The hamfest held each year in the St. Louis suburb of Collinsville, IL is called Winterfest. I blogged earlier about the hamfest getting a windfall this year in adding to their growing set of Forums and other programs on contesting and so forth by welcoming the Wes Schum Symposium. Here’s how the Winterfest 2020 Chair […]
Category: Hamfest
Leadership Opportunity for QRP / Portable Ops
“The World’s Friendliest Hamfest!” Since 1954 Hello everyone! I’m letting you know that Bob Heil K9EID and I are trying to identify a person or group who wishes to take over leadership of a two-day event that has been held right before the Huntsville Hamfest at Monte Sano State Park there. What’s needed is for […]
Xenia Invaded by Orange Shirts! No One Harmed…
This was my first time to visit what is commonly called Dayton. Except now it’s in Xenia. And those who want to ensure that you aren’t a Real Ham if you didn’t attend Dayton wear tee shirts to that affect. So, it’s a thing. But whether you attended the “old” Hamvention or the latest edition […]
Interview with Don Keith N4KC
The ICQ Podcast dropped the latest podcast today with my interview of Don Keith N4KC at the recent Jackson (MS) Hamfest. Don’s coauthored book was just made into a major motion picture, Hunter Killer, starring Gerard Butler. Don tells us about how he’s parlayed a long ham radio hobby into an award-winning career as a […]