05/12/2022

The 2022 Dayton Hamvention[1]¿, among the world's largest annual amateur radio
gatherings, is ready to celebrate its 70th Anniversary event, May 20 - 22, at
the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio. Organizers report
that brisk advance sales of tickets and reservations for inside exhibit booths
and flea market spaces are an indication that Hamvention 2022 is headed for
success.

At the final planning meeting held on May 10, committee members learned that 94
percent of the inside exhibits were already sold, and more than 450 vendors had
already claimed over 85 percent of the flea market spots.

Adding to the interest this year is the largest prize ever offered in the
history of Hamvention, an amateur radio dream station package worth almost
$20,000. General Chairman Rick Allnutt, WS8G, thanked DX Engineering and Icom
America for the prize, which made them Platinum Prize Sponsors for Hamvention
2022. The prize package includes an Icom IC-7851 HF/50MHz Transceiver and an
extensive list of station accessories. Allnutt also acknowledged all the other
donors who contributed the many hourly prizes given out during Hamvention.

Other points made during the planning meeting included urging the use of the
free ARRL Events app for smartphones and tablets to help attendees navigate the
large schedule of forums and meeting locations, the sprawling fairgrounds,
multiple buildings that house hundreds of exhibits, and related activities.
While a printed program will be available, the app provides an easier way to
access information. Visit your app store to download the app (search "ARRL
Events"), or via the following link: www.tripbuildermedia.com/apps/arrl[2]. A
web version[3] is also available. The ARRL app is offered in partnership with
Hamvention.

The use of the Hamvention web pages was promoted to help locate parking areas,
gates, and other relevant materials. It was also recommended that committee
members and those attending also have an In Case of Emergency Card on their
person, preferably on a lanyard around their neck.

Hamvention will continue the policy of having free admission on Sunday.
However, tickets are still required for entrance on Sunday, and can be obtained
at no cost at the ticket booth. Those tickets are for admission only and do not
include a prize drawing stub.

Allnutt thanked all committee members and asked them to pass on his thanks to
all their volunteers. Dayton Hamvention includes hundreds of volunteers and is
sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association.

For its part, ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio[4]¿ will host
over a dozen booths in its large exhibit area, located in building 2 (see
PDF-format map[5]). The booths will be supported by an 80-person team comprised
of ARRL Board members, Section Managers, Field Organization volunteers, program
representatives, and ARRL Headquarters staff. Included are exhibits supporting
radio clubs, the ARRL Great Lakes Division (including the ARRL Sections of
Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio), the Amateur Radio Emergency Service¿ (ARES¿),
ARRL Development and ARRL Foundation, ARRL Learning Center, ARRL Teachers
Institute, ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program, ARRL Volunteer Examiner
Coordinator, ARRL Volunteer Monitor Program, ARRL Radiosport and DXCC, and the
ARRL Laboratory. The ARRL exhibit area is also host to a booth for the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU[6]). Visit www.arrl.org/expo[7] for a
complete summary of ARRL's participation at 2022 Hamvention.

[1] https://hamvention.org/
[2] https://www.tripbuildermedia.com/apps/arrl
[3] https://www.tripbuilder.net/html5/arrl
[4] http://www.arrl.org/expo
[5] https://tinyurl.com/5ftwv898
[6] https://www.iaru.org/
[7] http://www.arrl.org/expo

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