Announcement

Mark Pride, K1RX, to Join WRTC 2026 Fund Raising Effort

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WRTC 2026 logo(Be sure to visit the WRTC 2026 booth at this year’s Northeast HamXposition!)
 
Mark Haynes, MØDXR, writes:
 
“On behalf of the WRTC 2026 UK organising committee, I am pleased to introduce Mark Pride, K1RX, as he joins our Fund Raising Team.  In this role, Mark will be the principle point of contact for Personal and Club donations to the WRTC 2026 event for general inquiries or guidance regarding different methods of making a donation.  Please contact Mark with any questions you may have regarding your donation in North America.
 
“Just a brief note about Mark’s background:  Over 60 years of amateur radio experience, contesting for the past 45 years in HF and VHF/UHF events with several awards for top scorer in his region, a past president of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, past director of WRTC 2014 for Towers and Antennas, leading 16 teams to standup 65 operating sites in 72 hours! Additionally, was a Referee at the WRTC 2018 event in Germany for the Finnish team. And what is particularly nice, Mark is retired and can provide our donor community with the appropriate support leading up to the main event in July, 2026.
 
“Mark adds this note:  I am in the mode of paying it forward to the amateur radio community with a keen interest in helping launch the youth into radio sport.  While supporting this particular role for the WRTC 2026 UK event, I particularly appreciate the organisation’s interest matching my enthusiastic support of younger hams to this amazing experience.  Four youth teams are planned as well as activities such as a school visit which serves as a perfect catalyst for giving back!
 
“Mark can be reached at (603)-973-5963 (Eastern Time Zone) k1rx@arrl.net“
 
73,
Mark
M0DXR / G9W
Chairman WRTC UK OC

Special Invitation to Collegiate Clubs at 2025 HamXposition

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photo of participants in the Collegiate Amateur Radio ProgramThe Northeast HamXposition and New England ARRL Convention would be delighted to have more collegiate clubs at this year’s convention.  Our goal is to attract more youth of any age into amateur radio, but also to highlight the local colleges that have amateur radio clubs and perhaps interest youth in staying in the hobby through their college years. 

Collegiate clubs get exposure and recognition from the ham radio community, perhaps bringing in alumni who are delighted the club is still going, perhaps attracting some donations of equipment and funding.  They get to promote their school clubs with a pasteboard or banner, handouts, etc., for free. 

Collegiate club members who attend will have free admission for all days and activities. 

For more information, see <https://hamxposition.org/collegiate-clubs/>.

Tech In A Day Study Review Returning to HamXposition

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license classThe Northeast HamXposition and New England Division Convention announces it will again sponsor a daylong Tech In A Day study review session at the Convention on Saturday, August 23, 2025 from 8 AM – 5 PM. The course is conducted 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/.

 

2025 HamXposition Prizes Announced

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Major prizes have been announced at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition. 

“Our website lists the door prizes that have been both donated by vendors and purchased by the committee,” explains Prize Chair Larry Krainson, W1AST.

“One of our top prizes — the FT-891 and ATAS-120 — go together as a complete HF mobile station. I think people will be excited by our offerings.”
 
For the full list of major prizes offered at the Friday evening DXCC-Contest Banquet, Saturday morning Keynote Address, Saturday afternoon hourly drawings, Saturday evening Grant Banquet, and Sunday Closing Ceremony, visit https://hamxposition.org/prizes.
 

photos of 2025 prizes

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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VE2DX logo
 
 
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