[AMRadio] Shelby NC hamfest

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Shuckins, worsh it wusn't so dern fer!  Do the food venders sell Moon  Pies 
and RCs?
 
73,
 
John,  W4AWM
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/12/2010 9:24:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
ka1kaq at gmail.com writes:

On Sat,  Sep 11, 2010 at 7:15 PM, CL in NC <mjcal77 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Not  to be an old grouch about this, but I have been attending Shelby NC, 
for many  years now and I have never seen so much CB stuff at a  hamfest.

Considering you're in the heart of Good Buddy country, it  should come
as no surprise. At least it's radio-related and some of it  can
actually be used or adapted for 10m and other use. I'd much  rather
wade through CB gear than computer slag, jewelry, clothing, or  tables
of cheap Chinese garbage with stuffed toys (there were a number  of
those vendors, too). I found the lazy folks in the golf carts far  more
annoying. Some of those good buddies end up bringing along some  nice
boatanchors, too. One of them had a Halli SR-160, some Galaxy  gear,
and a number of National, Halli, and other receivers.

If you  want to attend a good 'fest with minimal junk and a lot of good
gear, head  north next month for NEAR-Fest in Deerfield, NH. We make it
a point to keep  out the junk vendors for the most part. When the do
sneak in, we make sure  they don't come back. And no vehicles are
allowed on the ground after set  up except for the handicapped or
hamfest personnel. It's at least as big as  Shelby but not as many
gaps, with a lot less 11m gear.  (o:

~  Todd,   KA1KAQ/4
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