Dayton 2016

[W2NAP]

Well I just ordered my ticket, so who else going to go?

[kb2vxa]

Doesn't this belong in Sports, Recreation and Competition?

[n6hcm]

belongs in "Professions: Plumbing and other tradesmen" ...

[n6hcm]

i kinda want to go once but it's such a pain to get to ...

[NQ6U]

i kinda want to go once but it's such a pain to get to ...

And, from the Left Coast, expensive.

[W3WN]

My ticket is on a shelf in the shack.
My share of the room at the U of Dayton is paid for.
My bags are almost packed; I'm ready to go.

[W2NAP]

My ticket is on a shelf in the shack.
My share of the room at the U of Dayton is paid for.
My bags are almost packed; I'm ready to go.

one of the advantages for me is, I live 1.5 hours away from dayton, so don't have to worry about hotels.

[N8YX]

I may drive down on Friday morning, but don't have a hotel room booked this year.

[W3WN]

one of the advantages for me is, I live 1.5 hours away from dayton, so don't have to worry about hotels.
Good. Then when we all get together, you can buy lunch for the rest of us!

[KG4NEL]

What're the SuperBook odds on a shitcano?

[K4PIH]

I'll be there.

[n6hcm]

And, from the Left Coast, expensive.

fares were in the $600s last night. i probably could have done a bit better a few weeks ago, but for that same money i could instead go to ... any number of places.

[W2NAP]

Good. Then when we all get together, you can buy lunch for the rest of us!

dinner? wots this dinner thing you speak of?

[W3WN]

dinner? wots this dinner thing you speak of?
Dinner? I never said anything about dinner. Besides, that can be expensive.

Just lunch.

Hey, you're not springing for a room, so a few Subway hoagies shouldn't set you back much...

[koØm]

I may drive down on Friday morning, but don't have a hotel room booked this year.

What's the plans for lunch / dinner?

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[WZ7U]

one of the advantages for me is, I live 1.5 hours away from dayton, so don't have to worry about hotels.

I have the same problem, only it's an hour even.....to SEAPAC!

Sorry but I have no inclination to go to Ohio for the reasons put forth by my fellow left coasters. Besides, I'm friggin broke.

[NQ6U]

fares were in the $600s last night. i probably could have done a bit better a few weeks ago, but for that same money i could instead go to ... any number of places.

From Frisco, you could get a round trip ticket to Maui for about that price. Dayton, OH or Maui, HI—tough call, huh?

[XE1/N5AL]

I want to go up to Dayton at least once in my lifetime. I better hurry though ...before President Trump gets that wall built!

[W2NAP]

Dinner? I never said anything about dinner. Besides, that can be expensive.

Just lunch.

Hey, you're not springing for a room, so a few Subway hoagies shouldn't set you back much...

free snatch and grab crackers ok from wendy's?

[VE7DCW]

Dayton??? ....isn't that the location in the Untied States that has that yearly Ham thingy every one must get excited about? :mrgreen:

[KG4NEL]

Dayton??? ....isn't that the location in the Untied States that has that yearly Ham thingy every one must get excited about? :mrgreen:

I have absolutely no desire to go. The place looked like a dump when I first saw pictures of it in 2000 or so.

Hamfests are the utimate teases, anyway. Even if you're at a good one, there are acres and acres of swapmeet tables full of stuff that you'd never buy for those prices. A 5U4GB rectifier? Sure, that'll be $200. But it was blessed by the Pope (not Da Pope) and spent some time embedded in a goat's ass in Tuscany.

[n6hcm]

From Frisco, you could get a round trip ticket to Maui for about that price. Dayton, OH or Maui, HI—tough call, huh?

exactly!

[n6hcm]

Hamfests are the utimate teases, anyway. Even if you're at a good one, there are acres and acres of swapmeet tables full of stuff that you'd never buy for those prices. A 5U4GB rectifier? Sure, that'll be $200. But it was blessed by the Pope (not Da Pope) and spent some time embedded in a goat's ass in Tuscany.

hey! the dude's saving you a trip all the way to tuscany!

[W3WN]

Dayton??? ....isn't that the location in the Untied States that has that yearly Ham thingy every one must get excited about? :mrgreen:
Something like that.

[W3WN]

free snatch and grab crackers ok from wendy's?
Ah, no.

Have you ever actually EATEN any of those things?

[KG4CGC]

No one, and I mean NO ONE, ever forget the shit volcano in the parking lot.

[K4PIH]

My ticket is on a shelf in the shack.
My share of the room at the U of Dayton is paid for.
My bags are almost packed; I'm ready to go.

Look me up, I'll be in the MARS booth.

[KG4NEL]

Ah, no.

Have you ever actually EATEN any of those things?

Eaten free snatch?

No, there was always a fee of some sort...

[KG4NEL]

No one, and I mean NO ONE, ever forget the shit volcano in the parking lot.

It's hard to live that one down, and we're talking about a state that once had a river catch on fire.

[W3WN]

No one, and I mean NO ONE, ever forget the shit volcano in the parking lot.
Especially if you were caught in the lower flea market when the fluid flow commenced.

