[AMRadio] hamfest?

[Warren Elly]

Too bad you missed Orlando
Literally tons of boat anchors 
73

Warren 
W1gud
Www.flamgroup.com




On Feb 13, 2012, at 1:42 PM, "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Bill McCourt - WF1L
> <wemccourt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> While I bemoan the loss of quality "junque" at hamfests with all of you, they are still a great place to socialize and meet some of the folks that you talk to on the air but never see face to face.
> 
> Which, as we all get older, becomes more of what we enjoy about the
> event. Right on the money, Bill.
> 
> There's a Friday night AM Dinner at NEAR-Fest along with breakfast
> gatherings and the like, along with the typical jawing at the event.
> If nothing else, a selling table provide a great place to rest, meet
> up with friends, and perhaps even sell something if you're
> so-inclined.
> 
>> I've gone to several hamfests where I've spent more on the admision than stuff to bring home and still had an enjoyable time.  Hamfests are not just about hardware.
> 
> Aside from a smaller number of folks who continue to discover the old
> rigs of yesteryear, I'd guess that most of us have already found the
> big stuff we're after and generally look for the odd part needed to
> repair or complete a project. After all, we've been at it for decades.
> Still, I seldom have a problem finding something I'm looking for at
> any hamfest. A lot go there just too look and expect to see the same
> stuff they saw ten, twenty, or thirty years ago(with the same prices,
> too). It's still there, perhaps not in the same quantities, but if no
> one buys it, where's the incentive for someone to haul a bunch of
> heavy gear to sell? Sort of a Catch-22 situation.
> 
> It's definitely what you make it. If you have a local event that you
> think could use improvement, by all means - jump in and help make it
> better, or start an event that you'd like to attend. Or just go and
> enjoy seeing folks. The alternative is to become one of those bitter
> old guys who P&Ms about the good old days, how bad things are today,
> and so on. He wouldn't buy a DX-100 if you had one on your table for a
> reasonable price, but would go home and get online or on the air to
> complain if he didn't see one at the 'fest. Thankfully they are few.
> 
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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