On 10/18/07, Geoff/W5OMR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Nickels wrote: > > > > > > There are plenty of computer and flea markets and craft fairs if you > > like that kind of stuff. I'm all for keeping the "Ham" in Hamfests! > > Ditto! > > I'm also not too much in favor of seeing 40 channel sympathized CB > radios at a HAM Fest, either... but the older Brownings, and Robyn's and > other tube-burning rigs, that are easily converted up to 10m.. that's > different.
Yeah, you start to talk a pretty fine line when it comes to the 'radio' stuff. Old wooden or Bakelite BC radios aren't really 'ham radio' items either, but most of us enjoy seeing and sometimes buying them. The rule I came up with for our Guest Speakers and Forums/Workshops pretty much says it has to be about amateur radio, the history or radio, military radio, broadcasting, and related technologies. This way you cover RADAR to the ENIGMA, Amateur to 2-way. Applied to the 'fest itself, it wouldn't leave a lot of room for the ceramic lawn toads, crocheted blankets, or beer can biplanes. Junk sales are a dime a dozen, good hamfests are not. Trying to turn them into a 'something for everyone' free-for-all defeats the purpose of having a hamfest to start with, and is more in line with the view some hold of trying to turn amateur radio into cell phones and PC games. Bah. ~ Todd, KA1KAQ ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
