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June 24th 05, 04:40 AM
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How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past?
I think July 17, is the next Somerset PA hamfest and I've been thinking about going. Its a long drive from here (southern Delaware) and I was wondering how big and how good it has been in the past. Anyone got any recollections from the past? Art, w4pon |
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June 24th 05, 02:25 PM
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straydog wrote:
I think July 17, is the next Somerset PA hamfest and I've been thinking about going. Its a long drive from here (southern Delaware) and I was wondering how big and how good it has been in the past. Anyone got any recollections from the past? Art, w4pon They have pictures of last year's fest at http://www.k3smt.org/hf2004/ -W8LNA |
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June 26th 05, 08:56 PM
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On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Galen Watts wrote: Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:25:27 -0400 From: Galen Watts To: straydog Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? straydog wrote: I think July 17, is the next Somerset PA hamfest and I've been thinking about going. Its a long drive from here (southern Delaware) and I was wondering how big and how good it has been in the past. Anyone got any recollections from the past? Art, w4pon They have pictures of last year's fest at http://www.k3smt.org/hf2004/ -W8LNA Thanks for the info... I had a look. W4PON |
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July 11th 05, 12:07 PM
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On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Bill Smith wrote: Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:07:14 -0400 From: Bill Smith Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? "straydog" wrote in message r.org... On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Galen Watts wrote: Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:25:27 -0400 From: Galen Watts To: straydog Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? straydog wrote: I think July 17, is the next Somerset PA hamfest and I've been thinking about going. Its a long drive from here (southern Delaware) and I was wondering how big and how good it has been in the past. Anyone got any recollections from the past? Art, w4pon They have pictures of last year's fest at http://www.k3smt.org/hf2004/ -W8LNA Thanks for the info... I had a look. W4PON Hello Art, This is only our second annual hamfest. Last year it was held in August, a day after the hurricane came thru. Our turnout was only about 300. Feedback so far this year says we should have between 500-750. Good odds for winning a door prize or the main drawing. Worst case, we're only 6 miles from the 9/11 Flight 93 Crash Site / Memorial. That in itself would make the trip worth it. The Somerset Somerfest is also running from Friday thru Sunday. Food, Music, Fun... I should work for the Chamber of Commerce...HiHi Hope to see you here. Bill kb3gun http://www.k3smt.org Thanks for the further information. However, here is my problem: first, for me its a long drive one way (5-6 hours and I'd have to stay in a motel Sat night, come back home Sunday, PM). Then, I was driving around yesterday and the bigger problem: sticker shock at the gas pump (I was gazing at a sign that showed $2.30+/gal for low test regular) . I'd be spending more money on gas for the round trip than I'd expect to spend on goodies, toys, parts, etc at the fest itself. :-( Art W4PON |
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#5
July 11th 05, 04:58 PM
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"straydog" wrote in message l.org... On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Bill Smith wrote: Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:07:14 -0400 From: Bill Smith Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? "straydog" wrote in message r.org... On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Galen Watts wrote: Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:25:27 -0400 From: Galen Watts To: straydog Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? straydog wrote: I think July 17, is the next Somerset PA hamfest and I've been thinking about going. Its a long drive from here (southern Delaware) and I was wondering how big and how good it has been in the past. Anyone got any recollections from the past? Art, w4pon They have pictures of last year's fest at http://www.k3smt.org/hf2004/ -W8LNA Thanks for the info... I had a look. W4PON Hello Art, This is only our second annual hamfest. Last year it was held in August, a day after the hurricane came thru. Our turnout was only about 300. Feedback so far this year says we should have between 500-750. Good odds for winning a door prize or the main drawing. Worst case, we're only 6 miles from the 9/11 Flight 93 Crash Site / Memorial. That in itself would make the trip worth it. The Somerset Somerfest is also running from Friday thru Sunday. Food, Music, Fun... I should work for the Chamber of Commerce...HiHi Hope to see you here. Bill kb3gun http://www.k3smt.org Thanks for the further information. However, here is my problem: first, for me its a long drive one way (5-6 hours and I'd have to stay in a motel Sat night, come back home Sunday, PM). Then, I was driving around yesterday and the bigger problem: sticker shock at the gas pump (I was gazing at a sign that showed $2.30+/gal for low test regular) . I'd be spending more money on gas for the round trip than I'd expect to spend on goodies, toys, parts, etc at the fest itself. :-( Art W4PON I understand completely, Art. I'm in the same boat when it comes to distant hamfests. I have to run premium in my jeep and it's running $2.50 now. Thanks anyway for you interest. 73 Bill kb3gun Somerset PA Hamfest http://www.k3smt.org/hamfest |
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July 12th 05, 12:21 AM
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, Bill KB3GUN wrote: Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:58:02 -0400 From: Bill KB3GUN Reply-To: Bill KB3GUN Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? "straydog" wrote in message l.org... On Wed, 6 Jul 2005, Bill Smith wrote: Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:07:14 -0400 From: Bill Smith Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? "straydog" wrote in message r.org... On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Galen Watts wrote: Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 08:25:27 -0400 From: Galen Watts To: straydog Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap, rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors, rec.radio.amateur.equipment, rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Subject: How big has Somerset, PA hamfest been in the past? straydog wrote: I think July 17, is the next Somerset PA hamfest and I've been thinking about going. Its a long drive from here (southern Delaware) and I was wondering how big and how good it has been in the past. Anyone got any recollections from the past? Art, w4pon They have pictures of last year's fest at http://www.k3smt.org/hf2004/ -W8LNA Thanks for the info... I had a look. W4PON Hello Art, This is only our second annual hamfest. Last year it was held in August, a day after the hurricane came thru. Our turnout was only about 300. Feedback so far this year says we should have between 500-750. Good odds for winning a door prize or the main drawing. Worst case, we're only 6 miles from the 9/11 Flight 93 Crash Site / Memorial. That in itself would make the trip worth it. The Somerset Somerfest is also running from Friday thru Sunday. Food, Music, Fun... I should work for the Chamber of Commerce...HiHi Hope to see you here. Bill kb3gun http://www.k3smt.org Thanks for the further information. However, here is my problem: first, for me its a long drive one way (5-6 hours and I'd have to stay in a motel Sat night, come back home Sunday, PM). Then, I was driving around yesterday and the bigger problem: sticker shock at the gas pump (I was gazing at a sign that showed $2.30+/gal for low test regular) . I'd be spending more money on gas for the round trip than I'd expect to spend on goodies, toys, parts, etc at the fest itself. :-( Art W4PON I understand completely, Art. I'm in the same boat when it comes to distant hamfests. I have to run premium in my jeep and it's running $2.50 now. Thanks anyway for you interest. 73 Bill kb3gun Somerset PA Hamfest http://www.k3smt.org/hamfest Well, thanks again. FWIW, it sure would be nice if for some of these fests someone could go around, at the end, with a video camera or d-cam and take pictures (something like for that URL of the last one) of the unsold major stuff (and maybe guys selling parts?) and post these on the club website as a "possibly still available" item and an email address (or something like that). All a guy would need is: a cardstock with price and email address in felt tip pen ink, held in front of the gear. That shouldn't be too hard, or the guy selling the stuff could provide his own jpeg images on a floppy disk. I'm not particularly interested in eBay/auctionering stuff (since you have to play the escalating price game, then the shipping question, etc). But, if a guy said "Here is X, I'd like Y dollars for it, and subject to negotiations" I could get more interested in this. Art, W4PON |
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