About DFW Ham Expo

DFW Ham Expo was born out of the ashes of Ham-Com. Ham-Com was a much revered hamfest – the USA’s fourth largest – in the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) area and had occurred yearly for almost 40 years – until the COVID Pandemic of 2020. The COVID quarantine of 2020 caused Ham-Com to be canceled, which meant that multi-year contracts and facility deposits were lost. When the time came to start thinking about hamfest again, the Ham-Com organizers didn’t have the money or motivation to start again from scratch. After 40 years, Ham-Com was done.

Realizing that a tremendous void had been left in the area, Bob Storey AF5RS, at that time President of the Denton County Amateur Radio Association (DCARA), wanted to start a small hamfest in the area that might eventually grow to fill the void left by Ham-Com. In the inaugural year (2022), the DFW Ham Expo attracted over 500 guests and proved that there was still sufficient demand for a regional hamfest in the DFW area. The second year was even better and the third year (2024) we doubled everything! Double the space, double the tables, double the time, and we had double the attendance!

We’re now in our fourth year with an even bigger, expanded hamfest! With the support of the DFW and surrounding area ham community, we will continue to grow and improve! We hope you enjoy it!