[AMRadio] Shelby NC hamfest

[Rob Atkinson]

The CB rigs from the 60s and earlier that had xtal pairs for every
channel and glowed in the dark are kind of interesting to look at.
The solid state PLL stuff can stay at home.

Rob
K5UJ

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 12:29 PM,  <W4AWM at aol.com> wrote:
> Shuckins, worsh it wusn't so dern fer!  Do the food venders sell Moon  Pies
> and RCs?
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> 73,
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> John,  W4AWM
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> In a message dated 9/12/2010 9:24:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> ka1kaq at gmail.com writes:
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> 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:
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> ~  Todd,   KA1KAQ/4
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