So much for my new hiking boots.

Oh, wait, it really wasn't that bad.

Seriously, if even half the people who claimed intimate knowledge (so to speak) of that incident were actually there, they would have set an all time attendance record.

I was cutting down one of the rows, looking for a spot to cut over to the WACOM spaces, when it happened. At least I was able to help a couple of flea market vendors grab their sh... let me rephrase that, grab their stuff and move it off the blacktop.

Where were you?

[W3WN]

Look me up, I'll be in the MARS booth.
Tell Marvin I said "hi!" He always was my favorite Looney Tune.

[W2NAP]

Ah, no.

Have you ever actually EATEN any of those things?

nope, I really do not eat out much at all. I mostly wait till I get home then eat.

[KG4NEL]

MARS Attacks?

[N8YX]

MARS Attacks?

Not so much these days after the Navy/Marine Corps arm was absorbed into its Air Force counterpart.

I've never been a fan of the "all your eggs in one basket" approach.

[NQ6U]

hey! the dude's saving you a trip all the way to tuscany!

Which might not be all that great a thing...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av19QQUqGkA


I think I'd rather put my $600 towards a trip to Florence if for no other reason than the attendees appear to be significantly less unattractive. And I didn't see a single mobility scooter.

[K4PIH]

Tell Marvin I said "hi!" He always was my favorite Looney Tune.

Will do Earthling!

[WZ7U]

I think I'd rather put my $600 towards a trip to Florence if for no other reason than the attendees appear to be significantly less unattractive. And I didn't see a single mobility scooter.

But dude, what about schlepping all the goodies back on commercial airlines? Seems like a small fortune in baggage fees to get yer chit all banged up, not to mention the potential customs nightmare.
Probably a good trip if yer just a lookieloo. Unless of course you planned on using yer G5. Or was it a G6? ;-}

[NQ6U]

That could be a concern, but I rarely buy any large, big-ticket items at a ham fest anyhow. I mostly go to see what's there and to talk to other hams.

[KG4NEL]

But dude, what about schlepping all the goodies back on commercial airlines? Seems like a small fortune in baggage fees to get yer chit all banged up, not to mention the potential customs nightmare.
Probably a good trip if yer just a lookieloo. Unless of course you planned on using yer G5. Or was it a G6? ;-}

Getting stuff out of Italy via air freight is no problem. Getting stuff in is when it all got stolen.

[W2NAP]

I will be there Friday. 446.100 what I will monitor

[KG4CGC]

Especially if you were caught in the lower flea market when the fluid flow commenced.

So much for my new hiking boots.

Oh, wait, it really wasn't that bad.

Seriously, if even half the people who claimed intimate knowledge (so to speak) of that incident were actually there, they would have set an all time attendance record.

I was cutting down one of the rows, looking for a spot to cut over to the WACOM spaces, when it happened. At least I was able to help a couple of flea market vendors grab their sh... let me rephrase that, grab their stuff and move it off the blacktop.

Where were you?

Home, watching it on the internets. The horror. The horror. #neverforget

[N8YX]

I'll be sitting this one out...trying to catch up on work/home projects and bills.

Next year I'll head down there.

To any attendees: I'm looking for a Stoner OSC-40 and HAM-40. Locate either of these and I'll gladly pay you a finder's fee.

[W3WN]

I'll be there.
We're here (U of Dayton dorms). K3AIR & I got in just before 2. (Couldn't be helped, he had a client meeting in the evening)

Hopefully see you tomorrow later today.

[n6hcm]

are the u of dayton dorms reasonable ... even wifi?

[W3WN]

are the u of dayton dorms reasonable ... even wifi?
Yes. Very much so.

Six of us are splitting the cost of this room (3 bedrooms, 2 beds each, plus a kitchen, a dining room, and a living room) in the Campus South dorm. My share of the cost came to $80. That is NOT per night -- that's for 3 nights, Thursday through Saturday, check out on Sunday (tho Mike & I tend to head home Saturday night)

[W2NAP]

i was there, and now i am not.

[W3WN]

i was there, and now i am not.
Never saw you. Stinker.

Had a few nice chats with K4PIH at the MARS table, I have some pictures but I won't be downloading the camera until after I get home tomorrow (didn't bother with the laptop this year, just the iPad).

Ran into Jeff K1NSS also, he was at the KB3ISH (I think that's the call) QSL booth. He's doing very well, he just doesn't have a lot of time for most forums these days. A little burned-out on them. In case anyone was wondering. He did give me some autographed artwork though, which will end up in the shack.

[W7XF]

I'm not there.

[W2NAP]

Never saw you. Stinker.

Had a few nice chats with K4PIH at the MARS table, I have some pictures but I won't be downloading the camera until after I get home tomorrow (didn't bother with the laptop this year, just the iPad).

Ran into Jeff K1NSS also, he was at the KB3ISH (I think that's the call) QSL booth. He's doing very well, he just doesn't have a lot of time for most forums these days. A little burned-out on them. In case anyone was wondering. He did give me some autographed artwork though, which will end up in the shack.

never saw you or any island folks, I got there at 8am, left about 1pm. mainly stayed out in the flea market. bought 2 MSF-5000 UHF repeaters after loading them into a shuttle then my car, I was hurting pretty bad. (they are about 300lbs each) and decided to call it a day.

