When I think about hamfests, I think of the people relying on the meager income they derive from their efforts. I enjoyed spaghetti dinner at ours with a couple whose life and livelihood had them traveling nearby hand to mouth from one fest to another. They had some nice products. Another gentleman sold a variety of crystal radios. Many these folks have websites, etc. I just wish there were a common space where we could find them. I admit though that hamfests are about other things like, particularly in person contacts around a mutual hobby. Mark N5PRD
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 24, 2020, at 8:00 AM, Bruce via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are regional hamfests already. San Antonio, Austin, Orange, Texas > City, oh yah.. BVARC. All at different times. > > 73...bruce > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 23, 2020, at 10:03 PM, D. Howard Bingham via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Would having Regional version of Ham Fests at different times of the year, > attract more NEW HAMS, than ONE SINGLE HAM-COM, given Covid-19 and various > weather related events, TIMED so as to NOT INTERFERE with each other to get > interest of LARGE SPONSORING Manufacturers and Vendors of equipment. > > For me, it was DISTANCE and COST of HOTEL ROOMS that kept me from attending, > in addition to taking time off of work (When I was still employed. > > D. Howard Bingham > > ke5apj > > -- > > On 12/23/2020 1:49 PM, Eddie Runner via BVARC wrote: >> No ONE WOULD COME! >> >> Eddie (NU5K) >> >> On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 12:50:40 PM CST, Mark Brantana via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I have to wonder what the issues would be to a virtual ham fest. >> Mark >> Mark >> N5PRD >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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