JARL Ham Fair 2010 Report

JARL Ham Fair 2010 was held at Tokyo Big Sight , Ariake, Tokyo
on August 21st (Sat) and 22nd (Sun). We had about 31,000 participants for two days.
Thanks to all visitors, manufacturers, retailers, clubs and volunteers at JARL Ham Fair 2010.

Ham Fair 2011 will be held on August 27th (Sat) and 28th (Sun) 2011 at the same place.
 
We hope to see you again in 2011!

　
Opening ceremony of the 2010 JARL Ham Fair at the entrance gate.

(L-R) ARRL Contest Manager KX9X, JAIA President JA3FA, JARL President JA1AN,
ORARI Vice-President YB0AA, DARC International Group Chairman DL1BDF.
JARL Corner
Equipments for Mobile Use

A small mobile car, Town Box Camper , for field activities with a lot of mobile equipments,
such as an antenna poles and mobile batteries.
Lectures

The following various lectures were given on the stage at the Event Corner.

Field operations
Speaker: JG1KTC
Promotion of internet application
for the station license
Speakers: Promotion group
for the amateur station license

Amateur radio activities at the extreme areas
 Coordinator : 7M3TJZ,
Speakers: JA9BOH, JH7QLR, JE5XYT
Amateur activities by natural energy
Speaker: JA3CKF

A guide to Radio astronomy
using amateur radio
Speaker, JH7TYC
Enjoying amateur radio
by participating the contest
Speaker: KX9X, Contest Manager, ARRL
Interpreter JE2EHP

JAIA Forum:
Amateur radio is in the digital era
Speaker: JR1UTI, Promotion committee of JAIA
Amateur Radio activities in Europe
Speaker: DL9MB, Interpreter JE2EHP

Awards Presentation
for the Home built equipments,
Paintings contests
and 50th All Asian DX contests
Awards Presentation for
the UHF Contest in JA1 Area


Laboratory Forum:
A guide to learn Radio Astronomy

Awards Winners of the Home Built Equipments and Paintings Contests.

Home Built Equipments Contest
Painting Contest

Forum of internet application
for the Amateur Radio station license		 DXCC Card Checking

ARRL Contest Manager Mr. Sean Kutzko, KX9X
has participated to checking cards for
DXCC applications this year with assisting
JARL card checkers.
We've checked 291 applications this year.
KX9X was checking DXCC applications.

Special Event station 8J1A
JARL President JA1AN has made the first QSO at 8J1A.
　　　　　　　　(L-R) KX9X, YB0AA, JA1AN, DL1BDF, JA3FA.

DARC Booth
 DARC had displayed their activities for the first time at the JARL Ham Fair
(L to R) KX9X, DF4FR, DL1BDF

Special Event for children:
The Kit Building
 Young boys and girls were building
with great pleasure their IC radio kit
or Morse code training kit and other.		 The Electronic Toys
 The existence of electricity is to be
understood from an easy experiment.
For example, a lot of children are
interested as a small ball is adsorbed
to others by static electricity caused by
rubbing ebonite stick.
Booth Stamp Hunt
For children under 12 years, they can receive small goods
if they collect stamps prepared at the specific booths.

Clubs and Retailers
Emergency Communications Forum
This forum was done on August 22 by the JARL and volunteers.
More than 60 participants were at the forum.
JE3BRS JM1MNW 7L1FFN JA7NJN

Eyeball QSO Party

Eyeball QSO party was held at the New Tokyo restaurant from 17:30 JST on August 21st.
The room was crowded by about 180 participants to this party. Those were members of JARL,
directors of JARL, a manager of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC),
representatives of member societies of IARU and some foreign radio amateurs.
The participants of the party had greeted and chatted their amateur radio activities each other.

A lot of participants were in the room.　　　JAIA President JA3FA made greeting speech and toast.
JARL President JA1AN Mr. Tahara of MIC Vice President of ORARI YB0AA JARL Director JA1HQG