I prefer to shop on ebay...its like one big ham fest...and, just as at ham
fests, buyer be ware all the time.
of course you can't put your hands on the equipment, but offen sellers are
pretty discriptive if they want to make the sale.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: not off topic
> I don't think it's that bad around here but the computer stuff is taking
> over big time. I haven't been to a ham fest in years but know people that
go
> all the time and the few I have gone to still had a lot of decent stuff
for
> decent prices. It's too bad stuff is that way where you are. It's a real
> shame and a shame there isn't more radio stuff but I guess that's how
things
> are going.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:03 PM
> Subject: Re: not off topic
>
>
> > Ya, I find the same thing here in Ontario Colin
> >
> >
> > Dan in Brantford, Ontario Canada.
> > Amateur radio station VA3ETS
> > EchoLink node number:6165
> > MSN or email: [log in to unmask]
> > Skype: VA3ETS
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 18:00
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: not off topic
> >
> > our ham fests are now beginning to show true arosion.
> > We usually have at least 1 or 2 tables of ham fest sponsors such as our
> > local investors group, selling books, offering door prizes of an hour of
> > free financial councelling....and a free self help book on
> > investing....they
> > even go so far as to bring in non hams to work the tables? an
abomanation
> > if
> > you ask me.
> > Also, our ham fest has the unseemly habit of allowing all the table
buyers
> > to have first grabs on any of the stuff before the doors open...so if
you
> > buy a table, you can have first shot at all the goodies before the
masses
> > come in...this means all the guys who are selling their worthless junk
and
> > computer garbage get to snap up the good radios and ham equipment or
trade
> > it for their computer stuff...so by the time we poor peaons get to come
> > in,
> > everything is pretty much crap and there are no good deals or good
> > radios/antennas, power supplies or anything of that nature left. and if
> > there are, they are way over priced.
> > I tend to find that the ham fests around here have old farts who think
> > their garbage is worth its weight in gold and would rather pack it all
> > back
> > home then deal on the selling price...so we end up seeing the same stuff
> > year after year after year cuz they refuse to sell it for reasonable
> > prices.
> > I have only been going for 3 years, but i have heard from other hams,
that
> > they have seen the same tables, with nearly the exact same equipment,
over
> > priced, on them for ten years in some cases.
> > when you want $300 for a table top short wave radio, or $150 for a mag
> > mount
> > 5.8's wave that you can buy for $69 at the ham store, you aren't gonna
> > sell
> > much.
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:38 PM
> > Subject: not off topic
> >
> >
> >> Hi;
> >> Can't resist after a day at work. Have you gone to any recent ham
fests
> > and
> >> taken a look whether there are many decent radios or piles of software
> >> and
> >> pc products? I'm afraid the pc wins hands down based on my
unscientific
> >> observations.
> >> As for the program to run your radio, I guess it depends upon the radio
> > and
> >> what run means. Apparently you can download software from Kenwood but
> > never
> >> tried it or seen any list of key strokes. Ham radio deluxe has gotten
a
> > lot
> >> of interest and a list of keystrokes, some scripts or even a set file
or
> > two
> >> might be nice.
> >> I will never be Mr. computer and I'm a bit reluctant to jump into
> > relatively
> >> uncharted waters.
> >> Richard
> >>
> >
>
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