I agree with you Todd, I bring the XYL only because she is bored at home and
doesn't drive. BUT... she knows the ham fests are going to be ALL boring
radios with tubes, transmitters, wire etc. We have a deal, I told her I
would continue to bring her as long as she doesn't bother me and want to go
home until I'm ready to. Selfish? Maybe but then again I don't care how long
she spends at the mall as long as I'm not there. I personally like the ham
fests the way they are and would hate to see mittens, dishwashers, rocking
chairs and other assorted junk being sold at them, the computer junk is bad
enough. If I want to go to a mixed gathering of people buying all sorts of
assorted junk I'll go to Walmart.
Bob KB1OKL
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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:12:42 -0400
From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Hamfests
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service"
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On 10/18/07, david knepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Has anyone ever considered that our XYLs also enjoy attending hamfests.
My wife enjoys accompanying me to hamfests because of the variety of items
for sale that are non-ham related. Many ladies, as you know, are not
interested in rummaging through a box of old tubes or drooling over some
old
boatanchor.
Then take her to the neighborhood flea market or yard sales. Hamfests
are R-A-D-I-O and related technology events, not a church rummage
sale.
We've considered it, and decided that this kind of junk is one of the
leading contributing factors to attendance declining at hamfests.
There are junk sales and flea markets every weekend, somewhere. Not so
for hamfests.
~ Todd, KA1KAQ
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