[AMRadio] Shelby NC hamfest

Sun Sep 12 21:28:25 EDT 2010

  And when a pre-teen Boy Scout, there was a lot more advertising about 
CB than ham radio.  I read an ad in Boy's Life magazine about CB radio 
and getting into electronics, and I went for it like a bear on honey.  
It was my entry into wireless communications in 1962 with my father 
applying for the FCC CB license.  From such in 1964 and the Popular 
Electronics "Novice Column" I obtained my Novice license WN4VDZ on my 
own studying the Ameco Novice Study Guide text.  The rest is history.  
So yes, I do enjoy plying over the old tube CB rigs at hamfest.  Such 
good memories.  And yes, I've converted some to 10 meters.   It was a 
different (radio) world back then.

And add to the fact that lots of us ol'timers have scarfed off the face 
of the Earth in recent years the supply of Ham Radio boatanchors now 
piled in storage awaiting our bench projects.  The prices for them now 
has soared with same collectors realizing they ain't gonna get to'em all 
on the bench at their age and also the gear's weight.  And now with some 
of the misconceived thought that they're as priceless as gold bars 
begrudgingly attempt to sell them off at sky high prices thus preserving 
their image as smart investors in the hobby.

For me, all I want to attempt to do in selling off my stash is to come 
close to breaking even and call it a happy ending day, and then go 
fishing with my grandson.   Things change you know regardless.

Ham Radio for most of us is not a for profit hobby.  It's just a hobby 
with the chance to provide public service.  Think of it as a non-profit 
hobby venture and enjoy the chance in having discovered it.   Don't 
allow it to be a stubborn load carried upon your back.  Share your 
initial thrill of Ham Radio and it's so important history.

Regards,

Robert W4RL Pensacola FL

On 9/12/2010 7:57 PM, crawfish at surfmore.net wrote:
> 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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