[SFDXA] Welcome Back Miami Hamboree!

Sun Feb 3 15:30:17 EST 2013

I really enjoyed the Miami Hamboree; the best part meeting the guys in the club. 
Was only able to spend a few hours Friday but that enabled a transfer of $200 
from my wallet to vendors on the floor. Purchased a Yaesu FC-902 HF band antenna 
tuner for $80 and $120 went for parts for my small, but growing electronics lab 
at home. 
Bill, Pete, Kai, Don D, Don S and Mike M - enjoyed our conversations. Well done. 
Don S, I hope you and your wife are feeling better.

Rich, K2RR

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From: Bill <bmarx at bellsouth.net>
To: aSFDXA <SFDXA at mailman.qth.net>; AA7JV at atlanticbb.net
Sent: Sun, February 3, 2013 9:19:26 AM
Subject: [SFDXA] Welcome Back Miami Hamboree!

Another Miami Hamboree has come and gone...that has a nice ring to it, doesn't 
it?

It may not have been as big in the past but it is off to a great start. Miguel 
KJ4YVN and the Miami Dade club did a terrific jobin putting it back togetherto 
try to make it successful again. And in my opinion it was. Not all the bells and 
whistles of the past but there is room to grow and get better. Attendance my 
guess was 2500 to 3000. Not all at once but all spread out over the two days.

All the vendors I spoke to said they had a good show. They reaped the benefits 
of a South Florida large group of Hams Starved for a major Hamfest. Let's hope 
they did well enough to hold it again. They were hopeful, and said it looked 
good.

I bought things I never thought I'd see for prices Ididn't think I'd find. Norm, 
myself and several other members bought a $65 duo bandHT from Ham World. J.T. 
N4ZDY imports this amazing small 144/440 handheld by Bao Feng. 
www.hamworldinc.com

There will be changes to fix some glitches, but Bravo! to Miami Dade Club for 
seeing it through. They were very supportive of our Club and went out of their 
way to provide us for panels to hang cards and banners from.

As for the South Florida DX Association we are very proud of our success at the 
show. The booth/tables had a steady flow of DXers and interested hams. Saturday 
it was full most of the day with club members and old friends. Many signed up 
showing interest in SFDXA and our activities. We collected dues and filled 
forms.

The DX Forum was a big success with 30 plus in attendance. George Wallner AA7JV 
gave one of the better DX Presentations on a DX-pedition I have seen. He kept us 
surprised and interested for almost an hour on his trip to PT0S St Peter & Paul 
Rocks. Thanks George!
We gave out more than a Dozen Door Prizesat the end of the presentation. 
Generous Donors were Mike's Electronics Ft Lauderdale, Bernie W3UR Daily DX and 
Editor of the DX Column at QST. And also the SFDXA members.

The Dinner was heldwith 17 hams, XYL's and Harmonics enjoying what turned out to 
be a Fabulous Cuban Restaurant. I still can't believe how good it was. Thanks 
Gil W1RG and Heather for finding it. The winter cold season took its toll, and a 
bunch had to opt out at the last minute. But it was a very good showing and had 
fun.

All in All the SFDXA had a highly successful Hamboree. We will be happy to do it 
again next year.

Special ThankYou's to the following for making our participationa success.

Norm W4QN - for working hours on a PowerPoint video presentation of the SFDXA 
Members and Activities on the Tables. The Presentation rivaled the one done 
professionally 30 years ago. Great job Norm and we will have this on the SFDXA 
Web Site soon. Thanks Norm.

Pete N8PR - for transporting and setting up the Audio Visual system and 
projector for the Presentation. And thanks to Pete for loaning the system to the 
entire Hamboree for its use for all the Forums. Without his work none of the 
Forums would havegone well.

And Thanks to Pete N8PR and Carlos N4IS for making the DX Presentation on PT0S 
happen and thanks to Pete for facilitating it.

Pete for coming early from Thursday through Saturday and along with Don W3AZD 
for setting up the Tables, Cards and Banner. Thank you Pete & Don.

Don N4TZH - for putting Norm's presentation on the Laptop and also bringing it, 
and a monitor for showing the video at the table. Don also spent both days 
helping out at the table. Thanks Don.

Mark K2AU - for assembling the Sign In Forms, Dinner Directions, SFDXA Club 
Biography and information, Membership Applications. And then having them all 
printed and on the table with Clip Boards. Thanks Mark.

Gil W1RG - for finding and setting up the Restaurant, making the Dinner 
successful.

Thanks to Kai KE4PT, Norm W4QN, Don N4TZH, Mark K2AU, Lou W9IL. Bill NZ5N, Ed 
N4II, and others for signing up to spend time at the table and then spend hours 
helping out. Especially Ed N4II, for duty above and beyond.

For those Call Signs I missed. I apologize and thank you!

And we close another Miami Hamboree until next year! (fingers crossed).

Bill Marx W2CQ

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