[OFARC] Texas City Hamfest Report

[ARS W5OMR]

It's always great to see you, Mark, and get our 'selfies' ;-)

I spent most of my time outside.  Didn't sell anything.
If anyone is interested, I've got a Henry 2k-4 floor model (needs a little
work),
and 3 kenwoods ... TS-711A (VHF All-mode), TS-811A (UHF All-Mode) and a
TS-440s.

Reply in email.

73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR

On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 9:15 PM Mark via OFARC <ofarc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> The TC hamfest has come and gone.  Because of the storm, some of the
> vendors and participants were absent this year.   The foot traffic was
> pretty good considering.  Several of the OFARC regulars were there
> including me WB5ANN, Hal KG5OIR, Rusty, Rick KE5AOA and others.  Wayne and
> a few of the HAMS group were also there as well as the KARS and Baytown
> group.  Always good to see the guys from the other clubs out and about.
>
>
>
> Tables were the usual stuff and I did not see anything I could not live
> without.  I did win the first door prize of some camo colored para cord
> which I will stick in the rope box.  The Houston Vintage Radio auction was
> there this year and aside from a few knickknacks, the best stuff at the
> show was some perfectly restored Hammarlund and National boat anchors from
> an estate which I’m sure ended up in a good home.  For the new guys, these
> manufacturers along with Hallicrafters, EF Johnson, and RL Drake, built
> military equipment during the war and supplied ham gear after WW2
> dominating the mid-price radio market until their demise in the 60s and 70s
> as hobby transitioned from tubes to solid state and from CW to sideband.
> These units were in cherry condition and its rare to see that kind of
> restoration quality.
>
>
>
> Hal and me cut out early taking the scenic route back on 146 cruising
> refinery row on 225, wisely avoiding the construction on NB 45, still
> managing to salvage the rest of Saturday.
>
>
>
> The next hamfest is in Austin on August 2.  Belton in October.
>
>
>
> Its important to try and make the hamfests otherwise, if there is not
> enough participation, there won’t be any at all.
>
>
>
> Mark WB5ANN
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without headlights. (~K4KYV)

73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR
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