Goodbye Visalia, Hello Santa Maria

Due to the disbanding of one of the major organizers (Southern California DX Club), the Visalia DX Convention is not happening in 2026.

As announced during the Visalia Convention earlier this month,  the "Visalia" event is now replaced by Santa Maria 2026. 

The Santa Maria 2026 Convention will occur April 10-12, 2026 at The Historic Santa Maria Inn. It will run from mid-day Friday through mid-day Sunday.

"Our intention for SANTA MARIA 2026 is a low cost casual affair where new and old friends can meet. said Jim Neiger, N6TJ, the prime organizer of the Santa Maria event.

Details are available on the website which went live as of May 3rd, 2025 more can be found on the event website at https://www.socalcontestclub.org/SantaMaria2026/