PCARS (K8BF)

Hamvention 2024
Sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association
Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center
210 Fairground Road, Xenia Ohio, 45385

Friday, May 17th | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, May 18th | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, May 19th | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

www.Hamvention.org

Hamvention is the world’s largest annual gathering of radio amateurs and has been sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) since 1952.

Tickets
Tickets are $26 advance registration and $30 at the door. Includes admission for all three days. 12 years and under are admitted free if accompanied by a valid ticket holder. Junior high through high school students can obtain a free ticket at the will call window.

Meet ARRL Officials and Program Representatives
Stop by and say hello to President Rick Roderick, K5UR, First Vice President Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, Second Vice President Mike Ritz, W7VO, Great Lakes Division Director Scott Yonally, N8SY, Vice Director Roy Hook, W8REH, Ohio Section Manager Tom Sly, WB8LCD, Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, ARRL National Instructor Gordon West, WB6NOA, and many more.

ARRL Youth Rally – Saturday May, 18
Young hams and young newcomers to amateur radio are reminded to register for the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally, which will be held on Saturday during the convention. While Hamvention offers free tickets for youths aged 12 through high school, advance registration for the Youth Rally ($20) includes a t-shirt to wear on Saturday, a badge, lanyard, and reusable tote bag. Advance registration ends Sunday, May 12. Register now.

ARRL Membership
Bonus gift when you join ARRL or extend your membership at Hamvention.

ARRL-sponsored Forums
Enjoy a wide range of exciting ARRL forums and discussions in Forum Room 3.

ARRL Events App
Download the ARRL Event App to help navigate Hamvention on your mobile device. The app includes Hamvention’s full program, so attendees can browse and schedule forums, find affiliated events, and preview the list of exhibitors. During the event, follow the hourly prize drawings. Available for Apple and Android devices, or use the browser version.

Get There!
Check out the ARRL National Convention program guide (PDF). For more information about Hamvention and to purchase tickets, visit www.hamvention.org.

PCARS 2024 Field Day Dinner will be served Saturday, June 22 starting between 5:45 and 6:00 pm. Dinner will be delivered to on-duty station operators/loggers first. Dinner for PCARS members and guests will start immediately after.

Dinner is free to all pre-registered PCARS Members. Guests will be charged $5.00 each. I am requesting that everyone who wants to share FD Dinner with us please register by June 8 so we can have enough food available for everyone.

To register online for FD Dinner click the following link:

2024 PCARS Field Day Dinner Reservation Form

Dinner Menu: Rigatoni; Fried Chicken; Parsley Potatoes; Green Beans; Rolls & Butter. Bottled water will be available (no charge); soft drinks may be available (no extra charge).

Please note that to have dinner with us you must be on the dinner registration list. Those on this list will be served first. PCARS members (and paid guests) not registered for dinner may be served after registered members have eaten (if extra food is still available).

Tony WA8AR, Field Day Chairman

Hamvention Group Photo

It is a tradition to snap a PCARS group photo at Hamvention every year. It would be awesome if you could join us! We’ll be meeting up in the bleachers between Main Buildings 2 and 3 on Saturday at exactly 2:00 PM. Make sure you’re on time and in the right spot so you don’t miss out!.

73’s
KP4VZ

Mark your calendars for the MAY 2024 PCARS Meeting.

While you’re marking that on the calendar, you’ll notice that that is the Monday just prior to Hamvention weekend! I’m hoping you’ve got all your plans laid and we’ll see you in Xenia too.

For our meeting that evening, I’ve invited ARRL Field Services Manager, Mike Walters – W8ZY, to attend the meeting as our guest speaker. He’ll be talking with us about how important local clubs are to the continued success of Amateur Radio, and what the best clubs across the country are doing to be a part of that success. Clubs like PCARS!

You’ll be able to talk with Mike, and other ARRL officials at Hamvention, but as a PCARS member you’ll have a chance to talk with Mike without all the noise of Hamvention swirling around that conversation. We’ll be enjoying dinner at the American Legion so come on out early and introduce yourself before the meeting starts!

73,
Tom WB8LCD

Hamvention® 2024
On-Line: http://www.hamvention.org
News Release

May 5, 2024 James Gifford, Media Chair
For Immediate Release media@hamvention.org
937-718-6126

“Ticket sales are stronger than they have ever been,” said Hamvention spokesman, Michael Kalter on DX Engineering’s YouTube channel. He said the most exciting thing about ham radio is the people you meet. Kalter said that over 700 volunteers make it magical for attendees.

General Chair Jim Storms said, “Please join us this year at the flag poles by the dining area on Friday morning at 10am for an opening program. We will be joined with local officials and dignitaries as we open the event.”

Are you interested in ham radio, innovative technologies, a flea market with hundreds of eager sellers, commercial booths filling several large buildings? How about multiple food trucks, activities for youth, and the possibility of winning valuable door prizes? There will be a balloon, equipped with a small amateur radio transmitter, launched to possibly travel around the earth. Would you love to watch this? Hamvention is for you.

There are four meeting halls with forums on a variety of topics Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—all free for attendees.

Have you studied for your Technician license and wish to take the exam? Do you have a Technician license and want to upgrade to a General or Extra license? Free license exams will be given across the street from Hamvention at Memorial United Presbyterian Church with shuttles transporting people from the fairgrounds.

Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which is located just outside the main entrance gate.

Hamvention will be held May 17, 18 and 19, 2024, at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center, Xenia, Ohio. Parking is available at the fairgrounds (grass field), at the Xenia High School (all three days), and the Hobson Freedom Park (Friday and Saturday). Free shuttle buses will transport from the school and Hobson lots (and back) on a regular basis. The gate opens at 9am.

Additional details may be located at http://www.hamvention.org.

Jim Storms, General Chair, may be contacted at: chair@hamvention.org
Michael Kalter, Spokesperson, may be contacted at: michael@michaelkalter.com