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Ham-Com: The BIGGEST Hamfest in Texas

Event News

Ham-Com 2010 is Friday & Saturday, June 11-12 at the Plano Centre

ARRL West Gulf Division Convention - Saturday, June 12

Future event dates: 2011 - June 10-11* / 2012 - June 8-9 / 2013 - June 7-8 / 2014 - June 13-14

* The ARRL National Convention will be held at Ham-Com 2011

2010 ARRL West Gulf Division Convention will be held at Ham-Com.


ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED - PURCHASE ADMISSION AT THE EVENT

General admission - $10.00; family member - $8.00; Students (K-12) free.

Event Schedule

Thursday

9 a.m. - Event setup.

June 10

9 p.m. - Venue closes.

Friday

7 a.m. * - Tailgate market opens.

June 11

8 a.m. - Indoor & Outdoor Flea Markets open; Admission desk opens.

9 a.m. - Commercial Exhibitors open; meeting rooms open; hourly prize drawings begin.

5 p.m. - Grand prize drawing.

6 p.m. - Event closes.

Saturday

7 a.m. * - Tailgate market opens.

June 12

8 a.m. - Indoor Flea Market opens; admission desk opens.

9 a.m. - Commercial Exhibitors open; meeting rooms open; hourly prize drawings begin.

5 p.m. - Grand prize drawing.

6 p.m. - Event closes.

* Hallways open for access to restrooms. No access to admission desk, indoor flea market or classrooms without vendor, presenter or staff badge.

Click here to view the snack bar menu for Plano Centre. There are a lot of choices but if you want more, see the restaurant list and maps link below.

Click here to view a list and maps for 59 restaurants near the Plano Centre.


DX Dinner Sold Out!

(May 29) All 200 tickets for the W5DXCC DX dinner have been sold. Congratulations to the Lone Star DX Association for producing a successful event. In addition, all of the indoor and outdoor flea market tables have been sold. There are still a few spaces left in the courtyard of the Plano Centre.


Scout Merit Badge Program Continues

Ham-Com 2010 will again host the Boy Scout One-Day Radio Merit Badge program. Over 100 Scouts are expected to participate. For details, click the "Scout Events" link on the left.


Exhibitor List Hits 52!

There will be 52 commercial exhibitors at this year's event! That is a record number for the venue. The 50th exhibitor signed is Slinky Antennas of Sedalia, MO. They will be set up in the courtyard at Plano Centre. The company produces innovative antennas for SWL and 10-160 meters and a line of Ham-oriented bumper stickers. Other new vendors include MDS Distributors of Los Angeles, CA and Sun Enterprises of McKinney, TX.

Ham-Com Flyer Now Online!

Download the flyer and get complete information about Ham-Com 2010. Click the "Ham-Com Flyer" link at the left to download the full-color Adobe PDF document. Individual sections can be downloaded via the links below:


Door Prize* List Expanded for 2010 Event!

Grand Prizes* -
  • Yaesu FT857D
  • ICOM IC-2820

Hourly Prizes* -

  • ICOM V80 5 Watt, 2-meter HTs (9)
  • Bearcat BC95XLTB Scanners with Rayovac batteries and charger (9)

Online Registration Prize** - ICOM ID880H (Winner: Ronald Phillips, WJ5F of Seminole, OK)

Special Saturday Drawing* - Alinco DJ-G7T Tri-band (144/430/1200) HT donated by Lone Star Communications

* You must be present to win a door prize at Ham-Com. All door prizes must be claimed at the event. ID is required. Unclaimed door prizes will be added a "shotgun" drawing at the end of the event on Saturday.
** Online purchase of one (1) general admission required to be eligible for this prize.


Ham-Com Web Site Sets Records for 2010!

The Ham-Com Web site will once again post over 1,000,000 hits for the year and has been viewed by visitors from 100 countries. The top 10 countries are: US, Russian Federation, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Brazil, Japan, China, Sweden and South Korea. There are over 3,000 active addresses on the email list and that number grows each month. Additionally, the Web site recorded over 1,100 online transactions for admission, DX dinner tickets and flea market tables.


Join Our Mailing List!

Please help us keep expenses down by joining our email list. Click the "Mailing List" link on the left to join. We use VerticalResponse to manage our data and provide you with up-to-date information about the event. You can "opt-out" of our mailing list at any time by clicking on the appropriate link at the bottom of any email received from Ham-Com.


Ham-Com Supports Local Hamfests

Hamfests can place banner ads on the Ham-Com Web site at no charge. The Web site, with over 1 million hits per year, will accept 125x125 pixel GIF (animated OK) or JPG banners with a link to the hamfest Web page. To place a banner, use the "Contact Us" link on the right side of any page.


Ham-Com Webinar Facility Available to Clubs, SIGs...

Supporting clubs and special interest groups can use the Ham-Com Webinar system year-round to provide content, training and live presentations for meetings. The system can handle up to 1,000 viewers. Access to the system is being provided free-of-charge by Ham-Com, Inc. For more information, use the "Contact us" link on the right.

Ham-Com accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and PayPal for admission and flea market tables. Ham-Com is a Pay-Pal verified online merchant.

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