Hamfest

Saturday – October 12, 2024

Semi-annual Hamfest located at:
Westwood High School
The Township of Washington in Bergen County

Click to view a PDF version of the Hamfest flyer
Click to view a PDF version of the Map and Directions

  • 8:00 AM till 2:00 PM
  • Vendors ONLY at 6:00AM
  • In case of rain check our website for the most up to date information
  • Amateur Testing: Technician thru Extra class exams – 8:30 am – 10:00 am
    Please bring Photo ID and if previously licensed your original FCC license and a photo-copy
    The fee for Amateur testing is $15.00
    You must create a FRN on the FCC.gov site and have that number with you
  • DXCC Card Checking courtesy of North Jersey DX Association
  • Admission is $5.00 per person (wives and children free).
  • Vendors $15.00 includes 2 spaces and one free admission.
    The 2 spaces can be your car + 1 open space or 2 open spaces and your car parked away from the flea market.
  • No reservations are required for these spaces.
  • Lots of Parking
  • Lots of great Bargains and Goodies.
  • The Hamfest is open for vendors at 7:30AM, and at 8AM for buyers.
  • Rest Room Facilities
  • Refreshments – Breakfast and Lunch
  • Talk-in on 146.79- Repeater PL 141.3

Directions:
From New York City
Take the George Washington Bridge. Follow signs to Route 4. Go West on Route 4 to Route 17 North. Follow directions from Route 17 North.

From Route 17 in NJ North
Exit the highway at Linwood Avenue East. Follow Linwood Avenue to the end.
Make a left onto Pascack Road. At the first traffic light you will see The Bacari Restaurant diagonally to your left. Make a right on to Ridgewood road and continue 1/4 mile to the high school, on your right.

From Route 17 in NJ South
Exit the highway at Linwood Avenue. Make the jug handle turning back over Route 17and take Linwood Avenue East to the end. Make a left onto Pascack Road. At the first traffic light you will see The Bacari Restaurant diagonally to your left. Make a right on to Ridgewood road and continue 1/4 mile to the high school, on your right.

From Garden State Parkway Northbound
Exit the Parkway at Exit 165. After paying the toll, bear right, up hill toward Oradell. At the first light make a left onto Pascack Road. At the second traffic light you will see the Bacari Restaurant diagonally to your left. Make a right on to Ridgewood road and continue 1/4 mile to the high school, on your right.

From Garden State Parkway Southbound
Exit Parkway at Exit 166. Continue on Highland Avenue until the end. Charley Brown’s restaurant will be in front of you. Make a right on to Linwood Avenue and continue until the end. (Approx. 200 yards) Make a left on to Pascack Road. At the first light you will see the Bacari Restaurant diagonally to your left. Make a right on to Ridgewood Road and continue 1/4 mile to the High School, on your right.

For additional Hamfest information – contact:
Jim Joyce K2ZO
286 Ridgewood Blvd. North
Westwood, NJ 07676
(201) 664-6725
E-Mail: Jim Joyce – K2ZO