[Boatanchors] [ARC5] HamCom 2012, Plano, Texas Report

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I have pictures of Dave...  shall I send it to everyone? HEHEHEHHEH 

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From: w8au at sssnet.com 
To: "Don Merz" <n3rht at yahoo.com>, "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net, boatanchors at theporch.com, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net, "ARC-5 List" <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 1:00:15 PM 
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] [ARC5] HamCom 2012, Plano, Texas Report 

At 12:59 PM 6/11/2012, Don Merz wrote: 
>No pic of the old man? 

I was disappointed too.... looked thru all 32 fotos... :-( 

Perry   w8au 


>________________________________ 
>  From: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> 
>To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net; boatanchors at theporch.com; 
>boatanchors at mailman.qth.net; ARC-5 List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net> 
>Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 11:21 AM 
>Subject: [ARC5] HamCom 2012, Plano, Texas Report 
> 
>HamCom in Plano, Texas, June 8-9 was great fun 
>and it was good to see both old and new friends. 
>Hot outside, but not nearly as bad as the last two years. 
>Crowd did seem somewhat down from previous years, 
>especially the outdoor flea market. 
>The flea-market problem had two roots: 
>First, the weather was predicted to be rainy and, 
>of course, was not.  Arrrgh! 
>Second, and IMHO more important:  As in other 
>places, some pointy-headed, John Lennon-glasses local 
>government idiot put on his "Little Napoleon" hat and 
>decided that the $12.87 he collected in *sales taxes* 
>from individuals was more important than 
>the economic activity of hundreds of people buying 
>food, lodging etc. in Plano.  Moron.... 
> 
>Anyways... there was a fair selection of boatanchors 
>and a good amount of interest in the WWII rig display. 
>Of course, my beautiful daughters, Amanda and little Annabelle 
>helped with that ;-) (Amber was otherwise occupied this year). 
> 
>Link to HamCom 2012 boatanchor photos: 
> 
>http://s948.photobucket.com/albums/ad321/arc5stinson/ 
> 
>Again, please accept my humble thanks to everyone 
>who lent a hand (and sometimes a foot, leg and misc. eyeball) 
>in making the display a success. 
> 
>If The Almighty decides to put-up with my nonsense 
>for another year,  I'll be doing another at HamCom 2013- 
>also assuming the world doesn't end on 21 Dec. ;-) 
>Will for sure include a Women's Army Service Pilot section; 
>they don't get the recognition they deserve, and I have a 
>very cool WASP radio for the centerpiece of that. 
>Haven't decided on the other rigs yet. 
>Open to suggestions. 
>In the "restore" queue: ATD, RAX, GF/RU, GP-7, TCS, 
>ARA/ATA, RAT and, in case we decide to branch into infantry, 
>SCR-288, SCR-194, SCR-156. 
> 
>Couple of tips for anyone who, like me, lacks good sense 
>and decides to do this:  Don't print more than 100 handouts. 
>Most people don't take them. 
>Keep your signs brief and to-the-point.  Some of mine 
>were still too "wordy."  Even those who think it's "neat" won't 
>read beyond three sentances.  You're not going to interest 
>everyone, but you're only after "the elite" anyway. 
>Have one rig with which everyone is familiar- "ARC-5" if 
>aircraft, something like BC-611 if Infantry.  This grabs 
>their attention and they will take the time to look at the other rigs. 
>Do NOT leave things that are easily pocketed or hidden 
>in a coat unattended.  A loose BC-611 without someone 
>watching it will walk out the door in two seconds flat. 
>Original tuning knobs on an ARC-5 receiver will magically 
>evaporate, even with you standing there.  Don't include them. 
>Remember- in a hamfest with, say, 1500 attending, 
>if only 1 percent are crooks, that's 15 crooks running around- 
>plenty to create some nastyness. 
>The little Japanese radio went home with me Friday night. 
> 
>All that aside, it was a terrific time with lots of good 
>folks, great stories and good fellowship. 
>Sore feet, but worth it.  See ya next year. 
> 
>GL OM ES 73 DE Dave AB5S 
> 
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