Announcement

HamXposition to Sponsor ARRL Headquarters & W1AW Tour

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Maxim Memorial Station W1AWThe Northeast HamXposition (“HamX”) will sponsor a tour of the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, in Newington, Connecticut, in addition to visits to the ARRL lobby/store and the state-of-the-art ARRL Laboratory station, W1HQ.

Transportation will be provided to Newington via shuttle bus from the Convention site in Marlborough, leaving at Friday morning, August 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM and returning by 4 PM that afternoon. The cost is $49. An optional box lunch may be purchased for $12. Tickets for the tour may be purchased online at https://ticketing.hamxposition.org.

 

DX Engineering to Sponsor 2025 Northeast HamXposition Friday DX/Contest Banquet (UPDATED)

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DX Engineering 25 logoDX Engineering (“DXE”) has graciously agreed to be the official sponsor for the Northeast HamXposition Friday evening DX/Contest Banquet. Featured guest and world-reowned international DXer/Contester Ned Stearns, AA7A, will present on the Radio-In-a-Box (RIB) technology.
 
DX Engineering will donate six $100 gift certificates toward purchase of products from the company, along with a major prize of an Icom IC-7610 with a retail value of $3,250.00. 
 
Tickets to the Friday DX/Contest dinner, as well as the convention, are available online.
 
The HamXposition Committee wishes to express its sincere appreciation to Tim Duffy and the DX Engineering team for their generosity! 

Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL, To Present Keynote Address at 2025 HamXposition

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The Northeast HamXposition and New England Division Convention is most fortunate to have as its keynote speaker Thomas Witherspoon, K4SWL. Thomas has been a ham radio operator since 1997, making most of his contacts in the field with low-power (QRP) gear. He runs QRPer.com, the SWLing Post, and the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive, and is a regular co-hosts the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. A 2023 inductee into the QRP Hall of Fame, Thomas has a deep love for chasing weak signals from the great outdoors.

Thomas will explore the enduring values of amateur radio—joy, kindness, community, diversity, and mentorship—and how they have always been at the heart of the hobby. He will highlight how mentorship, or Elmering, ensures amateur radio remains self-sustaining. It is through these values that amateur radio continues to be a dynamic and innovative space where operators push technical boundaries, foster new ideas, and build lifelong connections that will carry the hobby into the future. [Full story]

VE2DX Electronics Design’s “Project Maple Syrop” Release at 2025 Northeast HamXposition

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Following incredible technical exchanges at HamCation 2025, VE2DX ELECTRONICS DESIGN INC president Richard G. Desaulniers Sr., VE2DX, is announcing a new project called “Project Maple Syrop.” It will be introduced as a revolutionary new product at HamXposition 2025 in late August.
 
This product is currently oriented at the huge ICOM IC-705 market that is STILL growing. It will be a game changer, low-cost, never-before-seen, and will blow your pants off!
 
At HamXposition 2025, Richard G. Desaulniers Sr., VE2DX, will be officially releasing “Project Maple Syrop,” product ID, name, technical aspect, images, and prototype. Market release dates and resellers/Partners will also be introduced.
 
VE2DX Electronics Design Inc. is a proud Canadian company founded in 2020 by Richard G. Desaulniers Sr. VE2DX creates innovative products to help ham radio operators around the world. Some of our innovations include TrueTTL advanced designs, Software Defined Interlock (SDI), and Blind and Deaf Operator Assistance (BOA).
 
“We are especially proud of our innovations, like BOA and our IM1-HDMI, which are of great help to our friends around the world with vision problems!”
 
Please join us for the official announcement at HamXposition 2025. 
 
73
 
Richard G. Desaulniers Sr., VE2DX
President and Lead Designer
VE2DX Electronics

AA7A: “Remote DXpeditioning” at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition

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Ned Stearns, AA7AWe are pleased to have as our special guest presenter a well-known international DXer/Contester, Ned Stearns, AA7A, at the DX/Contest Banquet at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.

