Dayton Hamvention® is soliciting nominations for its 2014 awards for Amateur of the Year, Special Achievement, Technical Excellence, and Club of the Year. All Amateur Radio operators are eligible. Nominations must be received by January 17, 2014, to be considered. Winners will be recognized at the 2014 Dayton Hamvention,® May 16, 17 and 18.
The Amateur of the Year Award goes to an individual who…
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ARRL Laboratory Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM, speaks with builders at the Kit Expo in the ARRL booth at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention.
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The digital version of the August issue of QST is now available to ARRL members.
In this issue . . .
Enjoy Content You Won’t See in the Print Edition…
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ recalls all the friendly faces at the Dayton Hamvention®.
One of the reasons I attend the Dayton Hamvention® each year is to see old friends and to meet new ones. During my tour of Hamvention two weeks ago, I found many new friends: The folks staffing various booths on the convention floor who went out of their way to invite people (i…
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ checks out a ham who is developing a handheld radio that’s a cross between a smart phone and an SDR.
The Dayton Hamvention® was last weekend and I drove 735 miles to attend the event for the 25th time. Kudos go out to my smart phone and its map apps for getting me to Hamvention and back without error, as well as getting me around those…
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The ARRL will present a variety of DX activities as part of the ARRL EXPO — the ARRL’s “show within a show” at the 2013 Dayton Hamvention®, to be held May 17-19 at Hara Arena, near Dayton, Ohio. Activities will include DXCC card checking and the opportunity to drop off QSL cards for the ARRL Outgoing QSL Bureau, as well as visits with representatives from the International Amateur Radio Union …
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ looks at the minimalized side of ham radio.
The Dayton Hamvention® is coming up in just a few more weeks. In parallel with Hamvention is the Four Days in May (FDIM) event — a ham radio convention with an emphasis on QRP — which runs Thursday through Sunday of Hamvention week on the northeast side of Dayton (as opposed to the northwes…
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The Dayton Hamvention® — the largest gathering of radio amateurs in the US — is just around the corner, May 17-19. Held annually at the Hara Arena Conference and Exhibition Center in the Dayton suburb of Trotwood, Ohio, Hamvention is sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA).
This year’s “ARRL Dayton Team” includes more than 100 people — volunteers, officials and Headquarters s…
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The Dayton Hamvention Awards Committee announced on April 7 that it would be withdrawing its Amateur of the Year Award for 2013. According to Dayton Hamvention General Chairman Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR, the committee had received “conflicting information from credible sources regarding the accuracy of the winning nomination.”
After verifying these reports, Kaiser made the decision to withdraw the …
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The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) — host of the Dayton Hamvention® — has announced the winners of its four annual awards for 2013: the Amateur of the Year, the Technical Excellence Award, the Special Achievement Award and the Amateur Radio Club of the Year. These recipients will be honored at Hamvention in May. Each year, DARA invites the amateur community to nominate hams who have …
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On display at Dayton Hamvention 2008 – an all-aluminum tower that only needs a cordless drill to raise and lower it.
A nice vid showing the view from the top of KC9CUK’s tower
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Yaesu FT-897 at Dayton Hamvention 2002. This video was also a test of the DivX Converter. You will notice some glimpses of other Yaesu radios such as the FT-847, FT-817 and the FT-100.
Throughout its 62 years, the Dayton Hamvention® has showcased the best that Amateur Radio has to offer. Each year, a specific theme — such as Amateur Radio clubs, global friendship or the advent of digital modes — spotlights one of the many facets of the Amateur Radio Service. And when Hamvention opens on May 17, 2013, at Hara Arena, the 2013 theme DX Hamvention will reflect an important part…
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’s contributing editor recounts last week’s excellent adventure at the Dayton Hamvention.
I left home after rush hour Wednesday morning and drove 8 hours/466 miles (I-84, I-81 and I-80) in the general direction of the temporary QTH for thousands of hams every May: the Dayton Hamvention. Traffic was not bad, except for some highway constr…
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When Hara Arena — home of the Dayton Hamvention® for the past 48 years — opened its doors at 9 AM on Friday, May, 18, thousands of hams swarmed in, eager to see the latest and greatest that Amateur Radio has to offer. And they weren’t disappointed! With the introduction of three new transceivers this year, as well as hundreds of vendors — both new ones and old friends within the giant Hara c…
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ reviews what you need for traveling well to the Dayton Hamvention®.
