[Boatanchors] New Ham vs Old Ham

[Carl]

I dont remember the first year I went to Hoostraders, it must have been the 
late 60's when I lived in Raymond and my neighbor on the other side of the 
Exeter River was Bob, now W1NH.

It wasnt in Deerfield then, maybe Pawtuckaway State Park or elsewhere, dont 
remember the details except lugging home a BC-779 and 1004 the first time..

Since moving back to NH in 73 Ive been to almost all the later ones and a 
few were disasters such as a rained out Kingston Mudfest.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael, W1RC" <subs at w1rc.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] New Ham vs Old Ham


> This is a great thread!  Thanks Todd and John for your complimentary
> posts about NEAR-Fest.
>
> What many people don't get the hamfest is not limited to the flea
> market.  It's a social event as well as an educational opportunity,
> bargain shopping for new equipment and just plain "mischigoss".  It
> makes us feel younger again and that's a good thing these days  It
> gives us something to look forward to every six months.
>
> Someone once described NEAR-Fest as a party for three thousand of our
> closest friends.
>
> Those of us who have been attending them for decades have seen the
> changes - and so many of the great ones are just memories.  NEAR-Fest
> is attempting to keep the culture of the full-featured hamfest alive.
>
> Nest NEAR-Fest is April 29th and 30th 2011.  You are all invited.
>
> 73,
>
> MisterMike, W1RC
>
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