Antennapalooza is a (usually) annual Amateur Radio event held in Drouin West, about 100km due East of Melbourne. It is a free event sponsored by several clubs and groups  It’s a friendly and informal event for amateur radio enthusiasts to gather and listen to presentations on various amateur radio related topics. 

As of 2025, the event has been activated nine times.

Technical presentations light, with the focus on practice rather than theory, but always interesting.  Often a demonstration antenna is erected for experimental purposes.  

Most clubs run some kind of Hamfest Sale as a fundraiser and as a bit of a social event. These are great and fulfil a need, but they are over in just a couple of hours. Antennapalooza is a different kind of event that brings people together from multiple clubs, but with enough time to relax and get back into the hobby

The event is sited on a few acres of land with a few trees around the edges. Operators can come along with their tent, caravan or swag and set up their radio and antennas for a weekend in an RF quiet space. For some it is an opportunity to put up and try out antennas they don’t have room for at home. For others they can socialise and listen to the talks going on in the pavilion. On both the Saturday and the Sunday there will be short lectures on interesting topics. Bring a folding chair and a beer if you wish and listen to what’s being said about real-world topics on Amateur Radio.

As always, the weather will do whatever it feels like on the day, so bring a T-shirt, shorts, jacket and umbrella.  Don’t for get the chair.

If there is not a total fire ban, there will be a campfire at night in a fire pit. If you don’t want to cook, fast food is available nearby. (links on the website)

In 2023 the guys at Drop Table Adventures produced an excellent video about the event.

To reach the event site from the Melbourne direction follow this map:

A website is dedicated to the event and in the lead up to the day a schedule of guest speakers will be posted there. https://antennapalooza.net.au/

Enquiries may be directed to the email link below, however, note that no bookings are required for attendance: 

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