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Dayton -- new stuff?
Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton?
bob k5qwg |
Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg No, but the $25 entrance fee was new to me, as was the $10 shuttle ride. Haven't been there in a few years, but I asked the management to kiss me goodbye this time, since I don't intend to get raped twice. Would estimate that attendance is down 30-40 percent from Dayton's hey day. Still the biggest, but plenty of room both indoors and outdoors. If the League hadn't taken an entire wing of the inside, there would have been an echo in there. Another year or so of this and Shelby will be the king of the hill and Dayton will be a memory. W4ZCB |
Harold E. Johnson wrote:
Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg No, but the $25 entrance fee was new to me, as was the $10 shuttle ride. Haven't been there in a few years, but I asked the management to kiss me goodbye this time, since I don't intend to get raped twice. Would estimate that attendance is down 30-40 percent from Dayton's hey day. Still the biggest, but plenty of room both indoors and outdoors. If the League hadn't taken an entire wing of the inside, there would have been an echo in there. Another year or so of this and Shelby will be the king of the hill and Dayton will be a memory. W4ZCB Never been to Dayton during the ham fest (was there Oct couple years ago for another convention) and I would have liked to see it in its heyday, but alas it sounds depressing now. I used to attend the HOSS TRADERS hamfest in New Hampshire years ago when I was stationed in Maine. It was HUGE and covered almost all of the facility they rented (some kind of Fairgrounds). Alas here in Washington State Ive yet to find one even close to either of these Scotty N7HJ |
Here Here.... a few years ago I waved my hiney bye bye to Dayton.
With the $100 or so I would have spent for tickets food parking drinks and other items long before making any purchases. I have bought many items radios test equipment etc from ebay and other sites. The last time I was there they even charged the handicap $8 to park. And it wasn't even close to the doors. Anyhow I still wave it around that weekend so they can blow it a kiss when they run out of visitors. DE WB9SMX 73 bye bye yall "Harold E. Johnson" wrote in message news:AP_ke.7253$Is4.5537@attbi_s21... Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg No, but the $25 entrance fee was new to me, as was the $10 shuttle ride. Haven't been there in a few years, but I asked the management to kiss me goodbye this time, since I don't intend to get raped twice. Would estimate that attendance is down 30-40 percent from Dayton's hey day. Still the biggest, but plenty of room both indoors and outdoors. If the League hadn't taken an entire wing of the inside, there would have been an echo in there. Another year or so of this and Shelby will be the king of the hill and Dayton will be a memory. W4ZCB |
What's the Shelby? I've never been to Dayton, but your report don't sound like it's something on my schedule. Where and when is Shelby? dj 30 miles west of Charlotte NC, Labor day weekend. W4ZCB |
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"Harold E. Johnson" wrote: What's the Shelby? I've never been to Dayton, but your report don't sound like it's something on my schedule. Where and when is Shelby? dj 30 miles west of Charlotte NC, Labor day weekend. W4ZCB sounds like a place I'd like to be on Labor day. -- email: |
What's the Shelby? I've never been to Dayton, but your report don't sound like it's something on my schedule. Where and when is Shelby? http://www.shelbyhamfest.org/hamfest.htm |
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"Ralph Mowery" wrote: What's the Shelby? I've never been to Dayton, but your report don't sound like it's something on my schedule. Where and when is Shelby? http://www.shelbyhamfest.org/hamfest.htm You have some great rules, this is one I really like: "One thing we don't allow at the Shelby Hamfest is long winded speeches." Sounds like a fun place to be on Labor day weekend. dale -- email: |
"Bob Miller" wrote in message ... Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg ICOM announced the replacement for the IC-706, the IC-7000. For one thing, it has 500 memory channels. |
On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:08:06 -0500, "N9NWO" wrote:
"Bob Miller" wrote in message .. . Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg ICOM announced the replacement for the IC-706, the IC-7000. For one thing, it has 500 memory channels. That's actually the news I was kinda fishing around for. I guess the 706 has been around for, how long, 10-12 years? Been waiting for the new one to come out. bob k5qwg |
ICOM announced the replacement for the IC-706, the IC-7000. For one thing, it has 500 memory channels. That's actually the news I was kinda fishing around for. I guess the 706 has been around for, how long, 10-12 years? Been waiting for the new one to come out. bob k5qwg VERY functional. Allows one to keep a piece of paper handy to remember the assignments of 500 frequencies. I'd trade every one of them for another 20 dB of TX phase noise reduction. W4ZCB |
On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:08:06 -0500, "N9NWO" wrote:
"Bob Miller" wrote in message .. . Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg ICOM announced the replacement for the IC-706, the IC-7000. For one thing, it has 500 memory channels. Now if I could just remember what's in them, I'd be all set. |
Hey if you forget, you can always watch TV on it....
