2024 ARRL Maine State Convention & Hamfest

June 15, 2024

***NEW LOCATION***

Augusta Civic Center

76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine

(Take I-95 Exit 112 or 112A)

Vendor Tables are $25 each the day of the convention, so take advantage of advance table sales.

General Admission $10. If you purchase your tickets online, they will be held for you at the Registration Table/Will Call line.

SPECIAL LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TWO HOTELS:

Best Western Augusta Civic Center

110 Community Dr.

Augusta, ME. 04330

0.3 miles from Venue

207-622-4751

Comfort Inn Augusta

281 Civic Center Dr.

Augusta, ME. 04330

1.0 miles from Venue

207-623-1000

Doors open to the Public at 8 AM. Vendors can set up starting at 5 AM.

Get your tables early! Price goes up day of convention ($25/each plus $5 Vendor Admission).

Convention hours for the public are 8 AM to 5 PM.

Walk-ins allowed for the VE Test Session. Testing is 9 AM and 2 PM.

GRAND PRIZE – DOOR PRIZE

Icom 7300 HF Radio (160m through 10m)

Admission ticket required for prize entry. Do not need to be present to win.

CONVENTION TABLE LAYOUT – Please Indicate which tables you prefer when signing up to be a Vendor.

Table Legend:

C03 – Wireless Society of Southern Maine (Purple)

C04 – Maine General Mobile Radio Service (Teal)

C05 – New England Digital Emergency Communications Network [NEDECN] (Red)

C06 – UFB New England (Yellow)

C07 & V07 – Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club (Blue)

C08 – N1EP – Maine ARRL Section (Orange)

C09 – Women Radio Operators of Maine “WRONE” (Brown)

C10 – York County Amateur Radio Club (Light Blue)

E01 – Androscoggin ARES/RACES “KA1AAR” (Orange)

E04 – NT1N, Maine Public Service Net Table (Purple)

V01-V02 – KC1CMX, Timothy Tracy (Green)

V06 – WB1GFF, Wayne Theofrastu (Black)

V07 – Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Table (Blue)

V15-V16,V28 – KB1OVW, Arnold “Skeet” Smith Jr. (Blue)

V17-V23 – 73 Electronics, N1STN, Mike Farris (Red)

V24-V27 – KD1O, Steve Curry (Pink)

V30-V32 – WT1A, Tim Bubier (Yellow)

V33-V34 – Cobra Antennas, K1JEK, Joe Kramas (Dark Green)

V35 – K1MV, Steve Freeman (Maroon)

V36 – WA1WRS, Ken Segal (Purple)

V40 – AB1AZ, Bill Kennedy (Aqua)

V45 – W1COP, Dave Melochick (Pink)

V50 – N1JAF, John Flood (Aqua)

V47x2 – KQ1A, Robert Ackley (Red)

V48-V49 – K1YFY, Brenda Hawke (Green)

V62-V69 – KA1FKC, Russ Norris (Brown)

V88 – W1ITT, Norman Blake (Purple)

V89 – W1PTO, Allen Jordan (Red)

Convention Talk & Meeting Schedule

TALKPRESENTERMEETINGMODERATOR
800
900Maine Mesh ProjectBill Richardson, NG1PMorning VE Session
(2 hours)
Robert Latlippe, NC1RL
1000Club Officer MeetingKeith Anoe, KE4UCW
1100ARRL FORUMPhil Duggan, N1EP & Phil Temples, K9HIQCWA Meeting
1200Parks-on-the-AirKevin Thomas, W1DEDARES/RACES/EMCOMM MeetingKeith Anoe, KE4UCW
1300NanoVNAZach Madore, KC1SES
1400Afternoon VE Session
(2 Hours)
Robert Latlippe, NC1RL
1500
1600

A Big THANK YOU to John N1OLO and HamSource for their sponsorship of the Convention and donated door prizes.

Keep visiting this page to follow any convention updates!

For any questions, please email convention@w1npp.org