Manjurul Haque – S21AM Dhaka , Bangladesh It was a longtime dream for me that once I will join Dayton Hamvention in USA, the largest Radio Amateurs gathering & HAM exhibition since 1952. From last one year I have planned to join Hamvention 2015 and had a close correspondence with Gaynell Larsen, Director FAIRS USA. After flying approx. 17000 km finally I reached Dayton Airport around 8.4...

The Floyd Community Amateur Radio Station Foundation (hosted by FAIRS) and the Bugbook Historical Microcomputer Museum share a location at Floyd Village Green, Suite 4.  It is their goal to inform the public about specific technologies and their uses. On Monday March 30, 2015 a unique set of visitors came who want to share with others what the place is all about. It is planned that the spring 2...

Each year, FAIRS directors David and Gaynell Larsen travel to the small island country of Dominica in the Eastern Caribbean. This year, they traveled with their granddaughter Jacqueline, and she had the opportunity to gain a new perspective of the world. The purpose of their visit was to encourage program leaders supported by FAIRS (Foundation for Amateur Intl. Radio Service, Ltd.), to visit forei...

FAIRS has been promoting goodwill through amateur radio since 1991, and has served communities both locally and abroad. We're an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation, and thankful for our members and supporters. Their gifts of tax-deductible money, equipment, etc. have made them an important part of the Goodwill works! Now we're highlighted as a local non-profit for Give Big NRV! You may give on...

This festival is the largest Amateur Radio, or HAM, festival in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United states. Attendance for the 2015 festival jumped to a 10% increase in comparison to the 2014 festival. Vendor David Larsen commented that the festival is like a large flea market for those interested in Amateur Radio and vintage computers. Bob Bruniga, WB4APR, the inventor of the Automatic Pocket R...