Program

Join Mike Corey, KI1U, and John Robinson as they present an overview of emergency communications capabilities and resources from the FEMA Region 1 Disaster Emergency Communications team at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.

This talk will cover RF, satellite, cellular communications; communications planning; communications support for field teams; and the Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group. 

Mike is an emergency management professional with over 20 years experience in local, state, federal and non-profit sectors.

Please join ARRL Rhode Island Section Manager Nancy Austin, KC1NEK, and other R.I. amateurs  for the third ARRL Rhode Island Section “town hall” meet and greet at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.

Join Howard Chain, K9NPD, as he will present best practices and real world use of “Tactical Communications for Amateur Radio”  at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.

Topics will include message speed, accuracy, and brevity, along with determining formal or informal message format and examples. K9NPD will also discuss how to choose (and use) meaningful tactical names. Questions will be taken throughout and at the end of the presentation.

Beginners who need soldering instruction and practice are welcome to join the crew from New England Sci-Tech to build an easy beginner kit in under an hour. New England Sci-Tech volunteers will help anyone age 10 and up learn how.

Choose from several kits – Morse Code Oscillator, Blinky Name Badge, Night Light, Spinning Top, FM Music Receiver—all kits were invented by students! Price per kit is between $5-$10, cash only.

Multiple kit building sessions will be held at HamX. See the Sci-Tech web site for details: http://nescitech.org/hamx. 

Join John Facella, K9FJ, for an introduction to the Quarter Century Wireless Association and to meet and greet other QCWA members at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.

Over the past six years, Tony Brock-Fisher, K1KP, developed a high-efficiency HF transmitter that produces 500W output. The design was adopted by Flex Radio as the basis for their new Aurora transceiver. Hear Tony’s fascinating journey in his own words at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.

Join Don Rolph, AA1PH, at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition (“HamX”) as he discusses some experimental efforts in developing next generation emergency nets.

He’ll consider impact of forms-based messages, and the need to cover large portions of the US using RF only.

Golf-TEE is the AMSAT “Technology Evaluation Environment.”

Many components have not flown on AMSAT satellites before, including a new on-board computer, the RT-IHU. The Golf-TEE flight software will ensure that new hardware is properly tested and can operate along with the legacy components.

Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, from AMSAT will discuss the flight software on Golf-TEE, including how the multiple processors are coordinated at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition. Check the preliminary schedule for date and time.

Don Dickey, WV1W, will share his experience from over 700 activations and 71,000 POTA QSOs at the 2025 HamX. Don is also the author of the original POTA book “Successful POTA.”

This presentation will help new operators get started with portable operation and POTA, but experienced hams will also pick up new tricks to make their outings more fun and productive. Everyone will come away having learned something useful. 

Join ARRL Connecticut Section Manager Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH, for a discussion of Connecticut news and activities at the 2025 Northeast HamXposition.