Visit the W1 QSL Bureau booth in the vendor area and learn how the QSL Bureau works. If you already have an account, you can check your status and add funds if needed. You can open a new account if you do not already have one.
We will be collecting Outgoing QSL Bureau cards to save you mailing them to the League. Please follow the instructions on the ARRL web to prepare and fund your outgoing card package.
At our booth we will also be checking cards for the ARRL DXCC and other ARRL awards.
Program Chair Skip Youngberg, K1NKR, writes:
The schedule is up and running.
As always, HamXposition, the New England Division ARRL Convention, continues to provide an exciting gathering with vendors and an ample supply of thoughts and ideas—also known as workshops, forums, and talks.
The schedule is now posted here on the HamXposition website at https://registration.hamxposition.org/Schedule/. It’s called “preliminary,” because we may add a few more reprise talks Friday and Sunday. The schedule will be off to the printer soon.
Here are the highlights:
The Providence Radio Association, Inc. (PRA) is proud to sponsor and staff the “Get On The Air” station at this year’s Northeast HamXposition and ARRL New England Convention. The station will be open at various times through the convention for all to operate and will utilize the FEMARA club call sign W1XPO (“hamXPOsition”). Mentors from the PRA will be on hand to assist in operating and to encourage new amateurs to Get on the Air.
A few PRA members who manned the 1956 and 1958 New England Convention station will be present. “The equipment has changed in 68 years. We will not be using the E.F. Johnson Viking II transmitter and Hammarlund HQ-140-XA, but the thrill and excitement of Amateur Radio will be the same,” writes PRA President “Tess” Tessitore, K1DT.
Join Douglas Sharafanowich, WA1SFH, for this fast paced, interactive session designed to provide a humorous insight as to what you can expect as a Net Control Station (NCS) during a fictional local Emergency/Disaster situation. This session is an excerpt of the full “Net Control Station (NCS) Operator Training Workshop” (3 hours). IF ABLE: Please read “The First 15 Minutes” presentation.
You can find it at https://tinyurl.com/yc5erdcm. Write down your observations and bring them with you. We will be focusing on: The Good, The Bad, and THE UGLY.
Join Barbara Irby, KC1KGS, and Anne Manna, WB1ARU, as they host a “YL Meet and Greet” for YLs (“Young Ladies”) to socialize and discuss common issues.
The use of thermal imaging for target detection and temperature measurement dates back to the early 1900’s. Currently the technology is affordable as the cameras are small, handheld and readily available.
Don’t miss “Thermal Imaging for the Radio Amateur” by Ronald Lucier, W1AAE, who will highlight the use of this technology as it applies to amateur radio: identifying and measuring hot spots on circuit boards, power supplies, connections and terminations. Additional subject matter regarding high power broadcast towers will be presented as will many practical applications.
Ronald Lucier is a Mechanical Engineer with 40 plus years of experience in Thermal Imaging and the author of dozens of papers. He is currently the Chairman of ISO TC108/SC5/WG-11, “ Infrared Thermography”. He is recently retired from FLIR Systems having conducted over 1000 training courses. Ron was first licensed in 1972 as WN1PPX and currently is licensed as W1AAE.
Join Matt Noyes and Danielle Noyes, co-founders of their digital-first weather company 1DegreeOutside and renowned former TV broadcast meteorologists, as they share their continued exciting journey pioneering a modernized approach to forecasting as a digital weather company.
In this engaging presentation, Matt and Danielle will discuss how their digital platform enhances weather reporting and public safety. They will also highlight their strategic partnership announced earlier this year with the WX1BOX Amateur Radio SKYWARN team and the indispensable contributions of Amateur Radio.
Come to the Maine Section Town Hall at the 2025 HamXposition, moderated by Maine ARRL Section Manager Phil Duggan, N1EP. Meet other Maine section members and catch up on ham happenings in the Pine Tree state!
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.