[AMRadio] Shelby NC hamfest

[crawfish at surfmore.net]

The tube type CB's can be improved by converting them to 10m AM phone.
Ditto on what Rob said.
                                                    Joe W4AAB

> 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?
>>
>> 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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