Northeast HamXposition Press Release
ROBUST LINEUP OF VENDORS AND SPEAKERS AT THE 2024 NORTHEAST HAMXPOSITION
June 1, 2024
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Plans are shaping up for the 2024 Northeast HamXposition and New England
Division Convention on August 22-25, 2024 in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
This year's convention will be held at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel &
Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Road W, Marlborough, MA 01752. This venue is
located off of I-495 on Route 20 west. It offers many amenities and lots of
nearby family-friendly attractions and dining options.
The festivities kick off on Thursday evening, August 22 with entertainment
provided by nationally known comedian Juston McKinney. Seating is limited to
250 people. Tickets are just $35, and also available as part of the
"Convention Plus" package.
Join your fellow hams for a delicious DXCC/Contest Banquet on Friday night
with Yuri Onipko, VE3DZ, as he recaps his 50 years of DX and contesting
activities and shares his operating experiences from a variety of locations
around the world.
Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, will present the keynote on Saturday morning. Steve
leads ARRL's Education and Learning Department. He has a passion for youth
outreach, and works constantly to find ways to engage more youth in wireless
technology and help teachers ELEVATE their STEM programs.
The Saturday evening Grand Banquet will feature special guest Dr. Tamitha
Skov, WX6SWW. Known as "Space Weather Woman" in social media, Dr. Skov
forecasts and analyzes space weather processes - in the heliosphere and
exosphere.
Several new vendors will have their wares on display at the convention this
year: FlexRadio, Elecraft, and SteppIR Communications Systems. We'll also
feature Halibut Electronics, Club Gear Online, Reliance Antennas. Remote Ham
Radio, VE2DX Electronics, Gold Medal Ideas, AG Custom Gifts, and others.
New for 2024 is "Mini-Contest University," based on K3LR's popular Contest
University. CTU has been featured at the Dayton Hamvention since 2007 and
has been presented in 15 countries to over 10,000 participants. Mini CTU is
a series of contest-oriented talks and presentations offered at HamXposition
all day Friday.
HamXposition is pleased to offer a Parks On The Air (POTA) track featuring
presentations designed for both newcomer and experienced POTA operators
alike. There will be a functioning portable station operating on the hotel
grounds designed to show beginners how to "chase" POTA contacts. In
addition, an actual POTA activation will occur in a nearby state park
following the prize drawing and closing ceremony.
This year, volunteers will staff a special "Get On The Air" station, W1XPO,
to mentor and assist newcomers in making their first HF contact.
Our popular EmComm track will be back for 2024. Veteran emergency
communicators will share their knowledge and experience to help others to
"up their game." In addition to talks and presentations, convention goers
will get to see operational emergency communications vehicles on display in
the parking lot.
As always, the Northeast HamXposition will feature a robust flea market,
open to tailgaters on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
No major convention would be worth its salt without great prizes. Along with
hourly drawings, we're pleased to announce that one lucky person will
receive the grand prize-an Icom IC-705 QRP all-in-one transceiver. Second
prize will be a Xiegu X6100 QRP HF/6m transceiver. The third prize will be
an Icom ID-50A VHF/UHF/D-Star handheld.
Tickets can be purchased in advance by visiting
<https://ticketing.hamxposition.org/> https://ticketing.hamxposition.org.
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Emergency Service, ARES, ARES logo, National Traffic System, NTS, and NTS
logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of American Radio Relay
League, Inc. Parks On The Air and POTA are registered trademarks belonging
to Jason Johnston, W3AAX.
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