[Milsurplus] Imagine a world without hamfests

[J. Forster]

I agree 100% and not only for military gear. There are occasional
treasures, but if you want something specific, hamfests are not the place
to look. The rate of return is just too low.

I now go mostly for social reasons.

-John

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>>That said, when I've asked that someone pick something up for me
>>that's so easy and cheap to find...
>
> If it is military gear, what is found at hamfests is mostly random and
> unpredictable.
>
> I attended every hamfest I could for several decades, including six trips
> to Dayton,
> trying to find SCR-274-N and AN/ARC-5 components to make complete military
> installations.  I literally made more progress in the first six months I
> was on ebay
> than I had made in the previous three decades attending hamfests and swap
> meets.
>
> I discount hamfests as a source for anything military, except by pure
> chance.  I
> haven't been to Dayton since 2002, but even then I only spent four hours
> there
> for my seven-hour drive and $22 ticket before I found something better to
> do
> (like visit Fair Radio and the Air Force Museum).
>
> And speaking of hamfests, tomorrow and Sunday is the Huntsville Alabama
> hamfest.
>
> Mike / KK5F
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