An Easier Way to Look at Dayton’s Forums
I am about to take my very first trip to the Dayton Hamvention (which is pretty bad, considering I live around an hour south of Dayton). Since I’ve been off the air so long, I thought I’d take in some...
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My Hamvention Recap
Rather than drone on about crap (literally), or new products, I figured I’d talk about what I did at the Hamvention. My impression was just being shocked by the number of people in such a large space....
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Dayton Plans [Updated 5/16/13 1743z]
This year is different from any of the past two years I’ve gone to Dayton. The first year I went to Dayton, I wanted a simple HF rig and knew my budget only supported something like a Radio Shack...
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Dayton Hamvention Pics
I didn’t take as many pics as last year, but I did take some… The view walking in on Friday morning. A Commodore 64. The seller claims it still works. $10. The straight key I bought A tube tester. This...
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Hamvention SCORE!
Oh crap, that probably sounds bad. Ah well. So my first find was a key. It’s nice, heavy, and probably has a history, which I added “purchased for $35 by KE8P” to. I found this. For $165. Like...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: The ??th Annual Hamvention/HamTwitNet Tweetup
Tweetup: Meet your fellow "tweeps" at Hamvention. 11:00 AM both Friday and Saturday (and Sunday, if anyone wants to meet) at the Hara Arena Loading Dock. This is the same location used for the past...
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Hamvention Score (sorta)
As what was on twitter last week, I took a vacation day on Friday and went up to the Hamvention. I didn't buy much, just a small kit and a rockbound 6m FM rig. The radio was $5 (it makes it feel so...
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Hamvention is at a busy time for me, and I didn't know if I was going to attempt to go or not. I think I'm going to go, though, because I need stuff. New NMO mobile antenna setup My current mobile...
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Hamvention Haul
In terms of success, this ranks up pretty high. I wheeled-and-dealed on everything, and I feel like I made out like a bandit! I didn't stay very long at Hamvention - I arrived around 8:30 AM and I...
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