"KØHB" wrote in message
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Would you travel 2-hours to support a hamfest which strictly limited
itself to Amateur Radio material (new/used rigs, raw components,
connectors, antennas, Amateur Radio software, radio clubs, radio
retailers, VE sessions, ham radio forums, etc.) and prohibited sales of
non-Amateur Radio items.

X B. I like the current hamfests, but I'd support one like you
describe too.

Trouble is, you'd be driving two hours each way to spend one minute at the
hamfest. I think eBay has been the kiss of death for hamfests.

73,

"PM"

Paul_Morphy wrote:

"KØHB" wrote in message
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Would you travel 2-hours to support a hamfest which strictly limited
itself to Amateur Radio material (new/used rigs, raw components,
connectors, antennas, Amateur Radio software, radio clubs, radio
retailers, VE sessions, ham radio forums, etc.) and prohibited sales of
non-Amateur Radio items.


X B. I like the current hamfests, but I'd support one like you
describe too.

Trouble is, you'd be driving two hours each way to spend one minute at the
hamfest. I think eBay has been the kiss of death for hamfests.

Ebay has hurt hamfests recently for sure. Presumably this will be eased
when the buyers come to their senses, as the sellers are happy to sell
items for more than what they cost new. The bubble will eventually
burst, or we will have proven that inbreeding is more widespread than we
thought.

In the meantime, buy new! It's often cheaper than ebay, and you get a
warrantee!

- Mike KB3EIA -

From: Mike Coslo
Ebay has hurt hamfests recently for sure.

Someone already mentioned that he likes to converse with fellow hams. Ebay
cannot replace the Hamfest experience.

Lumushahs wrote:

From: Mike Coslo

Ebay has hurt hamfests recently for sure.


Someone already mentioned that he likes to converse with fellow hams. Ebay
cannot replace the Hamfest experience.


I certainly agree there.

- Mike KB3EIA -

Subject: Hamfests?
From: (Lumushahs)
Date: 5/2/2004 8:22 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

From: Mike Coslo
Ebay has hurt hamfests recently for sure.

Someone already mentioned that he likes to converse with fellow hams. Ebay
cannot replace the Hamfest experience.

But I thouhgt you said that Hamfests were just places for fat, older white
guys with ugly women, Vipul...Why the change?

Steve, K4YZ

From: (Lumushahs)
Ebay cannot replace the Hamfest experience.

From: (Steve Robeson K4CAP)
But I thouhgt you said that Hamfests were just places for fat, older white
guys with ugly women, Vipul...Why the change?

Wouldn't such people like to be among other such people?

Subject: Hamfests?
From: (Lumushahs)
Date: 5/4/2004 9:43 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:

From: (Lumushahs)
Ebay cannot replace the Hamfest experience.

From: (Steve Robeson K4CAP)
But I thouhgt you said that Hamfests were just places for fat, older white
guys with ugly women, Vipul...Why the change?

Wouldn't such people like to be among other such people?

Sorry Vipul, I forgot just how big a bigot you were.

Steve, K4YZ