Amateur Radio
2025 Quartzfest Ham Radio Convention
Quartz AZ Quartz, AZ, United StatesQuartzFest 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 […]
ARRL Ham Radio Field Day June 2025
Mi-Wuk Sugar Pine Fire Station 24247 Highway 108, Mi Wuk Village, CA, United StatesField Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day […]
Pacificon 2025 Ham Radio Convention
Sam Ramon Marriott 2600 Bishop Drive, San Ramon, CA, United Stateshttp://pacificon.org acificon awarded radios to the youngest ham and twin 11 year old girls from Napa that passed their Technician exam on Saturday morning, the second and third youngest. With permission, above is their reaction to their exam results with their proud father Nik W6QY. Over $11,000 was given out as prizes. Three jumpers made […]
