand next year.

I really must praise everyone on how clean the facility was kept. Our final cleanup was minimal. Thank you to everyone!!!

Thanks to the the indoor merchants and tailgaters. (I know I bought quite a few goodies. Hopefully everyone went home with nice big bags of treasures.

Special thanks to Cedar City Sales for donating a couple of door prizes and to ARRL for their donation of a 2008 ARRL Handbook and Antenna Manual.

Also thanks the exhibitors and VE Examiners. And major appreciation to the 23 volunteers whose valuable work allowed the hamfest to run smoothly.

Finally, none of this would have been possible without the friendly staff at Paroquet Springs Conference Centre and the hard working people at The Rental Depot, Inc. who did a great job setting up and removing all 81 flea market tables.

If you have any thoughts, comments, ideas or criticisms, we would like to know. Our goal is to make the show better and more fun each year.

We're booked for next year, so mark us on your calendar.

Bob Myers K4RVM
2008 GLHA Chairman

Thanks to the following merchants who gave us a super show!

• Badges By KC4VL/Reed's Trophies and Signs (Liberty, IN)

• Cedar City Sales (Lebanon, TN)

• Debco Electronics, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)

• Eagle 1 Communications (Martinsburg, WV)

• TAW Enterprises (London, KY)

• The Ham Station (Evansville, IN)

• The SignMan of Baton Rouge
  Planned to be here, but got caught in Louisiana's hurricane weather. Looking forward to being back with us in 2009.

The Greater Louisville Hamfest Association is looking for enthusiastic hams with and in interest in promoting, organizing and working the Greater Louisville Hamfest. Being a GLHA member is voluntary with no membership dues, but does require dedication. GLHA members attend meetings at the Louisville Red Cross building on Chestnut Street in downtown Louisville at 7:00PM on the second Tuesday of each month from February through October for planning sessions. If you are interested in being part of this exciting venture, contact GLHA Chairman Bob Myers at 502 935-6710 or write Greater Louisville Hamfest Association, Inc.; P.O. Box 34444; Louisville, KY 40232-4444.