Month: February 2026

The 9th annual HamSCI Workshop is upon us! Join us at Central Connecticut State University and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Headquarters in Newington, CT on March 14-15, 2026. We’re excited to welcome you to this fast-growing meeting. Organizers have worked hard to put together a memorable two-day event.

This year’s theme, “Discovering Science Through Ham Radio”, celebrates the community’s achievements, including Personal Space Weather Station deployments, meteor scatter propagation studies and the promotion of WSPR as a propagation sensing tool. The workshop is expected to feature more than 50 poster and oral presentations, plus invited tutorials, and a banquet with a keynote address by a prominent member of the community. [More]

ARRL Vermont Section Manager: Paul Gayet, AA1SU, writes on the ARRL members list:

HAM-CON, the ARRL Vermont State Convention will be Saturday, February 28 at the Hampton Inn Colchester, conveniently located at I-89, Exit 16. HAM-CON is unique as it is the only hybrid convention. If you are unable to travel, you can join the forums and demonstrations on-line from the comfort of home.

We have another great show planned. Elecraft co-owner Wayne Burdick N6KR will do a presentation on the various Elecraft radios you might consider.

The World Radio Team Championship (WRTC) will be held in England this July and chairman Mark M0DXR will be available to tell us about it.

We’ll have forums on POTA activations, operating the ham satellites and operating on the long wave bands. Demonstrations will include AREDN, DMR and our HF station W1V. Add to this the flea market, ham exams, game shows, door prizes and hundreds of hams and you have a great time in the making.

If you buy your tickets by February 14th, it is only $8. Not sure you will be going? Buy your ticket anyway. If you cannot attend in person, watch the event on-line either during or after the event. However you choose, please attend, and bring a friend! Or if you are out of town, come up Friday, and spend the night in the hotel and wake up the next morning ready to hamfest!

Details:
HAM-CON Web: ham-con.org
HAM-CON Tix:: ham-con.org/hamconpay.html

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ARRL Vermont Section
Section Manager: Paul N Gayet, AA1SU
aa1su@arrl.org
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Hello all, regretfully I have to inform you that the Mt.Tom hamfest [in Chicopee, MA, on February 28, 2026].has been cancelled due to low vendor participation. I truly hope it will return next year.

Have a great day
73
Ray AA1SE

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ARRL Western Massachusetts Section
Section Manager: Raymond P Lajoie, AA1SE
aa1se@arrl.org
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