The Radio-In-a-Box (RIB) technology has made a big impact in the DX (and contesting) realm. Its use in high-profile DXpeditions has changed the DXing game forever. The use of RIBs in DXpeditions can provide numerous benefits such as reduced project costs, lower environmental impact and safer operations. The “Remote DXpedition” presentation will provide AA7A’s perspective on the nearly seven-year development effort of the RIB concept and other emerging technologies and how their application to DXing is an exciting step forward in amateur radio.

The DX/Contest Banquet will be held at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center Marlborough, Massachusetts on Friday evening, August 22, 2025.  Tickets for the banquet and other events can be purchased online at https://ticketing.hamxposition.org.

W2NAF: “HamSCI: Space Weather We Can Do Together” at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition

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Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAFWe are proud to feature special guest speaker Dr. Nathaniel A. Frissell, W2NAF, from the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) program who will present “HamSCI: Space Weather We Can Do Together!” at the 2025 HamXposition Grand Banquet. Dr. Frissell will discuss results from a number of recent HamSCI experiments, what’s next for HamSCI in the future, and how you can participate in these exciting projects.

The Grand Banquet will be held at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center Marlborough, Massachusetts on Saturday evening, August 23, 2025.  Tickets for the banquet and other events can be purchased online at https://ticketing.hamxposition.org.

Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, Safe

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Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWWWoodland Hills resident Dr. Tamitha Skov, WX6SWW, reports that she is safe following the devastating wild fires in the Los Angeles area. Skov was the 2024 Northeast HamXposition Grand Banquet speaker.

She writes: “So many unexpected events have happened recently. For me, it’s the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area that are among the most traumatic. Thankfully, our home has remained safe. Several of our friends’ homes were not so lucky. We now face the daunting prospect of helping our community heal, amid uncertainty and change.”

Club Track at Northeast HamXposition

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Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes:

Thanks for attending the “Club Track” at HamXposition last weekend.  Feedback has been very positive!

I want to thank the following people for their presentations:

Bruce Blain, K1BG, Nashoba Valley ARC – Guerilla Marketing: Finding contacts, creating email lists mailings / CRM tips.

David Tessitore, K1DT, Providence Radio Association – Marketing your Club.

Chris Ranney, WA1CMR, Falmouth ARA – Getting New Hams Active – How a “radio” library can help.

George Allison, K1IG, PART of Westford – Making Your Club Relevant and Fun.

Phil Temples, K9HI – Overview of WordPress website options.

Brandon Hockle, NQ1W, Cape Ann ARA – Radio Club Rejuvenated: What we did at Cape Ann ARA and what might work for your club.

Nancy Austin, KC1NEK, SM/RI and Rowan Eggert, WO1P, SYC/RI – Leveraging the biannual ARRL School Roundup in the New England Division as a new youth force multiplier follow up to Winter Field Day and JOTA.

If anyone is interest in any of the presentations, reply to this email and I will send you a copy or copies.

Thanks again.  I hope we can do it again in 2025!

 

Bruce

Grand Prizes Awarded at 2024 Northeast HamXposition

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Congratulations to the grand prize winners at the 2024 Northeast HamXpositon!

Joseph F. Del Guidice, K1CR, of Cranston, Rhode Island, was the lucky winner of the combination SteppIR SDA 100 Controller and PreppIR 20m-6m Portable, Quick Deploy Dipole System by SteppIR. 

2024 1st Grand Prize

 

The 2nd Grand Prize award, an Icom IC-705 QRP all-in-one transceiver 160m to 70cm + D-Star, went to Yuri V. Dogadaev, UT1EE, from Ukraine.

Icom IC-705 image

 

Gary E. Schultzbert, KC1HGC, of North Uxbridge, MA, won the 3rd Grand Prize: a Xiegu X6100 QRP HF/6m transceiver.

Xiegu X6100 Qrp HF/6m transceiver

 

The Fourth Grand Prize was awarded to James E Dalton, II, KB5RBY, of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. James won a Icom ID-50A VHF/UHF/D-Star HT.

Icom ID-50A VHF/UHF/D-Star HT

 

Congratulations to these amateurs and those in attendance Sunday afternoon who won many, many door prizes given away.