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🌟 Major Conventions
ARRL National Convention · Tier 1
Hamvention
May 16–18, 2025
Xenia, Ohio · Greene County Fairgrounds
📡 Talk-In
146.850
– 600 · PL 123.0
Backup: 147.255 + 600 · PL 123.0
Digital: 443.800 DMR CC1
Digital: 443.800 DMR CC1
📟 DMR: 443.800 · CC1 · TG 3139
✓ VE Testing
On-site · check hamvention.org for schedule
ARRL Division Convention · Tier 1
HamCation
February 7–9, 2025
Orlando, Florida · Orange County Convention Center
📡 Talk-In
146.760
– 600 · PL 103.5
Backup: 147.195 + 600 · PL 103.5
✓ VE Testing
On-site · hamcation.com for details
Pacific NW Division Convention · Tier 1
SeaPac
June 6–8, 2025
Seaside, Oregon · Seaside Convention Center
📡 Talk-In
146.840
– 600 · PL 100.0
Verify at seapac.org before travel
✓ VE Testing
On-site · seapac.org
ARRL Southeastern Division · Tier 1
Huntsville Hamfest
August 16–17, 2025
Huntsville, Alabama · Von Braun Center
📡 Talk-In
146.940
– 600 · PL 100.0
Backup: 147.060 + 600 · PL 100.0
✓ VE Testing
On-site · hamfest.org
Regional Hamfests
ARRL Hamfest · Southeast
Shelby Hamfest
August 1–2, 2025
Shelby, North Carolina
📡 Talk-In
147.255
+ 600 · PL 100.0
Verify at shelbyhamfest.org
✓ VE Testing
On-site · shelbyhamfest.org
ARRL Hamfest · Northeast
Hosstraders
October 2025 · TBD
Deerfield, New Hampshire
📡 Talk-In
146.955
– 600 · PL 146.2
Verify at hosstraders.org
✓ VE Testing
On-site · hosstraders.org
ARRL Hamfest · Midwest
Midwest HamFest
September 2025 · TBD
Peoria, Illinois
📡 Talk-In
—
Verify at midweasthamfest.org
✓ VE Testing
On-site · verify at event website
ARRL Hamfest · ⚠ 2027 — Not 2026
Greater Houston Hamfest
March 5–6, 2027
Houston, Texas
📡 Talk-In
—
Verify at houstonhamfest.org
✓ VE Testing
Typically on-site · see houstonhamfest.org
ARRL Delta Division Convention · Tier 1
Shreveport-Bossier Hamfest
August 7–8, 2026
Shreveport, Louisiana
📡 Talk-In
146.820
– 600 · CSQ (no tone)
Backup: 146.760 − PL 186.2 · Verify at k5sar.com before travel
⚠ GPS Warning: Shreveport LA is near the TX/AR/LA tri-state border — some GPS units place the city in the wrong state. You are in Louisiana.
✓ VE Testing
In-person exams on-site · see k5sar.com
ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention · Tier 1
Cincinnati Hamfest
August 15, 2026
Owensville, Ohio · Clermont County
📡 Talk-In
—
Verify at cincinnatihamfest.org before travel
Check cincinnatihamfest.org for current talk-in frequency
✓ VE Testing
In-person exams on-site · see cincinnatihamfest.org
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention · Tier 1
Wyoming HamCon
August 28–30, 2026
Casper, Wyoming
📡 Talk-In
—
Verify at wyohamcon.org before travel
Check wyohamcon.org for current talk-in frequency · I-25 N of Cheyenne
— VE Testing
Check wyohamcon.org for exam session details
ARRL Dakota Division Convention · Tier 1
Northstar Radio Convention
October 10, 2026
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · Minneapolis metro
📡 Talk-In
—
Verify at northstarradio.org before travel
Check northstarradio.org for current talk-in frequency
— VE Testing
Check northstarradio.org for exam session details
Illinois' Biggest Hamfest
Radio Expo
September 26, 2026
Belvidere, Illinois · Boone County Fairgrounds
📡 Talk-In
146.760
– 600 · PL 107.2 Hz
Check chicagofmclub.org for current talk-in frequency
✓ VE Testing
Check their flyer for exam session details
Salisbury·Oldest Colonial Town in NC
Firecracker Hamfest 2026
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Salisbury NC · Salisbury Civic Center
📡 Talk-In
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— · —
Check rowanars.org for possible talk-in frequency
✓ VE Testing
Check their Rowan Amateur Radio Society site for exam session details
San Antonio Radio Club
Radio Fiesta 2026
Two Days: May 29 and 30, 2026
Schertz Civic Center
📡 Talk-In
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— · —
Check w5sc.org for possible talk-in frequency
✓ VE Testing
Check their an Antonio Amateur Radio Fiesta 2026 Flyer for exam session details
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