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Northeast HamXposition Approved to Host 2026 ARRL New England Division Convention

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Steve Ewald, WV1X, ARRL Field Organization Supervisor, has confirmed that FEMARA, Inc., has been approved to host the ARRL New England Division Convention at the Northeast HamXposition in Marlborough, Massachusetts on August 13 -16.  Headquarters staff have added this event to the ARRL Hamfests and Conventions data base on the ARRL Web page.

Ewald writes, “you are welcome to display the ARRL diamond when promoting your events on web sites, in e-mails, advertisements and all other program materials.  The ARRL logo can be obtained by downloading it from www.arrl.org/logos-photos.”

The League will supply FEMARA with ARRL prize coupon certificates to use at its prize drawing. 

2026 HamX: Call for Speakers

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2026 HamX logo

 

HamX is the largest amateur radio convention in the Northeast!  With close to 1,800 attendees each year, HamX draws radio amateurs from all over and is an ideal venue to present your ideas and experiences.

This is a call for speakers on topics of general interest to the amateur radio community.  Some examples include: Operating practices, contesting, DXing, mobile stations, emergency communications, emerging activities, STEM outreach, club improvement, radio history, restoring antique gear, test equipment, kit building, antenna design, AI in amateur radio, VHF/UHF/Microwave/Mesh, EME and more.  If you have a story to share, we would like to hear about it.

To submit a talk proposal, please go to the following website and enter the requested information. 

 https://registration.hamx.org/speaker/

If you have any further questions, please reach out to the program chair at the e-mail address listed below.

We look forward to your contribution at HamX 2026!

Mark Noe KE1IU

HamX Program Committee Chairperson

ke1iu@hamx.org

KE1IU to Chair Program Committee

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Mark Noe, KE1IU, who has presented at HamX multiple times, will be taking on the role of Program Committee Chairperson for HamX 2026.  The seminar and activities program is part of what sets HamX apart from other area hamfests, providing valuable technical information, tips on operating practices and activities for beginners and experienced radio amateurs alike.  Mark has gathered a team of former and new volunteers for this committee, which will focus on recruiting speakers and session organizers to put on a high quality program for the convention.  

Skip Youngberg, K1NKR, is the previous Program Chairperson and has agreed to serve on the Program Committee for 2026.

QuickSilver Radio to Reopen in January 2026

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John Bartscherer, N1GNV, (better known as “John Bee”) of Meriden Connecticut,  owner of Quicksilver Radio Products, passed away on October 23, 2025. 

John was a familiar fixture at the Northeast HamXposition and other hamfests and conventions. He also ran the “Nutmeg” Hamfest, sponsor of the Connecticut State Convention. Prior to founding Quicksilver Radio Products, John was the QST Advertising Manager for many years.

The Quicksilver Radio Products website is reporting on its website that the company will briefly suspend business to conduct inventory and reorganizing, then reopen for business in January 2026.

QCWA Donation to FEMARA Acknowledged

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QCWA logoFEMARA, Inc., sponsor of the Northeast HamXposition and New England ARRL Division Convention, received this note today from QCWA President Anthony Perales, AI1U:
 
November 14, 2025
 
Larry Banks, W1DYJ
FEMARA Director
PO Box 2192
Littleton, MA 01460
 
Dear Larry and Members of the FEMARA Board,
 
Thank you for your thoughtful correspondence and for forwarding FEMARA’s appreciation to QCWA. We are pleased to support the Northeast HamXposition, and we are honored that our contribution will help advance the ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program. Your acknowledgement is sincerely appreciated.
 
QCWA highly values FEMARA’s continued leadership and its dedication to strengthening the amateur radio community. We also appreciate your recognition of John Facella, K9FJ, whose commitment and service reflect the core values of QCWA.
 
Please accept our warm regards and our appreciation for FEMARA’s continued dedication to education, innovation, and fellowship within amateur radio. We have included the attached acknowledgement letter for your records.
 
V/r,
Anthony Perales, M.B.A., B.Sc. (Ai1u)
President 

Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.    

– General: ai1u@qcwa.org 
– Web Inquiries: webmaster@qcwa.org 

2025 HamX Club Track YouTube Recordings

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Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes:

First, thank you for attending the HamXposition 2025 Club Track.

I thought we had an exciting and worthwhile day!  I’d like to thank the following for their presentations:

Speaker(s) Subject
Pi Pugh K1RV Encourage newcomers, but first, guard the exit gate!
Phil Temples K9HI Using WordPress to Energize Your Webpage
Nancy Austin, KC1NEK and Rowan Eggert, WO1P Leveraging the ARRL School Roundup as a new youth force multiplier follow up to Winter Field Day and JOTA.
Chris Ranney WA1CMR Encouraging Technicians and the Local Community
Bruce Blain K1BG Jumpstart Your Membership with Licensing Classes – the easy way
Corey Adelt N1XWS Using POTA to Energize Your Club
George Allison K1IG Silent Keys and Estate Sales: Helping Your Members
Mark Noe KE1IU The Many Benefits of Obtaining 501(c)3 Status for your Club

 

If you remember, a fellow club member from the Nashoba Valley ARC, Jim Hein, N8VIM, recorded the presentations.  You can find those presentations on the NVARC YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMCAp9jG3I&list=PLKxqpM8coZlLN5UDAwlmGh1iTBJ0-6RKc.  If you look to the right of my introduction, you should see links to the other Club Track presentations. 

NVARC has an extensive collection of material on the NVARC YouTube Channel.  If you are interested, feel free to look at them.

If you would like a .pdf of any of the Club Track presentations, please drop me an email and I will respond.

Lastly, I’d like to see “Club Track” continue at HamXposition in future years.  I’ve run the program for two years now, and I don’t want this to be a lifelong commitment!  So, if anyone wants to organize this next year, please let me know.  I’m happy to help, happy to promote, and happy to present.  But I would like to see someone else step up!  So again, let me know if you have an interest.

Enjoy the presentations and see you again next year!

Bruce, K1BG
HamXposition

“Northeast HamXposition and New England Division Convention a Resounding Success!”

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ARRL New England division logoThe ARRL New England Division webpage contains this wrap up about HamX 2025:

“The Northeast HamXposition (“HamX”) and ARRL New England Division Convention on August 21-24, 2025, was a resounding success. The weather for the Marlborough, Massachusetts, event was picture-perfect, the flea markets were buzzing with sales, and major equipment manufacturers Elecraft and Flex were back to exhibit their wares along with other vendors inside the bustling exhibition area.” [More]

Youth Forum at 2025 HamX

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Group photo of 2025 HamX Youth Forum with Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, W2NAF of HamSCI

YOUTH FORUM 2025 — Group Photo at this year’s HamX. Twenty eight students got to talk with Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, an Associate Professor of Physics and Engineering at The University of Scranton (center of photo), who was the guest speaker for the Saturday evening Grand Banquet. His talk was about the study space weather and its impacts on the ionosphere and radio propagation. [photo courtesy Sci-Tech ARS]

KD1CY Honored for 20 Years of VoIP Hurricane Net Service at HamX

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kD1CY holding 20 Year VoIP AwardARES SKYWARN Coordinator and Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, was awarded with a surprise plaque for 20 years of service to the Voice over IP (“VoIP”) Hurricane Net.

District Emergency Coordinator Jim Palmer, KB1KQW, arranged for HWN Net Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, to be present via Zoom during Rob’s SKYWARN talk. Graves presented the award “virtually” in front of the attendees. 

“I was aware of the award because it was mentioned [earlier in the year] at the National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Workshop, but I did not attend in person this year due to work commitments,” said Macedo. 

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