I don’t travel well because I don’t travel often enough to learn how to travel well (it’s a Catch-22). Because I don’t travel often enough to learn how to travel well, I make a list of things to take on my annual road trip to Hamvention. In fact, I save the list on my …
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Due to staff travel to the Dayton Hamvention, there will be no ARRL Audio News on Thursday, May 17. The ARRL Audio News will return on May 24. The distribution of The ARRL Letter will not change, and will be sent out on its regular schedule.
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When the ARRL EXPO comes to the Dayton Hamvention® May 18-20, it will bring activities for almost every Amateur Radio activity under the Sun. From radiosport to card checking to scouting to the Youth Lounge, every radio amateur will definitely find something to suit his or her interests. This year — in addition to our popular kit building station — watch how “makers” and “hackers” are using A…
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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
This week, Surfin’ rediscovers the wonders of open source software.
I am trying to get my ducks all lined up for my annual trek to the Dayton Hamvention in less than two weeks. One duck in that line-up is PSR, the quarterly newsletter of TAPR. In addition to serving as the Contributing Editor of Surfin’, I am editor of PSR and the pre-Dayton issue of tha…
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As part of the ARRL EXPO — part of the 2012 Dayton Hamvention® — the ARRL is pleased to present a plethora of DX activities. Visitors to the ARRL EXPO will see a lot of activities relating to DX, including DXCC card checking and a chance to drop off QSL cards for the ARRL Outgoing QSL Bureau, as well as representatives from the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and IARU Member-Societie…
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The ARRL has finalized its planning to bring its large exhibition — ARRL EXPO — to Dayton Hamvention, May 18-20. The ARRL EXPO has been a mainstay at Hamvention since 2005, serving as the centerpiece for most of the League’s activities at the country’s largest Amateur Radio convention. “Our goal is help represent the fullness of the ARRL membership programs and services at the convention,” sa…
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Ham Radio Deluxe v5.1 Release Announcement
HRD Software, LLC Tampa FL, St. Paul MN, Pittsburgh PA – February 8, 2012 HRD Software, LLC announces the release of Ham Radio Deluxe 5.1. This version incorporates fixes and some new features for DXers.
“This is our first release since obtaining the source code about 90 days ago,” said Mike Carper, WA9PIE. “My partner, Rick, W4PC has done an outstanding job at becoming familiar with the code and developing the applications. We were fortunate to have a few key resources like Chuck, K7PT and Terry, G4POP to help us QA the builds as they’re developed.”
The 5.1 release is being made available at no charge to users registered on the HRD website. The focus for this release was a few items from the ToDo list – bug fixes, added rig support, and a few enhancements.
Mike said, “I think we’ve taken a balanced approach to getting something out quickly that satisfies a broad range of needs. I hope hams will enjoy the improvements. Obviously, this is only the beginning. We’ve got big plans and high-expectations for HRD in the future.”
Following the 5.1 release, HRD Software intends to focus on more fixes and significant feature enhancements for v6.x with a target release at the Dayton Hamvention 2012.
HRD Downloads: http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/
HRD Forum: http://forums.hrdsoftwarellc.com/
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Note from K3RRR: HRD is a fantastic piece of software that I have used for years. If you don’t already have it, download this new version. It may be the last version that is free. For those of you who don’t know, Simon sold the software to HRD Software, LLC of Tampa, Florida who intend to continue its development as a commercial (ie, not free) product. For me, HDR was never free – I contributed via the Donate Button to Simon. So, if the new company provides worthwhile enhancements for a fair price, I may be motivated to purchase the next versions!
AR Newsline Report 1794 — Jan 6 2012:
Tom Medlin, W5KUB, has been Netcasting the Dayton Hamvention and Huntsville Hamfest for the past 10 years. He says that covering such events is a major undertaking for him that requires several months of preparation for each one that is live streamed. …
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2012 Dayton Contest University
Important – as mentioned at CTU Dayton last year – if you want to sign up for CTU 2012 Dayton and you have given (or will give by Dayton 2012) a talk about Amateur Radio Contesting to any club, hamfest or group since May 20, 2011 – you qualify for a …
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Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC attended Dayton Hamvention as a guest of ARRL and AMSAT. Here are some short remarks he made during a surprise appearance at the Youth Forum, moderated by Carole Perry, WB2MGP. [Video recorded by Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R of the ARRL staff].
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