[n6hcm]

that's why i asked ... i'm quite used to dorm-style accommodation and have no problem with saving all kinds of money ... as long as the basic modcons work. i can bring my own wifi, but that would depend on tmo or sprint being well-represented there ...

[n6hcm]

K1NSS .. this is the one who does the really cool QSL cards, no?

[PA5COR]

Yes ;)

[W3WN]

that's why i asked ... i'm quite used to dorm-style accommodation and have no problem with saving all kinds of money ... as long as the basic modcons work. i can bring my own wifi, but that would depend on tmo or sprint being well-represented there ...U of D has wifi, and they give you a temporary user ID & login when you check in.

[W3WN]

K1NSS .. this is the one who does the really cool QSL cards, no?
Yup.
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Jeff was at the KB3IFH QSL booth, with samples, mugs, you name it. As I think I mentioned earlier, we had a nice little chat on Friday. I went by again on Saturday a couple of times, but he was busy with (potential) customers, so I didn't want to interrupt him.

[W3WN]

Also ran into Jack K4PIH as the MARS booth (several times), and we also had a few nice chats during the course of the weekend.
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In the second picture, Jack's chatting with my friend Mike K3AIR, USAF (Retired). I had a feeling when I introduced them that they'd have a good time exchanging war stories, and I was right. Mike did tell the story of how he faked out a Soviet intelligence officer, but I don't think he told Jack the story of how he was asked to transfer out of Berlin.

[W3WN]

A few other quick shots, for now... I'll have more, but I have about 300 photos to go through, and I have to resize them to get them to upload... (I know, only ~300, I restrained myself this year)

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Part of the Yaesu display, actually located on the next aisle over from their main display, was this display of some of their "original" radios.

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Notice in the background a shot of Carol W4CLM. I think most of the collection was hers; she certainly knew everything about it (I got a 3 minute speech on the FT-200/Tempo One's history). They were also selling off old Fox Tango T-Shirts, hats, and mousepads, for a buck. I picked up a T-Shirt -- for NB3C, who's a big Yaesu fan. Also got a Yaesu hat for him, since this was the 60th anniversary hat.

There was another table showing some of the early V/UHF rigs, including the FT-227R and it's 220 & 6 meter brothers
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[W3WN]

A few more misc. photos for now...

Yes, Lemon James was back. Different spot in the flea market, and because it was cool and dreary, she wasn't in her usual tube top (maybe she was under the camo jacke, I don't know). That's her on the left of the van.
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The usual, ah, collection of individuals with interesting headgear were there.

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On a radio related note, you may have heard the news that leaked on Monday or Tuesday about the Elecraft KX2. They had one on display, and around 25 - 30 with them for sale. This is the display one. My friend Bill NY9H from WACOM bought one on Friday.

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[W3WN]

And finally, for now...

Quiksilver Radio had several cute young ladies handing out literature. I think other than setting the context, the rest of this picture speaks for itself...
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[KC2UGV]

Some of your pics didn't post right or something.

[W3WN]

Some of your pics didn't post right or something.
Yeah, something funny is going on. I post the photos, they post OK. I check on the thread later, they're not there. I edit the post, they come back. Very annoying!

On Edit:
Earlier I had trouble uploading from IE. I switched to Chrome; everything seemed to update. But some of the pictures would not load a short time afterwards, and wouldn't load on my iPad.

I've reposted the pictures (below) individually, via IE, which is now working. Go figure.

[W3WN]

Let's try these individually...
Lemon James:

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[W3WN]

KX2:

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[W3WN]

People of HARA:

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[W3WN]

FT-200/Tempo One:
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[KC2UGV]

KX2:

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Seeing as Yaesu hasn't updated the 817nd yet... That KX2 and KX3 is getting more and more attractive every time I see it.

[VE7DCW]

Seeing as Yaesu hasn't updated the 817nd yet... That KX2 and KX3 is getting more and more attractive every time I see it.

Agreed on this........but the Elecraft price range is reaching new heights as well.......but dreaming is free :yes:

[W3WN]

This was actually taken Saturday morning, but I played around with the brightness & contrast... I think it's my next newsletter cover

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That is one HECK of a Spider/Hex Beam!

[W3WN]

Then there was this item that caught my eye... not radio related, directly, but on someone's indoor "crafts" table along with several other carved wood items...

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For some odd reason, it reminds me of someone... :yes:

[KC2UGV]

Agreed on this........but the Elecraft price range is reaching new heights as well.......but dreaming is free :yes:

Very true. Spec'd out the KX2 with the 2M module, an antenna tuner, etc etc... $1700...

[n6hcm]

if you were still in a mood to spend then you might want to check out HRO ... their show deals end today.

[K7SGJ]

And, from the Left Coast, expensive.

Next year, why don't you drive the TESLA and pick up Kevin and me. No gas stations to worry about. We can meet at the Circle Jerk on I-17 and the Marana turn off. (Marana is indeed a turn off)