Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Icom, DX Engineering, Team Up for Dayton Megaprize



Icom America and DX Engineering have joined forces to assemble the largest-ever grand prize in the history of the Dayton Hamvention.® The prize package, which will be given away on the closing day of the 2022 Hamvention, has been dubbed the "Icom America Dream Station Package" and is valued at close to $20,000.

According to DX Engineering, the package includes four transceivers, covering 1.8 MHz to 1.2 GHz and designed for home, mobile and portable use, along with a variety of station accessories. The transceivers include the IC-7851 home station for HF/50 MHz; the portable IC-705 for QRP on HF through 450 MHz, the IC-9700 multimode VHF/UHF/1.2 GHz rig and the ID-52A VHF/UHF/D-STAR handheld. A complete list of the equipment and accessories included in the Dream Station Package may be found at <https://tinyurl.com/bw4np8e2>.