Have you been working on an interesting project, technology, or technique applicable to amateur radio that you would like to share with other amateur radio enthusiasts?

We invite all interested persons to submit proposals for presentations to be delivered in person at RARSfest™ on April 4, 2026, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Speakers will have either 50 minutes or 80 minutes for their presentations. Presentations with live demonstrations will be given preference for the 80-minute slots.

We will consider any topic relevant to amateur radio, but here are some suggestions to get you thinking:

• Emerging Digital Modes
• Antennas & Propagation
• HF Operating and DX-ing
• Contesting
• “How To” Anything Related to Amateur Radio
• Emergency Communications
• Ham Radio on a Budget
• HOA-Friendly Antenna Solutions
• Amateur Radio History
• Satellite and Space Communications
• Earth-Moon-Earth (“Moon Bounce”)
• VHF, UHF, and Microwave
• QRP
• Homebrewing
• Refurbishing Old Gear
• Go-Kit Building
• Mobile and Portable Operation
• Dealing with RF Noisy Environments
• Operating Outdoors, Parks on the Air, Summits on the Air
• Software Defined Radios
• Using Social Media to Promote Amateur Radio
• Engaging Youth in Amateur Radio
• What Your Amateur Radio Club Does Really Well or that No Other Club Does

We'd like to encourage you to submit multiple proposals for consideration!

Your proposal(s) should include the following information:

• Your contact information, including email and mobile number
• A short bio (300 words or less)
• An abstract or outline of your presentation (300 words or less)
• How long do you need for your presentation
• Whether your presentation includes a live demo
• Whether you have any special requirements for equipment or otherwise
• If available, a sample of some slides from a previous/current PowerPoint presentation you developed. This is not required, but it tells us more about you as a presenter.
• The number of times you have made the presentation, to whom you gave the presentation, and the dates of each occasion.
• Whether you object to us posting a copy of your presentation on the RARSfest and Raleigh Amateur Radio Society’s websites after the hamfest.

Email your proposal(s) to rarsfest@rars.org by 5:00 PM EST on Monday, February 16th, 2026

We will notify you by March 7, 2026, via email, if we have selected your proposal(s).

Selected speakers will be required to submit an electronic copy in PDF form of their final presentations no later than Saturday, March 21, 2026 (two weeks before the hamfest). Unless you objected in your initial proposal, we may post copies of your presentation on the RARSfest and the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society’s websites. The presentation rooms at the hamfest accommodate at least 30 attendees. We will provide a projector with a HDMI input, a screen, and power. Speakers will receive two complimentary tickets for admission to the hamfest. (Complimentary tickets are not eligible for any prize drawings.) Speakers will be expected to bring their own laptops with a HDMI output (or a suitable adapter to connect to our projector). A RARSfest volunteer will be available to assist the speaker in the presentation room.

If you have any questions, email Nancy Torborg, RARSfest Chair, at rarsfest@rars.org.