do these people not have lives? the local hamfest starts at 0700 on a saturday ...
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do these people not have lives? the local hamfest starts at 0700 on a saturday ...
They don't want to miss the early bird specials later on in the morning.
Here they start at a decent time of 09.00 :mrgreen:, civilization and all that....:lol:
Puritanical work ethic and all that. It's really the toilet races.
Like farmers in the fields at first light they reap the harvest. Or so they think, then they take their own junk back home a little light on cash after raffle tickets and that wonderful hamfester food. <ulp> <burp>
It has been that way since I can remember. I don't know where the tradition originated.
Progress isn't made by early risers, progress is made by lazy people looking for better ways of doing things.
These days I'll rise early and hit eBay or the various ham radio classifieds if I want gear.
An ex-FCC Drake R7 in a rack mount chassis, custom-built for the location/application by the Miamisburg crowd? Good luck finding THAT at PodunkFest...