The 2025 Ham Fair was again held in one of the former Tokyo Olympics venues that has been converted into an exhibition hall, Ariake GYM-EX.
Ham Fair 2025
The new Ariake GYM-EX venue, the former Tokyo Olympics gymnastics venue
Olympic Venue
JARL is getting ready to celebrate its 100th year in 2027.
Entrance to the hall
Commercial exhibits
8J1HAM Special Event Station on the air from 7MHz to 1290MHz
Homebrew contest
The "forum" area is just a corner of the main hall, so the acoustics are not great.
The Satellite Stage on the other side of the hall which hosted a series of 15~20 minute talks.
New Icom IC-7300MK2 transceiver and new AH-6 antenna tuner. The IC-7300MK2 has an HDMI port for connection to a larger display and an Ethernet connection to simplify remote operation.
Icom ID-5200
Kenwood TM-D750 dual-band mobile
Kenwood TM-D750
Kenwood TH-D75 dual band handheld
Yaesu booth, with lots of hands-on chances the the FTX-1 series.
Kenwood HF Transceivers (The TS-990 is resuming production in September, 2025.)
Alinco transceivers and receivers
GHD Telegraph Key with a wide selection of keys and paddles
Most of the club booths double as flea market stalls.
The feed point attachment is after the exit of the spool.
DMR radios in Japan
Diamond antennas and accessories.
The Azden amplifier line-up.
A new sign popping up on a lot of booths this year, suggesting 1W or less for RF at the Ham Fair.
No badges this year, but a wristband that was valid for entry both days.