The Amateur Radio Operators Reception, affectionately known as the HAM Reception, will be held on Tuesday, April 18 at 6 p.m. in room W317-319 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The reception is free of charge and open to all attendees of the 2023 NAB Show.
The HAM Reception is sponsored this year by Turner Engineering, and is one of the most anticipated events of NAB Show. It’s where hundreds of broadcasting’s best and brightest, from company CEOs to shop technicians, spend a relaxed evening talking shop, swapping tales and enjoying the fellowship of the amateur radio community.
This year, our generous donors have contributed door prizes with a combined value of over $15,000. Every attendee is eligible to win a door prize and will receive a raffle ticket upon entry. This year’s prizes include:
- Yaesu VX-6R dual-band transceiver
- Gift certificate for four Maine lobsters
- Meta Quest 2 256 GB virtual reality headset
- Clearstream 2max indoor/outdoor HDTV antenna
- Over 30 ARRL books including the 6-volume, 100th edition 2023 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications
We’d like to thank our sponsor and all of our door prize donors for their generous contributions and encourage anyone who would like to become a part of this tradition to contact NAB Vice President, Advanced Engineering David Layer. Here is a complete list of door prizes and donors for this year’s event:
| Prize | Qty | Donated by |
| Clearstream 2max indoor/outdoor HDTV antenna | 1 | Antennas Direct |
| ARRL Extra Class License Manual 12th edition | 2 |
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| License – Ham Radio Spiral 5th Edition | 2 | |
| License: General Class Spiral 9th Edition | 2 | |
| 2023 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications (6 volumes) | 5 | |
| ARRL Antenna Book 24th Edition | 5 | |
| ARRL backpack | 5 | |
| ARRL multi-tool set | 5 | |
| ARRL Operating Manual 12th Edition | 5 | |
| Get on the Air with HF Digital – 2nd Edition | 5 | |
| $50 Honeybaked Ham gift certificate | 1 | ATSC |
| $100 Honeybaked Ham gift certificate | 1 | |
| Azden AZC-201 headset | 1 | Azden |
| Azden AZC-202 headset | 1 | |
| Azden AZC-203 headset | 1 | |
| Studio condenser microphone and stand | 2 | Broadcast Electronics |
| CC Skywave SSB 2 | 1 | C. Crane |
| CC Radio Solar | 1 | |
| Yaesu VX-6R 430 MHz dual-band transceiver | 1 | Cavell, Mertz & Associates |
| Yaesu FT-60R VHF/UHF dual-band transceiver | 2 | |
| Yaesu FT-65VHF/UHF dual-band transceiver | 3 | |
| Yaesu FT-4X VHF/UHF dual-band transceiver | 4 | |
| Eimac 3CX800A7 triode tube | 4 | CPI/Eimac |
| Meta Quest 2 256 GB | 1 | CTA |
| Gift certificate for four Maine lobsters | 1 | Dielectric |
| ERI notebook | 1 | ERI |
| Radio World t-shirt (Large) | 10 | Future Publishing |
| Heil Sound PR 40 BG Black and Gold microphone | 1 | Heil Sound |
| MFJ-251 Dry Dummy Load – Switchable Impedance – 16.6 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 150 Ohms – DC – 60 MHz – 300 Watts | 1 | IEEE Broadcast Technology Society |
| Model LV16-20-S3 16 uH, 20 amp variable inductor and | 1 | Kintronic Labs |
| Large capacitors | 3 | |
| LG 29” Ultrawide monitor 29WQ500 | 1 | LG |
| LG Xboom Go bluetooth speaker | 1 | |
| Baofeng UV82+ HT 2-pack | 2 | Merrill Weiss Group |
| $100 gift certificate | 1 | Nemal Electronics |
| Certificate for one SBE CertPreview test | 1 | SBE |
| Certificate for one SBE webinar | 1 | |
| Gift certificate toward any merchandise in the SBE Store | 1 | |
| Alinco switching power supply 5-15V 30A | 1 | Shulins Solutions |
| Klein Tools LAN Scout Jr. 2 data cable tester | 2 | Telos |
| 100 ft of LMR-240 coaxial cable | 1 | Times Microwave |
| 100 ft of LMR-400 coaxial cable | 1 | |
| Times-Protect coaxial lightning protector – BTR series | 1 | |
| Times-Protect coaxial lightning protector – GTR series | 1 | |
| Two rolls of Rapid-Tite silicone weather sealing tape | 1 | |
| iHD-ITR1-HD Radio tabletop w/alarm | 2 | Xperi |