2025 Quartzfest Ham Radio Convention
January 19, 2025 – January 25, 2025 PST
QuartzFest is special in part because it comes to life each year, rising from nothing in a remote area of the Sonoran desert in the southwestern USA. Hundreds of Hams and their families and friends choose to unplug from their daily lives, travel to and setup this desert community, and immerse themselves in this week-long one-of-a-kind ham radio, camping, learning and living event.
The educational classes at QuartzFest offer something for everyone including those new to ham radio or even the most seasoned veteran.
QuartzFest is a week-long ham radio, camping, learning and living event.
QuartzFest is an ARRL Specialty Convention held in January near Quartzsite, Arizona in the United States. No other hamfest in the world brings together in one gathering so much innovation in mobile antenna systems, mobile ham shacks, recreational vehicles, portable and mobile EMCOMM systems, off-the-grid living, alternative energy and radio education.
What? Quartzfest© is an annual HAM Radio RV and tenters Boondocking event which is held in
late January every year with dates coinciding with the Quartzsite Arizona “RV Show”.
When? January 19th thru 25th of 2025 (make sure you add these important dates to your 2025
calendar)
Where? 7 miles south of Quartzsite Arizona – on US 95 at La Paz Valley Road
Who Can Attend? ANYONE! If you don’t have your Amateur Radio Operators License yet, you’ll
be able to take your Amateur Radio Operators License Exams at Quartzfest©
Cost? $5.00 per person for the entire week
Our Annual Amateur Radio “get together” is called “Quartzfest©” and is open to ALL to attend.
Quartzfest© is not a club, no officers and no dues..and only costs $5.00 per person for the entire
week of fun!! During the week of Quartzfest©, RV’s are everywhere across the desert, as far as
you can see..every make and model you can imagine!
There are hundreds of groups that meet in Quartzsite every year in different parts of the desert
who share like interests. Our group, Quartzfest©, started out in 1997 as just a few HAM RV’ers
getting together, camping in their RV’s in the middle of the desert..no power, no running water.
Solar Panels and Generators are in use everywhere (Porta-Potties are available for our tent campers
and day visitors).
Quartzfest© is similar to a Hamfest but lasts an entire week and is packed full of scheduled Seminars
and Activities (no vendors are allowed on BLM land though). Talks range in topics from Genealogy
and Crafts for Non-HAM’s to Solar Power and Battery Information, Technical information for the
seasoned HAM, and introductory information for the new HAM. Also included in the week’s activities
are Amateur Radio License Testing, Antenna Walkabout (touring other HAM’s RV Antenna
installations), Solar Walkabout, 4×4 Off Road Trip in the Desert, Prospecting, Campfires (some with
musical entertainment), Pot Luck dinner, Hootenanny and lot’s more!
We Camp on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land which is FREE, but you can only camp there for
14 days at a time.
