{"id":993,"date":"2026-06-22T11:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/?p=993"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:25:25","slug":"2026-hamfest-sponsors-door-prizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/?p=993","title":{"rendered":"2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest: Biggest Door Prize List Yet \u2014 Sponsors Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest is Saturday, July 25, 8AM\u2013Noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3801 E 26th St, Sioux Falls. Admission is free. This year&#8217;s sponsor lineup is the biggest we&#8217;ve had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors and Door Prizes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/meshnology.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meshnology<\/a><\/strong><br>\nContributing 12 Meshtastic mesh nodes \u2014 N39 and N30 models. Meshtastic is an open-source, off-grid mesh messaging system built on LoRa hardware that runs without internet or cell service. There&#8217;ll be a full Meshtastic forum at 11 AM for context before the drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gabilradio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabil Radio<\/a><\/strong><br>\nDonating antennas including the GRA-RPG, CFS-20, and CFS-40. Final list may be updated before the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/powerwerx.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerwerx<\/a><\/strong><br>\nContributing a PowerpoleBag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digirig.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digirig<\/a><\/strong><br>\nDonating a certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/n3fjp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N3FJP<\/a><\/strong><br>\nContributing a logging software certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/muzi.works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MUZI Works<\/a><\/strong><br>\nDonating Base Uno nodes and batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/heilhamradio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heil<\/a><\/strong><br>\nContributing books and T-shirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Club-Purchased Grand Prizes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawn at noon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RigExpert Stick 230<\/strong> \u2014 Antenna analyzer, 0.1\u2013230 MHz, Bluetooth-ready.<br><strong>QMX+ QRP Radio<\/strong> \u2014 From QRP Labs, multi-band CW and digital transceiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raffle Tickets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available at club meetings now and on site July 25. Must be present for door prizes. Grand prizes can be shipped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also Happening July 25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Swap tables<\/strong> \u2014 Free, first come first served. Bring your own table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9:00 AM<\/strong> \u2014 ARRL Update (Bill Lippert \/ Nicholas Hauser KT0W)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:00 AM<\/strong> \u2014 Parks on the Air forum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:00 AM<\/strong> \u2014 Meshtastic forum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>License testing<\/strong> \u2014 Registration 9:30 AM, testing 10:00 AM \u00b7 $15 \u00b7 Photo ID + FRN required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>QSL checks for ARRL awards on site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ARRL SD State Convention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Westminster Presbyterian Church \u00b7 3801 E 26th St, Sioux Falls, SD<br>\nSaturday, July 25, 2026 \u00b7 8AM\u2013Noon \u00b7 Talk-in: 146.895 PL 146.2<br>\nFree admission \u2014 all welcome \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\">w0zwy.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest is Saturday, July 25, 8AM\u2013Noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3801 E 26th St, Sioux Falls. Admission is free. This year&#8217;s sponsor lineup is the biggest we&#8217;ve had. Sponsors and Door Prizes Meshnology Contributing 12 Meshtastic <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/?p=993\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  2026 Sioux Falls Hamfest: Biggest Door Prize List Yet \u2014 Sponsors Confirmed<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peQruS-g1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":995,"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/993\/revisions\/995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w0zwy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}