Past Conventions – Northeast HamXposition™

Northeast HamXposition Through the Years

Prior to becoming an official convention, FEMARA held a picnic and hamfest. In 1958 it was held at Norumbega Park in Newton and in 1959 at the New Ocean House hotel in Swampscott. In 1960, the hamfest became the official ARRL New England Convention.

The 1969 event was interesting: Two weeks before the convention, the New Ocean House hotel burned to the ground. The convention staff went into overdrive and managed to move to the Park Plaza hotel in Boston, retaining the original convention dates.

#	Year	Dates	Location	Admission
1	1960	May 1	New Ocean House, Swampscott	$3 adv / $4
2	1961	Apr 8,9
3	1962	Apr 7,8
4	1963	Apr 27,28
5	1964	May 9,10
6	1965	Apr 24,25
7	1966	Apr 22,23,24	Prudential Center, Boston ARRL National Convention
8	1967	Apr 22,23	New Ocean House, Swampscott
9	1968	Jun 1,2,3	New Ocean House, Swampscott
10	1969	May 24,25	Park Plaza Hotel, Boston	$3.50/$4.50
11	1970	Sep 25,26,27	Statler Hilton, Boston ARRL National Convention	$3 / $4
12	1973	Sep 29,30	Dunphy’s Resort, Hyannis
13	1976	Sep 10,11,12	Statler Hilton, Boston
14	1978	Oct 14,15	Sheraton, W-5 (Boxborough)	$4 / $5
15	1980	Oct 3,5
16	1982	Oct 2,3
17	1984	Sep 29,30		$6
18	1986	Oct 18,19		$6
19	1988	Oct 1,2		$6 / $7
20	1990	Oct 13,14		$7 / $8
21	1992	Oct 3,4	Host Hotel. W-5 (Boxborough)	$7
22	1994	Oct 1,2	Host Hotel. W-5 (Boxborough)	$7 / $8
23	1996	Oct 4,5,6	Boxboro Woods Holiday Hotel	$7 / $8
24	1998	Aug 29,30	Holiday Inn, Boxboro	$6 / $8
25	2000	Aug 25,26,27		$6 / $8
26	2002	Aug 23,24,25		$8 / $10
27	2004	Aug 13,14,15		$10 / $12
28	2006	Aug 25,26,27		$15
29	2008	Aug 22,23,24
30	2010	Aug 27,28,29
31	2012	Aug 24,25,26
32	2015	Aug 21,22,23
33	2016	Sep 9,10,11
34	2017	Sep 8, 9, 10	Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center
35	2018	Sep 7, 8, 9
36	2019	Sep 6, 7, 8		$18
37	2020	Nov 6, 7	Virtual Banquet	Free
38	2021	Sept 10, 11, 12	Best Western, Marlboro	$18
39	2022	Aug 26, 27, 28	Best Western, Marlboro	$18
40	2023	Aug 25, 26, 27	YOU ARE HERE!	$18