On May 24, 2024, Doug Grant, K1DG, was interviewed by Tim Duffy, K3LR, on the weekly DX Engineering YouTube Podcast. Doug recaps his visit to the Dayton Hamvention and gives his impressions about the convention from a contesting perspective.
At 17 minutes, 27 seconds into the broadcast, Doug puts in a nice plug for the Northeast HamXposition mini-Contest University.
The Northeast HamXposition and New England Division Convention announces it will again conduct a daylong Tech In A Day study course at the Convention on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 8 AM – 5 PM. The course is sponsored by the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Details and registration form can be found at https://hamxposition.org/tech-in-a-day-study-course/.
The Northeast HamXposition and New England Division Convention is proud to announce a major addition to its program for 2024.
“Mini-Contest University,” or mini-CTU, based on K3LR’s popular Contest University, has been featured at the Dayton Hamvention since 2007 and has been presented in 15 countries to over 10,000 participants, is a series of contest-oriented talks and presentations offered at HamXposition on Friday. Interested participants may attend free of charge. Registration is now open.
Door prizes will include gift certificates, courtesy DX Engineering, and an autographed copy of the ARRL’s popular Amateur Radio Contesting for Beginners book written by Doug Grant, K1DG.
The preliminary mini-CTU agenda for Friday, August 23, 2024, is as follows:
Mini-CTU Outline:
Getting Started in Contesting
Why it is fun
How it helps you become better at …EmComm, POTA, everything!
How to make a contest QSO
How to submit an entry
Digital contesting
Logging programs
Station setup for contesting
Focus will be on practical issues for small-lot, small station setup
Ergonomic equipment layout
Computer interface and automation
Antennas for contesting
This is the most important equipment in your station!
High band options – beams
Low band options – how to be competitive with simple wires
Feedlines and connectors
Joe Reisert, W1JR, a regular presenter at the Northeast HamXposition, has an article In the June 2024 issue of QST about two easy-to-build antenna designs, “Simple, Small 2- and 6-Meter Yagis.”
We are pleased to have as our special guest well-known international DXer/Contester Yuri Onipko, VE3DZ.
Yuri will recap his 50 years of DX and Contesting activities sharing his operating experiences from a variety of locations from around the world. Yuri recently took top honors in the 2022 WRTC competition held in Italy. He will share practical lessons learned and offer advice for those that may be considering a DXpedition or contest effort from a remote location.
The DX / Contest Banquet will be held at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center Marlborough, Massachusetts on Friday evening, August 23, 2024. Tickets for the banquet and other events can be purchased online at https://ticketing.hamxposition.org.
Elecraft, Inc., manufacturer of amateur radio equipment and kits based in Watsonville, California, will showcase its products at the 2024 Northeast HamXposition in Marlborough, Massachusetts on August 23-25, 2024. Elecraft was founded in 1998 by Wayne Burdick and Eric Swartz. The company’s first product was the K2 transceiver; first prototyped in October 1997
Elecraft offers full-featured transceivers and accessories both as factory-assembled and easy-to-build kits.
“We can trace our company’s roots back to Field Day – the ultimate proving grounds for radio gear as well as hams themselves. Our design philosophy was clear from the beginning: Our radios would offer both high performance and portability. These two goals have spawned seven complete transceiver product lines.
“Our goal for the future is to continue to innovate in directions that benefits our customers. To this end, we actively participate in our vibrant user community. Elecraft has always emphasized both ‘hands-on ham radio’ and uncompromising customer support.”
FlexRadio Systems, an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of advanced software defined radio products for the amateur radio, government and commercial markets will display and sell its products at the 2024 Northeast HamXposition.
“Software defined radios have arrived, and FlexRadio is leading the charge. We are on a mission to change commercial and amateur radio.
“FlexRadio was the first to introduce a true SDR transceiver to the amateur community that allows the personality, functionality, and performance of the radio to be upgraded through simple software downloads. With the introduction of FlexRadio’s SDR-1000 transceiver and the PowerSDR platform in 2003, we single-handedly changed the course of the ham radio industry. This revolution continues to change the face of amateur radio today through our new software solution aptly named SmartSDR and the new FLEX-6000 Signature Series transceiver line. Through innovation and design, we want to help all operators Find Everywhere.“
The hamxposition.org website now has a new page, “Welcome to Marlborough.” It highlights numerous hospitality, historical, and entertainment venues situated in and around Marlborough and the Metro West area. The page is a valuable resource for attendees who are traveling to the convention accompanied by non-ham family members and children.
Open to all New England Amateur Radio Clubs