I will see you there too! I bet this time the guys in ex-army trucks with
random military equpiment will even more popular!
-joe
--On Friday, September 21, 2001 08:49:51 AM -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Jon,
>
> I'll see you there! I attending this event with my local Ham club!
> (WB1GOF's PART Group!) If anyone hasn't ever been to one of these events,
> it's well worth it, even just for the entertainment!
>
> 73's,
>
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> "Jon 'maddog' Hall, Executive Director, Linux International"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@zk3.dec.com on 09/20/2001 07:06:23 PM
>
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> Subject: Hosstraders - the twice-yearly Ham Fest
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> Hi,
>
> Once again I am rounding up folks who want to take advantage of (or be
> taken
> advantage by) Hosstraders.
>
> This is the twice-yearly Ham Radio and somewhat computer swap fest and
> junk sale that used to be held at Rochester Fair Grounds in Rochester,
> NH, but is
> now held at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds in (guess where?) Hopkinton,
> NH. (We don't do anything fancy up hyeah...).
>
> This fall the dates are October 5th and 6th (Rob). Normally the gates
> open at Noon on Friday, and close at sometime late afternoon on Saturday.
> Since we are in a building (as opposed to having a table outside, our
> building opens at 0730 Friday morning for setup and closes 2100 hours on
> Friday evening, to open again 0730 Saturday morning.
>
> Last year Ed Lawson had a great display of Ham radio programs, etc. that
> was
> definitely a hit, and Ben Scott (another long-time hosstraders masochist)
> brought along his superbox to display also, but the more the merrier.
>
> Camping is allowed on the grounds, and a lot of people camp out over night
> and talk about Ham stuff until the small hours of the morning. Others of
> us
> sleep. You may be able to tell which group I identify with.
>
> There are lots of carnival stands to buy greasy Italian sausages, greasy
> fried dough and greasy pizza from, so you won't starve. Sometimes they
> even
> have good chili, but don't expect to find health food.....more like
> heart-stopping, artery-blocking death food. Yum. But you should bring
> your own beer.
>
> I am purchasing space for four tables. I will also see if we can rent
> four tables to put our stuff on like we did last year. Normally one or
> two tables
> are used for displaying "What is Linux" stuff, and two/three are used for
> selling people's "stuff" that they want to sell. Basically what this
> comes down to is that your "stuff" that you would normally take to the
> landfill instead gets transferred to someone else's garage/basement to
> forestall mercury infiltrating our water supply.
>
> I will invite the UNH crew to join us inside (since it always rains) to
> sell
> their normal accompanyment of "stuff", and if any of you have some "stuff"
> to
> sell, please let me know. I have some "stuff", including early copies of
> the
> Linux Journal, ancient machinery still in the box (and some out-of-box).
> You
> know that you have some "stuff" also.
>
> Hopkinton Fair Grounds is off exit 7 of Rt. 89, just NW of Concord. There
> is
> a small town near the fairgrounds, but for those who want to stay in a
> Hotel
> or Motel you can stay at the Hampton (exit 1 off Rt. 89, 1-800-426-7866)
> or at the Fairfield in Concord (603.224.4011).
>
> md
>
> P.S. This is such a beautiful time of year, that if you don't come to
> Hosstraders you may be stuck in the family car peeping at leaves.
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