Dayton HamFest killed by E-Bay
 

I'm not too far away, either. that makes it practical.

Perhaps those concerned about motel costs would do better to stay
in Springfield or even Columbus.

KC8TKA

Dayton HamFest killed by E-Bay
 

"Cheesehead" wrote in news:1148396470.879595.65430
@j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

I'm not too far away, either. that makes it practical.

Perhaps those concerned about motel costs would do better to stay
in Springfield or even Columbus.

KC8TKA


I stayed on the west side of Columbus one year [great new motels, great
restaurants], and near Hamilton another year [near to both a never ending
supply of Cincinnati chili and Jungle Jim's] -- worked out great both
times.

Ebay & "The Market"
 

Mark Oppat wrote:
I had 100 pc bags of mylar and filter caps priced lower than anywhere, and I
mean ANYWHERE. Still do.

I picked up two 100-piece bags of .1 uF bypass caps for fifty cents apiece
at American Science & Surplus a while back. That's more the exception
than the rule there, though, because they usually know pretty much what
items are worth.

--
Britney Spears' Guide to Semiconductor Physics
http://britneyspears.ac/lasers.htm

Dayton HamFest killed by Usenet posters
 

So far the only ones who realize it's dead.

Dayton HamFest
 

Lisa Simpson wrote:

Yeah, I was gonna go on Friday, but work wouldn't allow it : {


I used to schedule two vacation days, Friday and Monday for Dayton,
and the Monday after for the Cincinnati hamfest. I rarely ever got to
use a full week at a time, so I used it a day or two at a time when I
needed it. :)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

Dayton HamFest killed by E-Bay
 

RadioGary wrote:
I'll have to agree with this. I found what I was looking for plus an
old Allied A2516 tube ham receiver practically given away because it
had a blown fuse and missing cover screws. Other than that a great
time seeing old friends, alot of new stuff, and the weather was
perfect. I don't think Ebay can steal any of that. Maybe it wasn't
the best place to find antique radios, but it's a HAMfest and old
radios are not the majority of what you find there. If anyone thinks
that the crowd is less because of Ebay, wrong!! Hamfest numbers have
drifted downward in the past few years due to diminishing ranks in Ham
Radio. Now if this were a computer show you'd see a bigger crowd.
In short, you get what you get out of a Hamfest. Just because you
don't find alot of give aways at the flea market doesn't mean it's a
disaster. There is always plenty of other things to do. This is true
for the smaller hamfests as well.

I can see there was no response to this. Wow. Bitch on, LOL

Dayton HamFest killed by E-Bay
 

I own a few old Dayton electric motors.Does that count for anything? One
of those Dayton electric motors blew up on a belt sander machine when I
plugged it in and turned it on at a Salvation Army thrift store.How was
I suppose to know all of that sanding wood dust was up in there? Yes
Sir,a few seconds later,it started shooting fire and smoke out of that
motor! I bought the belt sander anyway,because I just wanted it.
cuhulin

Dayton HamFest killed by E-Bay
 

In article . com,
says...


We generally stay at the Holiday Inn at one of the Sidney exits. $69
Thursday night (business rates), $59 Friday and Saturday nights.
Dave Head
K8DH

15 mpg avg x 80 miles = 5 gallon x 3 = 15 bucks per day added to
room rate for gas... plus whatever you figure your sleep time
lost is worth
John k9uwa

Dayton HamFest killed by E-Bay
 

I get approx 27 mpg with my Subaru WRX and there's 3 of us to share the
gas if I were all that uptight about the gas, which I'm not. I don't
lose any sleep, I just go to bed before Jay Leno instead of after. And
that's a pretty low rate for Hamvention weekend. Anyway, its only
$8.88 for gas per day, which is just dirt cheap. Find a motel like
Holiday (pool, hi speed access) that is closer for the $8.88.
Unlikely.

As for the driving, I drove 550 miles to get there, and 550 back, so 40
is just not noticable...

Dave Head

Dayton HamFest killed by E-Bay
 

I get approx 27 mpg with my Subaru WRX and there's 3 of us to share the
gas if I were all that uptight about the gas, which I'm not. I don't
lose any sleep, I just go to bed before Jay Leno instead of after. And
that's a pretty low rate for Hamvention weekend. Anyway, its only
$8.88 for gas per day, which is just dirt cheap. Find a motel like
Holiday (pool, hi speed access) that is closer for the $8.88.
Unlikely.

As for the driving, I drove 550 miles to get there, and 550 back, so 40
is just not noticable...

Dave Head