Yes, This makes me laugh and we have a similar dishevelled bunch that attend
Hamfests over here in the UK. Having said that there are very few that
actually steal things so I think you were just unfortunate, however amongst
these personages there are some of the brightest brains on the planet. never
judge a book etc. 73 Max
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From: "jeremy-ca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service"
<amradio@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 9:02 PM
Subject: [AMRadio] Hamfest creeps
For several years I carried a VHS camera to Dayton and other hamfests and
made it a point to tape those types of losers. Then replayed at various
club meetings, etc.
A friend once stated that if a bomb landed on the Dayton Convention Center
the nations gene pool would be dramatically improved!
One time at Dayton I had several tables set up and another ham helping.
One fat creep came by in a motorized wheel chair and he was noticed
helping himself to my items. We both went and confronted him and he
started making a scene. It ended when we flipped him out of his chair and
all sorts of goodies rolled out. Security called a cop over and they
hauled him off.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:09 PM
Subject: [AMRadio] Re: Mit Romoney disses Ham Radio
Considering some of the amateur radio operators I see at hamfests and
their
lack of personal hygene, and the wannabe cops riding round in second-hand
police cruisers equipped with amber lights, who show up with a half dozen
hand-helds strapped to their belts sagging off their beer guts, and get
in
the way during emergencies, I can see where he might have acquired his
attitude about ham radio operators... especially if he had ever listened
to
75m SSB.
I'm afraid that "our" brand of hamming has become very obscure and is not
the public's image of amateur radio these days.
Of course now that he is running for office, his attitude has
undoubtedly changed,
at least when he thinks there might be hams in the audience.
Don, k4kyv
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