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News and notes from the 2008 Dayton Hamvention® and ARRL Expo
First Video of the Day
May 17, 2008 11:41 ET
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
What's new from ICOM at Dayton? Look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFuy01zZR4g.
Saturday Madness
May 17, 2008 11:12 ET
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
Only at Hamvention! If you have a 2-meter halo antenna, why not put it on a helmet!
These unusual rigs were on display from the Marconi company. Apparently they are kits! See http://marconi-japan.com/default.aspx.
The weather was perfect as the doors opened at 9AM this morning. You couldn't ask for better.
It should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that the crowds are enormous. I was able to get away from the booth about an hour into the fray. So many toys, so little time!
ICOM has a new transceiver--the IC-7200. Kenwood didn't have a new radio, but did announce some firmware upgrades for existing rigs.
One Down, Two to Go
May 16, 2008 17:56 ET
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
You probably don't recognize this fellow, but I bet you know his software. This is Nick Fedoseev, UT2UZ. Nick collaborated with Skip Teller, KH6TY, to create DigiPan, the first PSK31 software to introduce the concept of "panoramic" reception with waterfall displays. Nick is also the genius behind the popular MixW multimode software.
Drill holes in your dashboard the easy way! Actually, this booth had a number of different mobile radio mounting solutions for sale.
A small glimpse of the Hamvention fleamarket. Notice the surplus DirectTV dishes? These are great for getting started on the microwave bands, or for ham satellites.
You have to eat sometime! The manager of the Micon booth (video cameras--LOTS of video cameras) grabs a bite.
Friday turned out to be a gorgeous day--sunny and warm, but not hot. As a result, the Hamvention fleamarket was packed with shoppers. I was astonished at the number of people indoors as well. I have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but I plan to get plenty of sleep in preparation!
Thanks for the comments about our first posted video. Yes, there will be more tomorrow. My hope is to get away from the ARRL booth a number of times to grab more video. In the meantime, enjoy these Friday afternoon photos.
Our First Video!
May 16, 2008 13:44 ET
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
Our first Hamvention video production is up and running!
Our first video is up and running. Do you want to see what Friday looks like at Hamvention?
New Maxim Society Members!
May 16, 2008 12:28 ET
Steve Ford, WB8IMY
There are 47 members of the ARRL Maxim Society.
Olaf Lundberg, G0CKV/SM0CKV, spoke at the ARRL Donor Reception on Thursday night. Lundberg is the former director and CEO of Inmarsat.
Robert Locher, W9KNI, is the newest member of the ARRL Maxim Society. Members of the Maxim Society are ARRL members who have contributed a minimum of $10,000 to the League.
Not all the Hamvention action takes place at Hara Arena. Last night there was an ARRL Donor Recognition Reception to honor those who go WAY out of their way to support the League.
New ARRL Maxim Society members for May 2007-May 2008: Bruce Butler, W6OSP; Bob Locher, W9KNI; Herbert L. Schuler, K2HPV, and Claudia Schuler; Dr Beurt SerVaas, A9WVO, and Roger A. Strauch, KD6UO. Michael D. Valentine, W8MM, is the first Maxim Society member to reach the Fellow level. Maxim Society Fellows have contributed $250,000 or more to the ARRL!
