[AMRadio] Dayton

[Mark Foltarz]

Ahhh your description makes me think  of a similar event in '97 I believe.

That was the year that a beautiful portable bathroom "system" was trailered in 
and parked behind Hara.

It worked great for a day and then it let loose !  Horrible mess that was washed 
and hosed down for a very long way.

Strange, that was the year I found  three pieces of old gear that I bought for a 
buck a piece that used the 3FT7 ballast tube.

Hope to make it next year.

de KA4JVY

Mark



----- Original Message ----
> From: CL in NC <mjcal77 at yahoo.com>
> To: AM radio <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tue, May 24, 2011 1:53:42 PM
> Subject: [AMRadio] Dayton
> 
> 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
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