"Wes Stewart" wrote in message ... On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:08:06 -0500, "N9NWO" wrote: "Bob Miller" wrote in message . .. Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg ICOM announced the replacement for the IC-706, the IC-7000. For one thing, it has 500 memory channels. Now if I could just remember what's in them, I'd be all set. |
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"K9VUJ" wrote in message ... In article AP_ke.7253$Is4.5537@attbi_s21, "Harold E. Johnson" wrote: Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg No, but the $25 entrance fee was new to me, as was the $10 shuttle ride. Haven't been there in a few years, but I asked the management to kiss me goodbye this time, since I don't intend to get raped twice. Would estimate that attendance is down 30-40 percent from Dayton's hey day. Still the biggest, but plenty of room both indoors and outdoors. If the League hadn't taken an entire wing of the inside, there would have been an echo in there. Another year or so of this and Shelby will be the king of the hill and Dayton will be a memory. W4ZCB What's the Shelby? I've never been to Dayton, but your report don't sound like it's something on my schedule. Where and when is Shelby? dj -- email: Shelby, NC. In southwest NC, along the border with SC. Check it out on any roadmap or Mapquest. I forget the date but do a Google search for "Shelby hamfest". -- ----- Joe S. |
Shelby, NC Hamfest is always held Labor Day weekend. Located 53 miles
from Charlotte. I normally return on Sunday's to continue the flea Market if in need of a particular item. Regards, Jim Joe S. wrote: "K9VUJ" wrote in message ... In article AP_ke.7253$Is4.5537@attbi_s21, "Harold E. Johnson" wrote: Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? bob k5qwg No, but the $25 entrance fee was new to me, as was the $10 shuttle ride. Haven't been there in a few years, but I asked the management to kiss me goodbye this time, since I don't intend to get raped twice. Would estimate that attendance is down 30-40 percent from Dayton's hey day. Still the biggest, but plenty of room both indoors and outdoors. If the League hadn't taken an entire wing of the inside, there would have been an echo in there. Another year or so of this and Shelby will be the king of the hill and Dayton will be a memory. W4ZCB What's the Shelby? I've never been to Dayton, but your report don't sound like it's something on my schedule. Where and when is Shelby? dj -- email: Shelby, NC. In southwest NC, along the border with SC. Check it out on any roadmap or Mapquest. I forget the date but do a Google search for "Shelby hamfest". -- ----- Joe S. |
"Wes Stewart" wrote in message ... : On Fri, 27 May 2005 00:08:06 -0500, "N9NWO" wrote: : : : "Bob Miller" wrote in message : .. . : Any neat new radios or accessories announced at Dayton? : : bob : k5qwg : : : : ICOM announced the replacement for the IC-706, the IC-7000. : : For one thing, it has 500 memory channels. : : Now if I could just remember what's in them, I'd be all set. Is that not what aleph numeric displays are for? |
"Harold E. Johnson" wrote in message news:hbFle.14569$g66.420@attbi_s71... : : : ICOM announced the replacement for the IC-706, the IC-7000. : : For one thing, it has 500 memory channels. : : : That's actually the news I was kinda fishing around for. I guess the : 706 has been around for, how long, 10-12 years? : : Been waiting for the new one to come out. : : bob : k5qwg : : VERY functional. Allows one to keep a piece of paper handy to remember the : assignments of 500 frequencies. I'd trade every one of them for another 20 : dB of TX phase noise reduction. : : W4ZCB I think that it has that as well. |
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