[AMRadio] Dayton

[CL in NC]

Got back from Dayton Sunday.  Was a nice hamfest at least WX wise.  The 'Great Sewer Explosion of 2011" is one for the books though.  That and the lack of good AC in the arena area would be enough to make me relocate next year.  The other 5 fellows I was with, Carl W4RCW, Ron WB4OQL, Ken W4HKZ, George W4BUW and Bill N4TIC, all said they thought the flea market prices were pretty good for a change.  Thought R&L electronics was a little remiss in that, considering this is somewhat of an international event also, they had no one that had even a rudimentary knowledge of Spanish, and there was a Brazilian fellow trying to buy the whole enchilada, but nobody could understand him.

I think there ought to be 3 hamfests though.  The Friday hamfest is for all the people who walk around and talk to the person they are with about how they had one of those, pointing to the thing on your table, and then tell them what a piece of junk it is.  Then walk off in conversation with no comment to you.  Saturday should be reserved for the folks that look at your stuff, tell you what a piece of junk it is, and tell you how they fixed it. One fellow gave me a ration about not having a connector for an old car radio, and how you would not be able to find one anywhere.  I told he he was a ham, solder some wires to it and use it, besides, why do you think it is only marked at $10.  Sunday should be for buyers.

Charlie, W4MEC in NC