Join Dr. Tom Perera, PhD, W1TP, as he presents “The Story of the ENIGMA: History, Technology and Deciphering” in the Boxborough / W5 Room at 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 15 at the 2026 Northeast HamXposition.
The German Enigma machine was used throughout WWII and proved to be an excellent, secure and durable device for hiding the German military communications. Cracking the Enigma codes and defeating the German forces will be described as well as the continuing search for examples of these rare machines.
Dr Tom Perera , PhD. W1TP is a retired professor of neuroscience. He has been a ham radio operator for 70 years specializing in the history of telegraph keys and Enigma cipher machines. He has given hundreds of lectures on these topics at hamfests, clubs and conventions. Michael Crestohl, W1RC, aka MisterMike is a well-known collector and restorer of spy radio equipment.