Here follows a list of shortwave meetings and some other gatherings and conferences to be held during 2020. Amendments and corrections are welcome, and the list is free to be distributed further.
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Risto Vähäkainu
The Finnish DX Association
Shortwave Radio Meetings – 2020
Date: February 13
Description: UNESCO World Radio Day
Dates: February 27-29
Location: Plymouth Meeting (near Philadelphia), PA, USA
Description: Winter SWL Fest
More info: swlfest dot com
Expected attendance: 150
Date: March 7
Location: Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS, England
Organization: Reading International Radio Group
Expected attendance: 20
More info: bdxc dot org dot uk, Barraclough.mike at gmail.com
Note: Reading DX meetings are held with about 2 months interval (next one on May 16th)
Dates: March 29-31
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description: Radiodays Europe 2020 -conference
More info: radiodayseurope dot com
Dates: May 9-10
Location: Jönköping, Sweden
Description: DX-Parlamentet 2020, the annual meeting of the SDXF together with the meeting of Arctic Radio Club (a club specialized in MW DXing)
Organization: The Swedish DX-Federation (SDXF)
More info: sdxf dot se
Dates: May 14-15
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Description: Annual NASB Conference, hosted by EWTN / WEWN
Organization: National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters
More info: shortwave dot org
Dates: May 15-17
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Organization: Dayton Hamvention
Expected attendance: 20000
More info: hamvention dot org
Dates: June 26-28
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Description: Ham Radio, biggest annual hamfest in Europe
Expected attendance: 20000
More info: hamradio-friedrichshafen dot com
Dates: July 11-25
Location: Döbriach, Austria
Description: DX-Camp of ADXB-OE
More info: dxcamp dot org
Dates: July 31-August 1
Pachuca Hidalgo, Mexico
Description: 26th Annual Mexican DX Meeting
More info: Martin Herrera Jimenez, mnhajz65 at gmail.com or Facebook
Dates: August 7-9
Location: Riihimäki, Southern Finland
Description: The annual summer meeting of the Finnish DX Association
Expected attendance: 100
More info: sdxl dot fi, rv at sdxl.org
Dates: September 4-9
Location: Berlin, Germany
Name: IFA Internationale Funkausstellung
Description: Consumer Electronics Fair - Including Radios
More info: b2b dot ifa-berlin dot com
Dates: September 10-12
Location: Anaheim, California, USA
Description: IRCA Convention
More info: iraconline dot org
Dates: September 11-13
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Description: European DX Conference
Organization: European DX Council
Expected attendance: 50
More info: edxc dot org
Dates: September 11-15
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Decsription: IBC 2020, conference and exhibition
More info: show dot ibc dot org
Dates: October 31-November 1
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description: Big ham fair with a SW sector (Japan SW Club stand & lectures)
Organization: Tokyo HAM Fair sponsored by JARL
Expected attendance: 30000
More info: ohtaket at live.jp
Note: Due to Olympic Games in Tokyo this event is scheduled later than usual
Dates: November 21-22
Location: Kerala, India
Description: Ham Fest India 2020
More info: hfi2020 dot com
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